All India Postal Employees Union Postmen and MTS

Subject: Revised Pattern and Syllabus for Examination to fill up the Posts of 

Postman and Mail Guard by Departmental promotion and direct recruitment.

          Sir/Madam,

It has been decided with the approval of competent authority to revise 

the pattern and syllabus for examination for filling up of the posts of Postman and 

       Mail Guard by:

                  (i)         Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion 

from amongst Multi Tasking Staff

                  (ii)        Direct Recruitment from amongst Gramin Oak Sevaks

                  (iii)       Direct Recruitment from Open Market

2.         The revised pattern and syllabus for examination is indicated in the

Annexure.

3.         It is requested that the revised pattern and syllabus for examination may

be brought to the notice of all concerned.

4.         The date for holding the examination(s) will be communicated separately

       by DE Section.

Yours faithfully

(Alka Tewari)

Assistant Director General (SPN)

Annexure

Pattern and Syllabus for Examination to fill up the Posts of Postman and 

Mail Guard by promotion on the basis of Limited Departmental 

Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff 

and direct recruitment from amongst GDS and from Open Market

I. Candidates shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test of the level of 10^th

class/matriculation covering the following subjects/topics:
Total Marks-100

Part 'A' - 25 marks -25 questions on General Knowledge, Reasoning 

and Analytical Ability - Multiple Choice Questions

Part '8' - 25 marks -25 questions of Mathematics - Multiple Choice Questions

Part 'C' - (Two segments)

       (i)              25 marks- English. language- Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions

       (ii)        25 marks -Regional language*- Objective Type/Multiple Choice Questions

* Where the regional language is also English the Part 'C' shall comprise 

only one segment on English language of 50 marks, consisting of 50 

questions of objective type/Multiple Choice Questions.

II. DURATION OF EXAMINATION: 90 minutes

III. QUALIFYING MARKS:

a.       Parts A and B- Minimum 10 marks for OC, 8 marks for SC/ST and 9 marks for OBC 
 candidates in each part.

b.       Part C (Two segments)- Minimum 10 marks for OC, 8 marks for 

SC/ST and 9 marks for OBC* candidates in each segment.

       c.        Part C (One segment of 50 marks)- Minimum 20 marks for OC, 16 

marks for SC/ST and 18 marks for OBC* candidates.

d.       40% marks for OC, 33 marks for SC/ST and 37 marks for OBC* 

candidates in aggregate 
*Not applicable for filling up posts by Limited Departmental Competitive 

Examination as there is no reservation for OBC employees while filling up 

posts by promotion.