The demo shows how to solve the problem:

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editrules:{required:true,number:true}
, "ui-state-error". jQuery UI CSS. , .
() $.jgrid.checkValues $.jgrid.hideModal. :
var grid = $("#list");
grid.jqGrid({
});
var originalCheckValues = $.jgrid.checkValues,
originalHideModal = $.jgrid.hideModal,
iColWithError = 0;
$.jgrid.checkValues = function(val, valref,g, customobject, nam) {
var tr,td,
ret = originalCheckValues.call(this,val, valref,g, customobject, nam);
if (!ret[0]) {
tr = g.rows.namedItem(editingRowId);
if (tr) {
$(tr).children('td').children('input.editable[type="text"]').removeClass("ui-state-error");
iColWithError = valref;
td = tr.cells[valref];
if (td) {
$(td).find('input.editable[type="text"]').addClass("ui-state-error");
}
}
}
return ret;
};
$.jgrid.hideModal = function (selector,o) {
var input, oldOnClose, td,
tr = grid[0].rows.namedItem(editingRowId);
if (tr) {
td = tr.cells[iColWithError];
if (td) {
input = $(td).children('input.editable[type="text"]:first');
if (input.length > 0) {
oldOnClose = o.onClose;
o.onClose = function(s) {
if ($.isFunction(oldOnClose)) {
oldOnClose.call(s);
}
setTimeout(function(){
input.focus();
},100);
};
}
}
}
originalHideModal.call(this,selector,o);
};