KJSE 2024 - Kerala Judicial Service Exam : Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Syllabus and Exam Pattern

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KJSE 2024 or Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 acronym as KJSE. It is conducted for the post of Kerala Munsiff Magistrate. Aspiring candidates can visit the official website of Kerala High Court to apply for it. All the details regarding Kerala Judicial Service Exam are as follows.

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Important Dates

Date of Notification and Start of Online Registration

  • March-April 2024

Last Date of Submission of Application Form

  • To be notified.

Date of Entrance Exam

  • Preliminary Exam: June-July 2024
  • Main Exam: November-December 2024

Date of Declaration of Result

  • To be notified later.

KJSE Exam 2023 was held on -

  • 14th May 2023 - Preliminary Exam
  • 27th June 2023 - Main Exam

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Eligibility  

Educational Qualification

  • Aspiring candidates should have passed a law degree recognized by the Bar Council of India.

Age

  • They should not be older than 35 years of age at the time.

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Syllabus

The syllabus is as follows.

Prelims:

  • Part A - Indian Contract Act, Transfer of Property Act, Code of Civil Procedure, Specific Relief Act, Negotiable Instrument Act, Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act.
  • Part B - Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act
  • Part C - Reasoning and Mental Ability, Constitution of India, Legal GK

 

Mains:

Paper-I 

  • English Grammar, General Essays (two), Translation of Malayalam Depositions/Documents to English and vice-versa, Precis writing.

Paper-II 

  • 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 V, 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, Xl, XMA &XXIII, Kerala Municipality Act - Ch.1X, X, & XXV, Negotiable Instruments Act (except Ch. WII), and Registration Act.

Paper-III 

  • Part A: Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, Abkari Act, Negotiable Instruments Act -Ch. XVII, The 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 Magistrates.

Paper-IV 

  • 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, Framing of charges / Order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions / Judgment writing (Criminal).

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Pattern

The exam pattern for Prelims and Main will go in the following way.

Prelims

  • There will be objective type multiple-choice types of questions.
  • There will be 100 questions carrying 2 marks each.
  • The duration will be of 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Mains

  • It will comprise a written examination and interview.
  • There will be four papers with 100 marks each.
  • The duration will be three hours for each paper.

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Dates

The exam will be held in the month of August tentatively.
 

How to apply for Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024?

Aspiring candidates can apply for the exam by visiting the official website of the High Court of Kerala i.e., https://hckrecruitment.nic.in/, and following the instructions given there.

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Fees

The application fee is as follows.

For General / OBC

SC/ST/OBC/EWS Category

Rs. 1000/-

Rs. 250/-

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Centers

The exam will be conducted at various selected centers in the entire state of Kerala.

 

Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2024 Contact Details

High Court of Kerala
Ernakulam, Kochi
Kerala State - 682 031 India.

Recruitment Cell

Ph: 0484-2562235
Email: [email protected]
Web: https://hckrecruitment.nic.in/