Department of Posts ( Multi-Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules, 2015

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Amazon plans it big with India Post network to ramp up its delivery mechanism

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NEW DELHI: E-commerce giant Amazon wants to do in India what Alibaba did in China. Amazon's India head Amit Agarwal on Tuesday met telecom and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and urged him to allow the use of new technologies such as real-time tracking and monitoring devices on the India Post network to develop a delivery mechanism based on smart logistics.

The government has sought a detailed proposal from Amazon, to which it will respond, a person familiar with the details of the meeting told ET. Amazon wants to leverage an improved India Post network to ramp up its delivery mechanism to within 24 hours anywhere within the country.
Agarwal was accompanied for the meeting by Monique Meche, Amazon's vicepresident for international public policy. In an emailed response to ET's query, Amazon said that it is "looking for ways to deepen" its relationship with the Indian postal service which started last year. It currently uses the Indian postal services as a delivery channel, but it is looking to deepen this further, in line with what Alibaba did in China.
Alibaba was the first e-commerce company to tie-up with a government postal agency in China. Right before it hit the capital markets with a multi-billion dollar issue, Alibaba tied up with China Post to share warehouses, processing centres and delivery resources, all part of a smart logistics network providing easier and faster delivery services to online sellers. Prasad also discussed prospects for pushing trade and commerce in rural parts of the country in a big way and how e-commerce websites such as Amazon could play a big part in giving a platform to small-time retailers and entrepreneurs in the hinterland through its market place models.

With over 1.6 lakh post offices throughout the country with the lion's share of 1.4 lakh in rural areas, India Post claims to have the largest postal network in the world, according to its website. On an average, a post office serves an area of 21.2 sq km and a population of 7,175 people.
"Speed of the last mile delivery to a customer will be the most decisive factor in an already price competitive e-commerce landscape and Amazon wants to leverage on the well-penetrated postal network," a second executive who did not want to be identified told ET.
Interestingly, Amazon's proposal comes in the wake of the special task force constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October to enhance the role of India Posts in financial inclusion and trade. The committee headed by former cabinet secretary TSR Subramanian will submit its report by the year end. India Post had also tried to get a banking licence but had failed, and is now looking to become a 'payment bank', one which can accept deposits and remittances but cannot lend.
"The government would obviously review any proposals made by Amazon under the light of the recommendations made," the second official said. On a lighter note at the meeting, Prasad referred to Amazon's arch-rival, homegrown e-commerce major Flipkart, and asked Agarwal who would win the e-commerce war between the two majors in India. "The consumer," Agarwal responded.

Surging growth of the e-commerce sector in India has led to a fund-raising spree by companies in the sector. Most recent being Japan's Softbank Corporation's $627-million investment in Snapdeal, which was preceded by $1-billion fund raising by Flipkart. A day after Flipkart concluded its fund raising, Amazon committed investment of $2 billion in India. In the meeting, Agarwal further discussed setting up of a data centre in India for which the company readily agreed to put up a server. Microsoft was the first technology giant this year to announce the setting up of three data centres in the country.
These data centres will enable access to customers in banking and financial services as well as the central and state governments. Many such services are currently legally restrained as they require data to be hosted within the country. Owing to which Amazon put forth the proposal to set up a server within India.

SYLLABUS OF PA/SA EXAM (DIRECT RECRUITMENT)2012 and PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION

SYLLABUS OF PA/SA EXAM (DIRECT RECRUITMENT)2012

Paper I

Part 'A'	25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution, science environment etc. - 25 Marks
Part 'B'	25  Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, per  centage, average, profit  &  loss, discount, menstruation, time & work and time & distance etc. - 25 Marks
Part "C"	25  Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction,direct/ indirect speech, singular  &  plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc - 25 Marks
Part “D"	25 Questions on Reasoning and analytical Ability - 25 Marks.

Paper II

Computer/ Typing Test (Paper-II): The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respectively & Data entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers. The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key board but not on type writer.

 PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTION

 Previous Year Paper for Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant 2010 batch

1. The JATAKA Tales were composed in the ancient language of _______?
A) Sanskrit B) Brahmi C)Greek D)Pali

2. Who is the head of Indian state?

 
A) prime minister B) president C)speaker D)vice president

3. When was constitution of Indian adopted by constituent assembly?
A)26th nov 1949 B)26th Jan 1950 C) 15th aug 1947 D)30th jan 1948

4. Which countries participate in common wealth games?
A) All countries of the world B)countries which were colonies of british empire C)asia pacific Region countries D)under developed countries

5. Viswanathan anand is associated with which game?

A)snooker B) billiards C)chess D)ice hockey
6. HTTP stand for

A)hypo test transfer protocol B)hyper text transfer protocol C)hyper test transfer proxy D)none of these
7. Polio disease is spread by

A)parasite B)bacteria C)virus D)protozoa
8. Phylloquinone is chemical name of

A)vitamin A B)vitaminC C)vitamin K D)vitamin D
9. The best parliamentarian award for 2009 has been conferred on

A)hema malini B)jaipal reddy C)m m josi D)manmohan singh
10. Lothal had a structure which, according to some archaeologists, was a

A)citadel B)dockyard C)public building D)great tank
11. Liquefied petroleum gas(LPG)consist of

A)butane and propane B)ethane and hexane C) ethane and nonane D)butane and nonane
12. The hobby of collecting stamps is called as

A)philanthropy B)numismatics C)philately D)philology
13.the new rupee symbol is a combination of English and ______ scripts

A)devanagari B)tamil C)telugu D)Gurumukhi
14. The Nobel peace prize for 2009 was awarded to

A)barack obama B)bill Clinton C)Mikhail gorbachev D)nicholas sarkory
15. Who among the following was the author of “RAJTHARANGINI”, commonly regarded as the first genuine history of India written by an Indian?

A) Banbhatta B) ravikirti C) pushpadanta D) kalhana
16. Twitter, facebook n, and orkut are examples of_____ websites
A) E-mail B) social networking C) search engines D) internet telephony

17. H1N1 virus causes which of the following diseases?
A) Swine flu B) chickungunya C) dengue D) avian flu

18. Biological pigment that determines skin colour in humans is called
A) Protein B) melanin C) vitamin D) toxin

19. Which dance form originated from Kerala?
A) Odissi B) katak C) kuchipudi D) kathakali

20. Nathu la is located in the Himalayas. La means
A) Glacier B) pass C) hillock D) crevasse

21. a train 350 mts long is moving at a speed of 32kmph. It will cross a man coming from the opposite direction at a speed 3 kmph in
A) 28 sec B) 24 sec C) 36 sec D) 32 sec

22. .45/.005+.2*50=?
A) 10 B) 90 C) 100 D) 90.1

23. The age of the father is 5 times of the son. After 20 yrs father age is 40. Then what will be the age of the son?
A) 20 B) 22 C) 21 D) 24

24. a candidate appearing for an examination has to secure 40% marks to pass paper 1. But he secured only 40 marks and failed by 20 marks. What is the max mark for paper 1?
A) 100 B) 200 C ) 150 D)180

25. 6 times of an unknown no is 13 less than 55. The unknown no
A) 10 B) 7 C) 11 D) 5

26. A sports dealer bought 2000 hockey sticks for Rs.350each. 10% of them were found to be defective and unfit to be sold. At what price should he sell the remaining stick to get a overall profit of 8%?
A) 360 B) 400 C) 420 D) 450
27. The population of a colony of ants increases by 20% every day. If one Monday the population is 3000 on which day of the week is it 5184?
A) Wednesday B) Tuesday C) Thursday D) Friday

28. Three runners’ ajay, bharath and charan run a race with ajay finishing 20mts ahead of bharath and 34 mts ahead of charan, while bharath finishes 21 mts ahead of charan. Each runner travels the entire distance at a constant speed. What was the length of the race?
A) 40MTS b) 50MTS c) 60MTS d) 70 MTS

29. If 20men assemble 8 machines in a day how many men are needed to assemble 12 machines in a day?
A) 40 B) 20 C) 30 D) 42

30. Find the area in square mts if the perimeter of football field which is 120m long is 400 mts
A) 6500sq. m B) 9600sq.m C) 6800sq.m D) 4800sq.m

31. At the end of the dinner party all the 8 persons present at the dinner party shake hands with each other once. How many handshakes will be there in all?
A) 8 B) 16 C)28 D)64

32. Select the correct alternative from the given choices
BDFH, CBID, DZLZ, EXOV,_________
A) FVRS B) FVQR C) FVRR D)FVSR

33. Fill in the blank
8, 40, 20, 100, 50,_______,125
A) 225 B) 250 C) 200 D) 150

34. If the digits in the no. 86435192 r arranged in ascending order, what will b the diff b/t the digits which r second from the right and 4th from the left in the new arrangement?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 4 D)3

35. 3 of the following 4 are the alike in a certain way and so form a group. Which is the 1 that does not belong to that group?
A) 145 B) 325 C) 257 D) 399

36. In a certain code language, if the word ‘sector’ is coded as ‘CESROT’ then how will your code the word “OPPOSITION”?
A) SOPPONOITI B) NOITISOPPO C ) SOPOPNOITI D)SOPPONTIT
37. If 30th June, 1989 was a Friday, then what day of the week was 17th Sep, 1993?
A) WEDNESDAY B) THRUSDAY C) FRIDAY D) SATURDAY

38. Complete the series?
18, 27,6,9,2,3_____
A) 1 B) 2/3 C) 1/3 D) 1/2

39. My school is to the east of my house. My father’s office is to the south-west of my school. A park is to the south of my school. Towards which direction is my house located with re3spect to the park?
A) East B) north-west C) south-west D) south
40. Which one is different from others?
A) Calf B) colt C) cat D) puppy

41. “.A speech delivered without any pervious preparation” can be expressed in one word only put of the following?

A) Extempore B) Maiden C) Spinster D) Empiric

42. The garden is very dry today. Fetch me a _______ of water
A) Pale B) pail C) pile D) pill

43. Please, may I have _____oranges?
A) A few B) some C) little D) less

44. Delhi is ____ than Nagpur.
A) More bigger B) so bigger C) very bigger D) much bigger

45. Use proper conjunction in the sentence given below:
“GIVE ME ____ poverty ______riches.”
A) is/was B) nor/neither C) neither/nor D ) here/there
46. We need to ______our appointment
A) Reconnect B) reschedule C) reorganize D) regret

47. SCEPTICAL is exactly opposite to
A) Convinced B) doubtful C) questioning D) cynic

48. Choose wrongly spelt word
A) Relevent B) poignant C) prevalent D) malignant

49. A person who hates the institution of marriage
A) Misologist B) misogamist C) misogynist D) philogynist

50. We have been friends for ages. I ________ her since we were children.
A) Am knowing B) are known C) have known D)is known
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Recruitment for Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistant 2012 for Kerala Circle

Department of Posts : Recruitment of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistants – August 2012

Department of Posts : Recruitment of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistants – August 2012

Direct Recruitment of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistants / Postal Assistant (Savings Bank Control Organization)

Department of Posts published a notification(No.No. RECTT/4-3/2011/II  dated at Thiruvananthapuram 33, the 11th August 2012) today regarding recruitment of Assistants in various domains. Kerala circle, Thiruvananthapuram requires 45 Postal Assistants, 34 Sorting Assistants and 14 Postal Assistants (SBCO). The total vacancies of 93 will have the adoption of regular reservation as per rules. The scale of pay for the Assistants will be Rs.5200-20200 Pay Band with Grade Pay of Rs.2400 plus all admissible allowances.

Age limit 18 to 27 years and the relaxation would be as per extant orders of Government of India.

Educational qualification for applicants should be qualified in 10+2 Higher Secondary or 12th Class with at least obtained 60% marks and above. The other terms and conditions for educational qualification are scattered in the notification.

Last date for receipt of Applications by the Recruitment agency  is fixed as  01-10-2012

For further details, click the link is given below…

Department of Posts : Recruitment of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assistants – August 2012

Applications are invited from the eligible Applicants for filling of vacancies of POSTAL  ASSISTANTS/SORTING ASSISTANTS/POSTAL ASSISTANTS (SAVINGS BANK CONTROL ORGANIZATION)

   The details of the vacancies in each DIVISION/UNIT in the Circle are furnished as hereunder:

Total No of Vacancies in Kerala Circle:

	OC	SC	ST	OBC	EX SERVICE	PH I	PH II
PA	45	07	01	20	08	01	01
SA	34	12	01	13	07	01	01
PA (SBCO)	14	02	00	08	02	01	00
TOTAL	93	21	02	41	17	03	02

The vacancies notified are likely to vary /change without any prior intimation.

3. Scale of Pay: Rs. 5200-20200 with Grade pay of Rs. 2400 + admissible allowance.

4. Age Limit: 18-27 years; The Age limit is relaxable for Applicants belonging to Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Applicants  up to 5 years and for Applicants 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 Government of India from time to time.

Age relaxation for Ex-servicemen would be as per extant orders of government  of India  issued from time to time.
Note~ The crucial date for determining the age limits shall be the closing date for receipt of Applications from Applicants in India (and not the closing date prescribed for those Applicants residing in Assam/Meghalaya/Arunachal Pradesh/Mizoram/Manipur//Nagaland/Tripura/Sikkim/ Ladakh division of J&K state, Lahul & Spiti  District of HP and Pangi sub division of Chamba Dist in HP, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep).

5. Educational Qualification: (i) 10 +2 Standard or 121h Class pass with at least 60 % marks and above, from any recognized University/Board of School Education, Board of Secondary  Education with  English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams) for OC candidates, 55 % and above for Other Backward Classes and 45% and above for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes shall apply.

(ii)  Should have studied local language of the State or Union Territory of the Postal Circle concerned or Hindi as a subject at least in Matriculation or equivalent.

6. Pattern of Examination:- The Applicants shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test  with a total 100 marks covering the following subjects/topics.

Aptitude Test (PaperI) will be comprising following four parts (A/B/C/D).  The total duration of the Aptitude Test will be 2 hrs (120 Minutes). There is no negative marking.

Part 'A' 25 Questions on General Knowledge - Questions on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian Constitution,
science environment etc. - 25 Marks

Part 'B' 25  Questions on Mathematics of matriculation standard which may cover number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple and compound interest, per  centage, average, profit  &  loss, discount, menstruation, time & work and time & distance etc. - 25 Marks

Part "C" 25  Questions on English covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction,direct/ indirect speech, singular  &  plural, tenses, antonyms/synonyms etc - 25 Marks

Part “D" 
25 Questions on Reasoning and analytical Ability - 25 Mark

6.1 Computer/ Typing Test (Paper-II):

The Typing Test shall be for a duration of 30 minutes (15 minutes each for Typewriting and data entry) consisting of one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi to be typed with a minimum speed of 30/25 words per minute respectively & Data entry of some figures and letters each carrying equal marks on Computers. The typing test and test of data entry operations will be conducted on Computer key board but not on type writer.

7.  Selection Process:
All Applicants belonging to various categories who have obtained the following marks in 10+2 examination shall be called for appearing in the  Aptitude Test.

OC  - 60 % and above
SC/ST -  45 %  and above
OBC - 55 %  and above

Applicants numbering five times the No. of vacancies in each category shall be declared qualified for appearing Computer/Typing Test based on the marks secured by them in Aptitude Test (Paper I). The minimum qualifying marks to be obtained in each part of Aptitude Test is:

OC  40%  i.e., 10 marks in each part & 40 %  in aggregate

SC/ST  33%  i.e., 8 marks in each part & 33 %  in aggregate

OBC 38%  i.e., 9 marks in each part & 38 %   in aggregate

The final merit shall be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained by the Applicants in the Aptitude Test (Paper I) only subject to their qualifying in Computer/Typing test( Paper 11). Allocation of successful candidates will be as per SI. 25.1 of the Information
Brochure/ Instruction sheet.

8. Cost of Application Form:

The Application Form is sold at a Price of Rs. 50 and the sale will be through All Head Post offices and identified Post offices in the Circles. The sale will commence from 11-08-2012 and last date for sale closes on 25-09-2012. There will be no sale after 25/09/2012. Details of all Head Post Offices and identified Post Offices in the Circle, which are authorised to sell the Application Form is enclosed to this Notification. 

9.  Examination Fee:

The Applicants have to pay the prescribed Examination fee of Rs. 200  and it should be deposited in an identified Post Office of this circle and obtain ACG-67/UCR  receipt. ALL FEMALE CANDIDTES AND APPLICANTS BELONGING TO SCHEDULED  CASTE/SCHEDULED TRIBE /PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED CATEGORIES ARE EXEMPTED FROM PAYMENT OF EXAMINATION FEE. NO EXAMINATION FEE EXEMPETION HOWEVER AVALABLE TO OBC APPLICANTS AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE EXAMINATION FEE

Last date for receipt of Applications by the Recruitment agency  is fixed as  01-10-2012 and for those residing in Assam/ Meghalaya/Arunachal Pradesh/Mlzoram/Manipur/
/Nagaland/Tripura/Sikkim/ Ladakh Division of  J  &K state, Lahaul & Spiti District of  Himachal Pradesh and Pangi sub division of Chamba Dist in Himachal Pradesh Andaman &
Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep will be 11-10-2012.

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Amendment of Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules. 2010 and (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules. 2010

FULL DETAILS OF AMENDED RECRUITMENT RULES POSTMAN /MAILGUARD/MTS

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Amendment of Department of Posts (Multi Tasking Staff) Recruitment Rules. 2010

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According to Amended Recruitment Rules2012  

25%-GDS- SENIORITY CUM-SELECTION 

25%-GDS- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION

25%-Casual Labourers 

25% -Open Market

Amendment of Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules. 2010

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According to Amended Recruitment Rules2012  

 50%-MTS/Gr.D- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION(3 years of service)

50%-GDS- COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION(5 years of service)

NOTIFICATION FOR RECRUITMENT OF MERITORIOUS SPORTS PERSONS AS POSTAL ASSISTANTS IN POSTAL DIVISION AND CIRCLE OFFICE

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