Every judge requires an assistance in deciding cases or making up for the mistakes. This task is done by the Judicial Clerk who is essentially an assistant to the Judge in conducting research on the cases that is in front of the judge. The Task of Judicial clerkship differs from court to court and judge to judge. In the Indian judiciary, being a Judicial Clerk in the the apex court, i.e. the Supreme Court of India is a matter of prestige and has become a popular career option in recent times.
In this article Team YLCC is bringing you all the details regarding the Supreme Court law clerk exam. Read on!
ELIGIBILITY
- The candidate must be a law graduate (as on the date of appearing at interview) having a Bachelor Degree in Law (including Integrated Degree Course in Law) from any School/College/University/Institution established
by law in India and recognized by the Bar Council of India for enrolment as an Advocate. - Candidate studying in the fifth year of the Five-Year Integrated Law Course will also be eligible to apply subject to furnishing proof of acquiring Law qualification at the time of interview/before taking up the assignment as Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistant.
- The candidate must have knowledge of computers including retrieval of desired information from various search engines/processes such as Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.
- Age Limit: Candidate must not be below the age of 18 years and above 27 years as on the last date of receipt of applications.
METHOD OF SELECTION
- Written Test and Interview
- On the basis of the marks secured by the candidates in the Written Test, a merit list will be drawn and candidates will be short-listed.
- Short-listed candidates, three times of actual requirement, in the order of merit, will be called for an Interview.
- A final select list shall be prepared as per requirement on the basis of Written Test and Interview.
- Details of the Scheme of Examination, Minimum Qualifying Standards, Terms and Conditions of the contractual assignment are given in the “Revised Scheme for engaging Law Clerk-cum-Research Assistants on short-term contractual assignment in the Supreme Court of India” available on the website of the Supreme Court of India (See, Revised Scheme).
EXAM PATTERN
The written exam will be conducted in two stages that are Stage I and Stage II. In the first stage, one question will be asked from subjects like Elementary Knowledge of General English, Criminal Law, etc. whereas in Stage II will be a shorthand test. Candidates can have a look at the exam pattern from the table below to get a detailed understanding.
| Written Exam | Topics |
| STAGE – I | |
| Part-A Multiple Choice Questions/Objective Type Test | Elementary Knowledge of English, General Studies and General Knowledge |
| Basic Knowledge of Computers. | |
| Civil and Criminal Law | |
| Part-B Subjective Type Test | Translation of Passage in Shorthand to English |
| STAGE – II | |
| Part-A | ShortHand Test |
| Part-B | Computer Knowledge Test |
SYLLABUS OF THE EXAM
- English
- Civil Law
- General Studies
- Computer Knowledge
- General Knowledge
English
- Spellings/ Detecting Misspelt words
- Active and Passive
- Voice of Verbs
- Comprehension Passage
- Spot the Error
- Shuffling of Sentence parts
- Conversions
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Antonyms
- Common Error
- Shuffling of Sentences
Civil Law
- Indian Contract Act
- Indian Sale Goods Act
- Specific Relief Act
- Muslim and Hindu Law
- Delhi Rent Control
- Law of Torts
- Law of Evidence
- Civil Procedure Code
- Law of Limitation
- Indian Partnership Act
- Law of Registration
Criminal Law
- Indian Penal Code
- Criminal Procedure Code
- Indian Evidence Act
General Studies
- Current Affairs – National & International.
- Sports.
- Abbreviations.
- Books and Authors.
- Awards and Honors.
- Important Days.
- Science – Inventions & Discoveries.
- Banking Awareness.
- International & National Organizations.
- Union Budget.
- Five Year Plans.
- Important Financial & Economic News.
- Countries & Capitals
- Computer Knowledge
- MS Word and Microsoft OneNote
- Microsoft Access
- Introduction to Computer Science
- Boolean Algebra
- Computer Networks
- MS PowerPoint
- MS Visio and MS Excel
- Microsoft Outlook
- Workplace Productivity Tools
- MS Project
- Microsoft Publisher
General Knowledge
- Important Awards and Honours
- Books and Authors
- Flower
- History
- Defense
- Culture and Religion
- Important National Facts
- Heritage and Arts
- Dance
- Currencies
Documents Required for Verification
Have a look at the documents required with your admit card in the examination hall.
- Aadhar Card/Print out of E-Aadhar or,
- PAN Card or,
- Driving License or,
- Passport or,
- Voter ID Card or,
- School/College/University ID Card or,
- Employer ID Card
YLCC would like to thank Riya Gupta for her valuable insights in this article.
