Delhi High Court Recruitment 2026: Every Post, Age Limit, Eligibility

The Delhi High Court recruits its non-judicial staff in two ways. It runs its own examinations for the graduate posts — Junior Judicial Assistant/Restorer, Personal Assistant and Senior Personal Assistant — and it asks the Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB) to hold the written test for the Class 10 posts — Court Attendant, Room Attendant, Security Attendant, Chauffeur and Despatch Rider — before interviewing the shortlist itself. Five recruitments are open or in progress in September 2026. This guide lists every one of them with its vacancies, the stage it has reached, the next date, and who can apply — with a checker that applies each notice’s age rule to your date of birth.

Delhi High Court and DSSSB notices. Our sum: 152 + 117 + 33 + 334 + 8 + 12 = 656.

The most searched question about these jobs is whether a Class 10 or Class 12 candidate can apply. The answer from the notices is plain. Class 10 (Matriculation) or ITI is enough for the Court Attendant group of 334 posts. The Chauffeur needs Matric or Higher Secondary plus a light-motor-vehicle licence and two years’ driving; the Despatch Rider needs a licence and two years’ experience. There is no post in the current round that asks for exactly Class 12 — a Class 12 candidate qualifies for the Matric-level posts. JJA, PA and Senior PA all need a degree, and a skill: typing for JJA, shorthand plus typing for the stenographer posts.

Delhi High Court notices give OBC reservation only on an OBC certificate issued by the Government of NCT of Delhi, for a caste that Delhi recognises as OBC. A certificate from another state does not count, and neither does a Delhi certificate issued for Central Government posts. The Non-Creamy Layer certificate must also be issued by Delhi, in the financial year the notice names — for JJA 2026, between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. A candidate from outside Delhi with an OBC certificate from home should apply as General (or EWS, if eligible) and prepare for the General cut-off. SC, ST, EWS and PwBD benefits follow the Delhi Government and DoPT instructions; the 2026 JJA notice carries the Delhi-certificate condition for OBC only.

Court-run exams are applied for online through the link on the Delhi High Court website (delhihighcourt.nic.in, “Job Openings”); DSSSB exams through DSSSB’s own portal. For SPA/PA 2026, the correction window is 12–14 October 2026, at ₹200 for the first correction and ₹500 for the second. The court warns that the category chosen in the form cannot be changed later, and that reserved-category certificates must be dated on or before the closing date — for SPA/PA, 5 October 2026.

Plan for more than a year from notice to joining. The four-stage exams are slow because each stage has its own notice, result and objection window, and the court reschedules when needed — the JJA 2026 Main was first set for 24 May 2026 and cancelled before being re-fixed for 4 October. The Delhi Judicial Service and Delhi Higher Judicial Service are separate judicial exams for law graduates and advocates; they are not covered in this guide.