Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for engagement of
38,926 Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)as BPM/ABPM/ Dak Sevak. Application are to
be submitted online at https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. Applications
submitted through any other mode will not be considered and rejected. Details
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of vacant posts for which applications are called for are given in Annexure-I.
- Engagement Schedule is as under: –
(i) Application Submission Start Date: 02/05/2022
(ii) Application Submission End Date: 05/06/2022 - Emoluments: Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity
Allowance(TRCA) is paid to GDS.The following minimum TRCA shall be payable
to different categories of GDS after engagement: –
Note 1: OM. No.17-31/2016-GDS dated 25.06.2018 related to
payment of TRCA and other allowances to all approved categories of
GDS is available on www.indiapost.gov.inunder Employee Corner,
Circulars, Rules and Latest Orders GDS.
Note 2: GDSare holder of a Civil posts but they are outside of regular Civil
Services of Union of India.
Note:-3 GDSare governed by GDS (Conduct and Engagement)
Rules,2020issued vide OM. No. 17-30/2019-GDS dated
14.02.2020andamended from time to time, is available on
www.indiapost.gov.in under Employee Corner Circulars, Rules and Latest
Orders,GDS.
Sl. Category Minimum TRCA for 4 Hours/Level 1 in
TRCA Slab
i. BPM Rs.12,000/-
ii. ABPM/DakSevak Rs.10,000/-
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AGE - Minimum age:18 years
- Maximum age:40 years
- Age will be determined as on the last date of submission of
application as per notification.
4.Permissible relaxations in Upper age limit for different categories are
as under:-
Sl.No. Category Permissible age
relaxation - Schedule Cast/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 years
- Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 years
- Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) No relaxation*
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD)* 10 years*
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD)* + OBC 13 years*
- Persons with Disabilities (PwD)* +
SC/ST
15 years*
Note:-1* There will be no relaxation in upper age limit to EWS candidates.
However, the persons belonging to EWS who are not covered
under the scheme of reservation for SC, ST and OBC shall get
10% reservation in engagement to the GDS posts.
The instructions issued by the Department vide no.19-11/97-ED &
TRG dated 27.11.1997, No. 17-08/2017-GDS dated 26.02.2019and No.
17-09/2019-GDS dated 26.02.2019providing for adequate representation
of SC/ST/OBC communities, Persons with Disability and Economically
Weaker Sections (EWSs) respectively will continue to apply.
Thepermissible disability for personswith Disabilitywill be as given below
in GDS posts:-
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Sl. Name of the
Posts
Categories of disability suitable for the
post.
1 BPM/ ABPM/
DakSevaks
a) Low vision (LV),
b) D(Deaf), HH (Hard of hearing),
c) One Arm (OA), One leg (OL), Leprosy
Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim,
d) Specific learning disability.
Multiple disabilities from amongst
disabilities mentioned at (a) to (d) above
except Deaf and Blindness.
- Educational Qualification
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. - Compulsory knowledge of Local Language
The candidate should have studied the local languagei.e. (Name of
Local language) at least up to 10th standard [as compulsory or elective
subjects]. - Knowledge of Cycling
Knowledge of Cycling is a pre-requisite condition for all GDS posts. In
case of a candidate having knowledge of riding a scooter or motor cycle, that
may be considered as knowledge of cycling also. The candidate has to submit
a declaration to this effectin Annexure-III. - Adequate alternate means of Livelihood
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The candidate applying for the post shall note that he/she shall
have adequate means of livelihood as stipulated in Rule 3-A (iii) of GDS
(Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2020to support himself/ herself and
his/ her family from other sources so as to supplement his/her income.
However, this shall not be a pre-requisite for candidates for the purpose
of selection. Selected candidate shall be required to comply with this
condition within 30 days after selection but before engagement. The
candidate shall furnish an undertaking in the application form itself in
Annexure-IVthat he/ she has other sources of income besides the
allowances to be paid by the Government to support livelihood for
himself/ herself and his/her family. The candidate after selection as GDS
shall have to give the undertaking again before engagement. - No person holding an elective office will be considered for engagement
to the post. - The candidate selected as GDS shall not engage in any activity with any
outside agency, which would be detrimental to the business or interest of the
Post Office. - Past experience or service of any kind will not be considered for
selection. - Residence and Accommodation for locating Branch Post Office
(i) The candidates must provide accommodation for Branch Post Office
after selection but before engagement. A declaration to this effect
with details of accommodation is to be submitted before engagement.
This condition is applicable for GDSBPM post only. GDS BPM is
required to reside in Post village only and ABPMs/Dak Sevaks are
required to reside within delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office
(HO/SO/BO) concerned. The accommodation should meetthe following
prescribed standards:-
(a) Branch Post Office may function in a building owned by Gram
Panchayat or Central government or by State government such as
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school or offices or BPM’s own house or a proper rented
accommodation at a busy place of the village(Gram Panchayat building,
where available, is preferred). The accommodation for the GDS Branch
Office should be exclusively available for Post Office use. It may work
from a village shop but Post office working from shop should have an
exclusive space to keep the registers, micro ATM or hand-held device
and other items apart from space for prominently exhibiting the
signage etc. giving due importance to Post Office.
(b) Location-The GraminDakSevak Branch Office (GDS BO) should be
located in the main busy part of the village.The candidate selected
forthe engagement of BPM shall have to provide centrally located
accommodation in the Branch Post Office village within 30 days for use
as Post Office premises and the expenditure of the hiring, if any,
needs to be borne by the candidate.
(c) Size- The minimum size of GDS Branch Office should not be less
than 100 sq. feet preferably in 10’x10’ dimensions and atground
floor.
(d) Approach- The GDS Branch Office should have direct
access/approach from village road and should be located in front
portion of the building in which it is housed. The GDS BO should not
be housed in Verandas,Courtyards, Kitchen, SPWC under the stairs,
bed room, damaged rooms, make-shift accommodations, isolated
buildings outside the village etc. which are difficult to access/approach
by the Customers.
(e) Structure -The GDS Branch Office accommodation should preferably
be a Brick and Mortar structure to ensure safety and security. The
room should be properly ventilated and lighted and should be properly
maintained and neatly white washed.
(f) Power supply – The post office room should have electrical power
connection for charging of handheld devices and for fan, electricity
bulb etc. It should have suitable place to install solar panels as well
provided by Department.
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(g) At present DARPAN devices are using Network
ServiceProviders(NSPs)like Airtel, Vodafone/Idea, BSNL&Jio for
ensuring connectivity to Branch Post Offices. While providing
accommodation for GDS BO, it should be ensured that, Network is
available for any one of these NSPs or any other NSP(s) if so allowed
by Department of Posts.
Further, it is clarified that the candidate who provide the above
prescribed standards of accommodation after selection but before
engagement and if he is engaged as GDS BPM will be entitled for the
drawl of Composite allowance @ Rs.500/-per month. If the candidate
is selected and engaged where the Branch Post Office is
accommodated in a rent free accommodation, he/she will be entitled
for Composite allowance Rs.250/- equal to that of BPMs who provide
non-standard accommodation (i.e. accommodation that does not
fulfill above standards is treated as non-standard accommodation). - Production of SC/ST/OBC/Disability/ Economically Weaker
Sections Certificate.
Production of SC/ST/OBC/disability/EWSs certificate in the prescribed
format is compulsory in case of such candidates. - Method of Submission of Application and Fee
Application can be submitted online only at
https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. Applications received through any
other mode shall not be entertained.
Fee: A 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.
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- How to apply:- (a) 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:-
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i) Name (In capital letter as per X class certificate Marks Memo including
spaces)
ii) Father’s Name / Mother’s Name
iii) Mobile Number
iv) Email ID
v) Date of Birth
vi) Gender
vii) Community
viii) PwD – Type of Disability – (HH/OH/VH)- Percentage of disability
ix) State in which Xth class passed
x) Language studied in Xth class
xi) Year of Passing Xth class
xii) Scanned Passport Photograph
xiii) Scanned Signature
(b) 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’.
(c) The candidates must have own active email id and mobile number.
(d) Selection of Division and exercising preferences:-
The candidate can select only one Division for submission of his/her
candidature for all the eligible posts of the Selected Division.The
candidate has to validate his/her details by giving Registration number
and OTP sent to the registered mobile number. On selecting the
Division, a list of all eligible posts (based on community and age) will be
displayed against which candidate has to give his/her
preference.Preference and option once exercised /submitted by the
candidate is final and will not be changed under any circumstances.
Hence, candidates should exercise due care. Candidate will not be
considered for a post, for which he/she has not given/indicated his/her
preference. However, only one post will be offered among all the posts
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in a notification if she/he has applied for one or more posts in any one
Division under any Circle.
Example: – If a candidate opts for five posts with preference post1,
post2, post3, post4, post5 etc. and selected as meritorious in more than
one post, the firstpost in the order of preference, against which he/she is
found most suitable, will be offered and the candidature for all the
remaining posts will be forfeited. However, basing on the merit, the
candidate gets choice of post and on offering such post, his other
preferences will be forfeited for consideration for other preferences. - Procedure of Fee Payment:-
i. 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.
ii. For making the payment of fee the candidate should refer the
Registration Number.
iii. 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.
iv. Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee may apply online
directly.
- Uploading of documents:-
The candidates must upload the following documents in the formats
and sizes as prescribed. Hence, it is advised to keep the scanned documents
ready in softcopy form before applying online.
Page 9 of 19 - Submission of 10thClassmarks details: –
Candidate has to submit the details of marks obtained in the 10thclass.
In case the marksheet contains grades/points etc apart from marks,
only marks need to be submitted. In cases where the board has
awarded grades/points in place of marks, the same may be submitted in
application. - An undertaking has to be submitted by the candidate in Annexure-II
declaring that he/she has adequate knowledge to operate computer
Desktop/laptop/POS/mobile etc. to work on the Departmental software. - Job Profile:-
(i) BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)
The Job Profile of Branch Post Master will includea) Carrying out transactions (offline and online) of Branch Post Office
and India Post Payments Bank(IPPB) using the handheld
device/mobile device/smartphone.
b) 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.
Sl. No. Name of the
Document
Uploading
file format
Permitted file size Is the upload
mandatory or not
1 Recent
Photograph
.jpg/.jpeg Not exceeding 50kb Mandatory
2 Signature .jpg/.jpeg Not exceeding 20kb Mandatory
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c) Maintenance of records, upkeep of handheld device/mobile
device/smartphone.
d) 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.
e) Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.
(ii) ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)
The Job Profile of Assistant Branch Post Master will include:-
a) Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at
doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB.
b) Assisting Branch Postmaster in counter duties using handheld
device/mobile device/smartphone.
c) 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.
d) ABPM will also be required to do Combined Duty of BPMs as and
when ordered.
e) Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.
(iii) DAK SEVAK
Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental offices like Sub post offices,
Head Post offices etc. The Job Profile of DakSevak will include:-
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a) 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.
b) Dak Sevaks may have to work in sorting offices of Railway Mail
Service (RMS).
c) Dak Sevaks in mail offices and Business Offices will handle receiving
and dispatching of mail bag, transhipment of bags
d) 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.
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