The Supreme Court of India has advertised 250 Junior Court Assistant (JCA) posts (advertisement No. F.6/2026-SC (RC), dated 30 September 2026). The online form opens on 7 October 2026 and closes on 28 October 2026 at 11.55 p.m.
You can apply if you have a bachelor's degree and can type 35 words per minute on a computer, and you are 18 to 30 years old on 1 September 2026. The post is Group-B Non-Gazetted, in Level 6 of the Pay Matrix, with a starting basic pay of ₹35,400 plus allowances. The objective test is tentatively on 20 November 2026.
Check these before you apply:
Full notice: Supreme Court JCA advertisement 2026 (PDF, 12 pages).
| Organisation | Supreme Court of India |
|---|---|
| Total Vacancies | 250 posts |
| Qualification | Graduate + 35 wpm typing on computer |
| Age Limit | 18 – 30 years (as on 01 Sept 2026) |
| Salary / Pay Scale | Level 6 of Pay Matrix, initial basic pay ₹35,400 plus allowances |
| Employment Type | Group-B Non-Gazetted post in the Supreme Court Registry |
| Job Location | New Delhi (Supreme Court of India) |
| Advertisement issued | 30 Sept 2026 |
|---|---|
| Apply online starts | 07 Oct 2026 |
| Last date to apply | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Age and qualification counted as on | 01 Sept 2026 |
| Exam Date (Objective Type Test) | 20 Nov 2026 |
| Answer keys uploaded | 22 Nov 2026 |
| Last date for answer key objections | 23 Nov 2026 |
| General / Unreserved | ₹1,500 + bank charges |
|---|---|
| SC / ST / OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) / Ex-Servicemen / Physically Challenged | ₹750 + bank charges |
| Post Name | Vacancies | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| Junior Court Assistant (Group-B Non-Gazetted), Pay Level 6 | 250 | Bachelor's degree; computer knowledge with 35 wpm typing on computer |
| Nationality | Indian citizen |
|---|---|
| Education | Bachelor's degree from a recognised university in India |
| Computer and typing | Knowledge of computer operation with a typing speed of 35 wpm on computer |
| Age | 18 to 30 years as on 1 September 2026 |
| Cut-off date | Qualification and all other conditions are counted as on 1 September 2026 |
| Departmental candidates | No upper age limit for departmental candidates of the Supreme Court Registry |
Objective Type Test (tentatively 20 November 2026)
100 MCQs, 100 marks, 1½ hours, in a city from Annexure-A. Qualifying marks 50. 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.
Typing Speed Test on Computer
English typing at a minimum of 35 wpm for 10 minutes. 50 marks, qualifying marks 25. Held in Delhi/NCR. You must pass it for your descriptive paper to be checked.
Written Test (Descriptive) in English
Comprehension passage, precis writing and essay writing. 2 hours, 100 marks, qualifying marks 50. Held in Delhi/NCR.
Interview
25 marks, qualifying marks 13. Online or in person in Delhi. Candidates who pass all three tests are called in a ratio of 1:3 to the vacancies.
Document verification
Every stage is provisional. Your documents are checked at document verification, and your candidature is cancelled if you don't meet any condition.
Open the application link on sci.gov.in from 7 October 2026
The online application link will be given on the Supreme Court website, www.sci.gov.in. Applications are accepted only online. There is no postal form.
Keep your scans ready
Recent photograph, signature, Class 10, Class 12 and graduation certificates, a caste/community certificate if you are in a reserved category, and a disability certificate if it applies to you. Follow the upload instructions shown on the application link.
Fill the form carefully
Enter your name, parents' names and date of birth exactly as on your Class 10 certificate. Choose test cities in order of preference. You also give an undertaking that you have read the advertisement. False information cancels your candidature, and the category cannot be changed later.
Pay the fee online
₹1,500 (General/Unreserved) or ₹750 (SC/ST/OBC-NCL/Ex-Servicemen/Physically Challenged), plus bank charges, through the UCO Bank payment gateway. The fee is not refunded.
Submit by 28 October 2026, 11.55 p.m.
Preview the form, submit it and keep a printout for yourself. You don't need to send it to the Registry. Note your application number: you need it to download the admit card. A submitted form cannot be withdrawn or edited, and if you submit more than one, only the last is considered.
There are four stages. You must clear the minimum qualifying marks in each one.
| Stage | Duration | Maximum marks | Qualifying marks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Objective Type Test (100 MCQs) | 1½ hours | 100 | 50 |
| 2. Typing Speed Test on Computer, in English, at a minimum of 35 wpm | 10 minutes | 50 | 25 |
| 3. Written Test (Descriptive), in English: comprehension passage, precis writing and essay writing | 2 hours | 100 | 50 |
| 4. Interview | – | 25 | 13 |
| Subject | Questions |
|---|---|
| General English, including a comprehension section | 20 |
| General Aptitude | 15 |
| General Knowledge | 15 |
| Provisions relating to the Judiciary in the Constitution of India | 15 |
| Supreme Court Rules, 2013 | 10 |
| Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961 | 10 |
| Computer Knowledge | 15 |
| Total | 100 |
The age limit is 18 to 30 years as on 1 September 2026. The advertisement allows these relaxations:
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Physically Challenged, Ex-servicemen | Usual relaxation as per Government of India rules (the advertisement does not list the number of years) |
| Dependents of freedom fighters | Up to 5 years above 30 |
| Departmental candidates of the Supreme Court Registry | No upper age limit |
| Employees of other Government departments, PSUs, nationalised banks, etc. | No relaxation |
Yes. The Supreme Court of India released advertisement No. F.6/2026-SC (RC) on 30 September 2026 for 250 tentative vacancies of Junior Court Assistant.
28 October 2026, 11.55 p.m. The online form opens on 7 October 2026.
250 tentative vacancies. The number can change, and the advertisement does not give a category-wise split.
A bachelor's degree from a recognised university in India, plus knowledge of computer operation with a typing speed of 35 wpm on computer. You must meet both conditions on 1 September 2026.
The objective test is held in the 131 cities listed in Annexure-A of the advertisement. You choose cities in order of preference in the form. The Registry can still move you to any other city, and requests to change the city, centre or test date are not accepted.
The typing test and the descriptive test are held only in Delhi/NCR. The interview is either online or in person in Delhi. No TA/DA is paid for any test or the interview.
| State / UT | Test cities |
|---|---|
| Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Ranchi |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneswar/Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
| Delhi/NCR | Delhi/NCR |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Haryana | Ambala, Kurukshetra |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Palampur, Shimla, Una |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| Ladakh | Leh |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Mohali, Pathankot, Patiala, Phagwara |
| Andhra Pradesh | Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupathi, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| Karnataka | Belagavi(Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubballi(Hubli), Mangaluru(Mangalore), Mysuru(Mysore), Shivamogga(Shimoga), Udupi |
| Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| Kerala | Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Maharashtra | Amravati, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Pune |
| Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain |
Admit cards are not sent by post. You download them from the Supreme Court website using your application number. The dates of the typing test, descriptive test and interview will be announced on sci.gov.in and sent to you by SMS and e-mail, so keep your mobile number and e-mail ID active until the recruitment ends.
Concessions in the tests follow the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Office Memorandum F.No.P-13013/75/2023-Policy-DD-III dated 1 August 2025.
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18 to 30 years as on 1 September 2026. SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Physically Challenged and Ex-servicemen candidates get the usual relaxation under Government of India rules, and dependents of freedom fighters get up to 5 years.
The post is in Level 6 of the Pay Matrix, with a starting basic pay of ₹35,400 plus allowances. It is a Group-B Non-Gazetted post.
₹1,500 for General/Unreserved candidates and ₹750 for SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Ex-Servicemen and Physically Challenged candidates, plus bank charges. Pay online through the UCO Bank gateway. The fee is not refunded. The advertisement does not list a separate fee for EWS.
The objective test is tentatively on 20 November 2026. Dates for the typing test, descriptive test and interview will be announced on sci.gov.in and sent by SMS and e-mail.
100 questions: General English 20, General Aptitude 15, General Knowledge 15, Judiciary provisions in the Constitution of India 15, Supreme Court Rules 2013 10, Supreme Court Officers and Servants Rules 1961 10, and Computer Knowledge 15.
Yes. 0.25 mark is deducted for each wrong answer in the objective test.
The objective test is held in 131 cities across India, listed in Annexure-A. The typing and descriptive tests are held only in Delhi/NCR.
