All you need to know about Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 Examination

Gujarat Civil Judge Examination is conducted by Gujarat High Court every year for recruitment of Civil Judge Cadre. Gujarat Civil Judge 2022 Exam for 219 vacancies (Mains Paper) has been conducted recently on 17^nd July 2022 while its interview process has been lined up to be conducted on 09^th October 2022.

Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 exam will be notified by the Gujarat High Court in the upcoming year & the 2023 exam notification shall be available on the website of the Gujarat High Court viz. https://www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in/

The eligible candidates interested in appearing for this exam can find the details regarding the exam notification, exam dates, and exam pattern of the Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 exam.

Notification of the Vacancies

The official notification regarding the upcoming vacancies for the post of Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 exam will be notified by the Gujarat High Court on the official website viz. https://www.gujarathighcourt.nic.in/

Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 Exam Important Dates

Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 Examination: Exam Pattern

The Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 exam is conducted in three stages namely Preliminary, Mains & Viva-voce. The details regarding these stages of the exam are as follows:

Preliminary Examination

1. The Prelims Question Paper Examination shall consist of two Objective type question papers.
2. There will be 100 questions for 100 marks (1mark Each) with negative marking of 0.33 Mark for each Wrong answer.
3. Time Duration shall be 2 hours to attempt the paper.
4. Candidates securing 50% or more marks in the Prelims Exams shall be eligible to appear for Mains Examination.

Mains Examination

1. Mains Examination consists of two papers & shall be conducted in descriptive answer writing format with 3 hours allotted for each paper.
2. Each of the Mains Exam question paper shall consists of 100 marks each (In Total).
3. Language of Mains Paper I & II shall be English while answers may be given either in English or Gujarati
4. The two question papers of Mains Exam shall consist of:
5. Paper I: Criminal Law
6. Paper II: Civil Law

Viva-Voce

Those candidates who clear Mains Exams shall be called for Viva-voce which constitute 50 Marks in Total. The final merit will be prepared on the basis of the marks attained by the candidates in the main examination & viva-voce.

Gujarat Civil Judge 2023 Examination: Exam Syllabus

Preliminary Examination

Paper I 

1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860
2. The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
4. The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
5. The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
6. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
7. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
8. The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
9. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
10. Preconception   and   PreNatal   Diagnostic   Techniques(Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
11. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
12. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
13.  The Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012
14. The Information Technology Act, 2000
15. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
16. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
17. The Limitation Act, 1963
18. The Indian Contract Act, 1872
19. The Constitution of India
20. The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
21. The Specific Relief Act, 1963
22. The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
23. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
24. The Transfer of Property Act 1882
25. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
26. The Commercial Courts, Act, 2015
27. Succession Laws, Personal Laws (Hindu, Muslim & Christian)
28. Legal Maxims Part
29. General   Knowledge, English   Language, Test   of   Reasoning, Numerical   &   Mental   Ability   and   Basics   of   Computer Applications.

Paper II: Test of Gujarati Language:

• Essay Writing in Gujarati
• Synonyms
• Antonyms
• Letter writing in Gujarati
• Translation in Gujarati
• Gujarati Grammer

Mains Examination

Paper­ I: (CRIMINAL) [Marks: 100, Duration: 03 Hours]

1. The Indian Penal Code, 1860
2.  The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
3. The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
4. The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
5. The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
6. The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
7. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
8. The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
9. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 (10) Pre­conception   and   Pre-Natal   Diagnostic   Techniques  (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
10. The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
11. The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
12. The Protection of Children from Sexual Offence Act, 2012
13. The Information Technology Act, 2000
14. The Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986

Paper – II : (CIVIL) [Marks : 100, Duration : 03 Hours]

1. The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
2. The Limitation Act, 1963
3.  The Indian Contract Act, 1872
4. The Constitution of India
5.  The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
6. The Specific Relief Act, 1963
7. The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
8. The Sale of Goods Act, 1930
9. The Transfer of Property Act 1882
10. The Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
11. The Commercial Courts, Act, 2015
12. Succession Laws, Personal Laws (Hindu, Muslim & Christian)
13.  Legal Maxims

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