Detailed Eligibility:

Educational Qualification:

Civil Judges :

A candidate must be a graduate in Law of a recognized University or Institution recognized by the Government.

If he/she is a graduate in Law of a University recognized by the State Government, has approved service in the High Court or in any Civil or Criminal Court sub-ordinate to the High Court or in the Law department of not less than seven years.

Age Limit ( As on 01 August 2022 ) : 

A candidate must not be below 23 years of age and not above 35 years of age.

He/she must not have been born earlier than 2 August 1987 and not later than 1 August 1999.

The maximum age limit in respect of departmental candidates is not more than 39 years.

Age Relaxation: Provided that, the maximum age limit shall be relaxed by five years in case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, SEBC, Women, Ex-servicemen or Commissioned and SSC Officers of defense service and by ten years in case of Persons with benchmark Disabilities.

Salary: Rs 77,840 – 1,36,520/-

No.of.Vacancies: 57 Posts ( Out of which Vacancies reserved for Women – 18 Posts )

Selection Process for OPSC Recruitment 2023 :

The selection process includes a Written Examination / Interview.

The selection of candidates for recruitment to the cadre of Civil Judges shall be made through a competitive examination, which shall consist of three parts; viz- Preliminary Written Examination, Main Written Examination, and Interview.

Preliminary Examination :

The preliminary written examination shall be of one paper carrying 100 marks with a duration of one and half hours of examination with objective type questions of multiple choice (i.e. 100 questions of one mark each with negative marks of twenty-five percent for every wrong answer allotted to that particular question).

The Commission shall call the eligible candidates for the Main Written Examination, who have secured not less than 35 per-centum of marks in the case of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates and 40 per-centum of marks in the case of others in the Preliminary Written Examination.

Main Written Examination :

The main written examination shall be on the following two compulsory papers and three optional papers.

Each of the compulsory subjects shall carry 150 marks with a duration of 2 1/2 (two and a half) hours of examination and each of the optional subjects shall carry 150 marks with a duration of three hours.

A candidate shall answer the papers in English unless otherwise directed.

The standard of papers shall be that of an LL.B. course and in respect of compulsory Paper-I, it shall be of a degree course.

The Commission shall call the candidates, from amongst those who have secured not less than 45 per-centum of marks in aggregate and a minimum of 33 ­centum of marks in each paper in the Main Written Examination, for an interview which shall not more than three times the number of advertised vacancy under each category in order of merit.

The optional subjects for the main written examination, mentioned by the candidate in the online application form, will be treated as final.

No request for a change of optional subjects will be entertained.

Interview :

The interview shall carry 100 (one hundred) marks.

Questions to be asked in the interview may not ordinarily be outside the syllabus prescribed for the Main Written Examination.

In the interview, questions covering broad national and international issues and matters of common interest in the field of Arts and Science may also be asked.

Provided that the names of the candidates shall not be included in the merit list unless such candidates secure a minimum of 40% of marks in the interview.

The Commission shall prepare a list of candidates in order of merit on the basis of written tests and interviews, which shall be equal to the number of advertised vacancies.

How to apply for OPSC Recruitment 2023?

Interested and eligible candidates can apply for the job online mode in their official website from 17 February 2023 to 17 March 2023 till 11.59 pm.

Note :

Certificate of Admission to the written examination to the eligible candidates will be uploaded to the Website of the OPSC prior to the date of the written examination which will be published on the Website of the Commission and in Newspapers.

Every candidate selected for appointment shall be examined by the Medical Board.

A candidate, who does not satisfy the requirement after a medical examination, shall not be appointed.