Sub: Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the posts of Postal Assistant (Circle Office and Regional Offices), Postal Assistant (Post Office) and Sorting Assistant (Railway Mail Service) from eligible officials for the vacancy year 2015 (01.01.2015 το 31.12.2025)
Notification for conduct of LDCE for promotion to the post of Postal Assistant (CO), Postal Assistant (Post Office) and Sorting Assistant (RMS) for the vacancy year 2015 (01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025) is hereby istued for the eligible candidates who were allowed to appear in the said examination cartier held on 17.08.2025, which was later on cancelled vide this office meme APS/Con-5/2025 dated 11.11.2015.
The schedule of activities for the examination is as under
*Exam will commence exactly at 10:00 AM.
2. Vacancies: Details of tentative vacancies for the year 2025 (01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025) are as under:
(A) Circle-wise vacancy:
Backlog PH vacancy
(B) Division-wise vacancy:
(1) Postal Division/Unit:
(ii) Railway Mail Service Division/Unit:
**DoP&T vide OM no. 36012/1/2020-Estt. (Res.-II) dated 28.12.2023 issued a set of instructions regarding reservation in promotion to PwBDs. The Proviso of Section 34 of the RPWD Act, 2016 provides that the reservation in promotion shall be in accordance with such instructions as are issued by the appropriate Government from time to time.
As per the DoPT Office Memorandum No. 360112/1/2020-Estt. (Res-II) dated 17.05.2022, four (4%) of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength within Group ‘C’, from Group ‘C’ to Group ‘B’ and from Group ‘B’ to the lowest rung of Group ‘A’ shall be reserved for PwBDs. Reservation in promotion shall be applicable in the cadres in which the element of direct recruitment, if any does not exceed 75%.
3. Pattern & Syllabus of Examination: The examination will be conducted as per the revised pattern
and syllabus circulated by Directorate vide letter No. 17-08/2018-SPB-I dated 10.05.2019 under Annexure-C which shall be read with letter No. 17-08/2018-SPB-I (pt.) dated 10.06.2019 and 17-08/2018-SPB-I dated 20.06.2019, 26.06.2019, 28.06.2019, 11.07.2019, 23.07.2019 and letter No. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated 09.09.2021, letter No. 17-08/2018-SPN-I (pt.) dated 21.11.2022, letter No. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated 19.12.2022, 24.04.2023 and 29.05.2024 enclosed as Annexure-I.
Note: (i) The component of local language test (Paper-II) has been removed vide letter no. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated 29.05.2024.
(ii) The Date Entry Skill Test (DEST) will be conducted subsequently as per the Instructions on the subject mentioned in Directorate letter no. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated 19.12.2022.
4. Preference/Option: The order of preference for Cadre and order of preference for Division/Unit already submitted by candidates shall hold good. Allotment of cadre and Division/Unit will be made as per merit-cum-preference basis subject to availability of vacancy.
5. Centres of Examination: The examination will be conducted at all Circle Headquarters i.e. Ambala only. The candidates will have to appear from the respective centres of their Circle only.
6. The Admit Card in r/o APS candidates shall be issued by the concerned Divisions/Units only.
7. The Guidelines issued vide letter No. 29-6/2019-DD-II dated 10.08.2022 (as modified from time to time) by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) regarding grant of scribe and compensatory time to eligible disabled persons shall be followed in letter and spirit.
8. All instructions issued by Directorate vide letter no. X-7/6/2022-SPN-II dated 17.05.2023 as amended vide letter no. X-7/6/2022-SPN-II dated 22.09.2023 and 04.03.2024 regarding Promotion of Government Servants through Limited Departmental Competitive Examination against whom disciplinary/criminal prosecution are pending will be followed scrupulously.
9. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued vide letter No. A-34012/02/2022-DE dated 11.08.2022 and letter dated 21.09.2023 and 13.01.2025 to be followed in the conduct of the examination at every stage.
10. The Competent Authority reserves the right to cancel this notification or change or modify the schedule, pattern & syllabus of the examination partially or completely at any point of time.
11. The candidates appearing in the examination should ensure that they fulfil/satisfy all eligibility criteria/conditions/instructions mentioned.
12. This notification may be given wide publicity amongst all the concerned candidates working in Circle Office/Divisions/Units.
13. This notification is also available on the Departmental website i.e. www.indiapost.gov.in and Haryana Postal Circle website i.e. https://circleadmin.haryanapost.gov.in/.
14. Hindi Version of the notification will follow.
This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Enclosures: Annexure-I
Copy forwarded for information and necessary action} to:-
- The Postmaster General (Marketing and Business Promotions), Gurgaon-122016
- All the Senior/Superintendent of Post Offices/RMS/PSD in Haryana Circle
- The Officer In-charge, P&T Administration Cell, APS Wing, Brigade of the Guards, Regimental Centre, Pin-900746, C/o 56 AΡΟ
- The Office Superintendent, Circle Office, Ambala-133001
- Staff Clerk, Circle Office, Ambala-133001
