MP Judiciary Eligibility 2024, Check Age Limit and Qualification

Madhya Pradesh High Court sets the Eligibility Criteria for MP Civil Judges. This article explains the age limit and educational requirements needed to become a judge in Madhya Pradesh; read the article to learn more.

The MP Judiciary Exam or the MP Civil Judge Junior Division exam is conducted by the High Court of Madhya Pradesh to recruit Civil Judges. If you are interested to apply for this exam, be sure to check the latest eligibility criteria as per as the High Court’s notification. We advise the candidates please understand the educational requirements, age limits, and other criteria mentioned in the article same as in the official notification. Before enrolling the application form, candidates should meet all these requirements. Read the article to learn more about the eligibility requirements for the MP judiciary Examination.

MP Judiciary Eligibility 2024

A candidate must have either a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India or be an exceptional law graduate with outstanding academic performance and had at least 70% marks (for general and OBC candidates) or 50% marks (for reserved category candidates) with no backlogs. If you have experience, your continuous practice as an advocate is counted from the date of enrolment. You must have passed the All India Bar Examination within two years of enrolment and obtained a “Certificate of Practice.” You will also have a Certificate of Continuous Practice from the authority, depending on where you practice:

- For district court practice, get it from the Principal District Judge.
- For High Court practice, get it from the Principal Registrar/Registrar (Judicial).
- For practice at the Bar Association, get it from the President/Secretary.

You must provide six certified copies of order papers or judgments from cases you handled each year, showing your name as an advocate. For age limits, you must be between 21 and 35 years old as of 1 January 2024. There are some relaxations:

Up to 3 years for persons with disabilities and for SC, ST, or OBC candidates.
Up to 38 years for government servants.
An additional 1-year relaxation due to no recruitment advertisements in 2022

Category	Updated Requirements
Educational Prerequisites	LLB degree from an accredited institution with a minimum overall score of 55%.
Age Restrictions	1. You are between 21 and 35 years old as of 1 January 2024. 2. You are a person with disabilities, Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, or Other Backward Classes, and your upper age limit is relaxable by a maximum of three years. 3. You are a Government servant, and your upper age limit is relaxable up to the age of 38 years. 4. You are a candidate who was eligible to apply in 2022, and your upper age limit is relaxable up to one year.
Work Experience	A candidate must have either a Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a university recognized by the Bar Council of India or be an exceptional law graduate with outstanding academic performance. Specifically, a candidate should have achieved at least 70% aggregate marks (for general and other backward class candidates) or at least 50% aggregate marks (for reserved category candidates) in all exams, without any supplementary exams or backlogs.
Important Note	The benefit of relaxation in the upper age limit will be available to the disabled candidate only in case of 40 percent or more disability on the date of application. The benefit of relaxation in the upper age limit will be available to the disabled candidate only on production of a certificate issued by a medical board recognized by the Central / State Government.

Educational Qualifications

According to the latest notification for the MP Judicial Service Civil Judge exam, candidates must have completed either a 3-year or 5-year LLB degree from a recognized law university, candidates should have at least 3 years of advocacy experience by the application deadline. In terms of academic performance, candidates who have passed all their exams on the first attempt must have achieved a minimum aggregate of 70% marks for General categories. For SC, ST, and OBC categories, a minimum of 50% aggregate marks is required during the 3 to 5 years of their law degree.

Category	Details
Educational Qualifications	Source: Recognized university or institution. Validity: Degrees from institutions recognized by the Bar Council of India or relevant authorities.

Age Limit

Check the MP judiciary exam Age eligibility criteria below in the following table:

Category	Details
Age Requirements	Minimum age requirement: 21 years as of 01 January 2024. Maximum age limit for application: 35 years. Age relaxation is available for certain categories based as per as the government norms

Age Relaxation

If you belong to a reserved category, you may get some extra years relaxation to the age limit. See the table below to find out the upper age limit for all categories in the MP Judiciary Exam.

Category	Age Relaxation	Upper Age
Natives of Madhya Pradesh	3 years	38 Years
SC	3 years	38 Years
ST	3 years	38 Years
OBC	3 years	38 Years
PwD	3 years	38 Years
Permanent/Temporary Employees of MP	3 years	38 Years

Nationality and Domicile Requirements

To apply for the MP Judicial Services Exam, you must be an Indian citizen to be eligible for the civil judge position at the MP High Court. You can apply even if you are not from Madhya Pradesh.

Category	Details
Nationality and Domicile Requirements	1. Be an Indian citizen. 2. Meet the domicile requirements set by the Madhya Pradesh government. 3. Have permanent residency in Madhya Pradesh. 4. Fulfill any additional conditions regarding domicile set by the exam conducting authority.

Physical fitness

Category	Details
Physical Fitness	Candidates must meet certain physical fitness and qualification standards to ensure they have the necessary physical abilities for the role of a judge. The physical fitness criteria for the MP Judiciary Exam include specific requirements for height, weight, and vision.

Important Information for MP Judiciary Eligibility 2024

Important Information	Description
Character and Health	You must have good character and good health as per the official notification.
Criminal Cases	Ensure you have no criminal cases against you. Submit a character certificate issued by your university authorities to validate this.
Information	No Fraud, make sure all information provided is accurate and matches your original documents. Providing incorrect information may lead to disqualification.
Bigamy	You cannot apply for the exam if you have more than one spouse.

List of Documents Required

Here are the required list which is needed to bring at the time of document verification.

Document	Description
SSC Marks Sheet	High School Marks Sheet
Graduation Passing Certificate	Certificate confirming completion of graduation
Photograph	Recent passport-sized photograph
Signature	Scanned copy of your signature
Category Certificate	Certificate confirming your category (if applicable)
ID Proof	Any valid identification proof (PAN card/Aadhar card/Voter ID)

Also, Check MP Civil Judge Salary

FAQs

What is the eligiblity requirements for the MP judiciary exam in Madhya Pradesh?

To be eligible for the MP judiciary exam, you must be an Indian citizen and have a law degree from a recognized university. The Madhya Pradesh High Court conducts this exam to hire Civil Judges.