Orissa High Court Junior Stenographer Examination 2026 (Advertisement 06/2026)

This recruitment uses three separately defined assessments: English Qualifying Test, Computer Application Test (qualifying) and Shorthand/Typewriting Skill Test (final merit). The High Court has not announced the dates, centre list, admit-card release or results. The exact notification was issued 11 November 2026 and online forms close 7 December 2026, 11:59 p.m. This is not the four-stage Typist/DEO examination under Advertisement 07/2026.

📝 Test sequence: which scores matter?

📊 Marks allocated by selection test

Stage 1: 100 marks of English and Odia translation

The qualifying written exam is a 90-minute language paper, divided into 20 marks for English essay, 20 for Odia-to-English translation, 20 for English-to-Odia translation, and 40 for grammar. Do not confuse it with MCQ General Knowledge or arithmetic; those subjects are not notified for the Junior Stenographer English examination.

📊 Official English test mark distribution

A general category candidate getting below 35 marks is disqualified, while the notification specifically provides a 30-mark threshold for SC/ST. The wording does not separately grant the SC/ST threshold to SEBC; use the Court's notified category rule rather than assuming equivalence. Completing the test without the minimum marks does not qualify a candidate for the next stage.

Practical study priorities: draft timed English essays; translate meaning accurately between Odia and English, preserving names, numbers and grammatical relations; and practise grammar under a strict time budget. The grammar section is 40% of the written marks and both translation directions together are another 40%.

Stage 2: 50 marks theory + 50 marks practical computer test

The computer assessment has two equal 30-minute halves. Theory: 50 marks in 30 minutes; practical skill: 50 marks in 30 minutes. The notified topics are Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Access, internet operation and uploading/downloading files. At least 50 marks overall out of 100 are needed to progress. The advertisement gives no separate pass marks for either half.

📊 Computer test: theory and practical

Practice aligned to the notified syllabus: word-processor formatting and document handling; spreadsheet cells/formulas/basic formatting; presentations; records in Access; internet navigation and file transfers. These are preparation examples within the Court's named subjects—not an invented question-by-question official blueprint.

Stage 3: the actual ranking examination

The Court will dictate an English passage of 400 words at 80 WPM (five minutes). The candidate then transcribes on a computer with ten minutes allotted. Every correct word earns 0.25 mark: 400 × 0.25 = 100 maximum marks. The notice treats spelling errors, substituted words, overlapping words and incorrect punctuation as mistakes. Mistakes plus omissions greater than 10% of the 400-word passage cause disqualification. That means more than 40 mistakes/omissions—not a general safety margin that can be ignored simply because the accuracy score looks satisfactory.

The notice says merit is drawn from scores in this Skill Test, and category-wise lists are prepared in descending order of the marks so obtained. It does not specify a tie-break by age or earlier-test marks. Thus, applicants should focus on accuracy at the notified dictated speed, not on inflating marks in an earlier stage that is expressly qualifying only.

Age, education and certificate conditions for examination eligibility

Candidates must have a recognised Bachelor's degree, certificates showing 80 WPM shorthand and 40 WPM typing, and adequate computer-application knowledge. The age reference is 12 November 2026, with the advertisement's exact standard DOB window 12 November 1984–11 November 2005. Category relaxations and Odisha SEBC certificates are subject to the notice. The Court specifically rejects an OBC certificate in place of the prescribed SEBC certificate.

No date for the written test, computer test, dictation test or document verification has been officially announced in this advertisement; do not treat a predicted date as a schedule. Examination centres and e-admit cards will be notified through the Court's website, and the centre allotted will not be changed on request. No admit card is sent by post.

What to monitor next

Look for official notices identifying (1) English Subject Test schedule and e-admit card, (2) English qualifying result and Computer Test call, (3) Computer Test qualification and dictation/transcription schedule, (4) Skill Test result and category-wise merit, and (5) document verification or joining directions. These are possible future publication types, not existing announcements.

Official authority: High Court of Orissa Recruitment Corner and Advertisement 06/2026.