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I want to become a district magistrate what are all the prequalification

education
age limit
i belong from backward community

Qualification required to become magistrate is,you must have a graduation degree in Law with minimum 55%marks are eligible.Your age should be more than 21 years and not more than 35 years.

First of all to be a magistrate, the maximum age limit for the judge exam is 35 years. Also you must be a citizen of India.

As your age is 40 years, you are not eligible for this exam and post.

Educational qualification:-
You must have completed an LLB degree of the duration of 3 or 5 years from a Government and Bar Council recognised University.

At age of 40 years, you are not eligible to become a magistrate because, the minimum age criteria required is that, the candidate should not be less than 21 years and not greater than 35 years however, age relaxation in upper age limit of 5 years is provided to SC and ST candidates and three years to OBC candidates.

Candidate must have secured the degree in law bypassing all the examinations leading to the degree in first attempt and has secured in the final examination of the degree in law in the case of the candidate holding masters degree in law in final year examination not less than 55% marks.

A bachelor's degree and experience in legal matters is the minimum requirement for a magistrate position. In practice, the magistrate will have completed a law degree (Juris Doctor) program.

To become District Magistrate, you have to appear and qualify in Civil Service examination.

The examination is conducted by UPSC. Eligibility to apply for the examination is that candidate must have passed bachelor degree from a recognised university. The age limit is 21-32 years and relaxation for reserved category. Maximum age limit 37 years for SC/ST/PWD

So, you are not eligible to appear for the examination.

Other option is to qualify in State PCS, as every year one third of all posts within the state are through promotion from state service.

For more information about the Civil Service examination visit at www.upsc.gov.in.

The qualification required to become magistrate at the age of 40 years:---
First of all,
To become a judge in any moffusil court, you should write State Judicial Services exam after the completion of LLB or practice 7years as an advocate in any court and can appear for the District Judge exam.

The age limit for becoming a magistrate is 21_ 35 yrs.
5 years relaxation is provided to reserved category (scheduled tribe, schedule caste, OBC, skilled player of UP).
As the maximum limit is 35 years and you belong to backward category , it means at the age of 40 you can apply for the post.

What are all the qualifications required to become a magistrate at the age of 40 years?

A bachelor's degree and experience in legal matters is the minimum requirement for a magistrate position. In practice, the magistrate will have completed a law degree (Juris Doctor) program.

As long as they are over 18 and can make the time for it, almost anybody can become a magistrate. There are only a few exceptions: Police officers, traffic wardens and members of the armed forces cannot become magistrates. This is to make sure that magistrates are impartial.

What are all the qualification required to become magistrate at the age of 40 years?

The age limit to become a magistrate in India ranges from 21 years to 35 years. So, you are not eligible to become a magistrate at the age of 40 years.
You should have a law degree from any recognized university to become a magistrate.