At a glance
The facts most likely to change your decision.
- Vacancies
- Not announced in the cited source No vacancy count is included unless the cycle-specific court advertisement publishes it.
- Education
- Professional degree Serving Uttar Pradesh judicial officers meeting the qualifying-service and other rules for the LDCE stream.
- Age
- See the cycle-specific official advertisement. Relaxations and cut-off dates are category-specific.
- Application fee
- As prescribed in the departmental notice Use the official payment instructions only.
- Pay
- U.P. Higher Judicial Service cadre scale. Gross and in-hand pay vary by posting and allowance.
- Recruitment cycle
- 2023 cycle, 2026 examination process State · Uttar Pradesh judicial service
Vacancies & reservation
What is known, what overlaps and what remains unreported.
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.
Complete timeline
One record from notification to final outcome.
- completed
LDCE notice
20 May 2026
- completed
Pattern / application instructions
21 May 2026
- completed
Applications closed
5 Jun 2026
- current
Examination / result
Exact official date awaited
Who can apply?
A readable first check—not a legal eligibility decision.
Basic eligibility paths
- Confirm citizenship, law/graduate qualification, practice/service length, age and category rules in the official advertisement.
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.
Selection process & syllabus
Stage by stage, without mixing recruitment years.
Selection stages
- 1Limited departmental competitive written examination
- 2Assessment under the U.P. HJS rules
- 3Select list and appointment/promotion
Syllabus snapshot
- Pattern and syllabus published by the High Court on 21 May 2026.
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
Official links & source record
Go straight to the recruiting body.
- Primary source
- U.P. Higher Judicial Service 2023 LDCE notices and instructions
- Published / changed
- 20–21 May 2026
- Last checked
- 4 Aug 2026, 17:55 IST
Official notices, corrigenda and recruiting-body pages have final authority. This page is a reading aid.