All organisationsJudiciary
State PSCs / High Courts
Judicial Services (Civil Judge — Junior Division)
Entry into the judiciary as a Civil Judge, recruited state-wise through the judgeship exam.
Salary: Civil Judge (Jr Div) — approx ₹77,840 basic per pay commission, ₹1.1L+ gross with allowances
Eligibility
- LLB from a recognised university and enrolment with a State Bar Council
- Age generally 21–35 years (varies by state)
- Some states require practice experience for higher judicial services
Required skills
- Bare act command
- Case law reading
- Legal drafting
- Local language proficiency
- Judgment writing
Exam pattern
- Prelims: objective paper on major central and state acts
- Mains: descriptive papers on civil law, criminal law, language and translation
- Viva voce / interview
- Final merit from Mains plus interview
Preparation roadmap
- Read bare acts repeatedly — CPC, CrPC/BNSS, IPC/BNS, Evidence, Contract, Transfer of Property.
- Note state-specific local laws and the local-language paper early.
- Practise judgment writing and translation weekly.
- Follow recent Supreme Court and High Court judgments.
- Take full-length Mains mocks in handwriting.