India Post Recruitment 2026 – 28000+ Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Vacancy

India Post Recruitment 2026

Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, Government of India has released an employment notification for the recruitment of 28000+ Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts i.e. Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks in different offices of the Department of Posts. Candidates who fulfill the below mentioned eligibility criteria may read this article and apply online for these vacancy.
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India Post Recruitment 2026 Post Details :

Name of post: Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)

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Category of posts:

  • Branch Postmaster (BPM)
  • Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)
  • Dak Sevak

No of posts: 28000+ posts
No of Posts in Assam639 posts

Name of organization: India Post

Pay Scale for India Post Recruitment 2026 :

Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) plus Dearness Allowance thereon are paid to the GDS.The applicable TRCA to different categories are as under:
  • BPM: Rs.12,000/- – Rs.29,380/-
  • ABPM/ Dak Sevak: Rs.10,000/- – Rs.24,470/-

Eligibility Criteria for India Post Job 2026 :

Age Limit:

  • Minimum Age Limit: 18 years
  • Maximum Age Limit: 40 years

Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

  • SC/ST: 5 years
  • OBC: 3 years
  • PWD: 10 years
  • PWD-OBC: 13 years
  • PWD-SC/ST: 15 years

Educational Qualification for India Post Job 2026 :

The candidate should have passed Secondary School Examination of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English (having been studied as compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India shall be a mandatory educational qualification for all approved categories of GDS.

Local Language Proficiency: The candidate should have studied the local language at least up to 10th standard.

Other Qualifications: The candidate should proficiency in following fields

(i) Knowledge of computer
(ii) Knowledge of cycling
(iii) Adequate means of livelihood

Application Fees for India Post Vacancy 2026 :

  • General / OBC: 100/-
  • SC / ST / PH: Nil
  • Female / PwD/ Transwomen : Nil
  • Payment Mode: Credit/Debit Cards, Net Banking facility/ UPI and through Head Post offices.

How to Apply in India Post Recruitment 2026 :

Interested and eligible candidates may apply online for these vacancy. They may follow below mentioned steps to apply online.

  1. Scroll down, go to Important Link section .
  2. Click on the “Online Application Form” and complete the registration process .
  3. In the next stage, click on “Online Application Form” Link and Login.
  4. Fill your all personal and educational details and upload necessary documents.
  5. Make payment of application fee as per your category and submit the form.
  6. At the end, take a print out of the application form.

Important Dates of India Post Recruitment 2026 :

  • One-Time-Registration starting date – 31st January 2026
  • One-Time-Registration last date – 14th February 2026 upto 5PM
  • Application starting date – 2nd February 2026
  • Application closing date – 16th February 2026 upto 5PM

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Selection Process :

The Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment consists of following stages –

Preparation of Merit List: The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement on the basis of a system generated merit list. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/ Points to marks in the Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of approved Boards, aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals. The passing of all the subjects as per the respective approved board norms is mandatory.

Document Verification: The shortlisted candidates for the recruitment will have to attend the document verification process to complete the recruitment process. The shortlisted candidates should get their documents verified by the mentioned divisional head on or before specified date. The candidate should go along with all the relevant original documents for verification. The shortlisted candidates will be allowed total 15 days to submit the documents for verification.

At the time of verification of documents upon shortlisting of an applicant if the data/marks fed in the Portal are found mismatched with original documents, his/her candidature will be rejected even if there is small spelling error in name of applicant, father/mother name etc.

Appointment: On the successful completion of document verification, a candidate will be appointed as Gramin Dak Sevaks within jurisdiction of respective division. The offer of provisional engagement will be issued thorough system itself (on registered SMS/Email) based on successful document verification. The applicant will be required to approach the designated Engaging Authorities within a period of 15 days.

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