Only few days left: Apply for 266 gramin dak sevak posts
India Post Recruitment 2021: Eligible and interested candidates can apply online till October 29, 2021.
The last date to apply for 266 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) posts in India Post is approaching. Through this process, India Post will fill vacancies in branch postmaster (BPM), assistant branch postmaster (ABPM) and dak sevak (DS) posts in the various districts under its Jammu and Kashmir circle. There is a total of 23 postal circles with more than 1.54 lakh post offices across India. Eligible and interested candidates can apply online till October 29, 2021.
Candidates can check vacancy details, qualification, age limit and other details below.
Important dates
– Notification number: ED/8-225/GDS RECTT./VI
– Publication date of notification: September 30, 2021
– Last date of registration and fee payment: October 29, 2021
– Starting of application online submission: September 30, 2021
– Last date of application online submission: October 29, 2021
Vacancy details
The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 266 vacancies. Take a look at category-wise vacancy details:
– Unreserved: 119 posts
– Economically Weaker Section (EWS): 24 posts
– Other Backward Class (OBC): 65 posts
– Scheduled Castes (SC): 29 posts
– Scheduled Tribes (ST): 23 posts
– Person with Disability-A (PwD-A): 02 posts
– Person with Disability-B (PwD-B): 01 posts
– Person with Disability-C (PWD-C): 03 posts
Eligibility criteria
– Educational qualification:
i) Candidates must have passed the 10th standard with pass marks in mathematics, local language and English.
(ii) Compulsory knowledge of the local language is also required to apply for this post.
– Age limit:
Between 18 years to 40 years as of August 23, 2021. Relaxation in the upper age limit is applicable for SC, ST, OBC and divyang candidates as per government guidelines.
– Knowledge of cycling:
Knowledge of cycling is a prerequisite condition for all GDS posts.
Salary
1) Level 1 in time-related continuity allowance (TRCA) slab
BPM: Rs 12,000 per month
ABPM/ Dak Sevak: Rs 10,000 per month
2) Level 2 in time-related continuity allowance (TRCA) slab
BPM: Rs 14,500 per month
ABPM/Dak Sevak: Rs 12,000 per month
However, the initial fixation of TRCA (Time Related Continuity Allowance) will be done on the first stage of Level-I of the respective category.
Selection process
Selection will be made as per the automatically generated merit list. Only marks obtained in class 10 of approved boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals will be the criteria for finalising the selection.
Application fee
Unreserved/ OBC/ Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) male/ trans-man: Rs. 100
SC/ ST/ Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category and female/ trans-woman: No Fee
Application process
Interested and eligible candidates will have to register themselves in the portal through https://indiapost.gov.in or https://appost.in/gdsonline on or before October 29, 2021. Only one registration is to be made for one candidate.
The same registration number should be used for the submission of applications. For more details, candidates are advised to visit the official website of the India Post.