Telangana · District Judge (Entry Level), Telangana State Judicial Service, direct recruitment from the Bar
Telangana Higher Judiciary 2026: Syllabus, Previous Year Papers & Bare Acts
Telangana Higher Judicial Service (District Judge, Entry Level) Examination
- 3
- Stages
- 59
- Acts in syllabus
- 425
- Mains questions
- 9
- Posts (2024)
The High Court for the State of Telangana recruits District Judges (Entry Level) by direct recruitment from practising advocates under the Telangana State Judicial (Service and Cadre) Rules, 2023. An optional screening test may be held for shortlisting, followed by a written examination of three papers and a viva-voce.
- Conducted by
- High Court for the State of Telangana
- Official website
- tshc.gov.in
- Language
- Medium of examination is English; the English paper includes translation between English and Telugu.
- Final selection
- Provisional selection is on the aggregate of Papers I and II and the viva-voce; Paper III is qualifying only.
- Last advertisement
- 2024: 9 posts · Pay scale Rs. 1,44,840 - 1,94,660; fee Rs. 1,000 (Rs. 500 for SC, ST and EWS) (per 2024 Advertisement ADJ (Direct).pdf (Notification No. 541/2024-RC); the next cycle may differ)
Exam pattern and stages
- Screening test (if held): Multiple-choice screening test held if necessary; candidates scoring 40% or more are called for the written examination in the ratio 1:10 of vacancies, and the marks are not added to the written examination.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Screening test marks and number of questions not stated; minimum 40% - Written examination: Three papers of 100 marks each and 3 hours each, medium English. Paper III (English) is qualifying only and is not counted in the aggregate for viva-voce shortlisting.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Paper I: Constitution and Civil Laws minimum 60% (SC/ST/PwD 50%) to be eligible for viva-voce 100 3 hours Paper II: Criminal Laws minimum 60% (SC/ST/PwD 50%) to be eligible for viva-voce 100 3 hours Paper III: English qualifying; Part I 30 marks (translation English to Telugu and Telugu to English), Part II 70 marks (essay on legal subjects 40, grammar and vocabulary 30); 50% needed in each part 100 3 hours - Viva-voce: 30 marks; candidates called in the ratio 1:3 of vacancies; absence means disqualification.
Paper Questions Marks Duration Viva-voce minimum 50% (SC/ST/PwD with 40% or more disability: 40%) to be recommended 30
Syllabus
Paper by paper, as the official syllabus lists it.
Paper I: Constitution and Civil Laws
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (with Civil Rules of Practice, 1990) · Read the act
- Telangana Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956 and Telangana Civil Courts Act, 1972
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013 (formerly Land Acquisition Act, 1894) · Read the act
- Revenue laws in Telangana State including tenancy, land reforms and ceiling laws
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 · Read the act
- Constitution of India · Read the act
- Administrative Law
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882 · Read the act
- Indian Contract Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Commercial Courts, Commercial Division and Commercial Appellate Division of High Courts Act, 2015
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 · Read the act
- Specific Relief Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Laws on inheritance, succession, marriage, divorce, adoption, guardianship and custody, including in-country and inter-country adoptions
- Family Courts Act, 1984 · Read the act
- Indian Easements Act, 1882 · Read the act
- Law of Torts
- Limitation Act, 1963 · Read the act
- Law relating to Intellectual Property
- Indian Stamp Act, 1899 and Registration Act, 1908 · Read the act
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930 · Read the act
- Guardians and Wards Act, 1890 · Read the act
- Indian Trusts Act, 1882 · Read the act
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 · Read the act
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 · Read the act
- All other Central and State Acts
Paper II: Criminal Laws
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (with Criminal Rules of Practice, 1980) · Read the act
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872 · Read the act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Read the act
- Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955 · Read the act
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 · Read the act
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Sections 138 to 148-A) · Read the act
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Read the act
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 · Read the act
- Telangana Prohibition Act, 1995
- Telangana Excise Act, 1968
- Wild Life Protection Act, 1972
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 · Read the act
- Electricity Act, 2003 · Read the act
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 · Read the act
- Arms Act, 1959 · Read the act
- Forest laws in Telangana State
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 · Read the act
- Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 · Read the act
- Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 · Read the act
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 · Read the act
- All other Central and State Acts
Paper III: English (qualifying)
- Translation from English to Telugu and from Telugu to English (30 marks)
- Essay writing on legal subjects (40 marks)
- Grammar and vocabulary (30 marks)
Bare Acts for this exam
59 acts tagged for Telangana Higher Judiciary. Each opens section by section, free to read.
Central acts
- Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996
- Arms Act, 1959
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Commercial Courts Act, 2015
- Constitution of India
- Contempt of Courts Act, 1971
- Copyright Act, 1957
- Designs Act, 2000
- Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act, 1939
- Electricity Act, 2003
- Family Courts Act, 1984
- Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
- Guardians and Wards Act, 1890
- Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956
- Hindu Marriage Act, 1955
- Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956
- Hindu Succession Act, 1956
- Indian Contract Act, 1872
- Indian Easements Act, 1882
- Indian Evidence Act, 1872
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Indian Stamp Act, 1899
- Indian Succession Act, 1925
- Indian Trusts Act, 1882
- Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
- Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987
- Limitation Act, 1963
- Mental Healthcare Act, 2017
- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988
- 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
- Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
- Patents Act, 1970
- Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002
- Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012
- Protection of Civil Rights Act, 1955
- Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
- Registration Act, 1908
- Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013
- Sale of Goods Act, 1930
- Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989
- Specific Relief Act, 1963
- Trade Marks Act, 1999
- Transfer of Property Act, 1882
- Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
- Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Telangana acts
- Telangana Civil Courts Act, 1972 (coming soon)
- Telangana Court-fees and Suits Valuation Act, 1956 (coming soon)
- Telangana Excise Act, 1968 (coming soon)
- Telangana Forest Act, 1967 (coming soon)
- Telangana Prohibition Act, 1995 (coming soon)
- Telangana Tenancy and Agricultural Lands Act, 1950 (coming soon)
Old law → new law tables: IPC → BNS · CrPC → BNSS · Evidence Act → BSA
Previous year papers
No papers for this exam yet. See every exam's papers.
Mains questions
425 mains questions with model answers for Telangana and all-India judiciary mains. Open the mains question bank
Eligibility
Practising advocate in the High Court for the State of Telangana or the courts under its control for not less than 7 years as on the notification date; full-time salaried Law Officers of the Central or State Government, public corporations or statutory bodies are not eligible. Having completed 35 years and not completed 48 years of age on the notification date (per the 2024 notification); upper limit relaxed by 3 years for SC, ST and Backward Classes. Citizen of India Able to read, speak and write Telugu fluently and to pass a test prescribed by the High Court Good character; not dismissed from service by a High Court or convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude Not more than one spouse living
Relaxations, attempts and category rules are in each cycle's notification.
Telangana Higher Judiciary: frequently asked questions
- What is the pattern of the Telangana Higher Judiciary exam?
- Telangana Higher Judicial Service (District Judge, Entry Level) Examination has 3 stages. Screening test (if held): Multiple-choice screening test held if necessary; candidates scoring 40% or more are called for the written examination in the ratio 1:10 of vacancies, and the marks are not added to the written examination. Papers: Screening test. Written examination: Three papers of 100 marks each and 3 hours each, medium English. Paper III (English) is qualifying only and is not counted in the aggregate for viva-voce shortlisting. Papers: Paper I: Constitution and Civil Laws: 100 marks, 3 hours; Paper II: Criminal Laws: 100 marks, 3 hours; Paper III: English: 100 marks, 3 hours. Viva-voce: 30 marks; candidates called in the ratio 1:3 of vacancies; absence means disqualification. Papers: Viva-voce: 30 marks.
- In which language is the Telangana Higher Judiciary exam held?
- Medium of examination is English; the English paper includes translation between English and Telugu.
- Who is eligible for Telangana Higher Judiciary?
- Practising advocate in the High Court for the State of Telangana or the courts under its control for not less than 7 years as on the notification date; full-time salaried Law Officers of the Central or State Government, public corporations or statutory bodies are not eligible. Having completed 35 years and not completed 48 years of age on the notification date (per the 2024 notification); upper limit relaxed by 3 years for SC, ST and Backward Classes. Citizen of India Able to read, speak and write Telugu fluently and to pass a test prescribed by the High Court Good character; not dismissed from service by a High Court or convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude Not more than one spouse living The notification for each cycle has the full conditions and relaxations.
- Where is the Telangana Higher Judiciary notification published?
- High Court for the State of Telangana publishes the notification, dates and results on its official website, tshc.gov.in. Check it for the current cycle.
- Which bare acts are in the Telangana Higher Judiciary syllabus?
- 59 acts are tagged for Telangana Higher Judiciary here, including the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996, Arms Act, 1959, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Commercial Courts Act, 2015 and more. Each can be read section by section.
Facts on this page are read from 2024 Advertisement ADJ (Direct) and may change with each notification. Dates, vacancies and cut-offs for the coming cycle are not stated here; the official website has them.