Candidates who are interested in this career option, need to hold a law degree to become eligible to sit for the exam. Students from any stream can opt for a law degree at an undergraduate level. Some students also go for an integrated course (5 years) to gain a deeper understanding of the field. Students may have to sit for CLAT to be eligible for some top colleges across the country. Other colleges and universities hold their own separate entrance exams to take in students.
One can become a judge by qualifying the exam of Judicial Service Examination conducted by a Public Service Commission. For this exam the age limit varies from state to state. Every state has their age limit and the person should hold the legal degree from any recognized university or institution or the person has enrolled as an advocate with membership in the state bar council. The Judicial Services Examination provides a secure and comfortable tenure. Judicial Services Examination or the PCS (J)-Provincial Civil Service-Judicial Examination which they are commonly referred to, are entry-level exams for law graduates to become members of the subordinate judiciary. The state governments under the supervision of the respective high courts appoint members of the lower judiciary based on the competitive examination. Judicial Service Examination is conducted by the every state. Every State has different criteria.
1. Department of Law, Delhi University 2. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 3. Panjab University, Chandigarh 4. Mumbai University, Mumbai 5. CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru
The role of the judge is to keep order or to tell you the sentence of the person. A judge is to be impartial, fair an unbiased and to follow the laws of the state they are in and the United States Constitution and the Constitution of whatever state they are in. To listen to all evidence without passing judgment until all is heard, In cases with a jury, the judge is responsible for insuring that the law is followed, and the jury determines the facts. In cases without a jury, the judge also is the finder of fact.