Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Criteria 2026: Age Limit, Qualification & Relaxations

Before applying for the Kerala High Court Office Attendant 2026 (Recruitment No. 21/2026), it’s worth going through the eligibility criteria in detail — because unlike most government posts, this one has an upper qualification cap, not just a minimum. This guide breaks down the exact age limits by category, the qualification rule, and every relaxation provision mentioned in the official notification.

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Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Criteria 2026 – Detailed Notification

The Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Criteria 2026 are detailed in the official recruitment notification. Candidates can check the prescribed educational qualification, age limit, applicable relaxations, and other eligibility requirements before applying. Download the official notification PDF below to view the complete eligibility details and recruitment instructions.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Criteria 2026 – Overview

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Educational Qualification 2026: The Rule Most Candidates Miss

The qualification requirement for Kerala High Court Office Attendant is unusually specific:

Should have passed S.S.L.C. (10th) or an equivalent examination, and should NOT have acquired a graduation degree.

• Minimum requirement: SSLC / 10th or an equivalent qualification.
• Maximum cap: Candidates who already hold a graduation degree are not eligible to apply for this post.
• The qualification (SSLC or equivalent) must be acquired on or before the last date for online application, i.e., 26 October 2026.
• If you’re claiming an “equivalent” qualification instead of SSLC, you must be ready to produce the relevant Government Order proving the equivalence when asked.
• Important: any qualification declared equivalent by the Government after this notification was issued will not be accepted for this particular selection.
• Shortlisted candidates called for interview will have to submit an affidavit confirming they had not acquired a graduation degree as of the closing date of application.
• The reference date for determining whether you meet the qualification (and the non-graduation condition) is the date fixed for closure of the online application.

If you’re currently pursuing a graduate degree but haven’t completed it by 26 October 2026, you remain eligible. If your degree is conferred before that date, you are not.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Age Limit 2026: Category-Wise Breakdown

Unlike a flat age limit, the Kerala High Court has set different birth-date windows for different categories:

All date ranges are inclusive of both days.

Additional Age Relaxations

Beyond the category-wise windows above, the notification provides for these further relaxations:

• Ex-servicemen / ex-General Reserve Engineer Force / disembodied Territorial Army personnel: Can exclude their period of defence/GREF/Territorial Army service, plus up to a maximum of 5 years of unemployment after discharge, while reckoning age — provided they have not crossed 50 years of age.
• Blindness & Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing categories: Age relaxation of up to 15 years.
• Other benchmark disability categories: Age relaxation of up to 10 years.
• Widows: Age relaxation of up to 5 years.

In every relaxation case above, the upper age limit cannot exceed 50 years, regardless of how much relaxation the category would otherwise allow.

Reservation for Differently-Abled Candidates: 4% – Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility 2026

As per Rule 11(2) of the Kerala High Court Service Rules, 2007, and G.O.(P) No. 5/2023/SJD dated 1 October 2023, 4% of vacancies in the Office Attendant category are reserved for eligible differently-abled candidates.

Suitable Benchmark Disability Categories for This Post

• Blindness & Low Vision
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing
• Locomotor Disability, including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, and Dwarfism, and Acid Attack Victims — provided the candidate has a minimum of one functional arm and one functional leg
• Autism Spectrum Disorder (Mild, Moderate), Intellectual Disability (Mild), Specific Learning Disability, Mental Illness (40% to 70%)
• Multiple disability involving any combination of the above

Minimum Functional Requirement for the Post

Candidates must be functionally capable of: sitting, standing, walking, manipulation by fingers, and seeing.

Differently-abled candidates claiming age relaxation must also produce a job-oriented physical and functionality certificate, as per G.O.(P) No. 5/2023/SJD, at the time of certificate verification.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Crietria 2026 – Other Conditions to Know

• Candidates already in government service (Government of India or any State Government) must declare this in the online application and will need to submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) / Service Certificate from their Head of Office or Department when asked. Failure to do so leads to cancellation of candidature.
• Documents must be original and produced whenever called for — this includes proof of age, qualification, community, Non-Creamy Layer status, and Economically Weaker Section status, as applicable. These must be valid either on the date of closure of the online application or on the date of certificate verification, whichever is relevant to the claim.
• If a candidate is later found to have furnished false or suppressed information regarding eligibility — even after appointment — their candidature (or service) is liable to be cancelled or terminated.
• Applications that don’t meet the eligibility and other norms specified in the notification will be summarily rejected.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Eligibility Crietria 2026 – Quick Checklist

Before you start your application, confirm:

• You’ve passed SSLC or an equivalent exam
• You have not acquired a graduation degree (or won’t, before 26 October 2026)
• Your date of birth falls within your category’s eligible window (or you qualify for a specific relaxation)
• You have your community/disability/service certificates ready, if claiming any of these benefits
• If currently in government service, you’re prepared to arrange an NOC from your employer