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Bihar Civil Judge Exam study plan

Bihar Civil Judge Exam · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Procedure Code, 1908

  • Map the structure of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908: read the arrangement of sections and Orders, and list the sections and Orders governing jurisdiction, parties, pleadings, and trial.

  • Draft a comparison chart of the three main amendments (1999, 2002, and the Commercial Courts Act changes) showing the changed provisions and their practical effect.

  • Solve 25 multiple-choice questions on jurisdiction, res judicata, and institution of suits, recording the reason each wrong option is wrong.

  • Write a one-page note on the difference between rejection of plaint under Order VII Rule 11 and return of plaint under Order VII Rule 10.

Your checkpoint

A hand-written comparison chart and a 25-question error log for CPC jurisdiction and pleadings.

Week 2

Civil Procedure Code, 1908

  • Explain the stages of a civil suit from institution to decree, listing the Order and rule for each stage.

  • Compare the provisions on temporary injunctions (Order XXXIX) with the tests for interlocutory relief, and note the leading Supreme Court tests.

  • Draft a model written statement and a model application for temporary injunction using the statutory format.

  • Solve 30 multiple-choice questions on pleadings, appearance, discovery, and trial, and tabulate recurring traps.

Your checkpoint

A model written statement and injunction application, plus a 30-question score sheet with weak areas identified.

Week 3

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita & Indian Penal Code, 1860 / Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

  • Read the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 alongside the corresponding provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and list at least 20 changed section numbers and concepts.

  • Outline the investigation-to-trial flow under the new Sanhita, including arrest, remand, charge, and trial, with the governing section numbers.

  • Read the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and list the offences whose definitions, punishments, or section numbers changed from the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

  • Solve 25 multiple-choice questions on criminal procedure and 25 on penal law, and record the section number missed for each error.

Your checkpoint

A two-column old-versus-new section mapping table for CrPC/BNSS and IPC/BNS, covering at least 40 entries.

Week 4

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 / Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita & Indian Penal Code, 1860 / Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

  • Analyse the law on bail, default bail, and anticipatory bail under the Sanhita, and write a case-comment style summary of the leading Supreme Court decisions.

  • Compare the offences of theft, extortion, robbery, and dacoity, and draft a table of their distinguishing ingredients and punishments.

  • Solve 40 mixed multiple-choice questions on criminal procedure and penal law under a timed 40-minute session.

  • Review every error from weeks 3 and 4 and rewrite the corrected rule in your own words.

Your checkpoint

A timed 40-question mock test score of at least 60%, with every wrong answer corrected and annotated.

Week 5

Indian Evidence Act, 1872 / Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam & Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Specific Relief

  • Compare the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and list the changed provisions on electronic evidence, presumptions, and relevancy.

  • Explain the rules of hearsay, dying declaration, and expert opinion, and write a one-page note on each with the governing section.

  • Read the Indian Contract Act, 1872 and outline the essentials of a valid contract, offer and acceptance, consideration, and free consent.

  • Solve 30 multiple-choice questions on evidence and 20 on contract law, and identify the three weakest sub-topics.

Your checkpoint

A one-page evidence note on electronic evidence and a 50-question score sheet with the three weakest sub-topics listed.

Week 6

Transfer of Property Act, 1882 and Easements & Indian Contract Act, 1872 and Specific Relief

  • Explain the transfer of property inter vivos under the Transfer of Property Act, 1882: sale, mortgage, lease, exchange, and gift, with the essential ingredients of each.

  • Distinguish movable from immovable property and outline the law of easements, including acquisition, prescription, and extinction.

  • Read the Specific Relief Act, 1963 and compare specific performance, injunction, and declaratory relief with the remedies available under the Contract Act.

  • Solve 30 multiple-choice questions on property and specific relief, and write a short note on the doctrine of part performance.

Your checkpoint

A comparative table of sale, mortgage, lease, and gift, plus a 30-question property and specific relief score.

Week 7

Hindu Law and Muslim Law (personal law) & Law of Limitation and Registration & Constitution of India

  • Outline the Hindu law of marriage, succession, and maintenance under the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955 and the Hindu Succession Act, 1956, including the 2005 amendment on daughters' coparcenary rights.

  • Outline Muslim law on marriage, dower, divorce, and inheritance, and distinguish Sunni and Shia rules on succession.

  • Explain the Limitation Act, 1963: the schedule, condonation of delay, and the distinction between limitation and prescription.

  • Summarise the Registration Act, 1908: compulsory registration, time limits, and the effect of non-registration.

  • Read the constitutional provisions on fundamental rights, writs, and the higher judiciary, and solve 25 multiple-choice questions on Constitution and personal law.

Your checkpoint

A one-page summary sheet each for Hindu law, Muslim law, limitation, and registration, plus a 25-question Constitution score.

Week 8

General Knowledge, Current Affairs and Elementary Law of Bihar & Hindi / English language proficiency

  • Compile a current-affairs digest of Bihar-specific legal developments, courts, and appointments from the past twelve months.

  • Revise the Bihar-specific portions of the syllabus, including local laws and the structure of the Bihar judiciary.

  • Practise Hindi and English précis, translation, and grammar exercises for 45 minutes on three separate days.

  • Take two full-length timed mock tests covering all domains and review every incorrect answer.

Your checkpoint

A full-length mock test score of at least 55%, with a written revision list of every weak area to revisit before the exam.

Milestones

Week 4: Score at least 60% on the timed 40-question criminal law mock, and produce the completed old-versus-new mapping table with at least 40 entries.

Week 6: Score at least 60% across the evidence, contract, property, and specific relief question sets, and submit the comparative property table.

Week 8: Score at least 55% on two full-length mocks, and produce the final revision list covering every weak area identified across the eight weeks.