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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 5 vacancies Notification No. 7609-RG, dated 20 November 2025, prepares two separate panels — 3 posts of System Analyst (Hardware and Networking), of which one is Scheduled Caste, one Unreserved and one Unreserved (Exempted Category), and 2 posts of System Manager, one Scheduled Caste and one Unreserved.
- Education
- Graduate · Postgraduate For both categories, a Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Technology or in Information Technology, or a Master's degree in Computer Application, from a recognised University or an equivalent qualification. System Analyst additionally requires five years' working experience in programming/software development and computer hardware and networking in a public-sector undertaking, government, statutory body or a company registered under the Companies Act; System Manager requires ten years' experience in programming and software package customisation with special knowledge of operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS) and RDBMS such as Oracle and SQL Server. Eligible System Analysts (Programming) may apply for the System Manager post.
- Age
- As on 1 January 2025, not less than 26 and not more than 40 years for System Analyst (Hardware and Networking), and not less than 31 and not more than 45 years for System Manager. The upper limit is relaxable for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe, Other Backward Classes (Group A and Group B), physically handicapped and ex-servicemen candidates under the extant Government rules, with OBC relaxation treated as per the notifications of the Backward Classes Welfare Department, Government of West Bengal. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- System Analyst — ₹700 for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe candidates of West Bengal and ₹1,500 for all other candidates. System Manager — ₹1,000 and ₹2,000 respectively. The fee is payable only by Indian Postal Order purchased after the advertisement was published, drawn in favour of the Registrar General, High Court, Calcutta and payable at G.P.O. Kolkata; it is not refundable and no other mode is accepted. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- System Analyst (Hardware and Networking) — ₹56,100–1,44,300 at Level-16 of the pay matrix. System Manager — ₹67,300–1,73,200 at Level-17. Both carry the allowances admissible under the relevant rules of this High Court. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Notification No. 7609-RG State · High Court at Calcutta, Appellate Side establishment
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count5 vacancies
Check source ↗| Scope | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| System Analyst (Hardware and Networking) | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| System Manager | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
How to read reservation: UR, EWS, OBC, SC and ST are vertical categories. PwBD, women, ex-servicemen and similar horizontal reservations can overlap them and must not be added again to the total.
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Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
Notification No. 7609-RG issued
20 Nov 2025
- completed
Provisionally eligible candidate lists (Notification No. 2494-R(R&M))
20 May 2026
- completed
Date, time and venue of the Phase-I test notified
3 Aug 2026
- scheduled
Written competitive test (Phase-I) — System Manager
5 Sep 2026 (Saturday), 12 noon
- tentative
Viva-voce
To be announced by the Appointing Authority
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Applications are invited from eligible Indian citizens for two separate panels; appointments are made initially on a purely temporary basis but are likely to be made permanent.
- Notification No. 7609-RG lists desirable qualifications separately — Cisco CCNA or equivalent certification for System Analyst, and for System Manager a 60 per cent or 6.5 CGPA record throughout, five years in system administration on Windows and/or Linux with network management, and Cisco CCNA plus Red Hat or equivalent certification.
- A candidate selected to either post is appointed as a probationer for two years.
- No travelling allowance is paid at any stage, and no candidate is admitted to the examination centre without the original admit card.
- Confirm the certificate formats, reservation and category rules in the official notification and its follow-up notices.
Relaxations & certificates
- SC/ST, OBC-NCL, PwBD and ex-servicemen relaxations follow the applicable notification.
- Always check the certificate format and cut-off date in the official notice.
If your degree title, age, domicile or category certificate is unusual, mark yourself “check required” and read the official wording.
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Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Written Competitive Test in such manner as the Appointing Authority may decide — Phase-I for System Manager is on 5 September 2026
- 2Viva-voce
- 3Two years' probation on appointment, followed by confirmation
Syllabus snapshot
- Notification No. 7609-RG states that the Written Competitive Test will be on programming, hardware and networking of computer, or on such topics as the Appointing Authority may decide, and that details of the selection process are notified later.
- Use only the High Court's official follow-up notifications for the scheme of the test.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Recent passport-size photograph and scanned signature
Government photo ID with the same name used in the application
Education certificates and marksheets
Category, EWS, PwBD or ex-serviceman certificate, if claimed
Domicile or language proof where the notification requires it
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeNotification No. 7609-RG — System Analyst and System ManagercalendarNotification No. 3806-R(R&M) — date, time and venue of the Phase-I testwebsiteCalcutta High Court recruitment notices
- Primary source
- Notification No. 7609-RG dated 20 November 2025, read with Notification No. 3806-R(R&M) dated 3 August 2026
- Published / changed
- Notification 20 Nov 2025; Phase-I test notification 3 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 20:50 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.