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TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 Exam - Dates, Notification, Application, Admit Card, Syllabus & Pattern

Updated on 23rd December, 2024 by Team Careers360

About TNPSC Civil Judge 2023

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission had announced the final TNPSC civil judge 2023 result on March 19, 2024. The TNPSC civil judge interview 2023 was conducted from January 29 - February 10, 2024 which is the final round for candidates who cleared the Mains exam. The commission conducted the TNPSC Civil judge mains exam 2023 on November 4, 5, 2023. The TNPSC civil judge Mains results 2023 was announced on January 5, 2024.

TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 exam contains three successive stages including preliminary, main and viva voce. Candidates who qualify in the preliminary exam have to appear in the main examination (descriptive type). Candidates have to score minimum qualifying marks to participate in the further stages of the recruitment.

Candidates will be shortlisted for the viva voce test based on the ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 with reference to the number of vacancies. If candidates score less than the minimum marks prescribed for viva voce test, they are not eligible for final selection. 

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TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 Highlights

Full Exam Name
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Judge Exam
Short Exam Name
TNPSC Civil Judge
Conducting Body
Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission
Frequency Of Conduct
Vacancy times a year
Exam Level
State Level Exam
Languages
English +1 more
Mode Of Application
offline +1 more
Application Fee
Offline : 500 +1 more
Exam Duration
15 Hours
No Of Seats
245

TNPSC Civil Judge Important Dates

TNPSC Civil Judge Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Judge Exam (session 2023)

01 Jun' 2023 - 30 Jun' 2023 . Online
Application Date
05 Jul' 2023 - 07 Jul' 2023 . Online
Application Correction Date
29 Jan' 2024 - 10 Feb' 2024 . Online
Exam Date
Oral test

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TNPSC Civil Judge Preliminary Exam (session 2023)

19 Aug' 2023 - 19 Aug' 2023 . Offline
Exam Date
23 Aug' 2023 - 30 Aug' 2023 . Online
Others
Answer key challenge facility
11 Oct' 2023 - 11 Oct' 2023 . Online
Result Date

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TNPSC Civil Judge Main Exam (session 2023)

04 Nov' 2023 - 05 Nov' 2023 . Offline
Exam Date

Candidates should be a citizen of India and should have knowledge in Tamil to read, write and speak. Candidates should check other eligibility criteria details carefully before filling the online TNPSC Civil Judge application form 2023.

Age Limit:

Categories

Minimum Age

Maximum Age

Practicing Advocates/Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutors

SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC, BCM and destitute widows of all castes.



25 Years



40 Years

Others

25 Years

35 Years

Fresh Law Graduates

All categories

22 Years

27 Years

Educational Qualification: He/she should have possessed a bachelor's degree in law from any university established in India or a university recognized under the advocate’s act, 1961.

Particulars

Qualification

Practicing Advocates / Pleaders and Assistant Public Prosecutors

He/she should possess a Degree in Law of a University in India or University incorporated by or under a Central Act or a State Act or an Institution recognized by the UGC, or any other equivalent qualification and enrolled in the Bar Council of Tamil Nadu or in the Bar Council of any other State in India 

He/she must be practicing as an Advocate or Pleader in any Court on the date of Notification for recruitment to the post and he/she must have so practiced for a period of not less than three years on that date. 

He/she must be an Assistant Public Prosecutor having not less than three years of experience as an Advocate or Assistant Public Prosecutor.

Fresh Law Graduates

He/she must be a fresh Law graduate possessing a degree in Law from a recognized University.

He/she should be eligible to be enrolled as an advocate

He/she must have scored an overall percentage of marks in the bachelor’s degree of law as given below,

Reserved categories (SC, SC(A), ST, MBC/DC, BC(OBCM) and BCM) -  45% Marks.

Other category - 50% Marks

He/she should have obtained the bachelor’s degree of law within a period of three years prior to the date of notification.

TNPSC Civil Judge Application Procedure: Candidates would be able to apply for TNPSC Civil Judge exam through online mode only. Candidates would have log in ID and password to apply for the Tamil Nadu Civil Judge exam. Applicants who have registered in One Time Registration shall use their existing user ID and password to fill the TNPSC Civil Judge online application form.

TNPSC One Time Registration (OTR):

  • One Time Registration is the collection of information from the applicants and providing a separate dashboard to maintain their own profile. 
  • For applying in One Time Registration, the candidates should have scanned soft copies of their passport-sized photo and signature in a CD/DVD/Pen drive.
  • Candidates should provide their particular details including SSLC Register Number, Month & Year of Passing and Name of the Board while registering online.
  • A valid e-mail ID and mobile number are mandatory for OTR because TNPSC will send all messages and communications to the registered e-mail ID and mobile number.

TNPSC Civil Judge Application Form Process:

  • The candidate needs to log in by using the user ID and password.
  • Candidates have to fill up the additional details required for Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service application.
  • After submitting the details in the online application form, candidates can choose any one of the modes for making payment of the exam fee.
  • Examination fee – Rs.500
  • For One Time Registration Fee– Rs.150 (One Time Registration is valid for five years from the date of registration.)
  • Payment Method: Online/Offline.
  • Online Mode: Net Banking/Credit card/Debit card.
  • Offline Mode: Fee can be paid offline at State Bank of India/Indian Bank within two days from the date of submission of the online application by choosing the challan option
  • Candidates have to wait for the intimation from the server while making the online fee payment.
  • Candidates need not send the hard copy of the online application form or any other supporting documents to the TNPSC.
  • For any clarification, Call on Help Desks (8754000961) and write to technicalhelp@tnpscexams.in.

NOTE: If the candidate forgets the user ID and password, he/she can change or reset them using the “Forget Password and Forgot Login ID” Options.

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Documents Required at Exam TNPSC Civil Judge 2023

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission Civil Judge Exam 2023

  • Admit card
  • Aadhaar card
  • Passport

TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 Exam Centers

StateCity
Tamil Nadu
Chennai
Tiruchirappalli
Thanjavur
Madurai
Tirunelveli
Coimbatore
Vellore
Salem
Villupuram

Preliminary Exam

The preliminary examination consists of one paper of objective type containing 100 multiple choice questions, each carrying one mark. The questions will be asked in both Tamil and English. Maximum marks will be 100 and ½ mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer. The duration of the prelims exam will be two hours. The candidates will be shortlisted based on the marks obtained in the preliminary exam. These marks will not be considered for the final merit list of the candidates.

Exam



Duration

Minimum marks to qualify for Main Exam

Maximum Marks

Preliminary Exam (Objective)

SC/ST

MBC/DC/BC(OBCM)/BCM

Others


3 Hours

30

35

40

100

Main Exam

The Law question papers will be set both in Tamil and English. The candidates are given the option of choosing the papers either in Tamil or English. The candidates should appear in all the papers in the main exam and viva voce test. Candidates should score the minimum qualifying marks in both main exam and viva voce test to get qualified for the final selection.

Exam


Duration

Maximum Marks

Minimum marks to qualify for Main Exam

Main Written Exam (Descriptive)

SC/ST

MBC/DC/BC(OBCM)/BCM

Others

Translation Paper

03 hours

100



30%



30%



40%

Law Paper-1

03 hours

100

Law Paper-2

03 hours

100

Law Paper-3

03 hours

100

Viva Voce

-

60

18 Marks

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TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 Syllabus

TNPSC Civil Judge Main Exam Syllabus

Translation paper: Unit 01


Translation of passages from English to Tamil and from Tamil to English
  • Pleadings, depositions, orders, judgements, and documents

While preparing for TNPSC Civil Judge 2023, some of the tips mentioned here will help the candidates in terms of preparing in a better way for the exam. First and foremost, one must know the syllabus and exam pattern of TNPSC Civil Judge 2023 thoroughly. previous years question papers, sample papers and choosing the best books are some of the factors that determine how one performs in the exam. Apart from these factors, the secret of success always lies in hard work. Some more important tips to excel in TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023 are, 

Syllabus: You should make sure that you are following the syllabus prescribed by the TNPSC.

Study Materials: 

  • Textbook: Collect the textbooks of Samacheerkalvi which are considered to be the best.
  • Previous Question Papers: With the help of the previous year question papers, you can understand the structure of the TNPSC Civil Judge Exam 2023. We suggest you practice as many as sample question papers, It will help to find your weak areas and also increase your accuracy and speed.
  • Newspaper: You should read the newspaper like The Hindu, Times of India, Hindustan Times, Indian Express etc.., to improve your vocabulary. You need to note down the current affairs from those newspaper mentioned above.

TNPSC Civil Judge hall ticket for prelims has been released online on August 9. Candidates must check the commission’s website regularly before the exam date to download the TNPSC Civil Judge hall ticket. Candidates should make sure that the particulars on the hall ticket contain no errors. Candidates need to bring a prescribed valid photo identity proof,

  • Voter ID Card
  • Aadhar Card
  • PAN Card
  • Passport
  • Driving License 
  • Photo ID authorized by Gazetted Officers.

Preliminary Exam

TNPSC Civil Judge answer key 2023 will be released within one week from the date of the preliminary exam. Candidates will send the objections against the answer key with proof within seven days from release date. If the challenge is accepted by the TNPSC, candidates will get the notification about it on the official website. TNPSC Civil Judge Answer Key 2023 is common for all sets of question papers. 

Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission announced the TNPSC civil judge final results 2023 on March 19, 2024 on their official website, tnpsc.gov.in. The result will be published in the form of a PDF file. Candidates can find the list of roll numbers of all the candidates who have qualified for the mains exam in TNPSC Civil Judge result PDF and for the prelims exam exam as well.  Previously, the TNPSC civil judge Mains exam result 2023 was released on January 5, 2024.

Shortlisted candidates will be able to appear for the mains exam. Candidates who get shortlisted in TNPSC Civil Judge result for the mains exam will be called to appear for a viva-voce. Candidates' performance in the viva-voce will determine the final result of TNPSC Civil Judge recruitment exam.

General Information

Contacts

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Relevant Links

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Questions related to TNPSC Civil Judge

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For judiciary exam :-

You must have enrolled in 3 year or 5year law degree.


Candidates qualified to be admitted as Advocates under Advocates Act, 1961 OR candidates currently practising as Advocates in India.

That's it.

No other qualification is required.

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