(i) A prospective Candidate must possess a Degree in Law from a University recognized by law in India & must be practicing as an Advocate in Courts of Civil and / or Criminal Jurisdiction on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application. Candidates, who have passed the Degree in Law from the academic year 2009-2010 and onwards, must have also passed the All India Bar Examination, in order to be considered as eligible for being termed as a Practicing Advocate. OR - must be working in the Courts or other Allied Departments on the last date fixed for receipt of applications.
Note: Candidates working in the Courts or other Allied Departments, must be holding LL.B. Degree of 03 Years’ Course or 05 Years’ Course from the recognised University.
(ii) Must possess Certificate(s), certifying to be possessing Basic Knowledge of Computer Application / Operation, issued by a Government Institute or other recognized Institute, as set out by the Government of Gujarat.
As on the last date fixed for submission of Online Application, a candidate belonging to General Category must not have crossed the age of 35 years and others i.e. in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Socially & Educationally Backward Classes, declared as such by the Government of Gujarat, as well as orthopedically Disabled Persons & Ex-Servicemen, must not have completed 38 years of age.
The employees working in the Courts or other Allied Departments shall be allowed on a uniform basis, relaxation of a maximum period of 05 years or to the extent of equal number of years for which service has been put in by him/her, whichever is less, in the upper age limit. However, in any case, the Upper Age Limit for such Candidate under any Category shall not exceed 40 years, as on the last date of submitting the ‘Online Application’.
Preliminary Examination : Objective and Multiple Choice Type
Mains Examination : Descriptive Exam (Written Conventional Type)
Interview : Viva-voce (Personality Test)
The Preliminary Examination shall be of 100 Marks, the duration whereof will be 2 Hours, consisting of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) each of 01 Mark with Negative Marking of 0.33 Mark for each Wrong / Multiple Answer, and would be based on the following Syllabus.
Part – A
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 (Old Bombay Prohibition Act)
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 (Only Chapter XVII)
Part – B
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Limitation Act, 1963
The Indian Contract Act, 1872
The Constitution of India - [Part-III - Fundamental Rights (Articles 12 to 35A) & Part-IVA - Fundamental Duties]
General Knowledge, English Language, Test of Reasoning, Numerical & Mental Ability and Basics of Computer Applications.
The language of 75 Questions in the Preliminary Examination, will be English, whereas the remaining 25 Questions will be in Gujarati.
The Main Written Examination shall consist of Three Papers, based on the Syllabus given below :
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Probation of Offenders’ Act, 1958
The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
The Gujarat Prevention of Gambling Act, 1887
The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956
Pre-conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 1994
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881(Only Ch.XVII)
The Registration of Births and Deaths Act, 1969
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Limitation Act, 1963
The Indian Contract Act, 1872
The Indian Partnership Act, 1932
The Specific Relief Act, 1963
The Gujarat Court Fees Act, 2004
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[આ વિભાગનું ધોરણ ગુજરાત સેકેન્ડરી એજ્યુકેશન બોર્ડના ધોરણ-૧૨ ના ગુજરાતી વિષય (ઉચ્ચતર કક્ષા) ની
સમકક્ષ રહેશે.]
ભાષાંતર (ગુજરાતીમાંથી અંગ્રેજી અને અંગ્રેજીમાંથી ગુજરાતી)
Language of Question Paper-I & Question Paper-II of Main Written Examination shall be English. Answers to Questions of Papers I & II of Main Written Examination may be given either in English or in Gujarati, if not instructed otherwise. (iii) The Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes, securing minimum 45% Marks and all other Candidates securing minimum 50% Marks in the Main Written Examination shall be eligible for being called for Viva-voce (Oral Interview) Test, provided the Candidate has secured minimum 40% Marks in each paper.
Viva-voce Test shall be of 50 Marks. The object of the Viva-voce Test is to assess the suitability of the Candidate for the cadre by judging the mental alertness, knowledge of law, clear and logical exposition, balance of judgment, skills, attitude, ethics, power of assimilation, power of communication, character and intellectual depth and the like, of the Candidate.
