Chhattisgarh Judicial Service · CGPSC
Chhattisgarh decides it in one prelims paper and a Mains that tests how you’d apply the law.
One screening paper, then an applied Mains — we map both subject-by-subject across five prelims papers, the Chhattisgarh-only Acts, and the shift to the new criminal codes.
- Conducting body CGPSC, for the High Court of Chhattisgarh
- Post Civil Judge (Entry Level)
- Eligibility Law degree from a recognised university
- Age 21–35 as on 01.01.2024 (up to 45 with relaxation)
- Stages Prelims → Mains → Viva voce
- Language Prelims bilingual; Mains has a Hindi↔English translation block
Three stages, and only two of them count toward your rank.
Prelims is a pure filter. Your entire merit is built in the Mains and the viva — plan your time accordingly.
Stage 1 · Screening
Preliminary Exam
Objective · one paper
A single 100-question objective paper. Pure filter — no mark sheet is issued and the score is NOT added to your Mains merit.
- One paper
- 100 marks · 100 Qs · 2 hr
- Language
- English & Hindi
- Shortlist to Mains
- 1 : 10 of vacancies
Stage 2 · Selection
Main (Written) Exam
Descriptive · one applied paper
One 100-mark, 3-hour paper. Almost entirely judgement-writing: frame issues/charges and write a reasoned judgement, plus a translation block.
- Civil — issues + judgement
- 40 marks
- Criminal — charges + judgement
- 40 marks
- Translation (E→H 10 · H→E 10)
- 20 marks
Stage 3 · Final
Viva Voce
Interview · 15 marks
Mains toppers in a 1:3 ratio are called. Minimum viva marks: 33% (UR) / 25% (SC, ST, OBC).
- Basis of call
- Mains written score
- Merit
- Mains (written) + Viva
- Prelims weight in merit
- Zero (screening only)
Can you apply? Check this before anything else.
Qualification
A degree in Law from a recognised university, held by the last date of application.
Age
21–35 years as on 01.01.2024. Upper limit relaxed by 5 years (CG SC/ST/OBC), 10 years (women) and 3 years (CG Government employees), capped at 45.
Bar enrolment
Not required by the notification — a fresh law graduate may apply without being an enrolled advocate.
Category relaxation
Native Chhattisgarh SC, ST and OBC (non-creamy-layer) candidates get the age and viva concessions specified in the rules.
Language
Prelims is bilingual (English & Hindi) and Mains carries a Hindi↔English translation block — working comfort in both is essential.
Attempts
No attempt limit is specified in the notification — only the upper age ceiling applies.
The full syllabus, paper by paper.
Prelims screens you on a single 15-subject objective paper; Mains is one applied paper that builds your entire rank.
Prelims
A single bilingual paper. Marks count only for short-listing (1:10) — they are NOT added to the Mains merit.
IPC, CPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act, Constitution of India, Transfer of Property Act, Contract Act, Limitation Act, CG Rent Control Act 2011, Court Fees Act, Specific Relief Act, Registration Act, CG Land Revenue Code, Negotiable Instruments Act 1881 and CG Excise Act 1915.
Mains — one applied paper
- Framing of issues & writing of judgement in civil cases40
- Framing of charges & writing of judgement in criminal cases40
- Translation — English to Hindi10
- Translation — Hindi to English10
The prelims subjects, ranked by how hard the paper actually tests them.
Share of the 500 classified prelims questions across the 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 papers. Prelims is a single 15-subject objective paper, so this is your full map for the screening stage.
Constitution of India
12.4%Heaviest single subject
Fundamental Rights, writs, DPSP, judiciary & executive, emergency, amendments. Watch landmark-case current affairs — NJAC, Kesavananda, GST amendment drove the 2016–17 spike.
Code of Civil Procedure
10.6%Largest of the procedural core
Jurisdiction, pleadings, parties, interim relief, decree/order, execution, appeal, review, revision, res judicata. Steady 8–12 questions every paper.
Code of Criminal Procedure → BNSS
10.4%Re-map to the new code
Investigation, arrest, remand, bail, cognizance, charge, trial, s.125 maintenance, appeals, magistrate powers. Past papers use CrPC — now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.
Indian Evidence Act → BSA
10%Re-map to the new code
Relevancy, admissions, confessions, documents, electronic records, burden of proof, presumptions, estoppel. Past papers use the Evidence Act — now Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
Indian Penal Code → BNS
9.8%Re-map to the new code
General exceptions, abetment, conspiracy, homicide, hurt, property & document offences. Past papers use IPC — now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Civil-side & mid-weight Acts (TPA, Contract, Limitation, SRA, NI, Registration, Court Fees)
36%Individually small, jointly decisive
TPA 7.6% · Contract 7.4% · Limitation 4.6% · Specific Relief 4.6% · NI Act 4.6% · Registration 4.2% · Court Fees 3.2% (fading, 6→2). Narrow, section-based pools — broad even coverage beats deep selectivity.
What to study first, and what gives the most marks per hour.
- Do first Constitution + procedural core
Constitution (12.4%) plus CPC, CrPC, Evidence and IPC together decide more than half the prelims paper. Non-negotiable, near-certain marks.
- High return CG state Acts
Rent Control 2011, Land Revenue Code 1959, Excise Act 1915 — a guaranteed ~10 marks every year, narrow pools, where local candidates win.
- Broad coverage TPA · Contract · Limitation · SRA · NI · Registration
Individually 4–8% but jointly ~33%. Section-based and even — cover all six rather than chasing one deeply.
- Low effort now Court Fees Act
Fading from 6 questions to 2. Learn the key valuation sections and move on.
- Mains is its own skill Judgement & charge framing
80 of 100 Mains marks are applied civil + criminal problems. Practise the format — issues, charges, structured reasoning — more than raw theory.
The state-specific edge most all-India material skips.
Three Chhattisgarh-only Acts you cannot skip
CG Rent Control Act 2011, CG Land Revenue Code 1959 and CG Excise Act 1915 appear in every prelims paper (≈9–12 questions combined). Definitions, authorities, appeal/revision, powers and penalties are usually enough — low volume, high certainty.
Study the new codes — BNS, BNSS, BSA
Every past paper tests IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act (≈30% of prelims). From 1 July 2024 these are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. Re-map old section numbers; the concepts (bail, charge, presumptions, recovery) still recur — including in Mains charge-framing.
Everything you need to practise Chhattisgarh Judiciary — free.
Past Chhattisgarh prelims papers (2014–2020), solved and arranged like the real single-paper exam.
Open Mains Mains Questions & SolutionsCG mains papers (2014–2020) with model judgement and charge-framing answers.
Open Notes Free Notes & LecturesSubject-wise notes — CPC, Constitution, Evidence, IPC and the three CG state Acts.
OpenRead the actual Chhattisgarh papers this analysis is built on.
Start with the distribution files for the big picture, then solve full papers in timed blocks.
Method: every question in five complete prelims papers (500 total, 2014–2020) was read and classified by subject from its stem — not inferred from headings. The Mains source is thin and partial (only 3 papers, 8 transcribed questions; the 2016 translation is missing and no Hindi→English passage was captured), so the Mains picture is best-effort. The notification does not prescribe negative marking, so none is claimed here.
Chhattisgarh Judiciary — quick answers.
Who conducts the Chhattisgarh Judiciary exam?
The Chhattisgarh Public Service Commission (CGPSC) conducts it on behalf of the High Court of Chhattisgarh, recruiting for the post of Civil Judge (Entry Level).
What is the eligibility for Chhattisgarh Judiciary?
A degree in Law from a recognised university and age between 21 and 35 years as on 01.01.2024 (relaxed up to 45 for eligible categories). Fresh law graduates can apply — bar enrolment is not required.
Does the Prelims score count in the final merit?
No. The Preliminary Exam is only a screening test — its mark sheet is not issued and the score is not added to the merit list. Final merit is built from the Mains (written) paper and the viva voce.
How many candidates are shortlisted from Prelims?
The more meritorious candidates in a ratio of 1:10 of the number of vacancies are called for the Main Examination.
How many papers are in the Mains?
One written paper of 100 marks (3 hours): civil issues & judgement (40), criminal charges & judgement (40) and a translation block of 20 (English↔Hindi).
Should I study IPC/CrPC or the new criminal codes?
Past papers test the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act, but these are now the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). Study the new codes and re-map old section numbers.
Is Hindi compulsory for Chhattisgarh Judiciary?
Effectively yes. The prelims paper is bilingual and the Mains has a Hindi↔English translation block worth 20 marks, so working comfort in both languages is essential.
Are there Chhattisgarh-specific Acts in the syllabus?
Yes — the CG Rent Control Act 2011, CG Land Revenue Code and CG Excise Act 1915 are listed and appear in every prelims paper, delivering a guaranteed block of state-law marks.
Practise on questions built to this exact weightage.
Free mock series modelled on the CGPSC pattern — the single-paper prelims, the applied Mains, the three CG Acts, and BNS/BNSS/BSA-mapped questions.