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Method of Recruitment
Eligibility Condition
Schedule of Upcoming Exam
Examination Pattern
Syllabus of Exam
Strategy to achieve goal

Method of Recruitment
- Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) – 66.66%
- Direct Recruitment through SSC – 33.34%
Eligibility Condition
- Age Limit on Crucial Date
  - Direct Recruitment : 30 Years
  - LDCE : 45 years
- Qualifying Service on Crucial Date:
  - 8 years of qualifying service including services in various grades vig. Level-4, Level-5 or Level-6.
Schedule of Upcoming Exam
- Vacancy Year-2024
  - Date of Notification: 24.07.2024
  - Last Date of Application: 16.08.2024
  - Date of Examination: 21.09.2024 & 22.09.2024
  - Time Slot: 10 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 5 pm
Examination Pattern
- Examination consists of Four Papers
- Each paper shall carry 300 marks
- Total Marks: 300×4= 1200
- 150 Questions of MCQ type for Paper I, Paper II and Paper III
- 125 Questions of MCQ type for Paper IV and Noting and Drafting for 50 Marks
- Qualifying Marks
  - Each Paper 40% for General, 33% for SC/ST
  - 120 for General, 99 for SC/ST in Each Paper
  - Overall minimum 45% for General, 38% for SC/ST
  - Minimum 540 for General, 456 for SC/ST
Syllabus of Exam
- In all cases circulars, orders and guidelines issued upto 31 December of the year preceding the year of examination will be part of the syllabus
- Annual Report and Book of information – latest report and information available or published in DoP website will be taken.
- Paper-I
  - 1st Paper: Acts
    - Indian Post Office Act, 1898
    - Government Savings Bank Act, 1873
    - Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and its Amendments (Necessary on account of AML/CFT Norms)
    - Consumer Protection Act, 2019
    - Information Technology Act, 2000
  - 1st Paper: Rules
    - IPO Rules, 1933
    - Government Savings promotion General Rules, 2018
    - Post Office Savings Account Scheme, 2019
    - National Savings Recurring Deposit Scheme, 2019
    - National Savings Time Deposit Scheme, 2019
    - National Savings (Monthly Income Account) Scheme, 2019
    - Senior Citizens’ Savings Scheme, 2019
    - National Savings Certificate (VIII Issue) Scheme, 2019
    - Kishan Vikas Patra Scheme, 2019
    - Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019
    - Sukanya Samriddhi Account Scheme, 2019
    - Post Office Life Insurance, 2011 and its amendments,
    - Book of BO Rules
    - Jansuraksha Scheme
      - Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY)
      - Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY)
      - Atal Pension Yojana (APY)
  - Guidelines/Instructions relating to Inland/Foreign Post
    - Post Office Guide Part – I
    - Post Office Guide Part – II, except Section VII & VIII
    - Domestic/foreign Post guidelines issued by the Directorate
  - Mail Operations and Money Remittances
    - Postal Manual Volume V, except Appendix- I
    - Postal Manual Volume VI, Part- I, Chapter- I
    - Postal Manual Volume VI, Part- II, except Telegraphic Money Orders, British & Irish Postal Orders
    - Postal Manual Volume VI, Part- III, exceptAppendices
    - Postal Manual Volume VII
    - MNOP and PNOP
    - Guidelines issued by Directorate on eMO, iMO, IMTS, MMTS and IFS MO
  - Savings Bank and Savings Certificate
    - CBS Manual
    - SB orders
  - Postal Life Insurance and Rural Postal Life Insurance
    - Guidelines issued by Directorate from time to time on PLI/RPLI and Core Insurance Solution
  - Information Technology
    - IT Modernisation Project 2012 and its update
    - Working knowledge of Core Banking Solutions, PLI-CIS, CSI and DARPAN.
  - Others
    - India Post Payments Bank
    - Preservation and disposal of Postal Records
    - Swachha Bharat
    - Annual Reports and Book of Information of Department of Posts
- Paper-II
  - Chapter 2 and 6 of General Financial Rules, 2017
  - CVC guidelines on Public procurement, guidelines and instructions on e-Procurement in the Government of India
  - Manual on policies and procedures for the purchase of goods and services available on the website of the Ministry of Finance
  - Schedule of Financial Powers of Divisional Heads, Heads of Circle
  - Welfare measures available to Departmental Employees and GDS
  - RTI Act,2005 and RTI Rules,2012
  - Fundamental Rules (FR) and Supplementary Rules (SR)
  - P&TFHBVolume Iand Postal FHBVolume II
  - Children Education allowance
  - CGEGIS Rules, 1980
  - CCS(GPF) Rules, 1961
  - Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944 and CGHSGuidelines issued by Directorate
  - New Pension Scheme, 2004 and amendments
  - CCS Pension Rules, 2021
  - CCS Commutation of Pension Rules, 1981
  - Postal Manual Volume II, except;
    - Chapter III
    - Chapter IV
    - Chapter V
    - Chapter VII
  - Postal Manual Volume IV Leave, Pension, Gratuities, Dealings on Examination, Recruitment rules of all Cadres and Establishment norms
  - Service Discharge Benefit Scheme, 2010
- Paper-III
  - Postal Manual Volume II:
    - Chapter III- Appeals and Petitions
    - Chapter IV- Personal matters
    - Chapter V- Security Deposits
    - Chapter VII- Forged Counterfeit stamps, defaced postage stamps, coins and currency notes
  - Postal Manual Volume III
  - Postal Manual Volume VIII
  - CCS(Conduct Rules), 1964
  - CCS(CCA) Rules, 1965
  - CCS(Temporary Service) Rules, 1965
  - GDS(Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2020
  - Brochure on Casual Labourers and instructions issued by DoP&Ttime to time
  - Constitution of India
  - The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
    - Section 1- Short Title, extent and commencement
    - Section 2- Definitions
  - The code of criminal Procedure, 1973
    - Section 1- Short Title, extent and commencement
    - Section 2- Definitions
    - Section 82: Proclamation of person absconding
    - Section 83:Attachment of property of person absconding
    - Section 84: Claims and objections to attachments
    - Section 85: Release, sale and restoration of attached property
  - The Indian EvidenceAct, 1872
    - Section 1- Short title, extent and commencement
    - Section 5: Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts
    - Section 6: Relevancy of facts forming part of same transaction
    - Section 7: Facts which are the occasion, cause or effect of facts in issue
    - Section 8: Motive, preparation and previous or subsequent
    - conduct
    - Chapter III (Sections 56 to 58): Facts which need not be proved
    - ChapterIV (Sections 59 to 60): Of oral evidence
    - ChapterV (Sections 6l to 73A): of documentary evidenc
  - The Indian Penal Code, 1860
    - Chapter II: General Explanation
    - Chapter III: Of Punishments
    - Chapter IX: Of Offences by or relating to Public Servant
    - Chapter X: Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public Servant
    - Chapter XIX: Of the Criminal Breach of Contracts of Service
  - Instructions issued by Directorate and DoP&T on maintenance of APAR
  - Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985
  - Revenue RecoveryAct, 1890
  - Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
  - Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988
- Paper-IV
  - 25 Questions on English language
  - 50 questions on Current Affairs–
    - Indian Economy
    - Indian Polity
    - Sports
    - Culture
    - Science
  - 50 questions on Reasoning, Interpersonal Skills, Mental Aptitude, Intelligence and Ethics
  - Noting (approx. 200 words) and Drafting (approx. 200 words) on a given topic
Strategy to achieve goal
- Desire for Success, Dedication
- Self Motivation
- Study Material from trusted source vig. India Post Website, Books of Swami Publication, Renowned Coaching Institute
- Group Study
- Complete the syllabus well before the exam
- Revise, Revise and Revise
- Regular Mock Test

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