UKPSC Civil Judge Syllabus, Exam Pattern, Eligibility

Preliminary

One objective paper on an OMR sheet, three hours, 200 marks.

A wrong answer costs a quarter of that question's marks. Marking two options counts as wrong. The Preliminary only filters the field, so its marks are not carried into the final merit.

Main

Score under 40 in the computer practical and your Main answer books are not evaluated at all. Answers written in mixed language lose 5 per cent of the marks for that question, and there are fixed deductions for writing your name or roll number in the wrong place.

The full scheme is in the Commission's syllabus document and Appendix 2 of the advertisement.

Preliminary

• Part 1, general knowledge: current events in India and the world, especially in law: international law, neutrality, recent legislation, the Constitution, law and development.
• Part 2, Acts and laws: Transfer of Property Act; principles of Hindu and Muslim law; Indian Evidence Act 1872 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023; CrPC 1973 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; IPC 1860 and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023; CPC 1908.

Main

• Present Day: jurisprudence, international law, recent legislation and Indian constitutional law, tested through current events.
• Language: English passage into Hindi in Devanagari as spoken in courts (30), Hindi passage into English (30), English precis (40).
• Substantive Law: contract, partnership, easements and torts, transfer of property including equity, trusts and specific relief, Hindu law and Muslim law.
• Evidence and Procedure: evidence law, CrPC and BNSS, CPC including pleadings. Expect practical work: framing charges and issues, recording evidence, writing judgments.
• Revenue and Criminal: the UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act as it applies in Uttarakhand, IPC and BNS.
• Computer practical: Windows and internet, MS Word, Access, Excel and PowerPoint. One question from each, five tasks of four marks each, and the printout is marked.

Cite recent judgments in the law papers. The syllabus asks for them.

• Degree: a bachelor's degree in law from a university established by law in Uttarakhand, or another Indian university recognised by the Governor for this purpose.
• Hindi: thorough knowledge of Hindi in Devanagari script.
• Computers: basic knowledge of computer operation, which the Main tests in a practical.
• Age: 22 to 35 on 1 January 2025 for the 2023 cycle. Uttarakhand's reserved categories get the relaxations in force under state orders.
• Nationality and character: Indian citizen (or the usual Tibetan refugee and migrant categories with an eligibility certificate). Anyone debarred from practice by a Bar Council or convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude is not eligible.

Reservation goes to Uttarakhand's SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates, and horizontal reservation to Uttarakhand-domiciled women. For persons with disabilities the post is identified only for leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. Other disability categories can't apply. You must hold every certificate by the closing date. The qualifying date is the date your marksheet was issued, so fill that date in the form.

1. Preliminary. Screens the field. In 2023 the revised result passed 85 candidates for 8 posts.
2. Main fee. Those who pass pay a separate Main fee by the deadline or lose their candidature.
3. Main and computer practical at Haridwar.
4. Interview call. The rules make anyone with 50 per cent in the written exam eligible for the interview, or 40 per cent for SC, ST and OBC candidates. In 2023, 32 were called.
5. Documents. Those called send self-attested copies with the downloaded application form to the Commission by post. Originals are checked at the interview, and a mismatch keeps you out of it.
6. Interview, 100 marks, added to the written marks for the final merit list, category by category.

The Commission can refuse an interview to someone whose law papers fall short, or whose written Hindi is weak.

Civil Judge (Junior Division) is a gazetted, permanent Group B post on the contributory pension scheme. The 2023 advertisement gives the pay scale as ₹ 77,840 – ₹ 1,36,520 (J-1), as revised by a state order of 8 September 2022. Allowances are on top of this and are not listed in the advertisement.

Apply online only, through the Commission's application portal at pscuk.net.in. Notices appear on Recruitment Notifications.

The Main fee in 2026 was ₹ 266.36 for unreserved, EWS and OBC candidates and ₹ 116.36 for SC and ST (notice of 16 February 2026). Pay by net banking, card or UPI. Short payment cancels the application. The form can be corrected once, in a window after the closing date.

The Preliminary is held at centres in the Uttarakhand cities listed in Appendix 1 of the advertisement. The Main is held at one centre only: the Commission's own examination building (Pariksha Bhawan) in Haridwar.

Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam-2023

Cycles are irregular. The 2022 cycle's final result came on 6 May 2024, and the next advertisement appeared a year later.

Admit cards are not posted. Download them from the Commission's website using your registration number and date of birth once the notice appears. For the 2023 cycle, the Preliminary admit card notice came on 12 August 2025 and the Main notice on 6 April 2026.

Results are roll-number lists on the Results page. With the Preliminary result the Commission also publishes the cut-offs, the final answer key and every candidate's marks.

The 2023 Preliminary was rescored after the High Court ruled on 18 December 2025. Two answers were changed and two questions dropped, and the revised result of 22 January 2026 passed 85. The Main result of 3 July 2026 called 32 to interview. It remains subject to a review petition against that judgment and to writ petition 294 of 2026. Main marks and cut-offs are released only after the final result.

2023 Preliminary, revised, out of 200

Source: revised cut-off notice of 22 January 2026.

2022 cycle, Main and final

Source: cut-off notice of 6 May 2024.

• Learn the old and new criminal codes side by side. The 2023 syllabus names IPC with BNS, CrPC with BNSS and the Evidence Act with BSA. Expect questions that map one onto the other.
• Do the land law. The UP Zamindari Abolition and Land Reforms Act as applied in Uttarakhand is a whole Main paper share, and few outside the state study it.
• Practise judgment writing and framing issues. The procedure paper is practical.
• Don't neglect the computer practical. Under 40 and nothing else is marked. Practise timed tasks in Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.
• Translation is 60 marks. Practise court Hindi, not literary Hindi.
• The Commission has posted the Preliminary paper and Main papers of this cycle.

• Uttarakhand Public Service Commission: Recruitment Notifications, Results
• Advertisement for Civil Judge (Junior Division) Exam-2023
• Scheme and syllabus
• Revised Preliminary result, revised cut-off
• Main result, 3 July 2026 and documents notice, 24 July 2026
• Document deficiency notice, 29 September 2026

How many posts are in the current cycle?

Eight: six unreserved, one ST and one OBC, with two set aside for Uttarakhand women.

Why is it called Exam-2023 when it was held in 2025 and 2026?

The name carries the vacancy year. The advertisement came out in May 2025.

What is the age limit?

22 to 35 on 1 January 2025 for this cycle, with state relaxations for reserved categories.

Do Preliminary marks count in the final merit?

No. Only the Main and the 100-mark interview count.

Is there negative marking?

In the Preliminary, a quarter of the marks for each wrong answer.

What happens if I fail the computer practical?

If you score under 40 out of 100, your Main answer books are not evaluated.

When is the interview?

Not announced as of 16 October 2026. Watch the Recruitment Notifications page.