Gujrat Civil Judge (Junior Division)

Examination & its syllabus

(I) Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test)

(1) The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test) shall be of 100 marksconsisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each of 1 mark with theduration of 2 hours based on following syllabus :-

Part – A
(a) The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(b) The Limitation Act, 1963.
(c) The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1981. (Only Chapter XVII)
(d) The Indian Contract Act, 1872.
Part – B
(e) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(f) The Indian Penal Code, 1860.
(g) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
(h) The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 (Old Bombay Prohibition Act)
(i) The Constitution of India - [Part-III - Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35A) & Part-IVA - Fundamental Duties]
Part - C
General Knowledge, Test of Reasoning, Numerical & Mental Ability andEnglish Language.

(2) The language of Question Paper of Preliminary Examination will beEnglish.
(3) The candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the PreliminaryExamination shall be eligible for being called for Main Written Examination. However, the marks obtained in the PreliminaryExamination shall not be taken into consideration for preparing the Final Merit List of the candidates.
(4) In the event of a large number of candidates qualifying in thePreliminary Examination, it will be open to the High Court to decide and restrict the number of candidates that may be called for Main WrittenExamination. 

(II) Competitive Examination

(A) Main Written Examination 

(1) The main written examination shall consist of two papers, each of 100Marks with 3 hours duration, based on the syllabus given below :-

Paper- I
(1) The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908.
(2) The Limitation Act, 1963.
(3) The Indian Contract Act, 1872.
(4) The Indian Partnership Act, 1932.
(5) The Specific Relief Act, 1963.
(6) The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004.
(7) The Negotiable Instruments Act (Only Ch.XVII).
(8) The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969.
(9) Test of English and Gujarati Language.
Paper – II
(1) The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958.
(2) The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
(3) The Indian Penal Code, 1860.
(4) The Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
(5) The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000.
(6) The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.
(7) The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887.
(8) The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956.
(9) Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994.

(2) Language of Question Papers of Main Written Examination shall be English. Answers to Question Papers of Main Written Examination may be given either in English or in Gujarati, if not instructed otherwise.

(3) The candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, securing minimum 45% Marks and all other candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the Main Written Examination shall be eligible for being called for vivavoce, provided the candidate has secured minimum 40% Marks in each paper.
(4) In the event of a large number of candidates qualifying in Main WrittenExamination, it will be open to the High Court to decide and restrict the number of candidates that may be called for Viva-voce.

(B) Viva-voce

(1) Viva-voce shall be of 50 Marks.
(2) The object of the Viva-voce is to assess the candidate's mental alertness, knowledge of law, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, skills, ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and analytical ability.
(3) The candidate must have 40% Marks in the Viva-voce for being eligiblefor inclusion in the Select-List.