Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam 2022: The official notification for Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam is to be released in April 2022. The exam is conducted to select the candidates for the posts of a civil judge in the various subordinate/district courts of Tamilnadu. Candidates, who have completed their bachelor level education in law, will be eligible to apply for the examination.
Candidates who have appropriate education can apply for the examination through the online application paper. In the post, candidates can get all the essential details about the Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam application form, eligibility criteria, selection process, and the important dates.
Number of Vacancies
| Post Name | Name of the Service | No. of Vacancies | Pay Scale |
| Civil Judge Post Code. 2089) | Tamil Nadu State Judicial Service (Service Code No.060) | Total no. of vacancies – 320 (it includes consequential vacancies arising out of retirements, 4 carried forward vacancies, promotion and creation of new courts) | Rs. 27,700- 770-33,090 – 920 – 40450- 1080- 44770 |
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam Important Dates
| Name of the events of the exam | Date Assigned (Tentativ2) | |
| 1 | Publication of official notification | April 2022 |
| 2 | The last date for submitting application forms | May 2022 |
| 3 | Date of issuing of admit card | To be Announced |
| 4 | Date of preliminary examination | June 2022 |
| 5 | Mains Exam | August 2022 |
| August 2022 | ||
Important Note: The dates for the Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam 2022 have been updated now.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Application Form 2022
- The Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Application Form 2022 will be available on the official website of the Tamilnadu Public Service Commission.
- The applicants will provide the details about the communication purpose such as name, address, phone number, and a valid email ID.
- There will be a one-time registration fee Rs. 150/-..
- Candidates can pay the application fee thru the credit card, debit card or internet banking.
- The application fee can also be paid thru the offline mode viz. demand draft or Pay order.
- Candidates need to take the printout of the registered application form for further reference.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Eligibility Criteria
- Candidates must be a citizen of India.
- He must have completed the Law Graduate level degree/ LLB or equivalent education to apply for CGPSC Civil Judge Recruitment 2022.
- Please go through the age limit mentioned below.
- Candidates of the reserved category will get the appropriate relaxation in the upper age.
- The age relaxation for the candidates of SC and ST category will be 5 years.
- Candidates of the BC category will get the relaxation of 3 years in the upper age.
Age Criteria (As on 1st July 2022)
Age criteria for the different posts have been given in the following chart.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam Pattern
The selection of candidates will be made in three successive stages viz., Preliminary Examination, Main Examination and Viva–Voce Test.
Pattern of Preliminary Exam (Objective Test)
- The preliminary exam will be an objective type exam;
- The exam will be conducted over a duration of 2 hours.
- The question paper will be of 100 marks.
- Candidates must have to secure the minimum qualifying marks for appearing in the Main exam.
Qualifying Criteria– SCs, SC(A)s and STs (30 marks); MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs (35 marks) and Others (40 marks).
Pattern of Main Exam (Descriptive Test)
| Subjects | Exam Duration | Marks |
| Translation Paper | 3 Hours | 100 |
| Law Paper-I | 3 Hours | 100 |
| Law Paper-II | 3 Hours | 100 |
| Law Paper-III | 3 hours | 100 |
Qualifying Criteria– SCs, SC(A)s and STs (30%); MBCs/DCs, BC(OBCM)s and BCMs (35%) and Others (40%).
Viva-voce Test
The Viva-voce Test shall be of 60 marks in total.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Selection Process
The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of the marks attained by the candidates in the Main examination and the Viva-voice. However, to appear in the Main exam candidates have to qualify the preliminary exam.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Admit Card 2022
- The admit card of the Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) exam will be issued on the official website of the TNPSC.
- Candidates can download and take the printout of the admit card through the official website.
- It will be necessary for the candidates to take admit card at the examination center.
Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam Result 2022
- Like the admit card, the result of the Tamilnadu Civil Services (Judicial) Exam 2022 will be published on the official website.
- The result of all three stages will be announced step by step after the commencement of the examination.
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