Rajasthan · Civil Judge (Civil Judge cadre, Rajasthan Judicial Service)
Rajasthan Civil Judge 2026: Syllabus, Previous Year Papers & Bare Acts
Rajasthan Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Examination
- 3
- Stages
- 17
- Past papers
- 36
- Acts in syllabus
- 425
- Mains questions
- 57
- Posts (2023)
The Rajasthan High Court recruits Civil Judges under the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010. The examination has an objective preliminary examination (70 percent law, 30 percent Hindi and English proficiency), a main examination of two law papers and two language essays, and an interview. Preliminary marks are not counted towards the final merit.
- Conducted by
- Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur
- Official website
- hcraj.nic.in
- Language
- Hindi and English proficiency are tested in the preliminary examination; mains include a Hindi essay and an English essay.
- Final selection
- Prelims marks are not counted in final merit. Candidates admitted to mains number fifteen times the vacancies (category-wise); three times the vacancies are called for interview on the basis of mains marks; interview marks are added to the written marks.
- Last advertisement
- 2023: 57 posts · Readable notification gives vacancy count and category split only (57 vacancies in the Civil Judge cadre, including 2 for specially abled persons with benchmark disabilities); the 2022 notification had 83 vacancies. The 2024 and 2025 notifications are scanned. (per Advertisement 2023; the next cycle may differ)
Exam pattern and stages
- Preliminary examination (objective): Objective test of 100 questions, 1 mark each (100 marks, 2 hours): 70 percent weightage to law subjects and 30 percent to Hindi and English proficiency; marks do not count towards final selection.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Preliminary paper (law, Hindi and English) Marks not counted for final merit; candidates admitted to mains number fifteen times the vacancies, category-wise (Rules 2010) 100 100 2 hours - Main examination (written): Two 100-mark law papers of 3 hours each and two 50-mark language essay papers of 2 hours each (300 marks in total).
Paper Questions Marks Duration Law Paper I (civil law and procedure) 100 3 hours Law Paper II (criminal and allied laws) 100 3 hours Language Paper I: Hindi Essay 50 2 hours Language Paper II: English Essay 50 2 hours - Interview: 35 marks; tests suitability, general knowledge and current affairs, proficiency in Rajasthani dialects and knowledge of social customs of Rajasthan; marks are added to the written marks.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Interview Candidates called: three times the vacancies, category-wise (Rules 2010) 35
Syllabus
Paper by paper, as the official syllabus lists it.
Preliminary examination: law subjects (70 percent weightage)
- Constitution of India · Read the act
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Read the act
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Read the act
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Read the act
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Limitation Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Read the act
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 · Read the act
- Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 · Read the act
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 · Read the act
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 · Read the act
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 · Read the act
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 · Read the act
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Read the act
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 · Read the act
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 · Read the act
- Hindu Adoption and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956 · Read the act
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956 · Read the act
- Mohammedan Law (succession, marriage, divorce, maintenance and adoption)
- Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961 · Read the act
- Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 · Read the act
- Partnership Act, 1932
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930 · Read the act
- Registration Act, 1908 · Read the act
- Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950
- Information Technology Act, 2000 · Read the act
Preliminary examination: language proficiency (30 percent weightage)
- Hindi proficiency (grammar and usage)
- English: Tenses
- English: Active and Passive Voice
- English: Antonyms and Synonyms
- English: Articles and Determiners
- English: Co-ordination and Subordination
- English: Phrasal Verbs and Idioms
- English: Direct and Indirect Speech
- English: Modals expressing various concepts
Main examination: Law Paper I (100 marks)
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 · Read the act
- Constitution of India · Read the act
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Limitation Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Read the act
- Interpretation of Statutes
- Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001 · Read the act
- Order/Judgment Writing
- Partnership Act, 1932
- Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961 · Read the act
- Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956 · Read the act
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930 · Read the act
- Registration Act, 1908 · Read the act
- Hindu Law (Hindu Marriage, Adoption and Maintenance, Succession, Minority and Guardianship Acts)
- Mohammedan Law (succession, marriage, divorce, maintenance and adoption)
Main examination: Law Paper II (100 marks)
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Read the act
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Read the act
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 · Read the act
- Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
- Probation of Offenders Act, 1958 · Read the act
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 · Read the act
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986 · Read the act
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Read the act
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 · Read the act
- Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950
- Information Technology Act, 2000 · Read the act
- Framing of Charge / Judgment Writing
Main examination: Language papers (50 marks each)
- Paper I: Essay writing in Hindi
- Paper II: Essay writing in English
Bare Acts for this exam
36 acts tagged for Rajasthan Civil Judge. Each opens section by section, free to read.
Central acts
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Constitution of India
- Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
- General Clauses Act, 1897
- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Indian Partnership Act, 1932
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Information Technology Act, 2000
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Limitation Act, 1963
- Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application Act, 1937
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986
- Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Registration Act, 1908
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
Rajasthan acts
- Rajasthan Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1961
- Rajasthan Excise Act, 1950 (coming soon)
- Rajasthan Land Revenue Act, 1956
- Rajasthan Rent Control Act, 2001
Old law → new law tables: IPC → BNS · CrPC → BNSS · Evidence Act → BSA
Previous year papers
9 prelims and 8 mains papers, 2012 to 2025. All Rajasthan Civil Judge papers by year
2025
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2025 10 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2025 99 questions · attempt online
2024
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2024 9 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2024 100 questions · attempt online
2021
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2021 9 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2021 100 questions · attempt online
2018
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2018 10 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2018 94 questions · attempt online
2017
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2017 10 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2017 100 questions · attempt online
2016
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2016 8 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2016 99 questions · attempt online
2015
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2015 7 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2015 100 questions · attempt online
2013
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Mains 2013 10 pages · descriptive
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2013 100 questions · attempt online
2012
- Rajasthan Civil Judge Prelims 2012 120 questions · attempt online
Mains questions
425 mains questions with model answers for Rajasthan and all-India judiciary mains. Open the mains question bank
Eligibility
Degree of Bachelor of Laws (Professional) from a university established by law in India and recognised under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Rules 2010, Rule 18). At least 21 and below 40 years on 1 January following the last date for receipt of applications; upper limit relaxed by 5 years for SC, ST, OBC, MBC, EWS and women candidates; relaxation for benchmark disabilities as applicable in the State (Rules 2010, Rule 17 as amended). Thorough knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagari script and of Rajasthani dialects and social customs of Rajasthan (Rule 18(2)) Certificate of good character required (Rule 19)
Relaxations, attempts and category rules are in each cycle's notification.
Rajasthan Civil Judge: frequently asked questions
- What is the pattern of the Rajasthan Civil Judge exam?
- Rajasthan Judicial Service (Civil Judge) Examination has 3 stages. Preliminary examination (objective): Objective test of 100 questions, 1 mark each (100 marks, 2 hours): 70 percent weightage to law subjects and 30 percent to Hindi and English proficiency; marks do not count towards final selection. Papers: Preliminary paper (law, Hindi and English): 100 questions, 100 marks, 2 hours. Main examination (written): Two 100-mark law papers of 3 hours each and two 50-mark language essay papers of 2 hours each (300 marks in total). Papers: Law Paper I (civil law and procedure): 100 marks, 3 hours; Law Paper II (criminal and allied laws): 100 marks, 3 hours; Language Paper I: Hindi Essay: 50 marks, 2 hours; Language Paper II: English Essay: 50 marks, 2 hours. Interview: 35 marks; tests suitability, general knowledge and current affairs, proficiency in Rajasthani dialects and knowledge of social customs of Rajasthan; marks are added to the written marks. Papers: Interview: 35 marks.
- In which language is the Rajasthan Civil Judge exam held?
- Hindi and English proficiency are tested in the preliminary examination; mains include a Hindi essay and an English essay.
- Who is eligible for Rajasthan Civil Judge?
- Degree of Bachelor of Laws (Professional) from a university established by law in India and recognised under the Advocates Act, 1961 (Rules 2010, Rule 18). At least 21 and below 40 years on 1 January following the last date for receipt of applications; upper limit relaxed by 5 years for SC, ST, OBC, MBC, EWS and women candidates; relaxation for benchmark disabilities as applicable in the State (Rules 2010, Rule 17 as amended). Thorough knowledge of Hindi written in Devanagari script and of Rajasthani dialects and social customs of Rajasthan (Rule 18(2)) Certificate of good character required (Rule 19) The notification for each cycle has the full conditions and relaxations.
- Where is the Rajasthan Civil Judge notification published?
- Rajasthan High Court, Jodhpur publishes the notification, dates and results on its official website, hcraj.nic.in. Check it for the current cycle.
- Which bare acts are in the Rajasthan Civil Judge syllabus?
- 36 acts are tagged for Rajasthan Civil Judge here, including the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Constitution of India, Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939, General Clauses Act, 1897 and more. Each can be read section by section.
- Which Rajasthan Civil Judge previous year papers are available?
- 17 papers from 2012 to 2025: 9 prelims papers to attempt online with answers and 8 mains papers.
Facts on this page are read from RJS Syllabus 2025, Advertisement 2023, Advertisement 2022, Rajasthan Recruitment Rules, 2010 and may change with each notification. Dates, vacancies and cut-offs for the coming cycle are not stated here; the official website has them.