HIGH COURT OF DELHI: NEW DELHI VACANCY NOTICE

Online applications are invited from Indian Nationals / Citizens of India for filling up following existing vacancies and for preparing a panel for future vacancies:

Post	Classification and Level	No. of Vacancies Gen aBC SC			ST	Total	Out of 57 vacancies, reservation for PwD cateeorv candidates PwD
Senior Personal Assistant	Group-'B' 8th Level of Pay-matrix of 7th CPC	23	19	10	05	57	03 OL/BL	! I i

Essential Qualifications : Graduate from a recognised University and having speed of not less than 110 w.p.m. in Shorthand (English) and 40 w.p.m. in Typewriting (English) on Computer with good working knowledge of Computer. (Only such candidates, who possess essential qualifications as on the last date ofcreating Login/Registration, need to apply.)

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OBC reservation benefit shall be given to only those candidates who are in possession of OBC Certificate issued by the Competent Authority of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi for the caste recognised as OBC by the Government of NCT of Delhi. Candidates belonging to OBC category would be required to submit the non-creamy layer (NCL) certificate issued from the Competent Authority of the Govt. of NCT of Delhi in case hislher Caste Certificate was issued in the previous financial year(s). The NCL certificate should have been issued in current financial year 2018-2019, i.e., between 01.04.2018 and 31.03.2019 by the Competent Authority of Govt. ofNCT of Delhi, which has issued the OBC Caste Certificate.

The eligibility of SC/ST candidates shall be subject to the final outcome of WP (C) Nos. 5240/2018,5278/2018 and 7109/2018 pending before Hon'ble High Court of Delhi wherein the issue related to eligibility of outside Delhi SC/ST candidates is pending adjudication.

Candidates belonging to Persons with Disability (PwD) category and suffering from disabilities, other than OL (One Leg) or BL (Both Legs) of 40% or more, shall be required to fulfil the criteria applicable for their respective categories and relaxation in age and marks shall-be given to them as per their respective category only, if applicable. Only such persons would be eligible for reservation under the quota reserved for Persons with Disability, who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability mentioned above in this Notice.

Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC category, who are selected on the same standard as applied to General category candidates and who appear in the general merit list, would be treated as General candidates owning to their merit. Such candidates are adjusted against unreserved point of the reservation roster. In other words, when a relaxed standard is applied in selecting an SC/ST/OBC candidate, for example, in the age limit, etc., SC/ST/OBC candidates shall be counted against reserved vacancies only. Such candidates would be deemed to be unavailable for consideration against unreserved vacancies.

Mode of Selection : Eligible candidates will be required to appear for Preliminary Examination (OMR based Objective Type) and Main (Descriptive) Examination, English Shorthand ~ests, and Interview, as per the following Scheme of the Examination: .

Stage -I(A)

Preliminary Examination (OMR based Objective Type)

Total Marks -120 Marks

Total Time120 Minutes

The Preliminary Examination would consist of three (3) parts, i.e., English,
General Knowledge (including Current Affairs) and General Intelligence.
Weightage of Marks and Number of Questions :

-PART-I: English Paper -60 Marks (60 questions of I mark each).
-PART -2 : General Knowledge (including Current Affairs) -30 Marks 1(30
q.uestions of 1 mark each).

-PART-3 : General Intelligence -30 Marks (30 questions of 1 mark each).

There would be 25% negative marking (Le., deduction of 0.25 mark for each
wrong answer).

The following shall be the qualifying criteria for the next stage of
Examination:

General Category : 60 Marks (50% of 120 Marks)
Reserved Category: 54 Marks (45% of 120 Marks)

Same criteria of 54 Marks (45%) would be applicable for PwD candidates of

. categories mentioned in this Notice above.

Stage -J(B)

Main Main (Descriptive) Examination of English language would consist of Essay (Descriptive) (250 words 50 Marks), Grammar (30 Marks) and Translation (25 words =

Examination 20 Marks).
Total Marks

Minimum passing marks for General Category candidates will be 50% (i.e.,

-100 Marks 50 Marks out of 100 Marks) and for Reserved Category (including PwD)

Total Time -candidates will be 45% (i.e., 45 Marks out of 100 Marks) . 75 Minutes

Notes:

1. Preliminary Examination (OMR based Objective Type) and Main (Descriptive) Examination will be held simultaneously on the same date/day for three hours and fifteen minutes continuously.
   
   
1. Answer-Sheets of Main (Descriptive) Examination will be evaluated of those
   
   
2. candidates only, who would qualify Preliminary Examination (OMR based ,Objective Type).
2. Only the successful candidates of Main (Descriptive) Examination will be called for the next stage of Examination, i.e., Stage -II (English Shorthand Tests).
   
   

English Shorthand Tests

Total Marks 45 Marks

Total Time -5 Minutes for Dictation and 40 Minutes for Transcription

Stage -II

110 words per minute.

The passage of 550 words will be dictated in five (5) minutes' duration.

Candidates will get forty (40) minutes' duration to transcribe the dictated

passage on computers. No extra time will be given for reading the

passage.

Total number of mistakes permissible would be 4% of the total words dictated, i.e., twenty two (22). Two (2) marks will be deducted for committing one full mistake each and one (1) mark will be deducted for committing every half (~) mistake. Candidates, committing twenty two (22) mistakes, will get 1 mark.

Each candidate will be given opportunity to appear in two shorthand

dictation ,transcription tests and best of the two will be considered and

taken into consideration.

Only the successful candidates of Stage -II (English Shorthand Tests) will , be called for the next stage of Examination, i.e., Stage -III (Interview).

Stage-III
Interview Total Marks 35 Marks	-	Minimum passing marks for General Category candidates will be 14 Marks and for Reserved Category (including PwD) candidates will be 12 Marks. "

1. There shall be no rounding off of marks at any stage of the Examination.
   
   
2. The final select / merit list will be prepared by adding the marks secured by candidate(s) in different stages of the Examination, i.e., Preliminary Examination (OMR based Objective Type), Main (Descriptive) Examination, EngUsh Shorthand Test and Interview.
   
   

Examination Fee:

A non-refundable online fee of Rs.300/-(Rupees Three Hundred Only) along with applicable transaction charges will be payable by General as well as OBC candidates and Rs.150/-(Rupees One Hundred & Fifty Only) along with applicable transaction charges will be payable by the candidates belonging to the categories of SC/STlPersons with Disability suffering from disability OL (One Leg) or BL (Both Legs).

It is clarified that the fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances. It is also clarified, that no chargeback will be entertained. Therefore, the candidates, before applying, should ensure that they are eligible for the post.

How to apply :

Application Forms can be filled up online by visiting the website of this Court, i.e., www.delhihighcourt.nic.in . The candidates already in Government Service should intimate their Department/Office where they are serving and shall be required to produce "No Objection Certificate" at the time of Interview, if declared successful in different stages of the Examination prior to Interview.

General Instructions:

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The medium of Examination(s) shall be English language.

No scrutiny of applications for the eligibility and other aspects will be undertaken at any of the stages before Interview. Therefore, the candidature will be provisional only and subject to scrutiny at the stage of Interview. The candidates are advised to go through the requirements of educational qualification, age, reservation, relaxation, examination fee, etc. and satisfy themselves that they are eligible before applying. Copies of supporting documents will be sought at the time of Interview only from those candidates who will be shortlisted for Interview. When scrutiny is undertaken, if any claim made in the application is not found substantiated, the candidature of such candidates shall stand cancelled without any notice or further reference and this Court's decision in this regard shall be final and no further correspondence shall be entertained.

Candidates must fulfil the criteria relating to qualification, etc. on the last date of creating Log . In/registration. As regards age, the cut-off date would be 01.01.2019, i.e., candidates must fulfil the age criteria as on 01.01.2019. As regards candidates belonging to Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category and suffering from disability OL (One Leg) or BL (Both Legs) of 40% or more, the disability certificates should have been issued on or before the last date of creating Log In/registration.

Candidates must invariably produce and submit true copies of the documentary proofs with respect to date of birth, educational qualifications, residential address( es), reservation, disability, relaxation, NOC in caSe of candidates already in government service, etc. before the Authority in this Court, whenever the same is demanded. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC Categories must also invariably produce and submit true copies of valid Caste Certificate and valid NCL Certificate (applicable in the case of OBC candidates only) before the Authority in this Court, whenever the same is demanded. Failure to produce valid Certificates or any of the documentary proofs andlor submit true copies thereof, at the relevant point of time, shall result in cancellation/rejection of the candidature and no further correspondence in this regard shall be entertained.

While applying for the post, the applicants should bear in mind that the selected candidates will also have to work even at odd hours and on holidays, if so required.

This Court reserves the right to cancel a part or entire process of examination due to administrative reasons andlor in case of unfair means, cheating or other Irregularities/malpractice noticed by the Court.

The candidature ofthe candidate will be entirely provisional and mere issuance ofAdmit Card or

appearance at Written :rest, Skill Test(s) and/or Interview shall not entitle him/her to raise any claim for appointment to the post.'

No TAIDA will be payable to the candidates for appearing in Written Test, Skill Test(s) andlor Interview.

It is also notified that no correspondence (either by post or bye-mail received in this Court) with respect to the change of date of examination, eligibility criteria of any category, permissible documentary proofs and after conduct of the examination, with respect to the expected date of declaration of result, conduct of interview, etc., will be entertained. For such purposes, candidates are advised to visit the Delhi High Court website i.e. www.delhihighcourt.nic.in under the link Public Notice -Job Openings, regularly for updates.

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( DINESH KUMAR SHARMA) REGISTRAR GENERAL Date :29.01.2019.