India Post Recruitment 2025 / 21413 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 21413 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts in different offices of the Department of Posts. Candidates who fulfill the below mentioned eligibility criteria may read this article and apply online for these vacancy. 

India Post Recruitment 2025

Category of Posts:

Name of Post:	Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)
Post Category:	i. Branch Postmaster (BPM) ii. Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) iii. Dak Sevak
No of Posts:	21413 Post
No of posts in Assam:	145 Post
Name of Organization:	India Pos

Emoluments: The GDSs are paid emoluments in form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), which carry an annual increase of 3%, subject to fulfillment of conditions, as given in the GDS Rules. They are alsol entitled to Dearness Allowance on TRCA, as declared by the Govt. of India from time to time.

The initial engagement of GDS is made in the following basic TRCA Slabs:

• BPM: Rs.12,000-Rs.29,380/-
• ABPM/Dak Sevaks: Rs.10,000-Rs.24,470/-

Eligibility Criteria of India Post Recruitment

Age Limit: Age of the candidates must be between 18 to 40 years as on the last date of submission of the application.

Age Relaxation: The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

• SC/ ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PwD (Unreserved): 10 years
• PwD (OBC): 13 years
• PwD (SC/ ST): 15 years

Educational Qualification: Educational qualification for engagement of GDS is Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks in Mathematics and English conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India.

Local Language Proficiency: The applicant should have studied the local language at least up to 10th Standard from a recognized board.

Other Criteria: Other Requisite Criteria Are

i. Knowledge of computer
ii. Knowledge of cycling
iii. Adequate means of livelihood

Application Fee of India Post GDS Recruitment

 

Category-wise application fee for India Post GDS Recruitment 2025 is as mentioned below.

Category	Application Fee
UR/OBC	Rs-100/-
SC/ ST	Nill
Female/PwD/Transwomen	Nill

Payment Mode: 

Fee can be paid online through UPI, Net Banking, Credit / Debit Cards, etc.

How to Apply for India Post Recruitment ?

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy. They may follow below mentioned steps to apply Online.

↪️ Scroll down, go to Important Web-Links section.

↪️ Click on the "Online Application Form" and complete the registration process.

↪️ In the next stage, click on "Online Application Form" Link and Login.

↪️ Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.

↪️ Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.

↪️ At the end, take a print out of the application form.

Important Dates of India Post Recruitment 2025

• Starting date of submission of online application: 10th February 2025
• Last date of submission of online application: 3rd March 2025

Important Web-Links of India Post Vacancy

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Circle Wise Vacancy List	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here

Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment

 

The Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment consists of following stages - 

 

Shortlisting: The list of applicants shortlisted for engagement will be released by the Department on GDS Online Portal. Upon declaration of the results, the shortlisted candidates will be informed of the result and dates of physical verification etc, through SMS on their registered mobile number as well as through email on the registered email addresses.

Merit List: The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/Points to marks  in Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of recognised Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals.

Physical Verification of Documents: Thereafter, the shortlisted candidates would require to attend the office of the designated authority, i.e., the Divisional/Unit Head of the Division/Unit where the post is notified for physical verification of documents and further engagement formalities within a period of 15 days from the date of shortlisted.

Final Selection: Upon successful verification by the Divisional Head, the candidate will be required to undergo the pre-engagement formalities for joining within a period of 30 days from the date of ‘offer of provisional engagement’, which, inter-alia, include prescribed basic training of 3 days, arrangement of accommodation etc. Failure to complete these formalities or not joining there after due to any reason whatsoever would invite cancellation of the candidature immediately, on expiry of the said stipulated period of 30 days and the post will be offered to the next candidate

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