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Advertisement No. F.6/2024-SC (RC): Court Master (Shorthand), Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant

Supreme Court of India, 2024

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What it is: The Supreme Court of India's advertisement, dated 3 December 2024, for three panels of Court Master (Shorthand), Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant. It sets the English shorthand speed, transcription time, mistake limit and computer typing test for each post. A copy is hosted on the Orissa High Court website, and a December 2024 letter forwarding it to all High Courts is hosted on the Delhi High Court website.
How much weight it carries: An official notice from the court's own registry, with a number and date. It governs one recruitment cycle (eligibility as on 31.12.2024), so it shows current practice at the top court rather than a permanent rule. The scheme table is read from the PDF's text layer.

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The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement for Court Master (Shorthand) sets the English shorthand test at 120 words per minute.
“Test at the speed of 120 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
For the Court Master (Shorthand) post, candidates have 45 minutes to transcribe the English shorthand dictation.
“Test at the speed of 120 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's shorthand test allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes, measured against the words dictated.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
In the Supreme Court's grading table, a transcript with no mistakes scores 100 percent, and one with up to 5 percent mistakes scores 50 percent.
“1. Without mistake = 100 % 2. Upto 1% mistake = 90% 3. Upto 2% mistakes = 80% 4. Upto 3% mistakes = 70% 5. Upto 4% mistakes = 60% 6. Upto 5% mistakes = 50%” (Method of Gradation, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement requires a law degree from a recognized university in India for the Court Master (Shorthand) post.
“A Degree in Law of a recognized University in India.” (Eligibility criteria, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement requires Court Master (Shorthand) candidates to show proficiency in shorthand in English at 120 words per minute.
“Proficiency in Shorthand (English) with a speed of 120 w.p.m.” (Eligibility criteria, Court Master (Shorthand))
For the Personal Assistant post in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement, the English shorthand requirement is 100 words per minute.
“Proficiency in Shorthand (English) with a speed of 100 w.p.m.” (Essential qualifications, Personal Assistant)
The Personal Assistant shorthand test in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Personal Assistant, item 2)
For the Personal Assistant post, the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement sets the English shorthand test at 100 words per minute with 45 minutes to transcribe.
“Test at the speed of 100 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Personal Assistant, item 2)
The Supreme Court's Senior Personal Assistant test in the same advertisement is set at 110 words per minute.
“Test at the speed of 110 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant)
The Senior Personal Assistant shorthand test in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 2)
For the Senior Personal Assistant post, the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows 45 minutes to transcribe the English shorthand dictation.
“Test at the speed of 110 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 2)
The Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant posts in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement require 40 words per minute of computer typing, with 3 percent mistakes allowed.
“Minimum speed 40 words per minute (Mistakes allowed 3% of the total words to be typed)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 1)
The Supreme Court's Court Master post also requires a computer typing speed of 40 words per minute, with 2 percent mistakes allowed.
“Minimum speed 40 words per minute (Mistakes allowed 2% of the total words to be typed)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand), item 1)

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Advertisement No. F.6/2024-SC (RC): Court Master (Shorthand), Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant

Supreme Court of India, 2024

Read the original

Read on October 16, 2026

What it is: The Supreme Court of India's advertisement, dated 3 December 2024, for three panels of Court Master (Shorthand), Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant. It sets the English shorthand speed, transcription time, mistake limit and computer typing test for each post. A copy is hosted on the Orissa High Court website, and a December 2024 letter forwarding it to all High Courts is hosted on the Delhi High Court website.
How much weight it carries: An official notice from the court's own registry, with a number and date. It governs one recruitment cycle (eligibility as on 31.12.2024), so it shows current practice at the top court rather than a permanent rule. The scheme table is read from the PDF's text layer.

Facts taken from this source

The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement for Court Master (Shorthand) sets the English shorthand test at 120 words per minute.
“Test at the speed of 120 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
For the Court Master (Shorthand) post, candidates have 45 minutes to transcribe the English shorthand dictation.
“Test at the speed of 120 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's shorthand test allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes, measured against the words dictated.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand))
In the Supreme Court's grading table, a transcript with no mistakes scores 100 percent, and one with up to 5 percent mistakes scores 50 percent.
“1. Without mistake = 100 % 2. Upto 1% mistake = 90% 3. Upto 2% mistakes = 80% 4. Upto 3% mistakes = 70% 5. Upto 4% mistakes = 60% 6. Upto 5% mistakes = 50%” (Method of Gradation, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement requires a law degree from a recognized university in India for the Court Master (Shorthand) post.
“A Degree in Law of a recognized University in India.” (Eligibility criteria, Court Master (Shorthand))
The Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement requires Court Master (Shorthand) candidates to show proficiency in shorthand in English at 120 words per minute.
“Proficiency in Shorthand (English) with a speed of 120 w.p.m.” (Eligibility criteria, Court Master (Shorthand))
For the Personal Assistant post in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement, the English shorthand requirement is 100 words per minute.
“Proficiency in Shorthand (English) with a speed of 100 w.p.m.” (Essential qualifications, Personal Assistant)
The Personal Assistant shorthand test in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Personal Assistant, item 2)
For the Personal Assistant post, the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement sets the English shorthand test at 100 words per minute with 45 minutes to transcribe.
“Test at the speed of 100 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Personal Assistant, item 2)
The Supreme Court's Senior Personal Assistant test in the same advertisement is set at 110 words per minute.
“Test at the speed of 110 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant)
The Senior Personal Assistant shorthand test in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows a maximum of 5 percent mistakes.
“Maximum mistakes permissible = 5% of the total words dictated” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 2)
For the Senior Personal Assistant post, the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement allows 45 minutes to transcribe the English shorthand dictation.
“Test at the speed of 110 words per minute (The time for transcription will be 45 minutes)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 2)
The Senior Personal Assistant and Personal Assistant posts in the Supreme Court's 2024 advertisement require 40 words per minute of computer typing, with 3 percent mistakes allowed.
“Minimum speed 40 words per minute (Mistakes allowed 3% of the total words to be typed)” (Scheme of examination table, Senior Personal Assistant, item 1)
The Supreme Court's Court Master post also requires a computer typing speed of 40 words per minute, with 2 percent mistakes allowed.
“Minimum speed 40 words per minute (Mistakes allowed 2% of the total words to be typed)” (Scheme of examination table, Court Master (Shorthand), item 1)