Patna High Court Translator & Translator-cum-Proof Reader Recruitment 2024 – Final Result Declared
Organization: Patna High Court (PHC)
Advt No.: PHC/01/2024
Total Vacancies: 80 Posts
Official Website: patnahighcourt.gov.in
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: May 31, 2024
- Application Last Date: June 30, 2024
- Last Date for Fee Payment: July 2, 2024
- Written Examination Date: September 8, 2024
- Written Exam Result Declared: March 26, 2025
- CPT Admit Card Released: April 15, 2025
- CPT Date: April 17, 2025
- Final Result Declared: June 27, 2025
Total Posts
- Translator: 60 Posts
- Translator-cum-Proof Reader (SUVAS Cell): 20 Posts
Eligibility Criteria (as on 01.01.2024)
Educational Qualification:
- Graduation with English as one of the subjects
- Knowledge of Hindi is mandatory
- Minimum 6-month Diploma/Certificate in Computer Application
- Preference for candidates with a Law degree or knowledge of Urdu, Maithili, or Santhali
Age Limit:
- Minimum Age: 18 years
- Maximum Age:
- UR/EWS (Male): 37 years
- UR/EWS (Female), BC/EBC (Male/Female): 40 years
- SC/ST (Male/Female): 42 years
- OH (Locomotor Disabled): 47 years
Application Fee
- UR/BC/EBC/EWS: ₹1100
- SC/ST/OH: ₹550
- Payment Mode: Online (Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking)
Pay Scale
- Level-7 ₹44,900 – ₹1,42,400 + usual allowances as per rules
Selection Process
- Written Test
- Part-I: Objective (45 minutes – 80 Marks)
- General English – 30 marks
- General Hindi – 30 marks
- General Awareness – 20 marks
- Part-II: Descriptive (2 hours – 120 Marks)
- Translation (English to Hindi) – 60 marks
- Translation (Hindi to English) – 60 marks
- Minimum Qualifying Marks: 40% (80/200)
- Part-I: Objective (45 minutes – 80 Marks)
- Computer Proficiency Test (CPT)
- Duration: 30 minutes
- Total: 30 Marks
- Sections:
- MS Word Processing: 10 marks
- Hindi Typing (20 WPM): 5 marks
- MS Excel: 10 marks
- Internet Proficiency: 5 marks
- Minimum Qualifying Marks: 12 (40%)
- 5 times the number of vacancies were called for CPT based on written marks
- Interview
- Total: 25 Marks
- Minimum Qualifying: 30% (6/25)
- Additional 5-mark language translation test (½ hour) for Urdu/Maithili/Santhali proficiency
Syllabus Highlights
General English: Grammar (Tense, Voice, Narration), Comprehension, Vocabulary, Synonyms/Antonyms, Sentence Structure, Idioms
General Hindi (सामान्य हिन्दी): व्याकरण, पर्यायवाची, विलोम, मुहावरे, वाक्य रचना, लोकोक्तियाँ
General Awareness: Current Affairs, Legal Knowledge, General Events
Translation: English ↔ Hindi (2 passages)
Computer Test: Typing, MS Word, Excel basics, Internet basics
Job Profile
Work involves translation of legal documents, proofreading, judgments, and orders from English ↔ Hindi in the SUVAS Cell of Patna High Court. Accuracy and linguistic clarity are essential.
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