Kerala Judicial Service Examination

Syllabus for the Preliminary Examination

Part-A: Code of Civil Procedure, Indian Contract Act, Negotiable Instruments Act, Transfer of Property Act, Specific Relief Act, Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act.

Part-B: Code of Criminal Procedure & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Indian Penal Code & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Indian Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

Part-C: Constitution of India, Legal G.K., Reasoning & Mental ability.

Scheme of the Main Examination:

(a) Written Examination: The Kerala Judicial Service Main (Written) Examination consists of 4 papers based on the syllabus given below. Each paper carries 100 marks and the duration for each paper will be three hours. The number of candidates for viva voce shall not ordinarily exceed three times the number of notified vacancies.

(b) Viva-Voce: Maximum marks for viva voce shall be 50. Only those candidates who are shortlisted as per the above scheme shall be called for viva-voce. The cut off marks in the viva-voce is fixed at 40% for general and OBC candidates and 35% for candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribes and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities. Fraction of half or more than half shall be regarded as full marks and less than half shall be ignored. The marks secured by candidates in the viva-voce shall be added to the total marks secured by them in the Main (written) examination.

Syllabus for the Main (Written) Examination

Paper – I  

English Grammar, General Essays (two), Translation of Malayalam Depositions / Documents to English and vice-versa, Precis writing.

Paper – II

Part-A: Indian Contract Act, Transfer of Property Act, Limitation Act, Specific Relief Act, Easements Act, Kerala Building (Lease and Rent Control) Act, Hindu Succession Act, Indian Succession Act – Parts V, VI & X, Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act.

Part-B: Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, Kerala Stamp Act, Kerala State Legal Services Authorities Act, The Kerala Panchayath Raj Act – Ch. X, XI, XXIA & XXIII,
Kerala Municipality Act – Ch. IX, X, XXIV & XXV, Negotiable Instruments Act (except Ch. XVII), Registration Act.

Paper – III

Part-A: Indian Penal Code & Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, Indian Evidence Act & Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, Abkari Act, Negotiable Instruments Act – Ch. XVII, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Part-B: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, Kerala Police Act, Probation of Offenders Act, Forest Act, N.D.P.S. Act (provisions relating to bail and trial by Magistrate).

Paper – IV

Part-A: Code of Civil Procedure, Civil Rules of Practice, Kerala Civil Courts Act, Order in Interlocutory Application / Framing of issues / Judgment writing (Civil).

Part-B: Code of Criminal Procedure & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Criminal Rules of Practice, Framing of charges / Order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions / Judgment writing (Criminal).

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