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High Court of Madras Recruitment for Personal Assistants and Clerks

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Written by: ARVIND KUMAR

Published: 2025-04-07

Basic Information

Organization Name	High Court of Madras
Description	Applications are invited for recruitment to various posts such as Personal Assistant and Private Secretary in the Madras High Court Service.
Post Title	Personal Assistant to the Hon'ble Judges, Private Secretary to the Registrar General, Personal Assistant (to the Registrars), Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars)
Contact	Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras
Address	High Court of Madras, Chennai
Website	https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in

Dates

Start Date	06.04.2025
Last date for submission of Online Applications	05.05.2025
Last date for remittance of fee	06.05.2025

Application Fee

Personal Assistant to the Hon'ble Judges	₹1200
Private Secretary to the Registrar General	₹1200
Personal Assistant (to the Registrars)	₹1000
Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars)	₹800
SC/SC(A)/ST (Tamil Nadu/Puducherry)	Total Exemption
Persons with Disability (40% or more)	Total Exemption
Destitute Widows of all communities	Total Exemption

Eligiblity Criteria

Age Limit	18 to 37 years for reserved categories (SC/SC(A)/ST/MBC&DC/BC/BCM), 18 to 32 years for unreserved categories, and 18 to 47 years for in-service candidates.
Educational Qualification	Any Bachelor Degree in Science, Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Medicine, or any other discipline from a recognized university in the 10+2+3 or 11+1+3 pattern.
Technical Qualification	Government Technical Examination in English Shorthand and English Typewriting (Higher/Senior Grade) and Tamil Typewriting. Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation is required.
Nationality	Indian citizens only.
Language Proficiency	Proficiency in Tamil is mandatory. Candidates not proficient in Tamil must pass a language test during their probation period.

Post Details

Post Name	Scale of Pay	Number of Vacancies
Personal Assistant to the Hon'ble Judges	Pay Level-22: ₹56,100 - ₹2,05,700 + Special Pay	28
Private Secretary to the Registrar General	Pay Level-22: ₹56,100 - ₹2,05,700 + Special Pay	1
Personal Assistant (to the Registrars)	Pay Level-16: ₹36,400 - ₹1,34,200	14
Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars)	Pay Level-10: ₹20,600 - ₹75,900	4

Selection Process

Stage	Description
Common Written Examination	Maximum Marks: 150 Part-A: Tamil Eligibility Test (Objective Type - 50 Marks) Part-B: English Test (Descriptive Type - 100 Marks) Minimum Qualifying Marks: Part-A: 20, Part-B: 35 Duration: 180 Minutes
Skill Test	English Shorthand Test: Dictation for 7 minutes @120 wpm Transcription: 45 minutes Tamil Shorthand/Typewriting Tests: Dictation & Typing with qualifying marks Marks deduction for transcription errors
Viva-voce	Maximum Marks: 15 Minimum Qualifying Marks: 6 Evaluates language skills, vocabulary, mental alertness, ethics, and computer expertise

Exam Pattern

Not Mentioned

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted ONLY through online mode at https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in.
Applications sent by post, courier, email, or hand delivery will not be accepted under any circumstances.
Before filling out the application, candidates should carefully read the 'Notification' and 'Common Instructions to the Candidates' available on the Recruitment Portal.
Applicants are advised to use a desktop or laptop to submit their application, as the module is not compatible with smartphones or tablets.
Eligible applicants can apply for multiple posts in a single application but must pay separate fees for each post if required.
Mere registration does not constitute an application; all mandatory fields must be completed accurately.
If selected for multiple posts, the post will be assigned in the order listed in the notification, starting from the higher scale of pay.
Candidates should apply only once to avoid issues arising from duplicate applications.

Link

Apply	Click Here
Official Website	Official Website
Download Notification	Download Notification

Faq's

Applications must be submitted ONLY through online mode at https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in. Applications submitted via any other mode will not be accepted.

Yes, you can apply for multiple posts in a single application. However, non-exempted applicants must pay a separate fee for each post they wish to apply for.

Applicants must have attained the age of 18 as of 01.07.2025. They should not have been born after 01.07.2007.

Yes, fee exemptions are available for SC/SC(A)/ST candidates from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, as well as persons with disabilities (40% or more) and destitute widows from all communities.

Examinations (Common Written, Skill Test, and Viva-voce) will be conducted in Chennai and/or other locations as decided by the Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras.