The High Court of Jharkhand has invited online applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the posts of Typist/Copyist, Deposition Typist, and others. Eligible candidates can apply for the posts on the official website jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in.


The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 249 posts, of which 17 vacancies are for the post of Typist/Copyist (Civil Court), 14 for Court Reader-cum-Deposition Writer, and 218 for Deposition Typist.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Limit: 21 years to 35 years as on January 1, 2024. The upper age limit is relaxed for reserved category candidates.

Educational Qualification:

Typist/Copyist (Civil Court): Graduate in any subject from a recognized University with typing speed of 40 words per minute (wpm) in English and 30 words per minute (wpm) in Hindi.

Court Readercum-Deposition Writer: Graduate in any subject from a recognized University with typing speed of 40 words per minute (wpm) in English and 30 words per minute (wpm) in Hindi.

Deposition Typist: Graduate in any subject from a recognized University with typing speed of 40 words per minute (wpm) in English and 30 words per minute (wpm) in Hindi.

Here’s the official notification.

Application Fee

The applicants from unreserved, EWS, BC-I and BC-II category are required to pay a fee of Rs 500, whereas Rs 125 is applicable to SC, ST category candidates.

Steps to apply for Typist and other posts

  1. Visit the official website jharkhandhighcourt.nic.in

  2. On the homepage, visit the ‘Recruitment’ tab

  3. Now click on the link to register for the post of Typist and others

  4. Register yourself and proceed with the application process

  5. Fill out the form, upload documents, pay the fee, and submit

  6. Download a copy and take a printout for future reference

Here’s the apply link.

For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website here.