Supreme Court Court Master Recruitment 2026: 20 Tentative Posts, Level 11 Pay, Apply by 15 November

Payment modes: Online only, through the UCO Bank payment gateway

1. 1

   Objective Type Test

   100 questions, 100 marks, 1½ hours, qualifying 50. Held in the Annexure-A cities, tentatively on 7 December 2026. No negative marking.

2. 2

   Shorthand (English) Test

   120 w.p.m. dictation for 7 minutes, 45 minutes to transcribe; 100 marks, qualifying 50. If a large number of candidates score the qualifying 50 marks in the Objective Type Test, candidates are shortlisted from the merit list in the ratio 1:10 against the tentative vacancies. Held in Delhi/NCR.

3. 3

   Typing Speed Test on Computer

   English, minimum 40 w.p.m., 10 minutes; 20 marks, qualifying 10. Held in Delhi/NCR.

4. 4

   Interview

   30 marks, qualifying 15. Candidates who qualify all three tests are called 1:3 against the tentative vacancies. Online or in person in Delhi.

5. 5

   Document verification and panel

   Eligibility documents are verified; selected candidates are empanelled in order of merit. A place in the panel gives no right to appointment.

1. 1

   Open the application link given by the Supreme Court

   The Supreme Court's notice of 24 October 2026 gives the link to the online form, hosted by TCS iON (cdn3.digialm.com). The notice is also listed on www.sci.gov.in under Recruitments.

2. 2

   Register

   Fill in your details to get a User ID and password on your registered e-mail and/or mobile. Enter your name (as in the Class X certificate), date of birth, mobile number and e-mail correctly: they cannot be changed after registration.

3. 3

   Log in and fill the form

   Choose Objective Type Test cities in order of preference and furnish the undertaking that you have read the advertisement's terms and will abide by them. For help, use the Helpdesk tab in the portal or call +91 7996335552.

4. 4

   Upload documents

   Recent photograph, signature, Class X, Class XII and graduation certificates, experience certificate, and caste/community certificate if you are in a reserved category.

5. 5

   Pay the fee online

   Rs.1,500 (General/Unreserved) or Rs.750 (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/ex-Servicemen), plus bank charges, through the UCO Bank gateway.

6. 6

   Submit and keep a printout

   A submitted form cannot be withdrawn or modified. Keep a printout and your application number (needed for the admit card); the printout need not be sent to the Registry. Last date: 15 November 2026, 11:55 PM.

• Shorthand (English) Test: the maximum permissible mistakes are five (05) per cent of the total words dictated in the test passage.
• Shorthand: a mistake of full stop (.) is a half mistake; typing a capital letter for a small letter or vice-versa is a half mistake.
• Typing Speed Test: an error in a word or figure is a full mistake.
• Typing Speed Test: a capital letter for a small letter (or vice-versa), or a punctuation mark omitted, added or substituted, is a half mistake.

• Admission at every stage (Objective Type Test, Shorthand Test, Typing Test and Interview) is purely provisional; documents are checked at document verification and candidature is cancelled if any condition is not met.
• Reserved-category candidates must hold a valid caste/community certificate and, where applicable, a non-creamy layer certificate from the competent authority.
• Reserved-category candidates who qualify on relaxed standards may be considered only against reserved vacancies, not unreserved ones.
• Impersonation, fabricated documents or false information leads to removal, prosecution and debarment, at any stage, including after appointment.
• Name, father's name, mother's name and date of birth are accepted only as entered in the High School/Class X certificate or equivalent certificate; a change of name needs a Gazette Notification.
• Requests to change the category filled in the form, the test city/centre or the test/interview dates will not be entertained.
• If more than one form is submitted, only the last one submitted is considered.
• No TA/DA is paid for appearing in the tests or interview.
• Admit cards are not sent by post; download them from the Supreme Court website.
• Candidates working in Central/State Government departments, nationalised banks or PSUs must submit a No Objection Certificate from the employer at document verification.
• A candidate who is not employed when applying and gets a job during or after the examination process must immediately inform the Branch Officer, Recruitment Cell, at recruitment.cell@sci.nic.in; otherwise the Registry will draw an adverse inference.
• Selected candidates must work even at odd hours and on holidays, and give an undertaking to that effect.
• Selected candidates are empanelled in order of merit; a place in the panel gives no right to appointment.
• Applications are accepted only through online registration; no postal application form is accepted. Unsigned applications, and application forms that do not follow the instructions, are summarily rejected. Disputes fall under Delhi jurisdiction.