High Court of Meghalaya jobs - Advocate

Eligibility : In order to be eligible for appointment by direct recruitment to the cadre of the service the candidate : a. must be a citizen of India; must be a holder Of degree in Law of a recognized University; must be practicing as an Advocate in Courts of criminal and civil jurisdiction on the last date fixed for receipt of applications and must have so practiced for a period Of not less than 7 (seven) years 

Competitive examination for direct recruitment:a. The competitive examination for appointment of District Judges by  direct recruitment shall consist of; b. A written examination comprising of 3 (three) papers of two hours  duration each. Each paper shall carry 100 marks. The syllabus for these  papers as prescribed by the High Court is attached at Annexure-C,  and  Viva-Voce examination shall carry 50 marks. 

The candidate from General Category who obtain 60% or more marks  and the candidate who obtain 50 % or more marks in Reserved Category  in the written examination shall be eligible for viva-voce. 

Selection of candidates shall be made on the basis of overall merit and suitability.