Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 250 Posts

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The Supreme Court of India has opened one of the most watched central-government recruitments of the year — and the application window opened yesterday, 7 October 2026. Under Advertisement No. F.6/2026-SC (RC) dated 30 September 2026, the Registry is preparing a panel for 250 tentative vacancies of Junior Court Assistant (Group-B, Non-Gazetted), placed in Level 6 of the Pay Matrix with an initial basic pay of Rs. 35,400 plus allowances.

On paper this looks like a standard graduate-level post. It is not. Two features make this recruitment behave differently from every SSC or bank clerk drive you have seen: the 35 w.p.m. typing test is a hard filter — your descriptive paper is not even evaluated unless you clear it — and a full 25 of the 100 objective questions come from judiciary-specific law that no generic competitive-exam book covers well. Read the article fully before you apply; the application, once submitted, cannot be modified or withdrawn.

Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant Recruitment 2026 — Overview

Important Dates

Vacancy Details — What “Tentative” Actually Means Here

A total of 250 tentative vacancies have been announced. The notification is unusually blunt about what that word covers: the number of posts may change “due to administrative exigencies and/or the requirement of the Registry”, and the Registry reserves the right to cancel, restrict, enlarge, modify or alter the selection process itself, without issuing any notice. All rights regarding the selection process stay with the Competent Authority.

Eligibility Criteria (as on 1 September 2026)

• Education: Bachelor’s degree of a recognized University in India.
• Computer knowledge: Knowledge of computer operation, with a typing speed of 35 w.p.m. on computer (in English).
• Age: Not below 18 years and not above 30 years as on 1 September 2026.

Note the reckoning date carefully: eligibility is frozen as on 1 September 2026, not on the closing date of applications. If your degree result came after that date, you do not meet the printed condition.

Age Limit and Relaxation

One clause that surprises applicants every cycle: no age relaxation is allowed to candidates already working in other Government Departments, Public Sector Undertakings or Nationalized Banks. If you are a serving employee elsewhere, you compete on the same age ceiling as a fresher.

Salary — What a Junior Court Assistant Earns

The post is placed in Level 6 of the Pay Matrix, with an initial basic pay of Rs. 35,400/- per month plus allowances admissible under the rules of the Supreme Court of India. For a Group-B Non-Gazetted post in New Delhi, the allowances (DA, HRA, transport) lift the in-hand figure well above the basic — this is comfortably the best-paid general graduate court-assistant post in the country.

Application Fee

The fee is paid online only, through the payment gateway provided by UCO Bank. No other form of payment is accepted, no postal application form is accepted, and the fee once paid is not refunded under any circumstances.

Selection Process — Four Stages, and the One That Filters Most People Out

• Negative marking: 0.25 marks deducted for each wrong answer in the Objective Type Test.
• Shortlisting: if a large number of candidates clear the objective paper, only the top candidates in a 1:10 ratio against the tentative vacancies move to the typing + descriptive stage, based on objective-test merit. Candidates clearing all three tests are shortlisted for interview in a 1:3 ratio.
• Answer-key objections: can be filed online only, within the notified window, at Rs. 100 per objection — refunded if the objection is found valid.

The 35 w.p.m. Typing Requirement — Why It Eliminates Most Graduates

Thirty-five words per minute sounds easy. It is not — at least not under exam conditions. Most graduates who type daily on phones or casually on laptops manage roughly 25–30 w.p.m. on a desktop keyboard, and that is without the 3% error ceiling: more than 3 mistakes per 100 words typed fails you outright. The test runs only 10 minutes, so there is no time to recover from a shaky start, and it carries its own qualifying bar of 25 out of 50 marks — this is a scored test, not a pass/fail formality.

Practically, this means: start timed practice now, on a physical keyboard, with English passages, measuring both speed and error percentage. A candidate at 30 w.p.m. today needs roughly three to four weeks of daily practice to hold a clean 38–40 w.p.m. under pressure. If you wait until the objective result to start practising, you are already late — the gap between the objective test and the typing test can be days, not months.

The Syllabus Trap — 25 Marks No Generic Guidebook Covers

Look at the objective paper’s break-up: 20 General English (with comprehension), 15 General Aptitude, 15 General Knowledge, 15 on provisions relating to the Judiciary in the Constitution of India, 10 on the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, 10 on the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961, and 15 Computer Knowledge. That is 25 out of 100 questions drawn from judiciary-specific material — and the qualifying bar is 50.

Here is the strategic implication most aspirants miss: a generic SSC-CGL-style preparation plan maxes out at about 65 questions of this paper. The judiciary-specific 25 are the cheapest marks on offer for anyone who reads the actual sources — the Constitution’s judiciary chapters, the Supreme Court Rules 2013, and the 1961 Service Rules — because almost nobody else prepares them seriously. If you are scoring 45–55 in mocks, these 25 questions are where your selection is decided.

Test Centres and Practical Points

The Objective Type Test is conducted at cities across India (listed in Annexure-A of the advertisement), with candidates exercising their preference order — though the Registry can shift or change centres and no request for a change of centre or date is entertained. The Typing Speed Test and the Descriptive Written Test are held in Delhi/NCR only, and the Interview is conducted either online or physically in Delhi. No TA/DA is payable for any test or the interview, and admit cards are downloaded from the SCI website — none are sent by post. Outstation candidates should budget for at least one Delhi trip; the notification gives no room to negotiate this.

How to Apply Online

1. Go to www.sci.gov.in between 7 October 2026 and 28 October 2026 (11:55 PM) and open the online application link for Junior Court Assistant.
2. Fill the form with accurate personal, educational and category details. Name, father’s name, mother’s name and date of birth must match your Class 10 / High School certificate exactly.
3. Upload scanned copies of your recent photograph, signature, Class X, Class XII and graduation certificates, plus caste/community certificate (reserved categories) or disability certificate, if applicable.
4. Furnish the undertaking that you have read and understood the advertisement’s terms and conditions.
5. Pay the fee online through the UCO Bank payment gateway.
6. Preview the completed form, submit, and take a printout for your records (it does not need to be sent to the Registry).
7. Retain your Application Number carefully — you will need it to generate the admit card later from the SCI website.

Mistakes That Get Applications Rejected

• Submitting more than one form: only the latest application number is considered; earlier fee payments are not refunded.
• Changing your category later: no request for change of category filled in the online form is entertained — get it right the first time.
• Name mismatches: any difference between the form and your Class 10 certificate creates a document-verification problem.
• Fake documents or impersonation: leads to removal/disqualification, prosecution, and debarment from future appointments in the Registry.
• Last-day rush: the window closes at 11:55 PM on 28 October 2026. Server load on the final evening is a real risk with a UCO Bank payment gateway in the chain — apply at least a few days early.
• Applying for this and other court posts? Graduates targeting court jobs may also want to check the Punjab & Haryana High Court Clerk Recruitment 2026 — 1,270 clerk posts with applications closing 4 November 2026.

FAQs

Q. How many vacancies are there in Supreme Court Junior Court Assistant Recruitment 2026?
250 tentative vacancies of Junior Court Assistant (Group-B, Non-Gazetted). The number is tentative and may change as per the Registry’s requirements.

Q. What is the qualification for SCI Junior Court Assistant?
A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized Indian university, knowledge of computer operation, and English typing speed of 35 w.p.m. — all as on 1 September 2026.

Q. What is the age limit?
18 to 30 years as on 1 September 2026, with relaxations for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/PwBD/Ex-Servicemen as per Government of India rules.

Q. What is the application fee?
Rs. 1,500 plus bank charges for General/Unreserved candidates and Rs. 750 plus bank charges for SC/ST/OBC-NCL/Ex-Servicemen/Physically Challenged candidates, paid online via the UCO Bank gateway. It is non-refundable.

Q. What is the selection process?
Objective Type Test (100 marks, qualifying 50) → Typing Speed Test (50 marks, qualifying 25, mandatory) → Descriptive Written Test (100 marks, qualifying 50) → Interview (25 marks, qualifying 13). There is 0.25 negative marking in the objective test.

Q. When is the exam?
The Objective Type Test is tentatively scheduled for 20 November 2026. Dates for the typing test, descriptive test and interview will be notified on www.sci.gov.in.

Q. Where will the typing test be held?
In Delhi/NCR only. No TA/DA is payable.

Q. What is the salary of a Junior Court Assistant?
Level 6 of the Pay Matrix — initial basic pay Rs. 35,400 per month plus allowances.

Important Links

All details above are verified from Advertisement No. F.6/2026-SC (RC) dated 30 September 2026, issued by the Supreme Court of India. The vacancy count is tentative and the selection schedule may change; always verify the latest from the official notification on www.sci.gov.in before applying.

Raju

Founder & Editor

Tracks every Sarkari notification and breaks it down into simple, accurate English so you never miss a date or misread eligibility.