This notice announces a recruitment process, not a result. The 130 vacancies are tentative and may change; the Registry reserves the right to alter, restrict or cancel the selection process without notice. The objective-test date and answer-key objection dates are tentative, and the interview date will be notified later. Admission at every stage of the examination is provisional and subject to document verification.
- Issuer
- Supreme Court of India (Registry)
- Exam
- Junior Court Attendant Examination-2026
- Cycle
- 2026
- Notice
- Advertisement issued
- Online applications open
- Online applications close
- Objective test (tentative)
- Answer keys uploaded
- Answer-key objections open (tentative)
- Answer-key objections close (tentative)
- As of
- Status
- Recruitment announcement: the Supreme Court's Registry invites online applications (4 November to 25 November 2026) for 130 tentative Junior Court Attendant posts (Group 'C' Non-Clerical, Level 3); two-stage selection by objective test and interview.
What is open
The Supreme Court of India has invited online applications for 130 tentative Junior Court Attendant vacancies, a Group 'C' Non-Clerical post in Level 3 of the pay matrix (Rs. 21,700 to Rs. 69,100), with initial basic pay of Rs. 21,700 plus allowances.
Advertisement No. F.3/2026-SC (RC) is dated 15 October 2026. The figure may change for administrative reasons, and the Registry may cancel, restrict, enlarge, modify or alter the selection process without notice.
Who can apply
As on 1 October 2026, applicants need at least the X Standard and at most the XII Standard or 10+2 examination, from a Board or Institute recognised by the Government.
As on 1 October 2026, candidates must be at least 18 years old, and the upper age limit is 27 years. Usual relaxation applies to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer), Physically Challenged and Ex-Servicemen categories, including up to five years for dependants of freedom fighters. Widows, divorced women and women judicially separated and not remarried get relaxation up to 35 years, 38 for Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) and 40 for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Departmental candidates of the Supreme Court Registry have no upper age limit; candidates in other Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings, statutory bodies or nationalised banks get no relaxation.
Reservation follows Rule 4A of the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961.
How selection works
The first stage is an objective test of 100 multiple choice questions in one and a half hours, carrying 100 marks: 25 each on General Intelligence and Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English and General Awareness. Each question carries one mark, negative marking is 0.25 per incorrect answer, and the minimum qualifying marks are 50.
The second stage is an interview of 25 marks, minimum qualifying 13. If many candidates qualify, interview calls go 1:3 against the tentative vacancies, in order of merit.
The objective test is held in cities listed in Annexure-A, with candidates opting for cities in order of preference, though they may be shifted for administrative reasons. The interview is online or in Delhi.
Fee and how to apply
Applications are online only, through the link on the Supreme Court's website. The non-refundable fee is Rs. 1,500 for General or Unreserved candidates and Rs. 750 for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer), Ex-Servicemen and Physically Challenged candidates, plus bank charges, paid online through the UCO Bank gateway. Fee once paid is not refunded, and no postal form is accepted.
Applicants must undertake that they have read and understood the advertisement's terms and will abide by them, and that incorrect or false information will lead to cancellation of candidature without notice.
Key dates
Online registration opens on 4 November 2026 and closes at 11.55 p.m. on 25 November 2026.
The objective test is tentatively on 26 December 2026. Answer keys will be uploaded on 28 December 2026, with objections tentatively open from 28 to 29 December 2026 till 11.55 p.m., online only, at Rs. 100 per objection, refunded if valid; the competent authority's decision is final. The interview date will be notified on the Supreme Court's website and by SMS and email.
BANTHRY ANALYSISFor law students and applicants
This is Registry support work, not a judicial examination: the post carries files and records, dusts furniture and serves refreshments to Registry officers, and the eligibility window is deliberately narrow, from Class X to Class XII.
Two cautions matter more than the headline figure. The 130 vacancies are tentative, and admission at both stages is purely provisional: documents are checked only at verification, and a candidate found ineligible at any time before or after the test or interview stands to lose the candidature without notice. Confirm qualification and age as on 1 October 2026 against the advertisement before paying the fee.
READING PROMPTSQuestions for a closer reading
- What are the two stages of selection for Junior Court Attendant, and what are the minimum qualifying marks in each?
- What are the qualification and age conditions as on 1 October 2026?
- Why is admission described as provisional, and when is a candidate's eligibility finally verified?
