At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 27 vacancies The advertisement states 24 existing and 3 anticipated vacancies; reservation/application of anticipated posts remains subject to the official process.
- Education
- Professional degree Indian citizen with the prescribed seven years' qualifying experience as advocate and/or judicial officer under the amended DHJS rules.
- Age
- 35 to below 45 years on the 15 July 2026 closing date, subject to the advertisement's relaxations. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific under the official advertisement Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- J-5 scale ₹1,44,840–1,94,660. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Delhi Higher Judicial Service
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Advertisement / applications
1 Jul 2026
- completed
Applications closed
15 Jul 2026
- completed
Preliminary examination
26 Jul 2026
- current
Result / mains
Exact official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm citizenship, law/graduate qualification, practice/service length, age and category rules in the official advertisement.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Objective preliminary examination
- 2Written mains examination
- 3Viva-voce
- 4Medical/antecedent verification and appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- Law and general-knowledge components in the official DHJS 2026 instructions and syllabus.
Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination 2026 advertisement
- Published / changed
- 1 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:40 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.