Overview: The Haryana Judiciary Exam is a state-level judicial exam conducted by the Haryana Public Service Commission (HPSC). Candidates who wish to become a judge in the Haryana High Court must qualify for this exam. To be eligible for the Haryana Judiciary Exam, one must meet specific Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024 explained in this article. 

Are you an aspirant for the Haryana Judicial Services Examination? Then, you must satisfy specific criteria set by the Haryana Public Service Commission to be eligible for the Haryana PCS J Exam.

This post will give you detailed information about the Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024 regarding age, nationality, and qualification.

Haryana Civil Judge Exam Age Limit 2024

You can apply for the Haryana Judiciary Exam only if you satisfy the age limit prescribed by the exam conducting body. Otherwise, you are not eligible for the exam.

• At the time of submission of the online form, your minimum age should be 21 years.
• Also, your maximum age should not exceed 42 years as of  31 January 2024.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility - Age Relaxation 

The candidate should not be less than 21 years and not more than 42 years of age, on or before 31.01.2024. As per the Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024, the upper age limit is a relaxable case if you belong to the reserved category. 

Women of Haryana receiving maintenance after separation from their husbands legally will also be provided age relaxation for up to 5 years.

Let us look at the table below to understand age relaxation metrics for different categories:

Category	Age relaxation in Upper Age Limit	Highest Age allowed
Backward Class A and B of Haryana only	Five years	47 years
Wives of military personnel who are disabled while in military service	Five years	47 years
SC/ST Category	Five years	47 years
Unmarried Females (including divorced and separated females)	Three years	45 years
PH and PwD of Haryana	Ten years	50 years
PH and PwD (belonging to SC/ST)	15 years	55 years

Disabled persons who are covered under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016:

5 years relaxation in age (+5 years if PwD applicant belongs to S/Caste. S/Tribe, B/Classes, EWS category) subject to maximum 52 years. for Croup A&B posts where recruitment is made through open competitive examination.

Note: Relaxation in age limit shall be applicable irrespective of the fact whether the post is reserved for PwD or not, provided the post is identified suitable for persons with disabilities.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024 - Educational Qualification 

Before proceeding with the Haryana Judiciary Application Form, you must check if you satisfy the qualification criteria.

Eligibility Conditions (Nationality):

For this Examination, a candidate must be either:-

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or 

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from pakistan. Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b). (c). (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate ofeligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination or interview conducted by the Selection Committee or other recruiting authority, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government oflndia.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024 - Nationality 

• You must be a citizen of India (or)
• Citizen of  Nepal  (or)
• A subject of Bhutan  (or)
• Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1 January 1962 to permanently settle in India (or)
• Person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, and the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia to permanently settle in India

Haryana Judiciary Reservation Criteria 2024

The reservation is provided for the reserved category by the orders issued by the Haryana Government from time to time.

• If you belong to the DESM, then with all intent, you will be treated as a general category.
•  If you are claiming dependent sons/daughters of an Ex-serviceman, you must send the latest eligibility certificate issued by the Zila Sainik Board in support of your claim.
• The reservation will be made available only if the quota reserved for Ex-servicemen or Backward Classes remains unfilled due to the non-availability of suitable Ex-servicemen or their dependents or the non-availability of qualified candidates from Backward Classes.
• Note that the reservation either from the unfilled vacancies of Ex-servicemen or from the Backward Classes for Freedom Fighters or their children or grandchildren will remain limited to 2% only.

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Haryana Judiciary Exam Eligibility 2024 for Sports Persons

The sportsperson plays for Haryana State at the national level. (or)

The sportsperson is in the Haryana domicile and does not represent State/l-lT other than Haryana at the national level.

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Sports Disciplines Covered 

Only those Sports/Games which are included in the Haryana Sports Policy, as amended from time to time.

For international/Asian/commonwealth tournaments, the individual/team should be sent/sponsored by the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Sports Authority of India, or National Level Sports Federation affiliated with the Indian Olympic Association.

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