Karnataka Civil Judge Exam Syllabus 2022

The Competitive Examination for recruitment of Civil Judges shall

consist of 3 stages- 

• Preliminary
• Mains
• Interview

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

The Preliminary Examination shall be conducted by way of Objective Type Question Paper consisting of 100 marks and the syllabi for the said examination shall be the following, namely:

Part A

• Code of Civil Procedure, 1908;
• Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881;
• Transfer of Property Act, 1882;
• Indian Contract Act, 1872;
• Specific Relief Act, 1963;
• Indian Constitution; 
• Karnataka Rent Act, 1999.

Part-B

• Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;
• Indian Penal code, 1860; and
• Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

Part-C

• General knowledge 
• Test of reasoning and mental ability

Main Written Examination

1. Translation Paper (Maximum Marks 100) 

There will be one translation paper and the candidates will be required to

translate passages in English into Kannada and Kannada into English. The

Passages will be from (1) Depositions, (2) Judgments and (3) Documents.

2. Law Paper I (Maximum Marks 100)

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908;

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973;

The Indian Evidence Act, 1872;

Principles of Pleading and

The Constitution of India.

3. Law Paper II (Maximum Marks 100)

Framing of Issues and writing of Judgments in Civil Cases.

4. Law Paper III (Maximum Marks 100)

Framing of Charges and writing of Judgments in Criminal cases.

VIVA-VOCE (Maximum Marks 100)

The candidates General Knowledge, grasp of principles of law and suitability for

appointment as Civil Judge shall be tested.

COMPUTER TEST (Maximum Marks 25)

The test of knowledge of computers shall carry maximum 25 marks and such marks

secured by the candidate shall be considered for ascertaining the suitability and computer

knowledge of the candidates and shall not be aggregated to the total marks obtained in the

Main Written Examination and Viva-Voce