The Pattern of the Exam
- There will be a single common exam for GDS to MTS/Postman and MTS to Postman.
- The Exam comprises Four papers – Paper I, Paper II, Paper III, and Paper IV.
- Paper
I, Paper II, and Paper III will be held in one sitting of 2 and 1/2
hours. Paper IV [Data Entry Skill Test (DEST)] will be held separately
later.
| Papers |
Subject/Topic |
Applicable for |
Total Marks |
Duration |
|
Paper-I
|
Basic Postal Knowledge, GK, Math
|
Both MTS & Postman
|
100 in 2 Parts
|
60 minutes
|
|
Paper-II
|
Knowledge of Postal Operation
|
Postman Only
|
50
|
30 minutes
|
|
Paper-III
|
Knowledge of the Local Language
|
Both MTS & Postman
|
50
|
60 minutes
|
|
Paper-IV
|
Data Entry Skill Test |
Postman Only |
25 |
15 minutes |
Syllabus of GDS to MTS/Postman Exam :
As per the official notification, the MTS/Postman LDC Exam consists of four Papers. We have provided the Syllabus Paper wise.
Paper I Syllabus
(for both MTS and Postman)
|
|
Part – A
Maximum Mark = 60
[30 Questions of 2 marks each]
|
Post Office Guide Part 1
( 23 Questions )
- Organization of Department
- Type of Post Offices
- Business Hours
- Payment of postage, stamps, and stationery
- General rules as to packing, sealing, and posting, manner of affixing postage stamps
- Methods of address
- Post boxes and Post bags
- Duties of Letter Box peon
- Official postal articles
- Prohibited postal articles
- Products and Services: Mail, Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps, and Business
- (Reference: India Post website)
Postal Manual Volume V
( 7 Questions )
|
|
Part – B
Maximum Mark = 40
[20 Questions of 2 marks each]
|
General Awareness / Knowledge
(10 Questions)
- Indian Geography
- Civics
- General Knowledge
- Indian culture & freedom struggle
- Ethics and moral study
Basic Arithmetic
(10 Questions)
- BODMAS
- Percentage
- Profit & Loss
- Simple Interest
- Average
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Unitary methods
|
|
Paper II Syllabus
(for Postman Only)
|
|
Maximum Mark = 50
[25 Questions of 2 marks each]
|
Post Office Guide Part 1
( 5 Questions )
- Delivery of mails
- Refusal of article
- Payment of eMoney Order
- Redirection
- Instruction regarding address change
- Articles addressed to deceased person
- Liability to detention to certain mails
- Facilities provided by Postmen in rural areas
Postal Manual Volume VI – Part III
( 10 Questions )
-
- Head Postman
- Knowledge of Postal Business
- Supply of forms to be carried out
- Sale of stamps
- Postman’s Book Address to be noted on Postal Articles
- Damaged articles to be noticed
- Receipts for articles issued for delivery
- Book of receipts for intimations and notices
- delivery
- Instruction for delivery
- Realization of postage before delivery
- Receipts of addresses for registered
- Delivery to illiterate addressees, Pardanashin women
- Delivery of insured articles addressed to minors
- Payment of e-Money Orders
- e-Money Orders addressed to minors
- Payment of e-MO and delivery of registered letters to lunatics
- Duties of Village Postman
Postal Manual Volume VII
( 10 Questions )
- Stamps and Seals Portfolio and its contents
- Stationery
- Preparation of daily report
- Mail Abstract
- Exchange of Mails
- Cage TB
- Disposal of Mails addressed to a section or a mail office
- Closing of transit bags
- Duties and responsibilities of Mail Guard/Agent
- Final duties before quitting Van or office
- ‘A’ order and ‘B’ order
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