Brief Information– Applications are invited by the respective recruiting authorities as shown in the annexure‘I’ against each post, from eligible candidates for the selection and engagement to the following
posts of Gramin Dak Sevaks.

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Maharashtra (3650 Posts)
Andhra Pradesh (2707 Posts)
Chhattisgarh (1799 Posts)
Telangana (970 Posts)

Total Post-9126

Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana circles
Registration & Fee Payment
Start date: 15.10.2019
End Date: 14.11.2019

Submission of online application
Start date: : 22.10.2019
End Date: 21.11.2019

Maharasthra circle
Registration, Fee Payment & Submission of online application
Start date: 01.11.2019
End Date: 30.11.2019

Apply Online

Stage 1. Registration Initially candidate has to register in the Registration module once per cycle and obtain unique registration number
Stage 2. Fee Payment UR/OBC/EWS Male need to make fee payment. Offline payments can be made at any  Head Post Office. List of Post Offices
Stage 3. Apply Online Step 1 . Fill Application. Step 2 . Upload documents. Step 3 . Submit Post preferences. Preview and take print out.Completion of these three steps will only be treated as submission of application.

BSSC Translator Online Application

SELECTION CRITERIA

•  Selection will be made as per the automatic generated merit list as per the rules based on the

  candidates online submitted applications.

• No weightage will be given for higher educational qualification. Only marks obtained in 10th

  standard of approved Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals will be the

  criteria for finalizing the selection. Passing of all the subjects as per the respective approved board

  norms is mandatory subject to the conditions referred in Clause B of Notifications pertaining to

  Required Educational Qualifications for taking candidate into account for calculating the merit.

•  Candidates having both marks and grades in the marks list have to apply with marks only. In

  case any candidates apply with grades only his application liable for disqualification.

• In case of the marks lists containing the Grades/ Points, marks will be reckoned by taking

  conversion of Grades and points with the multiplication factor (9.5) against the maximum points

  or grade as 100.

•  In case candidates get the same marks, the merit order would be taken as DOB(higher age as

  merit), ST female, SC female, OBC female, EWS female, UR female, ST Male, SC Male, OBC male,

  EWS male, UR male.

•  A candidate can apply for a maximum of twenty posts as per cycle of online engagement. This

  inter alia means that a prospective candidate can apply for twenty posts on a single application

  spread across one or all Circles. However, this count of twenty posts is inclusive of vacancies

  arising in candidate’s Home Circle.

• (Home Circle means the circle in the native/ domicile state of

  prospective candidate in which he/she is permanently residing and studied SSCwhere Postal Circle

  is providing opportunity).

• Hence, candidates should be advised to exercise due care while

  utilizing the twenty choices available to her/him in each Cycle. However, only one post will be

• offered for each Circle if she/he has applied for one or more posts in each Circle.

•  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 post in the order of preference will be offered

  and the candidature for all the remaining posts will be forfeited.

• Similarly in case of a candidate

  joins at any selected post, offers to the remaining choices will automatically be forfeited. If a

  candidate has applied for more than one circle only one post will be offered per circle.

•  Applicants submitted applications without complete data will also be rejected from

  consideration.

HOW TO APPLY

 Only online application will be accepted from the candidate. Candidate who
desires to apply online will have to register himself / herself in the portal through
https://indiapost.gov.in or http://appost.in/gdsonline with effect from 01.11.2019 to 30.11.2019
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 Name
(iii) Mobile Number (Unique for one Registration number)
(iv) Date of Birth
(v) Gender
(vi) Community
(vii) PH – Type of Disability – (HH/OH/VH)- Percentage of disability
(viii) State in which Xth class passed
(ix) Board in which Xth class passed
(x) Year of Passing Xth class
(xi) Xth Class Certificate Number / Roll Number (optional)

Only one Registration is allowed for one candidate. The same registration number should
be used for submission of applications during the cycle to any of the circles. Mobile number
mapping is mandatory for Registration.

Once Registered the same mobile number will not be
allowed for further Registrations of any other candidates also. In case of any duplicate
Registration is found by altering the basic details all the candidatures 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’.

Educational Qualification

• Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks

  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 Gramin Dak

  Sevaks.

• (Referred to in Directorate Order No 17-31/2016-GDS dated 25.06.2018).

  The Candidate passed Xth class examination in first attempt will be treated as

  meritorious against those passed compartmentally.

• Compulsory knowledge of Local Language

  The candidate should have studied the local language at least up to

  10th standard [as compulsory or elective subjects] as declared by the State

  Government or as per constitutional provisions relating to the 8th schedule of

  Constitution of India.

• List of Official languages of the state are shown below

• See Official Notification

 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. The candidate has to submit a declaration to this effect.

AGE LIMIT

The minimum and maximum of age for the purpose of engagement to GDS posts shall be
18 and 40 years respectively as on 01.11.2019 the date of notification of the vacancies.
Permissible relaxation in Upper age limit for different categories are as under:-
Sl.No. Category Permissible age
relaxation
1. Schedule Cast/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 years
2. Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 years
3. Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) No relaxation*
Sl.No. Category Minimum TRCA for 4
Hours/Level 1 in TRCA Slab
Minimum TRCA for 5
hours/Level 2 in TRCA slab
1 BPM Rs.12,000/- Rs.14,500/-
2 ABPM/Dak Sevak Rs.10,000/- Rs.12,000/-
4. Persons with Disabilities (PwD) 10 years*
5. Persons with Disabilities (PwD) + OBC 13 years*
6. Persons with Disabilities (PwD) + SC/ST 15 years*

Fee Payment

1. Applicant of category OC/OBC/EWS Male should pay a fee of Rs. 100/- ( Rupees one
hundred) for each set of five options. Candidate who requires to make the payment has to visit
any Head Post Office or other identified Post Offices In India.

Names of the offices are available
in the website http://appost.in/gdsonline.
The applicant can also pay the fee through online mode of payment using the URL
provided in the Home page.

All recognized Credit/Debit cards and Net Banking facility can be
availed 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 candidat