⚖️ BPSC 33rd Judicial Services Recruitment 2026
🏢 About the Exam
The 33rd Bihar Judicial Services Exam is conducted by BPSC to recruit:
👉 Civil Judge (Junior Division) in Bihar Judiciary
- A prestigious judiciary job
- Entry-level judge position in state courts
- One of the top career options for LLB graduates
📊 BPSC 33rd Judicial Services Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details
- Total Posts: 173 Civil Judge vacancies
Category-wise (approx):
- General: 69
- EWS: 17
- EBC: 36
- BC: 21
- SC: 28
- ST: 2
👉 35% reservation for women
📅 Important Dates (Latest)
- Notification Release: 23 Feb 2026
- Application Start: 25 Feb 2026
- Original Last Date: 18 March 2026
- 🔴 Extended Last Date: 30 April 2026
- Prelims Exam: 30 May 2026
🎓 Eligibility Criteria
📘 Educational Qualification
- LLB Degree from a recognized university
- Must be recognized by Bar Council of India
👉 Some notifications mention:
- Minimum 3 years of advocacy experience (as per official notice)
🎂 Age Limit
- Minimum: 22 years
- Maximum:
- Male: 35 years
- Female: 40 years
Age Relaxation
- OBC: +3 years
- SC/ST/Women: +5 years
🧪 Selection Process
1️⃣ Preliminary Exam (Objective)
- General Studies – 100 marks
- Law – 150 marks
👉 Total: 250 marks
2️⃣ Mains Exam (Descriptive)
Includes:
- General Hindi
- General English
- General Knowledge
- General Science
- Law papers (Evidence, Procedure, etc.)
- Optional law subjects
3️⃣ Interview (Viva Voce)
- Personality test
- Legal understanding
- Communication skills
📘 Syllabus Overview
⚖️ Law Subjects
- Constitutional Law
- IPC, CrPC, CPC
- Evidence Act
- Contract Law
- Transfer of Property
🧠 Other Subjects
- General Knowledge
- Current Affairs
- English & Hindi
💰 Application Fee (Approx)
- General/OBC: ~₹600–₹1000
- SC/ST/Women: Lower fee
(Varies slightly as per category)
💸 Salary (Civil Judge)
- Pay Level: ₹27,700 – ₹44,770 (approx)
- Plus:
- DA
- HRA
- सरकारी सुविधाएँ
👉 Strong long-term benefits + judicial authority
👨⚖️ Job Role (Civil Judge)
As a Civil Judge, you will:
- Hear civil & minor criminal cases
- Pass judgments
- Interpret laws
- Maintain court proceedings
👉 Essentially, you become part of the judicial system (judge)
📈 Career Growth
Promotion ladder:
- Civil Judge (Junior Division)
- Civil Judge (Senior Division)
- District Judge
- High Court Judge (with experience)
⚡ Key Highlights
- Highly respected government job
- Direct entry into judiciary
- Stable career + authority
- Tough competition (law graduates across India apply)
👍 Final Insight
This exam is ideal if you:
- Have LLB background
- Want a judge-level career
- Prefer authority + stability over corporate law jobs
👉 With 173 vacancies + deadline extended, this is a big opportunity in 2026.
