Governmnent oflndia

Ministry of Commwnications
Department of Posts lata

Office ofthe Chief Postmaster General. J&K Circle. Jammu 180012

Notification No. ADPS/CON/2-70/2025
Dated at Jammu, the, g June 2025
Subject: Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of Postal Assistants
and Sorting Assistants from Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) for the unfilled Limited
Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for the vacancy year 2025
(01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025).
Applications are invited in the format enclosed (Annexure-I) from the willing and
eligible candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria as given in subsequent paras, for
appearing in the Competitive Examination (CE) for recruitment to the cadre of Postal
Assistant and Sorting Assistant from Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) for the unflled Limited
Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) vacancies of Postal Assistant and Sorting
Assistant for the vacancy year 2025 (01.01.2025 to 31.12.2025). The schedule of activities
for the examination are as under:

S. Activity Schedule
1 Date of notification 09.06.2025 (Monday)
2. Last date for receipt of Application form &02.07.2025 (Wednesday)
preference form at Divisional Ofice/Controlling Unit
from eligible candidates
3 Receipt of duly filled preference forms alongwith 10.07.2025 (Thursday)
checklist of candidates at Circle office (Nodalofficer)
to be sent by Divisional Office/Controlling unit duly
verified.
4 Issue of Admit Card by DO/concerned unit to eligible 14.07.2025 (Monday)
candidates
5. Date of Examination (Date &Time) 20.07.2025 (Sunday)*
"Exam willcommence exactly at 10:00 AM at all the Examination Centers.

2. yacancies: The vacancies will be filled up through GDS, only if, there are unfilled
vacancies of promotion quota of eligible officials through Limited Departmental
Competitive Examination (LDCE) to the post of PA/SA.
3. Eligibility Criteria: - As per the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant & Sorting
Assistant) Recruitment Rules 2022, notified vide GSR 459 (E) dated 17.06.2022 as
amended vide Department of Posts (Postal Assistant & Sorting Assistant) Recruitment
(Amendment) Rules 2023, notified vide GSR 21(E) dated 13.01.2023 and (Amendment)
Rules 2024, notified vide G.S.R 470(E) dated 01.08.2024, following conditions are to be
fulfilled: .
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 () EducationalQualification: (a) 10+2 standard pass from a recognized Board,
and (b) knowledge of working on computer.

(ii) Age: Should be within forty (40) years of age (relaxable for different
categories as notified by the Government of India from time to time)as on
first day of January (As per recruitment Rules) of the vacancy year.
(ii) Service Eligibility:
- Five
a) Gramin Dak Sevaks those who have joined on or before 17.06.2022
(05) years of regular engagement.
b) Gramin Dak Sevaks those who have joined after 17.06.2022 - Eight (08)
Years of regular engagement.

conditions as above shall

Note 1: - The crucial date of eligibility for reckoning the eligibility
be 01.01.2025.

per the
4. Pattern& Syllabus of Examination: The examination willbe conducted as
letter No. 17-08/2018-SPB-I
revised pattern and syllabus circulated by Directorate vide
dated 10.05.2019 under Annexure C which shall be read with letter No. 17-08/2018-SPB
26.06.2019, 28.06.2019,
I(pt.) dated 10.06.2019 and 17-08/2018-SPB-I dated 20.06.2019,
letter no. 17
11.07.2019, 23.07.2019,letter No. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated 09.09.2021,
19.12.2022,
08/2018-SPN-I (Pt.) dated 21.11.2022, letter No. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated
24.04.2023 and 29.05.2024.

vide letter No.

Note (i) The component of local language test (Paper-ll) has been removed
17-08/2018-SPN-Idated 29.05.2024.

Note (ii) The Data Entry Skill Test (DEST) will be conducted subsequently as per the
instructions on the subject mention in the Directorate's letter no. 17-08/2018-SPN-I dated
19.12.2022.

5. Preference/Option: - Applicants are required to indicate the order of preference

for cadre and then give order of preference for Divisions/Units (in the enclosed proforma
as Annexure-I) as per instructions issued vide DoP letter no. W-04/8/2022-SPN-I dated
26.10.2023. Allotment of cadre/Division/unit will be made as per merit-cum-preference
basis subject to availability of vacancy.

6. Centers of Examinations; - Theexamination willbe conducted at Srinagar, Jammu

and Leh only. The candidates will have to appear from respective centers.

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7. The Guidelines issued vide letter No. 29-6/2019-DD-II dated
10.08.2022 (as
modified time to time) by the 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.
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 examination at every stage.

9. The Competent Authority reserves the right to cancel this notification or change or
modify in the schedule, pattern &syllabus of the examination partially or completely at any
point of time.

10. The candidates who are willing to apply for the examination should ensure that they
fulfill/satisfy all the eligibility criteria/conditions/instructions mentioned above for
appearing in the examination.

11. This notification may be given wide publicity amongst all GDSs working in
Divisions/Units. It is responsibility of concerned unit to ensure that this notification may be
given wide publicity amongst allthe eligible candidates of hisdivision/unit.

12. This notification is also available on the Departmental website i.e

www.indiapost.gov.in.
13. The issues with the approval of Competent Authority.

Enclosure: As above.
1 Annexure-I(Application Form)
2. Annexure-II(Proforma for submitting preferences)
3 Annexure-III(Checklist)

(Shah Nawaz Khan) /(As

Asstt. Postmaster General (Rectt.)
Office of Chief Postmaster General,
J&K Circle, Jammu-180012

Copy to: -
1. P&T AdminCell, c/o APS Centre C/o 56 APO, Pin 900746.
2. SSPOs Jammu Division.
3. SSPOs Srinagar Division.
4-5. ADPS (Staff) Circle Office Jammu/ ADPS Circle office Srinagar.
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S-9. SPOs Baramulla/Udhampur/Rajouri/Ladakh Division.
10-11. Sr. Postmaster Jammu H.0./Srinagar GPO.
12. Supdt. PSD.
13. Supdt. RMS JK Division, Jammu.
14. Notice Board Circle office Jammu.

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 Annexure-l

APPLICATION FORM FOR COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR Affix recent

RECRUITMENT TO THE CADRE OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS AND passport sized
SORTING ASSISTANTS FROM GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) FOR THE photograph duly
UNFILLED LDCE VACANCY OF POSTAL ASSISTANT AND SORTING attested by
ASSISTANT OF THE YEAR 2025 (O1.01.2025 TO 31.12.2025) TO BE HELD Divisional Head/
ON 20.07.2025. Unit Head

Note: All Particulars shall be filled up in BLOCK letter.

|SI. Particulars Detail(s)

No.
NAME OF THE CANDIDATE (IN CAPITALS)
GENDER (MALE/FEMALE / TRANSGENDER)
CATEGORY (BPMI ABPM/DAK-SEVAK)
4 DATE OF BIRTH
(Attach self-attested Matriculation certificate/markS sheet)
5. COMMUNITY (UR/SCST/OBC/EWS)
WHETHER BELONGS TO PERSON WITH BENCHMARK
DISABILITY, IF SO, DETAILS THEREOF ALONG WITH
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
7 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
(Attach self -attested copies of Marks sheet)
8 OFFICE WHERE PRESENTLY ATTACHED
9 DATE FROM WHICH CONTINUINGIN GDS ENGAGEMENT
10. LENGTH OF ENGAGEMENT RENDERED AS GDS AS ON
01.01.2025 (YYMM/DD)
11. AGE AS ON 01.01.2025 (YY/MM/DD)
12 WHETHER ANY PENALTY IS IN CURRENCY OR
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS PENDING. IF YES, DETAILS
THEREOF.

DECLARATION:
Ihereby declare that the particulars furnished in the application form are true, complete and correct to the
bestof my knowledge and belief and will be supported by the original documents as and when required. I fully
understand that in case of FalseAncorrect information found at any stage, my candidature/appointment will be
summarily rejected/terminated and appropriate action would be taken against me.

DATE
PLACE Signature of Candidate

Icertify that I have verified the particulars of candidate from service record and found correct.
case, NOT
The candidature of the applíicant is RECOMMENDED / NOT RECOMMENDED. In
RECOMMENDED reasons therefore.

DATE Signature of Divisional /Unit Head

PLACE with designation stamp
 Annexure-l

Preference Form exercised for PA/SA Examination (Departmental Quota)

Order ofpreference or the Vacancy year 2025

The candidate shall indicate cadre-wise &division-wise order of preference for all Units /divisions.
Roll Number:
Name of Candidate
Present Offce:
Present cadre (Postman/MTS/GDS)
Category (UR/SC/ST/PH etc.):
D.0.B (DD/MM/YYY
candidate:
Whether applied under Category (A),Category (B) or GDS preferences has
understand that he/she will be
considered only for the cadre for which
shall preference for
Note: - 1. Candidates
fulflling eligibility conditions. For example, an applicant who has not given result/unit
been opted by him/her, subject to Assistant while preparation of
candidature will not be considered for the cadre of Sorting
RMS cadre, his/her
allocation.
preference for Division for which
preference for cadre, candidate shall give order of for which
Similarly, after giving order of be considered for a division
instructions, a candidate shall not
2
considered. As per standing
they intend to be
him/her.
preference has not been submitted by
Cadre Preference (It is advised to
fill allthe options)

Name of the Cadre

Order of Preferences (1/2/3)
Postal Assistant (Circle Office)
Postal Assistant (Post Office)
Sorting Assistant(RMS)

Cadre (It is advised to fill all the options)

Division Preference for PAPO

Second, Thirdetc.)
Name of Division Order of preference (Mention First,
S. No.
1 Jammu

2 Srinagar

3 Baramulla

4 Udhampur

Rajouri

6 Ladakh

Signature of Candidate
Date
preference form filled up by the candidate
and same has found correct.
It is certified thatI have verified the

with designation Stamp

Signature of Divisional Head /Unit Head
 Annexure-III
Checklist of GDS candidates appearing in PA/SA Examination 2025 to be held on 20/07/2025
Name of Division:.
Roll No Recommendations
SI Name of the Designation DOB DOA Category Qualifi Age as on Service as Whether any Whether any
candidate cation on
disability. Also
mentioned
Disciplinary
/Vigilance case
category of is pending/
01.01.2025 01.01.2025 Disability contemplated
(HH/OH/VH/
Others)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
9
shall also be ensured
copy of the same shall also be provided by e-mail when asked. It
Note: This information shall be prepared in MS-Excel and soft
whatsoever.
that this proforma shall not be changed/modified for any reasons
Signature of DivisionalHead/concerned Unit