POSTAL ASSISTANT/SORTING ASSISTANT VACANCIES IN POSTAL DEPT

India Posts, Department of Posts— Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants, Postal Assistant (Saving Bank Control Organization/ Foreign Post Organization/ Mail Motor Service/ Railway Mail Service). Recruitment in the said posts is goings in various State’s Postal Circle. The no. of vacancies and date of application varies from State to State. Currently the Recruitment in the above said posts in opened in Haryana Postal Circle— Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle, Punjab Postal Circle, Tamil Nadu Postal Circle, Kerala Postal Circle, Uttrakhand Postal Circle and Delhi Postal Circle. Brief information below—


INDIA POSTS — Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistants/ Sorting Assistants, Postal Assistant (Saving Bank Control Organization/ Foreign Post Organization/ Mail Motor Service/ Railway Mail Service) IN VARIOUS STATE’S POSTAL CIRCLE.

Qualification Required: Higher Secondary (10+2 ) pass with atleast 60% (For General Candidates) of marks with English as a Compulsory subject (excluding vocational stream). Atleast 55% marks required in case of OBC candidates and 45% marks required in case of SC/ST candidates.
Candidates must have studied local language of the State/ UT of the Postal Circle or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent level.

Age Limits: Candidates must be within 18yrs to 27 yrs as on last date of application form, and Upper age relaxation is as per norms.

Pay scale: Rs.5200—Rs.20200 with Grade pay of Rs.2400 plus other allowances.

Cost of Application form: Candidates should collect the Application form at the concerned Post Office as per Circle/ Area at the cost of Rs.50/. Application form will be available for sale till 25/09/2012.

Examination Fee: Candidates have to pay the Examination fee of Rs.200/- in the Post Office of the Circle concerned to which the applicant is applying for the post. SC/ST/PH and Women candidates are exempted for Examination fee.

How to Apply: Collected application form should be filled as per instruction on the form and then duly filled application form along with Examination fee receipt (original), issued by Post Office upon deposition of Examination fee, is to be send at the by  Speed Post/ Registered Posts only — “Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New Delhi—110001”.
Do not enclose educational Qualification document and testimonials along with the form. more details is available at the respective website of the State/UT (url given below along with No. of posts in each Circle)

1. Delhi Postal Circle: 342 Nos. Vacancies. Notification No. R&E/R-1/PA&SA/2011 (Vol.1)
Name of the posts:—
(i) Postal Assistant: 143 Nos.
(ii) Postal Assistant in Foreign Post Organization: 9 Nos.
(iii) Postal Assistant in Mail Motor Service: 6 Nos.
(iv) Sorting Assistant in Railway Mail Service: 160 Nos.
(v) Postal Assistant in Saving Bank Control Organization: 24 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Delhi Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)

2. HARYANA POSTAL CIRCLE: 150 Nos. Vacancies. Notification No. R&E/34-3/2012
(i) Postal Assistant: 118 Nos.
(ii) Sorting Assistant: 26 Nos.
(iii) Postal Assistant (SBCO): 6 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Haryana Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)

3. HIMACHAL PRADESH POSTAL CIRCLE: 97 Nos. Vacancies . Notification No. R&E/77-8/2012
(i) Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant/ PA Return Letter Office/ PA Mail Motor Service/ PA Foreign Post Organization and PA Saving Bank Control Organization: 97 Nos. (Gen—60; SC—6; ST—4, OBC—20, Ex-Serviceman—4, PH—3)
Last Date of Application for Himachal Pradesh Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)

4.  PUNJAB POSTAL CIRCLE: 93 Nos. Vacancies. Notification no. Rectt/1-1/2012
(i) Postal Assistant: 68 Nos.
(ii) Sorting Assistant: 10 Nos.
(iii) Postal Assistant: 2 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Punjab Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)

5. TAMIL NADU POSTAL CIRCLE: 621 Nos. Vacancies. Notification No. REP/2-2/2011 & 2012/DR
(i) Postal Assistant: 415 Nos.
(ii) Sorting Assistant: 88 Nos.
(iii) Postal Assistant (Returned Letter Office): 1 Nos.
(iv) Postal Assistant (Mail Motor Service): 3 Nos.
(v) Postal Assistant (Foreign Postal Organization): 5 Nos.
(vi) Postal Assistant (SBCO): 109 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Tamil Nadu Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)
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6. UTTRAKHAND POSTAL CIRLCE, DEHRADUN: 83 Nos. Vacancies. Notification No. Rectt/1-6/D.R./P.A./2012.
(i) Postal Assistant: 83 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Uttrakhand Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)

7. Kerala Postal Circle: 180 Nos. Notification No. RECTT/4-3/2011/II
(i)Postal Assistant: 83 Nos.
(ii) Sorting Assistant: 70 Nos
(iii) Postal Assistant (SBCO): 27 Nos.
Last Date of Application for Kerala Postal Circle: 01/10/2012 (11/10/2012 for far flung areas)
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RECRUITMENT IN POSTAL DEPARTMENT-TAMILNADU

Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle

Notification No. REP/2-2/011 & 2012/DR dated at Chennai the 11.08.2012

RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING  ASSISTANT

IN TAMILNADU POSTAL CIRCLE

            Applications are invited from the eligible applicants for filling of vacancies of Postal Asssitants / Sorting Assistants.
           Application Form is sold at a price of Rs.50 at all Head Post Offices and identified Post Offices in Tamilnadu Circle. The sale will commence from 11-08-2012 and close on 25-09-2012. There will be no sale of applications after 25-09-2012.
         The filled-in applications should be sent to 'Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New Delhi 110001' through Speed Post or Registered Post of India Post only. The applications received through courier or delivered in person will not be accepted.

          Last date for receipt of Applications by the Recruitment agency is fixed as 01-10-2012and for those residing in Assam / Meghalaya / Arunachal Pradesh / Mizoram / Manipur / Nagaland / Tripura / Sikkim / Ladakh Division of J & K State, Lahaul & Spiti District of Himachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will be 11-10-2012.

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How to Pass Post Office Savings Bank Aptitude Test

Syllabus for Savings Bank Aptitude Test

Paper - I

Marks-100

Time-2 Hours

Total No. of Questions-50

Qualifying Marks:- 50%

Note:- The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department. All the questions will be objective type with four options. The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision.

Syllabus:-

Acts

(1) Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (amended from time to time)

(2) Government Savings Certificates Act 1959 (amended from time to time)

(3) Public Provident Fund Act 1968 (amended from time to time)


Statutory Rules

(1) Post Office Savings Bank General Rules 1981 (amended from time to time).

(2) Post Office Savings Account Rules 1981 (amended from time to time).

(3) Post Office Recurring Deposit Rules 1981 (amended from time to time).

(4) Post Office Time Deposit Rules 1981 (amended from time to time).

(5) Post Office Monthly Income Account Rules 1987(amended from time to time).

(6) Public Provident Fund Scheme Rules 1968 (amended from time to time)

(7) National Savings Certificate (VIII Issue) Rules, 1989 (amended from time to time).

(8) Kisan Vikas Patras Rules, 1986 (amended from time to time).

Procedure

(1) All procedural rules of POSB Manual Vol-I and II.
(2) All SB Orders issued from 1.1.2007 onwards.

Approved Books

(1). POSB Manual Vol-I or Compilation of POSB Manual Vol-I

(2) POSB Manual Vol-II or Compilation of POSB Manual Vol-II

(3) POSB Manual Vol-III or Compilation of POSB Manual Vol-III or Handbook on Government Small Savings Schemes

Eligibility Criteria:- All Postal Assistants who have completed one year’s service on 30thJune or 31st December of the year in which test is conducted shall be eligible to appear. Test will be conducted twice in a calendar year i.e in the month of February and August. Candidates who have completed one year’s service as on 31st December shall be eligible for appearing in the test to be held in February and those who have completed one year’s service as on 30th June shall be eligible for appearing in the test to be held in August. There will be no restriction on number of times a candidate can appear.

Setting up of paper and venue:- Test will be conducted by the circle. Date, time and venue will be decided at circle level and circulated at least 30 days before the scheduled date. Setting up of paper will be done at the level of Postal Training Centre. Chief Postmaster General of the circle shall decide the name of Postal Training Centre from which the Paper will be got set. A blank line is required to be provided after 4 options in each question to mention the Rule in support of the answer. Evaluation of the papers shall also be got done from the same PTC. Result will be declared by the circle. Successful candidates shall be posted in the branches pertaining to POSB/SC in post offices/divisional offices/regional offices and circle office. If surplus candidates qualified, a list of such candidates may be prepared in the preference of marks obtained in the test and they shall be posted in the SB/SC branches as and when required.
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