AP High Court Process Server Syllabus, Exam Pattern

This one differs from the graduate posts: 90 minutes, class 10 standard, with mental ability in place of most of the English. GK and mental ability appear in English and Telugu. Qualifying marks: 40% OC and EWS, 35% BC, 30% SC, ST and persons with disabilities.

General Knowledge: art and culture, history and the national movement, geography, economy, polity and Constitution, scientific research, awards, institutions, sports and current affairs of India and Andhra Pradesh.

General English: one word substitution, synonyms and antonyms, spelling error, idioms and phrases.

Mental Ability: coding and decoding, syllogism, number series, problem solving, Venn diagrams, decision making, space visualisation, direction and relationship, similarities and differences, embedded figures, mirror images, pattern completion, figure matrix.

• Qualification: a pass in the SSC (class 10) exam or an equivalent.
• Age: 18 to 42 on 1 July 2025. Five extra years for SC, ST, BC and EWS, ten for persons with benchmark disabilities, and the usual rule for ex-servicemen. Serving contract, outsourcing and daily-wage staff of the courts are also relaxed, if they were within the age limit when first engaged.
• Language: working knowledge of a language of the district you pick. It is Telugu almost everywhere, Telugu and Kannada in Ananthapuram, Telugu and Tamil in Chittoor, and Telugu and Oriya in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram.
• Local status: each judicial district is a separate cadre. 80% of its posts go to locals and 20% are open to all. Local status is proved with study certificates for classes 7 to 10, or a Tahsildar's residence certificate.

The CBT alone makes the merit list. Ties go to the older candidate, then the one with the higher qualification. Serving contract and daily-wage court staff add one mark per six months, up to 20.

The scale is Rs 23,780–76,730.

Application was online only, on the High Court site and the district court sites, from 13 May to 2 June 2025. The fee was Rs 800 for OC, EWS and BC and Rs 400 for SC, ST and persons with benchmark disabilities of an A.P. recognised community. You pay once for each post and district, and it isn't refunded. OBC certificates were not accepted, BC claims needed a non-creamy-layer certificate, and EWS needed a Tahsildar certificate showing income under Rs 8 lakh.

Documents of the first list were verified from 19 to 23 January 2026. The third list's verification was fixed for 3 to 14 July 2026. No new notification yet.

Hall tickets were released on 13 August 2025 on the High Court recruitment page, ahead of the 20 to 24 August test.

Provisional lists for Process Server: 31 December 2025, 8 April 2026 and 25 June 2026. A list for meritorious sportspersons was posted 9 April 2026.

The court hasn't published cut-offs for Process Server. It lists the vacancies by district and category, and the minimum marks above.

Mental ability is 30 of the 80 marks, more than English, so practise series, coding and syllogisms. Then cover GK, which is half the paper.

• Recruitment notifications, High Court of A.P.
• Notification No.9/2025-RC, Process Server
• Third list of provisionally selected Process Servers, 25 June 2026
• aphc.gov.in

What is the qualification for Process Server?

SSC (class 10) pass or equivalent.

What does the exam cover?

General Knowledge (40), General English (10) and Mental Ability (30), in 90 minutes.

What is the pay?

Rs 23,780–76,730.

Is the post filled by the High Court?

Yes, through its Recruitment Cell, for the district courts.