DSSSB Recruitment 2026: 641 Delhi Court Posts, Applications Close 4 November at 11 PM

On 4 November 2026, the application window closes at 11:00 PM for DSSSB Recruitment 2026, the DSSSB combined examination for 641 posts in the Delhi District Courts and Family Courts. DSSSB Recruitment 2026, under Advertisement No. 04/2026 dated 30 September 2026, covers Senior Personal Assistant, Personal Assistant, Junior Judicial Assistant, Process Server and Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon posts, and applications are accepted online only through dsssbonline.nic.in. Candidates must be citizens of India, and qualifications and experience are judged as on 4 November 2026, the closing date.

Recruiting body	Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board (DSSSB), on behalf of Delhi District Courts and Family Courts
Advertisement	No. 04/2026, dated 30 September 2026
Total posts	641 (tentative, including backlog)
Application window	6 October 2026, 12:00 noon, to 4 November 2026, 11:00 PM
How to apply	Online only, through dsssbonline.nic.in
Age limit	18 to 27 years as on 1 June 2026, with relaxations for reserved categories
Application fee	Rs. 100 for UR, OBC and EWS male candidates; exempt for women, SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates
Fee payment	SBI e-Pay only; fee once paid is non-refundable
Exam date	Not announced; to be intimated later on DSSSB and Delhi District Courts websites

DSSSB Recruitment 2026: post-wise vacancies and eligibility

The 641 tentative vacancies break down as Senior Personal Assistant 27, Personal Assistant 206 (189 in District and Sessions Courts and 17 in Family Courts), Junior Judicial Assistant 174 (151 in District and Sessions Courts and 23 in Family Courts), Process Server 92 (91 in District and Sessions Courts and 1 in Family Courts), and Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon 142 (139 in District and Sessions Courts and 3 in Family Courts). The board states that the vacancies are tentative and may increase or decrease.

Eligibility differs sharply by post, and the shorthand and typing speeds decide the assistant posts. Senior Personal Assistant requires a degree, shorthand at 110 words per minute and typing at 40 words per minute. Personal Assistant requires a degree, shorthand at 100 words per minute, typing at 40 words per minute and knowledge of computers. Junior Judicial Assistant requires a degree and typing at not less than 40 words per minute on a computer. Process Server requires Matriculation or equivalent, or Higher Secondary, plus a valid light motor vehicle licence and two years of unblemished driving experience, while Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon requires Matriculation or equivalent from a recognised board. Ineligibility found at document verification leads to rejection for that post code with no reallocation.

The age limit is 18 to 27 years as on 1 June 2026, meaning candidates must have been born not earlier than 2 June 1999 and not later than 1 June 2008. Relaxation is 5 years for SC and ST candidates, 3 years for OBC candidates, 10 years for PwBD candidates in the unreserved and EWS categories, 15 years for PwBD candidates in SC and ST categories, 13 years for PwBD candidates in OBC categories, and military service plus 3 years for ex-servicemen, up to a maximum age of 55 years. The date of birth in the Matriculation certificate available at application time is final.

DSSSB Recruitment 2026: pay scales and selection process

Pay follows the post's group. Senior Personal Assistant carries Rs. 9,300 to Rs. 34,800 plus grade pay of Rs. 4,800 in Group B (non-gazetted), and Personal Assistant carries the same basic scale plus grade pay of Rs. 4,600, also in Group B. Junior Judicial Assistant carries Rs. 5,200 to Rs. 20,200 plus grade pay of Rs. 2,800 in Group C, Process Server the same basic scale plus grade pay of Rs. 2,400, and Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon the same basic scale plus grade pay of Rs. 2,000.

Selection runs through separate examinations for each post code, with minimum qualifying marks of 50 per cent for unreserved and EWS candidates and 45 per cent for OBC (Delhi), SC, ST, PwBD and ex-servicemen candidates. Each multiple-choice question carries 1 mark, with negative marking of 0.25 for each wrong answer. For Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant, Tier I is a 90-mark multiple-choice test over 90 minutes, Tier II is a 75-mark descriptive English test over 90 minutes, Tier III is a qualifying shorthand, transcription and typing skill test, and Tier IV is a 10-mark interview, with final merit on Tier II and Tier IV.

Junior Judicial Assistant follows a similar pattern with a 120-mark Tier I test, a 100-mark descriptive Tier II test, a qualifying typing test at 40 words per minute, and a 15-mark interview, with final merit on Tier II and Tier IV combined. Process Server faces a 100-mark bilingual objective test covering English, Hindi, general knowledge and arithmetic, a qualifying driving test in real traffic conditions, and a 15-mark interview. Peon, Orderly and Dak Peon faces a 100-mark bilingual objective test on the same four subjects, followed by a 15-mark interview.

DSSSB Recruitment 2026: how to apply before 11:00 PM on 4 November 2026, and what to do next

Register once on dsssbonline.nic.in if not already registered with DSSSB, then log in and apply for the chosen post code between 6 October 2026 at 12:00 noon and 4 November 2026 at 11:00 PM. Fill in all details carefully, because no correction or modification, including a category change, is allowed after final submission. Upload a recent colour photograph on a plain white or off-white background and a signature in the prescribed format, pay the applicable fee, if any, only through SBI e-Pay, and submit well before the closing time.

After submission, the work shifts to preparation and to watching for the examination schedule, which has not been announced. Supporting documents are sought only at the e-dossier stage after shortlisting, and scrutiny is carried out by Delhi District Courts rather than DSSSB; candidates who fail to upload the e-dossier within the given time are not considered further. Keep ready the Matriculation certificate, degree and shorthand or typing certificates, a light motor vehicle licence and proof of two years of driving experience for Process Server, and category, disability or discharge certificates where claimed.

The closing-hour warning applies across court recruitments this week. Growentix reported that the Punjab Court Clerk Recruitment 2026 for 1,270 posts also closed on 4 November 2026, at 4:00 PM, and the Supreme Court Junior Court Attendant recruitment opened on 4 November 2026 and runs to 25 November 2026. A form left at the payment step after 11:00 PM on 4 November 2026 does not count, and the official notification remains the final word.

Sources: Delhi Subordinate Services Selection Board, Advertisement No. 04/2026 dated 30 September 2026, as summarised by FreeJobAlert; official application portal dsssbonline.nic.in; official website dsssb.delhi.gov.in.