8,926 Posts Advertised by Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) as BPM/ABPM/ Dak Sevak –
NOTIFICATION FOR ENGAGEMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS
Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for engagement of 38,926 Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS)as BPM/ABPM/ Dak Sevak Application are to be submitted online at https://indiapostadsonline.gov.in Applications submitted through any other mode will not be considered and rejected. Details of vacant posts for which applications are called for are given in Annexure-I.
Engagement Schedule is as under:
Application Submission Start Date: 02/05/2022
Application Submission End Date: 05/06/2022
Emoluments:
Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) is paid to GDS The following minimum TRCA shall be payable to different categories of GDS after engagement: –
Note 1: OM. No.17-31/2016-GDS dated 25.06.2018 related to payment of TRCA and other allowances to all approved categories of GDS is available on www.indiapost.gov.in under Employee Corner, Circulars, Rules and Latest Orders GDS.
Note 2: GDSare holder of a Civil posts but they are outside of regular Civil rules Services of Union of India.
Note 3: GDSare governed by GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules,2020 issued vide OM. No. 17-30/2019-GDS dated 14.02.2020 and amended from time to time, is available on www.indiapost.gov.in under Employee Corner Circulars, Rules and Latest Orders, GDS.
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.
Compulsory knowledge of Local Language
The candidate should have studied the local language i.e. (Name of Local language) at least up to 10th standard [as compulsory or elective subjects].
Knowledge of Cycling
Knowledge of Cycling is a pre-requisite condition for all GDS posts. In case of a candidate having knowledge of riding a scooter or motor cycle, that may be considered as knowledge of cycling also. The candidate has to submit a declaration to this effect in Annexure-III.
Method of Submission of Application and Fee
Application can be submitted online only at https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. Applications received through any other mode shall not be entertained.
Fee: A fee of Rs.100/-/-(Rupees one hundred only) is to be paid by the
applicants for all posts notified in the chosen Division. However, payment of fee is exempted for all female candidates, SC/ST candidates, PwD candidates
and Transwomen 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
(b) Only one Registration is allowed for one candidate for schedule 1 & 2 in a calendar Year. The same registration number should be used for submission of applications. Once registered the same mobile number will not be allowed for further Registrations of any other candidate. In case any duplicate Registration is found by altering the basic details, the candidature relating to all such Registrations will be removed for consideration of selection.Any candidate who forgot the registration number can retrieve the registration number through option ‘Forgot registration’.
(c) The candidates must have own active email id and mobile number.
(d) Selection of Division and exercising preferences:-
The candidate can select only one Division for submission of his/her
candidature for all the eligible posts of the Selected Division.The
candidate 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 community and age) will be displayed against which candidate has to give his/her preference. Preference and option once exercised /submitted by the
candidate is final and will not be changed under any circumstances.
Hence, candidates should exercise due care. Candidate will not be
considered for a post, for which he/she has not given/indicated his/her preference. However, only one post will be offered among all the postin a notification if she/he has applied for one or more posts in any one Division under any Circle.
Example: – If a candidate opts for five posts with preference post1,
post2, post3, post4, post5 etc. and selected as meritorious in more than one post, the firstpost 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. However, basing on the merit, the candidate gets choice of post and on offering such post, his other preferences will be forfeited for consideration for other preferences.
Procedure of Fee Payment:-
i. Applicants, except exempted category of candidate, should pay a fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred) for all posts within the chosen Division.
Candidate who requires to make the payment of fee may pay the fee through online mode of payment using the link provided for payment. All recognized
Credit/Debit cards and Net Banking facility/ UPI can be used for this purpose.
Charges applicable for usage of Debit/Credit cards and net banking as per the rules from time to time will be levied to the candidates. Fee may also be paid at any Head Post Office in India.
ii. For making the payment of fee the candidate should refer the
Registration Number.
iii. Fee once paid will not be refunded. Hence, candidate is requested to ensure his/her eligibility for applying to particular Division before making the
fee payment.
iv. Candidates who are exempted from payment of fee may apply online directly.
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.
Job Profile:-
(i) 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 hand held 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.
(ii) 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.
(iii) 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.
SELECTION CRITERIA AND COMMUNICATIONS OF SELECTION:-
(i) Selection will be made as per the system generated merit list
based on the merit position of the candidate and the preference of posts submitted. This shall be subject to fulfilling of all eligibility criteria as per the rules.
(ii) Notice for documents verification will be sent only to the most suitable candidate for the post based on merit and preference submitted.
(iii) Provisionally selected candidate while attending to the Documents verification, the candidate has to come alongwith original documents and one set of photo copies for submission. Adequate time will be given to selected candidate to report with original certificates for
verification. If the verification is successful, provisional engagement order will be given. Else, the next candidate in merit will get the system-generated email/SMS.
(iv) The provisional engagement letter will be issued through email
and notified through SMS. In case there is no response within the given time in the said provisional engagement letter, a final reminder through email, sms and Registered Post will be sent giving additional time to report for joining. If there is still no response, the candidature shall be cancelled.
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS:-
a. The Department of Posts and engaging authority of each post reserves the sole right to modify, cancel the notification of a post at any time without assigning any reason Or to stop ongoing process. Candidates should note that once the details of Registration or of application are submitted the details cannot be modified or altered. Such requests will not be entertained at any level.
b.Department of Posts is not responsible for non-receipt of email/SMS by the candidate due to any specific reason or without any reason arising out of network services providers and other dependencies.
c. Department of Posts does not make any phone calls to the candidates. The correspondence, if any, is made with candidates through respective Engaging
Authority only. Candidates are advised not to disclose their personal information/registration number/ mobile numbers/email ids to others and be guarded against any unscrupulous phone calls.
d. Candidate can view his/her application status in the website by providing the registration number and mobile number till the results are announced. For Queries, Division wise helpdesk and mobile numbers are provided in the website.
