Gardener Recruitment 2026

- Recruitment for the post of Gardener in the High Court of Kerala.
- Total of 5 vacancies available, with additional vacancies that may arise during the validity period of the ranked list.
- Ranked list will remain valid for a minimum of 1 year and up to 2 years from the date of publication.
- Direct recruitment mode as per Kerala High Court Service Rules, 2007.

- Candidates must be Indian citizens.
- Minimum qualification: SSLC or equivalent.
- Preferred qualifications: Diploma in Gardening, VHSE in Nursery Management and Ornamental Gardening, VHSE in Agriculture (Plant Protection), or VHSE in Agriculture.
- Preference given to candidates with experience in horticulture or farm work.
- Candidates must possess good physical fitness.
- All qualifications must be acquired on or before the closing date of the online application.

- Selection will be based on either an interview (50 marks) or a written test followed by an interview.
- For interview-only selection: Minimum 20 marks required to be included in the ranked list.
- For written test + interview selection: Written test (100 marks, 100 objective questions) and interview (10 marks).
- Written test duration: 75 minutes. Minimum 40 marks required in the written test to be included in the ranked list.
- Negative marking: 1/4 mark deducted for each incorrect answer in the written test.
- Medium of examination: English.
- Examination center for the written test: Ernakulam.

All

- Original documents to prove age, qualification, community, non-creamy layer status, and economically weaker section status must be produced when called for.
- Differently abled candidates claiming age relaxation must produce a job-oriented physical and functionality certificate as per G.O. (P) No. 5/2023/SJD dated 01.10.2023.
- Government employees must submit a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from their head of office/department.
- Candidates applying from abroad must email their location with public IP address to recruitment.hckerala@nic.in for portal access.

- Application fee: Rs. 600 for General/OBC candidates.
- Exempted from payment of application fee for SC/ST candidates and unemployed differently abled candidates.
- Payment can be made online via Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI or offline via system-generated fee payment challan.
- Bank transaction charges, if applicable, must be borne by the candidate.