Chhattisgarh Civil Judge (Senior Division) Limited Competitive Examination 2026

Basic eligibility paths

• ✓Rule 5(2)(b) of the Chhattisgarh Lower Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006 reserves 10 per cent of Civil Judge (Senior Division) posts for promotion strictly on merit through a limited competitive examination held by the High Court as per Schedule-III of the rules.
• ✓Only serving Civil Judges (Junior Division) who have completed a minimum of three years' service are eligible for that stream; the remaining 90 per cent of posts go by merit-cum-seniority to officers with at least five years' service.
• ✓The same rule requires a candidate promoted through the limited competitive examination to secure a minimum of 50 per cent marks in the written examination.
• ✓If no candidate qualifies under the limited competitive stream, the vacancy is treated as a merit-cum-seniority vacancy for that year.
• ✓These are the standing service rules. Confirm the eligibility cut-off and scheme in the official current-cycle notice.

Relaxations & certificates

• SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
• Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.

Selection stages

1. 1Limited competitive written examination held by the High Court under Schedule-III of the Chhattisgarh Lower Judicial Service Rules, 2006
2. 2Minimum 50 per cent marks in the written examination, as required by the proviso to Rule 5(2)(b)
3. 3Merit list and promotion order for the 10 per cent limited-competitive quota

Syllabus snapshot

• The scheme for the limited competitive examination is prescribed in Schedule-III of the Chhattisgarh Lower Judicial Service (Recruitment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006; use the High Court's official current-cycle scheme and syllabus when it is published.