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The High Court of Kerala has recently released the official notification regarding the Kerala Judicial Services Examination 2023. A total number of 69 vacancies are released for the recruitment. Candidates can check the details of eligibility criteria, selection process, application dates, vacancies from the below article.
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Kerala Judicial Services Exam 2023 Notification Out. The High Court of Kerala has released the official notification regarding the Kerala Judicial Service for Munsiff Magistrate post. A total of 69 vacancies have been released for the exam.
A total of 69 vacancies have been offered for the Kerala Judicial Service Exam 2023. This is a combined number for NCA vacancies as well as those for regular vacancies. Check the category-wise vacancy details below.
Category |
Number of Vacancies |
NCA |
13 |
Regular |
56 |
Total |
69 |
The application process consists of two phases i.e. Step 1 and Step 2. The candidates can apply using the following procedure.
Step 1: Click on the link given above and proceed by clicking on "New Applicant"
Step 2: Click on the "Munsiff Magistrate" link in order to start the step1 application process.
Step 3: On completion, the candidate will receive an Application Number through SMS/e-Mail.
Step 4: Proceed towards the Step2 phase of the application and upload the photograph and signature.
Step 5: Enter all the relevant personal and educational details.
Step 6: Verify all the entered details and click on Final Submission.
Step 7: Pay the requisite application fees if applicable.
Step 8: Take a print of the application form for future reference.
A candidate will be required to have a scanned image of his/her photograph and signature which is a digital copy of his/her photograph and signature before applying online. The digital image should be as per the specification of the official notification, which is given below and the dimension of the digital image should be exact in size.
Sr. No |
Image |
File Size |
Dimensions |
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Height |
Width |
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1. |
Photograph |
20 KB to 40 KB |
200 pixels |
150 pixels |
2. |
Signature |
10 KB to 20 KB |
100 pixels |
150 pixels |
Candidates are supposed to upload good quality photographs and a decent photograph. The photograph should be of good quality that the candidate should be easily identifiable. The candidate will not be allowed to write the examination if the photograph of the candidate is not identifiable with the printed admission ticket.
The application fee can be paid through both online and offline means of transaction. An online transaction can be done through net banking and debit/credit card. The offline payment can be done through cash payment at SBI bank using system generated challan. The application fee will be non-refundable.
Category | Application Fee |
SC/ST/ Unemployed Candidates with Disability | Rs. 0/- |
Other Candidates | Rs. 1250/- |
Before applying, the candidates must go through the following Eligibility details:
The candidates must be eligible on the grounds of nationality, age, and education.
Criteria | Eligibility |
Nationality | Indian |
Age Limit | Less than 35 years as of 1st January 2022 |
Education | Holder of a degree in Law by Bar Council of India |
A preliminary exam will be held to screen the candidates for the mains exam. The candidates declared successful in the exams will be as per the ratio 1:10 as per the number of vacancies. The mains exam will consist of 4 different papers. The candidates equal to 3 times the number of vacancies will be called for viva-voce or the interview. Hence, the overview of the selection process is as follows:
The exam will be a staged process. The first will be the preliminary exam. The marks scored prelims will not be considered for the final merit list.
The prelims will consist of one single paper. This paper will cover three parts. All the questions will be objective type multiple-choice questions. Each question will carry 2 marks. There will be a penalty for wrong answers i.e. deduction of 1 mark for every incorrect answer. The detailed exam pattern and syllabus are as follows:
Parts | Subjects | Questions | Marks | Duration |
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) | 100 | 200 | 2..5 Hours |
B | Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act. | |||
C | Constitution of India, Legal G.K., Reasoning & Mental ability |
The mains exam will consist of 4 different papers. These will be written papers carrying 100 marks. Hence the total marks for the mains exam will be 400. The duration of each paper will be 3 hours. The details of the mains exam are as follows:
Papers | Subjects | Marks | Duration (hours) |
1 | English Grammar, General Essays (two). Translation of Malayalam Depositions/Documents to English and vice-versa, Precis writing. | 100 | 3 |
2 |
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 Panchayat Raj Act -Ch X, XI, XXIA &XXIII, Kerala Municipality Act Ch.X, X, XXIV & XXV, Negotiable Instruments Act (except Ch XVII), and Registration Act
|
100 | 3 |
3 |
Part-A: Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, 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 Magistrates).
|
100 | 3 |
4 |
Part A: Code of Civil Procedure, Civil Rules of Practice, Kerala Civil Act, Order in Interlocutory Application Framing of Courts issues/Judgment writing (Civil)
Part-B Code of Criminal Procedure, Criminal Rules of Practice, Framing of charges/Order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions Judgment writing (Criminal)
|
100 | 3 |
The candidates are not supposed to get their call letter through the post. The right way to get the call letter is to download it from the official website. The eligible candidate should login themselves to their profile from the official website www.hckrercuitment.nic.in.
The announcement of the call letters will be done through a press release and through emails/ SMS. The call letters of the eligible candidates will be ready for download two weeks prior to the date of viva-voce. It is advisable for the eligible candidates to visit the official website of the High Court to know the schedule about viva-voce.
The pre-exam training is given to the candidates who belong to the Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes. This is conducted by the Kerala Judicial Service which is a short duration training before the Examination, who qualified the preliminary examination and for the candidate belonging from the caste mentioned above.
This training is given by the board only when there is an ample number of candidates who qualified for the preliminary examination. This is free training given to the candidate and no fees will be charged for the training and also the candidate is not eligible for any stipend or allowance for attending the training. The candidates are supposed to bear the expenses of boarding and lodging that won't be taken care of by the High Court.
The admission ticket has been released for the mains exam three weeks before the exam. The candidates can download it using the following steps.
Step1: Click on the above given direct link. (link to be active)
Step2: The candidates need to submit their login credentials.
Step3: Admit card will be ready for download.
Step4: Print the downloaded admit card on plain and white paper.
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If you are preparing for the exam then you can download Kerala Judicial Services Exam previous year paper here!
The Kerala High Court has released the answer key for the preliminary exam. The candidates can check the Answer Key section of the official website to check it. The answer key will be released in two stages i.e. provisionally answer key and final answer key. The direct link to download the preliminary final answer key is given below.
The candidates who will score marks above the decided cut off marks will be considered for the advanced stages of selection or the final merit list. The candidates who will score the minimum qualifying marks will be considered for the final merit list. The cut-off marks will be is 40% (general category) for each paper of the mains exam and overall cut-off marks will be 45%. For SC/ST candidates the cut-off will be 35% and 40% respectively.
The Kerala Judicial Services prelims result is out. The candidates can check the merit list using the following steps.
Step1: The candidates need to click on the given result link. (link to be active)
Step2: Candidates will find the list of roll numbers of the selected candidates.
Step3: Search for your name/number using CTRL+F.
Step4: If the name/number appears, you have made it.
Hopefully, this article on the Kerala Judicial Services Exam was informative for all the eligible candidates. The candidates are advised to note the Application Number and Key Number securely as these numbers will be required for login purposes in the future. For detailed information regarding such government job exams, the readers can download the Testbook App.
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