At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced in the cited source No vacancy count is included unless the cycle-specific court advertisement publishes it.
- Education
- Professional degree Law graduate/final-year law student conditions and enrolment requirements under the 2026 advertisement and clerkship scheme.
- Age
- See the cycle-specific official advertisement. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- Category-specific under the official advertisement Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- Consolidated remuneration under the Supreme Court's current clerkship scheme. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026–27 engagement Central · Supreme Court of India
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
Written examinations
7 Mar 2026
- completed
Answer-key objection notice
After 7 Mar 2026 exam
- current
Interview preference / interview
Exact candidate date awaited in call letter
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
- 1Part I objective questions
- 2Part II subjective written examination
- 3Interview
- 4Engagement panel
Syllabus snapshot
- Law, comprehension and research/writing components under the 2026 advertisement and listed relevant judgments.
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
- Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates Examination 2026 — scorecard and interview notices
- Published / changed
- Written exam 7 Mar 2026; lifecycle checked 4 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:35 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.