DLSA Kokrajhar PLV Recruitment 2026: 15 Para Legal Volunteers

DLSA Kokrajhar PLV Recruitment 2026: Key Facts

• Authority: District Legal Services Authority, Kokrajhar
• Advertisement: No. 01 of 2026, dated 19 September 2026 (reference No. DLSAK-28/2026)
• Role: Para Legal Volunteer (PLV)
• Vacancies: 15
• Payment: honorarium only, as fixed by NALSA or the Assam State Legal Services Authority
• How to apply: in the standard form, by hand, post or courier
• Last date: 15 October 2026, 5 PM, received at the office
• Selection: shortlisting, then an interview

What a Para Legal Volunteer Does

A PLV is the link between the legal services authority and people who cannot easily reach a lawyer. The notice lists these duties:

• Teaching people about their constitutional and legal rights, and helping them understand their own dispute or problem.
• Visiting police stations to make sure an arrested person gets legal help if they need it.
• Helping victims of crime claim the compensation they are owed.
• Visiting children's homes and observation homes and providing legal services to the children there.
• Spreading the word about settling disputes through Lok Adalats, conciliation, mediation and arbitration.

The work is local and depends on people trusting you. That is why the DLSA wants residents of the district rather than outsiders.

PLV Eligibility: Who Can Apply

The notice sets three conditions:

1. You are a citizen of India and a local resident of Kokrajhar District.
2. You have attained the age of majority, which is 18 in India.
3. You have passed at least matriculation (Class 10).

There is no upper age limit, which is why retired people are welcome. The notice does not ask for a law degree or any work experience.

Under the NALSA scheme for Para Legal Volunteers, the DLSA may pick PLVs from these groups:

• Teachers, including retired teachers
• Retired government servants and senior citizens
• MSW students and teachers
• Anganwadi workers
• Doctors and physicians
• Students, and law students until they enrol as lawyers
• Members of non-political, service-oriented NGOs and clubs
• Members of women's neighbourhood groups, Maithri Sanghams and self-help groups, including marginalised groups
• Educated prisoners with good behaviour serving long sentences
• Anyone else the DLSA thinks fit

The last item means the list is not a closed door. If you meet the three conditions and have a record of community work, apply.

PLV Honorarium: No Salary

The notice says it in bold: the work carries no salary, remuneration or wages, only an honorarium fixed by the National Legal Services Authority or the Assam State Legal Services Authority from time to time. It does not state the amount. Ask the DLSA office before you apply if the money matters to you.

The engagement can also be ended at any time, without reasons, if the DLSA finds you unsuitable. Treat it as volunteer work with some payment, not a government post.

How to Apply for DLSA Kokrajhar Para Legal Volunteer Posts

The notice asks for applications in the "standard form". The form is not attached to the advertisement and is not uploaded on the Kokrajhar District Judiciary recruitment page. Collect it from the DLSA office or ask for it by phone or email before you fill anything in:

• Office: District Legal Services Authority, First Floor, District & Sessions Judge Court Building, Kokrajhar
• Phone: 6901-281638
• Email: dlsakokrajhar2@gmail.com

With the filled form, attach:

1. Two recent passport-size photographs. The passport photo tool can crop one from a phone picture for printing.
2. A self-attested copy of your age proof, such as your HSLC admit card or certificate.
3. A self-attested copy of your residence proof. A Permanent Residence Certificate is the usual document for this in Assam.
4. Self-attested copies of your educational certificates, at least the Class 10 pass certificate.
5. A self-attested caste certificate, if you have one.
6. Proof of any past work experience, if you have any.

Write your mobile number on the form. The notice makes it compulsory. Then hand the application in at the office, or send it by post or courier. It must reach the office by 5 PM on 15 October 2026. The DLSA is not responsible for postal delays, and late or incomplete applications are rejected. If you live in Gossaigaon or elsewhere in the district, delivering it by hand is the safer choice.

Selection and Interview

A selection committee shortlists applicants and interviews them. Its decisions on the shortlist, the final selection and any objection are final. The notice mentions no written test.

There is one contradiction in the notice. It asks for your mobile number "for further communication", but it also says no call letters will be sent and "there shall be no other mode of communication" than the website. Assume nobody will call you. The list of candidates for interview, the interview date and any change to the terms will appear only on the Kokrajhar District Judiciary website. Check it every few days after 15 October. Our list of official websites for Assam government jobs explains why a notice counts only when it is on the official domain.

No travel allowance is paid for the interview. Canvassing in any form, directly or through someone else, disqualifies you.

Also hiring in the district is Kokrajhar University, with six non-teaching posts open until 24 October.