OPSC Judicial Services Exam Syllabus & Pattern: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), Bhubaneswar will conduct the Judicial Services Examination 2020. The first phase of OPSC Judicial Services Recruitment, that is Prelims exam, has concluded successfully and the next phase held on 30/31 March 2020 and 1/3 April 2020.
The OPSC conducts the Judicial Service Recruitment in three phases – Preliminary Written Examination, Main Written Examination and Interview. The exam date of the OPSC Judicial Service Prelims exam was 02nd February 2020 and the Mains exam date is of March and April, as notified by the Odisha Public Service Commission.
OPSC Judicial Service Exam Pattern: The OPSC Judicial Service Exam comprises three parts – preliminary written examination, main written examination and interview. The preliminary written examination will be of one paper carrying 100 marks with a duration of one and a half hours. The question format will be in MCQs format, wherein every question will be of 1 mark and there will be negative marking of 0.25 percent of total marks allotted to a question for every wrong answer.
# OPSC Judicial Services Prelims Exam Pattern 2020:
Subjects | Total MCQs | Total Marks |
Constitution of India
Code of Civil Procedure Code of Criminal Procedure Evidence Act Indian Penal Code Limitation Act Transfer of Property Act Contract Act Law of Succession (Indian Succession Act and Hindu Succession Act) Specific Relief Act |
100 | 100 |
# OPSC Judicial Services Mains Exam Pattern 2020: The main written examination will have two compulsory papers and three optional papers. Each of the compulsory subjects shall carry 150 marks with a duration of two and a half hours and each of the optional subjects shall carry 150 marks with a duration of three hours.
Subjects | Total Marks | Duration |
General English
(Compulsory) |
150 | 2.30 hours |
Procedural Laws
(Compulsory) |
150 | 2.30 hours |
Optional Paper 1
(Law of Crime & Law of Torts/ Personal Law/ Law of Property/ Law of Contract/ Jurisprudence and Constitution of India) |
150 | 3 hours |
Optional Paper 2
(Law of Crime & Law of Torts/ Personal Law/ Law of Property/ Law of Contract/ Jurisprudence and Constitution of India) |
150 | 3 hours |
Optional Paper 3
(Law of Crime & Law of Torts/ Personal Law/ Law of Property/ Law of Contract/ Jurisprudence and Constitution of India) |
150 | 3 hours |
Candidates need to answer the papers in the English language unless otherwise directed. Candidates who obtain more than 45% marks in aggregate and more than 33% marks in each paper in the Main Written Exam will be called for the OPSC Judicial Services interview.
# OPSC Judicial Services Interview Round: The Interview will carry 100 marks and will judge candidates’ knowledge of broad national and international issues and matters of common interest in the field of Arts and Science. Candidates need to obtain minimum 40% marks in the interview to appear in the merit list.
OPSC Judicial Services Syllabus 2020
# Preliminary Examination: The topics that will be covered in the prelims exam are as follows:
– Constitution of India
– Code of Civil Procedure
– Code of Criminal Procedure
– Evidence Act
– Indian Penal Code
– Limitation Act
– Transfer of Property Act
– Contract Act
– Law of Succession
– Specific Relief Act
# Main Examination: The syllabus of Main Written Examination is presented below in the tabular format:
Subject | Topics |
General English
PAPER -1 |
Translation and retranslation of ten lines
A short essay of about 150 words Precise writing consisting of 300 words 1 passage of about 500 words with 5 questions |
Procedural Laws
PAPER-2 |
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 The Indian Evidence Act, 1872 |
Personal Law | Hindu Law
Mohammedan Law |
Law of Contract
|
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Sales of Goods Act, 1930 Partnership Act, 1932 Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 |
Law of Property | Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Specific Relief Act, 1963. Indian Limitation Act, 1963 |
Jurisprudence and Constitution of India | – |
Law of Crime & Law of Torts |
– |