The High Court of Kerala is the highest judicial court for the State of Kerala and the Union Territory of Lakshadweep, situated in Kochi, Ernakulam.
Post Details: The High Court of Kerala has invited online applications for 48 anticipated vacancies for the contractual position of Research Assistant under Recruitment Notification No. 23/2026. Law graduates and eligible final-year and final-semester law students can apply.
48 (Anticipatory)
Important Dates:
Online application begins: 02-11-2026
Last date for online application and online fee payment: 30-11-2026
Offline fee payment begins: 04-12-2026
Last date for offline fee payment: 11-12-2026
Specific duties and responsibilities are not detailed in the provided recruitment notice.
Graduation in Law from a recognised institution.
Final-year or final-semester law students are also eligible to apply.
Final-year students must produce their degree certificates and consolidated mark sheets during certificate verification, before the viva voce examination.
Age Limit: Candidates must have been born between 01-12-1994 and 30-11-2004 (both dates inclusive).
Selection Process:
Written examination and/or scientific/computer-based test.
Viva voce examination, as prescribed by the High Court.
Application Fee: ₹1,000. Candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and unemployed differently abled candidates with benchmark disabilities are exempted from payment
Visit the official recruitment portal: https://hckrecruitment.keralacourts.in/.
Complete the One Time Registration (OTR) process.
Log in to the registered profile and fill in the application details.
Select the relevant recruitment notification under the ‘Apply Now’ section and submit the application online.
Complete the application fee payment within the prescribed deadline.
Applications submitted through any other mode will not be accepted.