Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110001
NOTIFICATION NO: No.17-67/2023-GDS

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

Last date for  online application form : 24.08.2023

'Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement: Schedule-II, July, 2023 Online applications are invited from the eligible applicants for engagement as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) [Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch
Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks]. Applications are to be submitted online at https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/. Details of the vacant posts are given in Annexure-I.

Post: BPM/ABPM/Dak Sevaks 
State wise posts;
1. Andhra Pradesh:
No. of posts: 05
Language: Telugu
Sl. No. 1

2. Assam
No. of posts: 02
Language: Assamese/Asomiya
Sl. No. 2

3. Bihar
No. of posts: 18
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 5

4. Chattisgarh
No. of posts: 07
Language:: Hindi
Sl. No. 6

5. Gujarat
No. of posts: 10
Language: Gujarati
Sl. No. 8

6. Jammu kashmir
No. of posts: 03
Language: Hindi/Urdu
Sl. No. 11

7. Jharkhand
No. of post: 01
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 12

8. Karnataka
No. of posts: 06
Language: Kannada
Sl.No. 13

9. Kerala
No. o posts: 06
Language: Malayalam
Sl. No. 14

10. Madhya pradesh
No. of posts: 18
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 15

11. Maharashtra
No. of post: 01
Language: Konkani/Marathi
Sl. No. 16

12. Maharashtra
No. of posts: 15
Language: Marathi
Sl. No. 17

13. North Eastern
No. of Post: 01
Language: Bengali/Kak Barak
Sl. No. 18

14. North Eastern
No. of post: 01
Language: English/Hindi
Sl. No. 20

15. North Eastern
No. of post: 01
Language: English/Manipuri
Sl. No. 22

16. North Eastern
No. of posts: 04
Language: Mizo
Sl. No. 23

17. Odisha
No. of posts: 11
Language: Oriya
Sl. No. 24

18..Rajasthan
No. of posts: 17
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 28

19. Tamilnadu
No. of posts: 22
Language: Tamil
Sl. No. 29

20. Uttar Pradesh
No. of posts: 19
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 30

21. Uttarakhand
No. of posts: 04
Language: Hindi
Sl. No. 31

22. West Bengal
No. of posts: 16
Language: Bengali
Sl. No. 32

23. West Bengal
No. of posts: 02
Language: Bhutia/English/Lepcha/Nepali
Sl. No. 33

24. Telangana
No. of posts: 05
Language: Telugu
Sl. No. 36

Total No. of posts: 195, for Low Vision

   EMOLUMENTS: Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) plus Dearness Allowance thereon are paid to the GDS. The applicable TRCA to different categories are as under:
BPM : Rs.12,000-29,380/-

ABPM/Dak Sevak: Rs.10,000-24,470/-

 BRIEF JOB PROFILE AND RESIDENCE /ACCOMMODATION: 

 BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)        
The Job Profile of Branch Post Master include:  
a)   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.  
b) 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.
c)  In the single-handed BOs, BPMs have the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of the Office, including mail conveyance and mail delivery.
d)     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 (ASPO)/ Superintendent of Post offices (SPOs) /Senior Superintendent of Post Office (SSPOs) etc. e)  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.   

  ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)
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. deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB.  
b)    To assist BPM in postal operations in a manner as     prescribed by the Department from time to time.
c)   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.  
d)   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.
e)   Any other work assigned by superiors like MO/IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc. 

f)    Residence: ABPMs are required to reside within the delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (HO/SO/BO) concerned.   (iii)  Dak Sevak   Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental offices like Sub Post offices,  Head Post offices etc. The Job Profile of Dak Sevak  include:-
a)   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.  
b)    Dak Sevaks may have to work in sorting offices of Railway Mail Service (RMS).  
c)            Dak Sevaks in the Mail offices will handle receipt- dispatch of mail    bags, transhipment of bags etc.   d)      Dak Sevaks will also 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.  
e)   Residence : Dak Sevaks are required to reside within delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (HO/SO/BO) concerned.

Age: 18-40 years

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:   (a) 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 applicant should have studied the local language, i.e.,  (Name of Local language) at least up to Secondary standard [as compulsory or elective subjects].                  
 (2)  OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:-                
  (i)    Knowledge of computer                  
(ii)  Knowledge of cycling                
 (iii)  Adequate means of livelihood   

  HOW TO APPLY:  
Applications are to be submitted online only at  https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/. 

   (a)   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.-  (b)   For registration on the Portal, the applicants must have their own  active  email  id  and  mobile  number. All the important,  including declaration of  result of shortlisting, offer of provisional engagement etc.  would be  sent  on the registered mobile number thorough SMS/Email only. The Department will not communicate with applicant in any other form.  (c)    Once the applicants registered the same mobile number will not be allowed for any further registrations of any other applicant. In case any duplicate Registration is found by altering the basic details, the candidature of all such registrations will be removed from selection process. Any applicant who forgot the registration number can retrieve the registration number through option ‘Forgot registration’.

No fee for PwD candidates.

SELECTION OF DIVISION AND EXERCISING REFERENCES:          An applicant can only apply one or more vacant posts of GDS in only in one of the selected Divisions. 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.  

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: - 

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