Applications are invited from qualified Indian Citizens for appointment to the following post in the High Court of Kerala. Candidate shall apply online through the Recruitment Portal (www.hckrecruitment.keralacourts.in). No other means/modes of application will be accepted.
Name of the Post : Assistant
Scale of Pay : ₹39300 – 83000
Method of appointment : Direct Recruitment
Vacancies : 41 (Anticipated).
Age Limit
Candidates born between 02/01/1988 and 01/01/2006 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply(18 years to 35 years). Candidates belonging to special category have age relaxation.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree with at least 50% marks OR Master’s Degree OR Law Degree, awarded or recognised by any of the Universities in Kerala.
Desirable: Knowledge in Computer Operations.
Mode of Selection
The selection will be on the basis of Objective Test, Descriptive Test and interview. The Objective Test will be for 100 Marks to be answered in OMR Answer Sheet and Descriptive Test for 60 marks to be written on separate answer sheets. Immediately after the Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test will have 100 questions. Each question will carry 1 mark and for every incorrect answer, 1/4 mark will be deducted. Duration of the Test will be 75 minutes and the topics are as follows:
A) General English – 50 marks,
B) General Knowledge – 40 Marks (Facts about India & Kerala, Constitution of India, General Science & Information Technology and Current Affairs)
C) Basic Mathematics & Reasoning – 10 marks.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test with 60 minutes duration (60 Marks) consists of precis, comprehension and short essays.
(iii) Interview: The interview is for 10 marks. The minimum marks for being included in
the ranked list will be 35% in the interview.
Application Fee
500/- (Rupees Five hundred only). Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes / ₹ Unemployed Differently abled candidates with benchmark disabilities are exempted from payment of application fee. For payment of fee, candidates should either use system generated Fee Payment Challan or pay online through Debit Card/ Credit Card/Net Banking by following instructions on the screen. Bank Transaction charges for Payment of application fee, if applicable, will have to be borne by the candidate.
Important Dates
Notification release date - 27th March 2024
Apply Online Starts - 3rd April 2024
Last Date to Apply Online - 2nd May 2024
How To Apply
One Time Registration and submission of applications :
a) Candidates must complete ‘One Time Registration’ using ‘One Time Registration Login’ link in the website ‘www.hckrecruitment.keralacourts.in’ before applying for the post. The steps for ‘One Time Registration’ are given in ‘How to apply’ link in the website. Candidates shall read the notification and ‘How to apply’ carefully before submitting online application and be ready with scanned images of photograph and signature,details of qualification, etc.
b) After entering the required details in ‘My Profile’, the candidates can apply for the post from ‘Apply Now’ in ‘Dashboard’ and proceed as per the instructions on the screen. Candidates must ensure that the details entered are correct by checking the preview of the application before submission of the application. Once submitted, no changes/editing/ modification can be made in the application.
c) Payment of application fee, if applicable, is the last stage of application process and in such cases, the applications without completion of application fee payment process will be incomplete and will not be considered for selection process. Online and Offline payment methods are available for payment of application fee. For online payment, candidates shall follow the steps detailed for the same in ‘How to Apply’ link and ensure that the online payment is successful even though they have received message from the bank regarding successful payment of the amount. For Offline payments, challan can be downloaded from the website and the timeline for offline payments shall be as given in the notification. Copy of the paid challan shall be retained by the candidate and be produced if called for.
Candidates who wish to apply for the Kerala High Court Assistant Recruitment 2024 will be able to apply through the official website by following the step-by-step procedure mentioned below.
Steps
1. First, open the official website of Kerala High Court i.e. https://hckrecruitment.keralacourts.in/.
2. Then, click on the ‘Click on the one-time registration login’ available at the top of the homepage.
3. Click on the ‘Register Now’ tab available on the screen.
4. Candidates have to now fill out the new user registration form by entering details like name, date of birth, contact information, user ID, password, etc.
5. Now, candidates have to enter and verify the OTP for registration and then click on the ‘Register’ button.
6. Login into the dashboard using your user ID and password update the necessary details get OTP and verify it.
7. Upload the documents like the candidate’s photograph and signature, and add other necessary details.
8. Pay the application fee using the online payment fee.
9. The online registration will be completed after successfully paying the application fee.
d) Payment of fee by Demand Draft/Cheque/Money Orders/Postal Orders etc. will not be accepted. Fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination. Candidates are instructed to refer to the Terms & Conditions and policies with respect to payment, available in the payment page of the website.
e) Candidates should take printout of Application and keep it for future reference. They need not send the printout of the online application or any other documents to the High Court.
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