Orissa High Court District Judge Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 46 Posts

Only serving Judicial Officers can apply: the High Court of Orissa, Cuttack has invited online applications from eligible Judicial Officers for 46 (Forty six) vacancies in the cadre of District Judge through the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2026 (Advertisement No. 04 of 2026). An officer needs three years of qualifying service as Civil Judge (Senior Division) and at least seven years of combined service as Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Civil Judge (Senior Division) as on 01.04.2026. The pay scale is ₹1,44,840 – ₹1,94,660 with usual D.A. and other allowances. Applications are accepted online only on www.orissahighcourt.nic.in from 10:00 A.M. of 9 November 2026 till 11:59 P.M. of 25 November 2026.

Orissa High Court District Judge at a Glance

The official notification does not specify the age limit or the application fee.

About Orissa High Court District Judge

The High Court of Orissa, Cuttack conducts this recruitment through its Registrar, Examination. The 46 posts in the cadre of District Judge are filled on the basis of merit through the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the year 2026, in accordance with the O.S.J.S. and O.J.S. Rules, 2007 and the amendments made to them. Applications open on 9 November 2026, so the online form is not yet active as of 5 November 2026.

Who Can Apply

The Limited Departmental Competitive Examination is open only to eligible Judicial Officers. The service condition, as printed, is:

How the service is counted:

• Civil Judge (Senior Division): service is counted from the date of notification of promotion to the cadre.
• Civil Judge (Junior Division): service is counted from the date of entry into judicial service as Civil Judge (Junior Division).

The official notification does not specify a separate minimum educational qualification, an age limit or any category-wise reservation. Admission to every stage is provisional: if verification shows that a candidate does not fulfil the eligibility conditions, the candidature is liable for rejection. For full details, candidates should refer to the official notification and the O.S.J.S. and O.J.S. Rules, 2007.

Pay and Tenure

The scale of pay for District Judge is ₹1,44,840 – ₹1,94,660, with usual D.A. and other allowances as admissible from time to time. The notice does not mention the in-hand salary.

Every candidate recruited to the cadre of District Judge through this examination shall undergo a course of training under Rule-30-A, and all appointees shall be on probation as per Rule-33 of the O.S.J.S. & O.J.S. Rules, 2007.

Selection and Interview

Selection has five assessed components: a written examination of two papers, a viva-voce, evaluation of CCRs / PARs / ACRs, the disposal rate for the preceding five years, and an assessment of the quality of judgments. The final merit list is drawn up on the total marks in all of them.

Paper-1 Syllabus (75 Marks)

Paper-2 Syllabus (75 Marks)

Viva-Voce

Candidates who secure a minimum of 50 per centum of marks in aggregate in both written papers, but not less than 45 per centum in each individual paper, are called for the viva-voce test of 30 marks. A candidate shall not be selected unless he or she secures 40% of marks in the viva-voce test.

CCRs / PARs / ACRs and Disposal Rate

The candidate's CCRs / PARs / ACRs for the five years immediately preceding the year of examination are evaluated for 20 marks. The disposal rate for the preceding five years carries 10 marks.

Assessment of Quality of Judgments

Each candidate must submit two judgments of his or her choice, along with a list of 10 contested judgments delivered in the cadre of Civil Judge (Senior Division), giving the name of the Court, case number, names of the parties and date of delivery. Three more judgments are selected at random from this list, so five judgments in total are evaluated for 20 marks.

How to Apply for Orissa High Court District Judge

1. Go through the advertisement and the "Instructions to Candidates and Process Flow for Filling up of Online Application Form" on the Court's website.
2. Log in to www.orissahighcourt.nic.in and open Recruitment Corner, then Examination Portal, then "Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Recruitment to the Posts in the Cadre of District Judge, 2026".
3. Fill in the online application form between 10:00 A.M. of 9 November 2026 and 11:59 P.M. of 25 November 2026.
4. Upload a recent passport size colour photograph, clearly visible with proper orientation.
5. Upload your full signature, clearly visible with proper orientation and in white background.
6. Submit the application under intimation to your concerned Controlling Authority.

Incomplete or incorrect online applications, and applications sent by any mode other than the online format, will be summarily rejected without assigning any reason. If a candidate submits more than one application, only the latest one with the higher Acknowledgement Number is considered.

Important Dates

Important Instructions

• A candidate who fails to attend any stage of the examination will be rejected.
• No T.A. / D.A. will be paid for appearing in the examination.
• The list of eligible applicants will be published on the Court's website / Notice Board.
• No Admission Letter will be sent by post; examination dates and the e-Admit Card will be on www.orissahighcourt.nic.in.
• Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
• The number of vacancies is subject to change at the discretion of the Court, and the Court reserves the right to cancel the entire process or any part of it at any stage.
• For help with the online application, contact the Recruitment Cell on Mobile 9437498780 or [email protected], on working days between 10.30 A.M. and 04.30 P.M., during the application period.

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