The Department of Posts has announced the recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) for various positions, including Branch Postmaster (BPM), Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM), and Dak Sevak, to fill numerous vacancies. Candidates who meet all eligibility criteria can apply online through the official india post GDS website at indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The online application process will be open from 10th February 2025 to 3rd March 2025 and there will be an edit/correction window available from 6th March 2025 to 8th March 2025.
Brief Details
- Post name details: Branch Postmaster (BPM), Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) and Dak Sevak
- Apply Mode: Online
- Registration/Application Period: February 10, 2025 to March 3, 2025
- Correction Window: March 6, 2025 to March 8, 2025
- Official Website: indiapostgdsonline.gov.in
Qualification Details for India Post GDS Recruitment 2025
Educational Qualification: To be eligible for the GDS Recruitment, candidates must have passed the 10th standard from a recognized board of school education and should have studied the local language at least upto 10th standard.
Other Qualification: Knowledge of computer & cycling and Adequate means of livelihood.
(Detailed information regarding Qualification is mentioned in official engagement Notification)
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Age Criteria for India Post GDS Recruitment 2025
Age will be determined as on March 3, 2025 which is also the last date of submission of online Application.
- Minimum Age: 18 years.
- Maximum Age: 40 years
Relaxation in upper Age limit are mentioned below
- SC/ST: 5 years.
- OBC: 3 years.
- PwD: 10 years.
- PwD + OBC: 13 years.
- PwD + SC/ST: 15 years.
Salary details for India Post GDS 2025
The initial engagement of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) is based on the following TRCA (Time-Related Continuity Allowance) slabs:
- Branch Postmaster (BPM): Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 29,380 per month.
- Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevak: Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 24,470 per month.
GDSs are also entitled to Dearness Allowance (DA) as declared by the Government of India. Additionally, they receive benefits like GDS Gratuity and Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (akin National Pension System applicable to regular employees). For more details, refer to the GDS Rules or the official Department website. (For Complete detailed information regarding Salary please refer to official notification)
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India Post GDS Recruitment 2025, Selection Criteria
The applicants will be shortlisted based on a merit list, which will be prepared on the basis of marks they obtained in their 10th standard Secondary School Examination.
In case of tie , the merit list will be determined based on the following priority order:
1. Date of Birth (DOB): Older in Age
2. Category and Gender:
– ST (Scheduled Tribe) trans-woman
– ST female
– SC (Scheduled Caste) trans-woman
– SC female
– OBC (Other Backward Classes) trans-woman
– OBC female
– EWS (Economically Weaker Section) trans-woman
– EWS female
– UR (Unreserved) 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
(Complete and detailed information regarding Selection Process is available in official engagement Notification)
India Post GDS Recruitment 2025 Total Vacancy
The total number of vacancies for the recruitment of India Post GDS is 21413 which you can see from below table, to check category wise vacancy download the circle wise notification available at Official website of India Post GDS.
Download Category wise Vacancy Details
| No. | Circle & Language name | Total Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh (Telugu) | 1215 |
| 2 | Assam (Assamese/Asomiya) | 501 |
| 3 | Assam (Bengali/Bangla) | 145 |
| 4 | Assam (Bodo) | 6 |
| 5 | Assam (English/Hindi) | 3 |
| 6 | Bihar (Hindi) | 783 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh (Hindi) | 638 |
| 8 | Delhi (Hindi) | 30 |
| 9 | Gujarat (Gujarati) | 1203 |
| 10 | Haryana (Hindi) | 82 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh (Hindi) | 331 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir (Hindi/Urdu) | 255 |
| 13 | Jharkhand (Hindi) | 822 |
| 14 | Karnataka (Kannada) | 1135 |
| 15 | Kerala (Malayalam) | 1385 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh (Hindi) | 1314 |
| 17 | Maharashtra (Konkani/Marathi) | 25 |
| 18 | Maharashtra (Marathi) | 1473 |
| 19 | North Eastern (Bengali/Kak Barak) | 118 |
| 20 | North Eastern (English/Hindi) | 587 |
| 21 | North Eastern (English/Hindi and Garo) | 66 |
| 22 | North Eastern (English/Hindi and Khasi) | 117 |
| 23 | North Eastern (English/Manipuri) | 301 |
| 24 | North Eastern (Mizo) | 71 |
| 25 | Odisha (Oriya) | 1101 |
| 26 | Punjab (English/Hindi) | 8 |
| 27 | Punjab (Punjabi) | 392 |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu (Tamil) | 2292 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh (Hindi) | 3004 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand (Hindi) | 568 |
| 31 | West Bengal (Bengali) | 869 |
| 32 | West Bengal (Bengali/Nepali) | 7 |
| 33 | West Bengal (Bhutia/English/Lepcha/Nepali) | 18 |
| 34 | West Bengal (English/Hindi) | 15 |
| 35 | West Bengal (Nepali) | 14 |
| 36 | Telangana (Telugu) | 519 |
| Total | 21413 |
India Post GDS Recruitment 2025, Fee details
A fee of Rs. 100 is to be paid for all candidates except for female, SC/ST, PwD and Transwomen applicants, who are exempt.
The details in this article is brief and to the point, candidates are advised to read official notification for detailed information