Department of Posts: : Government of India.

OFFICE OF CHIEF POSTMASTER GENERAL HIMACHAL PRADESH CIRCLE

Notification no. R&E/77-8/2012 dated 11-08-2012.
DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF POSTAL ASSISTANTS/ SORTING ASSISTANTS/POSTAL
ASSISTANT RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/POSTAL ASSISTANT MAIL MOTOR SERVICE /
POSTAL ASSISTANT (FOREIGN POST ORGANIZATION) and POSTAL ASSISTANT
(SAVINGS BANK CONTROL ORGANIZATION)

Applications are invited from the eligible Applicants for filling of
vacancies of POSTAL ASSISTANTS/ SORTING ASSISTANTS/POSTAL ASSISTANT
RETURNED LETTER OFFICE/POSTAL ASSISTANT MAIL MOTOR SERVICE / POSTAL
ASSISTANT (FOREIGN POST ORGANIZATION) and POSTAL ASSISTANT (SAVINGS
BANK CONTROL ORGANIZATION).
The details of the vacancies in each DIVISION/ Unit in the Circle are
furnished as hereunder:

Sl.
NO
Name of
Division/
unit
Details of vacancies
OC SC ST O.B.C Ex-
Service
men
Physically
Handicapped
PH.I PH.II
1 Chamba 5 0 0 3 0 0 0
2 Dehra 2 0 0 1 0 0 0
3 Dharamsala 8 0 0 3 1 2 0
4 Hamirpur 9 2 0 2 1 0 0
5 Mandi 7 0 0 1 1 0 0
6 Rampur 5 0 0 4 0 0 0
7 Shimla 6 1 3 0 0 0 0
8 Solan 8 1 1 2 0 1 0
9 Una 4 1 0 1 0 0 0
10 RMS 5 1 0 3 1 0 0
11 PASBCO 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 60 6 4 20 4 3 0

PH-I : Orthopedically Handicapped, PH-II : Hearing Handicapped

2. 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.


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4. Age limit: 18-27 years; The age limit is relaxable for Applicants belonging to
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe Applicants upto 5 years and for Applicants
belonging to Other Backward Classes up to 3 years and for Government servants upto
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 12
th
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 (Paper-I) 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, percentage, 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
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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.





No weightage of marks secured by the Applicants in 10+2 examination
will be given while preparing the Merit List.

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:







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 II). Allocation of successful candidates
will be as per Sl. 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 Circle. 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

OC 60% and above
SC/ST 45% and above
OBC 55 % and above
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
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9. Examination Fee: The Applicants have to pay the prescribed
Examination fee of Rs. 200/- and it should be deposited in a Post Office of the
Circle concerned to which the Applicant is applying and obtain ACG-67/UCR
receipt. ALL FEMALE CANDIDATES AND APPLICANTS BELONGING TO
SCHEDULED CASTE/SCHEDULED TRIBE/PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED
CATEGORIES ARE EXEMPTED FROM PAYMENT OF EXAMINAITON FEE. NO
EXAMINATION FEE EXEMPTION HOWEVER AVAILABLE TO OBC APPLICANTS
AND THEY ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE EXAMINATION FEE IN FULL.
Applications received without prescribed fee receipt shall be summarily
rejected.
Note. I : Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Note. II Fee paid through any mode other than UCR/ ACG-67 in Post Office will
not be accepted.

10. The candidate has to apply for one Post only, and if a candidate submits
more than one Application form, his/ her candidature shall liable to be
cancelled and no communication will be sent in this regard.

11. The Applicants have to indicate their option of Division, in the Circle, to
which they intend to apply and also indicate the options for Examination Centres
belonging to that Circle only. For Example, a candidate applying for Haryana
Circle, has to indicate options of divisions/ units in Haryana Circle and also to
indicate Examination Centres in that Circle only. Allotment of examination city in
the Postal Circle is the prerogative of the Postal Department and change in
allotment of Examination city is not permitted at any stage.

12. How to apply: The Applicants have to carefully read & follow the
instructions given in Information Brochure/ Instruction sheet supplied along with
Application form in filling the same. The Applications which do not conform to
the conditions are liable to be rejected summarily.

13. Mode of despatch: The Applications duly filled in along with original
receipt of ACG-67/UCR issued by Post Office of that Circle towards payment of
Examination fee have to be sent to Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New
Delhi 110001 through SPEED POST/REGISTERED POST OF INDIA POST only. The
Applications received through Courier or delivered in person will not be
accepted.


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i) The Applicants need not enclose/ attach copies of any Certificates/
Testimonials along with the Application except original ACG- 67/UCR receipt
issued by Post Office towards payment of Examination fee. All the applications
are treated as provisional and admit card will be issued subject to his/her
satisfying the eligibility conditions.

ii) The original OMR Application Form obtained through Post office alone
should be used for applying for the Post. Xerox/Photostat copies will not be
accepted under any circumstances.

14. The Applicants have to enclose a Window Envelope affixing a postage
stamp of Rs. 5 (provided along with their OMR Application form) and send it
along with the filled OMR Application Form to enable for despatching the Admit
Cards.

15. 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/
Mizoram/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.

16. The Aptitude Test will be preferably conducted on a common date for all
the Postal Circles in India. The Admit card issued to the candidates will be purely
provisional subject to his/her satisfying the eligibility conditions.

17. Applicants may visit the website www.indiapost.gov.in. on regular basis till
the last date of examination so that he/ she gets last minute update if any in
schedule of examination/eligibility status/ venue status/ other information related
to the Recruitment process.

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