Supreme Court Senior Personal Assistant Recruitment 2026: 65 Posts, Apply by 10 Nov

The Supreme Court of India is filling 65 Senior Personal Assistant posts, and the form closes tonight, 10 November 2026, at 11:55 pm. The advertisement, No. F.6/11/SPA/2026-SC (RC), is dated 12 October 2026. The post sits in Level 8 of the pay matrix, Rs 47,600 to Rs 1,51,100, with a starting basic of Rs 47,600 plus allowances. You apply only on sci.gov.in.

The bar is specific, and it is the whole point of this recruitment. You need a degree from a recognised university, English shorthand at 110 words a minute and computer typing at 40 words a minute. The fee is Rs 1,500 for General and Unreserved candidates and Rs 750 for SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), ex-servicemen and physically challenged candidates, plus bank charges, paid online only through the UCO Bank gateway. The objective test is tentatively set for 7 December 2026.

Supreme Court Senior Personal Assistant Recruitment 2026 at a glance

Who can apply

A degree from a recognised university in India is the first condition, and the other two are skills, not certificates. You need proficiency in shorthand in English at 110 words per minute, and knowledge of computer operation with a typing speed of 40 words per minute. The advertisement counts all three conditions as on 1 October 2026.

Age runs from 18 to 30 years on the same date. The usual relaxations apply for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer), physically challenged candidates and ex-servicemen, under the Government of India rules.

Two details are worth noting. Dependants of freedom fighters get relaxation up to five years over and above the age limit, and departmental candidates of the Supreme Court Registry face no upper age limit at all. Candidates working in other government departments, public sector undertakings or nationalised banks get no age relaxation.

The 65 vacancies are tentative, and the Registry says the number may change for administrative reasons. The advertisement gives no category wise break up of the posts, so do not plan around a seat count for your category. Reservation for SC, ST and OBC (Non-Creamy Layer) applies under Rule 4A of the Supreme Court Officers and Servants (Conditions of Service and Conduct) Rules, 1961.

How the four tests work

Every stage has its own pass mark, and clearing one stage only buys entry to the next. The objective test comes first. It has 100 questions for 100 marks in one and a half hours, and you need 50 marks to qualify.

The paper splits into 25 questions on General English, 25 on General Knowledge, 25 on the provisions relating to the Judiciary in the Constitution of India, 15 on the Supreme Court Rules, 2013, and 10 on knowledge of computer operation. There is no negative marking.

The shorthand test is where most candidates will be separated from the rest. You take dictation in English at 110 words a minute for seven minutes, then get 45 minutes to transcribe it. It carries 100 marks with a qualifying mark of 50, and mistakes up to 5 percent of the words dictated are allowed.

The grading is steep. A clean transcript scores 100 percent, up to 1 percent mistakes scores 90 percent, and the scale falls by ten points for each extra percent until 5 percent mistakes scores 50 percent.

The typing test runs on a computer in English, ten minutes at a minimum speed of 40 words a minute, for 20 marks with a qualifying mark of 10. Mistakes up to 3 percent of the words typed are allowed. One rule here catches people out. An error in a word or figure counts as a full mistake, while a wrong capital for a small letter, or a missed or added punctuation mark, counts as half a mistake.

The interview carries 30 marks with a qualifying mark of 15. The Registry shortlists on merit, roughly ten candidates per vacancy for the shorthand and typing stage, and three per vacancy for the interview, among those who clear all three tests.

The objective test is tentatively fixed for 7 December 2026. It will be held in cities listed in Annexure A of the advertisement, and you choose your cities in order of preference when you apply. The Registry can shift you to another city for administrative reasons.

The Registry holds the shorthand and typing tests in Delhi and the National Capital Region only, and it holds the interview either online or in Delhi. The Registry pays no travel allowance for any stage. The answer key goes up on 8 December 2026, and you can send objections online on 8 and 9 December till 11:55 pm at Rs 100 per objection, refunded if the objection is found valid.

How to apply before 11:55 tonight

Apply only through the link on sci.gov.in. The application is accepted through online registration only, and no postal form is accepted. Keep your scanned photograph and signature ready, along with your Class X, Class XII and graduation certificates, your caste or community certificate if you claim reservation, and a disability certificate if it applies. If either your photo or your signature file is larger than the portal allows, the exam photo resizer on this site can shrink it to the size you need before you upload it.

Pay the fee online through the UCO Bank payment gateway. No other payment mode is accepted, and the fee is not refunded under any circumstances, so confirm your eligibility before you pay. Read the advertisement once before you submit, because the form asks you to give an undertaking that you have read and understood its terms.

Three warnings from the advertisement itself are worth your attention. You cannot withdraw or modify a form once you submit it. If you submit more than one form, only the last one counts. And the Registry will summarily reject a form that does not follow the instructions, so check every field against your Class X certificate, which is the only proof the Registry accepts for your name and date of birth.

Keep your application number safe after you submit. The Registry does not send admit cards by post. You will download them from the link on sci.gov.in, and the same site carries every later notice about the tests and the interview.

If you are working in a Central or State government department, a nationalised bank or a public sector undertaking, you will need a No Objection Certificate from your employer at document verification. Candidates selected for the post should also know the job asks for work at odd hours and on holidays, and the appointment letter carries an undertaking to that effect.

Other Supreme Court drives still open

The Registry is hiring for more than one post this season, and the Senior Personal Assistant is the one that closes first. The Supreme Court Court Assistant recruitment has 15 posts for BE, BTech, MCA or BCA graduates with software development experience, and its form runs till 24 November. The Supreme Court Court Master recruitment has 20 Court Master (Shorthand) posts at Level 11, and it closes on 15 November.

The Supreme Court Junior Court Attendant recruitment has 130 posts for candidates who have passed Class 10 and not gone beyond Class 12, and it closes on 25 November. All three use the same fee structure and the same sci.gov.in portal, so if you qualify for more than one, each needs its own application.

Apply tonight if you meet the shorthand and typing speeds, and do it well before 11:55 pm. The portal will be busiest in the last hours, and a form submitted after the deadline is not accepted.

Sources & verification: Supreme Court of India, detailed advertisement No. F.6/11/SPA/2026-SC (RC) dated 12 October 2026, read from the official PDF on sci.gov.in on 10 November 2026: 65 tentative vacancies, Level 8 pay Rs 47,600 to Rs 1,51,100, apply 20 October to 10 November 2026 at 11:55 pm, fee Rs 1,500 or Rs 750 plus bank charges, age 18 to 30 as on 1 October 2026, objective test tentatively 7 December 2026. Apply only through sci.gov.in.