01
At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 4 vacancies Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025, with corrigendum No. 4547-RG dated 1 July 2025, is for four posts of Translator for translating judgments from English to Bengali, purely on contractual basis; no category break-up is repeated in the follow-up notifications cited here.
- Education
- Graduate The educational and language qualification is prescribed in Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025 and its corrigendum; the follow-up notifications cited here confirm only that the work is translating judgments from English to Bengali.
- Age
- Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025, read with corrigendum No. 4547-RG dated 1 July 2025, fixes the age band. The follow-up notifications cited here do not repeat it, so no figure is asserted. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- The application fee is in Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025; it is not repeated in the follow-up notifications cited here and no figure is asserted. Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- The engagement is purely contractual. The remuneration is in Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025 and is not repeated in the follow-up notifications cited here. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- Advertisement No. 4081-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 count4 vacancies
Check source ↗Category table not available here
Check the latest official notice for the post- and category-wise distribution.
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
Advertisement No. 4081-RG issued
13 Jun 2025
- completed
Corrigendum No. 4547-RG
1 Jul 2025
- completed
Eligible candidate lists for Phase-I (Notification No. 1520-R(R&M))
25 Mar 2026
- completed
Phase-I written test result (Notification No. 3179-R(R&M))
8 Jul 2026
- completed
Phase-II postponed and rescheduled
21 Jul 2026
- scheduled
Phase-II computer proficiency test and interview/viva-voce
6 Aug 2026 (Thursday)
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Notification No. 1520-R(R&M) dated 25 March 2026 published List-A of 110 candidates whose applications were in order and List-B of 22 candidates allowed to appear subject to removing specified defects before the Recruitment Cell by 13 April 2026.
- Admit cards for List-B candidates were issued by hand only after the defects were removed; no candidate could remove a defect after that date.
- Confirm the education, language, age and category conditions in Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025 and its corrigendum; none of them is asserted here.
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 Test (Phase-I) — 132 candidates were allowed to appear under Notification No. 1520-R(R&M) dated 25 March 2026
- 2Computer Proficiency Test and Interview/Viva-voce (Phase-II) — 70 candidates qualified under Notification No. 3179-R(R&M) dated 8 July 2026
- 3Preparation of the panel for contractual appointment
Syllabus snapshot
- Advertisement No. 4081-RG dated 13 June 2025 states that the Written Examination shall be based on the following subjects — English Grammar.
- Precis Writing
- Para-phrasing
- Translation
- Legal Language
- Phase-I: Written Test — a test of language with ability to translate from English to Bengali (20 marks).
- Phase-II: Computer proficiency test (10 marks) and Interview/Viva-voce (10 marks); the candidate must secure minimum qualifying marks of 50 per cent in total (20 of 40 marks) and 40 per cent on average in each of the three tests — interview 4 marks, test of language 8 marks and test of computer 4 marks — for final selection in the merit list.
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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.
calendarNotification No. 3486-R(R&M) — Phase-II rescheduled to 6 Aug 2026noticeNotification No. 3218-R(R&M) — Phase-II schedule and venueresultNotification No. 1520-R(R&M) — Phase-I eligible candidate listswebsiteCalcutta High Court recruitment notices
- Primary source
- Notification No. 3486-R(R&M) dated 21 July 2026 rescheduling the Translator Phase-II examination
- Published / changed
- Advertisement 13 Jun 2025; rescheduling notification 21 Jul 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 21:05 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.