Annexure-1

Pattern and Syllabus of the examinations for appointment

to the posts of MTS, Postman and Mail Guard
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I. Pattern of Examination:

SI. Description Paper-I Paper-II Paper-Ill Paper-IV

No. (Basic Postal (Knowledge (Knowledge of (Data Entry
Knowledge of Postal Local Skill Test)
and General Operations) Language)
Awareness)
1 Applicable for Both MTS and Postman I BothMTS Postman I Mail
examination to Postman I Mail Mail Guard Postman / Mail Guard only
the posts of Guard only Guard only
2 Competitive or Competitive Qualifying
Qualifying
3 Type of MCQ MCQ and On Computer
Question Subjective
4 Number of As per syllabus
Questions
5 Maximum 100 in 2 Parts 50 50 25
Marks
6 Duration 60 Minutes 30 Minutes 60 Minutes 15 Minutes
7 Language of English, Hindi and respective
English to
Question local language, where Hindi is
Local language
Paper not a local language. and vice versa
8 Language of Not applicable as MCQ As per question
Answer Paper paper
9 Minimum For selection as MTS - in (a) Unreserved: (a) Unreserved:
Qualifying Paper-I: 40% 75%
Marks (a) Unreserved: 40%
(Subject to (b) OBC/EWS: 37% (b) OBC/EWS: (b) OBC/EWS:
reservation (c) SC/ST/PWD: 33% 37% 75%
policy of
Government.) For selection as Postman I (c) SC/ST/ (c) SC/ST: 60%
Mail Guard - Total of Paper- PWD: 33%
I and Paper-II: (d) PWD (if not
(a) Unreserved: 40% exempted for
(b) OBC/EWS: 37% skill test): 60%
(c) SC/ST/PWD: 33%

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III. Syllabus of Examination:

PAPER-I: Basic Postal Knowledge and General Awareness

(Duration: 60 Minutes)
(For appointment to the posts of MTS I Postman / Mail Guard)
Part-A
Post Office Guide Part I
Maximum a) Organization ofthe Department 23 questions
Marks-60 b) Type of Post Offices
[30 questions c) Business Hours
of2 marks d) Payment of postage, stamps and stationery
each] e) General rules as to packing, sealing and posting,
manner of affixing postage stamps
f) Methods of address
g) Post boxes and Post bags
h) Duties of Letter Box peon
i) Official postal articles
j) Prohibited postal articles
k) Products and Services: Mails, Banking &
Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business
(Reference: India Post website)
Postal Manual Volume V 7 questions
a) Definitions

Part-B
General Awareness/Knowledge 10 questions
Maximum Topics to be covered (1 to 3 questions from each topic):
Marks-40 a) Indian Geography
[20 questions b) Civics
of2 marks c) General knowledge
each] d) Indian culture & freedom struggle
e) Ethics and morale study
Basic Arithmetic 10 questions
Topics to be covered (1 to 2 questions from each topic):
a) BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication,
addition, subtraction)
b) Percentage
c) Profit and loss
d) Simple interest
e) Average
f) Time and work
g) Time and distance
h) Unitary method

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 Paper-Tl: Knowledge of Postal Operations
(Duration: 30 Minutes)
(For appointment to the posts of Postman / Mail Guard only)

Maximum Marks Post Office Guide Part I

-50 a) Delivery of mails 5 questions
b) Refusal of article
[25 questions of 2 c) Payment of eMoney Order
marks each] d) Redirection
e) Instruction regarding address change
f) Articles addressed to deceased person
g) Liability to detention to certain mails
h) Facilities provided by Postmen in rural areas
Postal Manual Volume VI - Part III 10
a) Head Postman questions
b) Knowledge of Postal Business
c) Supply of forms to be carried out
d) Sale of stamps
e) Postman's Book
f) Address to be noted on Postal Articles
g) Damaged articles to be noticed
h) Receipts for articles issued for delivery
i) Book of receipts for intimations and notices
delivery
j) Instruction for delivery
k) Realization of postage before delivery
l) Receipts of addresses for registered
m) Delivery to illiterate addressees, Pardanashin
women
n) Delivery of insmed articles addressed to minors
o) Payment of e-Money Orders
p) e-Money Orders addressed to minors
q) Payment of e-MO and delivery of registered letters
to lunatics
r) Duties of Village Postman
Postal Manual Vol. VII 10
a) Stamps and Seals questions
b) Portfolio and its contents
c) Stationery
d) Preparation of daily report
e) Mail Abstract
f) Exchange of Mails
g) Cage TB
h) Disposal of Mails addressed to a section or a mail
office
i) Closing of transit bags
j) Duties and responsibilities of Mail Guard/Agent
k) Final duties before quitting Van or office
I) 'A· order and 'B' order
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 PAPER-III: Knowledge of local language
(Duration: 60 Minutes)
{For appointment to the posts of Postman / Mail Guard)
[For All Circles excluding the Postal I RMS Divisions covering Arunachal Pradesh,
Naf!aland and MetHialaya ofNorth-East Circle/.
Maximum
Marks- Translation of words from English to local language 15 questions of
50 (Multiple choice question) 1 mark each
Translation of words from local language to English 15 questions of
(Multiple choice question) I mark each
Letter writing in local language in 40 to 50 words (I 10 marks
question to be attempted out of 3 options)
Paragraph/ short essay in local language of 40 to 50 IO marks
words (l question to be attempted out of 3 options)

PAPER-III: Knowledge oflocal language

(Duration: 60 Minutes) {For appointment to the posts of Postman / Mail Guard)
[For Postal I RMS Divisions covering Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya of
North-East Circle/.

Maximum
Marks-SO Comprehension passage in English with Multiple 10 questions of 2
Choice Questions marks each
Letter writing in English (1 question to be 15 marks
attempted out of 3 options)
Paragraph/ short essay in local language (1 15 marks
question to be attempted out of 3 options)

PAPER-IV: Data Entry Skill Test

(Duration: 15 Minutes)
(For appointment to the posts of Postman / Mail Guard only)
Skill test of data entry for 15 minutes on computer.
Maximum Marks -25
[Data entry of 600 key depressions (±5%)]

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 Annexure'II
Loca1 Language for Examinations
conducted in decentralized manner Postal Circles
S.No. Name of Postal Geographical area of State / Local Language of
CircIe UT covered under the Postal Postal Divisions
Circle falling under State /
UT
1 Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh TeIugu
Yanam District of
Puducherry
2 Assam Assam Assamese / Bengali /
Bodo
3 Bihar Bihar Hindi
4 Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Hindi
5 Delhi Delhi Hindi
6 Gujarat Gujarat Gujarati
Dadra and Nagar Have1i
Daman and Diu
7 Haryana Haryana Hindi
8 Himachal Himachal Pradesh Hindi
Pradesh
9 Jammu and Jammu and Kashmir Urdu
Kashmir
10 Jharkhand Jharkhand Hindi
11 Karnataka Karnataka Kannada
t2 KeraIa Kerala Malayalam
Lakshadweep
Mahe District of Puducherry
13 Madhya Madhya Pradesh Hindi
Pradesh
L4 Maharashtra Maharashtra Marathi
Goa Marathi / Konkani
15 North'East Arunachal Pradesh Hindi / English
Manipur Manipuri
Meghalaya Hindi / English
Mizoram Mizo
Nagaland Hindi / English
Tripura Bengali
16 Odisha Odisha Odia
t7 Punjab Punjab Punjabi
Chandigarh Hindi / English
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S.No. Name of Postal Geographical area of State I Local Language of
Circle UT covered under the Postal Postal Divisions
Circle falling under State /
UT
18 Rajasthan Rajasthan Hindi
19 Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil
Puducherry (excluding Mahe Tamil
and Yanam district)
20 Telangana Telangana Telugu
21 Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Hindi
22 Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Hindi
23 West Bengal West Bengal Bengali
Sikkim Nepali
Andaman and Nicobar Hindi / English
Islands

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