Judicial Service Examination
Bihar SYLLABUS
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Exam Stages
Prelims + Mains + Personality Test
Mains Papers
5 Papers
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EXAM PATTERN AT A GLANCE
PRELIMS
MAINS
Papers: 5
INTERVIEW
Marks: 100
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
General Knowledge
100 Marks
Subjects & Syllabus Topics
General Knowledge including Current Affairs
- •Definitions: Premises, Landlord, Tenant, Standard Rent & Lawful Additions
- •Grounds of Eviction: Non-Payment of Rent, Subletting, Bona Fide Personal Requirement
- •Powers, Duties and Procedures of Rent Controller / Rent Controlling Authority
- •Appeals, Revision and Summary Procedure for Quick Eviction
LAW
150 Marks
Subjects & Syllabus Topics
Elementary General Science
- •Key statutory provisions, statutory interpretations and landmark judicial precedents under Elementary General Science
- •Practical application, procedural aspects and conceptual problems for Judicial Service examination
Law of Evidence & Procedure
- •Relevancy of Facts: Res Gestae (Sec 6), Motive, Preparation & Conduct (Sec 8), Alibi (Sec 11)
- •Admissions & Confessions: Confession to Police (Secs 25–26) & Discovery of Fact (Sec 27)
- •Statements by Persons who cannot be called: Dying Declarations (Sec 32(1))
- •Expert Opinion (Sec 45) & Relevancy of Character
- •Primary vs Secondary Evidence & Special Provisions for Electronic Records (Sec 65B)
- •Burden of Proof (Secs 101–111) & Statutory Presumptions (Secs 113A, 113B, 114A)
- •Doctrine of Estoppel (Secs 115–117)
- •Competency & Examination of Witnesses: Chief, Cross-Examination, Leading Questions & Hostile Witness
Constitutional and Administrative Law of India
- •Preamble & Fundamental Rights (Arts 12–35) with Landmark Writ Remedies (Arts 32 & 226)
- •Directive Principles of State Policy (Arts 36–51) & Fundamental Duties (Art 51A)
- •Union & State Executive: Powers of President & Governor, Ordinance Making Power
- •Union & State Judiciary: Powers and Jurisdiction of Supreme Court & High Courts
- •Distribution of Legislative Powers (Union, State & Concurrent Lists) & Repugnancy (Art 254)
- •Emergency Provisions (Arts 352–360) & Constitutional Amendments (Art 368 / Basic Structure)
Hindu Law & Muhammadan Law
- •Sources & Schools of Hindu Law (Mitakshara & Dayabhaga)
- •Hindu Marriage Act, 1955: Ceremonies, Restitution of Conjugal Rights, Void/Voidable Marriages & Divorce
- •Hindu Succession Act, 1956: Intestate Succession, Coparcenary Rights of Daughters (2005 Amendment) & Stridhan
- •Hindu Adoption & Maintenance Act, 1956: Valid Adoption & Maintenance of Dependants
- •Hindu Minority & Guardianship Act, 1956: Natural Guardians & Legal Powers
- •Joint Hindu Family & Coparcenary: Karta's Powers, Alienation of Property & Partition
Law of Transfer of Property and Principles of Equity
- •General Principles of Transfer: Transferable Property, Rule Against Perpetuity (Sec 14)
- •Vested Interest (Sec 19) vs Contingent Interest (Sec 21)
- •Doctrine of Election (Sec 35), Ostensible Owner (Sec 41) & Lis Pendens (Sec 52)
- •Fraudulent Transfer (Sec 53) & Doctrine of Part Performance (Sec 53A)
- •Sales & Mortgages: Right of Redemption (Sec 60), Clog on Redemption, Foreclosure & Sale
- •Leases of Immovable Property (Secs 105–117), Exchanges, Gifts (Secs 122–129) & Actionable Claims
Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
- •Recovery of Possession of Movable & Immovable Property (Secs 5–8)
- •Specific Performance of Contracts & Defences (Secs 9–16, Substituted Performance Sec 20)
- •Rectification, Rescission & Cancellation of Instruments (Secs 26–31)
- •Declaratory Decrees (Secs 34–35)
- •Preventive Relief: Temporary, Perpetual & Mandatory Injunctions (Secs 36–42)
Law of Contracts and Torts
- •Formation of Contract: Proposal, Acceptance, Revocation & Consideration (Sec 2(d), Sec 25)
- •Free Consent: Coercion, Undue Influence, Fraud, Misrepresentation & Mistake (Secs 15–22)
- •Void Agreements, Contingent Contracts & Quasi-Contracts (Secs 68–72)
- •Performance and Discharge of Contract & Doctrine of Frustration (Sec 56)
- •Remedies for Breach of Contract: Liquidated Damages & Compensation (Secs 73–75)
- •Special Contracts: Indemnity, Guarantee, Bailment, Pledge & Agency
Commercial Law
- •Key statutory provisions, statutory interpretations and landmark judicial precedents under Commercial Law
- •Practical application, procedural aspects and conceptual problems for Judicial Service examination
MAINS EXAMINATION
General Knowledge including Current Affairs
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Elementary General Science
100 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
General Hindi
100 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
General English
100 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Law of Evidence & Procedure
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
OPTIONAL PAPERS
Candidate can opt three topics out of five optional topics.
Constitutional and Administrative Law of India
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Hindu Law and Mohammedan Law
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Transfer of Property Act, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Law of Contracts and Torts
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
Commercial Law
150 Marks
Subjects Covered
No specific subjects detailed.
INTERVIEW / VIVA-VOCE
100
Marks
Interview marks are added to the written examination score to prepare the final merit list.
WHAT MAKES THIS SYLLABUS DIFFERENT?
- →Includes Elementary General Science in both Prelims and Mains
- →Has Optional Papers (choose 3 out of 5)
- →Includes Administrative Law and Commercial Law
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