At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced in the cited source No vacancy count is included unless the cycle-specific court advertisement publishes it.
- Education
- Professional degree Advocate/practice and other eligibility conditions under Advertisement BSJS/1/2026.
- Age
- See the cycle-specific official advertisement. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific under the official advertisement Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Post/cadre-specific judicial or court-establishment pay scale. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Bihar Superior Judicial Service
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement
30 Mar 2026
- completed
Extended application/fee deadline
25 May 2026
- completed
Upload/print access closed
1 Jun 2026
- current
Examination
Exact official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm citizenship, law/graduate qualification, practice/service length, age and category rules in the official advertisement.
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 process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Preliminary/screening stage if prescribed
- 2Written examination
- 3Viva-voce
- 4Verification and appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- Substantive/procedural law and other papers prescribed in Advertisement BSJS/1/2026.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- District Judge (Entry Level), Direct from Bar Exam 2026 — extension notice
- Published / changed
- Advertisement 30 Mar 2026; extension notice 14 May 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:00 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.