🏛 Goa Judiciary Exam 2025 – Civil Judge & Judicial Magistrate

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📌 Exam Name

Goa Judicial Services Examination 2025

📌 Conducting Body

Goa Public Service Commission (GPSC)

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🧾 Exam Pattern & Duration

✅ Preliminary Examination (Objective)

• Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

• Total Marks: 100

• Duration: 2 Hours

• Language: English

• Nature: Screening Test (Qualifying only – marks not counted for final merit)

✅ Main Written Examination (Descriptive)

• Papers: Two

  • Paper I: Civil Law – 100 Marks

  • Paper II: Criminal Law – 100 Marks

• Duration: 3 Hours each

• Medium: English, Konkani, or Marathi (as chosen by the candidate)

• Minimum Qualifying Marks:

  • General Category: 50% per paper

  • Reserved Category: 45% per paper

✅ Viva‑Voce (Interview)

• Total Marks: 50

• Minimum Qualifying Marks: 40%

• Final selection is based on combined marks of Mains and Interview.

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🎓 Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

• LL.B. degree from a recognized university

• Must be eligible to practice law under the Advocates Act

Age Limit (as on notification date)

• Minimum: 21 years

• Maximum: 35 years

• Age relaxation applicable for reserved categories as per government rules

Other Conditions

• Indian citizenship

• Good moral character and medically fit

• No history of criminal convictions

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📅 Expected Timeline for 2025

Final dates will be confirmed by the official notification.

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📘 Preliminary Exam Syllabus

• Constitution of India

• Indian Contract Act

• Specific Relief Act

• Limitation Act

• Code of Civil Procedure (CPC)

• Transfer of Property Act

• Easement Act

• Indian Penal Code (IPC)

• Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)

• Indian Evidence Act

• Sale of Goods Act

• Partnership Act

• Negotiable Instruments Act

• Family Laws (Hindu & Muslim Law)

• Goa-specific tenancy, land, and property laws

• SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

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📕 Mains Exam Syllabus

Paper I – Civil Law

• Code of Civil Procedure

• Indian Contract Act

• Specific Relief Act

• Transfer of Property Act

• Sale of Goods Act

• Partnership Act

• Family Laws (Marriage, Divorce, Succession)

• Goa Mundkar Act

• Goa Agricultural Tenancy Act

Paper II – Criminal Law

• Indian Penal Code

• Criminal Procedure Code

• Indian Evidence Act

• SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act

• Negotiable Instruments Act

• Legal Essay Writing (approx. 800 words)

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🎤 Viva‑Voce / Interview

• Marks: 50

• Qualifying Score: Minimum 40%

• Focus Areas:

  • Legal knowledge and application

  • Communication and personality

  • Ethics, problem-solving, and presence of mind

  • Familiarity with Goa’s legal and socio-cultural environment

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✅ Selection Process Overview

1. Preliminary Exam: Screening only

2. Main Exam: Must score minimum qualifying marks in each paper

3. Interview: Minimum 40% required to be considered

4. Final Merit List: Based on total marks from Mains + Interview

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