The Supreme Court of India has released Advertisement No. F.3/2026-SC (RC) dated 15 October 2026 for 130 tentative vacancies of Junior Court Attendant. Online applications open on 4 November 2026 and close on 25 November 2026 at 11:55 p.m.
This is one of the rare central government jobs where a Class 10 pass is enough and a degree is actually not allowed. Pay starts at ₹21,700 in Level 3 of the 7th Pay Commission matrix, and the posting is in New Delhi at the Supreme Court Registry.
Is this job right for you?
Read these five lines. If all five are true for you, apply.
- You have passed Class 10 from a government-recognised board.
- Your highest qualification is Class 12 / 10+2 or below. If you hold a graduation degree, you are not eligible — this is the point most people get wrong.
- Your age on 1 October 2026 is between 18 and 27 years (relaxation applies for SC / ST / OBC-NCL / PwD / Ex-Servicemen as per Government of India rules).
- You are an Indian citizen.
- You can travel to Delhi for the exam and the interview at your own cost — no TA/DA is paid.
Junior Court Attendant is a Group ‘C’ non-clerical post. The work is attendant duty inside the Court Registry — carrying files and records, assisting in court rooms and offices. It is not a clerk or typist job, so do not expect desk work. Be clear about this before you apply.
How to apply, step by step
The whole process is online on www.sci.gov.in. There is no offline form and nothing has to be posted.
- Keep these ready first — Class 10 marksheet, Class 12 marksheet (if you have one), date-of-birth proof, caste / EWS / PwD / Ex-Servicemen certificate if you are claiming one, a recent passport photo and your signature as scanned images, plus a mobile number and email ID that will stay active for the next six months.
- Register on the Supreme Court recruitment portal from 4 November 2026 and note down the registration number it gives you.
- Fill the form carefully. Name, father's name and date of birth must match your Class 10 certificate letter for letter. A mismatch here is the single most common reason candidatures get cancelled at document verification.
- Upload the photo and signature in the size and format the portal asks for.
- Pay the fee — ₹1,500 for General / OBC / EWS and ₹750 for SC, ST, OBC (Non-Creamy Layer), Ex-Servicemen and PwD candidates. Payment is accepted only online through the UCO Bank payment gateway. The fee is non-refundable.
- Submit before 25 November 2026, 11:55 p.m. and save a PDF print-out of the submitted form and the fee receipt.
Do not wait for the last two days. The portal is slowest on 24 and 25 November, and a failed payment on the final night cannot be fixed afterwards.
What the exam looks like
Selection has two stages and both of them matter.
Stage 1 — Objective Type Test, tentatively on 26 December 2026. 100 multiple-choice questions, 100 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes, with 0.25 marks deducted for every wrong answer. The 100 questions are split evenly — 25 each from General Intelligence & Reasoning, Numerical Aptitude, General English and General Awareness. You need 50 marks to qualify.
Because of the negative marking, blind guessing hurts you. If you can rule out two options, a guess is worth it; if you have no idea at all, leaving it blank is the better move.
Stage 2 — Interview, 25 marks, with 13 marks needed to qualify. If a large number of candidates clear the written test, the Registry calls candidates for interview in a 1:3 ratio against the tentative vacancies, in order of merit. The interview is held at Delhi or online.
The provisional answer key is expected to be uploaded on 28 December 2026, and objections can be raised online only from 28 to 29 December 2026 till 11:55 p.m. Each objection costs ₹100, refunded if your objection is found valid.
Problems candidates hit — and what to do
“I am a graduate. Can I still apply?” No. The advertisement sets Class 12 / 10+2 as the maximum qualification. A graduation degree makes you ineligible, and it will be caught at document verification even if the portal accepts your form.
“My name is spelled differently on my Aadhaar and my Class 10 certificate.” Fill the form exactly as it appears on the Class 10 certificate, because that is the document the Registry verifies against. Get the other documents corrected separately.
“Money was deducted but the form shows unpaid.” Do not pay a second time immediately. Wait 24 hours — bank-side confirmations usually settle by then. If the status is still unpaid after a day, contact the Registry with your transaction reference, and only re-pay if there is still time before the deadline.
“I did not receive my admit card.” Admit cards are download-only from the official website. Nothing is posted to your address and nothing is emailed. Log in with your registration number and download it yourself.
“I am a person with a disability and need a scribe.” The scribe facility is available. You must submit the Appendix-I or Appendix-II proforma along with the supporting certificates and produce them at the exam and at document verification. Your own scribe cannot be a candidate in the same exam, and cannot write for more than one candidate.
“Will I get travel allowance for the exam?” No. The notification states clearly that no TA/DA is payable for the test or the interview. Budget for the Delhi trip yourself.
How to prepare in the time you have
From the date the notification came out, you have roughly two months before the written test. That is enough if you use it properly.
- Numerical Aptitude (25 marks) — stick to Class 8 to 10 level arithmetic: percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time and distance. Speed matters more than difficulty.
- General Intelligence & Reasoning (25 marks) — series, coding-decoding, analogy, odd one out, blood relations, direction sense. This is the easiest section to score full marks in with practice.
- General English (25 marks) — basic grammar, synonyms, antonyms, spotting errors, fill in the blanks, one comprehension passage. Ten minutes of daily reading will do more than any book.
- General Awareness (25 marks) — Indian polity (especially the judiciary and the Supreme Court), history, geography, basic science, and the last six months of current affairs. Knowing the Supreme Court's own structure is worth a few easy marks here.
Give the last two weeks entirely to full-length mock tests under a 90-minute timer, with negative marking applied. That habit alone separates a 48 from a 58.
Always read the official notification before applying. We have mirrored the full PDF on our own server — the download link is in the Important Links section below — so you are reading exactly the document the Supreme Court Registry published, not a summary of it.