Delhi Higher Judicial Service 2026: Mains Schedule and Official Links
The High Court of Delhi published a revised DHJS 2026 mains admit-card link after rescheduling mains to 22 and 23 October 2026. Those dates have passed. This permanent cycle page retains the official documents for the 27 advertised vacancies and directs candidates to current High Court notices for the next stage.
Delhi Higher Judicial Service
Notice: Delhi Higher Judicial Service Examination 2026; public appointments dated 1 July 2026Important Dates
- Advertisement / application opening: 1 July 2026; applications opened at 10:00 am
- Application and fee deadline: 15 July 2026, 5:30 pm - closed
- Preliminary examination: 26 July 2026, 11:00 am-1:00 pm
- Preliminary shortlist and complete result: 14 August 2026; these are preliminary-stage documents, not a mains or final result
- Latest verified mains rescheduling notice: 8 October 2026; replaced 10-11 October with 22-23 October 2026
- Revised mains admit-card listing: 13 October 2026 on the official Job Openings index
- Scheduled mains dates: 22 and 23 October 2026 - both dates have passed; this page does not announce a fresh examination window
- Next stage: Check the High Court's current recruitment/result notices. No mains-result or viva-voce announcement was found on the checked current indexes.
Application Fee
- General category - historical application fee: Rs 2,000, non-refundable
- SC / ST / eligible identified PwD (40% or more): Rs 500, non-refundable
- Payment route: Debit/credit card, internet banking or UPI during the closed application window; no current fresh payment window is confirmed
Age Limit
- Age cutoff: 15 July 2026 - last date for receipt of applications
- Age band: Must have attained 35 years but not attained 45 years
- Relaxation: Not stated in the reviewed advertisement; follow the applicable amended service rules and any specific court notice
Vacancy Details
Vacancies: 27 advertised, subject to change: 24 existing and 3 anticipated vacancies up to 30 June 2027.
| Post / Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
| General | 17: 14 existing and 3 anticipated |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 existing, including 3 backlog vacancies |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5 existing, including 4 backlog vacancies |
| Total | 27, subject to change under the advertisement and applicable court directions |
| PwD reservation within the 27 | 3 for the identified benchmark-disability categories, including 2 backlog reservations; these are not 3 additional posts. Carry-forward/interchange conditions are in the advertisement. |
Eligibility & Qualification
- Citizenship: Citizen of India
- Advocates: At least seven years' continuous practice as on 15 July 2026
- Judicial officers: Seven years at the Bar before recruitment into subordinate judicial service, or seven years' combined judicial-officer and advocate experience as on 15 July 2026, under the advertisement's applicable clause
- Persons who have been / are in judicial service: The advertisement specifies combined experience of seven years or more as advocate or judicial officer by the application closing date; read the exact route and amended service rules
- Law and service documents: Instructions require law-degree records, Bar enrolment/practice evidence and service certificates where applicable. Employer NOC is required for government/judicial-service candidates selected for viva-voce.
- Provisional admission: Eligibility can be examined at later stages; a shortlist or admit card does not guarantee appointment
Salary & Job Location
- Salary / stipend: J-5 pay scale: Rs 1,44,840-1,94,660, as stated in the advertisement.
- Job location: Delhi
Selection Process
- Qualify the preliminary screening; its marks are not added to final merit.
- Take four mains papers: General Knowledge and Language (150 marks, two hours), and Law I, II and III (200 marks and three hours each).
- Meet the applicable mains qualifying marks. General: 45% in each paper and 50% aggregate; SC/ST/eligible identified PwD: 40% in each and 45% aggregate.
- Qualify the 250-mark viva-voce: General minimum 50%; SC/ST/eligible identified PwD minimum 45%. Follow later official shortlist/document instructions.
- Final merit uses mains plus viva-voce. The instructions give Bar-enrolment seniority and then age as tie-breakers.
What to do next
- Do not submit a new application for this closed DHJS 2026 window.
- Retain your application, payment record and revised mains admit card. The official admit-card screen accepts any two of application number, date of birth and email ID.
- Read the 8 October notice for the revised 22-23 October dates; do not use the older September or 10-11 October schedules.
- Use the High Court's current recruitment and result indexes for a later mains-result or viva-voce notice. The linked August result documents concern the preliminary examination only.
- If declared successful in mains, follow the instructions to send the prescribed self-attested documents and covering letter within five days of the result declaration. Do not send documents or login details to this website.
Important Links
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| What you need | Official link |
|---|---|
| Exam dates | Check Exam Dates Signed 8 October notice: mains rescheduled from 10-11 October to 22-23 October. Historical schedule, not an upcoming exam. |
| Official updates | Check Official Updates Current High Court Job Openings index for later notices in the same cycle. |
| Official notification | Read Notification Official three-page 1 July advertisement. Its bytes match the advertisement linked by the authority's application vendor. |
| Online application | Application Portal (Closed) Historical application portal states fresh candidate login is closed and gives the 15 July, 5:30 pm deadline. Retain for reference, not a current Apply Now window. |
| Admit card | Download Admit Card Officially linked revised mains admit-card screen loads and accepts any two of application number, date of birth and email. The scheduled 22-23 October dates have passed; no personal details were entered. |
| Admit card notice | Official admit card notice Listed by the current official Job Openings index on 13 October 2026; contains the actual vendor admit-card URL. |
| Result | Check Result 14 August preliminary-examination shortlist for provisional admission to mains, not a mains or final result. Any older mains dates in this document were superseded by the 8 October notice. |
| Complete preliminary result | Official complete preliminary result Earlier complete roll-number-wise preliminary result. Its old mains-date note is superseded by the later rescheduling notice. |
| Syllabus | Download / View Syllabus Official 13-page instructions include examination scheme, syllabus, eligibility verification, document requirements and prescribed forms. |
| Result updates | Official result updates |
Previous updates & page history
- Revised mains admit-card link published after the 8 October rescheduling notice13 October 2026 at 5:30 am IST · Admit Card
Added an officially verified backfill record for the same DHJS 2026 cycle, including the 13 October revised admit-card link, 8 October rescheduling notice, original recruitment conditions and earlier preliminary results. No fresh applications, future mains date or mains/final result is announced.
This permanent page is updated when a verified notice changes. Page last updated: 3 November 2026 at 10:46 am IST.
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Source: High Court of Delhi. Checked 3 November 2026 at 10:44 am IST.
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