Madras High Court Assistant Programmer Previous Question Papers

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Madras High Court Assistant Programmer Previous Question Papers

The Madras High Court has initiated a recruitment drive to fill 41 vacancies for the post of Assistant Programmer. This recruitment aims to onboard technically proficient candidates to support the IT infrastructure, software development, and digital operations of the judiciary. The selection is a comprehensive three-stage process involving a Written Examination, a practical Skill Test, and a final Viva-voce/Interview. Candidates must clear each stage to secure a spot on the final merit list.

Madras High Court Assistant Programmer Papers

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Name of the Board	Madras High Court
Post Name	Assistant Programmer
Vacancy	46
Exam Date	Announced Soon
Selection Process	Written Examination, Skill Test
Status	Previous Question Papers

Madras High Court Assistant Programmer Exam Pattern 2026

The written test for the Assistant Programmer role is an objective-type assessment consisting of 150 questions to be answered in 120 minutes. The question paper is divided into four distinct sections: General English, General Tamil, General Knowledge & Reasoning, and Computer Knowledge. A critical factor to remember is the marking scheme: while Parts A, B, and C have no negative marking, Part D (Computer Knowledge) carries a penalty of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer. Candidates must also secure minimum qualifying marks in each section to pass the exam.

PART-A

General English (Tamil Nadu State Syllabus – SSLC standard) (For 15 marks)

Minimum Qualifying Marks:6 (No negative marks)

PART-B

General Tamil (Tamil Nadu State Syllabus – SSLC standard) (For 15 marks)

Minimum Qualifying Marks: 6 (No negative marks)

PART-C

1	General Knowledge
2	Numerical and mental ability
3	Analytical and Reasoning Skills
4	General Intelligence etc

(In all, for 20 marks) (Degree standard)

Minimum Qualifying Marks: 7 (No negative marks)

PART-D

1	Basics of Computer Networks and Operating System
2	Application Development
3	Internet & Web Technologies; and
4	Software Tools and Techniques

(As per the syllabus provided in Para No.7 below) (In all, for 100 marks)

Minimum Qualifying Marks: 35 (For each incorrect answer, „1/4‟ (0.25) mark will be deducted)

Skill Test: (Maximum Marks: 50) (Minimum qualifying marks: 18):

In the Skill Test, candidates’ programming skills in computers would be tested, as per the syllabus provided below.

Viva Voce:

For Viva voce, the candidates will be shortlisted as per merit based on the marks secured by them in the Skill Test, from among the qualified candidates in the Skill Test, in the ratio of 1:2 or 1:3 or such number as may be decided by the Judicial Recruitment Cell, High Court, Madras with reference to the number of vacancies, from and out of the qualified candidates in the Skill Test, following the rule of reservation.