The Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for filling
the posts of Postman/Mail Guard will be held as per the following
schedule.
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Issue of Notification
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15-10-2012
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Last date for receipt of Applications
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02-11-2012
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Issue of Admit cards
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05-01-2013
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Date of Examination
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20-01-2013
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Timing of Examination
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10.00 A.M to 11.30 AM
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Date of declaration of results
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31-01-2013.
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02. The examination will be common for Gramin
Dak Sewaks and Departmental officials. The examination is conducted for filling
up the vacancies of Postmen /Mailguard for the vacancy years 2011, 2012 and
2013. The same will be conducted at the three Regional Head Quarters.
03. Syllabus
& Qualifying standards for the examination:
Candidates shall be subjected to an
Aptitude Test of the level of 10th class/matriculation covering the
following subjects /topics.
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Total marks
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100
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Part A
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25 marks – 25 questions on General Knowledge, Reasoning and Analytical Ability – Multiple
Choice Questions
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Part B
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25 marks – 25 questions of Mathematics-Multiple choice Questions
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Part C (Two segments)
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25 Marks – English
language-Objective Type / Multiple Choice Questions
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25 Marks – Regional
language – Objective Type / Multiple Choice Questions.
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Duration of EXAM
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90 Minutes
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Qualifying Marks
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*Not applicable for filling up posts by Limited
Departmental Competitive Examination as there is no reservation for OBC
employees while filling up posts by promotion.
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04.
Pattern of Examination:
The post of Postman and Mail Guard will be
filled by:
(i) Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination for promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff
(ii) Direct Recruitment from amongst Gramin Dak
Sevaks
(iii) Direct Recruitment from open market.
05.
Method of Recruitment:
(A)POSTMAN
(1) 50% on the basis of Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination (LDCE) by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of
the Recruiting Division with three years regular service in the grade including
service put in, if any, against an erstwhile Group ‘D’ post on regular basis as
on 1st January of the year to which the vacancy (ies) belong failing
which, from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the neighbouring Division/Unit on
the basis of the said Examination, failing which by direct recruitment from ‘open market’.
(2) 50% by direct recruitment on the basis of
Competitive Examination limited to Gramin Dak Sevaks* of the Recruiting
Division who have worked for at least five years in that capacity as on the 1st
day of January of the year to which the vacancy (ies) belong, failing
which from amongst Gramin Dak Sevaks of the neighbouring Division/Unit on the
basis of the said Examination, failing which by direct recruitment from ‘open market’.
·
“Gramin
Dak Sevaks are holders of civil posts but they are outside the regular Civil
Service due to which their appointment will be by direct recruitment.”
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(B) MAIL GUARD
(i)
25% by promotion by selection of Multi Tasking Staff of the
recruiting Division;
(ii)
25% on
the basis of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by promotion from
amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the recruiting Division with three years regular
service in the grade including service put in, if any, against an erstwhile
Group ‘D’ post on regular basis as on the 1st January of the year to
which the vacancy (ies) belong failing which by direct recruitment.
(iii)
25% by
direct recruitment on the basis of Competitive Examination limited to Gramin
Dak Sevaks of the recruiting Division who have worked for at least five years
in that capacity as on 1st January of the year to which the vacancy
(ies) belong failing which by direct recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks who have
worked for at least five years in the Railway Mail Service/ Postal Division in
the Region.
(iv)
25% by
direct recruitment from open market with matriculation as minimum educational
qualification.
·
“Gramin Dak Sevaks are holders of civil posts but they are
outside the regular Civil Service due to which their appointment will be by
direct recruitment.”
06.
Eligibility:
(i)
There
is no age limit for appointment of Multi Tasking Staff by promotion based on
the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.
(ii)
The
age limit for appointment of Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be 50 years as on the 1st
day of January 2011 for the vacancies of 2011, 1st day of January
2012 for the vacancies of 2012 and 1st day of January 2013 for the
vacancies of 2013. (Relaxation for those
belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe up to five years and for those
belonging to Other Backward Castes up to three years)
(iii)
Regular
service for Multi Tasking Staff shall be three years in the grade as on the 1st
day of January 2011 for the vacancies of 2011, 1st day of January
2012 for the vacancies of 2012 and 1st day of January 2013 for the
vacancies of 2013.
(iv)
Gramin
Dak Sevaks should have worked for at least five years in that capacity as on
the 1st day of January 2011 for the vacancies of 2011, 1st
day of January 2012 for the vacancies of 2012 and 1st day of January
2013 for the vacancies of 2013.
07.
EXAMINATION FEE
An examination fee of Rs.5/- will be paid
by the candidates whether they are Multi Tasking Staff/ Gramin Dak Sewaks. The
amount should be credited
to PO Accounts and the receipt
granted therefore should be
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enclosed with the application form. Women candidates may be exempted from payment
of examination fees as envisaged in DG Posts letter No. 37-40/2009-SPB.I dated
09-12-2009, a copy of which was circulated under this office letter No.
Rectt/26-1/RLG/IV dated 04-01-2010.
08. EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
No educational qualification is prescribed
for direct recruitment limited to Gramin Dak Sevaks. Educational qualification is not prescribed
for Multi Tasking Staff also.
09.
LAST DATE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION:
The last date for receipt of application by
the Divisional Head is 02-11-2012.
10.
GDS
applying against reserved vacancies should attach copy of the community/caste
certificate. In the case of OBC candidate’s
creamy layer certificate should be attached.
11. The application should be submitted in the
proforma prescribed by Divisions/Unit only.
12.
GDS, who are on deputation to APS, as
MTS will be considered for departmental examination/promotion in reference to
their seniority as obtaining in GDS cadre of the division from which they have
proceeded on deputation. Their
deputation to APS as MTS will have no significance so far as their eligibility
for departmental examination/promotion etc is concerned.
13.
As per
the instructions contained in Directorate letter No. Misc/2/95/DE dated 7/7/97
candidates taking the departmental examination conducted by the Dept. of posts
on or after 1/8/97, shall submit their application to the prescribed authority
along with two copies of their identical passport size photographs. The Divisional Supdts may please ensure that
this condition is satisfied while calling for applications and scrutiny of the
same.
14 The candidature of the
applicants may be decided by the Divisional Supdts. As regards provisional admission the
instructions issued from time to time may be followed.
15. Vacancy notification for
the exam will be issued separately.
