India Post
Department of Posts
Ministry of Communications
Government of India

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://www.indiapost.gov.in/vas/Pages/IndiaPostHome.aspx

Last Date for Receipt of the online application 05.06.2022

NOTIFICATION FOR ENGAGEMENT OF GRAMIN DAKSEVAKS

Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for engagement of 38,926 Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)as BPM/ABPM/ Dak Sevak.

Posts: Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)as BPM/ABPM/ Dak Sevak.
State wise posts:
1. Andhra Pradesh: 06 for Low Vision
Language: Telugu
2. Assam: 10 for Low Vision
Language: Assamese/Asomiya
3. Bihar: 05 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
4. Chattisgarh: 14 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
5. Delhi: 02 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
6. Gujarat: 10 for Low Vision
Language: Gujarati
7. Haryana: 08 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
8. Himachal Pradesh: 04 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
9. Jammukashmir: 06 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi/Urdu
10. Jharkhand: 07 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
11. Karnataka: 12 for Low Vision
Language: Kannada
12. Kerala: 07 for Low Vision
Language: Malayalam
13. Madhya Pradesh: 37 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
14. Maharashtra: 12 for Low Vision
Language: Marathi
15. North Eastern: 02 for Low Vision
Language:Hindi/English
16. North Eastern: 04 for Low Vision
Language:Mizo
17. Odisha: 25 for Low Vision
LanguageOriya
18. Punjab: 01 for Low Vision
Language:Hindi/English
19. Rajasthan: 20 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
20. Tamilnadu: 25 for Low Vision
Language: Tamil
21. Telangana: 06 for Low Vision
Language: Telugu
22. Uttar Pradesh: 16 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
23. Uttarakhand: 02 for Low Vision
Language: Hindi
24. West Bengal: 13 for Low Vision
Language: Bengali
25. West Bengal: 01 for Low Vision
Language: Nepali/English

Application are to be submitted online at https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in.

Pay Scale: BPM: Rs. 12,000/-
ABPM/DakSevak: Rs. 10000/-

Age: 18-40 years

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

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.

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:-

Branch Post Office may function in a building owned by Gram Panchayat or Central government or by State government such as 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.

No fee for PwD candidates.

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:-

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

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.

Recent Photograph: .jpg/.jpeg: Not exceeding 50kb
Signature: .jpg/.jpeg: Not exceeding 20kb

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.

Job Profile:-

BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)

The Job Profile of Branch Post Master will include-
a) 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.

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.

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.

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:-

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.