High Court 4th Grade Syllabus for Peon and Class IV Posts

What the 4th grade recruitment involves

In the latest Rajasthan advertisement, the court offered 5,670 class IV posts across the High Court and district courts. Selection runs in a fixed order.

1. Written exam: one objective paper on an OMR sheet, worth 85 marks.
2. Interview: roughly thrice as many people as there are posts, chosen by written score, face a short interview worth 15 marks.
3. Document verification: your class 10 certificate, age proof, category and domicile documents are checked.

The final list adds written and interview marks out of 100. Those preparing only for Rajasthan can go deeper on the dedicated Rajasthan High Court class IV page.

Exam pattern of the written test

• Each question carries a single mark, and you get 2 hours.
• This drive has no penalty for errors, so answer all 85.
• The paper is set at secondary school standard.

Look at the weight: Hindi alone is more than half the paper. Strong Hindi grammar is the most direct route to a high written score, while English is only ten questions.

High court 4th grade syllabus, subject by subject

General Hindi, 50 marks

• Grammar of class 10: noun and pronoun types, adjectives, verbs, indeclinables
• Tense, number, gender and karak
• Spelling and sentence correction
• Words of same and opposite meaning, words with many meanings, word pairs
• Joining and breaking words with sandhi, compounds (samas), prefixes and suffixes
• Idioms, proverbs and one word in place of a phrase
• Vowels and consonants of the Devanagari alphabet

General English, 10 marks

• Basic tense forms, use of a, an and the, helping verbs
• Voice change and reported speech
• Spotting errors and putting jumbled words in order
• Easy vocabulary and a brief unseen passage

Rajasthani culture and dialects, 25 marks

• Regional dress, jewellery and customs
• Melas, festivals and lok devta
• Folk music, dance forms and instruments
• Temples, forts and places tourists visit
• Famous literary names and heroes from the state's history
• The main bolis of the state and the regions where they are spoken, with common local sayings
• A first level idea of Rajasthan's geography

A fuller list for Rajasthan, with examples of deities, dances and fairs, is on the dedicated Rajasthan page linked above.

4th grade posts in other high courts

High courts in other states, such as Allahabad, Madhya Pradesh, Patna and others, recruit their own group D or class IV staff. Their schemes are not uniform. A court may test general knowledge, basic maths or reasoning instead of local culture, and posts such as driver can carry a practical test, so never assume the Rajasthan layout applies.

If you are applying outside Rajasthan, check three things in that court's notice: the subjects and marks of the written test, whether there is negative marking, and whether an interview or skill test follows. Then build your plan on those numbers rather than on the Rajasthan table above. If you are also eyeing office posts in the Allahabad court, its RO and ARO exam guide covers that paper.

A 90 day plan for the Rajasthan paper

Three months is enough for a 10th level paper if you follow the marks.

1. Month one, Hindi: study one grammar chapter daily from a school grammar book of class 9 or 10, then answer around 30 objective questions on it.
2. Month two, culture: spend most evenings on Rajasthani culture. Build a chart linking each region to its boli, dress, dances and melas, because questions mix them.
3. Month three, English and mocks: brush up English in 20 minute slots, and from the third week sit full 85 question tests within 2 hours on a printed bubble sheet.

In the interview, keep answers short and honest about your schooling, family, any jobs you have done and the reason a court post appeals to you. Neat clothes and a calm manner help.

Syllabus in Hindi for high court 4th grade posts

राजस्थान हाईकोर्ट चतुर्थ श्रेणी भर्ती में पहले लिखित परीक्षा होती है, जो 85 अंकों की और दो घंटे की है। इसमें सामान्य हिंदी के 50, सामान्य अंग्रेजी के 10 और राजस्थानी संस्कृति व बोलियों के 25 प्रश्न आते हैं। सभी प्रश्न एक एक अंक के हैं, और ताज़ा भर्ती में गलत उत्तर से अंक घटने का नियम नहीं था। लिखित परीक्षा के अंकों के आधार पर साक्षात्कार के लिए बुलाया जाता है, जिसके 15 अंक हैं। योग्यता दसवीं पास है और आयु 18 से 40 वर्ष है। हिंदी व्याकरण पर सबसे अधिक ध्यान दें, क्योंकि आधे से ज्यादा अंक इसी से आते हैं।

Who can apply in Rajasthan

• Education: class 10 pass from the Rajasthan board or another recognised board.
• Language and culture: you should be able to use Devanagari Hindi and know the state's culture.
• Age: 18 to 40 years, reckoned on the date fixed by the advertisement, plus extra years for reserved categories under Rajasthan's rules.

Many candidates prepare for this alongside other 10th level jobs of the state, which you can find through our state exams hub. Once you hold class 12, clerical posts open up too; see the Rajasthan LDC syllabus.