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The Calcutta High Court has concluded the online application process for 291 vacancies for the position of Lower Division Assistants on their official website, calcuttahighcourt.gov.in. Candidates who have applied for the recruitment process must be waiting for the exam date on the official website. The selection will be done on the basis of a Preliminary Screening Test followed by a Competitive Written Test and Viva-Voce Test. The exam dates will be announced soon on the official website.
Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024
The candidates can find all the necessary information regarding the Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 in the official notification that they can access on the official website of the Calcutta High Court. However, for the ease of the candidates, we have also provided a direct link through which they can download the official notification PDF and go through all the details.
Calcutta High Court LDA Recruitment 2024 Notification PDF – Click Here to Download
Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024: Highlights
The table below will provide the candidates with all the important highlights as mentioned in the official notification for the Calcutta HC Lower Division Assistant Recruitment 2024. The candidates can refer to these details before filling out the online application form.
| Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 | |
| Particular | Detail |
| Recruiting Authority | Calcutta High Court |
| Recruitment Name | Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 |
| Post | Lower Division Assistant |
| Vacancy | 291 |
| Age Limit | 18-40 Years |
| Educational Qualification |
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| Notification Released Date | 1st August 2024 |
| Online Application Window | 5th August to 26th August 2024Â [Inactive] |
| Selection Process |
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| Application Mode | Online |
| Examination Mode | Offline |
| Official Website | calcuttahighcourt.gov.in |
Calcutta High Court Exam Date 2024
The candidates who have registered for the LDA post must start their preparation for the Physical Screening Test, as the dates will be announced soon. Candidates can explore the various details provided at chc.formflix.org with the release of the exam date.
Calcutta High Court Vacancy 2024
The honorable High Court has announced 291 LDA vacancies and the official notification for the Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 provides a category-wise detailed look into the composition of these vacancies. The candidates eligible and willing to apply can refer to the table below for more information.
| Category | Number of Vacancies | |||||
| Original Side | Total | Appellate Side | Total | |||
| Existing | Expected | Existing | Expected | |||
| Unreserved | 10 | 04 | 14 | 51 | 19 | 70 |
| Unreserved (Exempted Category) |
– | 01 | 01 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
| Unreserved (Ex-serviceman) | 03 | – | 03 | 11 | 01 | 12 |
| Unreserved (Meritorious Sportspersons) | 02 | – | 02 | 06 | 01 | 07 |
| Unreserved (PWD) (Hearing Impairment) | 01 | – | 01 | 02 | 01 | 03 |
| Unreserved (PWD) (Loco Motor Disability or Cerebral Palsy) |
01 | – | 01 | 03 | – | 03 |
| Unreserved (PWD) (Blindness or Low Vision) |
01 | – | 01 | 02 | 01 | 03 |
| Scheduled Caste | 08 | – | 08 | 24 | 08 | 32 |
| Scheduled Caste (Exempted Category) |
03 | 01 | 04 | 12 | 05 | 17 |
| Scheduled Caste (Ex-serviceman) | 01 | – | 01 | 04 | 01 | 05 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 01 | – | 01 | 16 | 03 | 19 |
| Scheduled Tribe (Exempted Category) |
02 | – | 02 | 12 | 01 | 13 |
| O.B.C (A) | 02 | 01 | 03 | 11 | 05 | 16 |
| O.B.C (A) (Exempted Category) |
01 | – | 01 | 05 | 02 | 07 |
| O.B.C (B) | 01 | – | 01 | 08 | 03 | 11 |
| O.B.C (B) (Exempted Category) | 02 | – | 02 | 03 | 01 | 04 |
| Total | 39 | 07 | 46 | 183 | 62 | 245 |
Calcutta High Court Eligibility Criteria 2024
The candidates willing to apply for the 291 vacancies as detailed above, should be aware of the various aspects of the eligibility criteria for the Calcutta HC Lower Division Assistant Recruitment 2024. In the sections below let us look at the age limit and educational qualification aspects of the LDA eligibility criteria.
Age Limit
The official notification for the Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 provides the candidates with the details of the candidates’ lower and upper age limits. It also provides the relaxation in the upper age limit as applicable to the various categories of candidates. The notification states that:
Age not less than 18 years and not more than 40 years as of 1st January 2024 (Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years in case of S.C. and S.T. candidates of West Bengal only). In the case of Persons with disabilities, the upper age limit is relaxable up to 45 years.
Educational Qualification
Along with the age limit, the candidates should also ensure that they possess all the qualifications required to be eligible for the Lower Division Assistant post. The candidates must have passed the 12th Board Exam from the West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education or its Equivalent examination from a recognized Council/ Board and should have knowledge in the vernacular of the State of West Bengal.
Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 Application Fee
The candidates will have to pay a non-refundable application fee as the last step of the online application process. The table below will provide the candidates with the category-wise Application Fee amount.
| Category | Application Fee |
| SC for the state of West Bengal | Rs. 400 |
| ST for the state of West Bengal | Rs. 400 |
| All Other Categories | Rs. 800 |
Calcutta High Court Selection Process 2024
The Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 will be done through a multi-stage selection process as given in the official notification. The candidates applying for the 291 vacancies will have to qualify for three different levels to get selected for the Lower Division Accountant post. The different stages of the selection process are:
- Preliminary Screening Test
- Competitive Written Test
- Viva-Voce Test
Calcutta High Court Exam Pattern 2024
The official notification for the Calcutta High Court Recruitment 2024 provides the pattern of the different stages of the selection process. The candidates can refer to the details provided below for more information regarding the exam pattern of the prelims, mains and interview stages of the selection process.
| Preliminary Screening Test | ||
| Subjects | Questions | Exam Duration |
| Arithmetic | 100 | 90 Minutes |
| General Knowledge and Computer Proficiency | ||
| General Intelligence | ||
| English | ||
| Competitive Written Test | ||
| Subject | Marks | Time |
| Arithmetic | 100 | 3 Hours |
| English Essay and Precis Writing | 100 | |
| General Knowledge | 100 | |
| Total | 300 | |
| Viva-Voce Test | |
| Personality Test | 100 Marks |
- Marks obtained by the candidates in the Preliminary Screening Test shall not be carried forward in the further stages.
- The marks obtained in the Competitive Written Test and viva-voce shall be considered at the time of preparing the overall final merit list.
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