Syllabus

Bihar State Judicial Services

  • Phase 1 – Prelims examination is of objective type.
  • Phase 2 – Mains exam is of written type.
  • Phase 3 – Interview

PHASE 1 – PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

The Bihar State Judicial Services' preliminary examination would be a form of objective test. The following is the preliminary exam's course of study:

  1. General Knowledge (100 Marks)
  2. Law (150 Marks)
  • General Knowledge including Current Affairs
  • Law of Transfer of Property
  • Principles of Equity
  • Specific Relief Act
  • Law of Trusts
  • Law of Torts
  • Law of Contracts
  • Law of Evidence and Procedure
  • Elementary General Science
  • Constitutional and Administrative law of India
  • Commercial Law
  • Hindu law & Mohammedan Law

PHASE 2 – MAINS EXAMINATION

The mandatory and elective papers for the Bihar State Judicial Services Main Examination will be as follows:

1. COMPULSORY PAPER

Note: Out of 5 (five) topics mentioned below under Compulsory Paper, a candidate can opt 3 (three) topics and he/she is required to appear in only 3 (three) topics.

The topics are as follows –

  • General Knowledge including Current Affairs (150 Marks)
  • Elementary General Science (100 Marks)
  • General Hindi (100 Marks)
  • General English (100 Marks)
  • Law of Evidence and Procedure (150 Marks)

2. OPTIONAL PAPER

The following subjects are included in the Optional Paper –

  • Constitutional and Administrative law of India(150 Marks)
  • Hindu law & Mohammedan Law (150 Marks)
  • Transfer of Property Act, Principles of Equity, Law of Trusts and Specific Relief (150 Marks)
  • Law of Contracts and Torts (150 Marks)
  • Commercial Law (150 Marks)
  • PHASE 3 – INTERVIEW (100 Marks)