The contents of judicial examination include: theoretical law, applied law, current legal provisions, legal practice and legal professional ethics. In 2005, the national judicial examination adopted a closed-book written examination. The exam is divided into four volumes, each volume 150, with a total score of 600. Test paper 1, test paper 2 and test paper 3 are machine-readable multiple-choice questions, and test paper 4 is written example (case) analysis questions (including legal document writing). The specific theme of each volume is:
Test paper 1: Comprehensive knowledge. Including jurisprudence, constitutional law, legal history, economic law, international law, private international law, international economic law, legal professional ethics and professional responsibility;
Examination Paper 2: Criminal and Administrative Legal System. Including: criminal law, criminal procedure law, administrative law and administrative procedure law;
Examination paper 3: Civil and commercial legal system. Including: civil law, commercial law and civil procedure law (including arbitration system);
Test paper 4: Example (case) analysis. Including jurisprudence, administrative law and administrative procedure law, criminal law, criminal procedure law, civil law, commercial law and civil procedure law.