Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Recruitment 2026: Apply Online for 68 Posts

Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Recruitment 2026 – Overview

The official notification confirms 68 vacant posts in Level-4 of the 7th PRC pay matrix, along with applicable allowances.

Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Vacancy 2026

The category-wise vacancy distribution for the 68 Ex-Cadre Assistant posts is as follows:

*Women reservation is horizontal and subject to the conditions prescribed in the official notification. The notification also provides 4% horizontal reservation for Locomotor Disabled candidates, with 3 posts identified under this reservation.

Educational Qualification

Candidates must fulfil the following educational requirements as on 01 January 2026:

Graduation

The candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University or Institution.

Computer Qualification

The candidate must also possess a Diploma or Certificate of at least six months’ duration in Computer Application from a recognized institution.

Preferential Qualification

Candidates possessing either of the following may receive preference at the time of interview, other things being equal:

• Minimum 2 years of service in the Territorial Army, or
• NCC ‘B’ Certificate.

Age Limit

The age will be calculated as on 01 January 2026.

The minimum age is 18 years.

Additional age relaxation is available in specified cases, including certain Government employees and Locomotor Disabled candidates, subject to the conditions of the official notification.

Candidates claiming Bihar-specific reservation benefits must fulfil the prescribed domicile and certificate requirements.

Application Fee

The application fee for Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Recruitment 2026 is:

The examination fee is payable through the prescribed online payment methods, including Debit Card, Credit Card or Net Banking.

Important Dates

The official notification states that the application link will remain active until 27 August 2026 at 23:59 hours. Candidates who submit their application by that date can make the fee payment on 29 and 30 August 2026; the fee-payment link will remain disabled on 28 August.

Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Selection Process

The recruitment examination will be conducted in the following stages:

1. Preliminary / Screening Test – if the number of applicants is high
2. Written Test
3. Computer Proficiency Test
4. Interview

The Preliminary/Screening Test, if conducted, will be used only for shortlisting candidates and its marks will not be counted in the final merit list.

Preliminary / Screening Test

If conducted, the Preliminary Test will consist of:

Duration: 60 minutes

A minimum of 40% marks is required for qualifying.

Written Examination

The Written Test will contain 100 MCQ questions for 100 marks:

Duration: 90 minutes

The minimum qualifying marks are 40%. There is also negative marking of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the Preliminary Test and Written Test.

Computer Proficiency Test

The Computer Proficiency Test will be qualifying in nature and will test:

• Word Processing
• Spreadsheet proficiency
• Internet proficiency

The test carries 50 marks, with 20 marks as the minimum qualifying standard, and the duration is 30 minutes.

Interview

The Interview carries 10 marks, with 3 marks as the minimum qualifying standard.

The final merit list will be prepared using the marks obtained in the Written Test and Interview, subject to qualifying in the Computer Proficiency Test and fulfilment of other conditions.

Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Exam Syllabus

The Written Examination covers the following major areas:

General English

• Vocabulary
• Grammar
• Sentence Structure
• Synonyms and Antonyms
• Spotting Errors
• Fill in the Blanks
• Idioms and Phrases
• One Word Substitution
• Sentence Improvement
• Active and Passive Voice
• Direct and Indirect Speech
• Cloze Test
• Reading Comprehension

Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude

• Analogy
• Similarity and Difference
• Coding-Decoding
• Number Series
• Classification
• Syllogism
• Percentage
• Ratio and Proportion
• Average
• Profit and Loss
• Simple Interest
• Time and Distance
• Time and Work
• Mensuration

General Awareness

Questions may cover:

• Indian History
• Geography
• Polity
• Economy
• General Science
• Environment
• Current Affairs
• Sports
• Awards
• Important Schemes
• National and International Events
• Bihar History, Geography, Economy and Polity

General Hindi

The syllabus includes grammar, vocabulary, sentence-related questions, synonyms/antonyms, idioms and phrases, comprehension and other prescribed Hindi language topics.

Computer Awareness

Questions may cover:

• Basic Computer Operations
• Operating Systems
• MS Word
• MS Excel
• MS PowerPoint
• Computer Communication
• Internet
• Computer Security and Virus Protection

How to Apply for Patna High Court Ex-Cadre Assistant Recruitment 2026?

Eligible candidates can follow these steps:

1. Visit the official Patna High Court website.
2. Go to the Recruitments section.
3. Select Ex-Cadre Assistant Recruitment Examination, 2026.
4. Click on Apply Online.
5. Complete the New Registration process.
6. Enter your name, parents’ details, gender, category, date of birth, mobile number and email ID.
7. Note down the Registration Number and Password.
8. Login to the application portal.
9. Enter personal and educational qualification details.
10. Upload the required photograph, signature and documents.
11. Preview the complete application form carefully.
12. Pay the applicable examination fee online.
13. Submit the application form.
14. Download and print the submitted application for future reference.