Now a days, there is a very very big problem in Postal Department
is that the shortage of staff. One of the biggest reason for this is not
regular departmental examination. As we all know that the Departmental
Exam calendar has been released for the this
year. So, it’s important to know the Revised Eligibility Criteria For
Promotion of GDS To Postal Assistant.
Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of GDS To Postal Assistant
Before we know the Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of
GDS To Postal Assistant, let’s check the exam calendar for the year
2019.
Centralized Examination:
L.G.O Examination from GDS to Postal Assistant & Sorting
Assistant for unfilled vacancies up to 31.12.2018 i.e 2015-2016,
2016-2017, 2017-2018 and 2018 (01.04.2018 to 31.12.2018 will be held on
16th June 2019.
If you follow the above L.G.O exam calendar carefully you will see
that after 2014, there ware no department exam has been done. It’s a
hope to all of us that there may be a maximum number of vacancy will be
notified.
Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of GDS To Postal Assistant
The Revised Eligibility Criteria For Promotion of GDS To Postal
Assistant/Sorting Assistant were Last reviewed and notified by the
Department vide letter No. 4-5/2015-SPB-I– dated 05.06.2015. The matter
has been examined. The competent authority has now
decided to revise the same as per details below:-
i) Age Limit: –
The minimum and maximum age for the purpose of Promotion to Postal
Assistant/Sorting Assistant posts shall be 18 and 30 years respectively
as on the date of notification of the vacancy. Permissible relaxation in
upper age limit for different categories
are as under:-
1.Schedule Cast/Scheduled Tribe ( SC/ST )-5 Years
2.Other Backward Classes ( OBC ) -3Years
3.Economically Weaker Sections ( EWS ) -No Relaxations
4.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD )-10 years
5.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD ) + OBC 13 Years 6.Persons with Disabilities ( PwD ) + SC/ST 15 Years
ii) Educational Qualification: –
Higher Secondary School Examination pass (10+2) certificate or 12th
class pass from a recognized board or university. With this above
eligibility criteria GDS should complete a basic computer course from a
registered institution.
iii) Method of Recruitment: –
50% vacancy will filled by the Limited Departmental Competitive
Examination ( LDCE ) and 50% will be Lower Grade Official Examination (
LGO Exam ) hence GDS to PA recruitment is a direct recruitment Gramin
Dak Sevak will compete the remaining 50% post
of total vacancy.
“ Gramin Dak Sevaks are the holder of Civil Post but they are
outside of regular Civil Service due to which their appointment will be
by direct recruitment.
Department of Post
iv) Service Experience: –
GDS should complete their 5 year minimum service for appearing
Promotional examination of GDS To Postal Assistant. Gramin Dak Sevak of
the recruiting division or unit on fulfilling the above condition on the
1st day of April every year .
v) Revised Pattern & Syllabus For Promotion To PA/SA: –
There were Three Papers for examinations of PA/SA but in Revised
Pattern & Syllabus there are only two papers for Lower Grade
Official (LGO) for Promotion to Postal Assistant(PA) and Sorting
Assistant.
1. Paper – I
General English/Hindi & grammar, Arithmetic and Tabulations.
2. Paper – II
There is two part in Paper – II examination. Part – A & Part –
B. Part -A is for Postal Assistant & Part – B is for Sorting
Assistant.
i. Part -A: Knowledge of Postal and mail operations with reference to post office guides.
ii. Part – B:- Postal Manual Volume -VII.
Important Point:-
Duration of each paper will be 1 hour.50 multiple choice question
in each paper. Paper, I to be of 10th standard.40% marks in each paper
for general category and 33% marks in each paper for SC/ST candidate.
