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Calendar of Examinations scheduled to be held in the year 2021

 Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of GDS To Postal Assistant 

 

The Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of GDS To Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant were Last reviewed and notified by the Department vide letter No. 4-5/2015-SPB-I– dated 05.06.2015. The matter has been examined. The competent authority has now decided to revise the same as per details below:- 

 

i) Age Limit: – 

 

The minimum and maximum age for the purpose of Promotion to Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant posts shall be 18 and 30 years respectively as on the date of notification of the vacancy. Permissible relaxation in upper age limit for different categories are as under:- 

 

1.Schedule Cast/Scheduled Tribe ( SC/ST )-5 Years

2.Other Backward Classes ( OBC ) -3Years

3.Economically Weaker Sections ( EWS ) -No Relaxations

4.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD )-10 years

5.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD ) + OBC 13 Years 6.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD ) + SC/ST 15 Years 

 

ii) Educational Qualification: –

Higher Secondary School Examination pass (10+2) certificate or 12th class pass from a recognized board or university. With this above eligibility criteria GDS should complete a basic computer course from a registered institution. 

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GDS to MTS Exam Syllabus 2020

Paper 1 (60) minutes)

Minimum marks 60 { 30 questions of 2 marks each }

Post Office Guide Part 1 (23 Questions )

1.     Organization of the department 

2.     Type of Post office 

3.     Bussiness hours 

4.     Payment of postage ,stamps and stationery 

5.     General rules as to packing ,sealing and posting ,manner of affixing postage stamps

6.     Methods of address 

7.     Post boxes and Post bags 

8.     Duties of latter box peon 

9.     Official Postal articles

10.   Prohibited postal articles 

11.   Product and services : Mails ,Banking and Remittences ,Insurance ,stamps and Business

Postal Manual Valume V (7 Questions )

1.  Definitions

Postal Manual Volume 5 परिभाषा देखे

Part B 

Minimum marks -40 (20 questions of 2 marks each )

1.     General Awereness / Knowledge (10 questions )

2.     Topics to be covered ( 1 to 3 questions from each topic )

3.     Indian Geography 

4.     Civics 

5.     General knowledge 

6.     Indian culture  & Fredom stuggle 

7.     Ethics and morale study

Basic Arithmetic (10 questions )

Topics to be covered ( 1 to 2 questions from each topic )

1.     BODMAS (brackets ,orders ,division ,multiplication , addition ,subtraction )

2.     Percentage 

3.     Profit and loss 

4.     Simple interest 

5.     Average 

6.     Time and work 

7.     Time and distance 

8.     Unitary method 

PAPER 2 60 MINUTES

Minimum marks 50

1.     Translation of words from english to local language ( multiple choice question)  {15 Questions of 1 mark each }

2.     Translation of words from local language to english ( muliple choice question ) { 15 que. of 1 mark each } 

3.     Latter writing in local language in 40 to 50 words ( 1 que. to be attempted out of 3 options ) -10 marks

4.     Paragraph /short essay in local language of 40 to 50 words ( 1 que. to be attempted out of 3 options ) -10 marks

 

The Department of Posts issued guidelines to regulate the limited transfer facility of Gramin Dak Sevaks. The list of conditions for all group of GDS to applicable for transfer:

1)The maximum number of chances to be provided for male GDSs is ONE only and TWO for female GDSs.

2)The transfer will be at his/her own request and own cost to a vacant post at his/her place of choice to his/her/ spouse home village or home division or a place recommended for medical treatment.

3)A minimum engagement period of ONE year from the date of regular engagement on GDS post will be mandatory for female GDS.

4)A minimum engagement period of TWO years from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory for male GD , before transfer request can be entertained.

5)For PwD GD and GDS having PwD dependents/ Mentally retarded dependents, a minimum engagement period of ONE year from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory.

6)Transfer request of GDS who are under put off duty or against whom any disciplinary action, Police case or Court case is pending will not be entertained.

7)Past engagement period will be counted for assessing the eligibility for appearing in departmental examination as well as for annual increment. GDS will not have any claim to go back to the previous engagement /recruitment Unit/Division in any circumstances.

8)When a GDS is transferred at histher own request and the transfer is approved by the competent authority, she/he will rank junior in the seniority list of the new unit, to all the GDS of that unit who exist in the seniority list on the date on which the transfer is ordered, except in case of transfer within the same engagement/recruitment Sub Division/ Unit /Division.

9)Mutual Exchange facility can be provided to all GDS on completion of ONE year (for Female GDS) and TWO years (for Male GDS) engagement period as the case may be.

The GDS can be transferred on her/his request in following circumstances:-

PM Level 2 to BPM Level-2 in TRCA slab 3

BPM Level-1 to BPM Level-1 in TRCA slab-2

ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-2 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-2 in TRCA slab-2

ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-1 in TRCA slab-1

BPM Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2(Postal/RMS) in same TRCA slab.

ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2 (Postal) to BPM Level-1 in the same TRCA slab provided that, the GDS has to make accommodation arrangement for managing BO as per standard prescribed for BO and fulfilling the condition of educational qualification , Compu ter certificate etc. prescribed by the Department from time to time. Before joining as BPM Level-1, he/she has to undergo prescribed training for BPM.

Request transfer of ABPM/Dak Sevak from Postal to RMS in the same TRCA slab.

Transfer from RMS to Postal i.e. from Dak Sevak to ABPM/Dak Sevak in the same TRCA level. However, Dak Sevak from RMS should not be transferred to Postal Dn as BPM

There will not be any drop in TRCA slab on account of a request transfer and numbers of increments earned by GDS will be retained.

 All request transfers are to be considered subject to condition that verification formalities viz (Caste, Education and Police verification report etc.) should have been completed.

Download the Application Form for Transfer:--