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16 recruitment posts · 335 vacancies · 1 combined test · 15 syllabus subjects
9 January 2027 (Saturday) · 2:00–4:00 PM · Offline pen-and-paper · English only
16
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335
Total vacancies
15
Syllabus subjects
09 Jan 2027
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Welcome to the UPSC Law Recruitment 2027 desk. The Commission has announced one combined Recruitment Test for shortlisting candidates against 16 legal, prosecution, trade mark, government advocacy and related posts. Each vacancy retains its own original advertisement and eligibility conditions. The syllabus and test scheme below are common to the notice.
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UPSC Combined Recruitment Test 2027: official exam pattern
- Date and time: Saturday, 9 January 2027, 2:00 PM–4:00 PM.
- Mode and duration: two-hour offline pen-and-paper Recruitment Test.
- Paper: objective multiple-choice questions; all questions have equal marks.
- Language: English only.
- Marking: one-third of the marks allotted to a question is deducted for each incorrect answer. No penalty for unanswered questions.
- Shortlisting: candidates shortlisted in the RT must also satisfy all post-specific eligibility conditions to be called for interview.
- Weightage: RT 75% and interview 25%, for candidates shortlisted from RT and qualified for interview.
- E-admit cards: the notice says these will be released three weeks before the RT.
- Centre changes: UPSC says no request for a change of centre will be entertained.
All 16 posts: choose your vacancy and preparation guide
Follow the preparation guide for your exact vacancy number. Study emphasis is tailored to the role, while the official syllabus remains common. Read the linked original advertisement before relying on eligibility or reservation details.
| Post / Preparation guide | Vacancies | Vacancy no. | Advertisement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Legal Adviser | 2 | 25091302213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Assistant Legal Adviser | 16 | 25091303213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Deputy Legal Adviser | 12 | 25091306213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Additional Government Advocate | 5 | 25091301213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Assistant Government Advocate | 1 | 25091304213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Deputy Government Advocate | 2 | 25091305213 | No. 13/2025 |
| Examiner of Trade Marks & Geographical Indications | 100 | 25121401213 | No. 14/2025 |
| Prosecutor, SFIO | 1 | 26070802211 | No. 08/2026 |
| Assistant Legal Adviser, Directorate of Enforcement | 12 | 26060645213 | No. 06/2026 |
| Company Prosecutor | 18 | 26060705227 | No. 07/2026 |
| Legal Officer, DGCA | 12 | 26060704227 | No. 07/2026 |
| Assistant Public Prosecutor, Puducherry | 5 | 26060680213 | No. 06/2026 |
| Superintendent (Legal) | 1 | 26070813211 | No. 08/2026 |
| Assistant Public Prosecutor, CBI | 5 | 26060658213 | No. 06/2026 |
| Assistant Public Prosecutor, NCT of Delhi | 140 | 26091106212 | No. 11/2026 |
| Law Officer, Land & Building Department, Delhi | 3 | 26091203226 | No. 12/2026 |
Download the 7 original advertisements and combined RT notice
The addendum is hosted on CrackTarget. Three advertisements were already available in the site’s PDF library and are reused. Four are linked directly to UPSC because UPSC’s server currently blocks automated re-upload. No link is labelled as a hosted copy unless it is.
- Combined RT addendum and 15-topic syllabus: Download hosted PDF
- Advertisement 13/2025: Open official UPSC PDF
- Advertisement 14/2025: Open official UPSC PDF
- Advertisement 06/2026: Download CrackTarget copy
- Advertisement 07/2026: Download CrackTarget copy
- Advertisement 08/2026: Download CrackTarget copy
- Advertisement 11/2026: Open official UPSC PDF
- Advertisement 12/2026: Open official UPSC PDF
Source: UPSC recruitment advertisement archive and the commission’s combined RT addendum supplied with this guide.
Common official syllabus: all 15 subjects
This list follows the UPSC combined notice. Open the linked notes or India Code to verify the current law. No separate official post-wise RT syllabus has been announced in this notice.
- 1. Constitution of India
- 2. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
- 3. Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
- 4. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
- 5. Information Technology Act, 2000
- 6. Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- 7. Companies Act, 2013
- 8. Central Vigilance Commission Act, 2003
- 9. Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002
- 10. Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
- 11. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- 12. Competition Act, 2002
- 13. Trade Marks Act, 1999
- 14. Indian Contract Act, 1872
- 15. Geographical Indications of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act, 1999
A focused preparation roadmap
- Weeks 1–2: Constitution, basic legal reasoning, BNS offences and BNSS procedural concepts.
- Weeks 3–4: BSA evidence, Prevention of Corruption, DSPE Act, CVC Act and IT Act.
- Weeks 5–6: Companies Act, PMLA, Competition Act and Environment (Protection) Act.
- Weeks 7–8: Trade Marks Act, Geographical Indications Act, Indian Contract Act and backlog topics.
- Weeks 9–10: two-hour mixed MCQ mocks, negative-marking score review, statutory revision and an error notebook.
- Final days: revise exceptions, definitions, provisos and official instructions. Study-plan allocations are CrackTarget’s advice, not UPSC’s instructions.
Continue with BNS notes, BNSS notes, BSA notes, Companies Act prosecution, and free practice MCQs.
Test centres listed by UPSC
Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Chennai, Delhi, Dispur (Guwahati), Jaipur, Jammu, Kochi, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Ranchi, Vishakhapatnam and Port Blair. Confirm your allotted centre in the official e-admit card.
Interview suitability and source-checking
The addendum lists interview suitability standards as General/EWS: 50+, OBC: 45+, SC/ST: 40+, and PwBD: 40+ on the relaxed standards stated there. These are interview suitability standards, not an announced RT cut-off.
DGCA reservation correction: the combined addendum’s category breakdown for the 12 DGCA Legal Officer vacancies appears inconsistent. The original Advertisement 07/2026 lists UR-05, EWS-01, OBC-03, SC-02 and ST-01; use the original advertisement for eligibility and reservation.
Frequently asked questions
- Sixteen exams or one? One combined Recruitment Test covering 16 different recruitment cases.
- Is the official syllabus shared? Yes. The combined addendum contains one list of 15 subjects.
- Can someone apply now? The vacancies were advertised earlier; this test addendum is not a fresh application invitation. Check UPSC for application status.
- Does CrackTarget conduct this recruitment? No. This is an independent educational hub; UPSC alone controls test instructions, eligibility, shortlisting and selection.
Updated 28 October 2026. Independent educational resource from CrackTarget LAW; not affiliated with UPSC. Verify amendments and post-specific requirements against original documents.
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Which Article guarantees equality before the law and equal protection of laws?
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Article 14 contains both equality before the law and equal protection of laws; the two phrases are related but not identical.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Article protects life and personal liberty except according to procedure established by law?
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Article 21 is the constitutional foundation of life and personal liberty protections, including procedural fairness as interpreted by courts.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Article empowers a person to directly move the Supreme Court to enforce Fundamental Rights?
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Article 32 provides a constitutional remedy for enforcement of Fundamental Rights before the Supreme Court.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which constitutional Part primarily contains the Directive Principles of State Policy?
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Directive Principles are set out in Part IV; Fundamental Rights appear principally in Part III.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Under Article 226, which High Court power is broader than Article 32 in its stated scope?
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Article 226 permits writs for enforcement of Fundamental Rights and for any other purpose within jurisdictional rules.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Article expressly prohibits untouchability?
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Article 17 abolishes untouchability and forbids its practice in any form.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Article is concerned with protection against double jeopardy for prosecution and punishment for the same offence?
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Article 20(2) protects against being prosecuted and punished more than once for the same offence.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which Schedule specifies the distribution of subjects among Union, State and Concurrent Lists?
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The Seventh Schedule includes the three legislative lists used with Article 246.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which enactment principally defines substantive criminal offences in the new central criminal-law framework?
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BNS defines offences and punishments; BNSS covers procedure and BSA covers evidence.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which colonial-era enactment was principally replaced by BNS?
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BNS replaced the IPC as the general substantive penal enactment; applicability to earlier acts requires attention to transitional law.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗The new criminal-law framework came into general effect on which date?
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The central government brought the three new criminal laws into effect on 1 July 2024, subject to notified exceptions including BNS section 106(2).
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which of the following is included as a punishment under the BNS?
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BNS recognises community service as a statutory punishment for specified offences; it is not the punishment for every offence.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗BNS section 106(2) should be treated how when studying commencement?
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Official commencement information expressly excluded section 106(2) from the initial 1 July 2024 enforcement.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗If one person intentionally induces another to deliver property by deception, which offence family is most relevant?
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Cheating involves deception together with the legally required inducement and consequence; test all statutory elements.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗If property is entrusted to someone who dishonestly misappropriates it contrary to the legal duty, which broad offence is implicated?
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Entrustment or dominion and dishonest misuse are central to criminal breach of trust; theft does not depend on entrustment in the same way.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which distinction is central to the law of theft?
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Theft centres on dishonest moving of movable property out of another's possession without consent, subject to the Act's terms.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is the primary subject of BNSS 2023?
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BNSS consolidates criminal procedure: investigation, arrest, inquiry, trial, bail and related processes.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which older central legislation was principally replaced by BNSS?
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BNSS replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 for the new framework, with transitional provisions to be considered.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is the ordinary purpose of an FIR in a cognizable-offence investigation?
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The FIR is the record of information for a cognizable case; it is not a conviction or conclusive proof of guilt.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which authority ordinarily investigates cognizable offences?
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Police investigative powers operate under criminal procedure and constitutional safeguards.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which statement about arrest is legally safer?
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The existence of allegations alone does not extinguish safeguards; the police must meet applicable arrest conditions.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗What is the central difference between a bailable and non-bailable offence?
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Bail rights and discretion depend on statutory classification and other provisions; non-bailable does not mean bail is forbidden.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Who ordinarily considers a charge and proceeds with trial after investigation under applicable procedure?
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Criminal procedure allocates judicial functions to courts with proper jurisdiction and competence.
Read official reference / primary legal materials ↗Which procedural guarantee assists a person arrested and detained?
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The Constitution and procedure impose safeguards against arbitrary detention and protect access to legal process.
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