Madras High Court Jobs Recruitment Notification 2021.Madras High Court inviting applications for the positions of Personal Assistant, Clerk and Other 77 Posts.Interested and Eligible candidates can apply for the positions.
Last Date for Submission of Application is on February 03rd, 2021.
Post and Vacancies:
Personal Assistant - 08
Personal Assistant to the Honble Judge - 66
Personal Clerk - 03
Job Location - Madurai, Chennai
Qualification Details:
1. Name of the post: Personal Assistant (to the Registrars)
2. Scale of Pay (Revised): Pay Level-16: Rs.36,400-1,15,700
3. No. of vacancies: 08
4. Educational Qualifications required: Any Bachelor Degree in Science, Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Medicine, or any other discipline of a recognized University in Indian Union in 10+2+3 or 11+1+3 pattern
5. Typewriting and Shorthand Qualifications required: Candidates must have passed the Government Technical Examination in Shorthand and Typewriting in English and Tamil – Higher/Senior Grade (i.e. 120 words per minute in respect of Shorthand English; 90 words per minute in respect of Shorthand Tamil and 45 words per minute in respect of Typewriting English and Tamil)
6. Other Technical Qualifications required: Candidates must have passed the Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education.
7. Note:
(a) The candidates who do not possess the Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation, may also apply for the said post. If selected, they should acquire such qualification within the period of their probation. However, the candidate should possess sufficient working knowledge of computer in the day to day functioning of Office.
(b) Those who possess Degree (or) Diploma in Computer science (or) Computer Engineering as one of the subjects approved by the University Grants Commission/All India Council for Technical Education/Directorate of Technical Education (or an equivalent body) are exempted from passing the “Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation” conducted by the Directorate of Technical Education.
8. Nature Of Duties:
(a) The selected candidates for the post of Personal Assistant to the Hon‟ble Judges shall:
(i) Attend Courts and Hon‟ble Judges‟ Residence Offices to take down shorthand dictation and transcribe the same with the aid of computer.
(ii) attend any other work assigned by the Hon‟ble Judges/Superiors.
(iii) Duty hours may extend beyond normal working hours and also on holidays.
(b) The selected candidates for the posts of Personal Assistant (to the Registrars) / Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars) shall:
(i) Attend the Chambers of the Registrars/Deputy Registrars concerned and will be responsible for the maintenance of all files/correspondences from and to the Registrars/Deputy Registrars concerned and to take down shorthand dictation and transcribe the same with the aid of computers;
(ii) to take down shorthand dictation / record the disciplinary proceedings;
(iii) attend any other work assigned by the Superiors.
(iv) Duty hours may extend beyond normal working hours and also on holidays.
9. Place Of Posting: The selected candidates will be posted either at the principal seat of High Court, Madras at Chennai or at the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai and are also liable to be transferred from one place to other at any time, depending on the administrative needs and exigencies.
10.examination Centres: (a) Written Examination, Skill Test and Oral Test will be conducted at Chennai and / or any other place as may be decided by the Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras. Request for change of venue will not be entertained under any circumstances. (b) No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates to appear for the Common Written Examination / Skill Test / Oral Test.
11. NOTIFICATION No. 159 /2020
Age: Minimum Age (should have completed): 18 yrs, Maximum Age (should not have completed) - 45 years
Application Fee: 1. BC/BCM/MBC&DC/Others/UR: Rs.1000/- for each post 2. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes: Total Exemption 3. Differently Abled Persons and Destitute Widows of all castes: Total Exemption
Selection Procedure :
1. The selection of candidates will be based on (I) Common Written Examination; (II) Skill Test and (III) Oral Test in the following manner:
2. Common Written Examination: (Maximum Marks: 100 - Duration: 120 Minutes) (Minimum Qualifying Marks: 35)
3. A common written examination in English will be conducted for all the posts – Both in Objective Type (for 25 marks) and in Descriptive Type (for 75 marks). No negative marks. Syllabus: (Degree Standard)
(i) Grammar
(ii) Word, Phrases, Synonyms, Antonyms
(iii) Essay Writing on general topics
(iv) Precise writing
(v) Letter writing
(vi) Elaboration
(vii) Make your own sentence
4. Note:
(i) The marks obtained in the common written examination will be only qualifying in nature and the same will not be counted for determining the final order of selection of the candidates
(ii) All the candidates qualified in the Common Written Examination will be called for Skill Test for the post applied for.
(iii) Any representation from candidates for changing the dates of examination / selection process, change of examination centre, for relaxation of conditions mentioned in the advertisement or exam related direction or guidelines or minimum marks or qualification / requirement etc. or for revaluation / re-totallingwill not be entertained, under any circumstances.
5. Skill Test In English Shorthand - For All The Posts:
i. Method of Skill Test - Marks (Total: 100 marks)
ii. Taking down dictation of a passage in English for 7 minutes @ 120 wpm. (Transcription time 45 minutes by typing in the computers and submitting the printout of the same). - 90 Marks (for Transcription) (Minimum pass mark: 35) + 10 Marks (for shorthand outline) (Minimum pass mark: 3.5)
6. Method Of Evaluation Of Transcribed Papers In The English Shorthand Test:
(i) Deduction of marks for Mistakes:
(a) Full Mistake - 1 Mark
(b) Half Mistake - 0.5 Mark
7. Meaning of Full Mistake:
(1) Wrong transcription of a word or words (each).
(2) Omission of word other than article (However, continuous omission, articles will be treated as individual words only)
(3) Commission of word (each)
(4) Wrong spelling which conveys different meaning
8. Meaning of Half Mistake:-
(1) Spelling Mistakes
(2) Interchange of article („a‟ if „the‟ is written)
(3) Singular / Plural mistakes where it ends with „is‟ or „es‟
(4) Omission of a full stop.
(5) Placement of a full stop in unwanted places
(6) Capital letters not properly placed (in respect of proper nouns)
(7) Tense mistakes (like „did‟ instead of „do‟ or „doing‟, etc)
(8) Omission of articles, addition of articles, inter-change of articles.
9. (ii) Mistakes which are ignored (for which no marks will be deducted):-
(1) Failure to make out paragraph
(2) Punctuation marks other than full stop.
10. Skill Test In Tamil Shorthand [this Test Is In Addition To The Skill Test In English Shorthand For The Candidates Applying For The Posts Of Personal Assistant (To The Registrars) And Personal Clerk (To The Deputy Registrars)]
11. Method of Skill Test: Marks (Total: 100 marks)
12. Taking down dictation of a passage in Tamil for 7 minutes @ 90 wpm. (Transcription time 45 minutes by typing in the computers and submitting the printout of the same). - 90 Marks (for Transcription) (Minimum pass mark: 35) + 10 Marks (for shorthand outline) (Minimum pass mark 3.5)
13. Oral Test: (Maximum Marks: 15) (Minimum qualifying marks: 6) The object of Oral Test is to assess the suitability of the candidates by judging their language skills, vocabulary, mental alertness, skills, attitude, ethics, character; grasping power, expertise in computer skills etc
14. [In the Oral Test, the outstanding and meritorious record of candidates in Sports, Athletics, NCC, NSS, ACC, Scouts and Guides and Literary activities of the candidates besides his/her general physique, aptitude, flair for expression, grasp of General Knowledge etc.
will also be taken into account. If the candidate is an „In-service candidate‟ or in the service of the State or Central Government or in the Government Aided Institutions or the Quasi Government Organizations, his personal file or record sheet or any other record showing his work and conduct will also be taken into account. Further, the services rendered in the defence forces will be considered as an additional qualification]
15. Preparation Of Selection List:
i. Final selection of candidates will be made on the basis of combined marks secured by the candidates in the Skill Test and Oral Test, as per merit, by following the rule of reservation. In case of candidates who have applied for all the posts/more than one post notified, if they are selected for all/more than one post (as per merit and communal roster), their selection will be considered for the posts applied for by them in the order of posts notified above viz.
(i) for the post of Personal Assistant to the Hon‟ble Judges,
(ii) for the post of Personal Assistant (to the Registrars) and
(iii) for the post of Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars) i.e. from the post carrying higher pay band to the post carrying lower pay band. However, in case of two or more candidates scoring equal marks, in any category, the candidate senior in age will be placed above in the merit list.
How to Apply :
1. Date of Notification: 27.12.2020
2. Last date for Registration, payment of Registration Fee, submission of Online Application and for remittance of Examination Fee (payments to be made only through online. No offline payment permitted): 03.02.2021
3. Applications are invited from eligible candidates Only Through Online Mode (https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in) for direct recruitment to the posts of (I) Personal Assistant To The Honourable Judges; (II) Personal Assistant (To The Registrars) And (III) Personal Clerk (To The Deputy Registrars), in the Madras High Court Service.
4. Applications submitted through https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in WILL ALONE be accepted. Applications submitted through any other mode viz. by post, courier, RPAD, e-mail, hand delivery etc. will not be entertained under any circumstances or for any reason. No correspondence in this regard will be entertained, under any circumstances.
5. Before filling the online application, the applicants are advised to go through the Notification and Common Instructions to candidates applying for the posts of Personal Assistant to the Honourable Judges, Personal Assistant (to the Registrars), and Personal Clerk (to the Deputy Registrars), available in the Recruitment Portal of the High Court, Madras (https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in)
6. Instructions To Candidates Applying For The Posts Of Personal Assistant To The Honourable Judges, Personal Assistant (To The Registrars) And Personal Clerk (To The Deputy Registrars) available in the website shall form part of this Notification. Before filling the applications online, the applicants are advised to go through the „Notification‟ and the said Instructions available in the website thoroughly and carefully and they shall ensure themselves that they fulfil all the required qualifications and not disqualified from appointment