At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 90 vacancies The official recruitment notification lists 90 posts of Civil Judges; the category-wise break-up is not repeated here unless independently confirmed.
- Education
- Professional degree See the cycle-specific official advertisement.
- 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 · Karnataka State 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
Notification issued (HCRB/CJR-09/2026)
16 Apr 2026
- current
Application window and examination
Exact application-close and exam dates awaited on the official notification
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 examination
- 2Main written examination
- 3Viva-voce
- 4Select list and appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- Civil, criminal and other law papers under the Karnataka Civil Judge recruitment scheme in Notification HCRB/CJR-09/2026.
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
- Civil Judge Recruitment 2026 — Notification HCRB/CJR-09/2026
- Published / changed
- 16 Apr 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 18:20 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.