HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO THE UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL
                         SERVICE -2014
                                      Advertisement
   Applications for direct recruitment against 82 vacancies: SC-17, ST-02, OBC-22 and
Unreserved-41(reservation for SC/ST/OBC categories will be applicable for the
candidates belonging to State of U.P. only) in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service in
the pay scale of Rs. 51550-1230-58930-1380-63070 are invited from Advocates of not less
than 7 years standing as on 01.01.2015, who must have attained the age of 35 years and
must not have attained the age of 45 years as on 01.01.2015. Age limit shall be higher by 3
years in case of SC/ST/OBC candidates belonging to the State of U.P. only. There shall
be 20% horizontal reservation for women belonging to State of U.P. only.
    The application shall be filled online (www.allahabadhighcourt.in) from 19th May,
2014 to 18th June, 2014 till 23:59 hours after which the link will be disabled. The hard
copy of the On-line submitted application form may be downloaded/printed upto 23rd June,
2014 till 23:59 hours.
A Preliminary Examination (objective) will be held on 20th July, 2014 at Allahabad and
only those candidates shall be called to appear in the Main Written Examination who secure
45% or more marks in the Preliminary Examination, provided candidates not more than 20
times of number of vacancies category-wise i.e. separately for General, Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes shall be admitted to the Main Written
Examination.
         In addition to submission of on-line application, the downloaded hard copy of
the application form along with required documents as mentioned in the instructions
are to be submitted as follows :
    (i) The Advocates practising within the State of U.P.:- before the District & Sessions
Judge of the district or the Registrar General, High Court Allahabad, Senior Registrar,
Lucknow Bench, Lucknow, respectively after obtaining requisite forwarding on or before
03rd July, 2014.
   (ii) The Advocates practising outside the State of U.P.- The candidates shall obtain
requisite forwarding by the District and Sessions Judge of the district/Registrar
General/Registrar of the High Court/Secretary General of the Supreme Court respectively.
Duly filled up and forwarded application form to be sent directly by the candidate by
Registered Post to the Registrar (Selection & Appointment) High Court of Judicature at
Allahabad so as to reach on or before 03rd July, 2014.
         The eligibility criteria/application form, detailed instructions for the guidance of the
candidates, syllabus and other details are available on the website of Allahabad High Court
(www.allahabadhighcourt.in). Examination Fee for General/OBC category candidates is
Rs. 850/- (Rs. 600/- for S.C./S.T. candidate belonging to State of U.P. only).
                                                            REGISTRAR GENERAL
         HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD
    DIRECT RECRUITMENT TO  THE UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER 
                  JUDICIAL SERVICE 2014
                  Abridged advertisement 
       Applications for direct recruitment against 82 vacancies:  Unreserved.41, 
OBC22, SC17, ST2 (reservation for SC/ST/OBC categories will be applicable for
the candidates belonging to State of U.P. only)  in the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial 
Service   in the  pay scale  of Rs.51550123058930138063070 are invited from 
Advocates of not less than 7 years standing as on 01.01.2015, who  must have
attained the age of 35 years and must not have attained the age of 45 years as on
01.01.2015 Age   limit   shall   be   higher   by   3   years   in   case   of  SC/ST/OBC 
candidates belonging to the State of U.P. only. There shall be 20% horizontal 
reservation   for   women   belonging   to   the   State   of   U.P.   only.  The   online 
application can be filled from 19th  May, 2014 to 18th  June, 2014 till 23:59 
hours after which the link will be disabled. The hard copy of the On-line submitted
application form may be downloaded/printed upto 23 rd June, 2014 till 23:59 hours. The 
recruitment will be based on a Preliminary Examination (objective) to be held on 
20th July, 2014 at Allahabad and only those candidates shall be called to appear in 
the Main Written Examination who secure 45% or more marks in the Preliminary 
examination, provided  candidates not more than 20 times of number of vacancies 
categorywise i.e. separately for General, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and 
Other Backward Classes shall be admitted to the Main Written Examination. 
        The eligibility, application form, detailed instructions for the guidance of 
the   candidates,   syllabus   and   other   details   are   available   on   the  website  of 
Allahabad
 High Court (www.allahabadhighcourt.in) 
         
                                                     REGISTRAR GENERAL
   THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD, ALLAHABAD
   INSTRUCTIONS / INFORMATIONS FOR THE GUIDANCE OF CANDIDATES FOR DIRECT
       RECRUITMENT TO THE UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE - 2014.
1. 82 POST OF U.P HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICES: Out of which 17 posts are reserved for
Scheduled Castes candidates, 2 posts are reserved for Scheduled Tribes candidates, 22 posts are
reserved for Other Backward Classes candidates and the remaining 41 posts are Unreserved.
There shall be 20% horizontal reservation for women. Reservation for SC/ST/OBC categories and
women will be applicable for the candidates belonging to State of U.P. only.
2. MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: A candidate must be an Advocate of not less
than seven years standing as on 01st day of January, 2015. The applicants must fulfil the
essential requirements of the post and other conditions stipulated in the Uttar Pradesh Higher
Judicial Service Rules, 1975.
Note: Prosecuting Officers/Assistant Prosecuting Officers are treated to be an Advocate and
eligible as per the Judgement of Hon'ble Supreme Court in Civil Appeal No.561 of 2013-Deepak
Agarwal Vs. Keshav Kaushik & Others.
                                        IMPORTANT
On Line Submission of Application Form        Sending of Hard Copy of Application Form.
  OPENING DATE - 19th May, 2014.               LAST DATE FOR RECEIPT OF PRINTOUT (HARD
  CLOSING DATE - 23:59 HRS                     COPY) OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS ALONGWITH
                 of 18th June, 2014.           COPY    OF    SPECIFIED      DOCUMENTS /
  Note: On-line submitted applications         CERTIFICATES IS 3rd July, 2014
  form may be downloaded/printed upto
  23rd June, 2014 till 23:59 hrs.
                     Date of preliminary examination: 20th    July, 2014
3. NOTES:
a) Candidates are to apply On-line against this advertisement on the On line Recruitment Application
    (ORA) website http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in and NOT write to the High Court for
    Application forms. They are also requested to go through carefully the details of posts and
    instructions as below as well as on the website http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in
b) NATURE OF POST: Permanent.
c) PAY SCALE :. Rs. 51550 – 1230-58930-1380-63070 Plus admissible allowances.
d) AGE LIMIT AS ON : A candidate for direct recruitment must have attained the
   age of 35 years and must not have attained the age of 45 years on the
   first day of January 2015; in other words, he must have been born on or
   after 02.01.1970 and not later than 01.01.1980.
e) The age limit shown is the normal age limit and the age is relaxable for SC/ST and OBC
   candidates belonging to State of U.P. only up to 3 years in respect of vacancies reserved for
   them. SC/ST/OBC Candidates have to produce a Caste Certificate and Domicile Certificate of
   U.P.
f) Syllabus is given in Appendix-G of the U.P. Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 (as amended).
   (See Appendix- G as attached)
(g) PROBATION: The persons selected will be appointed on probation as per rule.
(h) The recruitment will be based on a preliminary examination (objective), consisting of 100 marks
    of two hours from syllabus on OMR Sheet to be held on above date at Allahabad & only those
    candidates shall be called to appear in the main written examination who secure 45% or more
    marks in the preliminary examination provided candidates not more than 20 times of number of
    vacancy category wise i.e. separately for General, SC, ST & OBC shall be admitted to the main
    written examination. The candidates securing 45% or above in the main written examination
    shall be called to appear in the interview subject to maximum thrice the number of vacancies
    category-wise.
              INSTRUCTIONS AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CANDIDATES FOR
                              RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION
1. CITIZENSHIP: A candidate for recruitment to the service must be:
        (a)     A citizen of India, or
        (b)     A subject of Sikkim, or
        (c)     A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962
                 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or.
        (d)    A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Ceylon
                or any of the East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda· and the United
               Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar) with the
               intention of permanently settling in India;
                Provided that a candidate belonging to category (c) or (d) above shall be
                a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the
                State Government;
                Provided further that a candidate belonging to category (c) will also be
                required to obtain a certificate of eligibility granted by the Intelligence
                Department, (Head Quarters), Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
                 Provided also that if a candidate belongs to Category (d) above, no
                certificate of eligibility will be issued for a period of more than one year,
                and such a candidate may be retained in service after a period of one
                year, only if he/she has acquired Indian Citizenship.
                NOTE:- A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary
                but the same has neither been issued nor refused, may be admitted to
                the examination or interview and he may also be provisionally appointed
                subject to the necessary certificate being obtained by him/her or issued
                in his/ her favour subsequently.
2. APPLICATION FEE:            (A) General/OBC Category - Rs.850/-
                               (B) SC/ ST – Rs.600/- (for the SC/ST candidates belonging to the
                                  State of U.P. only)
(a) Candidates are required to pay a fee only by depositing the money in any branch of the SBI :
      (i) Take print out of Payment Challan from the website http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in
      (ii) Fill the particulars viz. name, branch name, city etc.
     (iii) Submit the fee Payment Challan and amount in any Branch of S.B.I.
     (iv) Collect the applicant's copy and High Court's Copy of fee Payment Challan from
           the branch.
(b) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered.
3. Fee once paid shall not be refunded.
4. HOW TO APPLY:
a) Candidates must apply on-line through the website http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in
   Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted.
b) After submitting the On line Recruitment Application (ORA), the candidates are required to take
   a print out (Hard Copy) of the finally submitted On line Recruitment Application.
NOTE-I:
   In addition to submission of on-line application, the downloaded hard copy/print out of the
On line submitted Application Form along with required documents as mentioned in the
instructions are to be submitted as follows :
   (i) Advocates practising within the State of U.P.- before the District & Sessions Judge of the district or
the Registrar General, High Court Allahabad, Senior Registrar, Lucknow Bench, Lucknow,
respectively after obtaining requisite forwarding on or before 3rd July, 2014.
    (ii) Advocates practising outside the State of U.P.: The candidates shall obtain requisite
forwarding by the District and Sessions Judge of the District/Registrar General/Registrar of the High
Court/Secretary General of the Supreme Court respectively. Duly filled up and forwarded application
form will be sent directly by the candidate by Registered Post to the Registrar (Selection &
Appointment) High Court of Judicature at Allahabad so as to reach on or before 3rd July, 2014.
NOTE-II: In case, the Printout (Hard-Copy) of the On line Recruitment Application along with
specified documents/certificates is not received or received after the prescribed last date, the
candidature would not be considered.
NOTE-III: Candidates are required to write the words “RECRUITMENT of U.P.H.J.S – 2014” on top
of the Envelope while submitting of the Printout (Hard Copy) of the On line Recruitment Application
along with specified documents/ certificates.
NOTE-IV: After scrutiny of the Hard-copy of Application Form with attachments received at Selection
& Appointment Cell of High Court, Allahabad, list of eligible candidates and non-eligible candidates
with respective deficiencies will be published on the website http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in
 NOTE-V: Admit Card shall be downloaded by the candidates by using same User-Id and Password
allotted    at  the    time   of    filling  on-line   application   form,   from    the  website
http://www.allahabadhighcourt.in w.e.f. 14th, July, 2014. After taking printout of Admit Card, the
candidates are required to paste his/her same coloured attested photograph on the space provided
for it, which has already been pasted on the Hard Copy/print out of Application Form submitted
earlier. Admit Cards of the eligible candidates will be available on the official website of this
Court from 14th July, 2014.
 NOTE-VI: In case candidate fails to download their Admit Card from the website, they can obtain
Duplicate Admit Card from the Selection & Appointment Cell of High Court, Allahabad from16th July,
2014 onwards after proper verification.
5. DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES:
         Following Documents/ Certificates are to be submitted along with the downloaded
application form of the On line Recruitment Application (ORA) failing which the candidature would
not be considered:
  (a) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet
      issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age. (Self
      attested copy be attached)
  (b) Copies of Degree/Diploma certificate along with marks statements pertaining to all the
     academic years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of
     Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the
     academic years will be accepted. (Self attested copy be attached)
  (c) Copy of registration in Bar Council. (Self attested copy be attached)
  (d) Copy of experience as an Advocate in the prescribed proforma from the District & Session
      Judge of the district or Registrar General/Registrar of the High Courts or Secretary General of
      Supreme Court as the case may be, for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the
      duration of practice (date, month, year). (Original copy be attached)
  (e) Caste certificate of candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed proforma
      issued by the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate's Caste, village/ town, the
      candidate is ordinarily a resident of.(Self attested copy be attached)
  (f) Certificate of character from the District & Session Judge of the district or Registrar
      General/Registrar of the High Courts or Secretary General of Supreme Court as the case may
      be and two certificates of Character from two responsible persons of status, well acquainted
      with the candidate in private life and unconnected with their school/college/University. The
      certificates must not be of a date preceding six months the date of application. (Original copy
      be attached)
  (g) Photo identity card I.e U.I.D./Voter I.D. Card / Driving Licence / Passport / PAN Card / Bar
      Council Identity Card/Bank's Passbook copy with photograph. (Self attested copy be attached).
  (h) Two self-addressed (IN BLOCK LETTERS) stamped envelops of the size of 26 cm. x 12.5 cm
      having stamp of requisite amount for Registered Post.
  (i) Copy of counterfoil (High Court's Copy) of Bank Challan evidencing deposit of requisite fee.
      (Original copy be attached).
NOTE - I :   The period of experience rendered by a candidate as an Advocate on part time
             basis, will not be counted.
NOTE – II : The candidates shall be required to submit such information and documents as
            may be required by the High Court, Allahabad from time to time.
6. ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT:
      Candidates are warned that they should not furnish any particulars that are false or suppress
any material information while filling up the application form. Candidates are also warned that they
should in no case correct or alter or otherwise tamper with any entry in a document or its
attested/certified copy submitted by them nor should they submit a tampered/fabricated document. If
there is any inaccuracy or any discrepancy between two or more such documents or their
attested/certified copies, an explanation regarding this discrepancy should be submitted. A candidate
who is or has been declared to be guilty of:
  a) obtaining support of his/her candidature by any means, or
  b) impersonating, or
  c) procuring impersonation by any person , or
  d) submitting fabricated documents or documents which have been tampered with, or
  e) making statements which are incorrect or false or suppressing material information, or
  f) resorting to any other irregular or improper means in connection with his/her candidature for the
        selection, or
  g) using unfair means during the test, or
  h) writing irrelevant matter including obscene language or pornographic matter, in the script(s), or
  i) misbehaving in any other manner in the examination hall, or
  j) harassing or doing bodily harm to the staff employed for the conduct of the test, or
  k) bringing mobile phone/Communication device in the examination Hall/Interview room
  l) attempting to commit or, as the case may be, abetting the commission of all or any of the acts
     specified in the foregoing clauses may, in addition to rendering himself/herself liable to criminal
     prosecution, be liable:
            i) to be disqualified from selection for which he/she is a candidate, and/or
            ii) to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period:-
  (m) Canvassing in any form will disqualify a candidate.
7. CHECK LIST
        VERIFY THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SUBMITING THE ON LINE RECRUITMENT
                    APPLICATION OR DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES
a) That no column is wrongly filled or kept blank as the information furnished therein would be used
    to determine the eligibility of candidates.
b) That after submitting the On line Recruitment Application (ORA), a print out of the finally
    submitted Application is to be submitted along with specified documents/ certificates.
c) That all the qualifications and experiences in the relevant field (over and above the minimum
    qualifications and experiences prescribed) are mentioned in the On line Recruitment Application.
d) Following Documents/ Certificates are to be submitted along with the downloaded application
    form of the On line Recruitment Application (ORA) failing which the candidature would not be
    considered:
        (i) Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet
            issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age.
            (Self attested copy be attached)
       (ii) Copies of Degree/Diploma certificate along with marks statements pertaining to all the
            academic years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of
            Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all
            the academic years will be accepted. (Self attested copy be attached)
      (iii) Copy of registration in Bar Council. (Self attested copy be attached)
      (iv) Copy of experience as an Advocate in the prescribed proforma from the District & Session
          Judge of the district or Registrar General/Registrar of the High Courts or Secretary
          General of Supreme Court as the case may be, for the entire experience claimed, clearly
          mentioning the duration of practice (date, month, year). (Original copy be attached)
      (v) Caste certificate of candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed
          proforma issued by the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate's Caste,
          village/ town, the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.(Self attested copy be attahced)
      (vi) Certificate of character from the District & Session Judge of the district or Registrar
          General/Registrar of the High Courts or Secretary General of Supreme Court as the case
          may be and two certificates of Character from two responsible persons of status, well
          acquainted with the candidate in private life and unconnected with their
          school/college/University. The certificates must not be of a date preceding six months the
          date of application. (Original copy be attached)
      (vii) Photo identity card I.e U.I.D./Voter I.D. Card / Driving Licence / Passport / PAN Card / Bar
            Council Identity Card/Bank's Passbook copy with photograph. (Self attested copy be
            attached)
      (viii) Two self-addressed (IN BLOCK LETTERS) stamped envelops of the size of 26 cm. x
             12.5 cm. having stamp of requisite amount for Registered Post.
      (ix) Copy of counterfoil (High Court's Copy) of Bank Challan evidencing deposit of requisite
           fee. (Original copy be attached).
(e) Any information contained in the attached documents/certificates shall not be considered unless
    it is claimed in the On line Recruitment Application.
(f) That the printout of the On line Recruitment Application along with specified documents/
    certificates be sent well in advance so as to reach the Office on or before the prescribed last
    date.
(g) The Experience Certificate in prescribed proforma as an Advocate must contain forwarding of
    District and Sessions Judge of the district/Registrar General/Registrar of the High
    Court/Secretary General of the Supreme Court respectively within whose jurisdiction the
    candidate has been practising along with signature & seal of competent authority.
(h) That the candidates are requested to write the words “Recruitment of U.P. HJS-2014” on
    the top of the envelope while sending the Hard Copy of On line Recruitment Application Form
    along with specified documents/ certificates.
                                                  PRESCRIBED PROFORMAE
                                                             Proforma-I
The format of certificate to be produced by Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
candidates applying for appointment to the post under the U.P HJS Rules.
This is to certify that Shri/Shrimati/Kumari*..................................................son/daughter*
of      .....................................................of village/town* ................................................. in
District/Division* ........................................... of the State of Uttar Pradesh belongs to
the.......................... caste/tribe* which is recognised as a Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe* under
existing Government Order:—
This certificate is issued on the basis of the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes certificate issued to
Shri/Shrimati*.....................................................                     Father/Mother                                       of
Shri/Shrimati/Kumari                                                               .........................................................of
village/town*..........................................in District/Division*............................ of the State of Uttar
Pradesh ............................ who belongs to the caste/tribe* which is recognised as a Scheduled
Caste/Scheduled Tribe in the State of U.P. issued by the District Magistrate
dated...................................... Shri/Shrimati/ Kumari*............................................... and/or* his/her*
family ordinarily resides in village/town*............................. of.............................. District/Division* of
the State of Uttar Pradesh.
Signature................................................
Full Name …..........................................
**Designation............................................
(With Seal of Office) (District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / City Magistrate / Sub-
Divisional Magistrate / Tehsildar.
State
Place: .....................................
Date: ......................................
The certificate must be issued by the authority empowered to issue.
________________________________________________________________________________
       The format of certificate to be produced by Other Backward Classes candidates
applying for appointment to the post under U.P. HJS Rules.
                                                             Proforma-II
           This is to certify that Shri/Shrimati/Kumari*...........................................son/daughter* of
Shri............................... of village/town* ...........................in District/Division*............... of the State of
U.P. belongs to the ....................Community which is recognised as a backward class under existing
Government Orders.
         Shri/Shrimati/Kumari*................................and/or* his/her* family ordinarily                             resides       in
village/town*................................ of...................... District/Division* of the State of U.P
This is also to certify that he/she* does not belong to the persons/sections* (Creamy Layer)
Place....................................................
Date.....................................................   Signature................................
                                                            Full Name.................................................
                                                            **Designation............................................
                                                            (With Seal of Office) (District Magistrate /
                                                            Additional District Magistrate / City
                                                            Magistrate / Sub-Divisional Magistrate /
                                                            Tehsildar.
                                                            (With seal of Office)
 Note 1: Candidates claiming to belong to OBCs should note that the name of their caste (including
 its spellings) as indicated in their certificates, should be exactly the same as published in the lists
notified by the Government from time to time. A certificate containing any variation in the caste name
will not be accepted.
________________________________________________________________________________
                                             Proforma-III
Form of declaration to be submitted by the OBC candidate (in addition to the community certificate)
I        ……………….              Son/daughter          of        Shri…………………….resident                     of
village/town/city………………….district………………….state………………hereby declare that I
belong to the………………..community which is recognized as a backward class by the Government
of U.P for the purpose of reservation in services as per orders. It is also declared that I do not belong
to persons/sections/sections (Creamy Layer) mentioned in Govt. order
                                                                        Signature:………………………..
                                                                        Full Name:………………………
                                                                        Address:…………………………
                                               FORM-IV
                                        Experience Certificate
                               (For experience at Bar for Advocates)
                             Letter Head of the Institution/Issuing Authority
                                                                                       Telephone No…..
                                                                                       Fax No………….
Name of Organization ____________________________
Address of the Organization ______________________
                                                                        Dated: ________________
This is to certify that Shri/Ms………… (Registration No…………..) S/o D/o W/o Shri……….has been
practising /practised as an Advocate dealing with criminal/civil cases from………to…………….in the
CAT/Sessions Court/High Court/Supreme Court at………
        It is certified that above facts and figures are true and based on records available in our
organization/Bar Council of District _______.
                                                                                    Signature
                                                                          Name of competent authority
                                                                          Stamp of competent authority
NOTE:     The   concerned   District   Judge/Registrar   General/Registrar   etc.   may 
             furnish   the   certificate   of   experience   and   forward   the   applications   of 
             Prosecuting   Officers/Assistant   Prosecuting   Officers   on   the   basis   of 
             appropriate   certificate   submitted   by   them   from   the   Concerned  District 
           Magistrate/ Senior Prosecuting Officer.
                             APPENDIX-‘G’
See Rule-18 of the Uttar Pradesh Higher Judicial Service Rules, 1975 (as
                              ammended)
   SYLLABUS PRESCRIBED FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF THE OFFICERS
               IN UTTAR PRADESH HIGHER JUDICIAL SERVICE
   The examination for U.P. Higher Judicial Service will include the following subjects:
  Paper No.1:  General Knowledge
          This paper will be of 100 marks and 3 hours duration. 
          There will be a paper of “General Knowledge”. The paper  may                                                include 
  questions   based   on   topics   relating   to   History   of   India   and   Indian   Culture, 
  Geography   of   India,   Indian   Polity,   current   national   issues   and   topics   of   social 
  relevance,   India   and   the   World,   Indian   Economy,   International   Affairs   and 
  institutions and development in the field of Science & Technology, communication 
  and space. 
                                                                                                                              
          The nature and standards of questions in these papers will be such that a  
  well educated person will be able to answer them without any specialised study.
  Paper No.2:  Language: 
           This paper will be of 100 marks and 3 hours duration. It shall comprise four 
  questions as specified below:
  (i) Essay to be written in English 30 marks
  (ii) English Précis writing 30 marks
  (iii) Translation of passage from Hindi to English 20 marks
  (iv) Translation of passage from English to Hindi 20 marks
  Paper No.3: LawI (Substantive Law): 
           This paper will be of 200 marks and 3 hours duration.
           The question set will be restricted to the field covered by
  The Law of Contracts, the Law of Partnership, the Law concerning easements and 
  torts, the Law relating to transfer of property including the principles of equity 
  specifically applicable thereto, the Principle of equity with special reference to 
  the   law   of   trust   and   specific   relief,   Hindu   Law   and   Mohammedan   Law   and 
  Constitutional Law.
           There shall be questions  of 50 marks in relation to Constitutional  Law 
  alone.
  Paper No.4: Law II (Procedure and evidence):
        This paper will be of 200 marks and 3 hours duration.
        Questions set will be restricted to the field covered by
          The  Laws of evidence,  the Criminal  Procedure Code and Code of Civil 
  Procedure,   including   the   principles   of   pleading.   The   questions   set   will   relate 
  mainly   to   practical   matters   such   as   the   framing   of   charges   and   issues,   the 
  methods of dealing with the evidence of witnesses, the writing of judgment of 
  session trials, appeals, revision and the conduct of cases generally but will not be 
  restricted to them.
Paper No.5: Law III (Penal, Revenue and Local Laws):
      This paper will be of 200 marks and 3 hours duration.
      Questions set will be restricted to the field covered by
        Indian   Penal   Code,   the   Uttar   Pradesh   Zamindari   Abolition   and   Land 
Reforms Act 1951, Uttar Pradesh Urban Buildings (Regulation of Letting, Rent 
and   Eviction)   Act   1972.   U.P.   Municipalities   Act,   U.P.   Panchayatraj   Act,   U.P. 
Consolidation   and   Holdings   Act,   U.P.   Urban   (Planning   and   Development)   Act 
1973, together with Rules framed under the aforesaid Acts.
       Answer   to   the   questions   of   Local   Laws   will   be   compulsory.   Question 
pertaining to penal Laws will be of 50 marks, whereas that of Revenue and Local 
Laws will be of 150 marks.
Clarification—The candidates will have a choice to answer General Knowledge 
and Law Papers either in Hindi or in English.
Paper No.6: Interview:
       The interview will be of 200 marks—The suitability of the candidate for 
employment in the U.P. Higher Judicial Service will be tested with reference to 
his merit giving due regard to his ability, character, personality and physique.
Notes: 
(i)       The candidates securing minimum aggregate 45%  marks in the written 
examination shall be called to appear in the interview subject to maximum thrice 
the number of vacancies categorywise.
       The interview shall be in a thorough and Scientific manner and shall take 
anything between 25 and 30 minutes for each candidates.
(ii)       The candidate securing minimum 40% marks in the interview shall only 
be eligible to be included in the select list. The marks obtained in the interview 
will be added to the marks obtained in the written papers and candidate's place 
in the select list will depend on the aggregate of both.