EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION 

a) Shall be a citizen of India.

b) Shall be a holder of a degree in Law recognized by the Bar Council of India for the purpose of enrolment as an Advocate.

c) Shall have practiced for a minimum period of 3 years on the first day of January, 2026.

Note- The minimum Period of 3 years shall be reckoned from the date of enrolment with the Bar Council.

AGE LIMIT

Shall not have completed 35 years of age on the first day of January, 2026.

The upper age limit shall be raised by five years in the case of candidates belonging to any of the Scheduled Castes or adult members of such castes and their children when such adult members are converted to other religions, or Scheduled Tribes.

SCHEME OF EXAMINATION 

Preliminary Examination: Objective And Multiple Choice Type 

Mains Examination: Descriptive Exam ( Written Conventional Type)

Interview: Viva-Voce ( Personality Type )

PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 

Maximum marks will be 200 and one mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

It shall consist of one paper containing 100 multiple choice questions, each question carrying two marks.

Duration of the preliminary examination. will be two and a half hours.

 SYLLABUS FOR PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION:

Part - A

Code of Civil Procedure,

Indian Contract Act,

Negotiable Instruments Act,

Transfer of Property Act,

Specific Relief Act,

Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act.

Part - B

Code of Criminal Procedure & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,

Indian Penal Code & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,

Indian Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam

Part - C

Constitution of India,

Legal G.K.,

Reasoning & Mental ability.

MAINS EXAMINATION

The Kerala Judicial Service Main (Written) Examination shall consists of 4 papers.

Each paper carries 100 marks and the duration for each paper will be three hours.

SYLLABUS FOR MAINS EXAMINATION 

Paper-I

English Grammar, General Essays (two), Translation of Malayalam Depositions/Documents to English and vice-versa, Precis writing.

Paper-II

Part-A: Indian Contract Act, Transfer of Property Act, Limitation Act, Specific Relief Act, Easements Act, Kerala Buildings (Lease and Rent Control) Act, Hindu Succession Act, Indian Succession Act - Parts V, Vl & X, Dissolution of Muslim Marriage Act.

Part-B: Kerala Court Fees and Suits Valuation Act, Kerala Stamp Act, Kerala State Legal Services Authorities Act, The Kerala Panchayath Raj. Act -Ch. X, XI, XXIA &XXIII, Kerala Municipality Act -Ch.IX, X, XXIV & XXV, Negotiable Instruments Act (except Ch. XVII), Registration Act.

Paper-III

Part-A: Indian Penal Code & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Indian Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, Abkari Act, Negotiable Instruments Act -Ch. XVIl, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act.

Part-B: Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, Kerala Police Act, Probation of Offenders Act, Forest Act, N.D.P.S. Act (provisions relating to bail and trial by Magistrates).

Paper-IV

Part A: Code of Civil Procedure, Civil Rules of Practice, Kerala Civil Courts Act, Order in lnterlocutory Application/ Framing of issues/Judgment writing (Civil)

Part-B: Code of Criminal Procedure & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Criminal Rules of Practice, Framing of charges/Order in Criminal Miscellaneous Petitions/ Judgment writing (Criminal)

INTERVIEW: VIVA-VOCE 

Maximum marks for viva voce shall be 50.

The cut off marks in the viva-voce is fixed at 40% for general and OBC candidates and 35%  for `Persons with Benchmark Disabilities' and candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.