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ORISSA JUDICIAL SERVICES PRELIMINARY & MAINS EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

  • 1 Objective type Exam for prelims
  • Duration: 1.5 hrs.
  • 1 mark for each correct Answer
  • 1 mark for each correct Answer
  • No. of questions: 100
  • 100 marks
  • For every wrong answer 25% marks shall be deducted.

Age Limit: –       General category: 23 – 35 years.
Departmental Candidates: 39 years 
SC/ST, SEBC and women candidate:  40Years 
Persons with disability: 45 years

  • Date of birth entered in the High School Certificate Or Equivalent certificate issued by the concerned Board/ Council will only be accepted by the commission.
  • Note: The candidate must be able to speak, read, and write Odia Fluently and must
    have passed an examination in Odia Language equivalent to that of Middle English
    School Standard. (Class/Standard) within the last date.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

TOPICS

1. Constitution of India.
2. Code of Civil Procedure.
3. Code of Criminal Procedure.
4. Evidence Act.
5. Indian Penal Code.
6. Limitation Act.
7. Transfer of Property Act.
8. Contract Act.
9. Law of Succession (Indian Succession Act and Hindu Succession Act)
10. Specific Relief Act.

Qualifying marks:      35% marks for SC/ST candidates.
                                        40% marks for other candidates.

MAINS EXAMINATION SYLLABUS

The Examination shall consist of:
a. Two compulsory Papers     150 marks (each ppr.)       2.5 hrs.
b. Three Optional Papers       150 marks (each ppr.)      3 hrs.

COMPULSORY PAPERS

PAPER 1:-       ENGLISH                      [150 MARKS]

1. Translation and retranslation of ten lines each. [English to Odia and Odia to English]
2. A short essay of 150words
3. Precis writing consisting of 300 words
4. 1 (one) passage of about 500 words with 5 questions.

PAPER 2:-    PROCEDURAL LAW           [150   MARKS]

1. The Code Of Criminal Procedure, 1973
2. The Code of Civil Procedure,1908
3. The Indian Evidence Act,1872.

OPTIONAL PAPERS

A candidate may choose any three subjects among the following:
PAPER 1: LAW OF CRIME AND LAW OF TORTS    [150MARKS]
PAPER 2: PERSONAL LAW           [150 MARKS]

1. Hindu Law 
2. Mohammedan Law

PAPER 3: LAW OF PROPERTY     [150 MARKS]

1. Transfer of Property Act, 1882
2. Specific Relief Act,1963
3. Indian Limitation Act, 1963

PAPER 4: LAW OF CONTRACT      [150 MARKS]

1. Indian Contract Act, 1872
2. Sales of Goods Act,1930
3. Partnership Act, 1932
4. Negotiable Instrument Act,1881

PAPER 5: JURISPRUDENCE AND CONSTITUTION OF INDIA  [150 MARKS]
  • Note:  A candidate shall answer the papers in English unless otherwise directed.
  • Qualifying marks:  45% marks in aggregate and a minimum of 33% of marks in each paper in the main written examination.

INTERVIEW – {100 marks}

  • Personality Test, Academic knowledge, Communication skills etc.
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