Filling 3,306 Positions Across Uttar Pradesh District Courts Supporting Justice Delivery
The Allahabad High Court Recruitment 2024-25 fills 3,306 critical positions under UP Civil Court Staff Centralized Recruitment supporting judicial administration across Uttar Pradesh. These positions include stenographers recording court proceedings, junior assistants managing files and records, drivers providing transportation, and Group D staff maintaining court premises ensuring smooth functioning of district courts, subordinate courts, and judicial offices serving UP's 24 crore+ population across 75 districts. The recruitment conducted by National Testing Agency ensures merit-based transparent selection maintaining judicial system efficiency enabling timely justice delivery, case management, record keeping, and administrative support under Allahabad High Court supervision contributing legal system excellence ensuring rule of law.
Post-Wise Job Responsibilities:
- Stenographer Grade-III: Recording court proceedings in shorthand, typing judgments, orders, dictations, maintaining confidential records
- Junior Assistant: File management, typing correspondence, maintaining registers, data entry, court records, case documentation
- Paid Apprentice: Learning court administration, assisting senior staff, gaining experience in judicial procedures, office management
- Driver Grade-IV: Driving official vehicles, transporting judges, staff, maintaining vehicles, ensuring timely transportation
- Group D Posts: Peon, process server, chowkidar, sweeper, mali, orderly performing support duties
Salary and Benefits:
- Stenographer (Pay Level 5): ₹29,200-₹92,300/month initially with ₹40,000-₹50,000 gross in-hand
- Junior Assistant (Pay Level 4): ₹25,500-₹81,100/month initially with ₹35,000-₹45,000 gross in-hand
- Driver (Pay Level 2): ₹19,900-₹63,200/month initially with ₹25,000-₹30,000 gross in-hand
- Group D (Pay Level 1): ₹18,000-₹56,900/month initially with ₹22,000-₹28,000 gross in-hand
- Annual CTC: ₹3-6 lakh depending on post level including all components
UP civil court staff enjoy comprehensive judicial benefits including DA (50%), HRA, transport allowance, medical facilities, GPF, pension, LTC, promotion opportunities ensuring stable judicial careers.
Score Cards Released 17 October Available Till 14 November 2025 for 3,306 Selected Candidates
The Allahabad High Court Score Card 2025 provides detailed performance analysis for all selected candidates displaying Stage-I and Stage-II marks, percentile, rank, and qualification status. Released on 17 October 2025, the score cards remain available till 14 November 2025 through official portal requiring login with application number and date of birth. Over 21,015 candidates shortlisted after Stage-I examination appeared for Stage-II skill tests conducted in March 2025 including typing tests for stenographers and clerical staff, driving tests for drivers, and practical assessments for Group D posts. Final selection of 3,306 candidates announced 16 April 2025 based on combined performance in both examination stages ensuring competent court staff.
Stage-I Exam Pattern (January 2025):
- General Knowledge: 25 questions covering Indian history, geography, polity, economy, current affairs, UP GK
- Reasoning Ability: 25 questions testing logical reasoning, puzzles, series, coding-decoding, analogy, directions
- Numerical Ability: 25 questions on arithmetic, percentage, ratio, profit-loss, time-work, data interpretation
- General Hindi: 25 questions (for Hindi posts) testing grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, translation
- General English: 25 questions (for English posts) testing grammar, vocabulary, comprehension, writing
- Total questions: 100 MCQs with 100 marks (1 mark each question)
- Duration: 90 minutes for completing Stage-I examination
- Negative marking: 0.25 marks deduction for each incorrect answer
- Exam mode: Computer-based test conducted by NTA at centers across India
Stage-II Skill Test Pattern (March 2025):
- Stenographer Hindi: Dictation test at 80 WPM for 10 minutes, transcription on computer within 50 minutes
- Stenographer English: Dictation test at 100 WPM for 10 minutes, transcription on computer within 50 minutes
- Junior Assistant/Paid Apprentice: Hindi typing 25 WPM (10 min), English typing 30 WPM (10 min) on computer
- Driver Grade-IV: Practical driving test assessing vehicle operation, traffic rules, parking, road safety knowledge
- Group D: Physical fitness test, document verification, practical skill assessment for specific posts
- Qualifying nature: Candidates must qualify skill tests; marks not added to written exam score
Category-Wise Cutoff Marks (Stage-I):
- Stenographer English UR: 65-70/100 marks due to high qualification requirement (100 WPM shorthand)
- Stenographer Hindi UR: 60-65/100 marks for 80 WPM shorthand skill test qualification
- Junior Assistant UR: 55-60/100 marks considering large number of vacancies (932 posts)
- Driver Grade-IV UR: 50-55/100 marks with limited vacancies (30 posts) but practical test priority
- Group D UR: 45-50/100 marks for 1,639 vacancies across various support staff positions
- OBC category: 3-5 marks relaxation from UR cutoff across all posts
- EWS category: 2-4 marks relaxation from UR cutoff for economically weaker sections
- SC category: 8-10 marks relaxation from UR cutoff ensuring adequate representation
- ST category: 10-12 marks relaxation from UR cutoff for tribal candidates
Selected candidates receiving appointment letters should prepare for joining formalities at respective district courts across UP ensuring document verification completion before assuming duties.
Starting Salaries ₹22,000-₹40,000 with Promotions to Senior Administrative Positions
The UP civil court staff career offers excellent progression opportunities advancing from entry-level positions to senior administrative roles. Employees gain valuable judicial administration experience, understand legal procedures, develop specialized skills, and qualify for promotions to senior stenographer, section officer, court manager levels managing court operations, supervising staff, ensuring efficient case management contributing justice delivery system excellence serving Uttar Pradesh's legal infrastructure across district courts, subordinate courts, and judicial offices supporting judges, advocates, litigants ensuring timely hearings, judgments, record maintenance under Allahabad High Court administration providing lifetime employment security with comprehensive benefits.
Career Advancement Path:
- Entry Level (0-5 years): Junior stenographer, junior assistant, driver, peon performing assigned duties, learning court procedures
- Senior Level (5-10 years): Senior stenographer, senior assistant handling complex work, mentoring juniors, increased responsibilities
- Section Officer (10-15 years): Managing sections, supervising multiple staff, coordinating departments, administrative authority
- Assistant Registrar (15-20 years): District court administration, policy implementation, resource management, senior decision-making
- Deputy Registrar (20-25 years): Divisional court management, strategic planning, High Court coordination, departmental oversight
Job Responsibilities and Work Profile:
- Stenographer duties: Recording proceedings, typing judgments, orders, maintaining confidential files, correspondence, legal documentation
- Clerical duties: File management, case documentation, maintaining registers, data entry, issuing notices, public dealing
- Driver duties: Transporting judges, staff, maintaining vehicles, ensuring timely schedules, vehicle documentation, cleanliness
- Support duties: Court maintenance, security, process serving, public assistance, document delivery, premises cleanliness
- Administrative support: Assisting court officers, coordinating hearings, managing schedules, preparing case lists, documentation
Comprehensive Benefits Package:
- Basic salary: ₹18,000-₹92,300/month depending on post level with regular annual increments
- Dearness Allowance: Currently 50% of basic (revised biannually) compensating inflation impact
- House Rent Allowance: 8-24% of basic depending on city classification (Metro/Urban/Rural)
- Transport Allowance: ₹1,600-₹7,200/month for commuting expenses based on post level
- Medical facilities: Government hospital treatment + reimbursement for self and family members
- GPF accumulation: General Provident Fund with interest building substantial retirement corpus
- Pension: Monthly pension after retirement ensuring post-retirement financial security, family support
- Gratuity: Lump sum payment on retirement (15 days salary per completed year)
- LTC: Leave Travel Concession covering family travel expenses once every two years
- Children education: Education allowance for children's schooling, hostel expenses as applicable
Work Environment and Culture:
- Working hours: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM typically (Monday-Friday) with court schedule requiring flexibility
- Posting locations: District courts across 75 districts of UP (allocation based on preference, merit, vacancies)
- Transfer policy: Limited transfers within district/division ensuring family stability, local connections
- Professional environment: Formal court atmosphere requiring discipline, punctuality, professional conduct, confidentiality
- Job security: Permanent judicial employment with pension ensuring lifetime career stability, family welfare
UP civil court positions provide rewarding careers combining stable employment, judicial service prestige, excellent compensation, comprehensive benefits, promotion opportunities making court staff attractive profession.
Managing 160+ District Courts with 1,000+ Judges Serving 24 Crore Population
The Allahabad High Court established 1866 serves as one of India's oldest and largest High Courts with jurisdiction over Uttar Pradesh state. With principal seat at Allahabad and Lucknow bench, the court manages 160+ district courts, 800+ subordinate courts across 75 districts employing 1,000+ judges, 50,000+ court staff ensuring justice delivery to 24 crore+ population. The High Court handles civil, criminal, constitutional matters conducting lakhs of hearings annually maintaining legal system integrity, protecting fundamental rights, ensuring rule of law through transparent judicial process. Civil Court Staff Centralized Recruitment ensures merit-based selection of competent support staff enabling efficient court administration, case management, record keeping contributing judicial excellence under India's democratic framework.
Major High Court Functions:
- Appellate jurisdiction: Hearing appeals from district courts, subordinate courts in civil, criminal matters ensuring justice
- Original jurisdiction: Trying matrimonial, admiralty, contempt, election petitions, PIL cases of state importance
- Constitutional matters: Interpreting constitution, protecting fundamental rights through writ jurisdiction (habeas corpus, mandamus, certiorari)
- Supervisory role: Overseeing subordinate courts, ensuring judicial discipline, quality, efficiency in case disposal
- Administrative functions: Managing judicial appointments, transfers, court infrastructure, budget allocation, staff recruitment
Recruitment Statistics (2024-25):
- Total registrations: 15-20 lakh applications for 3,306 court staff vacancies across various positions
- Stage-I appeared: 12-15 lakh candidates (70-75% attendance) for written examination January 2025
- Stage-I qualified: 21,015 candidates shortlisted for Stage-II skill tests (approximately 6x vacancies)
- Stage-II appeared: 18,000-20,000 candidates for typing, driving, practical tests March 2025
- Finally selected: 3,306 candidates after written exam, skill test, document verification, medical examination
- Competition ratio: Approximately 1:4,500 candidates per vacancy demonstrating high demand for judicial employment
Selection Process Timeline:
- Notification: 4 October 2024 announcing 3,306 vacancies with detailed eligibility, exam pattern
- Application period: 4-24 October 2024 (21-day window through Allahabad High Court portal)
- Correction window: 26-27 October 2024 for rectifying application errors, updating information
- Exam city details: 21 December 2024 informing candidates about examination center allocation
- Stage-I admit card: 30 December 2024 for computer-based test conducted by NTA
- Stage-I examination: 4-5 January 2025 testing general knowledge, reasoning, mathematics, language skills
- Stage-I answer key: 23 January 2025 with objection window for challenging answers
- Stage-I result: 5 February 2025 with 21,015 candidates qualified for skill tests
- Stage-II admit card: 19 March 2025 for skill test examination
- Stage-II examination: 5, 6, 9, 23 March 2025 conducting typing, driving, practical tests
- Stage-II answer key: 15 March 2025 for objective portions of skill tests
- Final result: 16 April 2025 with 3,306 selected candidates across all posts
- Score card: 17 October 2025 (available till 14 November) with detailed performance analysis
- Appointment letters: Expected November-December 2025 at district court headquarters
- Joining: Expected December 2025 - January 2026 with induction training at respective courts
Document Verification Requirements:
- Educational certificates: 6th to Graduation marksheets, passing certificates depending on post requirements
- Professional certificates: Stenography diploma, CCC certificate, typing certificates, ITI certificate as applicable
- Driving license: Valid driving license (minimum 3 years old) for driver posts with original documents
- Caste certificate: Valid SC/ST/OBC certificate from competent authority (SDM/Tehsildar level) for reserved candidates
- EWS certificate: Economic Weaker Section certificate (annual income below ₹8 lakh) from revenue authority
- Domicile certificate: UP domicile certificate proving permanent residency in Uttar Pradesh state
- Age proof: 10th certificate, birth certificate, Aadhar card proving age as on 1 July 2024
- Character certificate: From college/school principal or gazetted officer certifying good moral character
- Medical certificate: Fitness certificate from government medical officer certifying physical/mental soundness
UP Judicial Infrastructure:
- High Court benches: Principal seat Allahabad, Lucknow bench managing state-level judicial administration
- District courts: 160+ district courts (75 districts + additional courts) handling civil, criminal cases
- Subordinate courts: 800+ subordinate courts including Additional District Judge, Civil Judge, Magistrate courts
- Total judges: 1,000+ judicial officers from High Court judges to civil judges across hierarchy
- Support staff: 50,000+ court employees including stenographers, clerks, peons, drivers supporting administration
- Case pendency: 60+ lakh pending cases requiring efficient staff support for timely disposal
Training and Development:
- Induction training: 1-2 weeks orientation at district courts covering court procedures, legal terminology
- Judicial procedures: Understanding civil, criminal procedures, case filing, hearing process, judgment execution
- Legal documentation: Training in maintaining registers, files, case records, judgment copies, court orders
- Computer training: Court management software, case information system, e-filing portal usage
- Language skills: Hindi typing, English typing, legal terminology, translation for bilingual correspondence
- Professional ethics: Confidentiality, impartiality, discipline, punctuality maintaining judicial integrity
- Continuing education: Regular workshops, seminars, training programs enhancing skills, knowledge throughout career
Comparison with Other State High Courts:
- Supreme Court staff: Higher salary (₹50,000-₹70,000) but limited vacancies, All-India competition, Delhi posting
- Delhi High Court: Higher salary due to metro posting but expensive city, higher living costs
- Bombay High Court: Similar structure but Maharashtra posting, different judicial system nuances
- Rajasthan High Court: Comparable benefits but UP offers home state advantage for residents
- Allahabad HC advantage: Good salary, state service stability, comprehensive benefits, pension security, promotion opportunities
Preparation Resources for Future Exams:
- General Knowledge: Lucent's GK, current affairs magazines, UP specific books covering state history, geography
- Reasoning: R.S. Aggarwal, M.K. Pandey books covering logical reasoning, puzzles, series, analogies
- Mathematics: R.D. Sharma, R.S. Aggarwal books on arithmetic, percentage, data interpretation, algebra
- Hindi: Hindi grammar books (Wren & Martin Hindi), comprehension practice, vocabulary building
- English: Wren & Martin grammar, vocabulary builders, comprehension passages, writing practice
- Typing practice: Regular practice achieving 25-30 WPM speed with accuracy using online typing tutors
- Stenography: Shorthand practice for aspiring stenographers achieving required 80-100 WPM speeds
- Mock tests: Regular full-length tests (50+ recommended) simulating exam conditions, time management
Allahabad High Court Score Card 2025 release enables 3,306 selected candidates verifying performance before joining prestigious UP civil court positions. With proper document preparation, selected candidates can assume duties building rewarding judicial administration careers enjoying stable employment, excellent compensation, comprehensive benefits including GPF and pension, promotion opportunities to senior administrative positions, job security, professional satisfaction contributing Uttar Pradesh's judicial excellence delivering efficient justice administration managing world's largest High Court jurisdiction supporting 24 crore citizens ensuring rule of law, constitutional rights protection, timely justice delivery supporting India's democratic framework. Download score cards before 14 November 2025 deadline from allahabadhighcourt.in and visit sarkaariresult.org for updates as of 3:27 PM IST, October 18, 2025.