India Post Recruitment 2024: Gramin Dak Sevak [44228 Posts]

India Post Recruitment 2024: The Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India has released an employment notification for the recruitment of the Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) i.e. Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks in different offices of the Department of Posts. The last date for submission of the application is 5th August 2024.

Post Name:- Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)

• No of posts:- 44228 Posts
• Vacancy in North Eastern Region:- 2255 Posts
• North Eastern Circle Regional Language-wise vacancy list:-
  1. North Eastern Bengali/Kak Barak: 184 Posts
  2. North Eastern English/Garo/Hindi: 336 Posts
  3. North Eastern English/Hindi: 1158 Posts
  4. North Eastern English/Hindi/Khasi: 347 Posts
  5. North Eastern English/Manipuri: 48 Posts
  6. North Eastern Mizo: 182 Posts
• Circle Wise Vacancy List: Click Here to check
• Age limit:- 18 to 40 years as on the last application submission date. The Upper age relaxation is up to 3 years for OBC, 5 years for SC/ST, and 10 years for PWD candidates.
• Salary:- The GDSs are paid payments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), which carries an annual increase of 3%, subject to fulfillment of conditions, as given in the GDS Rules. They are also entitled to Dearness Allowance on TRCA, as declared by the Govt. of India occasionally. The initial engagement of GDS is made in the following basic TRCA Slabs:
  # BPM: Rs.12,000- 29,380/-
  # ABPM/Dak Sevaks: Rs.10,000-24,470/-
• Essential Qualification:- Educational qualification for engagement of GDS is Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks in Mathematics and English conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India.
• Local Language Proficiency:- The applicant should have studied the local language at least up to the 10th Standard from a recognized board.
• Other Criteria: Other requisite criteria are:
  i. Knowledge of computer
  ii. Knowledge of cycling
  iii. Adequate means of livelihood

How to apply for India Post Recruitment 2024: Gramin Dak Sevak?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online through the India Post GDS Recruitment Portal from 15th July 2024 to 5th August 2024.

Selection Process for India Post Recruitment 2024

The Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment consists of the following stages –

• Shortlisting: The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement based on a system-generated merit list. The list of applicants shortlisted for engagement will be released by the Department on its website and GDS Online Portal. Upon declaration of the results, the shortlisted candidates will be informed of the result and dates of physical verification, etc, through SMS on their registered mobile number as well as through email on the registered email addresses
• Merit List: The Merit list will be prepared based on marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/Points to marks in the Secondary School Examination of the 10th standard of recognized Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals.

• Physical Verification of Documents: Thereafter, the shortlisted candidates would be required to attend the designated authority for physical verification of documents. While attending for documents verification the candidates will be required to carry required documents in original and two sets of self-attested photocopies.
• Final Selection: The final selection of the shortlisted applicants will be subject to two-stage physical verification of the original documents, firstly by the Verifying Authority chosen by the applicant at the time of filling up the application. This will be further subject to second-stage verification by the Engaging Authority. The Engaging Authority for the post of BPM is the Divisional Head of the concerned Division and for other categories of posts, i.e., ABPM and Dak Sevak, the Engaging Authority is the Sub Divisional Head/Unit Head.

Application Fee

• For UR/OBC candidates:- Rs 100/-
• For SC/ ST candidates:- Nil
• For Female/ PwD/Transwomen candidates:- Nil

Advertisement No:– 17-03/2024-GDS dated 12.07.2024

Those who wish to apply are advised to go through the below official notification in detail before submitting applications.