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NOTIFICATION No.3/2024 DATED:15.01.2024
| Date of Notification | 15/01/2024 |
| Last date for Registration & submission of Online Applications: | 13/02/2024 |
| Last date for remittance of fee, by Challan through Bank: | 15/02/2024 |
Applications are invited from eligible candidates ONLY THROUGH ONLINE MODE (https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in) for direct recruitment to the post of DRIVER in the Madras High Court Service.
NUMBER OF VACANCIES AND PAY SCALE:
| Name of the Post | Level of Pay | No. of vacancies |
| Driver | Rs.19,500 – 71,900 + Spl.Pay | 13 |
DISTRIBUTION OF VACANCIES:
| Sl. No. | Category | Backlog Vacancies | Vacancies | Total Vacancies |
| 1 | GT | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | GT(W)(PSTM) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | GT (BLINDNESS AND LOW VISION) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | GT(PSTM) (PRIORITY) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | BC (OTHER THAN BCM) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | BC (OTHER THAN BCM) (EX-SER) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | BC(M) (W) (DW) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MBC/DC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | MBC/DC (W) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MBC/DC (LOCOMOTOR DISABILITY INCLUDING CEREBRAL PALSY, LEPROSY CURED, DWARFISM, ACID ATTACK VICTIMS AND MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sl. No. | Category | Backlog Vacancies | Vacancies | Total Vacancies |
| 11 | SC | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | SC (PRIORITY) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | SC (A) (PSTM) | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 1 | 12 | 13 |
NOTE:
The number of vacancies advertised for the post are only approximate and are liable to increase or decrease with reference to vacancy position at any point of time, before finalisation of selection.
(A) AGE (as on 01.07.2024):-
| Category of Applicant | Minimum Age (should have completed) | Maximum Age (should not have completed) |
| For reserved categories i.e. SC /SC(A) /ST / MBC & DC / BC / BCM | 18 | 37 |
| For Others / Unreserved categories [i.e., Applicants not belonging to SC / SC(A) / ST / MBC & DC / BC and BCM] [Persons belonging to other States / Union Territories i.e. except the State of Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry, will be treated only as “Unreserved category candidates”] | 18 | 32 |
| For In-Service candidates [“In Service candidate” means – Fulltime member or approved / unapproved probationer of the Madras High Court Service or Tamil Nadu Judicial Ministerial Service.] | 18 | 47 |
Note: “Others” [i.e., Candidates not belonging to SCs, SC(A)s, STs, MBCs/DCs, BCs and BCMs] who have put in 5 years of service in the State / Central Government are not eligible to apply, even if they are within the age limit.
*For direct recruitments, maximum age limit has been increased by two years vide G.O. (Ms.) No. 91, Human Resources Management (S) Department, dated 13.09.2021.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
Must have completed X standard with valid L.M.V Driving Licence
| Category | Amount |
| BC / BCM / MBC & DC / Others / UR | Rs.500/- for each post |
| SC / SC(A) / ST (Fee exemption is applicable only to SC / SC (A) /ST candidates belonging to the State of Tamil Nadu / Union Territory of Puducherry) | Total Exemption |
| Differently Abled Persons and Destitute Widow of all communities:- (a) For differently Abled Persons, the disability should not be less than 40% [Benchmark Disabilities] (b) For Destitute Widows, the “Destitute Widow Certificate” should have been obtained from Revenue Divisional Officer / Sub Collector / Assistant Collector. | Total Exemption |
MODE OF SELECTION:-
The selection of candidates will be based on (i) Written Examination, (ii) Practical
Test and (iii) Oral Test, in the following manner:
(i) WRITTEN EXAMINIATION
(Maximum Marks: 125 – Duration 150 minutes)
The Written Examination will consist of 125 multiple choice questions (objective
type), each carrying 1 Mark in two parts (Part –A & Part –B). The duration will be 150 minutes.
The Common Written Examination will consist of 125 multiple choice questions
(objective type) in OMR Answer Sheets. Each question will carry one mark. Duration:
150 Minutes. The question paper will consists of two parts, viz. PART- A and PART- B:
| Subject | Total No. of Questions | Total Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration |
| PART-A Tamil Eligibility Test [Refer G.O.Ms.No.133, Human Resources (M) Department, dated 01.12.2021.] FOR DIFFERENTLY ABLED CANDIDATES: Only for the Differently abled candidates, who opt for ‘General English’ in Common Written Examination, the syllabus will be in English. | 50 | 50 | 20 | Part-A and Part-B 150 Minutes |
| Part-B General Knowledge | 75 | 75 | 30 |
SYLLABUS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION:
Part-A:
(For 50 Marks)
General Tamil (Upto SSLC Standard as per Tamil Nadu State Government syllabus)
General English (Upto SSLC Standard as per Tamil Nadu State Government syllabus]** [only for Differently abled
candidates who have opted for General English]
**Refer G.O.Ms.No.49, Human Resources (M) Department, dated 23.05.2022.
Part-B
General Knowledge (for 75 Marks)
General knowledge and awareness, driving theory, pre-driving
checks, zone of vision, priority for certain vehicles, traffic
education, vehicle mechanism and repairs, good qualities of
driver, numerical and reasoning ability, driving skills and
driving sense, first aid, emergency care etc.
Note:
The candidate should get qualified in Part – ‘A’ and Part – ‘B’ separately.
The questions in Part – ‘A’ will be in Tamil Language.
** For Differently abled candidates, it will be set either in Tamil or in
English language as per their option.
Part – ‘B’ will be evaluated, only if the candidate secures minimum
qualifying marks of 40% (i.e) 20 Marks in Part-‘A’.
The questions in Part – ‘B’ will be bi-lingual i.e. both English and Tamil. In
case of any inconsistency between English and Tamil versions of the
questions, the English version will prevail over the Tamil version.
Marks secured in Part – ‘B’ alone will be considered for shortlisting the
candidates for next stage of selection process, i.e, Practical Test based on the
rule of reservation.
The candidates for Practical Test will be shortlisted, based on merit in the
written examination, at a ratio not exceeding 10 times of the number of
vacancies or as decided by the Hon’ble High Court, following the rule of
reservation. However, in each reservation group (including General Turn),
all the candidates, who secure the same mark as that of the cut-off mark for
their reservation group, will be admitted to the Practical Test. Therefore,
mere securing the minimum qualifying marks in the written examination will
not confer any right on the candidate to get qualified for the practical test.
The marks obtained in the written examination will only be qualifying in
nature and the same will not be counted for determining the final order of
selection of the candidates.
Any representation from candidates for changing the date of Examination /
Selection process, change of examination centre, relaxation of conditions
mentioned in the Notification or exam related direction or guidelines or
minimum marks or qualification/requirement etc. or revaluation/re-totalling
will not be entertained, under any circumstances.
As per G.O. (Ms.) No.49, Human Resources (M) Department, dated
23.05.2022, the Government has granted exemption from writing the Tamil
eligibility test for the Differently abled candidates, who have studied in
English medium. Hence, the test will be conducted in General English (SSLC
Standard) for those who have opted for the same. This is applicable to the
persons having disability below 40% also.
PRACTICAL TEST
(Maximum Marks: 100) (Minimum qualifying marks: 40)
The shortlisted candidates will be called for practical driving to test their
knowledge in driving theory, pre-driving checks, zone of vision, priority for
certain vehicles, traffic education, vehicle mechanism and repairs, good
qualities of driver, driving skills, first aid, emergency care, general manner and
attitude.
ORAL TEST
(Maximum Marks:15) (Minimum qualifying marks:5)
i. For oral test, the candidates will be shortlisted based on the marks secured in
Practical Test and following the rule of reservation, as per merit in the ratio
of 1:2 or 1:3 or such number as decided by the Hon’ble High Court with
reference to the number of vacancies.
ii. The object of Oral Test is to assess the suitability of the candidates, by
judging their mental alertness, skills, attitude, ethics, character, etc.
PREPARATION OF SELECTION LIST:
Final selection of candidates to the post will be made on the basis of
combined marks secured by the candidates in the Written Examination, Practical
Test and the Oral Test, as per merit and following the rule of reservation.
PLACE OF POSTING:
The selected candidates will be posted either at the Principal seat at
Madras or at the Madurai Bench of Madras High Court, Madurai or Tamil Nadu
State Judicial Academy, Chennai or Regional Centre of Tamil Nadu State
Judicial Academy at Coimbatore or Madurai and are also liable to be transferred
from one place to other at any time, depending on the administrative needs and
exigencies without any prior intimation.
EXAMINATION CENTRES:
(a) The Written Examination will be held at Chennai and/or any other place
as may be decided by the High Court, Madras. Request for change of
venue will not be entertained under any circumstances.
(b) Practical Test and Oral Test will be conducted, to the eligible candidates
at Chennai.
(c) The dates of Written Examination, Practical Test and Oral Test will be
intimated to the eligible candidates only through the official website of
the Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras
https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in and no personal intimation through
post/courier will be sent to the candidates. Therefore, the candidates are
strictly advised to follow the information in the official website of the
Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras.
(d) No TA/DA will be paid to the candidates to appear for the Common
Written Examination / Practical Test / Oral Test.
Application : https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/recruitment/login