Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001

NOTIFICATION No. 17-03/2024-GDS dated 12.07.2024

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/Model_Notification.pdf

Last date for receipt of filled in application form: 05/08/2024

Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement Schedule, July 2024

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates to fill the vacant posts of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) [i.e, Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks] in different offices of the Department of Posts. The detail of the vacant posts is given in Annexure-I. The applications are to be
submitted online at the following link https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. 

The applicants must clearly understand that the GDSs are not regular employees of the Department and their emoluments, allowances and other entitlements are not at par with the Central Government employees. Their service conditions are governed by Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2020 [referred to as GDS Rules], as revised from time to time and not framed under the Article 309 of the Constitution of India. They are holders of Civil Posts outside the civil services of state. They are required to serve, mostly, in rural areas to render the services of the Department.

Post: BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevaks 
State wise Post: 

Andhra Pradesh: 06
Language: Telugu
Assam: 09
Language: Assamese/Asomiya
Bihar: 25
Language: Hindi
Chattisgarh: 15
Language: Hindi
Gujarat: 10
Language: Gujarati 
Haryana: 01
Language: Hindi 
Himachal Pradesh: 01
Language:Hindi 
Jammukashmir: 02
Language: Hindi/Urdu
Jharkhand: 05
Language: Hindi 
Karnataka: 07
Language: Kannada
Kerala: 12
Language: Malayalam
Madhya Pradesh: 37
Language: Hindi
Maharashtra: 01 + 35
Language: Konkani/Marathi 
North Eastern: 4 + 15 + 4 + 1
Language: Bengali/Kak Barak//Hindi//Khasi
Odisha: 18
Language: Oriya
Rajasthan: 26
Language: Hindi 
Tamilnadu: 26
Language: Tamil
Uttar Pradesh: 32
Language: Hindi
Uttarakhand: 12
Language: Hindi
West Bengal: 02 +22
Language: Bengali/Bhutia/English/Lepcha/Nepali
Telangana: 05
Language: Telugu
Total No. ofposts: 333 for Low Vision

The Job Profile of Branch post Master include: 

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. 

Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by the Department and operating various services in the customer services’ centres (CSC) of the Department etc.

In the single-handed BOs, BPMs have the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of the Office, including mail conveyance and mail delivery. 

In the BOs other than single handed, the BPMs may be assisted by ABPM(s). However, BPM will be required to do combined duties of ABPM(s) as and when ordered or in the case of non-availability of ABPM (s). Any other work may also be assigned by superiors like Mail Overseer (M.O)/Inspector Post (IPO)/Assistant Superintendent of post (ASPOs)/Superintendent of post  offices (SPOs)/Senior Superintendent of post Office (SSPOs) etc.

OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE UPLOADED (in PDF format only, Size 100-300 KB):

Residence/Accommodation: The applicant selected as GDS BPM will have to 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. The applicant so selected will be required
to reside in post village (the village in which the BO is functioning) only. The accommodation should meet the standards as prescribed by this Directorate letter No. 17-02/2018-GDS dated 08.03.2019 as amended from time to time.

The Job Profile of Assistant Branch post Master include:

a) Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, exchange the mail with account office etc. deposit/payments/other transactions of IPPB.
b) To assist BPM in postal operations in a manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time. 

Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in the Customer Services' Centres (CSC) of the Department etc. 

ABPM may also be required to do combined duties of the BPM as and when ordered or in case of non-availability of BPM in addition to his/her regular duties

Any other work assigned by superiors like MO/IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.

Dak Sevak
Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental Offices line Sub Post Offices, Head Post Offices & offices of Railway Mails Services etc. The Job Profile of Dak Sevak include: 

Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB and 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 the Mail offices will handle receipt- dispatch of mailbags, transhipment of bags etc. 

EMOLUMENTS AND ALLOWANCES:
The GDSs are paid emoluments in form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), which carry an annual increase of 3%, subject to fulfilment of conditions, as given in the GDS Rules. They are also entitled to Dearness Allowance on TRCA, as declared by the Govt. of India from time to time. The GDSs are also entitled to some other allowances and social security benefits, which include, GDS Gratuity and Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (akin to New Pension Scheme applicable to regular employees), whose details are given under the GDS Rules and official website of the Department. The initial engagement of GDS is made in the following basic TRCA Slabs:

BPM : Rs.12,000-Rs.29,380/-
ABPM/Dak Sevaks : Rs.10,000-Rs.24,470/-

Age: 18-40 years
Age Relaxation :10 years

EDUCATIONAL 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. 

The applicant should have studied the local language at least up to 10th Standard from a recognized board. The detail of post-wise local language prescribed by the Department is given in the Annexure-III. 

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: -

i. Knowledge of computer
ii. Knowledge of cycling
iii. Adequate means of livelihood

Candidates seeking reservation benefits available for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PwBD/EWS must ensure that they are entitled to such reservation as per eligibility prescribed in this notification. They should also be in possession of a valid certificate in the prescribed format in support of their claim.

Apply online: https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/ref_validation.aspx

No fee for PwD candidates.

HOW TO APPLY: 
Applications are to be submitted in the online mode only at : https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. Applications received from any other mode
shall not be entertained and no communication in this respect will be entertained/replied. Detail instructions for registration, payment of fee, documents to be uploaded with application, selection of posts etc. are given in Annexure-II.

The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement on the basis of a system generated merit list. 

The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/Points to marks (as explained in sub paras - iii to xiii below) in Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of recognised Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals. 

For applicants where Secondary School Examination of 10th standard mark sheet contains the marks as mentioned in each subject or marks and Grade/Points both, their total marks will be worked out by taking into account the 'marks obtained'. In case any applicant applies with grades/points instead of marks, his/her application will be liable for cancellation. However, if for any particular subject (s) only grades are mentioned in the mark sheet then for that subject (s) grades can be mentioned and the same need not to be converted to the marks by the candidates.

The candidates must write their name, Date of Birth, father’s name and mother’s name strictly as given in the Matriculation Certificates.

Applications with blurred/ illegible Photograph/ Signature will be rejected.

For any Queries, Division wise help desk and mobile numbers are provided on the website. The Department would not entertain any query on any other number, other than the help desks. The Department would also not entertain any communication regarding acceptance of applications in any other form and any such communication will be filed

Applicant will have to first register himself/herself on the GDS online Engagement Portal at the link https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in details to obtain the Registration Number. 

For registration on the Portal, the applicants must have their own active email id and mobile number. All the important information, including declaration of result of shortlisting, offer of provisional engagement etc. wouldbe sent on the registered mobile number Email only. The Department will not communicate with applicant in any other form. 

An applicant can only apply one or more vacant posts of GDS in only in one of the selected Division. Before selecting Division option, applicant 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 the community
and Age) will be displayed against which applicant has to give  preferences. Applicant will not be considered for a post, for which he/she has not given/indicated his/her preference(s). However, if shortlisted, only one post only will be offered for engagement and his/her rights for all other posts will be forfeited.

Example: If an applicant opts for five posts in a Division with preference post1, post2, post3, post4, post5 etc. and selected as meritorious in more than one post, the first post 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.

UPLOADING OF DOCUMENTS:

The applicant is required to upload only the following documents at the time of submitting online application in the formats and sizes as prescribed. Hence, it is advised to keep the scanned documents ready in softcopy form before applying online: 

Recent Photograph: jps/.ipeg
Not exceeding 50kb 

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