DEPARTMENT OF POSTS (POSTAL ASSISTANTS AND SORTING ASSISTANTS) (GROUP C NON-GAZETTED), RECRUITMENT RULES, 2011
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS (POSTAL ASSISTANTS AND SORTING ASSISTANTS) (GROUP C NON-GAZETTED), RECRUITMENT RULES, 2011
Department
of Posts (Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants) (Group C non-Gazetted),
Recruitment Rules, 2011
PREAMBLE
In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to
article 309 of the Constitution and in supersession of the Department of Posts
(Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants) Recruitment Rules, 2002, except as
respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the
President hereby makes the following rules regulating the method of recruitment
to the posts of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants in the Department of
Posts, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, namely:--
1. Short title and commencement.--
(1)These rules may be called the
Department of Posts (Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants) (Group C
non-Gazetted), Recruitment Rules, 2011.
(2)They shall come into force on the date
of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Number of posts, their classification and Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale.--
The number of posts, their classification
and the Pay Band and Grade Pay/Pay Scale attached thereto, shall be as
specified in columns (2) to (4) of the Schedule annexed to these rules.
3. Method of recruitment, age-limit, qualifications, etc.--
The method of recruitment, age-limit,
qualifications and other matters relating to the said post shall be as
specified in columns (5) to (13) of the said Schedule.
4. Disqualification.--
No person,--
(a)who, has entered into or contracted a
marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b)who, having a spouse living, has
entered into or contracted a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for
appointment to the said posts:
Provided that the Central Government
may, if satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law
applicable to such person and the other party to the marriage and that there
are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person from the operation of this
rule.
5. Power to relax.--
Where the Central Government is of the
opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order and for
reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules
with respect to any class or category of persons.
6. Saving.--
Nothing in these rules shall affect
reservation, relaxation of age-limit and other concessions required to be
provided for the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes, the Ex-Serviceman,
Other Backward Classes and other special categories of persons in accordance
with the orders issued by the Central Government from time to time in this
regard.
SCHEDULE
Name of post
Number of post
Classification
Pay Band and Grade
Pay/Pay Scale
Whether selection
post or non-selection post
Age limit for
direct recruits
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1. Postal Assistant
and Sorting Assistant (in offices other than Foreign Post Organisation)
120291* (2011)
*Subject to variation dependent on workload.
General Central
Service, Group 'C' (Non- Gazetted, Ministerial)
`
5200--'20200 PB-1 Grade Pay ` 2400
Selection
18-27 years
(Relaxable for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes up
to 5 years and for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes up to 3
years and for Government servants up to the age of 40 years in accordance
with the instructions or orders issued by the Government of India).
Note 1: The crucial
date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of
applications from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed
for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland,
Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of Jammu and Kashmir State, Lahaul and Spiti
District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep).
Note 2 : In the
case of recruitment made through the Employment Exchange the crucial date for
" determining the age limit shall be the last date up to which the
Employment Exchange is asked to submit the names.
Educational and
other qualifications required for direct recruits
Whether age and
educational qualification prescribed for direct recruits will apply in the
case of promotees
Period of
probation, if any
(7)
(8)
(9)
(i) 10 + 2 standard
or 12th class pass with at least 60% marks, from recognised University/Board
of School Education Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory
subject (excluding vocational streams), 55 % for Other Backward Classes and
45% for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes.
(ii) Should have
studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the concerned
Postal Circle or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent.
No
Two years
Method of
recruitment: Whether by direct recruitment or by promotion or by deputation
or absorption and percentage of the vacancies to be filled by various methods
In case of
recruitment by promotion or deputation or absorption, grades from which
promotion or deputation or absorption to be made
(10)
(11)
(a) 50% of the
posts by promotion through a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination
failing which the unfilled vacancies shall be filled up by direct recruitment
of Gram in Dak Sevaks* of the recruiting division or unit on fulfilling the
following conditions, as on 1st day of January of the year to which the
vacancy(ies) pertain to, on the basis of examination limited to such Gramin
Dak Sevaks and if the posts still remain unfilled by the Gramin Dak Sevaks,
these shall be filled by direct recruitment from amongst other open market
candidates of the same year, fulfilling the age and qualification conditions.
(i) The Gramin Dak
Sevaks should have obtained at least 50 % marks in 10 + 2 Standard or 12th
Class with English as a Compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams) and
have put in a minimum service of five years;
(ii) They should be
within 30 years of age (35 years for those belonging to Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes and 33 years for Other Backward Classes). *Gramin Dak
Sevaks are holder of Civil Posts but they are outside the regular Civil
Service due to which their appointment will be by direct recruitment;
(b) 50% by direct
recruitment.
Explanation:--The
examinations for promotion and direct recruitment shall be governed by the instructions
issued by the Department of Posts regarding the short listing criteria of the
applicants, syllabus and pattern of test etc. from time to time.
If a Departmental
Promotion Committee exists, what is its composition
Promotion
1. Postman/Mail Guard,
in the Pay Band 1 of ` 5200-20200 +
-Grade Pay ` 2000 of the concerned Unit/Division
with three years of regular service in the Grade.
2. Despatch Rider
in the Pay Band 1 of ` 5200-20200 + Grade
Pay `
1900 of the concerned Unit/Division with five years of regular service in the
Grade including any regular service put in the erstwhile Goupr 'D' post on
regular basis.
3. Multi Tasking
Staff, in the Pay Band 1 of ` 5200-20200 + Grade
Pay `
1800 of the concerned Unit/Division with five years of regular service in the
Grade including any regular service put in the erstwhile Group 'D' post on
regular basis. Note : For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying service
for promotion, the service rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to
1st day of January, 2006, the date from which the revised pay structure based
on the Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations has been extended) shall
be deemed to be service rendered in the corresponding pay/pay scale extended
based on the recommendations of the Pay Commission.
Circumstances in
which Union Public Service Commission is to be consulted in making
recruitment
Consultation with
Union Public Service Commission not necessary.
1. Senior
Superintendent of Post Offices/Superintendent of Post Offices
--Chairman
2. Two Group 'B'
(Gazetted) Officers
--Members
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
1. Postal Assistant
and Sorting Assistant (in the Foreign Post Organisations in Delhi, Kolkata,
Chennai and Mumbai
457* (2011)
*Subject to variation dependent on workload.
General Central
Service, Group 'C' (Non-Gazetted, Ministerial)
PB-1
`5200--20200
(Grade Pay ` 2400)
Selection
18-27 years
(Relaxable for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes up
to 5 years and for candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes up to 3
years and for Government servants up to the age of 40 years in accordance
with the instructions or orders issued by the Government of India).
Note : The crucial
date for determining the age limit shall be the closing date for receipt of
applications from candidates in India (and not the closing date prescribed
for those in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland,
Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of Jammu and Kashmir State, Lahaul and Spiti
District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh,
Andaman and Nicobar Islands or Lakshadweep).
Note 2 : In the
case of recruitment made through the Employment Exchange, the crucial date
for determining the age limit shall be the last date up to which the
Employment Exchange is asked to submit the names.
(7)
(8)
(9)
(i) 10 + 2 standard
or 12th class pass with at least 60% marks, from recognised University/Board
of School Education/Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory
subject (excluding vocational streams), 55 % for Other Backward Classes and
45% for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes candidates.
(ii) Should have
studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the concerned
Postal Circle or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent.
No
Two years
(10)
(11)
(a) 50% of the
posts by promotion through a Limited Departmental Competitive examination.
(b) 50% by direct
recruitment.
Explanation:--The
examinations for promotion and direct recruitment shall be governed by the
instructions issued by the Department of Posts regarding the short listing
criteria of the applicants, syllabus and pattern of test etc. from time to
time.
Promotion
1. Despatch Rider,
in the Pay Band 1 of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs. 1900 of the concerned
Unit/Division with five years of Regular service in the Grade including any
regular service put in the erstwhile Group 'D' post on regular basis.
2. Multi Tasking
Staff, in the Pay Band 1 of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay Rs. 1800 of the
concerned Unit/Division with five years of regular service in the grade
including any regular service put in the erstwhile Group 'D' post on regular
basis.
Note: For the
purpose of computing minimum qualifying service for promotion, the service
rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to 1st day of January, 2006
(the date from which the revised pay structure based on the 6th Central Pay
Commmission recommendations has been extended) shall be deemed to be service
rendered in the corresponding pay/pay scale extended based on the
recommendations of the Pay Commission.