Telangana High Court Process Server study guide

General Knowledge and Current Affairs (including Telangana State Affairs)

This part mixes Indian static general knowledge - polity, geography, history, science - with a strong Telangana focus: state formation, districts, rivers and irrigation projects, art and festivals, state symbols, and recent appointments and schemes. Telangana is the 29th State of India, created from Andhra Pradesh under the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014, with effect from 2 June 2014.

General English (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension, Usage)

The English section checks whether you can spot an error in a sentence, choose the right word, and read a short passage accurately. Question types: error spotting, sentence improvement, fill in the blanks, synonyms and antonyms, one-word substitution, idioms, active/passive, direct/indirect speech, and a comprehension passage.

General Telugu / Regional Language Proficiency

Arithmetic and Numerical Ability

Speed and accuracy on school-level arithmetic: percentages, ratio and proportion, averages, profit and loss, simple and compound interest, time and work, time and distance, LCM and HCF, simplification and number series, and basic mensuration. Percentage change: increase of x% then decrease of x% always leaves a net loss of x²/100 per cent.

Reasoning, Mental Ability and Analytical Skills

This section checks logical thinking rather than memory: number and letter series, analogies, coding–decoding, blood relations, direction sense, ranking and seating arrangement, syllogism, clocks and calendars, and simple non-verbal patterns. Letter series: write the alphabet with positions 1–26.

Civil Procedure Code, 1908 - Service of Summons and Process

This is the technical core of the Process Server post: Section 27 and Order V of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 - how a summons is issued, the modes of service, the endorsement, the affidavit of service, and substituted service. Section 27: where a suit has been duly instituted, a summons may be issued to the defendant to appear and answer the claim.

Court Procedure, Legal Knowledge and Process Serving Duties

This section asks how a civil suit actually moves through court, who the officers are, and what a Process Server must and must not do while serving court process. Court hierarchy in Telangana: Supreme Court → High Court for the State of Telangana at Hyderabad (constituted on 1 January 2019, after the bifurcation of the erstwhile Andhra Pradesh High Court) → District and Sessions Courts → Senior Civil Judge → Junior Civil Judge; the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate sits in Hyderabad.