India Post, the country’s largest postal network service, has, in a notification, alerted recruitment of 44,228 vacancies for the position of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS). India Post is hiring 10th-passed students for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) as Branch Postmaster (BPM) and Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevak for the financial year 2024-25. Only Indian citizens are eligible to apply for Post Office GDS vacancies through the online mode using IndiaPost GDS Online Portal indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The closing date for registration of online applications is 5th August 2024.

India Post Office Bharti 2024 Vacancy Information

A total of 44,228 vacancies have been notified pan-India. A total of 44228 vacancies are notified across the country including Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, North East, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamilnadu, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Check table for detailed vacancy –

Circle Name	Total Vacancies
Andhra Pradesh	1355
Assam	896
Bihar	2558
Chhatisgarh	1338
Delhi	22
Gujarat	2034
Haryana	241
Himachal Pradesh	708
Jammu and Kashmir	442
Jharkhand	2104
Karnataka	1904
Kerala	2433
Madhya Pradesh	4011
Maharashtra	3170
North Eastern	2255
Odisha	2477
Punjab	387
Rajasthan	2718
Tamil Nadu	3789
Uttar Pradesh	4588
Uttarakhand	1238
West Bengal	2543
Telangana	981

India Post GDS Job Profile 2024

Branch Postmaster (BPM): Day to day postal operations of Branch Post Office (B.O) and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) in the manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.

Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM): Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, exchange the mail with account office etc. deposits/ payments/ other transactions of IPPB.
Dak Sevak: Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental offices like Sub Post offices, Head Post offices etc.

India Post GDS Eligibility Criteria 2024

India Post GDS 2024 Age Limit:

Minimum 18 years and Maximum 40 Years as on closing date.
The maximum age shall be relaxable by 03 years for OBC and 05 years for SC / ST Category Candidates. For PWD (PH) Candidates – Age Relaxation up to 10 years.

Educational Qualifications:

(1) Minimum Secondary School Examination pass / 10th Class (Matriculation) Pass in Mathematics and English (having been studied as compulsory or elective subjects) from any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/ State Governments/ Union Territories in India.

(2) The applicant should have studied the local language i.e. (Name of Local language) at least up to Secondary standard [as compulsory or elective subjects].

(3) Other Qualifications: Knowledge of computer, Knowledge of cycling and Adequate means of livelihood.

Other Eligibility:

Compulsory knowledge of Local Language: The candidate should have studied the 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.
Adequate alternate means of Livelihood.

India Post GDS 2024 Application Fee

Rs 100/- for General and OBC category candidates. The fee is to be paid by the applicants for all posts notified in the chosen Division. The fee can be made through online only at indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. No fee for all female candidates, SC/ST candidates, PwD candidates and Transwomen candidates.

India Post GDS Selection Process 2024

The Selection will be made as per the automatic generated merit list as per the rules based on the candidates online submitted applications.

The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained / conversion of Grades / Points to Marks in 10th Standard / Secondary School Examination of approved Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals. Passing of all the subjects as per the respective approved board norms is mandatory.

Applicants having both marks and grades in the marks sheet have to apply with marks only. In case any applicant applies with grades instead of marks, his/her application will be liable for disqualification.

No weight-age will be given for higher educational qualification.

The Merit would be decided on the basis of following priority order:- “DOB (Older in age), ST trans-woman, ST female, SC trans-woman, SC female, OBC trans-woman, OBC female, EWS trans-woman, EWS female, UR trans-woman, UR female, ST trans-male, ST Male, SC trans-male, SC Male, OBC trans-male, OBC male, EWS trans-male, EWS male, UR trans-male, UR male.

India Post GDS Salary 2024

The selected candidates will be paid as follows:

Post Office GDS SalaryABPM/ GDS- Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 24,470/-
BPM- Rs. 12,000/- to Rs. 29,380/-

India Post GDS Application Process 2024

Candidates have to apply for India Post Office Recruitment 2024 in three stages- registration, payment of application fee, and online application. Each step is discussed below-

Step 1- Visit the official website of India Post Office www.indiapostgdsonline.gov.in.
Step 2- Applicants must first register themselves.
Step 3- Applicants must have their own active email ID and mobile number to create a registration number and password.
Step 4- Payment of Application Fee
Step 5- Apply Online
Step 6- After registration and paying the application fee, candidates have to apply online.
Step 7-Candidates have to select Division and Exercise preferences in the application form after validating Registration Number and Mobile Number.
Step 8- The applicant is required to upload a recent photograph and signature while submitting the online application in the prescribed format and sizes.
Step 9- Candidates are advised to select the Divisional Head of the division in which they are applying for verification of documents at a later stage.

Important Dates-

The last date for registration of online applications is 05/08/2024.

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