Pattern and Syllabus of Examination for Direct Recruitment from Open Market for the posts of MTS / Postman / Mail Guard / Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant
Annexure D
Pattern and Syllabus of Examination for Direct Recruitment from Open Market
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I. Pattern of Examination:
| SI No |
Description |
Paper-I
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Paper-II | Paper-III |
| 1 | Competitive or Qualifying | Competitive | Qualifying | Qualifying |
| 2 | Type of Question | Multiple Choice Questions | Subjective | On Computer |
| 3 | Number of Questions | As per syllabus | As per syllabus | |
| 4 | Maximum :marks | 100 | 60 | 40 |
| 5 | Duration | 90 Minute | 45 minutes | 30 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)
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| 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 |
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II. Criteria for Selection:-
a) Examination for Paper I will be conducted for all candidates.
b) Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of performance in Paper I for appearing in Paper II and Paper III Depending upon the number of vacancies, number of candidates to be shortlisted will be between 3 to 5 times the number of vacancies.
c) Only such candidates who qualify in Paper I, Paper II and Paper III separately shall be considered for final selection and their merit shall be drawn in order of marks secured in Paper! only since Paper II and Paper III are only qualifying in nature.
d) The final number of selected candidates shall be equal to the number of vacancy in each category
e) 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 in the same category shall be considered for appointment. However, appointment of such candidate shall be only on the ground of declining offer of appointment and no wait list or approved panel shall be maintained
II. Syllabus:
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PAPER-I (90 Minutes) (Maximum Marks -100)
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| A. General Awareness/Knowledge Topics to be covered (4 to 8 questions from each topic): a) Indian Geography |
30 Questions |
| B. Basic Arithmetic Topics to be covered (4 to 8 questions from each topic): a) BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction) |
40 Questions |
| C. Reasoning and Analytical Ability (Both verbal and non verbal types) (Non verbal/ pictorial reasoning and analytical ability testing is preferred as question has to be bilingual) |
30 Question |
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PAPER-II (45 Minutes) (Maximum marks -60)
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| Translation from English to local language | Translation from English to local language |
| Translation English from local language to English | Translation English from local language to English |
| Letter writing in local language (1 to be empted out of 3 options) | Letter writing in local language (1 to be attempted out of 3 Questions) |
| Paragraph/ short essay in local language of 80 to 100 words (1 to be attempted out of 3 options) | Paragraph/short essay in local language of 80 to 100 words (1 to be attempted out of 3 options) |
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PAPER-III (20 Minutes) Maximum marks -40)
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| Skill test of data entry for 20 minutes on computer on the same day. [Data entry of 2000 key depressions (± 5%)] | 40 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)
Annexure A: Competitive Examination limited to Gramin Dak Sewak (GOS) for appointment as Multi Tasking Staff
Annexure B: Competitive Examination limited to MTS and GDS for appointment as Postman and Mail Guard
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