Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur is inviting applications for the recruitment of Civil Judges for the Rajasthan Judicial Services, to fill up 120 vacancies.

About Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court is the High Court of the state of Rajasthan. It was established on 29 August 1949 under the Rajasthan High Court Ordinance, 1949. The seat of the court is at Jodhpur. The court has a sanctioned judge strength of 50.

About the Civil Judge Recruitment 2021

The Rajasthan High Court will conduct Rajasthan Judiciary Exam 2021. The online notification will be released on the official website (www.hcraj.nic.in) for the post of Civil Judge in Rajasthan High Court.

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Number of Vacancies

  • 31 vacancies for all categories in total for the year 2021

Breakdown of Vacancies (2021)

CategoryNumber of Vacancies
General/Unreserved14
SC04
ST03
OBC06
EWS03
MBC01
Total Vacancies31

Breakdown of Vacancies (2020)

CategoryNumber of Vacancies
General/Unreserved46
OBC18
MBC01
SC14
ST10
Total89

Eligibility

  • You must be a Citizen of India 
  • The minimum age should be 21 years and the maximum age is 40 years at the time of filling the application form.
  • You must hold a degree of Law (LLB) or any equivalent degree of graduation from the government or bar council recognized university in order to be eligible to apply for the Rajasthan Judicial Services exam.
  • Every candidate must possess a thorough knowledge of Hindi Wrinen in Dcvnagari script and Rajasthani dialects and social customs of Rajasthan.
  • Note: Person who has appeared or is appearing in final year/ final semester of LL.B. (Professional), shall be eligible to apply for the post. Such candidate has to acquire the requisite educational qualification before Main Examination and proof thereof has to be submitted to the office of Retistrar (Examination), Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur, within 7 days of holding of Main Examination.

Please Note: The character of a candidate for direct recruitment to the service should be such as to qualify him for employment in the service to the candidate:

  • A Good Character Certificate. issued by the Principal / Academy Officer of the University, College or School in which he last studied and
  • Two certificates of character, written not later than 6 months from the date of submission of application, to be produced by two responsible persons who are not related to and not related to his University, College or School.

How to Apply?

The registration for the exam can be done from the web portal of the Rajasthan high court: hcraj.nic.in

  • Visit the official website of Rajasthan Public Service Court 
  • Click on the “RJS Application form” link
  • Submit personal details such as name, DOB, address, category
  • Enter educational details such as details of 10th, 12th, and LLB
  • Submit Exam related details such as preferred Exam Center
  • Upload recent passport size picture and signature in the mentioned size & format
  • Pay the required fee for your application

Application Fee

  • INR 1000: for General & other state categories
  • INR 750: OBC category
  • INR 500: for ST/ST/PWD category 

Selection Process

  • Preliminary Examination
  • Mains Exam
  • Interview/Viva-Voce

The Preliminary Examination of the Rajasthan Judiciary will be an objective type of examination.

There will be 70% weightage for prescribed Law Paper-I and Law Paper-ll.

The remaining 30% will be allocated for proficiency in Hindi and the English language. 

Medium of PaperOffline
Mode of PaperObjective MCQ
Exam Duration2 hours
Total Marks100
Total Questions100
Reward on Right Answer+1
Penalty on the Wrong AnswerNo negative marking

Mains Exam Pattern: There are a total of 4 papers in the Mains level of the examination:

  1. Paper I: Law
  2. Paper-II: Law
  3. Paper III: Hindi Essay
  4. Paper IV: English Essay
SubjectsPaperMarksDuration
LawPaper I1003 Hours
Paper-II1003 Hours
languagePaper I Hindi Essay502 Hours
Paper-II English Essay502 Hours

Interview/Viva-Voce: You will get shortlisted for interview/viva-voce only if you score more than 35% of marks in both Prelims and Mains exams. The Interview is conducted for a total of 35 marks.

In the interview, you are tested on your character, personality, and suitability for the job.

Exam Syllabus

Prelims Syllabus

The prelims syllabus of the Rajasthan Judiciary Exam consists of two law papers and a language proficiency test.

  • Law Paper I: Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, The Constitution of India, Indian Contract Act,1872, The Specific Relief Act, 1963, The Limitation Act, 1963, etc.
  • Law paper II: The Indian Evidence Act,1872, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, etc.
  • Hindi Proficiency: शब्द रचना: संधि एवं संधि विच्छेद, समास , उपसर्ग , प्रत्यय, शब्द शुद्धि |, वाक्य शुद्धि , विराम चिन्हों का प्रयोग |, मुहावरे/ लोकोक्तियाँ |
  • English Proficiency: Tenses, Phrasal Verbs, and Idioms, Active & Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Antonyms and Synonyms

Mains Syllabus

The Mains syllabus of the Rajasthan Judiciary exam consists of four papers:

  • Law Paper I: Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Indian Contract Act,1872, The Transfer of Property Act, 1882, The Specific Relief Act, 1963, Interpretation of Statues, Order/Judgment Writing, etc
  • Law Paper-II: The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, The Indian Evidence Act,1872, The Indian Penal Code, 1860, The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015, etc
  • Paper-lII Hindi Essay: Essay Writing in the Hindi Language.
  • Paper-IV English Essay: Essay Writing in the English Language.

Important Dates

Starting Date of Online Application ProcessJuly 30th, 2021
Last Date to submit Online ApplicationsAugust 31st, 2021
Rajasthan Judicial Service Prelims Examination DateTo be notified
RJS Mains Exam DateTo be Notified
RJS Interview DateTo be Notified

Please Note: The application link will open from July 30th, 2021. The link will be updated in this post. Please keep checking this post for the updates.

Click here for the official notification.

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