Uttara Kannada District Court Recruitment 2026 - Apply Online for 78 Process Server & Peon Posts

A total of 78 vacancies are notified - 13 Process Server posts and 65 Peon posts - distributed across reservation categories as shown below. Each category total also includes horizontal reservation for women, rural candidates, persons with benchmark disabilities, ex-servicemen, Kannada-medium candidates, project-displaced persons, and transgender candidates, as applicable; the notification specifies these sub-splits in more detail than can be reliably reproduced here. Notes on the vacancy tables: Under SC (Category-C), preference is for the 59 identified Most Backward Castes; if suitable candidates are not available, other castes under Category-C will be considered. Benchmark disability reservation covers blindness and low vision, locomotor disability (including cerebral palsy, cured leprosy, dwarfism, acid attack victims, and multiple sclerosis/muscular dystrophy), and deaf/hard-of-hear

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Process Server: Pass in SSLC examination or equivalent qualification. Preference will be given to candidates holding a Heavy/Light Motor Vehicle (HMV/LMV) driving licence. Peon: Pass in SSLC examination or equivalent qualification. Candidates must be able to read and write Kannada. Candidates must have completed 18 years of age as on the last date fixed for submission of application, and must not exceed the following maximum age limits: As per Government Order No. ಸಿಆಸುಇ 262 ಸೇನೆನಿ 2025 dated 29 January 2026, an additional 5-year relaxation has been added to the maximum age limit above (this relaxation is limited to this one recruitment). Further age relaxation under Karnataka Civil Services (General Recruitment) Rules, 1977, Rule 6(2), applies as follows: Government/quasi-government/local authority/corporation employees: relaxation equal to the period of service rendered, or 10 years, w

Selected candidates will initially be on probation for a period of two years, extendable if required.

Fee must be paid only online through the State Bank of India Collect page, using net banking, internet banking, debit card, or credit card. Fee must be paid in the name of "Principal District & Sessions Judge, Uttara Kannada, Karwar" only; fees paid under any other name will not be considered, and such applications will be rejected. No mode other than online payment - such as demand draft, postal order, money order, cheque, or cash - will be accepted. Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Applications of candidates who have not paid the prescribed fee will be rejected. Candidates should confirm fee payment status only with SBI; the office is not responsible for any technical failure during the payment process.

Process Server: Candidates are shortlisted for interview based on percentage of marks obtained in the qualifying educational examination, in a ratio of 1:25 per post (as per reservation for the notified posts). The interview carries a total of 10 marks. Peon: Candidates are shortlisted for interview based on percentage of marks obtained in the SSLC examination, in a ratio of 1:10 per post. The interview carries a total of 10 marks. Final selection for both posts is based on marks scored in the interview. If two or more candidates score equal marks, seniority in age is used to determine merit order, with the older candidate ranked higher.

SSLC original marks card, or marks card of an equivalent qualification (for both education and date of birth proof) Original birth certificate (if SSLC marks card is not used for date-of-birth proof) Valid original caste/category certificate, in the prescribed Karnataka Government format, for SC/ST/Category-I/IIA/IIB/IIIA/IIIB candidates claiming reservation Persons with Benchmark Disabilities certificate from a competent authority, for candidates claiming disability reservation Discharge/release certificate from the District Sainik Board or competent authority, for ex-servicemen candidates Rural candidate certificate, in the prescribed format, for candidates claiming rural reservation Transgender certificate under Section 6 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019, for candidates claiming transgender reservation No Objection Certificate from the concerned department,

Incomplete applications will be rejected without any further correspondence. All instructions/communication from the recruiting authority will be sent to the email address and mobile number provided in the application; the office is not responsible if a candidate does not receive such communication. Candidates must attend the interview/examination venue notified by the office at their own expense. Any attempt by a candidate to seek external support (from staff or non-staff sources) during the selection process will result in disqualification. If information provided in the application is found to be false at any stage - during scrutiny, after recruitment, or after appointment - the candidature or appointment will be cancelled/terminated, and criminal proceedings will be initiated against the candidate for furnishing false information. This recruitment is subject to the final outcome of w