Friday, May 3, 2013




Department of Posts, India
Office of the Chief Postmaster General
Kerala Circle, Thiruvananthapuram- 695 033.
Tele No.0471-2303930 e.mail adestco.keralapost@gmail.com


            EXAMINATION/IMMEDIATE
E-mail/INVOICED / REGD
To
            All SSPOs / SPOs in Kerala Circle
            Supdt., PSD, Thiruvananthapuram / Thrissur / Calicut
            Supdt., KCSD, Ernakulam
            Sr. Postmaster, Thiruvananthapuram GPO/Kottayam/Ernakulam/Calicut

No.Rectt/14-1/2013  dated at Thiruvananthapuram-33         the     2  .05.2013
 Sub:-  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade I ,2013 to be held on 30th June 2013. 
As per DG, Posts letter No.34012/4/2012- DE dated 23th April 2013, Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade I  is to be held on 30th June 2013, as per the schedule given below:-
Date of exam
Paper
Time
 30th  June 2013( Sunday)
Paper I(without the aid of books)
10.00AM to 11.30 AM

Paper II(without the aid of books)
12.30 PM to 02.00 PM



02.                  As per the existing Recruitment Rules,  the vacancies in Postmaster Grade I shall be filled up through a limited Departmental Competitive Examination, from amongst PAs with Five years of regular service  as on 1-1-2013  in the Pay band –I,  i.e. 5200-20200, with a  grade pay of Rs 2400/-
.
03.                  The syllabus for the Postmaster Grade I Examination  is enclosed at Annexure I and the schedule  for conducting the examination is enclosed as Annexure II. 

04. The examination will be held in the Circle Head quarters. The APS candidates will have to take examination at the nearest center to their places of servicing.
05. The examination will be objective type Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) and with the use of carbonless( duplicate) Optical Mark Reader(OMR) Answer sheets. 
06.The vacancies will be notified separately .
07 .It is intimated that as far as possible the Question Papers for the said examination(other than the General Awareness & Current affairs and Technology) will be set within the ambit of the various Postal Manuals which are made available on the India Post website/various instructions on departmental procedure issued from the Department from time to time and approved reference books notified on the syllabus at Annexure I.  HOWEVER THE EXAMINATION WILL BE HELD WITHOUT THE AID OF BOOKS.   
08.The application form kit will contain Application OMR form( Magenta Colour) instructions sheet, Acknowledgement card and envelope for mailing the application form to CMC Ltd. 
09. The following categories of officials are not eligible tp be permitted for appearing in the examination.
(a) If any disciplinary action is pending or contemplated against applicants
(b) If any punishment is current
(c ) If there is any adverse entry in the APAR/ACR in the last FIVE years.









         10. Application from willing candidates may please be obtained on plain paper (Annexure III) with his service details to decide his eligibility by Divisional Office/Regional Office/Circle Office/Controlling units latest by     6-5-2013             .  Receipt of such application forms along with the details of eligible candidates at Circle Office is fixed on 10-5-2013.   A specimen copy of the same is enclosed. 

              11. It is requested to bring the contents of this letter as well as Annexure I and II to the notice of    all concerned. 

             S. Sreerangan
            Assistant Director (Rectt)
            Copy to:-
1.     The Postmaster General, Central Region, Kochi./Northern Region, Calicut for information and necessary action.
2.    The Officer in charge, PMG Administration Cell, C/O 56 APO for information and necessary action.
3.    APMG ( Staff )for Information/na

Assistant Director (Rectt)
               











 

 

ANNEXURE I


SYLLABUS FOR THE LIMITED DEPARTMENTAL COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION  FOR PROMOTION TO THE CADRE OF POSTMASTER
GRADE I
Paper 1

(i)                                    Customer Service and Grievances.

a)     Compendium of processing and disposal of public complaints.
b)    Knowledge about DOPG, DOARPG and RTI cases.
c)     Consumer Forum/Post forum/Citizen charter.
d)    Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules.
e)     Conduct rules.
f)      Financial hand books.

(ii)                                   Postal Operations

                Acts/Rules/Guidelines relating to inland and foreign post/mail operations, money remittance, savings bank schemes and certificates, rural and postal life insurance.
Latest administrative and operational instructions/guidelines issued by the Department.
PAPER II
a)     Knowledge of products and services of Department of Posts.
b)    Marketing:-  Principles of marketing , assessment of relating products and services.
c)     General awareness and Current affairs including general mental ability test covering logical reasoning(verbal and non verbal) numerical analysis( arithmetic) and basic mathematical equations and statistical rules like mean, median , mode , graphical representation of data, comprehension and basic language skills,
d)    General principles of technology.
e)     Basic technology requirement – computer, server, laptop.
f)      Connectivity of computers. 





ANNEXURE II
Schedule for conducting the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination 2013 for promotion to the cadre of Postmaster Grade I

Sl
No
Activity
Schedule
1
Receipt of application form from willing candidates on plain paper with his service details to decide his eligibility to Divisional Office/Controlling Unit
  6.5..2013
2
Receipt of application form kits by Divisional Office/Controlling Unit from Director of Postal Services(HQ) of Circle for making available to eligible candidates.
    10.5.2013
3
Last date of receipt of application forms(duly filled  in) at Divisional Office/Controlling Unit
    15.5.2013
4
Receipt of duly filled in application forms by Nodal Officer Director of Postal Services(HQ) of the Circle sent by Divisional Office/Controlling Unit
     20.5.2013
5
Despatch of duly filled in application forms by Nodal Officer Director of Postal Services(HQ) of Circle to CMC
    27.5.2013
6
Issue of hall permits by CMC to eligible candidates
 15.6. 2013
07
Date of examination
30.6.2013










ANNEXURE III

APPLICATION TO BE SUBMITTED BY WILLING CANDIDATES FOR ADMISSION TO THE EXAMINATION
 FOR PRMOTION TO THE CADRE OF POSTMASTER GRADE I

1
Name & Designation in Block letters


2
Office to which attached and Division


3
Educational Qualifications


4
Present post held and the scale of pay


5
Date of Birth and age


6
Whether belongs to SC/ST if so the name of the caste/tribe


7
Post in which first appointed and the date from which appointed


8.
No. of years of regular service in PA cadre as on 01-01-2013



I……………………………………………………………..hereby declare that the particulars furnished by me in the form are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Place:                                                                                                                    
                                                                                            
                                                                                           Signature

Date:                                                                                                                      Designation & Address


………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Forwarded to:-

1.       The particulars have been carefully checked and found correct / corrected wherever                 necessary. Also certified that there is no punishment current/contemplated and  there is no adverse entry in APAR/ ACR for the last five years.

2.          Specific recommendations of the controlling authority Viz. Divisional Superintendents. RECOMMENDED / NOT RECOMMENDED



Sr. Supdt. / Supdt./Asstt.Director 

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