Judicial Services

Judicial Services Exams 2022 or the PCS (J)-Provincial Civil Service-Judicial Examination which they are commonly referred to, are entry-level exams for law graduates to become members of the subordinate judiciary. The state governments under the supervision of the respective high courts appoint members of the lower judiciary based on the competitive examination. The syllabus varies across states. It is broadly divided into Civil law, Criminal Law and Language paper. The weight given to the language paper is around 20 per cent to 35 per cent. The mains examination constitutes six to seven papers and almost 70 per cent of the questions are of law.