Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle, Department of Posts, invites applications from interested and eligible candidates for the direct recruitment in Postal Division for Postman cadre, and in Railway Mail Services Divisions for Mail Guard Cadre vacancies. Candidates can apply for only one division. Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of two years.
Notification Number: REP/5-1/DR/14 Dated November 14, 2014
Most Important Dates:
- Starting Date for Online Registration: 15-November-2014 by 00:00 hrs
- Last Date for Online Registration: 07-December-2014 by 23:59 hrs
- Last Date for Payment of application/ Exam fee in the identified Post Offices having E-Payment facility in Tamilnadu Circle only: 10-December-2014
- Closing Date for updation of Fee Payment in the website: 10-December-2014
Name of the Positions along with Number of Vacancies Advertised:
1. 797 Vacancies in Postal Division for Postman cadre
- Anna Road HO: 11 Posts
- Arakkonam Division: 8 Posts
- Chengalpattu Division: 8 Posts
- Chennai City Central Division: 49 Posts
- Chennai City North Division: 61 Posts
- Chennai City South Division: 67 Posts
- Coimbatore Division: 37 Posts
- Cuddalore Division: 27 Posts
- Dindigul Division: 7 Posts
- Erode Division: 13 Posts
- Kanchipuram Division: 15 Posts
- Kanniyakumari Division: 18 Posts
- Karaikudi Division: 8 Posts
- Karur Division: 6 Posts
- Kovilpatti Division: 19 Posts
- Krishnagiri Division: 5 Posts
- Kumbakonam Division: 11 Posts
- Madurai Division: 50 Posts
- Mayiladuthurai Division: 12 Posts
- Nagapattinam Division: 14 Posts
- Namakkal Division: 7 Posts
- Nilgiris Division: 13 Posts
- Pattukottai Division: 10 Posts
- Pollachi Division: 10 Posts
- Pondicherry Division: 14 Posts
- Pudukottai Division: 10 Posts
- Ramanathapuram Division: 14 Posts
- Salem East Division: 21 Posts
- Salem West Division:13 Posts
- Sivaganga Division: 7 Posts
- Srirangam Division: 11 Posts
- Tambaram Division: 75 Posts
- Thanjavur Division: 18 Posts
- Theni Division: 6 Posts
- Tiruchirappalli Division: 25 Posts
- Tirunelveli Division: 16 Posts
- Tirupattur Division: 8 Posts
- Tirupur Division: 19 Posts
- Tiruvannamalai Division: 13 Posts
- Tuticorin Division: 8 Posts
- Vellore Division: 10 Posts
- Virudhunagar Division: 19 Posts
- Vriddhachalam Division: 4 Posts
2. 09 Vacancies in Railway Mail Services Divisions for Mail Guard Cadre
- Chennai Sorting Division: 02 Posts
- RMS M Division: 05 Posts
- RMS MA Division: 02 Posts
Age Limit: Minimum 18 and Maximum 27 years as on 07-December-2014.
Educational Qualification Criteria: Candidates should completed Matriculation or equivalent from a recognized board or university.
Pay Scale: Selected candidates for the posts of Mail Guard and Postman will be eligible to receive the pay scale of Rs. 5200-20200/- (Pay Band –I) with a grade pay of Rs. 2000/- + other admissible allowances as prescribed from time to time.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected on basis of Aptitude Test.
[Aptitude test will be of matriculation standard of overall 100 marks of 120 minutes duration, in the manner as mentioned below;Test of reasoning, analytic, and General Knowledge: 25 Marks
Test of Mathematics: 25 Marks
Test of English Language: 25 Marks
Test of Tamil Language: 25 Marks]
Application Form Registration Cost: Rs. 100/- mandatory for all categories of applicants.
Examination Fee:
- For Male (General, OBC, Ex-Serviceman category candidates): Rs 400/-
- SC/ ST/ Physically Impaired/ Women candidates are exempted from paying examination fee.
- Candidates can submit the fee in the form of Cash by using triplicate fee challan, at respective e-payment post offices (listed in the official advertisement).
How to Apply: Apply Online Here
Eligible candidates may apply online only through the official webpage, www.indiapost.gov.in/ www.dopchennai.in
Applicants are suggested to keep printout of the his/ her application after successful registration of the online application, copy of fee challan, receipt issued by the Post office for any future references.
For more detail on this recruitment such as relaxation in age limit, breakout of vacancies, reservations, detail selection process, examination pattern, examination centre, and other important guidelines please refer to official recruitment notification here TamilNadu Postal Circle Recruitment Notification 2015 For Postman, Mail Guard Posts.