A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognized University or Institution.
The degree should be recognized by the Government of India.
The candidate must be between 23 to 35 years of age.
Age relaxation may be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories as per government norms.
Preliminary Examination : Objective and Multiple Choice Type
Mains Examination : Descriptive Exam (Written Conventional Type)
Interview : Viva-voce (Personality Test).
There are a total of 100 questions in the Preliminary Exam.
The exam is conducted for a total of 100 marks.
For each correct answer the candidate is awarded 1 mark.
For every wrong answer 1/4th marks are deducted.
The duration of the exam is 1 hour 30 minutes.
The candidates belonging to SC/ST category must score a minimum of 35% marks and candidates from other categories must score 40% marks to qualify for the next round of the selection process.
SYLLABUS
Constitution of India
Code of Civil Procedure
Code of Criminal Procedure
Evidence Act
Indian Penal Code
Limitation Act
Transfer of Property Act
Contract Act
Law of Succession (Indian Succession Act and Hindu Succession Act)
Specific Relief Act.
The Odisha Judicial Services Exam has 2 compulsory papers and three optional papers. The exam patterns for both the papers are given below:
Compulsory Examination. This paper will be of 300 marks.
Paper-1 and Paper-2 of the Compulsory paper are conducted for 150 marks each.
The duration of each exam is 2 hours 30 minutes.
In the translation section, the sentences must be translated from English to Odia and vice versa.
Paper -1 - General English - 150 marks 2 hours 30 minutes
Translation and retranslation of ten lines.
A short essay.
Precis writing with 300 words.
Passage with questions.
Paper-2- Procedural Laws - 150 marks 2 hours 30 minutes
The code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Indian Evidence Act.
The Optional Paper.
The candidates can pick any 3 subjects from the subjects given in the table below.
Each subject carries 150 marks and must be attempted within a duration of 3 hours.
The candidates having 45% aggregate marks and minimum 33% marks in each paper will be qualified for the next round, i.e. interview.
1.Law of criminal & Law of torts 150 marks 3 hours
2.Persona Law 150 marks 3 hours
Hindu Law
Mohammedan Law
3.Law of Property 150 marks 3 hours
Transfer of Property, 1982
Specific Relief Act, 1963
Indian Limitation Act. 1963
4.Law of Contract 150 marks 3 hours
Indian Contract Act, 1872
Sales of goods Act, 1930
Partnership Act, 1932
Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881
5.Jurisprudence and Constitution of India 150 marks 3 hours
Interview The candidates must qualify both the Preliminary Exam and the Mains Exam to qualify for the Interview Round. This round is conducted for 100 marks. In this round, questions regarding the National and International Issues are covered. Questions from the field of Arts and Science will also be asked. Candidates who score a minimum of 40% of marks in the Interview round will be included in the merit list.
