Bihar State Judicial Services

• Phase 1 - Prelims examination is of objective type.
• Phase 2 - Mains exam is of written type.
• Phase 3 – Interview

PHASE 1 – PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The preliminary examination shall be an objective type examination. The syllabus for the preliminary examination is as follows -

1. General Knowledge (100 Marks)
2. Law(150 Marks)

• General Knowledge including Current Affairs
• Law of Transfer of Property
• Principles of Equity
• Law of Trusts
• Specific Relief Act
• Law of Contracts
• Law of Torts
• Elementary General Science
• Law of Evidence and Procedure
• Constitutional and Administrative law of India
• Hindu law & Mohammedan Law
• Commercial Law

PHASE 2 – MAINS EXAMINATION

The Mains Examination shall be comprise of Compulsory Paper and Optional Paper as follows :

1. COMPULSORY PAPER

Note:Out of 5 (five) topics mentioned below under Compulsory Paper, a candidate can opt 3 (three) topics and he/she is required to appear in only 3 (three) topics.

The topics are as follows -

• General Knowledge including Current Affairs (150 Marks)
• Elementary General Science (100 Marks)
• General Hindi (100 Marks)
• General English (100 Marks)
• Law of Evidence and Procedure (150 Marks)

2. OPTIONAL PAPER

The following subjects are included in the Optional Paper –

• Constitutional and Administrative law of India(150 Marks)
• Hindu law & Mohammedan Law (150 Marks)
• Transfer of Property Act, Principles of Equity,Law of Trusts and Specific Relief (150 Marks)
• Law of Contracts and Torts (150 Marks)
• Commercial Law (150 Marks)

PHASE 3 - INTERVIEW (100 Marks)