Revised Pattern & Syllabus – Competitive Examination Limited To MTS And GDS For Appointment As Postman And Mail Guard

Annexure B

Pattern and Syllabus for Appointment as Postman and Mail Guard through Competitive Examination limited to MTS and GDS
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I. Pattern of Examination:

Sl No	Description	Paper-I	Paper-II	Paper-III
1.	Competitive or Qualifying	Competitive	Qualifying	Qualifying
2	Type of Question	Multiple Choice Questions	Multiple Choice Questions and Subjective	On Computer
3	Number of Questions	As per syllabus	As per syllabus
4	Maximum Marks	150 in 2 Parts	50	25
5	Duration	90 Minutes	60 Minutes	15 minutes
6	Language of Question Paper	Bilingual, i.e. Hindi and English (as well as in Local Language, as published under the provisions of Recruitment Rules, where Hindi is not a local language)
7	Language of Answer Paper	Not Applicable as Multiple Choice Questions	As per question paper
8	Minimum Qualifying Mark {Subject to reservation policy of Government)	(a) For SC/ST •33% in each Paper (b) For OBC •37% in each Paper (c) For Others•40% in each Paper

 II. Criteria for Selection:-

a) Examination for Paper-I and Paper-II will be conducted in continuity in one sitting. Thereafter Paper-III, i.e. Data Entry Skill Test (DEST), will be conducted separately on the same day.

b) Only such candidates who qualify in each Paper, viz. Paper-I, Paper-II and Paper-III, shall be considered for final selection and their merit shall be drawn in order of marks secured in Paper-I. Since Paper-II and Paper-III are only qualifying, marks secured in Paper II and Paper·III shall not be added to marks secured in Paper-I to decide merit.

c) After arranging the candidates in order of merit as at (b) above, number of candidates to be declared successful shall be equal to the number of vacancy in each category.

d) In the event of any vacancy notified for recruitment remains unfilled only due to non-joining of selected candidate, the next candidate in the merit list shall be considered for appointment. However, appointment of such candidate shall be only on the ground of refusal of promotion I declining offer of appointment and no wait list or approved pane) shall be maintained.

III. Syllabus:

Paper-I (90 Minutes)
Part·A Maximum marks – 100 (50 questions of 2 marks each]	Post Office Guide Part-I a) Organization of the Department b) Type of Post Offices c) Business Hours d) Payment of postage, stamps and stationery e) General rules as to packing, sealing and posting, manner of affixing postage stamps f) Methods of address g) Post boxes and Post bags h) Delivery of mails i) Refusal of article j) Payment of e-Money Order k) Redirection 1) Instruction regarding address change m) Articles addressed to deceased person n) Liability to detention to certain mails o) Facilities provided by Postmen in rural areas p) Products and Services: Mails. Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business (Reference: India Post Website) Official Postal Articles c) Prohibited articles 30 questions Postal Manual Volume V  a) Definitions- Head, Sub and Branch Office, Mail Bag, Face and Facing, Beat, Camp Correspondence, Late letters and too late letters, Mis-sent and Mis-directed articles 10 questions Postal Manual Volume VI -Part III  a) Head Postman b) Knowledge of Postal Business c) Supply of forms to be carried out d) Sale of stamps e) Postman’s Book f) Address to be noted on Postal Articles g) Damaged articles to be noticed h) Receipts for articles issued for delivery i) Book of receipts for intimations and notices delivery j) Instruction for delivery k) Realization of postage before delivery 1) Receipts of addresses for registered m) Delivery to illiterate addressees, Pardanashin women n) Delivery of insured articles addressed to minors o) Payment of e-Money Orders p) e-Money Orders addressed to minors q) Payment of e-MO and delivery of registered letters to lunatics r) Duties of Village Postman 5 questions Postal Manual VoL VII a) Stamps and Seals b) Portfolio and its contents c) Stationery d) Preparation of daily report e) Mail Abstract f) Exchange of Mails g) Cage TB h) Disposal of Mails addressed to a section or a mail office i) Closing of transit bags j) Duties and responsibilities of Mail Guard/ Agent k) Final duties before quitting Van or office l) ‘A’ order and ‘B’ order 5 questions
Part·B Maximum marks – 50 [25 questions of 2 marks each]	General Awareness/Knowledge Topics to be covered (1 to 3 questions from each topic): a) Indian Geography b) Civics c) General knowledge d) Indian culture & freedom struggle e) Ethics and morale study 10 questions Basic Arithmetic Topics to be covered (1 to 2 questions from each topic): a) BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction) b) percentage c) profit and loss d) simple interest e) Average f) Time and work g) Time and distance h) Unitary method 10 questions Reasoning and Analytical Ability (Non Verbal / Pictorial) 5 questions

PAPER·II (60 Minutes)

:Maximum marks – 50

Translation of words from English to local language (Multiple choice question) 15 questions of 1 mark each Translation of words from local language to English <Multiple choice question) 15 questions of 1 mark each Letter writing in local language in 40 to 50 words (1 question to be attempted out of 3 options) 10 marks Paragraph / short essay in local language of 40 to 50 words (1 question to be attempted out of 3 options) 10 marks

PAPER-III (15 Minutes)
Maximum marks – 25 [Data Entry Skill Test (DEST)]	Skill test of data entry for 15 minutes on computer on the same day [Data entry of 1000 key depressions (±5%)] 25 marks

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(Annexure of Department of Posts letter No. 17-08/2018-SPB-I dated 10.05.2019 – Click to view the Order MTS, Postman, Mail Guard, Postal Assistant and Sorting Assistant – Revision of Syllabus and Pattern of Examinations: Deptt. of Posts)