DEPARTMENT OF POSTS : : GOVERNMENT OF INDIA.
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL, GUJARAT CIRCLE, AHMEDABAD-380001
Notification no. R&E/1-1/DR/2011 & 2012 dated 11-08-2012
DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS/SORTING ASSISTANTS, POSTAL
ASSISTANT MAIL MOTOR SERVICE And POSTAL ASSISTANT SAVINGS BANK CONTROL
ORGANISATION.
1.Applications are invited from the eligible Applicants for filling of vacancies of DIRECTRECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS/ SORTING ASSISTANTS POSTAL ASSISTANT MAIL
MOTOR SERVICE AND POSTAL ASSISTANT SAVINGS BANK CONTROL ORGANISATION.
2. The vacancies notified are likely to vary/ change without any prior intimation.
3. Scale of Pay: Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade pay of Rs. 2400 + admissible allowances.
4. Age Limit: 18-27 years: The age limit is relaxable for Applicants belonging to Scheduled
Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Applicants upto 5 years and for Applicants belonging to Other Backward
Classes upto 3 years and for Government servants upto the age of 40 years in accordance with
the Instructions or orders issued by Government of India from time to time. Age relaxation for
Ex-servicemen would be as per extant orders of government of India issued from time to time.
Note: The crucial date for determining the age limits shall be the closing date for receipt of
Applications from Applicants in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those Applicants
residing in Assam/ Meghalaya/ Arunachal Pradesh/ Mizoram/ Manipur/ Nagaland/ Tripura/
Sikkim/ Ladakh division of J&K State, Lahaul & Spiti District of HP and Pangi sub division of
Chamba Dist in HP, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshdweep).
5. Educational Qualification: (i) 10+2 standard or 12th class pass with at least 60% marks and
above, from any recognized University/Board of School Education, Board of Secondary
Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams) for OC
candidates, 55% and above for Other Backward Classes and 45% and above for Scheduled
Castes/ Scheduled Tribes shall apply.
(ii) Should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the Postal Circle
concerned or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation.
6. Pattern of Examination: the Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with a total
100 marks covering the following subjects /topics. Aptitude Test (Paper-I) will be comprising
following four parts (A/B/C/D). The total duration of the test will be 2 hrs (120 minutes). There
is no negative marking.
Part ‘A’ 25 questions on General Knowledge- Questions on current events, sports, history,
geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution, science,
environment etc. – 25 Marks
Part ‘B’ 25 Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number
system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest,
percentage, average, profit & loss, discount, menstruation, time & work and time &
distance etc. – 25 Marks
Part ‘C’ 25 Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction,
direct/indirect speech, singular & plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc. – 25
Marks
Part ‘D’ 25 Questions on Reasoning and Analytical Ability – 25 Marks
6.1 Computer/Typing Test (Paper-II): The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 minutes
(15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in
English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute
respectively & Data entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers.
The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key
board but not on type writer.
7. Selection Process: All Applicants belonging to various categories who have obtained the
following marks in 10+2 examination shall be called for appearing in the Aptitude Test.
OC 60% and above
SC/ST 45% and above
OBC 55% and above
No weightage of marks secured by the Applicants in 10+2 examination will be given while
preparing the Merit List.
Applicants numbering five times the number of vacancies in each category shall be
declared qualified for appearing Computer/Typing Test based on the marks secured by them in
Aptitude Test (Paper-I). The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in each part of Aptitude
Test is :
OC 40% i.e. 10 marks in each part & 40% in aggregate
SC/ST 33% i.e. 8 marks in each part & 33% in aggregate
OBC 38% i.e. 9 marks in each part & 38% in aggregate
The final merit shall be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the
Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper-I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/ Typing
Test (Paper-II). Allocation of successful candidates will be as per Sl. 25.1 of the Information
Brochure/ Instruction sheet.
8. Cost of Application form:The Application Form is sold at a price of Rs. 50 and the sale will
be through All Head Post Offices and identified Post Offices in the Circle. The sale will commence
from 11.08.2012 and last date for sale closes on 25.09.2012. There will be no sale after
25.09.2012.
9. Examination Fee: the Applicants have to pay the prescribed examination fee of Rs. 200 and
it should be deposited in a Post Office of the Circle concerned to which the Applicant is applying
and obtain ACG-67/UCR receipt. ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND APPLICANTS BELONGING
TO SCHEDULED CASTE/ SCHEDULED TRIBE/ PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORIES
ARE EXEMPTED FROM PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE. NO EXAMINATION FEE EXEMPTION
HOWEVER AVAILABLE TO OBC APPLICANTS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE
EXAMINATION FEE IN FULL. Applications received without prescribed fee receipt shall be
summarily rejected.
Note. I: Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
Note. II: Fee paid through any mode other than UCR/ACG-67 in Post Office will not be accepted.
10. The candidate has to apply for one Post only, and if a candidate submits more than one
Application Form, his/her candidature shall liable to be cancelled and no communication will
be sent in this regard.
11. The Applicants have to indicate their option of Division, in the Circle, to which they
intend to apply and also indicate the options for Examination Centres belonging to that Circle
only. For example, a candidate applying for Haryana Circle has to indicate options of
divisions/units in Haryana Circle and also to indicate Examination Centres in that Circle only.
Allotment of examination city in the Postal Circle is the prerogative of the Postal Department and
change in allotment of Examination city is not permitted at any stage.
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