Recruitment Notification: District and Sessions Judges, Kerala State Higher Judicial Service

The High Court of Kerala has invited online applications from qualified candidates for appointment as district and sessions judge in the Kerala State Higher Judicial Service by direct recruitment from the Bar against the NCA and Regular vacancies.

Scale of Pay: Rs. 51550 – 63070

Online applications can be submitted from 28.11.17 onwards.

NCA Vacancies:

1. Recruitment Number: 20/2017

• Scheduled Tribe: 1 (Only candidates belonging to Kerala are eligible to apply)

2. Recruitment Number: 21/2017

• Scheduled Castes Converts to Christianity: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from the state of Kerala are eligible to apply)

3. Recruitment Number: 22/2017

• Scheduled Castes: 2 (Only candidates belonging to Kerala are eligible to apply)


• Hindu Nadars: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from Kerala are eligible to apply)


• Muslims: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from Kerala are eligible to apply)


• Latin Catholics/ Anglo Indians: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from Kerala are eligible to apply)


• Viswakarmas: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from Kerala are eligible to apply)


• Ezhavas, Thiyyas, Billavas: 1 (Only candidates belonging to non-creamy layer from Kerala are eligible to apply)

Regular Vacancies:

1. Recruitment Number: 23/2017

• Number of vacancies: 4 (Probable)

Qualifications: Candidates must be Indian citizens, must be above 35 and below 45 years of age, as on 01.01.17, must be a practicing advocate for not less than 7 years as on 01.01.17, must have good character and health and must not have more than one living spouse.

Mode of Selection: Selection would be on the basis of a competitive examination, comprising of a written test and a viva voce.

Application Fee:

• Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe/ Unemployed persons with disability: Nil


• All others: Rs. 1,500

For further details, please refer to the Official Notification.