Posting and Educational Qualification

Post Name	Educational Qualification
Examiner, Reader, Senior Bailiff, Junior Bailiff/ Process Server, Process Writer	Candidates must have passed the S.S.L.C. Public Examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies or to College Courses of Studies.
Xerox Operator	Candidates must have passed S.S.L.C. Public Examination or its equivalent with eligibility for admission to Higher Secondary Courses of Studies or to College Courses of Studies with practical experience for a period of not less than 6 months in the operation of Xerox machine.
Driver	Candidates must have passed VIII standard AND Must possess a valid Driving License for driving Motor Vehicle issued by a competent authority under the Motor Vehicles Act with a practical experience of driving motor vehicle for a period of not less than five years.
Copyist Attender, Office Assistant	Candidates must have passed VIII Standard or its equivalent on the date of notification
Cleanliness worker/Scavenger, Gardener, Watchman / Nightwatchman, Nightwatchman – Masalchi, Watchman – Masalchi, Sweeper – Masalchi, Waterman / Waterwoman, Masalchi

Age Limit

Candidates must attend a minimum of 18 years as to be eligible to apply online for the Madras High Court Vacancy

Category	Maximum Age
Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Castes (Arunthathiyars), Scheduled Tribes and Destitute Widows of all castes	37 years
Most Backward Classes / Denotified Communities, Backward Classes (Other than Backward Class Muslims) and Backward Class Muslims.	34 years
For Others /Unreserved Categories
[i.e., Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs ]	32 years

Selection Process

The selection of candidates for Office Assistant, Examiner, Reader, Senior Bailiff, Junior Bailiff/ Process Server, Process Writer, Xerox Operator, Driver, Copyist Attender, and other posts will be based on the Objective Type, Common Written Examination, Skill Test and Viva-voce exam. The final selection of the candidates will be made based on combined marks secured by the candidates in the written exam, skill test, and viva voce.

• Common Written Examination: The Madras High Court will conduct the written exam for shortlisting the candidates for the next phase of the selection process i.e. Skill Test. Marks obtained in Part A and Part B will be considered together for shortlisting candidates for the skill test.
• Skill Test (Required for Post): As per the merit list in the written exam in the ratio of 1:5 candidates will be called for a Skill Test to test their knowledge of in-office maintenance, House-keeping, hygiene, household articles maintenance, other household duties including food production, cooking, cleaning, food and beverage service, gardening skills, water conservation, basic principles of guarding the house/office etc. The skill test will be held at Chennai or any other place as decided by the  Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras.
• Viva-voce: As per merit based on the marks secured in the Common Written Examination and Skill Test, will be called for Viva-voce, in a ratio of 1: 3 candidates will be called to appear for the Viva-voce test.

Syllabus

Madras High Court Exam Pattern for Official Assistant, Copyist Attender, Cleanliness worker, Watchman and Other Posts.

Part	Subject	Total Questions	Total Marks	Time Duration
Part A	General Tamil (Tamil Eligibility Test)	50	50	02 hours
Part B	General knowledge	50	50
Total		100	100

Madras High Court Exam Pattern for Examiner, Senior Bailiff, Junior Bailiff, and Xerox Operator Posts.

Parts	Subjects	No. of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Part A	General Tamil (Tamil Eligibility Test)	50	50	3 hours (180 minutes)
Part B	General Studies	120	120
	Mental Ability
	Aptitude
Total		170	170

Court Exam Syllabus (PDF)