West Bengal Judicial Services Examination 2022: All you need to know
West Bengal Judicial Services exam is conducted by Calcutta High Court, West Bengal every year for recruitment of Civil Judges Posts. Those candidates interested in becoming Civil Judges in West Bengal State and yet to appear in the examination will have to appear for West Bengal Judicial Services Exams 2022 whose dates are yet to be announced.
The West Bengal Judicial Services Examination 2022 will be notified by the West Bengal High Court, Calcutta, and is available on the official website of the Calcutta High Court viz. https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/ and on the official website of the West Bengal State Public Service Commission viz. https://wbpsc.gov.in/index.jsp
The eligible candidates interested in appearing for this exam can find the details regarding the upcoming exam notification, exam dates, and exam pattern of the West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022 in this post.
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Notification of the Vacancies
The official notification regarding the upcoming vacancies for the post Civil Judges cadre posts in the West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022 is yet to be announced by the Calcutta High Court which can be accessed at the official website of the Calcutta High Court viz. https://www.calcuttahighcourt.gov.in/ and on the official website of the West Bengal State Public Service Commission viz. https://wbpsc.gov.in/index.jsp
West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022: Important Dates
| Events of West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022 | Dates |
| Publication of Vacancies for the Post | 29 seats |
| Publication of official notification | 30 December 2022 |
| Release of application form | 10 January 2023 |
| Closing of application form | 31 January 2023 |
| Date of Examination | March 2023 |
West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022: Exam Pattern
The West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022 is conducted in three stages: 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 | 3 Hours | 200 | 200 |
| 2. | Mains Examination 8 Compulsory Papers | Descriptive | 3 hours (Each) | 100 (Each) | |
| Mains Examination 3 Optional Papers | Descriptive | 3 Hours (Each) | 100 (Each) | ||
| 3. | Interview | 100 |
Preliminary Examination
- The Prelims Question Paper Examination shall consist of Objective type questions.
- There will be 200 questions for 200 marks (1 mark Each).
- The time Duration shall be 3 hours to attempt paper.
- Candidates qualifying for the Prelims Exams shall be eligible to appear for Mains Examination.
Mains Examination
- Mains Examination consists of eight compulsory papers with a time limit of 3 hours to attempt each Paper & shall be conducted in descriptive answer writing format.
- There shall be three Optional Papers with a time limit of 3 hours to attempt each paper.
- Every paper shall carry 100 Marks.
- The seven question papers of the Mains Exam shall consist of:
Compulsory Paper:
- English Composition, Essay and Précis writing
- Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali Composition, Essay and Translation from English into Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali
- General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Civil Procedure Code
- Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code
- Indian Evidence Act
- Law of Contracts and Torts
- Transfer of Property Act
Optional Papers
- Hindu Law
- Muhammadan Law
- Jurisprudence and Principles of Legislation
- Indian Law relating to Companies and Insurance
- Principles of Equity including the Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
- Partnership Act
- Law of Limitation and Law of Prescription
- The Indian Constitution and Constitutional Law
Out of the eight categories of optional papers mentioned above, Candidates can choose any of the three categories & have to give three optional papers in the Mains examination along with the eight Compulsory papers.
Interview Round
Those candidates who clear Mains Exams shall be called for Interview Round which constitutes 100 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.
West Bengal Judicial Services Exam 2022: Exam Syllabus
Preliminary Examination
- English Composition
- General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Test of Reasoning
- Indian Constitution
- Law of Contracts and Torts
- Laws of Evidence
- Civil Procedure Code
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Indian Penal Code
- Personal Law
- Law of Limitation
Mains Examination
Compulsory Papers
- Compulsory Paper I: English Composition, Essay and Précis writing
- Compulsory Paper II: Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali Composition, Essay and Translation from English into Bengali / Hindi / Urdu / Nepali
- Compulsory Paper III: General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Compulsory Paper IV: Civil Procedure Code
- Compulsory Paper V: Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Penal Code
- Compulsory Paper VI: Indian Evidence Act
- Compulsory Paper VII: Law of Contracts and Torts
- Compulsory Paper VIII: Transfer of Property Act
Optional Papers
- Hindu Law
- Muhammadan Law
- Jurisprudence and Principles of Legislation
- Indian Law relating to Companies and Insurance
- Principles of Equity including the Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
- Partnership Act
- Law of Limitation and Law of Prescription
- The Indian Constitution and Constitutional Law
Out of the eight categories of optional papers mentioned above, Candidates can choose any of the three categories & have to give three optional papers in the Mains examination along with the eight Compulsory papers.
Reference Books For West Bengal Judicial Services Exam
| Subject Related | Author/ Publisher | Name of the Book | Links to the Books |
| MCQ & Solved Papers Practice | Dr. Lal & Mishra | UPKAR’S West Bengal PSC Judicial Service Preliminary Examination | View Here |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Limitation Act | JD Jain | Limitation Act | View Here |
| Universal Publication (The Limitation Act) Bareact | Bareact | View Here | |
| Hindu Law | Paras Diwan | Modern Hindu law | View Here |
| Muslim Law | Akhil Ahmed | Outlines of Mohammedan Law | View Here |
| Partnership Act | Avtar Singh (EBC Publisher) | Introduction to Law of Partnership | View Here |
| Jurisprudence | V.D. Mahajan | Jurisprudence | View Here |
| Company Law | Avtar Singh (EBC Publication) | Company Law | View Here |
| Universal’ Publication (The Companies Act) | Bareact | View Here | |
| Insurance Law | Avtar Singh (EBC Publication) | Law of Insurance | View Here |
| Universal’ Publication (The Insurance Act,1938) | Bareact | View Here | |
| Principles of Equity including the Law of Trusts | Rishi Kumar and Priya Kumari (Singhal Law Publications) | Short guide to administrative trust and equity law | View Here |
| Universal’ Publication (The Indian Trusts Act) | Bareact | View Here |
Previous Year Papers of West Bengal Judicial Services Examination
| Paper name | Links |
| 2016 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
| 2017 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
| 2018 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
| 2018 WBJS(P) Mains paper- Compulsory | View Here |
| 2018 WBJS(P) Mains paper- Optional | View Here |
| 2019 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
| 2019 WBJS(P) Mains paper- Compulsory | View Here |
| 2020 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
| 2021 WBJS(P) Prelims paper | View Here |
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