Here are 13 ways to start preparing for judiciary exams in the best possible way
HOW TO STUDY AND
PREPARE FOR JUDICIARY EXAM IN 2021
Judiciary Exam or
Judicial Services Examinations are also popularly known as PCS(J), which is an
abbreviation for Provincial Civil Service Judicial Examination.
Stages of Judiciary
Exams: The Judicial Services Exams are conducted in three stages. They are:
1.
Preliminary Examination: Objective type
questions (MCQ)
2.
Mains Examination: Subjective type
question (written answers)
3.
Personal Interview: Evaluates your
personality, prompt knowledge, decision making, etc.
4.
After you qualify, you become a member
of the subordinate judiciary.
Different Indian states
conduct the Judicial Services Exam. They have their eligibility criteria, exam
pattern, and exam syllabus. Even the actual pay is different. Here are some of
the names:
How to Study for the
Judiciary Exam in 2020 and 2021
Here are 13 ways to
start preparing for judiciary exams in the best possible way.
1. Select the States
You Wish to Appear For
The exam pattern of the
judiciary exam for each state differs slightly from one another. Therefore the
first thing to do when you prepare for the PCSJ exam is to select the states
you wish to appear for. Once you do that, you can accordingly start studying
for it.
2. See Question Paper
of Previous Years
There is a solid reason
why you should go through the previous 10-year question papers of the chosen
state judiciary exam. When you go through the old papers (do not worry about
the answers now), you get an estimate as to how that particular state frames
the questions.
This is very important
as you start to develop an idea about what to expect and what kind of questions
to prepare for.
3. Read Bare Acts
Several Times
Bare Acts are the
primary source of almost all law questions asked in state judiciary exams. Bare
Acts are the backbone of law, and every multiple-choice question, short answer
question, and long answer question have their root from bare acts.
They are helpful even
when you write detailed answers. If you have a good command over bare acts, you
can mention sections, references, and more from these acts in your subjective
answer.
For the best PCSJ
preparation, go through bare acts as many times you can. There is no cap. Make
a habit of reading and revising them every day.
When you read bare acts
from the book or PDF, keep a notebook near you. Take notes of little things that
surprise you or make you think hard. Writing really helps! Thus the website
name WritingLaw!
4. In Bare Acts Focus
on ‘May’ and ‘Shall’
While reading bare
acts, focus particularly on places where the use of ‘may’ and ‘shall’ makes the
difference. This is confusing, but if you read it a few times, you will emerge
victoriously. Once you crack the difference between ‘may’ and ‘shall’ you won’t
forget it ever.
For example: In section
164(1) of CrPC, proviso says that confession may also be recorded by audio-video
electronic means in the presence of the accused’s advocate. Here examiner can
confuse you by using ‘shall’ in place of ‘may.’
5. Know Where to Give
Less Time
Bare Acts and other
laws are vast. But there are some portions of all acts which are not asked
frequently.
For Example, Chapters
7, 9A, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, and 19 of the Indian Penal Code are not asked
profoundly. And even if asked, the questions are heading based, which do not
require in-depth knowledge of these. So all you need is to go through the
headings and titles of these sections. This will save your time, energy, and
you will b able to focus more on essential chapters.
6. Understand Where to
Focus More
Use the resources at
your disposal. Talk to your seniors, discuss with your friends, ask your
teachers, and make a list of important sections and chapters of the bare acts.
Once you do that, you should allot your maximum time on these.
7. Go Through Landmark
Judgements
Before you appear for a
law exam, you must be clear of the landmark judgments and latest case laws of
the last two years. They are also crucial for the current affairs section.
When you write
subjective answers and mention facts or statements about recent cases and
judgements, the copy checker would form an opinion that the student is well
updated and informed. He might mark you generously!
8. Do Not Burden
Yourself With Fat Reference Books
Yes, I am repeating it.
Kindly don’t read reference books at this stage when you are preparing for
preliminary. Now you may ask what reference books are?
For Example, Indian
Polity by M Laxmikanth or books by JN Pandey are considered to be one of the
best books for the Indian Constitution. But at the preliminary stage, these are
not required.
So, are these reference
books useless? No. They are not! But just that, if you are in the initial
stage, you should first read the actual acts. These books are for the later
stage.
However, if you have a
doubt about any topic, you can certainly refer to these books for
clarification. Just make sure not to indulge too much, else you won’t be able
to thoroughly finish the bare acts first.
9. Make Synopsis of All
Topics
Don’t read long answers
for revision. Make a synopsis of all topics while reading so that on the D-day,
when you wish to go through any topic, you can revise it one glimpse. Make
bullet points. Number it 1,2,3,4 or A,B,C,D…
10. Use Charts,
Diagrams, and Pictorial Representation
While preparing for
judiciary exams, make ample use of charts, diagrams, and graphs, etc. in your
rough notebook. Use these to practice several times. Pictorial representation
helps you remember better.
Also, when you revise a
chart multiple times, its image is imprinted in your brain. So when you are
sitting in the exam hall, these charts instantly come to your mind.
11. Speak Orally What
You Studied
At the end of the day,
speak to yourself whatever you studied today. It does not have to be loud. But
it should be audible, at least to you. Once you do that, you will remember it
better. Do not hum. Speak what be studied. If something needs counting on your
fingertips, do that. Do not be shy about it.
If there is a mirror
around, look at it and then vocally revise. Your hard work of the day should be
such that, in the evening or at night, you are not ashamed or hesitant to look
in the mirror and say ‘yes! I studied this much today!’
12. Do Not Panic and
Get Disheartened
Always remember any
single exam is not the end of the road. This world has many doors. The legal
field has many opportunities. You might have seen the books and PDFs and
wondered, ‘how am I going to remember all that!’ You are not alone. Almost
everyone feels this initially.
What is important is
how to start? It doesn’t matter how fast you go. What matters is the direction.
Suppose your mother asks you to bring curd from the market. The dairy shop is
on the east side of the market. Now, what is sensible here? Racing on your bike
in the west side and reaching there in 5 minutes or walking slowing and
reaching the east side of the market in 20 minutes?
Take your time. Keep
all bare acts aside except two or at max three. Start the first chapter. When
you get bored, read the other bare act. Do not think about the rest dozen acts.
In the beginning, at a time, focus on a maximum of two or three bare acts.
13. Revise Everyday
Let me give you the
market example again. It is Sunday, and you go to the local vegetable market
with a slightly torn jute bag. You buy potatoes from one place, put it inside
your bag, and move to the next shop to buy onions. While you were going there,
a few potatoes fell off. You didn’t notice and pick them up.
You buy onions, put
them in the bag, and walk to buy tomatoes. Onions too fall off, and you fail to
pick them. They also increase the size of the hole in the bag. This keeps
happening. At the end of your shopping, will you have anything relevant in your
possession?
Now imagine the market
as all the whole syllabus. Different shops as different bare acts. The torn bag
is your mind. You fill it, but things slip. (It is natural. This is how the
human brain works.) You fail only when you do not stop, go back, and pick up
the fallen information.
Going back and
revisiting what you learned the previous day and the week before and the month
before is called revision.
Do not rush to learn
twenty new things in a day. Learn just five new things every day. But revise
the fifteen old stuff you read before.
Failure and Success
Exist Together
Despite your strong
efforts, if you fail, rise and strike back with greater force. In the end, you
have to understand that people like you and me are the ones who pass these
exams and people like you and me are the ones who do not. It is up to you and
your actions that decide in which group you will be.
Know that at the end of
the day, good life for yourself, your parents, your wife, and your kids matter
the most. If you have the knowledge, you will find a channel to ensure
happiness in your family.
Even after three-four
years of rigorous studies, if you could not qualify for an exam, you can use
this knowledge, open a coaching center, and lead a good life. You may become a
professor at a law college. Teach online or offline law tuition. The
possibilities are many. What matters is how prepared and knowledgeable you are
for it!
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