Syllabus & Scheme of Examination for Clerk in High Court of Punjab and Haryana | High Court Clerk Syllabus & Scheme of Examination

Sr. No.	Subject	Mode of Test	Maximum Marks	Qualifying Marks	Minimum Pass Marks	Remarks
1	a) Written Test English Composition	Subjective Type	100	50%	55% Marks in aggregate in the written examination
	b) General Knowledge	Objective type or OMR Sheet	100	50%
2	Type Test	Computer Typing	30 words per minute in Hindi or English			Marks of typing test would not be counted towards the main merit as this test is only of qualifying in nature.
3	Interview		30

At the first instance, answer sheets of the General Knowledge test will be evaluated. There will be negative marking in multiple choice questions. For every wrong answer, 1/5^th mark would be deducted. The question(s) not attempted will receive no credit or discredit. The answer sheets of the English Composition test will be evaluated only of those candidates who will qualify the General Knowledge test by obtaining 50% marks or above. However, no candidate shall be considered to have qualified the written test unless he obtains 55% marks in aggregate in written test i.e. General Knowledge and English Composition.

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Thereafter, out of the total candidates who will qualify the written test, candidates three times of the total vacancies or the number as determined by Hon'ble Central Recruitment Committee will be called for Computer Typing test in Hindi or English with minimum speed of 30 W.P.M. The Hon'ble Central Recruitment Committee reserves the right to vary this ratio . If two or more candidates at the last number get equal marks in written test, all such candidates shall be considered eligible to sit in the computer type test. The shortlisted candidates shall have to qualify the Computer Typing test. Candidates have to give option regarding typing in Hindi or English language at the time of submission of online application. Option once exercised for typing in Hindi or English Language cannot be changed at later stage under any circumstances. Marks of Computer Typing test would not be counted towards the main merit as this test is only of qualifying in nature. However merely passing the type test does not entitle a candidate to be called for interview. Candidates either two times of the number of vacancies or number as decided by Hon'ble Central Recruitment Committee, who qualify the written test as well as Computer Typing test, will be called for interview. The interview will carry 30 marks. No candidate shall be considered for appointment unless he/she obtains at least 55% marks in aggregate of written test and interview.

After Interview number of candidates as decided by the Hon'ble Central Recruitment Committee, candidates will be called for Checking of Testimonials/Interaction.

Merit list shall be prepared on the basis of the marks obtained in the written test & interview. Waiting list may also be prepared, which shall be valid for one year. If a post is created or falls vacant within one year from the date of preparation of waiting list, candidate may be selected from the waiting list.

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