This notice extends only the application window. It does not alter the post count (119), the eligibility conditions, or the selection stages of the original 25.09.2026 notification; candidates should read the original notification for those details.
- Issuer
- High Court of Andhra Pradesh (Registrar, Recruitment)
- Exam
- Civil Judge (Junior Division) recruitment for the year 2026
- Cycle
- 2026
- Notice
- Original recruitment notification
- Extended last date for online applications
- As of
- Status
- Extension notification ROC.No.118/2026-RC dated 16.10.2026 issued by the Registrar (Recruitment), High Court of Andhra Pradesh.
The deadline moves to 10 November 2026
The High Court of Andhra Pradesh has extended the time for submission of online applications for recruitment to 119 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) for the year 2026, up to 10.11.2026 by 11.59 P.M. The extension notification, ROC.No.118/2026-RC, is dated 16.10.2026 and is issued by the Registrar (Recruitment), Dr. Shaik Mohd. Fazululla, from the High Court at Amaravati.
The notice is a one-page notification with a single operative sentence: 'Anent to the subject and reference, the High Court has extended the time for submission of online applications till 10.11.2026 by 11.59 P.M.' It is signed by the Registrar (Recruitment), with the signature dated 16.10.2026.
What the notice refers back to
The extension notice refers to Notification No.118/2026-RC, dated 25.09.2026, 'for recruitment to 119 posts of Civil Judge (Junior Division) for the year 2026'. The 119 posts and the year of recruitment are the two recruitment facts this notice itself states; everything else about the drive — eligibility, reservations, examination stages, fees — lies in the original 25.09.2026 notification and is unchanged by this extension.
The anchor text of the notice on the High Court's website describes it as an extension 'for submission of online applications till 10.11.2026', consistent with the operative sentence in the PDF.
BANTHRY ANALYSISAnalysis: how to read an extension notice
An extension notice does exactly one thing: it moves a deadline. It neither reopens nor revises the recruitment's substantive terms. For candidates, the practical points are three: the closing moment is 10 November 2026 at 11:59 PM, not the end of that working day; the mode of application remains online, as stated in the notice; and the reference notification of 25.09.2026 remains the controlling document for eligibility and selection stages.
Where a deadline is extended, candidates who applied early gain nothing extra, and candidates who waited gain the additional window — but the High Court's notice gives no reason for the extension and invites no inference about applicant numbers. What matters is only the new cut-off: applications filed after 11:59 PM on 10.11.2026 would fall outside the extended window.
BANTHRY ANALYSISFor law students: the Civil Judge (Junior Division) entry route
Civil Judge (Junior Division) is the entry-level post in the lower judiciary: the first rung of the judicial service, filled through open competitive examination by High Courts. It is the post for which fresh law graduates — subject to the eligibility conditions in the original notification — typically compete, and it is the starting point of a judicial career that can rise to District Judge and beyond.
For aspirants tracking this drive, the discipline is the same as for any judiciary notification: read the original notification end to end before applying, keep the application acknowledgement and fee receipt, and treat the extended deadline as a firm cut-off rather than a reason to delay. Extensions can be issued more than once, but they can also not be — the only safe assumption is the date on the latest notice.
READING PROMPTSQuestions for a closer reading
- Which notification is extended by ROC.No.118/2026-RC dated 16.10.2026, and what is the new closing time for online applications?
- How many Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts were notified for the year 2026, and under which notification were they originally advertised?
- Does the extension notice change the eligibility conditions or the number of posts? Which part of the notice supports your answer?
