India, Jan. 31 -- LUCKNOW The UP government on Friday notified the Uttar Pradesh Judicial Services (Seventh Amendment), Rules, 2026, making it mandatory for candidates to have at least three years of legal practice on the date of the advertisement for the PCS-J (Provincial Civil Service-Judicial) recruitment.

The state cabinet had on Thursday given approval to the amendment in the UP Judicial Services Rules mandating three years of legal practice for the PCS-J recruitment examination. The amendment also made a minimum one-year training mandatory for judicial officers before assuming regular court duties. The promotion of civil judge (junior division) to senior division will be made after completion of five years.

The notification issued...