Orissa High Court District Judge (LDCE) Recruitment 2026

Orissa High Court District Judge (LDCE) Recruitment 2026 — 46 posts

The High Court of Orissa, Cuttack, has invited online applications from serving Judicial Officers for 46 posts of District Judge through the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination, 2026, under Advertisement No. 04 of 2026 dated 4 November 2026. Applications open on 9 November 2026 at 10:00 AM and close on 25 November 2026 at 11:59 PM, through the Examination Portal on the High Court website. This is a separate advertisement from the District Judge direct recruitment (Advt No. 03 of 2026, 38 posts for advocates) issued the same day — do not confuse the two.

Who can apply

Only serving Judicial Officers. The officer must have completed three years of qualifying service as Civil Judge (Senior Division) and a minimum of seven years of combined service as Civil Judge (Junior Division) and Civil Judge (Senior Division) as on 1 April 2026. Qualifying service in Civil Judge (Senior Division) counts from the date of notification of promotion, and in Civil Judge (Junior Division) from the date of entry into judicial service. Eligibility is service-based; no age limit is stated in the advertisement.

Pay

Rs. 1,44,840 – Rs. 1,94,660 with usual dearness allowance and other allowances.

Fee

No application fee is mentioned in the advertisement — the word fee does not appear anywhere in the 6-page notice. No fee card is shown for this post; do not assume a fee.

Selection

Written examination: Paper-1 (CPC, Personal Laws, Transfer of Property, Specific Relief, Limitation, Contract, Odisha land laws, Motor Accident, Arbitration, Commercial Courts) 75 marks and Paper-2 (CrPC/BNSS, IPC/BNS, Evidence/BSA, NDPS, Food Safety, Prevention of Corruption, Essential Commodities, Environment, Water, SC-ST (POA), Domestic Violence, POCSO, Juvenile Justice) 75 marks, 2 hours each; viva-voce 30 marks (minimum 50% aggregate in the written papers and 45% in each paper to be called); evaluation of CCRs, PARs and ACRs 20 marks (5 preceding years); disposal rate 10 marks; and assessment of quality of judgments 20 marks (2 judgments of the candidate's choice plus a list of 10 contested judgments, of which 3 more are picked at random). Final selection is on total marks, with a minimum of 40% in the viva-voce. Training is under Rule-30-A and probation under Rule-33 of the O.S.J.S. and O.J.S. Rules, 2007.

How to apply

Apply online only from 9 November 2026, 10:00 AM, to 25 November 2026, 11:59 PM, at orissahighcourt.nic.in (Recruitment Corner, Examination Portal, Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for recruitment to the posts in the cadre of District Judge, 2026). Applications are to be made under intimation to the candidate's Controlling Authority. For queries, contact the Recruitment Cell on 9437498780 or ohcrecruitment1948@gmail.com (working days, 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM).