AP Postal Department has announced a notification for recruiting Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants and invites applications from the eligible Indian citizen
Important Dates :
Last Date for Sale of Application Closes: 25th Sep,2012
Last Date for Receipt of Application: 1st Oct,2012
Last Date for Receipt of Application (far flung areas): 11th Oct,2012
Name of the Post : Postal Assistants
No.of Posts – 288 vacancies
Name of the Post : Sorting Assistants
No.of Posts : 68 vacancies
Name of the Post :Postal Assistants (MMS)
No.of Posts: 1
Name of the Post: Postal Assistants (SBCO)
No.of Posts – 31 vacancies
Age Limit:18 – 27 years *
Education Qualifications :
Application Fee:
1.General and OBC Candidates need to pay 200 Rupees for Examination fee and 50 rupees for Application fee
2.SC/ST Candidates no need to pay Examination fee.They have to pay only Application fee of 50 rupees for Application form and it is available at all All Head Post offices and identified Post offices in the Circles from 11-08-2012 to 25-09-2012.
How to Apply:
Eligible Candidates may apply through prescribed application format available at all Head Post offices and identified Post offices in the Circles. Dully filled application form along with Copies of relevant certificates and original receipt of ACG-67/UCR issued by the identified Post Office of this Circle towards payment of Examination fee have to be sent to “Direct Recruitment Cell, New Delhi HO, New Delhi-1100010? on or before 01-10-2012 through Speed Post/Registered Post of India Post only.
For more details like vacancy distribution, pay scale, reservations, other requirements and other instructions, click on the link given below…
Direct Recruitment Cell,
New Delhi HO,
New Delhi-1100010
SYLLABUS FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT
Part A General Knowledge:
You will get 25 questions from topics on current events, sports, history, geography, basic economics, general polity, Indian constitution, science environment and so on. This test paper is conducted to know about your knowledge on current affairs.
Part B Mathematics:
This test is conducted to test your numerical ability in doing calculations and your quickness in arriving at solutions. The postal assistant exam aptitude test paper on Mathematics consists of topics on number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, average, compound interest, time and work, profit and loss and so on.
Part C English:
The Postal assistant aptitude test for English is to test your language skills how well you are good in grammar and in forming sentences and the topics covers on antonyms / Synonyms, prepositions, adverbs, direct/indirect speech, singular & plural, tenses and so on.
Part D Reasoning and analytical ability: This will have questions on Reasoning and analytical ability.
Computer Typing Test Paper II: You will be asked to type one passage of 450 words in English or 375 words in Hindi which has to be typed with a minimum spped of 30/20 wpm and the time given to complete the typing test will be 15 minutes. The Data Entry will be on figures and letters carries equal marks which has to be finished within 15 minutes.
Postal Assistant exam cut-off marks:
The minimum cut-off marks requrired from each part of aptitude test is as follows.
OC – 10 marks in each part and 40% in aggregate
SC/ST – 8 marks in each part and 33% in aggregate
OBC – 9 marks in each part and 38% in aggregate