Gramin Dak Sevak

and detailed Applications are invited for the post of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) as BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevak. These applications are to be submitted online. The submission link is https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. If the application will be submitted by any other mode, it will be rejected or disqualified. For further detailed information, you can go through Annexure-I.

Job Positions

• Branch Post Master
• Assistant Branch Post Master
• Dak Sevak

Number of Posts

• Gujrat — 1901
• Telangana — 1226
• Odisha — 3066
• Rajasthan — 2390
• Tamil Nadu — 4310

Total Number of posts are 12893

Eligibility

• Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English (having been studied as compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India shall be a mandatory educational qualification for all approved categories of GDS.
• The Candidate must have knowledge of the local language.
• Interested candidates also have the knowledge of Cycling is a pre-requisite condition for all GDS posts. In the case of a candidate who has knowledge of riding a scooter or motorcycle, that may be considered as knowledge of cycling also. The candidate has to submit a declaration to this effect in Annexure-III

Age Limit

• Minimum age:18 years
• Maximum age:40 years
• Permissible relaxations in the Upper age limit for different categories as per notification.
• Age will be determined on the last date of submission of the application as per notification.

Note Down the Importants

1. The Department of Posts and engaging authority of each post reserves the sole right to modify, or cancel the notification of a post at any time without assigning any reason, Or to stop the ongoing process.
2. Candidates should note that once the details of Registration or of application are submitted the details cannot be modified or altered. Such requests will not be entertained at any level.
3. Department of Posts is not responsible for non-receipt of email/SMS by the candidate due to any specific reason or without any reason arising out of network services providers and other dependencies.
4. The Department of Posts does not make any phone calls to the candidates. The correspondence, if any, is made with candidates through the respective Engaging Authority only.
5. Candidates are advised not to disclose their personal information/registration number/ mobile numbers/email ids to others and be guarded against any unscrupulous phone calls.
6. Candidates can view his / her application status on the website by providing the registration number and mobile number till the results are announced.

Selection Process

• Selection will be made as per the system generated merit list based on the merit position of the candidate and the preference of posts submitted. This shall be subject to fulfilling of all eligibility criteria as per the rules.
• Notice for documents verification will be sent only to the most suitable candidate for the post based on merit and preference submitted.
• Provisionally selected candidate while attending to the Documents verification, the candidate has to come alongwith original documentsand one set of photo copies for submission. Adequate time will be given to selected candidate to report with original certificates for verification. If the verification is successful, provisional engagement order will be given. Else, the next candidate in merit will get the systemgenerated email/SMS.
• The provisional engagement letter will be issued through email and notified through SMS. In case there is no response within the given time in the said provisional engagement letter, a final reminder through email, sms and Registered Post will be sent giving additional time to report for joining. If there is still no response, the candidature shall be cancelled.
• No weightage will be given for higher educational qualification. Only marks obtained in 10th standard of approved Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals will be the criteria for finalizing the selection. Passing of all the subjects as per the respective approved board norms is mandatory. However, the merit calculation will be made on the score of the subjects for which merit is considered as per the Board.
• For applicants with marks, their total marks will be worked out by taking into account the marks obtained in the compulsory and elective/optional subjects (other than extra subjects, if any).
• For applicants having both Total Marks and Grading Point (i.e. mark list issued with total marks and grading point both), in such cases the method used will be as follows :- “The candidate’s total marks will be worked out while ignoring the Grading Point; this methodology will ensure that candidate possessing higher marks will be selected.
• For candidates having grades subject-wise, marks will be arrived for each subject (compulsory and elective subjects but not extra subjects), by applying the multiplying factor of 9.5
• Where Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) is also provided, the marks will be arrived at by multiplying the CGPA by 9.5. Where individual grades in each subject as well as CGPA is given, the higher of the two marks will be taken. Where two or more candidates have equal marks, the candidate having the higher age (older candidate) will be given preference.
• Candidates having both marks and grades in the marks list have to apply with marks only. In case any candidate applies with grades only his application will be liable for disqualification.
• In case candidates get the same marks, the merit order would be taken as DOB (higher age as merit), ST trans-woman, ST female, SC trans-woman, SC female, OBC trans-woman, OBC female, EWS transwoman, EWS female, UR trans-woman, UR female, ST trans-male, ST Male, SC trans-male, SC Male, OBC trans-male, OBC male, EWS transmale, EWS male, UR trans-male, UR male.
• If a candidate opts for five posts with preference post1, post2, post3, post4, post5etc and selected as meritorious in more than one post, the post in the order of preference will be offered. The candidature for all the remaining posts will be forfeited.
• Applications submitted without complete data will be rejected.In case a candidate uploads wrong documents/information and unnecessary documents, candidature will be rejected. Similarly, in case the candidate enters marks erroneously either high or low with reference to marks list uploaded, the candidature will be rejected at the time of document verification.An undertaking will be obtained from the candidate in the format annexed as Annexure-V.
• The selection process will be completed by 15.11.2022. Applications pending after 15.11.2022 shall not be considered for engagement. Applications for which email/sms notification for documents verification is yet to be sent, shall be considered as pending. Such applications shall have no rights for engagement after 15.11.2022 with respect to his/her application already submitted against this notification.

Job Description

BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)

• Carrying out transactions (offline and online) of Branch Post Office and India Post Payments Bank(IPPB) using the handheld device/mobile device/smartphone.
• Marketing of Postal products and services, India Post Payments Bank services, various services provided by Customer Services Centres (CSC), procurement of business in the villages or Gram Panchayats within the jurisdiction of the Branch Post Office. This would include organizing melas and door-to-door canvassing for business requirements and popularising schemes of government.
• Maintenance of records, upkeep of handheld device/mobile device/smartphone.
• Branch Postmaster has the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of Post Office including mail conveyance and mail delivery.
• He/she might be assisted by Assistant Branch Post Master. BPM will be required to do combined duties of ABPMs as and when ordered. In some of the Branch Post Offices, there may not be ABPM post and the BPM has to do all the work of the BO.
• Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.

ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)

• Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB.
• Assisting Branch Postmaster in counter duties using handheld device/mobile device/smartphone.
• Marketing of Postal products and services, India Post Payments Bank services, various services provided by Customer Services Centre’s(CSC), procurement of business in the villages or Gram Panchayats within the jurisdiction of the Branch Post Office. This would include organizing melas and door-to-door canvassing for business requirements and popularizing schemes of government.
• ABPM will also be required to do Combined Duty of BPMs as and when ordered.
• Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.

DAK SEVAK

• Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPBand any other duties assigned by Postmaster/Sub Postmaster.
• Dak Sevaks may have to work in sorting offices of Railway Mail Service (RMS).
• Dak Sevaks in mail offices and Business Offices will handle receiving and dispatching of mail bag, transhipment of bags
• DakSevaks also have to assist Post Masters/Sub Postmasters in managing the smooth functioning of Departmental Post Offices and do marketing, business procurement or any other work assigned by the Post Master or IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs/SRM/SSRM etc.

Procedure of Fee Payment

• Applicants, except exempted category of candidate, should pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred) for all posts within the chosen Division.
• Candidate who requires to make the payment of fee may pay the fee through online mode of payment using the link provided for payment.
• All recognized Credit/Debit cards and Net Banking facility/ UPI can be used for this purpose.
• Charges applicable for usage of Debit/Credit cards and net banking as per the rules from time to time will be levied to the candidates. Fee may also be paidat any Head Post Office in India.
• For making the payment of fee the candidate should refer the Registration Number.
• Fee once paid will not be refunded. Hence, candidate is requested to ensure his/her eligibility for applying to particular Division before making the fee payment.
• Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee may apply online directly.

How To Apply

• The Candidate who desires to apply online will have to register himself / herself in the portal through https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in with the following basic details to obtain the Registration Number:-
  • Name (In capital letter as per X class certificate Marks Memo including spaces)
  • Father’s Name / Mother’s Name
  • Mobile Number
  • Email ID
  • Date of Birth
  • Gender
  • Community
  • PwD – Type of Disability – (HH/OH/VH)- Percentage of disability
  • State in which Xth class passed
  • Language studied in Xth class
  • Year of Passing Xth class
  • Scanned Passport Photograph
  • Scanned Signature
• Only one Registration is allowed for one candidate for schedule 1 & 2 in a calendar Year. The same registration number should be used for submission of applications.Once registered the same mobile number will not be allowed for further Registrations of any other candidate. In case any duplicate Registration is found by altering the basic details, the candidature relating to all such Registrations will be removed for consideration of selection.Any candidate who forgot the registration number can retrieve the registration number through option ‘Forgot registration’.
• The candidates must have own active email id and mobile number.

Fees

• The fee of Rs.100/-/-(Rupees one hundred only) is to be paid by the applicants for all posts notified in the chosen Division. However, payment of fee is exempted for all female candidates, SC/ST candidates, PwD candidates and Transwomen candidates.

Salary

• BPM —- Rs. 12,000
• ABPM/Dak Sevak —- Rs. 10,000

Note Down the Dates

• Opening Date: 02-05-2022
• End Date: 05-06-2022