Kerala High Court Assistant Examination Syllabus & Date

Kerala High Court invited applications from eligible candidates to the post of High Court Assistant. It is a ministerial job with an attractive career growth option.

This article explains the job profile of a High Court Assistant, Promotion chances, gross in-hand salary, work time, exam date, cut-off mark, etc.

Recruitment Number	Name Of the Post	Employer
5/2024	Assistant	Kerala High Court

GJR Institute has been training students to crack government jobs like Secretariat Assistant since 2018 and learned that most students do not know much about the High Court Assistant post.

High Court Assistant is a ministerial job like the Secretariat or university Assistant with lucrative career growth. Let us check the job profile of a High Court Assistant.

They prepare court documents and letters as per their clerical duties. They also take part in the court proceedings and help judges. So, the responsibilities of an Assistant in the Kerala High Court are clerical and administrative jobs.

It is a group C post with a high chance of becoming a group A officer by promotion.

Kerala High Court conducts the examination and recruitment of High Court Assistants. To become a High Court Assistant, visit the Kerala High Court Recruitment Portal and complete the One Time registration.

After the One Time registration, log in to the portal and apply for the Assistant examination. Visit this direct link to apply for the Kerala High Court Assistant post.

Before applying for the reported High Court Assistant vacancies, ensure you have the following qualifications.

1. Age Limit To Apply for High Court Assistant

   The age limit for the general category is 18 to 36. The upper age limit for the OBC candidates is 39. The age limit to apply for the High Court Assistant post for SC/ST candidates is 18 to 41.

   Check the table for the legal age limit to apply for various categories.

   S.NO.	CATEGORIES	Upper Age Relaxation
   1	General Category	0 years
   2	OBC	3 years
   3	SC/ST	5 years

2. Minimum Educational Eligibility To Apply for Assistant in High Court

   Anyone with any one of the following qualifications can apply.

   • A Bachelor's Degree with at least 50% marks

   • OR

   • A Post Graduation

   • OR

   • LLB

It is a comfortable job as you do not need to worry about transfers, and the working hours are 10 to 4:30 pm. This job offers a lot of vacations. Assistants in the High Court have Summer, Onam, and Christmas vacations compared to other government jobs. If you wish a comfortable family life, you should not miss it.

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As mentioned, the Assistant in the Kerala High Court has lucrative promotion chances. This post allows you to become a group A officer by promotion.

Let us explain the Kerala High Court Assistant promotion chart with a table.

High court Assistant Promotion chart
Appointed as:	Assistant
1st Promotion:	Senior Grade Assistant
2nd Promotion:	Assistant Sectional Officer
3rd Promotion:	Sectional Officer
4th Promotion:	Filing Scrutiny Officer
5th Promotion:	Assistant Registrar
6th Promotion:	Deputy Registrar
7th Promotion:	Joint Registrar
8th Promotion:	Registrar

What do you feel after seeing the promotion chart? By promotion, an Assistant can become a High Court Registrar. Getting promotions is easy for Assistants from any educational background. However, having an LLB is an added advantage. I will explain that later.

Once you become promoted to Sectional Officer, you are a Group B officer. It is a gazetted post. Once you become Assistant Registrar, you are a Group A officer.

The retirement age for a Kerala High Court Assistant is 60 years.

The basic pay scale of a High Court Assistant in Kerala is 39300 – 83000 Indian Rupees per month. He will additionally receive HRA, DA, TA, and medical allowances.

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Many students in our institute asked whether there are any advantages for those having an LLB degree. Yes, having an LLB will help you in getting a faster promotion.

To get a promotion after the Sectional Officer post, everyone without an LLB has to pass a judicial examination. High Court Sectional Officers with LLB do not need to pass this examination for future promotions.

Name Of the Post	Assistant
Notification Number	5/2024
Recruiting Firm	Kerala High Court
Age Limit	18 - 36
Application Fee	500 Rupees
Reported Vacancies	41 + 1 + Anticipated
Method of appointment	Direct Recruitment
Date of Examination	Last Week of October
Date of Interview	--
Date of Publishing Rank List	--

We at GJR Institute developed a scientific approach to train our students to crack the upcoming High Court Assistant examination. We recommend our students follow the syllabus and the previous year's questions.

It has two stages:

1. Written Examination (Objective + Descriptive)

   The High Court Assistant written examination has two papers.

   1. Objective Type Question Paper

      The objective test paper has a hundred questions and has 75 minutes. Each correct answer will award one mark, and a wrong answer will cost you 0.25 marks.

   2. High Court Assistant Descriptive Test Paper

      Soon after completing the objective question paper, the descriptive test begins. You will get 60 minutes to finish the descriptive exam worth 60 marks.

2. Interview

   The selection committee will call every candidate who scored 40% on the objective paper for an Interview. The total mark of the Interview is ten marks.

They prepare the final rank list of the Assistants in the Kerala High Court by counting the total marks obtained in the written test and Interview.

Check the table for the High Court Assistant exam syllabus for Objective and Descriptive question papers.

Objective Paper Syllabus	Marks
General English General Knowledge Basic Mathematics & Reasoning	50 Marks 40 Marks 10Marks
Descriptive Paper Syllabus	Marks
precis, comprehension and short essays	60 Marks

Under the General Knowledge section, you can expect questions from the following modules.

1. Facts about India & Kerala

2. Constitution of India

3. General Science

4. Current Affairs

5. Information Technology

You can check the active rank list and number of appointments from the official website. Visit the link to download the Kerala High Court Assistant rank list.