Government Law Exams

Contrary to popular belief, law isn’t just about barristers and solicitors. In the last two decades, the scope of the law profession has seen immense growth through job roles like legal executive coroners, court clerks, legal secretaries, etc which are being offered in bigger quantities. Eligible law graduates, lawyers, LL.B. and Master in Laws candidates, can secure jobs in Public Sector Organizations, District Courts, High Courts, Central / State Government Advocates, and more.

Law professions like such can be extremely bankable, and reliable. To acquire these jobs, there are many law exams that offer attractive job positions to law graduates in India. Below is a list of exams that a law student can take among others:

• IBPS Law Officer Exam
• JAG Exam
• PSU Exam
• RBI Exam

This article attempts to lay down information regarding the eligibility, and selection process of mentioned exams.

IBPS Law Officer Exam

The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) exam is held for the selection of various kinds of officers in the public sector banks, SBI, Associate Banks of SBI, NABARD, RBI, SIDBI, LIC & Insurance companies, and other regular members. Banks of the IBPS society. The IBPS department conducts exams for multiple posts and positions such as

• IBPS SO exam for Specialist Officers
• IBPS Law Officer Exam
• IBPS PO Exam for Probationary Officers
• BPS RRB Exam for Officers and
• Office assistants in Regional Rural Banks.

Online registrations for the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) happen in the month of November every year, while the Prelims and mains happen in December-January. IBPS Law Officer exam respectively.

Exam Eligibility

Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from a recognized university.

• Candidates applying for the exam must fall under the age category 20- 30 years.
• Candidates must hold an LLB Bachelor degree.
• Candidates must be enrolled with Bar Council as an Advocate.

Exam Pattern

The IBPS Law Officer exam has three stages-

1. Preliminary

   The exam duration is for 2 hours, and there is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong answer.

Reasoning	50 Questions	50 Marks
General Awareness	50 Questions	50 Marks
English Language	50 Questions	1. Marks

2. Mains

   Candidates who qualify for the first stage are eligible for this stage. This test has total marks of 60 and adds up to the final merit list.

3. Interview

   In the final stage, the interview is for a total of 100 marks, and the candidate will clear the cut-off at 40%.

Judge Advocate General Exam

The JAG Entry Scheme was officially issued by the Indian Army. Applications for the 31st course (October 2023) are live now. Short Service Commission by JAG Entry Scheme (also known as Judge Advocate General’s Corps) falls under the military branch of justice and law. The responsibilities of a Judge Advocate General include advising the military officers, draft filing, court appearances, and tribunals. They are also required to master the practice of Military Laws and equal to the rank of a military lieutenant.

The vacancy details for the Indian Army JAG Recruitment 2023 are as follows-

• 5 posts for men
• 3 posts for women
• Location of the job: All over India

Eligibility

• Candidates should either be a citizen of India, or a subject of Bhutan, or a subject of Nepal, or a Tibetan refugee who settled in India before the 01st of Jan. 1962, or a person of Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka and East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire and Ethiopia, and Vietnam immigrant with Indian origin with a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India.
• However, candidates belonging to the Gorkha subjects of Nepal need not present the Certificate of eligibility.
• Candidates should be between 21 to 27 years of age on 1st January 2023.
• Candidates must hold an LLB degree (five years course after the 10+2 examination or three years after graduation) from a college recognized by the Bar Council of India.
• Candidates should hold a minimum of 55% aggregate marks in LLB degree
• Candidates should be eligible for registration with the Bar Council of India/State

Selection

• The selection for the post of Judge Advocate General Department is based on the SSB (Service Selection Board) procedure.
• The first shortlisting round is done by the Recruiting Directorate, Integrated HQ of MoD (Army).
• The final selection decision is done by the DG Recruiting.
• The result of the shortlisted names is displayed on the Join Indian Army website.
• The selected candidates are called for the SSB interview.
• The SSB selection procedure consists of two stages based on Psychological Aptitude Test.
• Candidates who qualify for the stages and are found to be fit medically by the Medical Board are selected in the order of merit.
• The final selection is made based on the vacancies available at that time

PSU Exam

PSU (Public Sector Undertaking) units are owned by the government of India or state or corporations. The Public Sector Undertakings offer massive job opportunities by holding exams regularly and individuals who clear the exam are employed in the PSUs. Few PSUs conduct their own exams for selection of law officers and others like ONGC (Oil and Natural Gas Corporation) and POWERGRID (Power Grid Corporation Of India Limited) hire their law officers based on CLAT-PG scores.

RBI Recruitment

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) conducts RBI Recruitment Exam to select candidates for different officer positions. The selected candidates are offered jobs in the various RBI branches across the country. Every year thousands of people apply for the exam. While the seat vacancy is limited, the competition for the exam is very high due to the many participating candidates. The exam is conducted in three phases, and they are the Preliminary examination, the Main examination, and Interview. RBI Recruitment exam offers law graduates the post title of Legal Consultant. The online application process generally begins by August which is expected to be the same for 2022 as well.

Eligibility

Selection

1. Preliminary examination
2. Main examination
3. Interview

Other LLB / BL Law Graduate Government Exam

Legal sector has a massive range of profession, and a brilliant career progression- the possibilities are endless. The challenge sure exists in the law sector but it’s also one of the most exciting, respected, and rewarding professions. Make sure to pick exams best suited for you, and ace them!
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