Gujarat High Court Syllabus Civil Judge 2019: Syllabus for Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Recruitment 2019 is released by Gujarat High Court. Candidates having Degree in Law and have been practising as an advocate, are eligible to apply for the post. Upper age limit set for Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Recruitment 2019 is 40 years. No candidate above 40 years of age, irrespective of the category they belong to, is allowed to appear in the recruitment drive. Application form for the civil judge of Gujarat High Court is filled online, on the official website, whereas, exam for the same is conducted offline. To know the details of the syllabus and to download the syllabus PDF go through this article carefully.
Syllabus for Gujarat High Court Civil Judge 2019
Exam for Gujarat High Civil Judge happens in three phases, each phases have different syllabus and different set of questions and marks assigned to them. Preliminary test has the provision of negative marking, where 0.33 marks are deducted every time candidate answers a question wrongly.
- The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test)
- Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type)
- Viva-voce (Oral Interview) Test
The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test):
Part – A
- The Indian Penal Code, 1860
- The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949
- The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
Part – B
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- The Limitation Act, 1963
- The Indian Contract Act, 1872
- The Constitution of India
Part – C: General Knowledge, English Language, Test of Reasoning, Numerical & Mental Ability and Basics of Computer Applications.
Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type):
Paper- I: (Criminal)
- The Indian Penal Code, 1860
- The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
- The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
- Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
- The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
Paper – II: (Civil)
- The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- The Limitation Act, 1963
- The Indian Contract Act, 1872
- The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- The Specific Relief Act, 1963
- The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
Paper – III : (Gujarati Language)
Viva-voce (Oral Interview) Test: The object of the Viva-voce Test is to assess the suitability of the Candidate for the cadre by judging the mental alertness, knowledge of law, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, skills, attitude, ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and intellectual depth and the like, of the Candidate.
Candidates can check the full syllabus below:
Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Syllabus View Download
Preparation of the Selection List
Once the exam is over, result of the candidates will be based upon the aggregate marks they have scored in Main Written Examination as well as in Viva-voce Test. Marks of Preliminary Test are not included in the final result. Preliminary test is considered to be the elimination test, where candidates are judged and those who qualify the test are sent forward for the next stage of examination.
Marking Scheme
Marking scheme for The Preliminary Examination (Elimination Test): Preliminary examination have 75 questions in English and 25 questions in Gujarati.
| Total Marks | 100 |
| Duration | 02 Hours |
| Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions |
| Marks assigned to each question | 01 Mark |
| Negative marking | 0.33 Mark for each Wrong/Multiple Answer |
Marking Scheme for Main Written Examination (Descriptive Type): Question paper I and paper II is English, candidates answer in both English and Gujarati if instructed.
| Paper- I : (Criminal) | 02½ Hours | 75 marks |
| Paper – II : (CIVIL) | 02½ Hours | 75 marks |
| Paper – III : (GUJARATI LANGUAGE) | 01½ Hours | 50 marks |
Viva-voce (Oral Interview) Test: It is mandatory for the candidate to score atleast 40% marks in the oral interview round, to be selected for the post of civil judge in Gujarat High Court.
Cancelling the Appointments
Candidates who doesn’t fulfill the criteria given below, will be disqualified and would not be given their Admit Card for examination of Gujarat High Court Civil Judge 2019 recruitment.
- If she/he is not the citizen of India
- If she/he is dismissed from any of the service of State Government, Central Government, High Court, U.Ts. Local or Statutory authorities.
- If a candidate is convicted for any offence related to the moral turpitude or someone who is disqualified or debarred permanently by the Union/State Public Service Commission or High Court, or even by any of the Examination or Recruitment Conducting Authority from sitting in selections or exams.
- If a candidate try to influence the Recruiting Authority either directly or indirectly, will be disqualified from the exam.
- If a man is having more than one wife, he will not be allowed to appear in the exam or if a woman stays with a married man, who already have a wife is also not allowed to sit in the exam.
Question Papers
Apart of preparing from the syllabus, another important source of preparing for Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Recruitment 2019 is question papers. Where Answer key helps to know the tentative score, question papers makes the preparation easy. Candidates are advised to refer the question papers of previous years, in order to ensure that their preparation is up-to-the-mark. Solving the question papers in the given time-frame will enable the candidate to know how much they have to speed-up or how well they will be able to answer the question during real examination. We will upload the question papers of Gujarat High Court Civil Judge Recruitment 2019 once the exam is held.
About Gujarat High Court
Gujarat High Court was established after splitting from Bombay State in the year 1960 on 1st May. Current employee strength of Gujarat is 30, whereas the sanctioned strength is of 52. Chief Justice presided the bench of high court. Appointment of chief justice is done by President of India, in consultation with the Chief Justice of India and Governor of Gujarat. Current chief justice of the court is Justice Vikram Nath.
