Applications closed; examination update awaitedNotice verifiedState · Bihar Superior Judicial ServiceBSJS/1/2026

High Court of Judicature at Patna

Patna High Court District Judge (Entry Level), Direct from Bar Examination 2026

Direct-from-Bar recruitment to entry-level District Judge posts in the Bihar Superior Judicial Service.

01

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
02

Vacancies & reservation

What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.

Current published countNot announced in the cited source
Check source ↗

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.

03

Complete timeline

One record from notification to final outcome.

  1. Advertisement

    30 Mar 2026

    completed
  2. Extended application/fee deadline

    25 May 2026

    completed
  3. Upload/print access closed

    1 Jun 2026

    completed
  4. Examination

    Exact official date awaited

    current
04

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.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
05

Selection process & syllabus

Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.

Selection stages

  1. 1Preliminary/screening stage if prescribed
  2. 2Written examination
  3. 3Viva-voce
  4. 4Verification and appointment

Syllabus snapshot

  • Substantive/procedural law and other papers prescribed in Advertisement BSJS/1/2026.
06

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

07

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.