Nagaland Judicial Services Examination
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination is conducted by the Gauhati High Court to hire subordinates in judicial services for Grade-III (Fresh Graduates) positions within the State of Nagaland.
Grade-III Judicial Officers means the Judicial Officer designated as Civil Judge (Junior Division) on the Civil side and Sub - Divisional Judicial Magistrate & Judicial Magistrate on the Criminal side (as the case may be). The examination will be conducted as per the rules given under Nagaland Judicial Service Rules, 2006 (as amended).
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Exam Highlights
Level of Exam
Graduate, State Level
Exam Medium
English
Exam Frequency
Once in a year
Purpose of the Exam
To recruit “Grade-III” Judicial Officers for the State of Nagaland
Conducting Body
Gauhati High Court
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Eligibility Criteria
1. Nationality: A candidate must be a citizen of India as defined in Article 5 & 6 of the Constitution of India.
2. Educational Qualification:
To be eligible to appear in the Nagaland Grade-III Examination, the candidate must be a holder of a Degree in Law from a Bar Council of India (BCI) recognized university.
The candidate also must hold the license of practice as an advocate i.e he/she must clear the All India Bar Examination (AIBE) for appearing in the Arunachal Pradesh Grade-III Examination.
3. Age Limit:
The upper age limit to appear in the NJS Grade-III examination is 35 years.
However, there are age relaxations for candidates belonging to the reserved categories. They are given below in the table:
Category
Scheduled Caste
Scheduled Tribes
Upper Age Limit
38 years
38 years
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Exam Pattern
The selection process of the Nagaland Judicial Service Grade – III examination segregated into three stages. One stage is followed by another.
Stage 1: Preliminary examination
Stage 2: Main examination
Stage 3: Viva – Voce/ Interview
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Pattern for Preliminary Examination
The Candidates will have to appear in a Preliminary Examination (objective type multiple choice) of 100 Marks.
The candidates will be called on the basis of a 1:10 ratio i.e. 10 (Ten) candidates will be called against 1 (one) vacancy for the final written examination.
However, the High Court reserves the right to fix the cut-off marks in the Preliminary Examination and call only those candidates to appear in the Final written examination who obtain the cut-off marks as may be fixed by the High Court.
Name of the Paper/Section
Preliminary Paper
Purpose
To test the General knowledge, Current Affairs, Mental Ability and Knowledge of the law
Nature
Merit Ranking Nature
Question Type
Objective (Multiple Choice)
Duration
120 mins
Marks
100
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Pattern for Main Examination
The Main Written Examination will be of 400 marks comprising five papers i.e. Paper – I, Paper-II, Paper-III, & Paper – IV. A total of 400 marks will be considered for raking. All the candidates must obtain 60% (50% for Reserved Category) or more marks or corresponding grade in the Final written examination to be eligible for Viva-Voce.
Name of the Paper/Section
Paper – I: General English
Paper-II: General Knowledge
Paper – III: Law Paper I
Paper – IV: Law Paper-II
Purpose
To assess the command over the English language
To test the general knowledge, aptitude, intelligence and ability of reasoning of the candidate
To test the knowledge of law & intelligence in solving the problems that emerged during the process of law
Expert Knowledge in law is necessary to solve the problems in various fields of law
Nature
Merit Ranking Nature
Merit Ranking Nature
Merit Ranking Nature
Merit Ranking Nature
Question Type
Descriptive
Descriptive
Descriptive
Descriptive
Duration
180 mins
180 mins
180 mins
180 mins
Marks
100
100
100
100
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Pattern for Viva-Voce/Interview
Total marks allotted: 50
This is the final stage of the Grade – III examination which is 70 marks. The candidates would be called for Viva-Voce/ Interview at a ratio of 1:3 (i.e. three candidates against one post) subject to marks obtained as stated above. The selected candidates must secure 60% marks in the Viva – Voce/ Interview.
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Syllabus for Preliminary Examination
General Knowledge
Aptitude
English
Constitution of India
Criminal Procedure Code
Indian Penal Code
Indian Evidence Act
Code of Civil Procedure
Transfer of Property Act
Indian Contract Act
Law of Torts
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Syllabus for Main Examination
Paper – I: General English
English Grammer: Synonyms, Homonyms, Antonyms, Direct and Indirect speech, Data Interpretation, Spotting Errors, Passage Completion, Word Formation, Sentence Completion, Part of Speech, Error Correction (Phrase in Bold), Theme Detection, Spelling Test, Fill in the blanks, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Arrangement, Substitution, Joining Sentences, Tenses, Active and Passive Voice, Idioms and Phrases, Para Completion, Translation, Error Correction (Underlined Part), Punctuation, Comprehension, Passage writing
Precis-writing
Essay writing on Legal Topic & General Topic, etc.
Paper-II: General Knowledge
General Knowledge: Indian History, India & World Geography, Indian & World Economy, Current Affairs, Politics, General Science, Technology, Indian Culture, Famous Places in India and World, Famous Personalities, Honors and Awards, World Organisations, Sports, Books and Authors, Days and Years, Inventions.
Aptitude Test: Areas, Averages, Simplification and Approximation, Races and Games, Probability, Numbers and Ages, Quadratic Equations, Odd Man Out, Boats and Streams, Indices and Surds, Pipes and Cisterns, Compound Interest, Permutations and Combinations, Problems on Trains, Problems on LCM and HCF, Volumes, Percentages, Problems on Numbers, Simple Interest, Time and Distance, Mensuration, Profit and Loss, Ratio and Proportion, Mixtures and Allegations, Simple Equations, Time and Work, Partnership, Situation reaction test, Number series, Assertion and reason, Logical Venn diagram, Coding-decoding, Data Sufficiency, Blood relations, Sequential output tracing, Puzzle test, Logical sequence test, Direction sense test, Classifications, Inserting the missing characters, Eligibility test, Analogy, Syllogism, Inequalities, Alphabet test, Machine input, Alpha-numerical sequence puzzle, Sitting arrangement, Arithmetical operations, Numbers, ranking, and time sequence test.
Paper – III: Law Paper-I
Group A: Code of Civil Procedure
Group B: Constitution Of India
Group C: Indian Contract Act
Group D: Transfer of Property
Paper – IV: Law Paper-II
Group A: Indian Penal Code
Group B: Criminal Procedure code
Group C: Evidence Act
Group D: Law of Torts
Nagaland Judicial Service Examination: Syllabus for Viva-Voce/Interview
There is no specified syllabus for Viva-Voce but the interview is intended to supplement the written examination for testing the general and specialised knowledge in law & other subjects as well as the abilities to solve the problem during the course of work.
The Board will pay special attention to assess:
intellectual curiosity,
critical powers of assimilation,
balance of judgment and alertness of mind,
the ability for social cohesion,
the integrity of character initiative and
capacity for leadership.
The candidate will be expected to have taken an intelligent interest not only in his/her subjects of law but also in events that are happening around him/her both within and outside his/her own State or Country.
They must have knowledge in the field of Current Affairs, New Discoveries & Inventions also. The technique of the interview is not that of a strict cross-examination, but of a natural, though directed and purposive conversation intended to reveal the candidate’s mental qualities and his/her grasp of problems.
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