MP High Court Stenographer & Assistant Grade-III 2026 Notification

MP High Court Stenographer vacancy 2026: posts and pay

Advertisement 666/Exam/2026 of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh fills 418 regular posts in the district and sessions court establishments of the state. Stenographer Grade-II has 69 posts on the pay matrix ₹28,700–91,300. Stenographer Grade-III has 299 posts on ₹25,300–80,500. Stenographer Grade-III (Court Manager Staff) has 20 posts and Assistant Grade-III (English Knowing) has 30 posts, both on ₹19,500–62,000. The notice notes that the number of posts may change, in which case a corrigendum will be put on the High Court website.

Category-wise vacancies

For Stenographer Grade-II, the 69 posts are 24 unreserved, 7 SC, 12 ST, 22 OBC and 4 EWS; 60 of them are in the main (87%) part and 9 in the provisional (13%) part. For Stenographer Grade-III, the 299 posts are 98 unreserved, 43 SC, 61 ST, 74 OBC and 23 EWS, with 260 main and 39 provisional. The provisional part exists because the case on raising OBC reservation from 14% to 27% is pending in the High Court, so results are declared in two parts. All posts of Court Manager Staff and Assistant Grade-III are unreserved, so SC, ST, OBC and EWS candidates who choose them are treated as unreserved. Women get 35% and ex-servicemen 10% horizontal reservation, and PwD candidates 6%.

Educational qualification and CPCT

Every post needs a degree in any subject, a CPCT score card and a one-year computer application diploma recognised by the MP government. The difference is in shorthand: Hindi at 100 words per minute for Stenographer Grade-II, Hindi at 80 for both Grade-III posts, and English at 80 for Assistant Grade-III. The notice lists diplomas that count, such as a diploma from a UGC-recognised university, a DOEACC/NIELIT diploma-level exam, the government polytechnic Modern Office Management course and the ITI COPA certificate, and degrees such as BE (CS/IT), MCA, BCA and M.Sc or B.Sc (IT/CS). A B.Sc or B.Com with computer as only one subject does not count.

Age limit and relaxation

Age is counted on 1 January 2026, and you must be at least 18 on that date. Unreserved men of any state and EWS men of MP can be up to 40. MP OBC, SC and ST men and women, employees of MP government, corporations, boards and autonomous bodies, Nagar Sainik, and all women and all PwD candidates can be up to 45. Ex-servicemen may deduct their defence service, provided the result is not more than 3 years above the limit. Staff who have worked at least 5 years on an equivalent contract post in the MP High Court or district courts get relaxation equal to that service, up to age 55.

Exam pattern and qualifying marks

The online preliminary exam has 100 multiple-choice questions of 1 mark each in 120 minutes, and may be held in Jabalpur, Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain and other cities. It only shortlists candidates for the skill test, roughly five per post in each category. The skill test is a 400-word dictation, typed out on a computer in 30 minutes; Hindi transcription must be done in the Remington Gail layout. To pass the skill test, General and OBC candidates need 55%, SC 45%, ST and PwD 40%, and EWS 49.5%. If marks are equal, the older candidate ranks higher.

Bond and posting

A selected candidate must sign a bond of ₹2 lakh and serve at least three years. Leaving earlier means paying that amount, unless the candidate resigns with prior permission to join MP or central government service. Districts are allotted by counselling on the basis of category-wise merit and the vacancies in each district, and the appointing authority is the Principal District Judge of the district. Requests to change district after counselling are not considered.