
The Supreme Court of India has officially released Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2025 Notification PDF on 20 January 2026 and invited online applications for the engagement of 90 Law Clerk cum Research Associates on short-term contractual assignment for 2026-27. Interested candidates can check all details for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Notification PDF 2026, Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam Dates 2025, Vacancies, Eligibility Criteria, Age Limit, Remuneration or Salary, Selection Process and all other information here in this blog article from Veranda RACE. Candidates can apply online for Supreme Court Law Clerk Online Registration Application Form starting from 20 January 2026 until 7 February 2026 on the official Supreme Court of India website (https://www.sci.gov.in/recruitments/).
The Supreme Court of India’s Recruitment Cell has released the Supreme Court Law Clerk cum Research Associate Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF through a detailed advertisement for the engagement of 90 Law Clerk cum Research Associates in the Supreme Court of India on contractual assignment for the term 2026-2027. This Supreme Court of India Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification was released by the Supreme Court’s Recruitment Cell on its official website on 20 January 2026 through No.F.21(LC)/2026-SC(RC).

Candidates can download the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF containing important details such as vacancies, educational qualification, age limit, salary or remuneration, selection process, etc., here using the direct link below:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF: 90 Vacancies – Click to Download
This Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 is mainly conducted to for the engagement of law clerk-cum-research-associates on short term contractual assignment in the Supreme Court of India for the assignment term 2026-2027.

Eligible candidates can start applying for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 for the engagement of 90 Law Clerk cum Research Associate posts in the Supreme Court of India starting from 20 January 2026.
The last date to apply or submit the online application for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 is 7 February 2026.
The online application window to apply for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 for 90 posts in the Supreme Court of India will remain open from 20 January 2026 till 7 February 2026.

The Recruitment Cell of the Supreme Court of India has officially issued the Supreme Court Law Clerk Notification 2026 PDF on 20 January 2026 on its website. This Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 is conducted for the engagement of 90 law Clerk cum Research Associate vacancies in the Supreme Court of India on short-term contractual assignment for 2026-2027.
Candidates who are eligible to apply for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 for the engagement to the posts of Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate in the Supreme Court of India can find the comprehensive overview of the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Official Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE blog post:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026: Overview | |
Organisation | Supreme Court of India |
Recruitment Body | Recruitment Cell, Supreme Court of India |
Recruitment Name | Supreme Court Law Clerk 2026 |
Posts | Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate |
Vacancies | 90 |
Notification Release Date | 20 January 2026 |
Online Application Start Date | 20 January 2026 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 7 February 2026 |
Education Qualification | Law Graduate (Bachelor Degree in Law) |
Age Limit | 20 years to 32 years |
Tech Selection Process 2025 | Part I and II -Online Test & Subjective Written Test Part III – Interview |
Exam Application Mode | Online |
Official Website | |
The Supreme Court of India’s Recruitment Cell has officially started the Supreme Court Law Clerk 2026 Online Application Process for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Selection Process 2026. Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the 90 Law Clerk cum Research Associate posts in the Supreme Court of India can submit their Supreme Court Law Clerk Online Registration Application Form 2026 from 20 January 2026 to 7 February 2026 on the Supreme Court of India’s official website (https://www.sci.gov.in/).
To complete the Supreme Court of India Law Clerk Recruitment Apply Online process 2026, eligible candidates must visit the official Supreme Court of India website to apply if they have the eligibility as mentioned in the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Official Notification PDF.
Candidates can also use the direct online link available below to apply for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Selection Process:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here to Apply

The Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF released by the Recruitment Cell of the Supreme Court of India is mainly for the engagement of Law Clerk cum Research Associate post on short term contractual assignment for 2026-2027.
The number of Supreme Court Law Clerk Vacancies 2026 was officially announced in the Supreme Court Law Clerk 2026 Recruitment Notification PDF. A total of 90 Law Clerk cum Research Associate Vacancies 2026 was announced by the Recruitment Cell of the Supreme Court of India in the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Notification 2026 PDF as announced on 20 January 2026 in the official website.
Here, candidates can find the detailed stream-wise listing of the IB ACIO Gr-II/Tech vacancies 2025:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Vacancies 2026 | |
Post Name | Vacancies |
Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate | 90 |
Total Vacancies | 90 |
The Law Clerk cum Research Associate is a full-time assignment, purely contractual in nature. This post will not confer any right on the selected candidates to claim regular appointment / continuation in service.
A Law Clerk will not accept any other assignment during their assignment term (2026-2027) as Law Clerk and they shall not practise as an advocate in any Court of Law during their course of assignment term as Law Clerks.
The Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Notification PDF was officially released by the Supreme Court Recruitment Cell on its official website on 20 January 2026.
Interested and eligible candidates can find the Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam Important Dates 2026 belonging to the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Exam Schedule 2026 here:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Important Dates 2026 | |
Events | Dates |
Official Notification Release Date | 20 January 2026 |
Online Application Start Date | 20 January 2026 |
Last Date to Apply Online | 7 February 2026 |
Supreme Court Law Clerk Online Written Test 2026 Exam Date | 7 March 2026 |
Supreme Court Law Clerk Model Answer Key Release Date 2026 | 8 March 2026 to 9 March 2026 |
Supreme Court Law Clerk Interview Date 2026 | To be notified later |
The exam date for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam 2026 will be conducted at twenty three cities across India on 7 March 2026.
The modal answer key for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam 2026 will be released on the Supreme Court of India official website on 8 March 2026 and will be available till 9 March 2026.
The last date to apply for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Selection Process is 7 February 2026 at the https://www.sci.gov.in/ website.
Interested and eligible applicants for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026for the engagement to the post of Law Clerk cum Research Associate should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online.
The eligibility criteria for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Selection Process 2026 include Supreme Court Law Clerk Educational Qualification 2026, Supreme Court Law Clerk Age Limit 2026, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment Exam 2025 Notification PDF blog post of Veranda RACE:
Candidates studying their fifth year if the Five-Year integrated law course or the third year of the three-year law course after graduation in any stream will also be eligible to apply.
It has been mentioned in the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 that candidates must have research and analytical skills, writing abilities and knowledge of computers, including retrieval of desired information from various search engineers/processes such as e-SCR, Manupatra, SCC Online, LexisNexis, Westlaw, etc.
Supreme Court Law Clerk Educational Qualification 2026 | |
Post Name | Educational Qualification |
Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate | Law Graduate (Bachelor Degree in Law) Recognised by the Bar Council of India for enrolment as an Advocate |
Candidates interested to apply for the 90 Supreme Court Law Clerk vacancies through the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 Selection Process must not be below the age of 20 years and above 32 years of age.
The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age for the Supreme Court Law Clerk2026 with respect to minimum and maximum age will be 7 February 2026.
Supreme Court Law Clerk Age Limit 2026 | ||
Post | Minimum Age | Maximum Age |
Law Clerk-cum-Research Associate | 18 years | 32 years |
Supreme Court Law Clerk Age Limit 2026
Minimum Age: 18 years
Maximum Age: 32 years
Age Eligibility Cut-off Date: 7 February 2026
The Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026 is a three-staged process and candidates have to clear all the two stages to get shortlisted for engagement as Law Clerk cum Research Associate in the Supreme Court of India.
The Supreme Court Law Clerk 2026 Selection Process involves the following threestages:
Part I: Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam 2026
Part II: Supreme Court Law Clerk Subjective Written Exam 2026
Part III: Supreme Court Law Clerk Interview 2026
Candidates can learn more about the exam pattern, minimum qualifying standards from the ‘Scheme of Engaging Law Clerk-cum-Research Associates on Short Term Contractual Assignment in the Supreme Court of India – January 2024* as amended’.
Check the exam pattern here from this link:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam Pattern 2026 – Click here to check
The Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam 2026 will consist of Part I and Part II selection processes and will be conducted on the same day in two sessions. Part I: Supreme Court Law Clerk Exam 2026 shall be conducted by OMR sheets or in online/hybrid mode as specified by the Chief Justice. Part II: Supreme Court Law Clerk Subjective Written Exam will also be conducted in physical mode/pen-paper model/online/hybrid mode.
Part I Exam will consist of 100 MCQ questions and will be conducted for a total of 100 marks. The time duration for the Part I Exam 2026 will be 150 minutes or 2.5 hours.
It will consist of the following questions: (a) A reading comprehension passage in English, followed by objective type related questions on the passage, (b) objective analytical questions, testing the candidates’ ability to understand and apply law, including the Constitution of India, CrPC, CPC, IPC, Indian Evidence Act and Contract Act and (c) Objective type questions on recent developments in law and jurisprudence in the last one year.
There will a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.
Part II of the Recruitment will be conducted for a time duration of 210 minutes or 3.5 hours. This will be conducted for a total of 300 marks.
Candidates need to obtain minimum qualifying marks of 40 per cent or such cut-off as may be specified in Part I. If candidates fail to score the cut-off in Part I, the Exam Board will not access the answer sheets for Part II.
Candidates will be selected for the next phase of interview process based on the combined marks scored by them in the Part I and Part II of the Recruitment Process.
The candidates who qualify for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Interview 2026 will be asked to submit a preference list of the Judges’ Offices in a sequence of their choice under whom they intend to work.
The Registry will conduct an interview for 150 marks with a cut-off of at least 50 per cent to select candidates for the Reserve Pool of Qualified candidates.
The selected candidates at the Residential offices along with the candidates shortlisted in the Reserve Pool shall be given an engagement as Law Clerks subject to condition that they provide references of two responsible persons, including faculty members who have taught the candidate, before taking up the engagement as Law Clerk.
The candidates shortlisted for the engagement to the post of Law Clerk cum Research Associate will offered a consolidated remuneration of ₹1,00,000 per month for the assignment term of 2026-2027. This post will be a purely contractual assignment.
Supreme Court Law Clerk Salary: ₹1,00,000 per month
Candidates have to submit their Supreme Court Law Clerk Online Application Form for the Supreme Court of India along with the Supreme Court Law Clerk Application Fee. Here you can find the detailed application fee for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2025 for 90 vacancies:
Supreme Court Law Clerk Application Fee 2025 | |
Category | Online Application Fee |
All candidates | ₹ 750 |
All candidates are required to pay ₹ 750 plus bank charges through only online mode as non-refundable application/test fee for the Supreme Court Law Clerk Recruitment 2026.
Candidates will be assigned test centres in the following twenty three cities across India for their Part I and Part II Tests to be conducted on the same day in two sessions.
Supreme Court Law Clerk Test Centres 2026 | ||||
Ahmedabad | Ambala | Bengaluru | Bhopal | Bhubaneswar |
Chennai | Dehradun | Delhi | Guwahati | Hyderabad |
Imphal | Jodhpur | Kolkata | Lucknow | Mumbai |
Nagpur | Patna | Pune | Raipur | Ranchi |
Srinagar | Thiruvananthapuram | Visakhapatnam | ||