---
title: "Supreme Court Court Master Recruitment 2026: 20 Tentative Posts, Level 11 Pay, Apply by 15 November"
url: "https://aijobalert.com/jobs/supreme-court-court-master-recruitment-2026"
type: "Government recruitment"
organization: "Supreme Court of India"
category: "Central Govt"
application_status: "open"
application_start: "25 Oct 2026"
application_last_date: "15 Nov 2026"
exam_date: "07 Dec 2026"
total_vacancies: 20
published: "2026-10-25T15:18:50.249Z"
updated: "2026-10-25T15:18:50.249Z"
last_verified: "2026-10-24T18:30:00.000Z"
---

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

**Last date to apply:** 15 Nov 2026

## Official Links

- [Apply on Official Site](https://cdn3.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/32912/103070/3vdM5J33Gl951V40kH/Index.html)
- [Notification PDF](https://aijobalert.com/documents/supreme-court-of-india/sci-court-master-direct-recruitment-advertisement-2026-a423e767.pdf)
- [Official Website](https://www.sci.gov.in/recruitments/)

## Overview

The Registry of the Supreme Court of India has issued advertisement No.F.6/11/CM(S)/2026-SC (RC), dated 15 October 2026, for **direct recruitment** to the post of **Court Master (Shorthand)**. A panel will be prepared for **20 tentative vacancies**. Court Master (Shorthand) is a gazetted post in Level 11 of the Pay Matrix (Rs.67,700–Rs.2,08,700), with an initial basic pay of Rs.67,700 plus allowances.

This is a separate advertisement from the Court Master (Shorthand) *deputation* advertisement of 12 October 2026. It is open to Indian citizens who hold a bachelor's degree, write English shorthand at 120 words per minute, type at 40 words per minute on a computer and have at least 5 years' regular service as Private Secretary, Senior PA, PA or Senior Stenographer in Government, a Public Sector Undertaking or a statutory body. Eligibility is counted as on 1 October 2026.

Applications are online only. The form is live from **25 October 2026 (10:00 AM) to 15 November 2026 (11:55 PM)**. The Objective Type Test is tentatively on **7 December 2026**, followed by a Shorthand (English) Test and a Typing Speed Test in Delhi/NCR, and an interview.

The Registry says the number of posts may change, and it may cancel, restrict, enlarge or modify the selection process if needed. The advertisement does not give a category-wise split of the 20 vacancies.

## Recruitment Details

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Organisation | Supreme Court of India |
| Total Vacancies | 20 posts |
| Qualification | Bachelor's degree; English shorthand 120 w.p.m.; computer typing 40 w.p.m.; 5 years' regular service as PS/Senior PA/PA/Senior Stenographer in Government/PSU/statutory bodies |
| Age Limit | 30 – 45 years (as on 01 Oct 2026) — Usual relaxation for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/ex-Servicemen as per Government of India rules; up to 5 more years for dependants of freedom fighters; no upper age limit for departmental candidates of the Registry; no relaxation for candidates working in other Government departments/PSUs/statutory bodies/nationalised banks. |
| Salary / Pay Scale | Level 11 of Pay Matrix, Rs.67,700–Rs.2,08,700 (initial basic Rs.67,700 plus allowances) |
| Employment Type | Direct recruitment (gazetted post) |
| Job Location | Registry of the Supreme Court of India |

## Important Dates

| Event | Date |
| --- | --- |
| Advertisement date | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Application link notice | 24 Oct 2026 |
| Online application starts | 25 Oct 2026 — 10:00 AM |
| Last date to apply | 15 Nov 2026 — 11:55 PM |
| Objective Type Test | 07 Dec 2026 — Tentative |
| Answer key | 08 Dec 2026 — Tentative |
| Answer key objections close | 09 Dec 2026 — Tentatively 8 to 9 December 2026, till 11:55 PM |
| Shorthand, typing tests and interview | To be announced — To be notified on www.sci.gov.in |

## Application Fee

| Category | Fee |
| --- | --- |
| General / Unreserved | ₹1,500 + bank charges |
| SC / ST / OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / Ex-Servicemen | ₹750 + bank charges |

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

## Vacancy Details

| Post | Vacancies | Qualification |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Court Master (Shorthand) | 20 (tentative) | Bachelor's degree, shorthand 120 w.p.m. (English), typing 40 w.p.m. on computer, 5 years' regular service as PS/Senior PA/PA/Senior Stenographer in Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory bodies |

## Eligibility

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Nationality | Indian citizen |
| Education | Bachelor's degree of a recognized University in India |
| Shorthand | 120 w.p.m. in Shorthand (English) |
| Computer | Knowledge of computer operation with typing speed of 40 w.p.m. on computer |
| Experience | Minimum 5 years' regular service in the cadre of Private Secretary/Senior PA/PA/Senior Stenographer in Government/Public Sector Undertakings/Statutory bodies |
| Age | 30 to 45 years as on 1 October 2026 |
| Reservation | SC, ST and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), under Rule 4A of the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961 |

## Selection Process

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. **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. **Typing Speed Test on Computer** — English, minimum 40 w.p.m., 10 minutes; 20 marks, qualifying 10. Held in Delhi/NCR.
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. **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.

## How to Apply

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. **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. **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. **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. **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. **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.

## Exam pattern (scheme of the examination)

| Test | Details | Duration | Maximum marks | Minimum qualifying marks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Objective Type Test | 100 questions: 25 General English, 25 General Knowledge, 25 provisions relating to the Judiciary in the Constitution of India, 15 Supreme Court Rules, 2013, and 10 Knowledge of Computer operation | 1½ hours | 100 | 50 |
| 2. Shorthand (English) Test | Dictation at 120 words per minute; transcription time 45 minutes; mistakes permissible: 5% of the total words dictated | 7 minutes | 100 | 50 |
| 3. Typing Speed Test on Computer | English, minimum speed 40 w.p.m.; mistakes permissible: 2% of the total words typed | 10 minutes | 20 | 10 |
| 4. Interview | — | — | 30 | 15 |

There is no negative marking in the Objective Type Test.

## Shorthand test: marks by mistakes (method of gradation)

| Detail | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Without mistake | 100% |
| Up to 1% mistakes | 90% |
| Up to 2% mistakes | 80% |
| Up to 3% mistakes | 70% |
| Up to 4% mistakes | 60% |
| Up to 5% mistakes | 50% |

## How mistakes are counted

- 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.

## Test centres for the Objective Type Test (Annexure-A)

The Objective Type Test will be held in the cities below (Annexure-A of the advertisement, 69 cities). You choose cities in order of preference in the form; the Registry may shift a candidate to any of these cities, or to some other city, for administrative reasons, and may shift test centres or increase or decrease their number depending on the number of applications.

| State / UT | Test centre cities |
| --- | --- |
| Bihar | Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Ranchi |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela |
| Assam | Guwahati |
| West Bengal | Kolkata, Siliguri |
| Delhi/NCR | Delhi/NCR |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Roorkee |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur |
| Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Kangra, Shimla |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Srinagar |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Visakhapatnam |
| Karnataka | Belagavi(Belgaum), Bengaluru, Mysuru(Mysore) |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Warangal |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Rajkot |
| Maharashtra | Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Raipur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur |

## Other conditions in the advertisement

- 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.

## Official documents and links

- [Detailed advertisement, Court Master (Shorthand), 15 October 2026 (PDF, copy on this site)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/supreme-court-of-india/sci-court-master-direct-recruitment-advertisement-2026-a423e767.pdf); [official copy (s3waas.gov.in, linked from sci.gov.in)](https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2026/10/2026101664.pdf)
- [Notice on the online application link, 24 October 2026 (PDF, copy on this site)](https://aijobalert.com/documents/supreme-court-of-india/sci-court-master-application-link-notice-2026-e5b98c2d.pdf); [official copy (s3waas.gov.in, linked from sci.gov.in)](https://cdnbbsr.s3waas.gov.in/s3ec0490f1f4972d133619a60c30f3559e/uploads/2026/10/2026102497.pdf)
- [Online application form (TCS iON, cdn3.digialm.com; link given in the Supreme Court's notice of 24 October 2026)](https://cdn3.digialm.com/EForms/configuredHtml/32912/103070/3vdM5J33Gl951V40kH/Index.html)
- [Supreme Court of India: Recruitments page](https://www.sci.gov.in/recruitments/)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How many Court Master (Shorthand) vacancies are there in 2026?

The advertisement dated 15 October 2026 is for a panel against 20 tentative vacancies. The Registry says the number may change. No category-wise split is given.

### What is the last date to apply?

The online form is live from 25 October 2026 at 10:00 AM until 11:55 PM on 15 November 2026.

### What is the age limit?

30 to 45 years as on 1 October 2026. SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) and ex-Servicemen get the usual relaxation under Government of India rules; dependants of freedom fighters get up to 5 more years. Departmental candidates of the Registry have no upper age limit. Candidates working in other Government departments, PSUs, statutory bodies or nationalised banks get no age relaxation.

### Is experience compulsory?

Yes. You need at least 5 years' regular service in the cadre of Private Secretary, Senior PA, PA or Senior Stenographer in Government, a Public Sector Undertaking or a statutory body.

### What is the salary of a Supreme Court Court Master?

Level 11 of the Pay Matrix, Rs.67,700–Rs.2,08,700, with an initial basic pay of Rs.67,700 plus admissible allowances. It is a gazetted post.

### What is the application fee?

Rs.1,500 for General/Unreserved candidates and Rs.750 for SC/ST/OBC (Non-Creamy Layer)/ex-Servicemen, plus bank charges, paid online only through the UCO Bank payment gateway. The fee is not refunded.

### When is the exam?

The Objective Type Test is tentatively on 7 December 2026. Dates of the Shorthand (English) Test, Typing Speed Test and interview will be notified on www.sci.gov.in and sent by SMS and e-mail.

### Is there negative marking?

No. The advertisement says there is no negative marking in the Objective Type Test.

### Where are the shorthand and typing tests held?

The Shorthand (English) Test and the Typing Speed Test on Computer are held in Delhi/NCR. The interview is online or in person in Delhi. The Objective Type Test is held in the 69 cities listed in Annexure-A; the Registry may shift candidates or increase or decrease the number of test centres.

### How many candidates are called for the shorthand test and interview?

If a large number of candidates qualify the Objective Type Test by scoring the minimum 50 marks or more, candidates are shortlisted from the merit list in the ratio 1:10 of the tentative vacancies for the Shorthand and Typing tests. For the interview, the ratio is 1:3 of the tentative vacancies among those who qualify all three tests.

### When will the answer key come out?

Tentatively on 8 December 2026, with objections from 8 to 9 December 2026 till 11:55 PM, online only, at Rs.100 per objection (refunded if the objection is found valid).

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