DSSSB Delhi District Courts Recruitment 2026 — 641 Posts, Apply by 4 November

The Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (Vacancy Notice / Advertisement No. 04/2026, listed 30 September 2026) invites online applications on behalf of the Delhi District Courts for 641 posts, including backlog, in the District & Sessions Courts and the Family Courts of Delhi. The vacancies are tentative.

Posts.

• Post code 805/26 — Senior Personal Assistant, 27 (pay level 8; ₹9,300–34,800, grade pay ₹4,800, Group B); Personal Assistant, 189 in the District & Sessions Courts and 17 in the Family Courts (level 7; grade pay ₹4,600, Group B).
• Post code 806/26 — Junior Judicial Assistant, 151 and 23 (level 5; ₹5,200–20,200, grade pay ₹2,800, Group C).
• Post code 807/26 — Process Server, 91 and 1 (level 4; grade pay ₹2,400).
• Post code 808/26 — Peon/Orderly/Dak Peon, 139 and 3 (level 3; grade pay ₹2,000).

Qualification. Senior Personal Assistant: graduate with shorthand at not less than 110 words a minute and typing at 40. Personal Assistant: graduate with shorthand at 100 and typing at 40. Junior Judicial Assistant: graduate with typing at not less than 40 words a minute on computer. Process Server: matriculation or equivalent / higher secondary, an LMV driving licence and two years’ unblemished driving experience. Peon/Orderly/Dak Peon: matriculation or equivalent.

Age. 18 to 27 years on 1 June 2026 for every post. Relaxation in the upper limit: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3, PwBD with UR/EWS 10, PwBD with SC/ST 15, PwBD with OBC 13; ex-servicemen the period of military service plus 3 years, up to the age of 55. Date of birth as in the matriculation certificate.

Fee. ₹100, through SBI e-pay only; women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates are exempt. Not refunded.

Selection. In tiers that differ by post; each MCQ carries one mark and a wrong answer costs 0.25.

• Senior PA and PA: Tier I MCQ in English only — 90 questions, 90 marks, 90 minutes (General English and comprehension 50, general knowledge 20, general intelligence 20), shortlisting up to 25 times the vacancies; Tier II descriptive English, 75 marks, 90 minutes (essay 30, grammar 25, translation 20); Tier III qualifying shorthand at 110 / 100 wpm (a 550- / 500-word passage dictated in five minutes, transcribed in forty) and typing at 40 wpm; Tier IV interview of 10 marks, with the final merit list drawn by the Delhi District Courts from Tiers II and IV.
• Junior Judicial Assistant: Tier I of 120 MCQs in 120 minutes; Tier II descriptive English of 100 marks in 120 minutes; Tier III qualifying typing at 40 wpm; Tier IV interview of 15 marks.
• Process Server: Tier I of 100 MCQs in 120 minutes (English, Hindi, general knowledge and arithmetic, 25 each; bilingual); a qualifying driving test in real traffic for up to 15 times the vacancies; interview of 15 marks.
• Peon/Orderly/Dak Peon: the same 100-MCQ Tier I; interview of 15 marks for up to 10 times the vacancies; final selection on both.

How to apply. Online only at dsssbonline.nic.in, from 6 October 2026 (12 noon) to 4 November 2026 (11 pm), after registering on the portal; no other mode is accepted. The dates of the examinations and interviews will be announced on the websites of the Board and the Delhi District Courts. The advertisement is at dsssb.delhi.gov.in.