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CG Civil Judge Exam study plan

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

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Civil Law and Procedure

  • Map the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 into a one-page skeleton covering suits, pleadings, appearance, framing of issues, trial, judgment and decree, and appeals, marking sections and Orders that carry the most weight in the CG Civil Judge pattern

  • Draft a comparision chart distinguishing jurisdiction (territorial, pecuniary, subject-matter) from venue, with the leading statutory provisions and two illustrations each

  • Solve 30 multiple-choice questions on plaint, written statement, set-off, counter-claim, and amendment of pleadings, logging every wrong answer with the reason

  • Write a 400-word note on res judicata and constructive res judicata under section 11, including the tests for a matter 'directly and substantially in issue'

Your checkpoint

A 6-page CPC Part I revision sheet plus an error log of 30 solved MCQs

Week 2

Civil Law and Procedure & Law of Evidence

  • Summarise the law of evidence on relevancy (sections 5 to 16 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872) and admissions and confessions into a structured table

  • Explain the distinction between proof of execution and proof of contents of documents, and list the modes of proof for primary and secondary evidence

  • Draft a mock application under Order VI Rule 17 seeking amendment of a plaint, with a supporting affidavit in English

  • Solve 25 evidence MCQs and 15 CPC MCQs on temporary injunctions, receivers, and execution, noting the correct provision for each

Your checkpoint

A combined evidence-CPC table of provisions with a drafted amendment application

Week 3

Criminal Law and Procedure

  • Build a chapter map of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, aligning key offences with the corresponding provisions of the repealed Indian Penal Code so that old case law can be located quickly

  • State the elements of culpable homicide, murder, and the exceptions to murder, with a worked hypothetical applying each ingredient

  • Compare theft, extortion, robbery, and dacoity in a table showing the distinguishing element and punishment

  • Solve 40 criminal law MCQs under timed conditions and review every error against the statutory text

Your checkpoint

A 5-page offence-elements chart plus a timed MCQ score sheet with corrections

Week 4

Criminal Law and Procedure & Law of Evidence

  • Trace the criminal procedure chain from FIR and investigation through cognizance, charge, trial, and appeal under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, noting the time limits and default bail provisions

  • Draft a bail application under section 483 of the BNSS with grounds and a prayer

  • Explain the burden of proof, presumption of innocence, and the standard for circumstantial evidence, citing the five golden principles

  • Solve 30 mixed criminal law and evidence MCQs and tabulate the provisions tested

Your checkpoint

A drafted bail application plus a criminal procedure flowchart with provision numbers

Week 5

Constitutional Law of India & Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

  • Outline fundamental rights, the tests for reasonable restriction under Article 19, and the position of judicial review, in a one-page schematic

  • Summarise the doctrine of basic structure and the leading constitutional amendment cases in a chronological table

  • Define jurisprudence, legal positivism, natural law, and sociological school, and contrast two schools in a 500-word essay

  • Solve 25 constitutional law MCQs and 15 jurisprudence MCQs, recording the provision or theory behind each answer

Your checkpoint

A constitutional schematic plus a 500-word jurisprudence essay and an MCQ log

Week 6

Hindi Language and Legal Drafting & English Language and Legal Drafting

  • Translate 20 legal terms and maxims from English to Hindi and back, and use 10 of them in complete Hindi sentences

  • Draft a formal Hindi letter and a Hindi notice, checking grammar, gender agreement, and official vocabulary

  • Draft an English plaint and a written statement of 300 words each, observing the rules of pleading under Order VI

  • Complete a 30-question English usage and legal drafting exercise covering prepositions, voice, and precise legal terminology

Your checkpoint

A bilingual glossary of 20 terms plus four drafted documents (two Hindi, two English)

Week 7

Judgment Writing and Court Practice

  • Analyse the anatomy of a civil judgment: issues, findings, reasoning, and decree, and annotate a specimen judgment paragraph by paragraph

  • Write a full civil judgment of 800 words on a hypothetical suit for declaration and injunction

  • Write a criminal judgment of 600 words on a hypothetical trial for hurt, including appreciation of evidence and sentence

  • List the courtroom practices a civil judge must observe, including framing of issues, adjournments, and pronouncement of judgment within the statutory period

Your checkpoint

Two full drafted judgments (civil and criminal) with a self-assessment checklist

Week 8

Civil Law and Procedure & Criminal Law and Procedure & Judgment Writing and Court Practice

  • Revise all eight domains using condensed sheets and re-solve the 60 most frequently missed questions from the earlier weeks

  • Take two full-length mock tests of 100 questions each under exam timing and analyse section-wise accuracy

  • Re-draft the weakest judgment from week 7 after reviewing the errors identified

  • Compile a final one-page sheet of the 30 provisions most likely to be tested across CPC, BNS, BNSS, and evidence

Your checkpoint

Two completed mock tests with a section-wise accuracy report and a final one-page revision sheet

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 60 percent on a 40-question mixed CPC and evidence test, and confirm the amendment application cites the correct Order and Rule

Week 4: Score at least 65 percent on a 50-question criminal law and procedure test, and have the bail application checked against the BNSS provision numbers

Week 6: Complete the bilingual glossary and four drafted documents; a reviewer confirms the Hindi drafts are grammatically sound and the pleadings satisfy Order VI

Week 8: Score at least 70 percent on both full-length mocks with no domain below 55 percent, and submit the final one-page revision sheet