Bihar Judicial Services

14-May-2026

Syllabus

Introduction

Name of Exam	Bihar Judicial Services Competitive Exam
Conducting Body	Bihar Public Service Commission
Minimum Qualification	Degree in Law
Key Stages	Prelims, Mains, Personal Interview
Mode of Application	Online
Mode of Exam	Offline
Official Website	bpsc.bih.nic.in

Selection Process for Bihar Judiciary Exam

The Bihar Judiciary exam selection process has three stages which is, Preliminary Written (Objective) Exam, Mains (Written) Exam, and Interview. The selection process is similar to the various judicial services exams. The exam stages are:

Preliminary Examination: The prelims exam is conducted for all the applicants who have applied for the exam. The exam has multiple-choice questions. There are two papers on General Awareness and Law.
Mains Examination: The mains exam will be conducted for prelims qualified candidates. The mains exam has 5 compulsory papers and 5 optional papers out of which each candidate has to select 3 subjects.
Interview: A handful of candidates will be called for the interview. The interview will be taken by the committee decided by the commission.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification: A candidate must have a Bachelor of Law degree from any institute or university recognized by the Bar Council of India.
Age Limit: The minimum age is 22 years, and the maximum age allowed for the exam is 35 years. The upper age limit for women and physically disabled persons is extended to 40 years.

Prelims — Paper & Marks

Paper	Marks
Paper I – General Knowledge & Current Affairs	100
Paper II – Law	150
Total	250

Mains — Paper & Marks

Paper	Type	Marks
General Knowledge / General Studies	Compulsory	150
Elementary General Science	Compulsory	100
General Hindi	Compulsory (Qualifying)	100
General English	Compulsory (Qualifying)	100
Law of Evidence & Procedure	Compulsory	150
Constitutional & Administrative Law of India	Optional	150
Hindu Law & Mohammedan Law	Optional	150
Transfer of Property Act, Equity, Trusts & Specific Relief Act	Optional	150
Law of Contract & Torts	Optional	150
Commercial Law	Optional	150
Total (Compulsory)		600
Total (Best 3 Optional)		450
Grand Total		1050

Preliminary Examination Syllabus
Paper I (100 Marks)	General Knowledge, including current affairs Elementary General Science
Paper II (150 Marks)	Law of Evidence and Procedure Constitutional and Administrative Law of India Hindu Law and Muhammedan Law Law of Transfer of Property Principles of Equity Law of Trusts and Specific Relief Law of Contracts and Torts Commercial Law

Mains Examination Syllabus

Compulsory Papers

Subject	Particulars
General English	Unseen passage Summary or précis writing Letter Writing
General Knowledge	Indian History Culture Geography Polity Current events Currencies & Capitals Static GK
Elementary General Science	Everyday Science
General Hindi	निबंध वाक्य विन्यास व्याकरण
Law of Evidence and Procedure	Bharatiya Sakhya Adhiniyam, 2023 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Civil Procedure Code, 1908 Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Provincial Small Cause Courts Act, 1887

General Hindi and General English are two of the five required subjects that are of qualifying nature.

Optional Papers

Constitutional and Administrative Law of India	Constitution of India - Articles 1 to 395 and Schedules Administrative Law of India and Delegated Legislation Control of Delegated Legislation - Judicial & Legislative Fair Hearing; Rules of Natural Justice; Rules Against Bias; Audi Alteram Partem Tribunals and Quasi-Judicial Authorities; Judicial Control over them Regulatory Authorities Judicial Review of Administrative Action Writ Jurisdiction and Statutory Judicial Remedies, Scope, Extent & Distinction Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Tortuous Liability of State and Compensation Promissory Estoppel, Legitimate Expectation & Doctrine of Proportionality Government Contracts Ombudsman
Law of Contracts and Torts	Indian Contract Act, 1872 General Principles of Liabilities Remedies, Nuisance False Imprisonment Injuries to Domestic and Contractual Relations Wrongful Dismissal Defamation The Rule in Rylands Yrs. Fletcher Deceit Conspiracy Malicious Prosecution
Hindu Law	Schools Marriage Adoption Impartible Estate Endowment
Muhammadan Law	Marriage Adoption Wills Legitimacy Acknowledgement Guardianship
Commercial Law	Sale of Goods Negotiable Instruments Company Law and Partnership

Interview

After qualifying in both Prelims and Mains, the commission will call you for the final round of examination, i.e., the Personal Interview round.
The interview is conducted for a total of 100 marks.
You need to score a minimum of 35% in the interview to make it to the final merit