The High Court of Delhi, New Delhi has released the Vacancy Notice for the Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant Examination 2026, inviting online applications for a total of 150 posts — 117 Senior Personal Assistant (SPA) and 33 Personal Assistant (PA). Graduates with English shorthand and typing speed can apply online at delhihighcourt.nic.in from 15.09.2026 (1100 hours) up to 05.10.2026 (2300 hours). A separate application and a separate fee are required for each post.
Senior Personal Assistant (SPA) and Personal Assistant (PA)
Organization
High Court of Delhi, New Delhi
Notification / Advertisement No.
Vacancy Notice dated 02.09.2026 (Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant Examination 2026) — no advertisement number stated in the notification
Location
Delhi (New Delhi) — High Court of Delhi
Total Vacancies
150 — Senior Personal Assistant 117 (GEN 43, EWS 14, OBC-NCL 32, SC 16, ST 12) and Personal Assistant 33 (GEN Nil, EWS 07, OBC-NCL 16, SC 05, ST 05)
Qualification
Graduate from a recognised University with English shorthand speed of 110 w.p.m. (SPA) or 100 w.p.m. (PA), English typing speed of 40 w.p.m. on computer, and good working knowledge of computer — as on 05.10.2026
Multiple Disabilities among persons covered under the two groups above
02
Senior Personal Assistant
Total PwBD
07
Personal Assistant
OL, BL, LC, Dw, AAV
02
Personal Assistant
ASD, SLD, Mental Illness and Multiple Disabilities among persons covered under the group above
01
Personal Assistant
Total PwBD
03
Since there is no vacancy under the General category for the post of Personal Assistant, all clauses of this Vacancy Notice pertaining to the General category apply only to the post of Senior Personal Assistant.
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification — Senior Personal Assistant
Graduate from a recognised University, with a speed of not less than 110 w.p.m. in Shorthand (English) and 40 w.p.m. in Typewriting (English) on computer, and good working knowledge of computer.
Educational Qualification — Personal Assistant
Graduate from a recognised University, with a speed of not less than 100 w.p.m. in Shorthand (English) and 40 w.p.m. in Typewriting (English) on computer, and good working knowledge of computer.
Qualification cut-off date
Candidates must possess the essential qualification as on 05.10.2026, and the final result must have been declared on or before that date. Degrees must be from a University / Institution / Board recognised by the Government of India or approved by Government Regulatory Bodies.
Age Limit
Not below 18 years and not above 32 years as on 01.01.2026, i.e. born not earlier than 02.01.1994 and not later than 01.01.2008. Only the date of birth recorded in the Matriculation / Secondary Examination Certificate or Mark-Sheet is accepted. Check your age eligibility →
Nationality
Citizens of India, or subjects of Nepal as per instructions issued by the Government of India. A Nepalese candidate must hold an eligibility certificate issued by the Government of India before an appointment offer can be made.
OBC certificate restriction
OBC reservation is available only to candidates holding an OBC certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi for castes recognised as OBC by the Govt. of NCT of Delhi. The Non-Creamy Layer certificate must be issued in the current financial year 2026-2027, i.e. between 01.04.2026 and 31.03.2027.
Application restriction
A separate online application with a separate fee is required for each post (SPA and PA). Offline or postal applications are not accepted.
Medium of examination
English language only.
Age Relaxation
Category
Relaxation beyond the upper age limit
SC / ST
5 years
OBC-NCL
3 years
PwBD — General / EWS
10 years
PwBD — OBC
13 years
PwBD — SC / ST
15 years
Ex-Servicemen (ESM)
3 years, after deducting the military service rendered from the actual age as on 01.01.2026
Disabled Defence Services personnel
Upper age limit relaxed up to 45 years (50 years in case of SC/ST)
Persons in regular service in the High Court of Delhi
No upper age limit, subject to fulfilling the requisite educational qualification. This relaxation does not apply to candidates working in other Govt. Departments, PSUs or Delhi District Courts.
PwBD relaxation is available only to candidates with a benchmark disability of 40% or more, in the disability categories for which a vacancy has been reserved in this notice.
Not sure whether you are within the age limit?
Enter your date of birth, the 01.01.2026 cut-off date and your category relaxation to see instantly whether you fall inside the 18 to 32 year band for these Delhi High Court posts.
Typing test of 10 minutes on computer to assess a minimum speed of 40 words per minute in English typing. Speed is calculated on the “characters with space” criterion and the total permissible mistakes are 3% of the total words typed. Only candidates who qualify Stage I are called for Stage II.
Stage II — English Shorthand Test 120 marks
Dictation at 110 words per minute — a passage of 550 words dictated over 5 minutes, with 45 minutes to transcribe it on computer. No extra reading time. Permissible mistakes are 5% of the words dictated, i.e. 27.5. Four marks are deducted for each full mistake and two marks for every half mistake; a candidate committing 27.5 mistakes scores 10 marks, and more than 27.5 mistakes means disqualification. Each candidate gets two dictation-transcription attempts and the better of the two is considered. Only qualified candidates go to Stage III.
Stage III — Main (Descriptive) Examination 100 marks, 120 minutes
English language paper comprising Essay of 250 words (40 marks), Letter Writing (15 marks), Grammar and Comprehension Passage (25 marks) and Translation — Hindi to English (10 marks) and English to Hindi (10 marks). Minimum passing marks are 50% (50 out of 100) for General category and 45% (45 out of 100) for Reserved category candidates including PwBD. Only qualified candidates go to Stage IV.
Stage IV — Interview 15 marks
Maximum 15 marks, with no minimum qualifying marks in the interview.
Personal Assistant — Scheme of Examination
Stage
Details
Stage I — English Typing Test (Qualifying)
Typing test of 10 minutes on computer to assess a minimum speed of 40 words per minute in English typing, on the “characters with space” criterion, with permissible mistakes of 3% of the total words typed. Only qualified candidates go to Stage II.
Stage II — English Shorthand Test 110 marks
Dictation at 100 words per minute — a passage of 500 words dictated over 5 minutes, with 45 minutes to transcribe it on computer. No extra reading time. Permissible mistakes are 5% of the words dictated, i.e. 25. Four marks are deducted for each full mistake and two marks for every half mistake; a candidate committing 25 mistakes scores 10 marks, and more than 25 mistakes means disqualification. Two dictation-transcription attempts are allowed and the better of the two is considered.
Stage III — Main (Descriptive) Examination 100 marks, 120 minutes
Same paper structure as SPA — Essay 250 words (40 marks), Letter Writing (15 marks), Grammar and Comprehension Passage (25 marks), Translation Hindi to English (10 marks) and English to Hindi (10 marks). Minimum passing marks for Reserved category candidates including PwBD are 45% (45 out of 100). Only qualified candidates go to Stage IV.
Stage IV — Interview 15 marks
Maximum 15 marks, with no minimum qualifying marks in the interview.
Merit list: the final select / merit list is prepared by adding the marks of Stage II (Shorthand), Stage III (Main Descriptive Examination) and Stage IV (Interview); Stage I (Typing Test) is qualifying only. Ties are resolved in this order — marks in Stage II, then Stage III, then Stage IV, and finally date of birth, with the older candidate preferred. Every stage must be qualified individually, and no exemption from any stage is granted to any candidate, including PwBD candidates; no scribe or compensatory time is provided in any part of the examination.
Salary and Benefits
Component
Detail
Post classification
Group B (both Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant)
Pay Scale — Senior Personal Assistant
Level 8 of the Pay Matrix of the 7th Central Pay Commission
Pay Scale — Personal Assistant
Level 7 of the Pay Matrix of the 7th Central Pay Commission
Allowances and other benefits
Not specified in notification
TA / DA for the examination
No TA or DA is payable for appearing in the Skill Test, Written Test or Interview
The Vacancy Notice states the pay level only and does not print the monthly pay band or the allowance breakdown, so no figures have been added here. Selected candidates should note that they may be required to work at odd hours and on holidays if so required.
How to Apply
Visit the official Delhi High Court website at delhihighcourt.nic.in and open the Public Notice — Recruitment — Job Openings section from 15.09.2026 (1100 hours).
Register using your own e-mail ID and mobile number, and note down the system-generated registration / application number for all future reference.
Fill the online application form and upload the scanned colour passport-size photograph, the live photograph captured through webcam or mobile, the left hand thumb impression and the scanned signature in the prescribed JPEG formats and sizes.
Pay the examination fee online through UPI, Net Banking, Credit Card or Debit Card, and generate the Confirmation Page — submission is treated as successful only when the Confirmation Page is generated after payment.
Submit the application on or before 05.10.2026 (2300 hours) and download the Confirmation Page and application form for your records. If you need to change any detail, use the correction window from 12.10.2026 to 14.10.2026 on payment of the correction charges.
Note: No offline application will be accepted or entertained. Candidates applying for both SPA and PA must file a separate application and pay a separate fee for each post. The printout of the online application form should not be sent to the High Court of Delhi.
Photograph or signature rejected by the upload form?
This form needs a photo of 100 KB to 200 KB at about 3.5 cm by 4.5 cm, a signature of 50 KB to 150 KB and a thumb impression of 50 KB to 200 KB, all in JPEG. Resize each file to the exact size the Delhi High Court form will accept before you upload.
JPEG, 100 KB to 200 KB, about 3.5 cm (width) x 4.5 cm (height), not more than three months old, without cap, mask or spectacles, with at least 75% face coverage, looking straight at the camera with both ear lobes visible. A wrong photograph leads to cancellation of candidature. Resize your photo and signature →
Live photograph
Mandatory. Captured through webcam or mobile device in good lighting, clearly showing the face. It must match the uploaded passport-size photograph, otherwise the application cannot proceed. Use the “View Photo” option to verify it.
Left hand thumb impression
JPEG, 50 KB to 200 KB. The right hand thumb impression may be used if the left is unavailable.
Scanned signature
JPEG, 50 KB to 150 KB. Illegible or blurred signatures are rejected, and a full name written in capital letters is not accepted as a signature.
Matriculation / Secondary certificate
Date of birth proof — only the date of birth recorded here is accepted, and no later change is entertained.
Educational qualification certificates
Degree and mark sheets proving graduation, with the final result declared on or before 05.10.2026.
Caste / Category certificate
Valid SC / ST / OBC-NCL / EWS certificate issued by the Competent Authority on or before 05.10.2026. OBC candidates need a certificate from the Competent Authority of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi plus an NCL certificate issued between 01.04.2026 and 31.03.2027. EWS candidates need the Income and Asset Certificate in the prescribed format.
Disability certificate
For PwBD candidates — issued under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016, on or before the last date of application, showing benchmark disability of 40% or more.
No Objection Certificate
Candidates already in Government service must intimate their Department or Office and produce an NOC at the Document Verification or Interview stage.
To carry to every examination stage
Two passport size colour photographs identical to the one uploaded, and one original photo ID proof — Aadhaar Card or e-Aadhaar printout, Driving Licence, Voter ID, PAN Card, an identity card issued by a University, College or Government, an Employer ID Card, or an ESM Discharge Book issued by MoD. If the photo ID does not carry the date of birth, an additional original date of birth proof is required.
Filing one application for both posts — SPA and PA need separate applications and separate fees, and a single application will not cover both.
Applying under the General category for Personal Assistant — there is no General category vacancy for PA, so those clauses apply only to SPA.
Using an OBC certificate issued outside Delhi, or an NCL certificate from an earlier financial year — the OBC certificate must come from the Competent Authority of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi and the NCL certificate must be issued between 01.04.2026 and 31.03.2027.
Uploading a photograph older than three months, with a cap, mask or spectacles, or with less than 75% face coverage — candidature is cancelled for an improper photograph.
Writing your full name in capital letters in place of a signature — such applications are rejected.
Selecting the wrong category while applying — no request for change of category is entertained at any later stage, and name, category, date of birth and mobile number cannot be edited even in the correction window.
Waiting until 05.10.2026 to apply — the Court will not be responsible for applications that fail due to heavy website load on the closing days.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the last date to apply for the Delhi High Court SPA and PA Recruitment 2026? Online applications and online fee payment close on 05.10.2026 at 2300 hours.
2. How many vacancies have been announced? A total of 150 posts — 117 Senior Personal Assistant and 33 Personal Assistant.
3. What qualification is required? A graduate degree from a recognised University with 110 w.p.m. English shorthand for SPA or 100 w.p.m. for PA, 40 w.p.m. English typing on computer, and good working knowledge of computer, all as on 05.10.2026.
4. What is the age limit? 18 to 32 years as on 01.01.2026, meaning the candidate must be born between 02.01.1994 and 01.01.2008, with the usual relaxations for SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and Ex-Servicemen.
5. How much is the application fee? Rs. 1500/- for General, OBC-NCL and EWS candidates and Rs. 1300/- for SC, ST and PwBD candidates, plus transaction charges, paid online and non-refundable.
6. Can I apply for both Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant? Yes, but you must submit a separate online application for each post along with the requisite fee for each application.
7. What is the selection process? Four stages — a qualifying English Typing Test, an English Shorthand Test (120 marks for SPA, 110 for PA), a Main Descriptive Examination of 100 marks in 120 minutes, and an Interview of 15 marks, with the merit list built from the last three stages.
8. Will PwBD candidates get a scribe or extra time? No — the notice states there is no provision for a scribe or compensatory time in any part or stage of this examination, and every candidate must qualify each stage individually.
Disclaimer: The information above has been compiled from the official notification for the convenience of job seekers. Candidates are advised to verify all details from the official website before applying.
