Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service
UP PCS-J · Civil Judge (Junior Division) · Prelims
UP PCS-J prelims runs two objective papers: 150 marks of General Knowledge and 300 marks of Law. The mains is six papers totalling 1000 marks, including substantive law, procedure and evidence, and UP local laws.
Paper 1 GK (150) · Paper 2 Law (300), both qualifying · Paper 1: GK, history, polity, economy · Paper 2: law
What UP PCS-J tests
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One shared core — contract, CPC, BNS, BNSS, BSA — with state-specific layers on top.
Rajasthan Judicial Service
RJS prelims is a 100-question, OMR-based paper with no negative marking. 70% of the weight is law (civil and criminal), 30% is Hindi and English proficiency. Because wrong answers cost nothing, the winning move is to attempt every question you can narrow to two options.
Gujarat Judicial Service
GJS prelims is a single 100-mark paper in three parts: Part A criminal law, Part B civil law, and Part C general knowledge, English and aptitude. Every wrong or multiple answer costs 0.33 marks, so strategy matters more than volume.
Uttar Pradesh Judicial Service
UP PCS-J prelims runs two objective papers: 150 marks of General Knowledge and 300 marks of Law. The mains is six papers totalling 1000 marks, including substantive law, procedure and evidence, and UP local laws.
Madhya Pradesh Judicial Service
MP Civil Judge prelims is an online paper of 150 one-mark questions with no negative marking. Procedure and the major codes dominate, with MP-specific laws (Accommodation Control Act, Land Revenue Code) as the differentiator. Answers can be written in Hindi at mains.
Delhi Judicial Service
The DJS prelims is a single 150-question paper covering General Knowledge, Current Affairs, English and a wide law syllabus — with 25% negative marking. The mains favours precise English and drafting.
Haryana Civil Service (Judicial Branch)
The HCS (Judicial) prelims is 125 questions worth 500 marks in two hours, with 0.8 marks deducted per wrong answer. The mains runs five descriptive papers — two civil law, one criminal law, English and Hindi.
Himachal Pradesh Judicial Service
HP prelims splits into three objective papers — Civil Law I, Civil Law II and Criminal Law — all held on the same day. The mains scales up to 200-mark narrative papers with an English composition paper and a Hindi paper.
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Most of what this exam tests — contract, CPC, the new criminal codes — is already on Ratio for RJS and GJS.
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