TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023 Notification @ tnpsc.gov.in : Last Date : 30.06.2023

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TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023 Notification

Applications are invited from eligible candidates only through online mode upto
30.06.2023 for direct recruitment to the post of Civil Judge in the Tamil Nadu State Judicial
Service as per the provisions prescribed under the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Cadre and
Recruitment) Rules, 2007 as amended. [hereinafter referred to as ‘the Rules’]

VACANCIES AND PAY SCALE:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

The vacancies have been arrived at as 245, by taking into account the guidelines given by the
Hon’ble Supreme Court in Malik Mazhar Sultan vs. U.P. Public Service Commission [(2008)17
SCC 703], for the cadre of Civil Judge, in the Pay Scale of Rs. 27,700 – 770 – 33,090 – 920 –
40,450 – 1080 – 44,770 + Allowances, as admissible under the Rules

DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES: TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

The Rule of reservation of appointments is applicable for this recruitment. The
distribution of vacancies is put up at ANNEXURE (DV).
i) First, the selection will be made for ‘92’ carried forward vacancies. [Section 27 of the
Tamil Nadu Government Servants (Conditions of Service) Act, 2016].
ii) Secondly, the selection will be made for ‘153’ regular vacancies following the rule of
reservation

IMPORTANT DATES AND TIME:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

Date of notification 01.06.2023
Last date for submission of online application 30.06.2023
Online Application Correction Window Period From 05.07.2023 12.01 A.M to 07.07.2023 11.59 P.M

Date of Written Examination:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

Preliminary Examination (OMR Method) 19.08.2023 09.30 A.M. to 12.30 P.M.

Main Examination (Descriptive Type):- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

1.Translation Paper 28.10.2023 09.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon
2.Law Paper-I 28.10.2023 02.00 P.M. to 05.00 P.M.
3.Law Paper-II 29.10.2023 09.00 A.M. to 12.00 Noon
4.Law Paper-III 29.10.2023 02.00 P.M. to 05.00 P.M.

AGE LIMIT (as on 01.07.2023): TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

For Practising Advocates/ Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutors

For SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs, BCMs and Destitute Widows of all castes. : 25-42 Years

Others : 25 years -37 years

For Fresh Law Graduates : 22 years -29 years

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (As on 01.06.2023) : TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

For Practising Advocates/ Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutors:
(i) Must possess a Degree in Law of a University in India
established or incorporated by or under a Central Act or a State
Act or an Institution recognised by the University Grants
Commission, or any other equivalent qualification and got
enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu or in the Bar Council
of any other State in India
and
(ii)(a) Must be practising as an Advocate or Pleader in any Court on
the date of Notification for recruitment to the post and must have
so practised for a period of not less than 3 years on such date.
(or)
(b) Must be an Assistant Public Prosecutor having not less than
3 years of experience as an Advocate and / or Assistant Public
Prosecutor

For Fresh Law
Graduates
(i) Must be a fresh Law Graduate possessing a degree in Law
from a recognized University as mentioned in Clause-I (i)
above,
(ii) Must be eligible to be enrolled as an Advocate.
(iii) Must have secured an overall percentage of marks in
acquiring the Bachelor’s Degree of Law as below:-
(a) 45% Marks in case of Reserved Categories (i.e SCs,
SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs(OBCMs) and BCMs).
(b) 50% Marks in case of Open Category (i.e Others).
(iv) Must have obtained the Bachelor’s Degree of Law within a
period of three years prior to the date of Notification.

FEES:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

Registration Fee Rs.150

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION FEE: Rs.100/-

MAIN EXAMINATION FEE:- Rs.200/-

SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

The selection process comprises three successive stages, viz., (A) Preliminary
Examination for selection of applicants for admission to the Main Examination,
(B) Main Examination; and (C) Viva–Voce Test.

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION (OBJECTIVE TYPE)(OMR METHOD)

Duration : 3 Hrs

Maximum Marks : 100

Minimum Marks for a pass

SCs, SC(A)s and STs : 30 Marks

BC(OBCM)s,BC(M)s and MBCs/DCs, : 35 Marks

Others : 40 Marks

SCHEME OF PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

The Preliminary Examination will consist of one paper containing 100 multiple
choice questions based on the syllabus given below. It will be conducted in the
forenoon session. The papers will be set both in English and Tamil and each
question shall carry one mark; and, 0.10 mark will be deducted for each incorrect
answer. The duration of the Preliminary Examination will be three hours. The
Preliminary Examination is conducted for the purpose of shortlisting the candidates
and the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination shall not be counted for
determining the final order of merit of the candidates.
Note:
(i) No candidate who has secured less than the minimum marks for a pass
prescribed for the paper, in the Preliminary Examination will be declared
eligible to participate in the Main Examination.
(ii) The admission of candidates for the Main Examination will be shortlisted at a
ratio not exceeding 10 times of the number of vacancies following the rule of
reservation. However, in each reservation group, all the applicants, who
secure the same marks as that of the cut-off marks of their reservation
groups, shall also be admitted to the Main Examination, though the number
of applicants to be admitted to the Main Examination may exceed 1:10 ratio.

SYLLABUS FOR THE PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION: TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

PART-A
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881
The Transfer of Property Act, 1882
The Indian Contract Act, 1872
The Specific Relief Act, 1963
The Constitution of India
The Tamil Nadu Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, 1960 and Tamil Nadu
Regulation of Rights and Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants Act, 2017
(Tamil Nadu Act 42 of 2017)
PART-B
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
The Indian Penal Code, 1860
The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Acts
The Criminal Minor Acts (including Information Technology Act, 2000; The
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012).
PART-C
General Knowledge (Degree standard),
Test of Reasoning and Mental ability (S.S.L.C. standard).
Note:-
Minor Acts mentioned in the syllabus are only illustrative and not exhaustive.

SYLLABUS FOR THE MAIN EXAMINATION : TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

(i) Translation Paper: Translation of passages from English to Tamil and from
Tamil to English. The passages will be from Pleadings, Depositions, Orders,
Judgments and Documents.
(ii) Law Paper – I: 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 (as Amended).
(iii) Law Paper – II: Framing of Issues and Writing of Judgments in Civil Cases.
(iv) Law Paper –III: Framing of charges and Writing of Judgments in Criminal
Cases.
Note:-
(i) The question papers on Law Papers I, II and III will be set both in Tamil and
English. Except the Translation paper all other papers shall be answered by the
candidates either in English or Tamil, but not partly in Tamil or in any other
language. Answer sheets written partly in English and partly in Tamil or any
other language will not be evaluated but will be invalidated.
(ii) The candidate should appear for all the four papers in the Main Examination for
his answer sheets to be evaluated and in case the candidate absents himself for
one or more papers, the papers attended will not be evaluated.
(iii) The candidate who has secured less than the minimum marks prescribed for
each paper in the Main Examination shall not be eligible for Viva Voce Test.
(iv) The candidate shall strictly adhere to the instructions given while appearing
for the Preliminary and Main Examination conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public
Service Commission. In case of any deviation, the answer sheets of the
candidates concerned will be invalidated.
(v) It is made clear to the candidates that quoting the principle laid down or
reiterated in any citation would be enough and details of citation shall not
carry any extra weightage. Further quoting of wrong citation may be
detrimental to candidates.

(vi) Any representation by the candidate, for changing the dates of
examination/selection process, change of examination centre, for relaxation
of conditions mentioned in the advertisement or examination related
directions or guidelines or minimum marks or qualifications/requirements etc.
or for revaluation/ re-totalling, shall not be entertained.
(vii) All the directions/instructions/guidelines and formats issued regarding
examination shall be treated as part of the advertisement.
(viii) Candidates for Viva-Voce test will be shortlisted from the successful
candidates in the Main Examination in the ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 with reference
to the number of vacancies as specified in “Instructions to Applicants” under
the heading “Selection Procedure” .
(C) VIVA-VOCE TEST
Viva-voce test shall be for sixty (60) marks and candidates of all categories
shall obtain minimum 18 marks for a pass in the Viva-voce

  1. The object of viva-voce test is to assess the suitability of the candidate for
    the cadre by judging the mental alertness, general knowledge, knowledge of
    law, grasp of procedural laws and principles of law, clear and logical
    exposition, balance of judgment, skills, attitude, ethics, power of assimilation,
    power of communication, character, suitability and intellectual depth, the like
    of the candidate, his/her tact and ability to handle various situations in the
    Court, Administrative and Management Skills.
  2. Candidates of all categories who have obtained the minimum pass mark 18 in
    the viva-voce test alone are eligible for being considered for the selection.
  3. The marks secured by a candidate in the Viva Voce Test shall be added to the
    total marks secured by him/her in the Main Examination.
  4. Since ‘Character’ and ‘Suitability’ of a Candidate are of utmost importance for
  5. being considered, for appointment to the Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service as
    Civil Judge, the character and suitability of the candidate would be enquired
    into and verified by the Competent Authority.

CENTRES FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

Name of the Centre & Centre Code

  1. Chennai 0101 6. Salem 1701
  2. Madurai 1001 7. Thanjavur 1901
  3. Coimbatore 0201 8. Vellore 2701
  4. Tiruchirappalli 2501 9. Villupuram 2801
  5. Tirunelveli 2601

CENTRE FOR MAIN EXAMINATION AND VIVA-VOCE:- TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023

Main Examination and Viva-Voce will be held at Chennai only.

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