(Syllabus) Direct Recruitment of Postman/Mailguard at India Post

India Post

Direct Recruitment to the Cadre of Postman/Mailguard

:: Exam Syllabus & Selection Process ::

Pattern & Syllabus of Examination

The applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test with total 100 maximum marks covering the following subjects/topics. Aptitude test will be comprising 4 parts(Part A, B, C(i) & C(ii)). The duration of the Aptitude test will be of 2 hours(120 minutes). These is no negative marking.

Part Syllabus
A- General Knowledge
(25 marks with 25 questions
of 1 mark each) 		Topics: Geography, Indian History, Freedom Struggle, Culture & Sports, General
Politics & Constitution of India, Economics, General Science , Current Affairs
and Reasoning & Analytical ability of 10th standard.( 2 to 3 questions from each
topic)
B- Mathematics (25 marks
with 25 questions of 1
marks each)		 Topics: Number systems, Computation of whole numbers, Decimals &
fractions, Relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical
operations, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & loss, Simple Interest,
Average, Discount, Partnership, Time & work, Time & Distance, Use of Tables &
Graphs, Mensuration.( 1 to 2 questions from each topic)
C(i) – English (25 marks with
25 questions of 1 marks
each)		 Topics: Articles, Prepositions, conjunctions, tenses, verbs, synonyms and
antonyms, vocabulary, sentence structure, Proverbs, Phrases, Questions from a
small unseen passage etc (Five question from one unseen passage and 2 to 3
questions from remaining topics)
C(ii)- Hindi (25 marks with
25 questions of 1 mark
each) 		Topics (for Hindi): Shabd Pad, Kriya Bhed, Mishr & Sanyukt Vakya, Vakyo ka
Rupantran, Swar Sandhi, Alankar, Samas, Muhavare & Lokoktiyan, Ashudh
Vakya Shodhan, Apathit Gadyansh.( 5 questions from one Apathit Gadyansh
and 2 to 3 questions from remaining topics)

Qualifying Marks/ Criteria

The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in each part of the Aptitude test is prescribed as under:

Unreserved candidates(OC) 40% marks i.e minimum 10 marks in each part and 40 % in aggregate. The
candidate has to qualify in each part i.e Part A, B ,C(i) and C(ii) besides
securing prescribed aggregate marks.
OBC 37% marks i.e minimum 9 marks in each part and 37% in aggregate. The
candidate has to qualify in each part i.e Part A, B ,C(i) and C(ii) besides
securing prescribed aggregate marks
SC/ST 33% marks i.e minimum 8 marks in each part and 33% in aggregate. The
candidate has to qualify in each part i.e Part A, B ,C(i) and C(ii) besides
securing prescribed aggregate marks.

The selection will purely on merit basis which will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the Aptitude test separately for each category. It is further stated that if two or more candidates secure equal marks in Aptitude test and they are standing in the last position in the merit list than it is clearly stated that  the candidate senior in age will be considered for selection.

Preparation of Merit List

A common merit list for the whole Delhi Circle shall be prepared in respect of all categories of post put together. For the said purpose candidate shall indicate their preference of the Post and also indicate their preference for Divisions/Unit in the online application. Thereafter the candidates will be allotted to the posts and the divisions as per their preference based on their position in the merit list and availability of vacancies.

Such candidates who are not able to get the allocation in any of the post of his preference because of his/her performance, such candidates might be allocated to the post/division where the vacancy exits. The candidates will have to give an undertaking that in event of his/her not getting the post in his/her preference , he/she is willing to accept the appointment in any category of the post /division to which he/she is allotted. The candidates who do not indicate their preference it will be presumed that they have equal preference for all the posts/divisions and may be allocated to the post/division where vacancyexists at the discretion of the competent authority.

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