Allahabad High Court RO ARO Syllabus and Exam Pattern

Three stages, one scheme for both posts

Reports on the latest advertisement describe the same three step scheme for both posts:

1. Preliminary examination. 200 multiple choice questions in three hours, answered on OMR, available in Hindi and English.
2. Main examination. A 150 mark descriptive paper of two hours with an essay, precis, translation both ways and comprehension.
3. Computer knowledge test. A practical English typing exercise of 50 marks.

There is no interview in this scheme. RO and ARO candidates face the same syllabus; the posts differ in pay level and responsibility, and the merit for each is drawn separately. The Computer Assistant post in the same notice has its own requirements, which this page does not cover.

Exam pattern: Allahabad high court RO ARO marks and timing

• Prelims: a correct response is worth one mark, and the reports we checked mention no penalty for errors.
• Mains: one report puts the minimum at 50 out of 150; confirm it in the notice.
• Typing: you need 25 out of 50 to qualify, which works out to about 25 correct words a minute. Every mistake, including missed or extra words, wrong spellings or broken formatting, costs a fraction of a mark.

Prelims subjects and topics

The objective paper is wide. Group the subjects like this while you study:

General studies

• General science: forces, light, electricity, common chemicals, the human body, nutrition and disease
• Indian history, plus the national movement traced from the first Congress sessions up to Partition
• Indian polity, economy and culture: the Constitution, rights and duties, RBI, budget, GST, art forms
• Agriculture, commerce and trade, including irrigation, crops and foreign trade
• Population, ecology and urbanisation, climate change and pollution
• World and Indian geography: monsoon, rivers, minerals, soils
• News from about the twelve months before the paper

Uttar Pradesh special knowledge

• History, geography, rivers and climate of UP
• State economy, agriculture, schemes and census data
• Festivals, tourism, literature, wildlife and well known figures of the state

General intelligence

• Coding, series, analogy, syllogism
• Seating and puzzles, calendar and clock, simple data interpretation

Language and computers

• General English: grammar, error spotting, sentence improvement, voice, narration, cloze tests
• General Hindi: sandhi, samas, paryayvachi, vilom, muhavare, vakya shuddhi, gadyansh
• Computer knowledge: hardware and software, operating systems, office software for documents, sheets and slides, email and the web, safe use online

Mains: the descriptive paper section by section

Notice how much of this paper rewards plain, correct English. Court work involves drafting notes and summaries, and the paper is built to test exactly that. Legal vocabulary helps in translation passages, so learn common terms such as petition, appeal, order, stay, bail and decree in both languages.

Getting through the typing test

The computer test asks you to reproduce a printed English passage on screen, with its paragraphs and punctuation, in 20 minutes. Since marks are cut for each error, accuracy matters more than raw speed. Aim to type 30 to 35 words a minute comfortably so that you have a buffer for checking.

A study order that fits the three stages

1. Months 1 and 2: General studies and UP knowledge for prelims, two subjects at a time, with 50 objective questions each evening. Start typing practice from the first week.
2. Month 3: Reasoning, computer basics, Hindi and English objective grammar, then full 200 question papers in three hours.
3. Month 4 (after prelims): One essay, one precis and two translation passages every day. Get someone with good English to mark your work honestly.

NCERT books from classes 6 to 12 are a sound base for the general studies block. For UP topics, use state government publications and a good state level newspaper. For the Hindi section, a school level Hindi grammar book will do.

Allahabad high court RO ARO syllabus in Hindi

इलाहाबाद हाईकोर्ट में RO और ARO पदों के लिए चयन तीन चरणों में होता है। पहले 200 प्रश्नों की वस्तुनिष्ठ परीक्षा तीन घंटे की होती है, जिसमें सामान्य अध्ययन, उत्तर प्रदेश विशेष ज्ञान, तर्कशक्ति, सामान्य हिंदी, सामान्य अंग्रेजी और कंप्यूटर ज्ञान से सवाल आते हैं। इसमें नकारात्मक अंकन नहीं बताया गया है। दूसरा चरण 150 अंकों की लिखित परीक्षा है, जिसमें अंग्रेजी निबंध, सार लेखन, हिंदी से अंग्रेजी और अंग्रेजी से हिंदी अनुवाद तथा गद्यांश होते हैं। अंत में 20 मिनट का अंग्रेजी टाइपिंग टेस्ट होता है, जो 50 अंकों का है।

Eligibility and where to confirm it

Both posts start from the same floor: a bachelor's degree, whatever the subject, awarded by a recognised Indian university. The notice may also ask for computer skills or a certificate, and sets the age limits and relaxations for Uttar Pradesh reserved categories. Secondary reports do not agree on the maximum age for the latest cycle, so take it directly from the advertisement on the High Court's recruitment portal.

For other Uttar Pradesh papers with a similar general studies base, look at the UPPSC syllabus or the UPSSSC PET paper.