Meghalaya High Court Shillong Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 7 Stenographer, Legal Assistant, Library Assistant & Driver Posts

Vacancies: 7 · Posts: 4 designations · Type: Regular Government Service · Mode: Online · Fee: ₹400 (General), ₹200 (SC/ST) · Apply: 24 September 2026–24 October 2026 (5:00 PM) · Salary: 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix, Level-3 to Level-16 · Selection: Written exam / skill test / interview (post-wise) · Location: Shillong, Meghalaya

Six of these seven High Court of Meghalaya seats are reserved for the Garo category. That is the filter most applicants will miss if they only read the headline “7 posts.”

The High Court of Meghalaya, a constitutional court sitting at Shillong under the State’s judiciary, issued two fresh advertisements on 24 September 2026. Advertisement HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/52 covers Stenographer Grade I (1), Library Assistant (1) and Driver (4), all marked Garo. Advertisement HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/54 covers one Unreserved Legal Assistant in the High Court Legal Services Committee (HCLSC).

Indian citizens apply only through the “Online Application” icon on meghalayahighcourt.nic.in. The window closes on 24 October 2026 at 5:00 PM. Pay is under the 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix: Level-16 ₹49,000 basic for Stenographer Grade I, Level-14 ₹43,700 for Legal Assistant, Level-5 ₹24,700 for Library Assistant, and Level-3 ₹20,600 for Driver.

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Who Should Apply?

• LLB from a recognised university → Legal Assistant (HCLSC) – 1 Unreserved post. Three years in legal aid/services is preferred, not mandatory.
• BA / B.Sc / B.Com / BBA / BCA + Diploma in Stenography (English) + 120 wpm shorthand + 50 wpm computer typing → Stenographer Grade I – 1 Garo-reserved post.
• B.Lib.I.Sc / Diploma in Library Science + computer proficiency → Library Assistant – 1 Garo-reserved post.
• SSLC (10th) + valid LMV and Transport Vehicle licence + roadside-repair knowledge + 3 years’ driving experience after the licence → Driver – 4 Garo-reserved posts.

Use our Experience Calculator if you are counting the Driver or legal-aid experience window.

Mandatory vs Preferred (Legal Assistant)

Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree in Law from a recognised university.
Preferred (weightage, not a hard bar): sufficient Legal Aid/Services experience of not less than 3 years.

Who Cannot Apply

• Candidates who are not Garo cannot claim the Stenographer Grade I, Library Assistant or Driver seats; those six posts are reserved against the Garo category.
• Driver applicants without both Light Motor Vehicle and Transport Vehicle licence, or with less than 3 years after the licence, will not meet the advertised criteria.
• Anyone below 18 years, or above 32 (General) / 37 (SC/ST) as on 24 October 2026, is outside the printed age band (serving permanent government employees are covered by the High Court service age clause in Advt. 52).
• Applications sent by post, email or hand delivery are not accepted.

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Important Dates

No extension has been published as of 25 September 2026.

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What Posts Are Available? – Meghalaya High Court Vacancy & Eligibility 2026

Four of the seven seats are Driver posts. The single Stenographer Grade I and Library Assistant seats are also Garo-reserved. The only Unreserved opening is Legal Assistant in the High Court Legal Services Committee, not the main Registry roster.

High Court Registry posts (Advt. HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/52)

High Court Legal Services Committee post (Advt. HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/54)

✅ Confirmed from the two official PDFs: post counts, Garo / Unreserved labels, pay levels, licence combination for Driver, 120 wpm + 50 wpm for Stenographer.
❓ Not specified in either advertisement: detailed syllabus, paper-wise marks, negative marking, interview weightage, or a community-wise breakup beyond the “Garo” / “Unreserved” column.

What Is the Age Limit?

Age is reckoned as on 24 October 2026 (last date for receiving applications).

Advt. 52 states this band for a candidate for appointment to High Court service who is not already in permanent government service. Advt. 54 prints the same maximums for Legal Assistant (32 General / 37 ST/SC). Other relaxations are not tabulated in these two advertisements.

Examples:
✅ A 31-year-old General candidate born on 25 October 1995 — eligible (within the 32-year limit as on 24 October 2026).
❌ A 33-year-old General candidate born on 24 October 1993 — not eligible (exceeds maximum age by 1 year).

Use our Age Eligibility Calculator to check instantly.

What Is the Stenographer Salary in Shillong?

Pay follows the 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix, not the Central 7th CPC grid. Figures below are indicative in-hand estimates for a Shillong posting (HRA 15% of basic, capped at ₹8,000), using DA in the ~50–55% band that Meghalaya historically aligns with the Central DA pattern, plus Medical Allowance ₹1,000 and Hill Compensatory Allowance ₹500. NPS (~10% of basic + DA) is deducted. Verify the live DA order and your offer letter.

Winter Allowance (about ₹600/month for four months at stations above 1,000 m) can add a small seasonal amount in Shillong. These are not official salary slips.

Check HRA sensitivity with our HRA Calculator and long-term corpus with the NPS Pension Calculator. Official Meghalaya DA/HRA orders prevail.

What Is the Application Fee?

Payment modes printed in both advertisements:

1. SBI ATM-cum-Debit Card or SBI Net Banking via ePayment on the Meghalaya portal page (select State Bank of India).
2. Cash at any SBI branch using eChallan. Generate the eChallan, print it, and pay within 3 days from the last date of receipt of application.

The amount once deposited shall not be refunded or adjusted against any other purpose.

How to Apply?

Applications are accepted only online. Any other mode is rejected.

1. Open the High Court of Meghalaya website and click the “Online Application” icon (open until 24 October 2026, 5:00 PM).
2. First-time users complete one-time registration. Already registered candidates log in and apply against the chosen post.
3. Read the on-page instructions before you fill the form. Keep a working email and mobile number; all further communication is online only.
4. Upload photo, signature and certificates. Resize files with our Photo & Signature Resizer before upload.
5. Pay ₹400 or ₹200 through SBI ePayment or eChallan as above.
6. Submit and save the acknowledgement. Do not wait for 24 October evening; the cut-off is 5:00 PM.

If you are eligible for more than one post, treat each advertisement/post as a separate application on the same portal unless the form itself allows multi-post selection. Pay the fee that the portal charges for each submission you complete.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

1. Applying for Stenographer, Library Assistant or Driver without a Garo category certificate matching the reserved column in Advt. 52.
2. Treating Legal Assistant’s 3-year legal-aid line as mandatory and not applying with a plain LLB.
3. Uploading only an LMV or only a two-wheeler licence for Driver. The advertisement asks for Light Motor Vehicle and Transport Vehicle.
4. Counting driving experience from before the licence date. The three years start after the valid licence is obtained.
5. Paying the eChallan after the 3-day window, or assuming a postal application will be opened.

Suggested (not stated in the notification): finish payment and submit at least a day before 24 October so an SBI or portal glitch does not eat the 5:00 PM cut-off.

मेघालय हाईकोर्ट शिलांग भर्ती 2026 – स्टेनोग्राफर, लीगल असिस्टेंट सहित 7 पदों के लिए ऑनलाइन आवेदन

मेघालय उच्च न्यायालय, शिलांग ने 24 सितंबर 2026 को दो अलग विज्ञापन जारी किए हैं। कुल 7 नियमित पद हैं। इनमें स्टेनोग्राफर ग्रेड-I (1), लाइब्रेरी असिस्टेंट (1) और ड्राइवर (4) गारो श्रेणी के लिए आरक्षित हैं। हाईकोर्ट विधिक सेवा समिति का लीगल असिस्टेंट पद अनारक्षित है। अंतिम तिथि 24 अक्टूबर 2026 शाम 5:00 बजे है।

कौन आवेदन कर सकता है?
लीगल असिस्टेंट के लिए मान्यता प्राप्त विश्वविद्यालय से एलएलबी जरूरी है। विधिक सहायता में 3 वर्ष का अनुभव वांछनीय है, अनिवार्य नहीं। स्टेनोग्राफर के लिए स्नातक के साथ अंग्रेजी स्टेनोग्राफी डिप्लोमा, 120 शब्द प्रति मिनट शॉर्टहैंड और कंप्यूटर पर 50 शब्द प्रति मिनट टाइपिंग चाहिए। लाइब्रेरी असिस्टेंट के लिए लाइब्रेरी साइंस में स्नातक या डिप्लोमा और कंप्यूटर ज्ञान चाहिए। ड्राइवर के लिए एसएसएलसी, एलएमवी व ट्रांसपोर्ट वाहन लाइसेंस और लाइसेंस के बाद 3 वर्ष का अनुभव अनिवार्य है।

वेतन और चयन क्या है?
पांचवें मेघालय वेतन मैट्रिक्स के अनुसार स्टेनोग्राफर लेवल-16 (मूल ₹49,000), लीगल असिस्टेंट लेवल-14 (₹43,700), लाइब्रेरी असिस्टेंट लेवल-5 (₹24,700) और ड्राइवर लेवल-3 (₹20,600) पर हैं। चयन लिखित परीक्षा, स्पीड/टाइपिंग/ड्राइविंग टेस्ट या साक्षात्कार से हो सकता है। विस्तृत सिलेबस इन दो विज्ञापनों में नहीं छपा है।

आवेदन कैसे करें?
केवल meghalayahighcourt.nic.in पर “Online Application” आइकन से आवेदन करें। सामान्य श्रेणी की फीस ₹400 और एससी/एसटी की ₹200 है। भुगतान एसबीआई ई-पेमेंट या ई-चालान से करें। डाक या ईमेल आवेदन मान्य नहीं हैं।

How Are Stenographers and Court Staff Selected?

Selection is a multi-stage process, not a single appointment letter after the form is filed.

Advt. 52 (Stenographer Grade I, Library Assistant, Driver) lists, in the TA/DA clause, a written examination, speed test, typing test, driving test or personal interview. Stages will match the post: shorthand/typing for Stenographer, driving test for Driver, written test and/or interview for Library Assistant.

Advt. 54 (Legal Assistant) refers to a written examination or personal interview. No interview-only shortcut is promised.

No interview date, paper pattern or mark scheme is printed in either PDF. Treat any “previous High Court staff exam” pattern as unofficial until the Registry issues a separate notice.

1. Online application and fee
2. Scrutiny of applications (the Court has published “not in order” lists in other recent drives)
3. Written examination and/or skill test as called
4. Personal interview if prescribed for that post
5. Document verification, medical fitness and appointment

No TA/DA is paid for any of these stages. The Hon’ble Chief Justice may relax conditions. The process may be cancelled without assigning reasons.

Why Does Meghalaya High Court, Shillong Matter?

The High Court of Meghalaya is the State’s constitutional High Court, inaugurated in March 2013 and seated on MG Road, Shillong. It hears appeals and original matters for Meghalaya and runs the High Court Legal Services Committee for legal aid, convict appeals and Lok Adalat work.

A Registry post here is court administration: recording dictation, running the judges’ library, or driving official vehicles in hill conditions. The Legal Assistant seat is operational legal-aid work with SCLSC, DLSAs, jails and panel lawyers, not a courtroom advocacy brief.

Candidates search this employer because High Court staff cadres are small, city-based and more stable than project contracts. The honest limit is scale. Seven seats, six of them Garo-reserved, will not absorb a large open-market crowd, and Shillong posting is the working assumption, not a pan-India transfer bazaar.

The SahisarkariJobs.in Analyst’s Take

This drive sits closer to other North-East High Court staff notifications (Gauhati High Court Registry posts, Tripura or Manipur High Court stenographer/driver cycles) than to a State PSC combined exam. You are applying to a small constitutional court roster, not to a thousand-post secretariat list.

Best fit: Garo candidates who already hold the exact skill proof the table asks for: 120/50 stenography pair, a library-science diploma, or an LMV-plus-Transport licence with three post-licence years. For the Unreserved Legal Assistant seat, an LLB graduate who has actually handled legal-aid files at a DLSA or HCLSC desk will read the eight job-requirement bullets as daily work, not as decoration.

Who should skip: Non-Garo graduates hunting any “High Court vacancy 2026” headline for the six reserved seats. Also skip Driver if you only hold a two-wheeler or plain LMV card. Fresh LLB holders can still apply for Legal Assistant, but should not expect a litigation chamber; the role is convict appeals, digitised paper books and Lok Adalat processing.

Practical tip: Download both PDFs before you open the form. Advt. 52 and Advt. 54 are different employers on paper (Registry versus HCLSC). Pick the notice that matches your category and qualification, then register once and apply to that post only if the portal treats them as separate vacancies.

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Realistic timeline from similar High Court staff cycles at this Court: expect several months from the last date to the skill test or interview, then joining after DV. Career path on the Registry side is typically Stenographer Grade I / Library Assistant / Driver into the High Court’s own promotion rules, not an IAS-style cadre jump.

What Documents Are Required for Meghalaya Govt Jobs?

Keep scanned copies ready for the portal and originals for later verification:

• SSLC / Matriculation certificate (date of birth)
• Degree or diploma marksheets and certificates (LLB, graduation, Library Science, Stenography diploma)
• Garo / SC / ST certificate in the format the portal or later notice asks for
• Valid LMV and Transport Vehicle driving licence (Driver)
• Experience letters on letterhead: driving experience dated after the licence; legal-aid experience if claimed
• Recent photograph and signature
• Photo ID (Aadhaar / Voter ID / PAN)
• SBI payment proof

Document alert: a licence that does not print Transport Vehicle entitlement is the most common Driver rejection point. A caste/community certificate that does not identify Garo will not support the six reserved seats.

Serving government employees should keep an NOC ready to produce when the Court asks, usually at verification or joining, unless a later notice demands it at application.

What Happens After Selection?

1. The Registry or HCLSC publishes eligible lists, test dates and results on meghalayahighcourt.nic.in and through the email/mobile you entered.
2. You attend the written paper and/or skill test (shorthand-typing, driving, or interview) at the Shillong venue named in the call letter.
3. Document verification checks age, community, licence, diploma and experience against the application.
4. Medical fitness and police verification follow Court / State rules.
5. An appointment order places you on the High Court establishment or on the HCLSC Legal Assistant post at Level-3 / 5 / 14 / 16 pay.
6. Probation, confirmation and promotion then follow High Court of Meghalaya service rules, not a separate central cadre.

Posting is at the High Court in Shillong unless a later order says otherwise. No bond amount is printed in these two advertisements.

Contact & Helpline

Both advertisements say: for further details, contact the Registry of the High Court of Meghalaya during office hours.

• Registrar General, High Court of Meghalaya, MG Road, Shillong – 793001, Meghalaya
• Correspondence address: The Registrar General, High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong – 793001
• Email (official Contact Us page): highcourt-megh@meghalayahighcourt.nic.in
• Telephone: 0364-2226675
• EPABX: 0364-2308600 · Fax: 0364-2500064
• High Court of Meghalaya Contact Us
• Recruitment/notice board

⚠️ Contact details sourced from the official notification and the Court’s Contact Us page. Verify before contacting. NEVER pay any money over the phone or to any person claiming to offer job assistance. Report fraud to cybercrime.gov.in.

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FAQs – Meghalaya High Court Recruitment 2026

What is the last date to apply for Meghalaya High Court Stenographer 2026?

24 October 2026, 5:00 PM. Late forms are not accepted. eChallan cash payment, if you choose that mode, must still be completed within 3 days from the last date of receipt of the application. No extension is notified as of 25 September 2026.

What is the age limit for Meghalaya High Court posts?

18 to 32 years for General and 18 to 37 years for SC/ST, as on 24 October 2026. Advt. 52 applies this to candidates not already in permanent government service. Advt. 54 prints the same maximum for Legal Assistant. Further category ages are not tabulated here.

Is there an exam for Meghalaya High Court Stenographer, or is it interview-based?

It depends on the post. The advertisements mention written examination, speed test, typing test, driving test or personal interview. Stenographers should expect a speed/typing test. A driver should expect a driving test. Exact marks and dates will come in a later Court notice.

What is the salary of Meghalaya High Court Stenographer?

Stenographer Grade I starts at Level-16, basic ₹49,000 under the 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix. Indicative Shillong in-hand is about ₹74,000–₹79,000 after DA, 15% HRA, medical and hill allowance, minus NPS. Library Assistant and Driver sit much lower on Level-5 and Level-3.

Can final-year students or result-awaited candidates apply for Meghalaya High Court 2026?

The two advertisements do not say final-year students may apply. Safer reading: hold the LLB, graduation, library diploma, SSLC or stenography diploma by the time you apply and must produce certificates at verification. Do not assume a result-awaited concession.

Is Meghalaya High Court Stenographer a permanent government job?

Yes. These are regular High Court / HCLSC posts on the 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix, described in Advt. 52 in the language of appointment to High Court service. They are not project contracts. Confirmation still follows the Court’s own probation and service rules after joining.

Can candidates from other states apply for Meghalaya High Court recruitment?

Indian citizens may apply. Six of seven posts are reserved for the Garo category, so a non-Garo applicant from any State will not fit those seats. The Legal Assistant post is Unreserved. No separate “Meghalaya domicile only” line is printed in these two ads.

Where will I be posted if I get selected?

At the High Court of Meghalaya, Shillong, or with the High Court Legal Services Committee at the same station. These advertisements do not offer a district preference form or an all-India transfer grid.

Is Garo reservation applicable to the Legal Assistant post as well?

No. Legal Assistant under Advt. 54 is printed as Unreserved. Garo reservation in Advt. 52 applies to Stenographer Grade I, Library Assistant and the four Driver posts only. Do not mix the two notices when you pick a category on the form.

Do I need both LMV and Transport licences for the Driver post?

Yes. Advt. 52 requires a valid licence for Light Motor Vehicle and Transport Vehicle, roadside-repair knowledge, and at least three years’ experience after that licence. A two-wheeler licence does not meet the written test.

What is the salary of High Court staff in Meghalaya?

It follows the 5th Meghalaya Pay Matrix. In this notification, the range is Level-3 ₹20,600 basic for Driver up to Level-16 ₹49,000 basic for Stenographer Grade I. In-hand in Shillong is higher than basic because of DA and 15% HRA, and lower than gross because of NPS.

Are High Court driver jobs in the North East worth applying for?

Worth knowing before you apply: the pay is Level-3 State-matrix pay, not a central Constable or Secretariat chauffeur scale, and these four seats are Garo-reserved. If you already live around Shillong, hold both licences and want a regular Court establishment job, the stability is the draw.

What are the disadvantages of working in a small High Court Registry?

The trade-off is limited vacancies and a narrow promotion pyramid. Seven seats will not create a large batch, six are community-reserved, and daily work is dictation, library stacks, legal-aid paperwork or hill driving, not a courtroom practice. Cancelled processes are also expressly reserved by the Chief Justice.

Final Checklist – Is This the Right Job for You?

• You meet the age and educational criteria as on 24 October 2026.
• You match the Garo column for Advt. 52 posts, or you are applying only for the Unreserved Legal Assistant seat.
• You can arrange licence/diploma / LLB / experience proofs before document verification.
• You are prepared for the hardest stage for your post: 120 wpm shorthand, driving test, or legal-aid interview.
• You are willing to serve at the High Court, Shillong.

📄 Source: Notice HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/52 dated 24 September 2026; details confirmed from the High Court of Meghalaya official PDF (R222). Notice HCM.II/109/2020-Rect/54 dated 24 September 2026; details confirmed from the High Court of Meghalaya official PDF (R223).