Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020: HPPSC conducts a two-stage competitive exam for recruitment into Civil Judge posts. The Commission releases the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020 through the official website hppsc.hp.gov.in. The preliminary exam is conducted for an objective paper whereas the main examination is conducted as a descriptive test. There are 3 papers in the preliminary exam and 5 papers in the main examination. The duration of examination for the Prelims is 1 hour for each paper and while 3 hours per paper is allowed for the main exam. Get the detailed syllabus for Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services 2020 in the article.
Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020
Earlier with the publication of the official notification to initiate the recruitment process, the Commission released the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020. Candidates can check the official syllabus for both the Prelims and the Mains for the year 2020 below.
Preliminary examination syllabus
The Prelims consist of three papers of 100 marks each. The subjects of the Prelims exam can be checked below.
- Civil Law – I
- Civil Law – II
- Criminal Law
Main (narrative) examination syllabus
There are 05 papers in the main exam where the three papers of Civil Law I & II and the third paper of Criminal law are common are of 200 marks each. On the other hand, there is a paper on English Composition carrying 150 marks and a Hindi language paper carrying 100 marks. Check out the paper wise Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020 below.
Syllabus for Paper-I
Civil law-I: Code of civil procedure, Indian stamp act, Indian evidence act, Himachal Pradesh courts act, 1976, and specific relief act.
Syllabus for Paper-II
Civil law-II: Indian contract law, Indian limitation act, Hindi law, transfer of property act, and H.P. urban rent control act.
Syllabus for Paper-III
Criminal law: Indian Penal Code, Chapter-XVII (section 138 to 143) of the Negotiable Instruments Act, Criminal Procedure Code, H.P. Excise Act-2011 as applicable to the state of Himachal Pradesh, Wildlife Protection Act and Indian Forest Act.
English Composition
Candidates have to choose on essay out of three options which are based on general subjects, translations of Hindi passage into English. The standard of the examination shall be of graduation examination of Himachal Pradesh University.
Language (Hindi)
Hindi (in Devanagari script) which includes the translation of English passage into Hindi, essay in Hindi on any topic out of three, composition (corrections and idioms, etc). The standard of language paper shall be of matriculation level.
Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services 2020 Exam Pattern
As indicated by the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services Syllabus 2020, the question papers for the Prelims exam comprise of objective type questions only while the main stage exam consists of descriptive type questions only. Candidates can check the Himachal Pradesh Judicial Services 2020 exam pattern below.
Preliminary Examination
- Number of paper: There are 3 papers in Preliminary examination and all the three papers are conducted on a single day.
- Civil Law – 1
- Civil Law – 2
- Criminal Law
- Duration of examination: Each paper is conducted for 1 hour each.
- Type of questions: Objective type questions are asked in the paper.
- Maximum marks: Preliminary exam is conducted for 100 marks.
- Distribution of questions:
| Subjects | Marks |
| Civil law-I | 100 |
| Civil law-II | 100 |
| Criminal Law | 100 |
Main (Narrative) Examination
- Number of papers: There are 5 sections in the main examination. The 5 papers are as follows:
- Civil Law – 1
- Civil Law – 2
- Criminal Law
- English Composition
- Language (Hindi)
- Duration of examination: Paper has a duration of 3 hours each.
- Type of questions: Candidates have to answer questions in narrative.
- Distribution of questions:
| Subjects | Marks |
| Civil Law-I | 200 |
| Civil Law-II | 200 |
| Criminal Law | 200 |
| English composition | 150 |
| Language (Hindi) | 100 |
About HPPSC
Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) is entrusted with the responsibility of making recommendations to class-III posts (including that on a contract basis). The commission was established to recruit capable, skilled competent individuals by conducting a written examination, professional tests and personal interview. The commission receives various requisites of clerk, senior scale stenographer, junior office assistant, computer operator, steno typist, and data operator from a different department or state public sector undertaking, corporations, boards, universities and local bodies.
