v                                                                            Addvt. No.
TR
                       RIPURA PU
                               UBLIC SER
                                       RVICE CO
                                              OMMISSION
                                                                                         13/2016
       Appllications are invited in the
                                    t   prescribeed form from m bonafide citizens of In
                                                                                      ndia for seleection of
candidates for
           f recruitme  ent to Tripuura Judicial Service, Grrade-III (Grroup-A Gaze  etted) under the Law
Department,, Governmen  nt of Tripura
                                    a in the scale of Pay Rs.. 27,700-44,7
                                                                         770/-. Higherr initial pay may be
recommende ed by the Coommission forr specially qu
                                                 ualified and experienced
                                                              e         d candidates.
           ancies :- All Permanent.
        Vaca
                                 SC            ST            Tota
                                                                al
                                 02            04             06
         As per Rule 8 of the
                          t Tripura Judicial Serviice Rules, 20003, the postss reserved forr ST & SC candidates
             d by UR candiidates if suita
will be filled                          able reserved
                                                    d category ca
                                                                andidates aree not found.
        NAL QUALIF
EDUCATION        FICATION :
ESSENTIAL:-
     Degrree in Law grranted by a re
                                   ecognized Un
                                              niversity esta
                                                           ablished by Law
                                                                       L   in India.
AGE:-
        Age upto
            u    35 yearss. Age is Rela
                                      axable by 3(th
                                                   hree) years in
                                                               i case of SC//ST candidates.
       The last date ofo receiving application
                                             n is 31.01.20
                                                         017. The ap
                                                                   pplication(s)) received after
                                                                                           a     the
closing date
           e will not be entertained
                                   d.
           mportant Infformation :
(1) Other Im
      The number of post
                    p    to be fillled up is sub
                                               bject to incre
                                                            ease or decrrease followiing requisitio
                                                                                                  on of the
Department..
(2) Prescribed Form ava
                      ailability :-
       The 4(four) page
                      es Applicatio
                                  on Form prin
                                             nted in colouur font will be
                                                                       b available from all Braanches /
           ounters of Tripurra
Extension co          T         Grramin Bank k in the Statte of Tripuraa on deposiit of the preescribed
Recruitmennt Fee throug
                      gh the Special Deposit Slip to the Ac
                                                          ccount No. 14711 in favo
                                                                                 our of the Sec
                                                                                              cretary ,
TPSC in the same Branch/Exten
                      B           nsion counteer as a siingle windo    ow system without an   ny extra
charge/Commmission from
                      m the candida
                                  ates.
         In ad
             ddition, the said
                          s     prescrib
                                       bed Form priinted in colo  our font (A4 size 90 GSM M paper) can n also be
down loaded  d from the Website
                          W        http:///www.tpsc.ggov.in and in
                                                                 n that case, th           ed Recruitment Fee is
                                                                                he prescribe
to be paid too the Accoun nt No. 31176521319 of the   e State Bank of India (corre banking branches)
                                                                                           b          in favour
                                                                                                         f      of
the Secretarry, Tripura Public Serv    vice Commis    ssion. The Bank
                                                                 B      deposit Receipt is to
                                                                                            o be affixed with the
filled up app             m in the speciified Box on the 2nd page of
             plication form                                       o the form.
(3) Rate of Recruitmen
            R        nt Fees:
(i) Group-A Posts:- Rs.2
                       200/- (Rupee es Two Hunddred) only fo
                                                           or General Candidates
                                                                       C         an
                                                                                  nd Rs.150/- (Rupees
One Hundred and Fifty) only
                       o    for ST/SC
                                    C/BPL card holders/Phys
                                               h           sically Handic
                                                                        capped Cand
                                                                                  didates.
           B Posts :- Rs..150/- (Rupe
(ii) Group-B                         ees One Hunddred and Fifty) only for General
                                                                          G       Cand
                                                                                     didates and Rs.100/-
                                                                                                 R
(Rupees Onee Hundred) only
                       o             C/BPL card holders/Physiically Handic
                             for ST/SC                                    capped Cand
                                                                                    didates.
(ii) Group-C C Posts :- Rs
                         s.100/- (Rupe
                                     ees One Hun  ndred) only for General Candidates and Rs.50/- (Rupees
             or ST/SC/BPL card holderss/Physically Handicapped
Fifty) only fo                                               d Candidatess.
(4) SC/ST Ca
           andidates off other States
                                    s (not recogn
                                                nized by the Govt. of Trip
                                                                         pura) should apply
                                                                                      a     for unrreserved
vacancy as general
           g       candidate alongwwith recruitme
                                                ent fee presc
                                                            cribed for genneral candidates.
                                                                                                   Contd….P/02
                                                    (Page/02)
(5) Scheme of the Examination :
        The Examination will comprise of three successive stages viz. (i) Preliminary Examination (Multiple
Choice Type Test), (ii) Main Examination (Conventional Type Test) and (iii) Viva-voce, details as mentioned
below :
(i) Preliminary Examination :
         The Preliminary Examination will consist of one paper containing Multiple Choice Type Questions
on General Ability Test with two hour duration. The Preliminary Examination will be a Screening Test for
selection of candidates for admission to the Main Examination. A limited no. of candidates, maximum
10(ten) times of total posts (in category wise) will be selected merit wise on the basis of the result of the
Preliminary Examination, subject to securing minimum qualifying marks (35% for UR candidates and 30%
for reserved category candidates) or otherwise as fixed by Commission. The marks obtained by the
candidates in the Preliminary Examination will not be taken into account for the purpose of determining the
final merit list.
 (ii) Main Examination :-
        The Main Examination will consist of four papers of Conventional Type Questions namely : English,
General Knowledge, Law Paper-I & Law Paper-II. Full Marks for each paper will be 100 and time allotted will
be 3 hours for each paper. In no case a candidate will be called for Viva voce unless he/she appears in all
the papers of the Examination. Answer to the Questions of Main Examination should be answered in
English only.
(iii) Viva Voce :
         A limited no. of candidates, maximum 3(three) times of total posts (in category wise) will be
selected merit wise on the basis of the result of the Main Examination, subject to securing sixty percent
(60%) or more or corresponding grade in the written examination for UR category and fifty percent(50%) or
more or corresponding grade for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe category in the written examination.
(6)    The selection of candidates shall be made on the basis of cumulative grade value obtained; in
the Main and Viva-vice examination.
(7) Syllabus for the Examination :-
(A) Preliminary Examination (Screening Test) :-
Paper : General Ability Test (Pattern – MCQ)               Full Marks – 100           Total Time : 2 Hours
         Sl. No.                           Topics                                  Marks
            1      General Knowledge & Current Affairs                               20
            2      English                                                           20
                   Constitution of India
                   Code of Civil Procedure
                   Transfer of Property Act
            3      Indian Contract Act                                               60
                   Indian Penal Code
                   Criminal Procedure Code
                   Indian Evidence Act
                   Law of Torts
                                                            Total Marks              100
                                                                                               Contd….P/03
                                                 (Page/03)
(B) Main Examination (Conventional Type) :-
         Sl. No.                    Subject                        Full Marks       Time allotted
                          ENGLISH
           1        i    Essay Writing
                   ii    Precis Writing                                100                3 hours
                   iii   Grammar etc
                          GENERAL KNOWLEDGE
           2       i     Objective Type                                100                3 hours
                   ii    Aptitude Test
                          LAW PAPER – I
                    i    Constitution of India
                   ii    Code of Civil Procedure                       100                3 hours
           3
                   iii   Transfer of Property Act
                   iv    Indian Contract Act
                          LAW PAPER –II
                    i    Indian Penal Code
           4        ii   Criminal Procedure Code                       100                3 hours
                   iii   Indian Evidence Act
                   iv    Law of Trots
(C) INTERVIEW, VIVA-VOCE :- 100
(8)     Applicants must be in possession of the prescribed minimum qualification(s) for the post on the
closing date for submission of application as mentioned in the advertisement.
(9)     Application in the prescribed form duly filed in by the candidate and 2(two) copies of recent stamp
size photographs of the candidate affixed on the Application and Admit Card alongwith the copies of self
attested certificates, self addressed bearing postage stamp of Rs.5/- (rupees five) is to be submitted to
the Reception Counter of the TPSC Secretariat by 5.00 PM of the closing date 31.01.2017. Applicants may
obtain the acknowledgement including Receipt Number from reception counter of the Commission.
        The candidates, who will send application by post, are also required to attach to the application; a
self-addressed Post-card indicating the Advertisement No. and name of the post applied for. Application
will be acknowledged by the Commission by returning this card to the candidate after indicating the
Registration No. allotted to the candidate. No separate acknowledgement other than this card will be sent to
them.
(10)    Decision of the Commission as to the eligibility or otherwise of a candidate at any stage of the
selection process shall be final.
(11)   Assessment and evaluation of the answer scripts done by the Commission shall be final and shall not
be open to scrutiny by any external authority.
(12)    Date, time and venue of Preliminary Examination /Main Examination/Interview, Viva Voce will be
notified in due course.
(13)    For further details, read the “Instructions to candidates”, in the prescribed Application Form and
also please visit the Website of the Commission – http://www.tpsc.gov.in
                                                                                   Sd/-
                                                                                 22/12/16
                                                                               ( S. Riyan )
                                                                                Secretary,
                                                                    Tripura Public Service Commission