HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 - Haryana Civil Service (Judicial) Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 - Haryana Civil Services (Judicial) Exam acronym as HCS (Judicial) exam is conducted by Haryana Public Service Commission from time to time for the recruitment of Civil Judge (Junior Division). 

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

• 5th January 2024

Last Date of Submission of Online Application Form

• 31st January 2024

Date of Entrance Exam

• Prelims - 3rd March 2024 (Tentative)
• Mains - June/July 2024

Date of Declaration of Result

• To be notified.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Eligibility  

Educational Qualification

• Aspiring candidates must possess a degree of Bachelor of Laws from a University established by the law and approved/recognized by the Bar Council of India.

Important:  The candidate should hold a degree of Bachelor of Law on the last date of receipt of the application form.

Age Limits

The candidate should not be less than 21 years and not more than 42 years. 

However Upper age limit is relaxed able up to 5 years for the Candidates belonging to the following categories:-

• Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes of Haryana only.
• Un-married women of Haryana State only.
• Women of Haryana State whose husbands have been ordered by civil/criminal courts to pay maintenance to them; women whose husbands have remarried; widows; women who are legally separated from their husbands or have been divorced; women living separately from their husbands for more than two years because of desertion; wives of serving disabled military personnel and widows of those who were killed in action. Women living separately from their husbands due to desertion will be required to submit with their application, an affidavit to the effect that she has been deserted by her husband and has been living separately from him for more than two years and this affidavit should be countersigned by two responsible persons such as members of the Legislative Assembly, Local Bodies Panchayats and the Bar Association. Where, however, a woman who has re-married would not be eligible for the above concession in the matter of age.
• The upper age limit is also relaxable:- For an ex-military person whether he joined military service before or after the declaration of emergency to the extent of his military service added by three years subject to a maximum of 5 years provided he had rendered continuous military service for a period of not less than six months before his release and further provided that he had been released otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency. A disabled military person is entitled to exclude from his age the period from the date he was disabled up to the date of his application or till the end of the emergency i.e. 10-1-1968 subject to a maximum of 5 years.
• The persons recruited from 1-1-1963 onwards as whole-time Cadet Instructors in the N.C.C. and who are released after the expiry of their initial/extended tenure will also be entitled to relaxation in age limit for purpose of employment under the State Government. The period of service rendered by them in N.C.C. may be deducted from their actual age and if the resultant age does not exceed the prescribed upper age limit of a particular post by more than three years, they may be deemed to be satisfying the conditions for appointment to that post in respect of the maximum age. Much of the whole time Cadet Instructors in N.C.C. who are released from the N.C.C. before the expiry of their initial/extended tenure, would also be given these concessions subject to the conditions that they have served in the N.C.C. for the period of not less than six months prior to their release from the N.C.C.
• The upper age limit is also relaxable for  Physically Handicapped category candidates of Haryana by 10 years (15 years for SCs / BCs of Haryana)as per Govt. instructions issued vide letter No. 22/70/2012-1GS-II I. 

Nationality

The candidate must be:

• Citizen of India OR 
• A citizen of Nepal, OR
• A subject of Bhutan OR
• A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India, before the 1st January 1962  with the intention of permanently settling in India, OR
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African countries of  Kenya, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) shall be the person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be provisionally admitted to the examination conducted by the Selection Committee on his furnishing proof that he has applied for the certificate but the offer of appointment will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Govt. of India.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Pattern 

The HCS (Judicial) exam will consist of three stages i.e.,

Stage 1 - Preliminary Exam

The Preliminary Examination shall be of objective type with multiple-choice questions as given below:

For a wrong answer 0.20% i.e. 1/5th mark shall be deducted.

Important

• No candidate shall be allowed to appear in the Main Examination unless he/she secured a minimum of 150 marks (100 marks for all reserved category candidates) in the Preliminary Examination. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination shall not be counted towards the final result. 
• Candidates equal to 10 times the number of vacancies advertised, selected in order of their merit in the respective categories shall become eligible to sit in the  Main Examination. However, the number shall be subject to variation.
• If two or more candidates at the last number (the number at the end) get equal marks, then all of them shall be considered eligible to sit for the Main Examination, warranting the corresponding increase in the stipulated ratio.
• A candidate who qualifies for the Main Examination will have to apply again on the separate application form for Main Examination. The qualified candidates will have to obtain an Application Form for the Main Examination from the Commission’s office on any working day. 

Stage 2 - Main Exam

The Main Examination shall consist of six papers five written and a viva voce. The description of the papers and the syllabus shall be as under:

Important:

• The Main Examination will be a subjective/narrative type. The Main Examination will be conducted in English Medium except for the language paper.
• Bare copies of legislative enactments only shall be supplied.
• The standard of the language paper shall be that of the Matriculation Examination of the Board of School Education, Haryana.

Note: 

• A candidate who qualifies for the Main Examination will have to apply again on a separate application form for the Main Examination. The qualified candidates will have to obtain an Application Form for the Main Examination from the Commission’s office.
• No candidate shall be credited with any marks on any paper unless he obtains at least 33% marks in it.
• No candidate shall be called for the viva- voce unless he obtains at least fifty percent qualifying marks in the aggregate of all the written papers. However, for the candidate belonging to the Scheduled Caste and Backward Classes the qualifying marks for this purpose shall be 45%.

Stage 3 - Vica Voca

Candidates thrice the number of posts in order of merit of Main Examination will be called for viva-voce.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Syllabus

HCS (Judicial) Preliminary Exam Syllabus

• HCS (Judicial) Exam will consist of questions from the Preliminary Examination shall be from the syllabus for the Main Examination.

HCS (Judicial) Main Exam Syllabus

• HCS (Judicial) main exam consists of questions from the main subjects of Law besides questions on current events of national and international importance, Indian legal and constitutional history, and governance.
• The candidate shall also be tested for his analytical skills and aptitude.
• The standard of the question paper shall be of Law graduate level.

How to apply for the HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply online by visiting the HPSC website i.e., http://www.hpsc.gov.in/, and follow the instructions given there.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Fees

The fee for various categories is as follows.

• The cost of the Application form will be Rs. 1050/- for the General Category and Rs. 300/- for Reserved Category of Haryana if obtained by post.
• The candidate must write his name, and address in block letters and the name of the post for which the application form is required, and the category of the form along with the required fee as stated.
• Application forms can be purchased on cash payment at the counters from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM and 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM on all working days.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Contact Details

• Candidates can submit their duly filled application form at Commission's Office at Bay No 1-10, Block -B, Sector - 4 Panchkula by post or by personal delivery on or before the closing date.
• For more comprehensive and detailed instructions the aspiring candidates may consult “The Brochure for HCS (Judicial Br.) Examination, which can be obtained from the office of HPSC by making a payment of Rs.100 at the counter and Rs.150/- by post.

Note: Fee can be made through Indian Postal Orders/Bank Drafts of a Scheduled Bank payable to Secretary, Haryana Public Service Commission, Bay No 1 to 10, Block B, Sector 4, Panchkula.

HCS (Judicial) Exam 2024 Centres

HCS Exam is held in all the major cities of Haryana.