Rajasthan Judicial Services Examination: Syllabus, Books & Papers

Rajasthan Judicial Services exam (RJS) is conducted by Rajasthan High Court every year for recruitment of Civil Judge (Judicial Cadre). The Rajasthan Judicial Services exam (RJS) 2021 Mains Paper has been conducted recently on 30 April 2022 & 1st March 2022 & its result was declared on 30th August 2022. Those candidates who are interested in becoming Civil Judge in Rajasthan State and are yet to appear in the examination will have to appear for RJS 2022. The Rajasthan Judicial Services Exam (RJS) 2022 will be notified by the Rajasthan High Court in the upcoming year & the 2022 exam notification shall be available on the website of the Rajasthan High Court viz. https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/
The eligible candidates interested in appearing for this exam can find the details regarding the exam notification, exam dates, and exam pattern of the Rajasthan Judicial Services Exam in this post.
Notification of the Vacancies
The official notification regarding the upcoming vacancies for the post of Civil Judges (Junior Division) in Rajasthan Judicial Services Exam 2022 will be notified by the Rajasthan High Court on the official website viz. https://hcraj.nic.in/hcraj/
Rajasthan Judicial Services Exam 2022: Exam Pattern
The Rajasthan Judicial Services Exam is conducted in three stages namely Preliminary, Mains & Interview. The details regarding these stages of the exam are as follows:
S.No | Examination | Exam Type | Duration Time | No. of Questions | Marks |
1 | Preliminary Examination | Objective | 2 Hours | 100 | 100 |
2. | Mains Examination (Law Paper I) | Descriptive | 3 Hours | 100 | |
Mains Examination (Law Paper II) | 3 Hours | 100 | |||
Mains Examination (Hindi Essay Paper) | 2 Hours | 50 | |||
Mains Examination (English Essay Paper) | 2 Hours | 50 | |||
3. | Interview Round | 35 |
Preliminary Examination
- The Prelims Question Paper Examination shall consist of Objective type questions.
- There will be 100 questions for 100 marks (1mark Each) with no negative marking.
- Time Duration shall be 2 hours to attempt the paper.
- Candidates qualifying the Prelims Exams shall be eligible to appear for Mains Examination.
Mains Examination
- Mains Examination consists of four papers & shall be conducted in descriptive answer writing format with 3 hours allotted for first two papers while 2 hours allotted for last two papers
- The four question papers of Mains Exam shall consist of:
- Law Paper I: Civil Law (100 Marks)
- Law Paper II: Criminal Law (100 Marks)
- Paper III: Hindi Essay (50 Marks)
- Paper IV: English Essay (50 Marks)
Interview Round
Those candidates who clear Mains Exams shall be called for Interview Round which constitute 35 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.
Rajasthan Civil Judge (Entry Level) Exam 2022: Exam Syllabus
Preliminary Examination
- Constitution of India
- Indian Penal Code
- Code of Civil Procedure
- Code of Criminal Procedure
- Indian Evidence Act
- Indian Contract Act
- Limitation Act
- Specific Relief Act
- The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, etc
- English Proficiency
- Hindi Profiiciency
Mains Examination
Law Paper I: Civil Law (Marks – 100)
- Constitution of India
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Specific Reliefs Act, 1963
- Limitation Act, 1963
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001
- Order/ Judgment Writing
Law Paper II: Criminal Law (Marks – 100)
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- The Probation of Offenders Act, 1958, etc
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Framing of charge/ Judgment Writing
Paper III: Hindi Essay (Marks – 50)
- Essay Writing in Hindi Language
Paper IV: English Essay (Marks – 50)
- Essay Writing in English Language
Reference Books For Rajasthan Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam
Subject Related | Author/Publisher | Name of the Book | Links of the Books |
Constitution of India | MP Jain | Indian Constitutional Law | View Here |
J N Pandey | Constitution of India | View Here | |
Universal’s Constitution of India Bare act | Bareact | View Here | |
Code of Criminal Procedure | RV Kelkar | Lectures on Criminal Procedure | View Here |
Ratanlal & Dhirajlal | Code of Criminal Procedure by RV Kelkar | View Here | |
Universal The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 | Bareact | View Here | |
The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 (CRPC) Bare Act with Amendments | Bareact | View Here | |
Code of Civil Procedure | CK Takwani | Civil Procedure with Limitation Act | View Here |
Avtar Singh | The Code of Civil Procedure | View Here | |
Indian Penal Code | K.D Gaur | Textbook on Indian Penal Code | View Here |
Indian Penal Code, 1860 | Bareact | View Here | |
Evidence Law | Batuk Lal | The Law of Evidence Paperback | View Here |
Dr. Avtar Singh | Principles of the Law of Evidence | View Here | |
The Indian Evidence Act 1872 Bare Act | Bareact | View Here | |
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 Bare Act with Short Notes (Universal Publications) | Bareact | View Here | |
Indian Contract Act Specific Relief Act | Avtar Singh | Law of Contract & Specific Relief | View Here |
Dr RK Bangia | Law of Contract & Specific Relief | Part 1: View Here Part 2: View Here | |
Limitation Act | JD Jain | Limitation Act | View Here |
Universal Publication (The Limitation Act) Bareact | Bareact | View Here | |
Transfer of Property Act | Poonam Pradhan | Property Law Paperback | View Here |
Dr R K Sinha | The Transfer of Property Act | View Here | |
Universal Publication (Transfer of Property Act) Bareact | Bareact | View Here | |
Law of Torts | RK Bangia | Law of Torts | View Here |
Rajasthan Rent Control Act | Singhal Law Publications | Bareact | View Here |
Interpretation of Statutes | G.P Singh | Principles Of Statutory Interpretation | View Here |
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 | Universal’s Publications | Bareact | View Here |
Probation of Offenders Act | Lawman Series (Kamal Publication) | Bareact | View Here |
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act | N. K. Aacharya | Commentary on Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act 2005 | View Here |
Judgement Writing | Robinjeet Singh | Singhal’s An Insight Intro Judgment Writing | View Here |
Previous Year Papers of Rajasthan Judiciary
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Paper
Paper Name | Link |
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (English) | View Here |
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Hindi) | View Here |
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper I) | View Here |
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper II) | View Here |
2013 Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims Exam Paper | View Here |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Paper
Paper Name | Link |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (English) | View Here |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Hindi) | View Here |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper I) | View Here |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper II) | View Here |
2015 Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims Exam Paper | View Here |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Paper
Paper Name | Link |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (English) | View Here |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Hindi) | View Here |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper I) | View Here |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper II) | View Here |
2016 Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims Exam Paper | View Here |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Paper
Paper Name | Link |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (English) | View Here |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Hindi) | View Here |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper I) | View Here |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper II) | View Here |
2017 Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims Exam Paper | View Here |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Paper
Paper Name | Link |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (English) | View Here |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Hindi) | View Here |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper I) | View Here |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains Exam (Law paper II) | View Here |
2018 Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims Exam Paper | View Here |
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