Tamil Nadu GDS 2023 Notification-40889 Posts

Tamil Nadu GDS 2023 Notification

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ENGAGEMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS).

Online applications are invited from the eligible applicants for engagement as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) (Branch Postmaster(BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster(ABPM)/Dak Sevak). Applications are to be submitted online at www.indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. Details of the vacant posts are given in Annexure-I.

No of Vacancies : 40889

ENGAGEMENT SCHEDULE IS AS UNDER:

(i) Registration/Application Submission Start Date: 27.01.2023 to 16.02.2023
(ii) Edit/Correction Window for Applicant: 17.02.2023 to 19.02.2023

EMOLUMENTS:

Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) plus Dearness Allowance thereon are paid to the GDS.The
applicable TRCA to different categories are as under: –

i. BPM Rs.12,000/- -29,380/-
ii. ABPM/Dak Sevak Rs.10,000/- -24,470/-

Note 1: GDS are holder of a Civil posts but they are outside the regular Civil Services of Union of India and governed by GDS (Conduct
and Engagement) Rules, 2020 issued vide OM. No. 17-30/2019-GDS dated 14.02.2020 as revised from time to time available on the website www.indiapost.gov.in. also available at https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/GDS_Orders.pdf

Note 2: OM. No.17-31/2016-GDS dated 25.06.2018 related to payment of TRCA and other allowances to all approved categories of GDS is
available on www.indiapost.gov.in also available at https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/GDS_Orders.pdf

BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)

The Job Profile of Branch Post Master include:
a) Day to day postal operations of Branch Post Office and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) in the manner as prescribed by the
Department from time to time.
b) Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in the
Customer Services’ Centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
c) In the single handed BOs, BPMs have the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of Branch Post
Office including mail conveyance and mail delivery.
d) In the BOs other than single-handed, the BPMs may be assisted by ABPM. However, BPM will be required to do combined
duties of ABPMs as and when ordered. Any other work can also be assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc

e) Residence/Accommodation: The applicant selected as GDS BPM will have to provide accommodation for Branch
Post Office after selection but before engagement. A declaration to this effect with details of accommodation is
to be submitted before engagement. The applicant so selected will be required to reside in Post village (the
village in which the BO is functioning) only. The accommodation should meet the standards as prescribed
by this Directorate letter No. 17-02/2018-GDS dated 08.03.2019 as amended from time to time.

ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)

The Job Profile of Assistant Branch Post Master include:

a) Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB.
b) To assist BPM postal operations in a manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.
c) Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in
the Customer Services’ Centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
d) ABPM may also be required to do Combined Duty of BPMs as and when ordered in addition to his/her regular duties.
e) Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.
f) Residence: ABPMs are required to reside within delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (HO/SO/BO) concerned.

DAK SEVAK

Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental offices like Sub Post
offices, Head Post offices etc. The Job Profile of Dak Sevak include:-
a) Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of
IPPB and any other duties assigned by Postmaster/Sub Postmaster.
b) Dak Sevaks may have to work in sorting offices of Railway Mail Service (RMS).
c) Dak Sevaks in the Mail offices will handle receiptdispatch of mail bags, transhipment of bags etc.
d) Dak Sevaks will also assist Post Masters/Sub Postmasters in managing the smooth functioning of
Departmental Post Offices and do marketing, business procurement or any other work assigned by the Post Master or IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs/SRM/SSRM etc.
e) Residence: Dak Sevaks are required to reside within delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (HO/SO/BO) concerned.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (FOR ALL POST) :

AGE Limits:
(i). Minimum age:18 years
(ii). Maximum age:40 years.
(iii). Age will be determined as on the last date of submission of application as per notification.

Schedule Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 years
Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) No relaxation
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) 10 years
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) + OBC 13 years
Persons with Disabilities (PwD) + SC/ST 15 years

Process of Certification and Format of Certificates

Applicants who wish to be considered against reserved vacancies or seek age relaxation, will have to submit requisite certificate from the
competent authority in the prescribed Format. In case of failure to do so, their candidature will be cancelled.

There will be no relaxation in upper age limit to EWS applicants. However, the persons belonging to EWS who are not covered under the
scheme of reservation for SC, ST and OBC shall get 10% reservation in engagement to the GDS posts.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

(a) Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English (having been studied as
compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India shall be a mandatory educational qualification for all approved categories of GDS.
(b) The applicant should have studied the local language i.e; (Name of Local language at least up to Secondary standard [as compulsory
or elective subjects. Available at https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/Final_Post_Consolidation.pdf

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:-

(i) Knowledge of computer
(ii) Knowledge of cycling
(iii) Adequate means of livelihood

Note-1: The selected candidates will have to submit undertaking to the Engaging Authority in respect of the above prescribed formats
(referrer to Annexure I,II & III respectively) at the time of engagement

Note: 2 (i) No person holding an elective office will be considered for engagement to the post.
(ii) The applicant selected as GDS shall not engage in any activity with any outside agency, which would be
detrimental to the business or interest of the Post Office/IPPB.
(iii) Past experience or service of any kind will not be considered for selection.

HOW TO APPLY:

Application can be submitted online only at www.indiapostgdsonline.in. Applications received from any other
mode shall not be entertained. Brief instructions for registration, payment of fee, documents to be uploaded with application, selection of
posts etc. are given in Annexure-V

SELECTION CRITERIA:

The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement on the basis of a system generated merit list.

The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/Points to marks (as explained in sub paras- iii to
ix below) in Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of approved Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals.
Passing of all the subjects as per the respective approved board norms is mandatory

For applicants where their Secondary School Examination of 10th standard mark sheet have marks or marks and Grade/Points both, only their total marks will be worked out by taking into account the marks obtained in all compulsory and elective/optional subjects (other than extra subjects, if any). This will ensure that applicant with higher marks get selected.

Applicants having both marks and grades in the marks sheet have to apply with marks only. In case any applicant applies with
grades instead of marks, his/her application will be liable for disqualification.

In case of tie amongst applicants, the merit would be decided on the basis of following priority order:-

“DOB (Older in age), ST trans-woman, ST female, SC transwoman, SC female, OBC trans-woman, OBC female, EWS trans-woman,
EWS female, UR trans-woman, UR female, ST trans-male, ST Male, SC trans-male, SC Male, OBC trans-male, OBC male, EWS trans-male,
EWS male, UR trans-male, UR male”.

Applications submitted without complete data will be rejected. In case an applicant uploads wrong documents/information and
unnecessary documents, his/her candidature will be rejected

At the time of verification of documents upon shortlisting of an applicant if the data/marks fed in the Portal are found mismatched with
original documents, his/her candidature will be rejected even if there is small spelling error in name of applicant, father/mother name etc.

Shortlisted applicants will have to submit an undertaking in the format annexed as Annexure-VI, regarding liability in case of
furnishing fake/incorrect information/details in the form.

COMMUNICATIONS OF SELECTION:

(i) The list of applicants shortlisted for engagement will be released by the Department on its website and GDS Online Portal. Applicants are advised to visit the website/Portal on regular basis for latest updates.
(ii) The selection of the applicants will be subject to verification of the original documents by the verifying Authority chosen by the applicant at the time of application. This is further subject to verification by the Engaging Authority, if it is different from the Verifying Authority. The Engaging Authority for BPM is the Divisional head while Sub Divisional head is the Engaging Authority in case of ABPM/Dak Sevak.
(iii) Upon declaration of the result, the shortlisted applicants will be informed and called for document verification through SMS on his/her registered mobile number/email.
(iv) Shortlisted applicants while attending for the documents verification, with the Verifying Authority will bring original documents
as listed in Annexure-VII and two sets of self attested photocopies for submission. The shortlisted candidates will be allowed total 15
Days to submit the docuements for verification, ie; the system will initially provide 10 days and thereafter a reminder for the same will be
generated to submit documents in extended period of 5 more days. . If the verification is successful, offer of provisional engagement will be given, else, his/her candidature will be rejected. If a candidate fails to report to the Verifying Authority within prescribed period of 15 days, he/she will be treated as ‘Non-turned up’ candidate and his/her candidature will be rejected out rightly.
(v) The offer of provisional engagement will be issued through system itself (on registered SMS/Email) based on successful document
verification. The applicant will required to approach the designated Engaging Authorities within a period of 15 days ie; the system will
initially provide 10 days and thereafter a reminder for the same will be generated to submit documents in extended period of 5 more days from the receipt of Offer of provisional engagement, if the Verifying Authority is not itself the Engaging Authority. Engaging Authority will also verify the documents and upon successful verification the candidate will be required to undergo the pre-engagement formalities, including prescribed training. In case of unsuccessful verification by the Engaging Authority, the candidature will be cancelled.

(vi) If the applicants fails to report the Engaging Authority within stipulated 15 days period, his/her candidature will be rejected.
(vii) The Department will continue to issue supplementary lists of shortlisted applicants against non-turned up and rejected candidates in
due course, who will have to undergo the same process for verification of documents/pre-engagement formalities. No further list of
shortlisted applicants will be issued after 30.06.2023. Applications pending after this date shall not be considered for engagement

PAYMENT OF FEE:

PAYMENT OF FEE:
(a)Fee: A fee of Rs.100/-/-(Rupees one hundred only) is to be paid by the applicants for all posts notified in choice of Division.
However, payment of fee is exempted for all female applicants, SC/ST applicants, PwD applicants and Transwomen applicants.

ANNEXURE-I
Division wise Gramin Dak Sevak Vacancy Position for all Divisions in the format below. available at
https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/post_details.xlsx

ANNEXURE-I (a)
Community wise Consolidation of Posts with details of local language to be known to the post in the format below available at
https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/Final_Post_Consolidation.pdf

https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/ANNEXURE-II.pdf

https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/ANNEXURE-III.pdf

https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/ANNEXURE-IV.pdf

https://indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in/Notifications/ANNEXURE-V.pdf

Notification link