RJS Competitive Exam 2024 - Notification, Registration, Eligibility, Syllabus & Pattern, Result

The Rajasthan Judicial Service exam aspirants should fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed by the exam conducting body, Rajasthan High Court. Following are the primary eligibility criteria-

• Applicants must be an Indian citizen.
• Candidate must obtain a Bachelor degree in law from a recognised institute or university.
• Age Limit- Candidates must be less than or equal to 35 years. The minimum age to appear for the exam is 23 years.
• The SC and ST category applicants will get a relaxation of five years in the upper age limit.

The RJS 2024 application form was released on the official website and candidates can apply for the exam from April 9- May 8, 2024. Eligible candidates will be able to fill and submit the RJS application form 2024 through the official website.  Applicants need to enter all the relevant details including academic and personal while filling the application form. Candidates will need to provide a valid phone number and email ID as well.

Following are the important information related to RJS 2024 application procedure-

• A scanned photo and the signature (jpg format) to be uploaded
• Application fee should be successfully paid before submitting the online application form
• The application fee for the General/OBE (Creamy Layer) category candidates is Rs. 1000.
• The application fee for the candidates of the OBC category (Non-Creamy Layer) is Rs. 750.
• The application fee to be paid by SC, ST, and PWD category candidates is Rs. 500.
• The application fee can be paid using credit card/debit card/Internet Banking or Bank Challan.

Rajasthan High Court follows the three-stage recruitment process to select candidates. Those are-

• Preliminary Examination (Objective type questions)
• Main Examination (Subjective type questions)
• Personal Interview

The Preliminary Examination is a screening test. The marks obtained by candidates in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates decide their entry to the Main examination. However, the scores are not be counted for determining their final order of merit. The Preliminary Examination comprises objective type question in which 70 percent weightage will be given to the subjects prescribed in the syllabus pertaining to Law Paper-I and Law Paper-II and 30 percent weightage will be given to test proficiency in English and Hindi language. 

• The total number of questions - 100.
• The subjects covered in the RJS Pre-examination are Law, English, and Hindi.
• Every question carries 1 mark, and the overall test is of 100 marks.
• The total duration of the exam for two hours.
• There is no negative marking in the question paper.

The main examination of RJS 2023 will consist of four subjective papers. Those are-

• Law- Paper-I: Marks allotted is 100 and time allotted is three hours
• Law- Paper-II: Marks allotted is 100 and time allotted is three hours
• Language- Paper-I: Hindi Essay- Marks allotted is 50 and time allotted is two hours
• Language- Paper- II: English Essay - Marks allotted is 50 and time allotted is two hours

Rajasthan High Court will release the RJS admit card 2024 in online mode on the official website.  The RJS 2024 admit card will be released 10 to 15 days prior to the exam. The RJS Competitive examination admit card 2024 will be issued separately for all the states of exam. Candidates should download the online RJS admit card and bring it to the exam centre along with any one photo ID proof for verification purposes.

Rajasthan High Court releases the RJS prelims result 2023 in online mode. The result of RJS 2023 will be released on the official website. Candidates who appeared in the exam will be able to download the RJS 2023 prelims result in pdf format. Those who shortlisted in the RJS Competitive exam prelims result will be eligible to appear in the mains exam.

Rajasthan High Court will declare the exam result 2023 of the RJS main examination in online mode. Test takers should know that the marks secured in the Preliminary examination will not be included for determining their final order of merit.

Test takers should obtain a minimum of 35 percent marks in each of the law papers and 40 percent marks in the aggregate score to qualify.

If a candidate belongs to Scheduled Caste or Scheduled Tribe category, he/she will be deemed to be eligible for interview if obtained a minimum of 30 percent marks in each of the Law papers and 35 percent marks in the aggregate score.

No candidate will be considered if he/she fails to obtain a minimum of 25 percent marks in the interview rounds.

Rajasthan High Court will release the RJS cut off 2024 in online mode on the official website.  The RJS 2024 cut off will be released along with the declaration of result.  The RJS cut off will be released for all the categories. Candidates must score the minimum RJS cut off to get shortlisted. The RJS Competitive examination cut off 2024 will be released separately for all the states of exam.

The selection process comprises two distinct layers. Those are-

• Main Examination
• Personality Test/Interview

While interviewing, a candidate will be tested with reference to his/her record at the School, College and University and his/her moral character, personality, and physique. The questions, which may be put forward, may be of a general nature and which might not necessarily be academic or legal. The candidate might face questions related to General Knowledge including current affairs.  Marks will be given to applicants for their proficiency in the Rajasthani dialects and his/her knowledge about social customs/culture of Rajasthan. These scores will be added to the overall marks obtained in the written test by test takers.