Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy 2026: 17 Posts — Full Details

The Kerala HC Office Attendant 2026 notification (Recruitment No. 21/2026, released 16 September 2026) has announced 17 anticipated vacancies for the post of Office Attendant. If you’re trying to understand exactly what “anticipated vacancy” means, how reservation works for this post, and how this year’s numbers compare to past Office Attendant recruitments at the High Court, this blog covers it all.

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Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy 2026 PDF

The Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy 2026 details are provided in the official recruitment notification. The notification mentions 17 anticipated vacancies for the Office Attendant post and provides information about the recruitment process and appointment. Candidates can download the detailed notification PDF below to check the vacancy details and other important recruitment instructions.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy 2026 Details

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy 2026: Quick Facts

The notification specifically describes the 17 posts as anticipated vacancies, not a fixed final count. This is a standard practice in Kerala government recruitment and means:

• The number of actual appointments may go up or down slightly depending on real staffing requirements at the time the ranked list is used.
• Any additional vacancies that arise during the validity period of the ranked list will also be filled from the same list — so even candidates ranked outside the initial 17 stand a realistic chance of appointment later.
• This makes the ranked list far more valuable than the headline vacancy number suggests, especially for candidates who rank just outside the top slots.

How Long Does the Kerala High Court Office Attendant Ranked List Stay Valid?

This is one of the most important details for candidates to understand:

• The ranked list prepared from this recruitment will remain in force for a minimum of one year from the date it is published.
• It continues to remain in force until a fresh list is published, or until two years have passed from its publication — whichever happens first.

In practical terms, this means the 17 anticipated vacancies could realistically turn into more appointments over a one-to-two-year window, as retirements, transfers, or additional sanctioned posts create fresh openings.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant Vacancy – Reservation Breakdown for the 17 Posts

4% Reservation for Differently-Abled Candidates

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 the vacancies in the Office Attendant category are earmarked for eligible differently-abled candidates, across benchmark disability categories such as Blindness & Low Vision, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Locomotor Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability, and Mental Illness (40–70%).

General Community Reservation

Appointments from the ranked list will otherwise follow the reservation rules prescribed under Rules 14 to 17 of Part II of the Kerala State and Subordinate Services Rules, 1958, applied as per the rotation and turn system used for these categories. The exact community-wise breakup of the 17 posts is typically notified separately as part of the selection process rather than in the initial notification.

How This Year’s Kerala HC Office Attendant Vacancy Count Compares to Previous Recruitments

Office Attendant vacancies at the Kerala High Court have fluctuated across recruitment cycles:

While this year’s headline number (17) is lower than the 2024 cycle, remember that anticipated vacancies can increase during the ranked list’s validity period — the 2024 recruitment, for instance, saw its shortlist and interview process play out over several months after the initial notification, with the final appointment numbers shaped by actual requisitions received during that time.

Kerala High Court Office Attendant 2026 Exam Centres

Vacancy distribution does not depend on your chosen exam centre — candidates from any of the five available centres (Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Thrissur, Kozhikode) compete on the same unified ranked list for the same 17 (and any subsequently arising) vacancies. Your choice of centre only affects where you sit for the written test, not your eligibility for any particular vacancy.

What Happens After the Kerala High Court Office Attendant Ranked List Is Published?

1. The High Court publishes the ranked list based on combined written test and interview marks.
2. Appointments are made against the 17 anticipated vacancies first, following the reservation rules.
3. As additional vacancies are reported to the High Court during the list’s validity period, further appointments are made from the same ranked list — in the order of rank and applicable reservation turn.
4. This continues until either the list’s two-year maximum validity is reached or a fresh ranked list is published.