DSSSB District Court Notification 2026

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board issued Advertisement No. 04/2026 on 30.09.2026, file F.No.1 (452)/P&P/DSSSB/2026/Advt./5114. DSSSB District Court Notification 2026 is a combined examination for Senior Personal Assistant, Personal Assistant, Junior Judicial Assistant, Process Server and Peon/Orderly/Dak Peon in the District and Sessions Courts and the Family Courts. The vacancy table totals 641 posts, including backlog. Online applications on dsssbonline.nic.in open at 12:00 noon on 06.10.2026 and close at 11:00 pm on 04.11.2026. The examination date will be placed later on the Board site and the Delhi District Courts site.

DSSSB District Court Notification 2026 @dsssb.delhi.gov.in

DSSSB will conduct the examination. The final merit list is prepared by the Delhi District Courts, Tis Hazari. The printed vacancies are tentative.

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PwBD 54 and ex-servicemen 41 sit inside those 641 posts. The MSP column is 0. Suitability for persons with benchmark disability is printed post by post in the advertisement.

Qualification, age and pay

Senior Personal Assistant: a graduate with shorthand of not less than 110 words per minute and typewriting of 40 words per minute. Pay scale printed for the post: Rs 9,300-34,800 plus grade pay Rs 4,800, Group B (Non-Gazetted). Personal Assistant, in both the District and Sessions Courts and the Family Courts: a graduate with shorthand of 100 words per minute, typing of 40 words per minute, and knowledge of computer. Pay scale: Rs 9,300-34,800 plus grade pay Rs 4,600, Group B (Non-Gazetted). Junior Judicial Assistant: a graduate with typing of not less than 40 words per minute on a computer. Pay scale: Rs 5,200-20,200 plus grade pay Rs 2,800, Group C. Process Server: matriculation or equivalent from a recognised board, or Higher Secondary, with an LMV driving licence and two years of unblemished driving experience. Pay scale: Rs 5,200-20,200 plus grade pay Rs 2,400, Group C. Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon: matriculation or equivalent from a recognised board. Pay scale: Rs 5,200-20,200 plus grade pay Rs 2,000, Group C.

Age on 01.06.2026 is 18 to 27 for each of these posts. The advertisement allows these additions to the upper age for Group B and Group C: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3 years, PwBD plus UR/EWS 10 years, PwBD plus SC/ST 15 years, PwBD plus OBC 13 years. Ex-servicemen in Group B (Non-Gazetted) and Group C get the period of military service plus 3 years, with a maximum age of 55. The user department has said there is no age relaxation for government employees under the DDC Rules, 2012. Date of birth is taken from the matriculation or equivalent certificate.

The application fee is Rs 100, paid only through SBI e-pay. Women, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates do not pay it. An ex-serviceman who has already taken up regular civil employment under the Central Government, the Government of NCT of Delhi, or their autonomous or local bodies after using ex-servicemen reservation does not get the fee concession. The fee is not refunded.

Examination scheme

Each post code has its own examination. Post preference is taken by the Delhi District Courts at the interview. A preference once given is final.

Post code 805/26, Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant, uses one Tier-I list for both posts. Tier-I is 90 MCQs in 90 minutes: General English and Comprehension 50, General Knowledge including current affairs 20, General Intelligence 20. The paper is in English. Not more than 25 times the vacancies are called for the descriptive test. Tier-II is English, 75 marks in 90 minutes: essay of 250 words 30, grammar 25, translation of 20 words 20. Skill-test shortlisting is separate for the two posts, and not more than 10 times the vacancies are called. The skill test is qualifying. For Senior Personal Assistant, a passage of 550 words is dictated in 5 minutes and transcribed on a computer in 40 minutes, shorthand at 110 wpm and typing at 40 wpm, with mistakes allowed up to 4 percent, which is 22 words. For Personal Assistant the passage is 500 words, shorthand at 100 wpm and typing at 40 wpm, and the 4 percent limit is 20 words. Each candidate gets two dictation and transcription attempts, and the better one is counted. The interview is 10 marks, with no minimum qualifying mark, and is held by the Delhi District Courts. The merit list uses Tier-II and the interview.

Post code 806/26, Junior Judicial Assistant: Tier-I is 120 MCQs in 120 minutes, in English: General English and Comprehension 60, General Knowledge including current affairs 30, General Intelligence 30. Not more than 25 times the vacancies go to the descriptive test. Tier-II is English, 100 marks in 120 minutes: essay of 300 words 50, grammar 30, translation of 25 words 20. Not more than 10 times the vacancies go to the skill test. The skill test is a qualifying typing test at 40 wpm. The interview is 15 marks, with no minimum qualifying mark. The merit list uses Tier-II and the interview.

Post code 807/26, Process Server: Tier-I is 100 MCQs in 120 minutes, 160 minutes for PwD candidates. English 25, Hindi 25, General Knowledge including current affairs 25, Arithmetic 25. The paper is bilingual except the English and Hindi questions. Not more than 15 times the vacancies are called for the driving test. The driving test is qualifying and is held in real traffic. The interview is 15 marks, conducted by the office of the Principal District and Sessions Judge (Headquarters). There is no minimum qualifying mark. The merit list uses Tier-I and the interview.

Post code 808/26, Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon: the same 100-mark, 120-minute MCQ paper as Process Server, with 160 minutes for PwD candidates. Not more than 10 times the vacancies are called for the interview, which is 15 marks. The merit list uses Tier-I and the interview.

Minimum qualifying marks in Tier-I and in the descriptive Tier-II are 50 percent for UR and EWS, and 45 percent for OBC (Delhi), SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen. Each MCQ carries 1 mark. A wrong answer costs 0.25 mark. DSSSB conducts the objective, descriptive and shorthand or typing tests, and sends the shortlist to the Delhi District Courts for the driving test and the interview.

How to apply

1. Register once on dsssbonline.nic.in. The same user ID and password are used for later DSSSB examinations. A second registration, if the candidate then appears more than once, can lead to cancellation and debarment.

2. Log in and open the form for the post code.

3. Apply between 12:00 noon on 06.10.2026 and 11:00 pm on 04.11.2026.

4. Pay Rs 100 through SBI e-pay if the category is not exempt.

5. After submit, the form does not allow a change of the filled details.

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