India Post Recruitment 2022 - Check Latest Vacancies, Eligibility Criteria!

Department of Post, also known as, India Post is the government postal service that works under the Ministry of Communication, Government of India has sanctioned massive vacancies for the posts of Postman, Mail Guard, and MTS (Multi Tasking Staff). The board has announced 98083 vacancies for the India Post Recruitment 2022. It is honored as the backbone of India's communication & plays a crucial role in the country's socio-economic development.

• The detailed notification will be released soon.
• India Post is responsible for various services like delivery of mails, parcel services, money orders, providing amounts under an old-age pension scheme as well as the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme.

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India Post Vacancy 2022

The India Post has sanctioned a total number of 98083 vacancies for the post of Mail Guard, Postman, MTS. The board has earlier released the vacancies for the post of GDS. Check the post-wise vacancy details below.

India Post Application Process 2022

The first essential step in the selection process of Gramin Dak Sevak, Branch Postmaster or Assistant Branch Postmaster is the GDS Application Process. In this article, we have mentioned how you can proceed with the registration, fee payment as well as exactly how to upload your document and pay the required application fees. 

Take a look at the major stages involved in GDS Online application process 2022:

• First step is Registration. 
• Payment of Fees (Online/Offline)
• Online Application Process (Fill your Application, uploading of documents, Selection of your post preferences, A preview, submission as well a final printout)

How can you apply for the India Post Posts?

Following the steps below for India Post online apply; you can successfully complete the process. 

Step 1: Enter into the official website – appost.in

Step 2: You can click on the link saying “Registration“. Enter all required details such as name, mobile number, gender, date of birth, category, etc.

Step 3: Your mobile number can be verified with the OTP received. A unique registration number shall also be generated.

Step 4: The application fees are to be paid via online mode or else offline(i.e. via Challan mode) at the Head Post Office.

Step 5: Fill up the GDS online application form using the registration number as well as other details. Upload all of your prescribed educational certificates, photos, as well as signatures in the prescribed formats & then click on the “Submit Details” button.

Step 6: Finally, take a print out of the filled application form in case of future reference.

Step 7: Candidates can check their GDS application status by clicking on the option of ‘‘Application Status’ and also by entering all the required credentials. In case a candidate has lost his registration number/Fee ID; then he/she can look it up from the Forgot Registration/Fee Details option available. Candidates can also change their Mobile Number by utilizing the ‘Change of Mobile Number’ option. 

Application Fee

The application fee has to be paid at the end of filling the application form. The scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, as well as the females, are exempted from paying any such amount. 

In order to pay the fees via offline mode, candidates shall have to visit the Head Post Office or fee payment offices. List of Head Post Offices where you could pay the GDS application fee for the GDS recruitment shall be updated very soon.

Fee Payment via Online Mode

1. For paying the application fee via online mode; candidates shall have to visit the official website & click on the link which says ‘Pay Online’.
2. Your registration number & other required details are to be entered. Check the fee amount which you need to pay & tap on the button “Make Payment“.

Note- Rs. 10 shall be cut as service charge apart from the application fee when paid via net banking & 1% extra is to be paid if payment is through credit cards in case of every transaction. However, no extra service charges shall be charged via debit card. 

Application Form: Signature & Photograph

Candidates shall have to take extra care of the formats as well as the file size of the scanned copies which they have to upload during the Gramin Dak Sevak Application Form Filling Process. However, there are other parameters that you can take a look at as well. 

In case of Photograph

Scanned copy of the photograph is required in JPG format with a file size of up to 50 kb as well as dimensions of up to 200*230 Pixels

In the case of Signature

Scanned copy of the photo in JPG format with a file size up to 50 kb and dimensions of 200*230 Pixels Along with two scanned copies, candidates should have a copy of other scanned copies as well. Check out the details from the table below:

Documents for filling the Application Form 

In order to fill the application form without any issues, candidates have been given this piece of advice to be ready with the documents mentioned below as per their eligibility & requirement.

1. Scanned Copy of Photograph
2. Copy of the signature scanned
3. SSC Marks Memoranda (Class 10 Marks Card)
4. DOB Certificate or SSC Marks Memo as a proof of date of birth
5. Community/Category Certificate (SC/ST/OBC/EWS) Certificate (only if applicable)
6. Computer Certificate as per requirement
7. PH certificate (only if applicable)
8. Additional SSC Marks Memos (if any are present)

India Post Selection Process 

Every recruitment process has a different selection process when it comes to selecting students for a particular post. If we talk about the India Post Recruitment Notification process and specifically about the process for the post of GDS or Gramin Dak Sevak or Postal Assistant; the process is quite simple for the aspirants. Below are the post-wise selection process details.

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India Post Recruitment Notification 2022 - Eligibility Criteria

GDS Recruitment Post 

• Candidates should definitely check out the GDS eligibility criteria before applying for the posts of GDS, BPM & ABPM. The eligibility criteria goes a long way in defining if you are qualified to further apply for your desired posts and if you satisfy the age limits, educational qualifications, etc. 

GDS Specified Age Limit

• The candidate’s age should fall b/w 18 - 40 years.
• Relaxation in case of upper-age limits- Imagine having an upper-age limit relaxation and being able to give the examination; even if you have exceeded the actual age limit criteria for that particular post of your choice. Look at the following table where you shall notice that in case of the India Post 2022; Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes are given an extension of 5 years whereas the OBC caste is provided an extension of 3 years.

GDS Required Educational Qualification : 

• Candidates should have passed their 10th Std. along with Mathematics & English as either compulsory or in the elective subjects list. 
• The candidates should have studied the local language at least up to their class 10 as either a compulsory or as an elective subject for sure. 

Other Criteria should include:

• Candidates should possess a knowledge of Cycling which is a prerequisite condition for all GDS posts in case they have to perform outdoor duties via using cycle as a means of transport. 
• The local Language for Uttar Pradesh is compulsorily Hindi. Candidates should definitely know how to read, write as well as communicate in the Hindi language.

GDS Post Recruitment : Residence Criteria 

Candidates applying for the post of Branch Post Master need to provide a home/shelter to the Branch post office once he/she has been selected for the post but before the day of the appointment. 

• The place you provide for staying should be owned by the Gram Panchayat or by the Central government such as school/officers/BPM’s very own house or it could be a rented place in some busy location of the village.
• The GDS branch officer shall be located in a busy part of the village.
• The size of the GDS BO should be around 100sq. feet and its size should be around 10’ x 10’ and its location should be on the ground floor.
• The house should be easily accessible to the villager & it should not be located in the verandahs, courtyard, kitchen, & stairs. It should not be in an isolated place. 

2) MTS Recruitment Post 

There are certain guidelines which serve as the base for deciding if you qualify for a certain post or not. The criteria is further subdivided into required educational qualification and age limit etc. Once the candidate satisfies this, they can apply for the vacancy post.

Age Limit:

In case of age limit, you should know the minimum and maximum age limits; so that you apply before you cross the required age and hence do not miss out on applying for the prestigious India Posts. 

India Post Exam Pattern & Syllabus 

You must follow the Uttar Pradesh Gramin Dak Sevak Exam Pattern 2022 to start your preparation on a good note. The GDS Post Recruitment exam pattern shall provide information about the examination Type, important questions to prepare, what marks can be scored, duration of the examination, topics & subtopics as well as negative marking. 

Subject Wise Syllabus for Post Office GDS 2022 Post

You should be well-aware of the syllabus and go through each topic carefully in order to excel in your exam. You should identify your weak topics and read them on a daily basis in order to keep them in your memory. Some general topics include the following : 

• National Income
• Determination of price level – Inflation topic
• International Economics
• Indian Economics
• Measures of Central Tendency topic
• Foreign Trade topic
• Economic Planning in India
• Public Finance
• Basics of Computers
• Memory of a Computer
• Algorithms & Flowcharts
• Introduction to Statistics
• Financial Accounting
• Diagrammatic & graphical presentation of data
• Analysis of time series & Index Numbers
• Types of Averages: Arithmetic Mean, Geometric Mean, Harmonic Mean, Median, Mode
• Measures of Dispersion & Skewness
• Dispersion
• Measure of Relation
• Time Series Analysis

UP Postal Circle BPM Syllabus 2022: General Studies

• Events of national & international importance
• General Science and its applications in Contemporary developments of Science & Technology as well as IT
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Protection
• Current affairs- international, national and regional
• Indian polity as well as governance
• Data Analysis which involves tabulation of data, visual representation of the same as well as data analysis

UP Postal Circle Syllabus: Mental Ability

• Data Interpretation
• Analogy
• Non-Verbal Series
• Syllogism
• Embedded Figures
• Directions
• Statements and Conclusions
• Mirror Images
• Decision Making
• Arithmetical Reasoning
• Number Series
• Statements and Arguments
• Alphabet Series
• Coding & Decoding
• Number Ranking
• Clocks & Calendars
• Blood Relations
• Cubes & Dice

UP Postal Circle GDS Syllabus 2022: Numerical Ability​

• Blood Relations
• Pipes & Cistern
• Heights & Distance
• Area
• Time and Distance
• Partnership topic
• Data Interpretation topic
• Problems on H.C.F and L.C.M.
• Ratio & Proportion
• Decimal Fractions
• Boats & Streams
• Logarithms
• Simplifications
• Clocks & Calendars
• Compound Interest topic
• Surds & Indices
• Simple Interest
• Square Root and Cube Root topic
• Allegation/Mixture
• Averages
• Time and Work
• Probabilities
• Problems on Ages
• Permutation and Combination
• Chain Rule concept
• Volume and Surface Area concept 

India Post MTS Exam Pattern 2022

When it comes to the exam pattern for the posts of Postal Assistant/ MTS Recruitment Posts; you should know that it shall deal in subjects like GK, Maths, English as well as a regional language and hence you should be prepared accordingly. It is a 100 marks paper which shall take place for a duration of 120 minutes. 

MTS Recruitment 2022 Syllabus : 

The India Post in the case of MTS 2022 recruitment shall cover topics based on General Knowledge, Mathematics & English. Candidates have to be well-versed with logical and reasoning ability pertaining to that of their class 10 syllabus and also be aware of news relating to culture, sports, etc. their overall knowledge & IQ shall be tested. 

General knowledge: Indian Geography, Freedom Struggle, Culture and Sports, General politics, Constitution of India, Indian Economics, General Science, Current Affairs, Reasoning as well as Analytical abilities in accordance with the 10th Standard. 

Mathematics: Number systems, Decimals and Fractions, Percentages, Ratio and Proportion, Profit and Loss, Simple Interest, Average, Discount, Partnership, Time and Work as well as Time and Distance topics

English: Articles, Prepositions, Conjunctions, Tenses, Verbs, Synonyms & Antonyms, Vocabulary, Sentence structure, Proverbs, Phrases as well as Questions from short unknown passages.

India Post Salary 

• GDS 2022 Recruitment Post 

If we talk about the new salary, the minimum TRCA (Time Related Continuity Allowance) for 4 hours/level 1 in the TRCA slab has been uplifted to Rs. 12000/- per month and maximum to Rs.29, 380/-. The minimum TRCA for 5 hours/level 2 in the TRCA slab shall be around Rs. 14500/- per month & maximum to around Rs. 35,480/-. This is in the case of the new salary whereas the old salary is as stated below : 

The Professional Tax is Rs.110 for all working hours.

The job profile of Branch Post Manager(BPM) is listed below:

1. The Branch Post Manager is responsible for taking care of the entire Gram Panchayat postal works
2. The BPM shall be heading the branch that is he/she should be administering & also the tasks to be performed under his/her branch.
3. The Branch Post Manager is responsible for the promotion of the Government Schemes such as Sukanya Samrudhi Yojana, Money Depositing etc., & for trying to open the maximum number of accounts in his/her branch.
4.  The BPM shall also be responsible for taking care of money orders, book posts, and speed posts. 
5. BPM shall also be responsible for assigning the task of distribution to the concerned people.

Gramin Dak Sevak Salary In case of Of ABPM & Dak Sevak

• The minimum TRCA for 4 hours/level 1 in the TRCA slab has been lifted to around Rs. 10000/- per month and maximum to Rs.24, 470/-.
• The minimum TRCA for 5 hours/level 2 in the TRCA slab has been increased to Rs. 12000/- per month & maximum to Rs. 29,480/-.

Gramin Dak Sevak Salary After 7th Pay Commission

There are several benefits which have been introduced after the 7th pay commission & those benefits are given below:

1. The employers who are working under Gramin Dak Sevak can benefit from the children education allowance up to Rs 6000/- per year.
2. The employers can also avail stationery charges of Rs.25/- per month.
3. One time transfer in case of male employers & two-time transfer in case of female employers is allowed.
4. BPM can avail upto Rs.500 for standard office rent & Rs.200 in case of non-standard office rent.
5. Employers also have the option to opt for voluntary retirement benefits along with minimum service of about 10 years. 

2) Gujarat Postal Circle Multi-Tasking Staff Salary

The salary amount is what a candidate always looks at while applying for a post of his choice. If it comes to applying for India Post 2022 and the posts of Postal Assistant/BPM/ABPM; then the salary details are as mentioned below : 

Gujarat Postal Circle Salary details include the following:

• Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant: Rs. 25,500-81,100/- (Level-4 in the payment matrix)
• Postman/ Mail Guard: Rs. 21,700-69,100/- (Level- 3 in the payment matrix)
• Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS): Rs. 18,000-56,900/- (Level-1 in the payment matrix)

India Post Recruitment Notification - Admit Card 

Candidates who shall apply for this competitive exam can download their E-admit card in order to enter inside the prescribed examination center of this Exam which is conducted by India Post. The hall tickets shall be placed on the website some days before the date of the exam. The candidate shall have to download the hall ticket from the website only & they shall not be sent to the candidates via post.

In order to avoid the last-minute accessing problems of the official website, candidates are advised to download the UP Postal Circle Admit Card for the posts of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) for the various posts. 

Step 1: Candidates shall have to visit the official website of the UP Postal Circle appost.in

Step 2: Click on the ‘Careers’ tab

Step 3: Search for the link for downloading the UP Postal Circle Admit Card for the posts of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) & then click on that link

Step 4: Punch in the login credentials of the candidate like mobile number & date of birth(DOB)

Step 5: Click on the login button

Step 6: Now download the UP Postal Admit Card. 

How to download Gujarat Post Office MTS Admit Card OJAS Postal Circle Multi Tasking Admit Card? 

• First step, the applicants have to visit the official website of the Gujarat Postal Circle. 
• Now, click on the Download Admit Card button, which is given on the right side of the Page, on your screen.
• If you are an Existing User; click on the Existing User button. 
• Enter your ID, Password/ date of Birth(DOB), as well as enter the Captcha for logging in.
• After that it shall display the exam which you have applied for.
• Click on the specific exam & download Gujarat Postal Circle MTS Admit Card 

What are the details provided in the Admit Card?

After the UP Postal Circle Admit Card for the posts of the Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) has been downloaded, the Candidate can check the following details mentioned in their Admit Card as follows : 

• Name of the applicant
• UP Postal Circle Exam Date
• Latest Photo
• Gender (Male/ Female)
• Father’s or Mother’s Name to be mentioned
• Roll No.
• Exam time
• Essential Instructions for the Exam 
• Signature of the required candidate

During the Exam, Candidates shall have to hand-over their ID proof to the invigilator.

UP GDS Expected Cut off Marks

You should be aware of the cut-off marks of each category in order to be well-prepared for the examination. You should take into consideration the specific marks as it shall serve as a reference against which you can check your marks while taking mock tests & assessing your performance. 

India Post Results 

All the Candidates who shall give the exam of Uttar Pradesh Postal Circle GDS Exam shall wait for their result as soon as the exams have been conducted. Soon the India Post Recruitment Board will upload the Results on their official website. So, all the Candidates are advised to be in touch with the official website of Uttar Pradesh Postal Circle.

How to Check Indian Postal Circle GDS Results 

• Enter the official website www.appost.in
• Then look for the GDS Results state wise.
• Click on it & enter all the details which are needed. 
• Now check the Indian Post Office GDS Result & download it.
• Take a print out of your results for future use. 

How to Check Gujarat Postal GDS Results 

All the Candidates who shall give the Gujarat MTS Recruitment Exam shall wait for their result as soon as the exams have been conducted. Soon the Recruitment Board shall upload the India Post Recruitment Results on their official website. So, all the Candidates are advised to be in touch with the official website of Gujarat MTS Recruitment Notification. 

1. Candidates should visit the Official Portal - www.appost.in
2. They can then search for the Gujarat Postal GDS Results.
3. Press the Result link, and then wait for a PDF File to open.
4. Check if your Registration Number, name, Category wise & all other details are correct.
5. Download the Gujarat Postal GDS Result Merit List PDF.
6. Take a print-out of the results for future reference. 

What details shall be included in India Post Result?

The India Post result shall include the following details as mentioned on the GDS Result:

• Division name
• Head Office Name
• Sub Office Name
• Branch Office Name
• Position of the applicant in Indian Post
• Candidate’s Category
• Number of Post Offices Allocated to the candidate
• Registration Number of candidate 
• Selected Candidates with their specific Percentage

What is the next process after the India Post  Result?

The provisional result shall be out on the India Post official website. Candidates shall be sent an India Post Recruitment notification regarding Result via SMS/ Post. Candidates who shall receive SMS/ Post regarding the Provisional Merit List shall be further called for document verification. 

The final selection/ appointment shall be determined by the Authority. Candidates shall be appointed as GDS/ ABPM or BPM after the verification of all their educational as well as other documents produced by them.

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