The Delhi High Court Vacancy 2026 notification has been issued for recruitment to the posts of Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant. A total of 150 existing vacancies have been notified, including 117 posts for Senior Personal Assistant and 33 posts for Personal Assistant. The recruitment will be conducted through the Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant Examination 2026.
Online applications are scheduled to begin on 15 September 2026 at 11:00 AM and will close on 5 October 2026 at 11:00 PM. Therefore, the application window is not open yet as of 6 September 2026. Graduates who meet the prescribed English shorthand, typing and computer knowledge requirements can check their eligibility now and prepare the necessary documents before registration begins.
Delhi High Court Vacancy Latest Update
The High Court of Delhi has published the vacancy notice for the Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant (Open) Examinations 2026. The recruitment notice appears in the Court’s Job Openings section and provides the vacancy breakup, eligibility conditions, examination fee, age criteria and complete selection scheme.
The application process will start on 15 September 2026, so candidates cannot submit the form at present. The examination date, examination venue and admit card release schedule have not been announced yet. Delhi High Court will issue these details later through separate notices on its official website.
Delhi High Court Vacancy 2026 Overview
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Organization | High Court of Delhi, New Delhi |
| Examination Name | Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant Examination 2026 |
| Posts | Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant |
| Total Vacancies | 150 |
| Senior Personal Assistant Vacancies | 117 |
| Personal Assistant Vacancies | 33 |
| Job Classification | Group B |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Application Start Date | 15 September 2026, 11:00 AM |
| Last Date | 5 October 2026, 11:00 PM |
| Current Status | Vacancy notice published; application starts 15 September 2026 |
| Exam Date | Not announced yet |
| Official Website | High Court of Delhi |
The official recruitment listing was available on the Delhi High Court Job Openings page as of 6 September 2026.
Important Dates
Candidates planning to apply should pay particular attention to the closing time, since the deadline is specified by the Court in hours as well as date.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Vacancy Notice Dated | 2 September 2026 |
| Online Application Begins | 15 September 2026 at 11:00 AM |
| Last Date to Apply and Pay Fee | 5 October 2026 at 11:00 PM |
| Application Correction Window | 12 October 2026 at 11:00 AM to 14 October 2026 at 11:00 PM |
| Admit Card Date | To be announced later |
| Examination Date, Time and Venue | To be announced later |
The notification also states that only candidates whose completed applications and prescribed fee are received within the application period will be eligible to use the correction facility.
Application Fee
Delhi High Court has prescribed different examination fees according to the candidate’s category.
| Category | Examination Fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC-NCL / EWS | ₹1,500 |
| SC / ST | ₹1,300 |
| Eligible Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | ₹1,300 |
Applicable transaction charges will be additional. Payment can be made online through UPI, Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card. The examination fee is non-refundable.
Candidates who apply for both SPA and PA must submit separate applications and pay the applicable fee separately for each post.
During the correction window, Delhi High Court will charge ₹200 for the first corrected re-submission and ₹500 for the second corrected re-submission, irrespective of category or gender.
Vacancy Details
A total of 150 vacancies have been announced.
Senior Personal Assistant Vacancies
| Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| General | 43 |
| EWS | 14 |
| OBC-NCL | 32 |
| SC | 16 |
| ST | 12 |
| Total | 117 |
The Senior Personal Assistant post is classified as Group B and placed at the 8th Level of the Pay Matrix under the 7th CPC. Out of the 117 vacancies, seven are reserved horizontally for eligible PwBD candidates as specified in the notification.
Personal Assistant Vacancies
| Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| General | Nil |
| EWS | 7 |
| OBC-NCL | 16 |
| SC | 5 |
| ST | 5 |
| Total | 33 |
The Personal Assistant post is a Group B post at the 7th Level of the Pay Matrix under the 7th CPC. Three of the 33 vacancies carry horizontal PwBD reservation as detailed by the High Court.
There is no General category vacancy for Personal Assistant in this recruitment. The notification specifically clarifies that provisions relating to the General category for this recruitment therefore apply only to the Senior Personal Assistant post.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility differs slightly between the two posts because the required shorthand speed is higher for Senior Personal Assistant.
Senior Personal Assistant Eligibility
An applicant must:
- Be a graduate from a recognised university.
- Have a minimum speed of 110 words per minute in English shorthand.
- Have a minimum speed of 40 words per minute in English typing on computer.
- Possess good working knowledge of computers.
Personal Assistant Eligibility
An applicant must:
- Be a graduate from a recognised university.
- Have a minimum speed of 100 words per minute in English shorthand.
- Have a minimum speed of 40 words per minute in English typing on computer.
- Possess good working knowledge of computers.
Candidates must possess the required qualification by 5 October 2026, the closing date for online applications. The final result of the qualifying educational programme must also have been declared by that date.
The recruitment is open to citizens of India and subjects of Nepal in accordance with applicable Government of India instructions.
Age Limit
The basic age requirement is 18 to 32 years as on 1 January 2026.
According to the notification, candidates should have been born:
- Not earlier than: 2 January 1994
- Not later than: 1 January 2008
The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation, Secondary Examination certificate, marksheet or equivalent certificate will be used for determining age eligibility.
Age Relaxation
| Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| SC / ST | 5 years |
| OBC-NCL | 3 years |
| PwBD – General / EWS | 10 years |
| PwBD – OBC | 13 years |
| PwBD – SC / ST | 15 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 3 years after deduction of military service, subject to notification conditions |
The PwBD relaxation applies to candidates with benchmark disability of 40% or more in the categories for which vacancies have been reserved.
The notification also provides separate provisions for eligible Disabled Defence Services personnel and persons already in regular service of the Delhi High Court.
Selection Process
The selection procedure for both Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant consists of four stages:
- Stage I – English Typing Test
- Stage II – English Shorthand Tests
- Stage III – Main Descriptive Examination
- Stage IV – Interview
The English Typing Test is qualifying in nature. For preparation of the final merit list, marks obtained in the Shorthand Tests, Main Descriptive Examination and Interview will be added.
Candidates must qualify the required stages individually to remain in the recruitment process.
Exam Pattern and Syllabus
Stage I: English Typing Test
The typing test will be conducted on computer for 10 minutes.
Candidates must demonstrate a minimum typing speed of 40 words per minute in English. A maximum of 3% mistakes of the total words typed is permitted under the prescribed calculation method.
Only candidates who qualify this stage will proceed to the English Shorthand Tests.
Stage II: English Shorthand Test – Senior Personal Assistant
For SPA:
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Shorthand Speed | 110 w.p.m. |
| Passage Length | 550 words |
| Dictation Time | 5 minutes |
| Transcription Time | 45 minutes |
| Maximum Marks | 120 |
Candidates will get two opportunities for shorthand dictation and transcription, and the better performance of the two will be considered. The notification permits mistakes up to the specified limit of 5% of the dictated words under its marking rules.
Stage II: English Shorthand Test – Personal Assistant
For PA:
| Particular | Details |
|---|---|
| Shorthand Speed | 100 w.p.m. |
| Passage Length | 500 words |
| Dictation Time | 5 minutes |
| Transcription Time | 45 minutes |
| Maximum Marks | 110 |
Candidates will again receive two opportunities, with the better of the two shorthand performances taken into account.
Stage III: Main Descriptive Examination
The Main Descriptive Examination carries 100 marks and has a duration of 120 minutes.
| Subject | Marks |
|---|---|
| Essay of about 250 words | 40 |
| Letter Writing | 15 |
| Grammar and Comprehension Passage | 25 |
| Hindi to English Translation | 10 |
| English to Hindi Translation | 10 |
| Total | 100 |
For Senior Personal Assistant, the minimum qualifying marks are 50% for General category candidates and 45% for reserved category candidates, including eligible PwBD candidates.
For Personal Assistant, where no General-category vacancy is notified, the prescribed minimum for reserved-category candidates, including eligible PwBD candidates, is 45 marks out of 100.
The medium of the examinations will be English, subject to the translation components specifically included in the descriptive paper.
Stage IV: Interview
The interview carries a maximum of 15 marks. Delhi High Court has not prescribed minimum qualifying marks for the interview.
How to Apply for Delhi High Court Vacancy 2026
The application will be accepted online only through the Delhi High Court website. Offline applications will not be entertained.
Once registration opens on 15 September 2026, applicants can follow these steps:
- Visit the official Delhi High Court website.
- Open the Public Notices → Recruitment → Job Openings section.
- Find the Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant Examination 2026 application notice.
- Register using an active email address and mobile number.
- Note the system-generated registration or application number.
- Complete the online application with the required personal, educational and category details.
- Upload the prescribed photograph, live photograph, thumb impression and signature.
- Pay the applicable examination fee through the available online payment method.
- Submit the form and make sure a Confirmation Page is generated.
- Save the submitted application and confirmation page for future use.
The notification requires the scanned passport-size photograph to be in JPEG format between 100 KB and 200 KB, the thumb impression between 50 KB and 200 KB, and the scanned signature between 50 KB and 150 KB. A live photograph must also be captured during the application process.
Candidates already working in Government service will be required to produce a No Objection Certificate at the Document Verification/Interview stage when applicable.
Important Links
| Details | Official Link |
|---|---|
| Delhi High Court SPA & PA 2026 Vacancy Notice | Official Notification PDF |
| Delhi High Court Job Openings | Recruitment / Job Openings |
| Delhi High Court Official Website | Official Website |
| Apply Online | Available Soon – Scheduled from 15 September 2026 |
| Admit Card | Available Soon – Date not announced |
FAQs
How many vacancies are announced under Delhi High Court Vacancy 2026?
Delhi High Court has announced 150 vacancies, comprising 117 Senior Personal Assistant posts and 33 Personal Assistant posts.
When will Delhi High Court SPA and PA applications start?
Online applications are scheduled to begin on 15 September 2026 at 11:00 AM. The last date is 5 October 2026 at 11:00 PM.
What qualification is required for Delhi High Court Personal Assistant 2026?
Applicants must be graduates from a recognised university, possess good working computer knowledge, have English typing speed of at least 40 w.p.m. and English shorthand speed of at least 100 w.p.m. for PA. For SPA, the shorthand requirement is 110 w.p.m.
What is the age limit for Delhi High Court SPA and PA recruitment?
The basic age limit is 18 to 32 years as on 1 January 2026. Category-wise relaxation is available according to the conditions stated in the official notice.
What is the application fee?
The fee is ₹1,500 for General, OBC-NCL and EWS candidates and ₹1,300 for SC, ST and specified eligible PwBD candidates, plus applicable transaction charges.
Has the Delhi High Court SPA and PA exam date been announced?
No. The exam date, time, venue and admit card schedule have not been announced yet. Delhi High Court will publish these details later on its official website.
Conclusion
The Delhi High Court Vacancy 2026 recruitment covers 150 Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant posts, with online registration scheduled from 15 September to 5 October 2026. At present, candidates should check their graduation, age, shorthand and typing eligibility and keep the required documents ready. The examination and admit card dates are still awaited, so further updates should be checked through the Delhi High Court recruitment page rather than relying on unofficial dates.