Kerala Judicial Services Exam | Pattern And Syllabus

Kerala Judicial Services Exam Pattern And Syllabus

The Kerala Judicial Services Exam 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	2:30 Hours	100	200
2	Mains Examination (Paper 1)	Descriptive	3 Hours	43	100
	Mains Examination (Paper II)		3 Hours	43	100
	Mains Examination (Paper III)		3 Hours	43	100
	Mains Examination (Paper IV)		3 Hours	43	100
3	Viva- Voce				50

Preliminary Examination

• The Prelims Question Paper Examination shall consist of Objective type questions.
• There will be 100 questions for 200 marks(2 mark each) with negative marking of 1 Marks for each wrong answer.
• 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 each paper.
• Every paper shall carry 100 Marks each.
• The four question papers of Mains Exam shall consist of:
  • Paper I: General English (100 Marks)
  • Paper II: Civil Law & Local Laws (100 Marks)
  • Paper III: Criminal Law (100 Marks)
  • Paper IV: Framing of Charges & Issues (100 Marks)

Interview Round

Those candidates who clear Mains Exams shall be called for Interview Round 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.

Kerala Judicial Services Exam: Syllabus

Preliminary Examination

Part A

• Code of Civil Procedure
• Indian Contract Act
• Negotiable Instruments Act
• Transfer of Property Act
• Specific Relief Act
• Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act

Part B

• Code of Criminal Procedure
• Indian Penal Code
• Indian Evidence Act

Part C

• Constitution of India
• Legal G.K

Mains Examination

Paper I: General English (Marks – 100)

• English Grammar
• General Essays
• Translation of Malayalam Depositional
• Documents to English and vice-versa
• Precise writing.

Paper II: Civil Law & Local Laws (Marks – 100)

Part A

• Indian Contract Act
• Transfer of Property Act
• Limitation Act
• Specific Relief Act
• Easements Act
• Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act
• Hindu Succession Act, Indian Succession Act – Parts Y VI &X
• Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act.

Part B

• Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act
• Kerala Stamp Act
• Kerala State Legal Services Authorities Act
• The Kerala Panchayath Raj Act -Ch. X, XI, XXIA & XXIII
• Kerala Municipality Act -Ch. IX, X, XXIV & XXV
• Negotiable Instruments Act (except Ch. XVII), Registration Act.

Paper III: Criminal Law (Marks – 100)

Part A

• Indian Penal Code
• Indian Evidence Act
• Negotiable Instruments Act -Ch. XVII
• Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Part B

• Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act
• Kerala Police Act
• Probation of Offenders Act, Forest Act
• N.D.P.S. Act (provisions relating to bail and trial by Magistrates).

Paper IV: Framing of Charges/Issues (Marks – 100)

Part A

• Code of Civil Procedure
• Civil Rules of Practice
• Kerala Civil Courts Act
• Order in Interlocutory Application/ Framing of issues/Judgment writing (Civil).

Part B

• Code of Criminal Procedure
• Criminal Rules of Practice
• The framing of charges/ Order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions.