Increase in the number of chances to appear in LGO examination

Increase in the number of chances to appear in LGO examination

Orders have been issued to increase the number of chances to appear in LGO Examination.

Directorate vide order No: 60-10/ 2011-SPB-I dated 26.07.2011, has issued orders to increase the number of chances for candidates to appear in LGO Examination. As per the revised order, the number of chances for each catergory will be as follows:

1. For UR Candidates : 8 chances (instead of 6)

2. For SC/ ST Candidates: 10 chances (provided there are vacancies reserved for candidates belonging to SC/ ST). In case any SC/ ST candidate is appointed on the basis of his/ her 9^th or 10^th chance, he/ she shall be appointed against the vacancy reserved for SC/ ST, as the case may be, irrespective of his/ her merit in the examination.

The Directorate order is posted below:

No. 60-10/ 2011-SPB-I

Government of India

Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts

Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 110116

Date the 26^th July, 2011

To,

1. All Chief Postmasters General

2. All Postmasters General

Sub: Increase in the number of chances to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LGO Examination) to fill up the posts of Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant.

Sir/ Madam,

I am directed to refer to the Directorate letter No. 37-63/ 98-SPB-I (Pt) dated 20/26.8.1999 regarding increasing the number of chances to appear in the Limited Departmental

Competitive Examination (LGO Examination) to fill up the posts of Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant from 5 to 6. The matter has since been reviewed and it has been decided by the competent authority to increase the number of chances for OC candidates to appear in the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LGO Examination) to fill up the posts of Postal Assistant/ Sorting Assistant from 6 to 8. It has also been decided to increase the chances for SC/ ST candidates to appear in the said examination to 10 provided there are vacancies reserved for candidates belonging to SC/ ST and in any case any SC/ ST candidate is appointed on the basis of his/ her 9^th or 10^th chance, he/ she shall be appointed against the vacancy reserved for SC/ ST, as the case may be, irrespective of his/ her merit in the examination.

2. It is requested that these instructions may be given wide publicity immediately.

Yours faithfuly,

Sd/-

(B P Sridevi)

Director (Staff)