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At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- 1 (One) The notification states that the Puducherry Examining Authority intends to engage one official retired from the Government of Puducherry in the grade of SAO / JAO / Superintendent / Law Officer / Legal Assistant as consultant on contract basis, initially for six months, on a full-time basis at the Chief Secretariat, Puducherry.
- Education
- Professional degree A retired SAO / JAO / Superintendent / Law Officer / Legal Assistant with sound legal knowledge and experience in handling court cases and litigation management, preferably in the Supreme Court, High Courts or Tribunals, or experience of working as Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Legal Advisor in a Judicial Body, or in a post whose job description included significant work of a legal nature and court case management, for a minimum period of three years. The applicant must possess the legal qualification of LL.B. and have working knowledge of computers.
- Age
- Up to 65 years as on 30 Jun 2026, which the notification names as the last date for submission of applications. The re-circulation circular dated 17 Jul 2026 extends only the last date for receipt of applications, to 7 Aug 2026, and states that the eligibility and other conditions in the notification remain the same. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- No fee is required to be paid by the candidates (para 6(iv) of the notification). Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- A fixed monthly remuneration calculated as last basic pay drawn minus basic pension, in terms of Finance Department, Puducherry ID Note No.46324/FD/F3/2014 dated 01.12.2022. No DA is allowed during the contract period, and the consultant is eligible for one day's leave in a complete calendar month, with pro-rata deduction for absence beyond that. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2026 State · Puducherry
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Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
Current published count1 (One)
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
Notification enclosed with the circular
10 Jun 2026
No.A-12011/31/2026/PEA/62504 - completed
Original last date for submission of applications
30 Jun 2026, 5:00 PM
- completed
Re-circulation circular
17 Jul 2026
- current
Last date for receipt of applications
7 Aug 2026
Extended by the 17 Jul 2026 circular
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Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Only officials retired from the Government of Puducherry in the grade of SAO, JAO, Superintendent, Law Officer or Legal Assistant may apply; the engagement is purely contractual and initially for six months.
- The applicant must hold an LL.B. and have at least three years of experience in handling court cases or litigation management, or of working as Registrar, Deputy Registrar or Legal Advisor in a Judicial Body, and must have working knowledge of computers.
- The upper age limit is 65 years as on 30 Jun 2026, the last date named in the notification.
- Applications must be on the prescribed Annexure-I form with a recent photograph, posted to the Member Secretary, Puducherry Examining Authority, Chief Secretariat, Puducherry-605001, with the envelope superscribed 'APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF CONSULTANT (LEGAL)'; applications in any other format, or incomplete applications, are rejected without intimation.
- A scanned copy of the application with proof of date of birth, a valid Government identity proof, educational and professional qualification certificates, an experience certificate and the Pension Payment Order copy must also be emailed in PDF only to dpar-exam@py.gov.in.
- During the engagement the consultant may not represent any person other than the PEA before any court, tribunal or legal authority, must maintain confidentiality during and after the contract, and may be required to attend office on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays when work requires it.
Relaxations & certificates
- The notification prescribes no category-based age relaxation; the only stated limit is 65 years as on 30 Jun 2026.
- The 17 Jul 2026 circular extends only the last date for receipt of applications and expressly leaves the eligibility and other conditions unchanged.
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
- 1Application on the prescribed Annexure-I form, by post to the Member Secretary, Puducherry Examining Authority
- 2Email of the scanned application and supporting documents to dpar-exam@py.gov.in by the last date
- 3Contract engagement for an initial period of six months, extendable on assessment of performance and requirement of work
Syllabus snapshot
- There is no written examination. The notification prescribes an application-based engagement of a retired official and publishes no examination scheme or syllabus.
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Application document checklist
Prepare before the portal gets busy.
Application in the prescribed Annexure-I format with a recent photograph
Document in support of date of birth
Valid identity proof issued by Government (Aadhaar or PAN card)
Certificates of educational and professional qualification, including LL.B.
Experience certificate
Pension Payment Order copy
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Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
noticeCircular dated 17 Jul 2026 with the enclosed notification (PDF)websitePuducherry recruitment news and notificationswebsitePuducherry recruitment portal
- Primary source
- Government of Puducherry, Puducherry Examining Authority — Circular No.A-12011/31/2026/PEA/62504 dated 17.07.2026, engagement of Consultant (Legal) on contract basis from retired Government officials
- Published / changed
- Circular dated 17 Jul 2026, published on the recruitment portal 26 Jul 2026; last date 7 Aug 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 23:15 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.