The India Post office opened 21413 new positions for the role of Gramin Dak Sevak. Candidates seeking India Post Office Recruitment 2025 positions need to file their applications through https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/ by 3rd March 2025.
India Post established 21,413 openings for various Gramin Dak Sevaks positions in India through the Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks categories. Affiliated job seekers who possess their 10th graduation certificate can apply online for Post office GDS Vacancy 2025. Submission of Post Office GDS Recruitment 2025 applications is possible through https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/ up to 3rd March 2025. A merit-based process will select eligible candidates for 23 circles and the criteria release will happen after the registration finishes.
GDS Recruitment 2025 Notification
The India Post published the anticipated GDS Notification 2025 PDF for GDS Online Engagement Schedule-1, January 2025 through its website https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/. Candidates should read through the detailed notification PDF to determine their eligibility as well as get information about the recruitment process for GDS Vacancy 2025. Post Office Recruitment 2025 published its detailed advertisement for this purpose.
Post Office GDS Recruitment 2025- Highlights
Applicants who finished the 10th grade need to seize this moment for open positions as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) at the level of Branch Postmaster (BPM), Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) and Dak Sevaks. The recruitment process for GDS positions will choose candidates according to their Class 10th marksheet results. Read the following information from the mentioned below table as per the notification pdf details.
| Post Office GDS Recruitment 2025- Highlights | |
| Organising Body | India Post |
| Posts | Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), Branch Postmaster (BPM), and Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) |
| Vacancies | 21413 |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Registration Dates | 10th February to 3rd March 2025 |
| Educational Qualification | 10th Pass |
| Age Limit | 18 to 40 years |
| No. of Circles | 23 |
| Selection Process | Merit-Based |
| Post Office GDS Salary | ABPM/ GDS- Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 24,470/-
BPM- Rs. 12,000/- to Rs. 29,380/- |
| Official website | https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/ |
| Officiel Notification | Download PDF |
Important Dates for GDS Recruitment 2025
The necessary admission timeline for Post Office GDS Recruitment appears together with its complete Notification pdf. Job seekers should do their online application through 3rd March 2025. The correction facility for application forms will operate between 6th to 8th March 2025.
| Events | Dates |
| Post office GDS Notification release date | 10th February 2025 |
| GDS Apply Online 2025 Starts | 10th February 2025 |
| Last Date to apply online | 3rd March 2025 |
| Edit/ Correction Date | 6th to 8th March 2025 |
Post Office GDS Vacancy 2025
This year India Post administration is conducting 21413 new Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) position recruitment across its network of 23 Indian circles within its government postal system. A total of 1374 vacancies exist in Uttar Pradesh as the highest number of released posts compared to 25 vacancies being the lowest in Maharashtra. Job seekers need to examine the new GDS Vacancy 2025 distribution among circles prior to application because they must select their suitable circle of employment.
| Sno. | Circle Name | Language | UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PWD-A | PWD-B | PWD-C | PWD-E | Total |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | 553 | 239 | 157 | 63 | 159 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 1 | 1215 |
| 2 | Assam | Assamese/Asomiya | 217 | 153 | 35 | 53 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 501 |
| 3 | Assam | Bengali/Bangla | 65 | 31 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 |
| 4 | Assam | Bodo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | Assam | English/Hindi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Bihar | Hindi | 308 | 224 | 117 | 42 | 68 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 783 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | Hindi | 245 | 59 | 80 | 162 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 638 |
| 8 | Delhi | Hindi | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Gujarat | Gujarati | 524 | 260 | 54 | 212 | 122 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 1 | 1203 |
| 10 | Haryana | Hindi | 40 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | 137 | 62 | 83 | 12 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 |
| 12 | Jammu & Kashmir | Hindi/Urdu | 112 | 54 | 23 | 36 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 255 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | Hindi | 368 | 82 | 87 | 201 | 61 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 822 |
| 14 | Karnataka | Kannada | 482 | 260 | 175 | 78 | 122 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 1135 |
| 15 | Kerala | Malayalam | 740 | 292 | 124 | 20 | 158 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 1385 |
| 16 | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 503 | 132 | 185 | 264 | 161 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1314 |
| 17 | Maharashtra | Konkani/Marathi | 13 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 18 | Maharashtra | Marathi | 683 | 323 | 137 | 131 | 146 | 15 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 1473 |
| 19 | North Eastern | Bengali/Kak Barak | 51 | 8 | 22 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 |
| 20 | North Eastern | English/Hindi | 359 | 0 | 15 | 141 | 27 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 587 |
| 21 | North Eastern | English/Hindi and Garo | 33 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 66 |
| 22 | North Eastern | English/Hindi and Khasi | 47 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 |
| 23 | North Eastern | English/Manipuri | 146 | 45 | 6 | 89 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 301 |
| 24 | North Eastern | Mizo | 18 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 |
| 25 | Odisha | Oriya | 478 | 115 | 163 | 234 | 96 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1101 |
| 26 | Punjab | English/Hindi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 27 | Punjab | Punjabi | 173 | 82 | 97 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 392 |
| 28 | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 1099 | 527 | 361 | 23 | 200 | 11 | 41 | 21 | 10 | 2292 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi | 1374 | 789 | 554 | 28 | 223 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3004 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand | Hindi | 289 | 83 | 89 | 21 | 59 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 568 |
| 31 | West Bengal | Bengali | 396 | 174 | 185 | 48 | 48 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 869 |
| 32 | West Bengal | Bengali/Nepali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 33 | Telangana | Telugu | 240 | 117 | 70 | 28 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 519 |
| Total | 9735 | 4164 | 2867 | 2086 | 1952 | 178 | 195 | 191 | 45 | 21413 |
Post Office Recruitment 2025 Apply Online
India Post allows candidates to send their Post Office GDS Recruitment 2025 applications through its official website https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/. The website published notification pdf at the same time. Candidates can access the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) [i.e. Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks] post online application platform at the official website India Posts.
Post Office GDS Application Fee
The application fee must be paid by candidates who want to finish their India Post GDS Application Form 2025. The payment for the application will be made through online platforms using Credit/Debit cards and Net Banking. General category candidates need to pay Rs. 100/- while other candidates can get free access to India Post Office Recruitment 2025 through online direct applications.
| India Post Office Recruitment 2025 Application Fee | |
| Category | Fees |
| UR | Rs 100 |
| SC/ST/PWD/Female Candidates/Transwomen applicants | Nil |
How to Apply for GDS Recruitment 2025?
To join India Post Office Recruitment 2025 applicants must complete three stages of registration followed by payment processing then creating an online application. The following stages make up the application process and will be explained below.
Stage 1- Registration
- The visitors should navigate to www.indiapostgdsonine.gov.in which represents the official website of India Post Office.
- To begin with applicants need to register on the GDS online Engagement Portal.
- Every applicant needs both their mobile number and own active email address to produce their registration number and password.
- Safeguard both the registration number and password so they can be used during the subsequent application sequence.
Stage 2- Payment of Application Fees
- The registration fee amounting to Rs. 100/- must be paid by candidates in an online format.
- The application fee for female students or candidates belongs to SC/ST categories and presents a double disadvantage. Additionally Transwomen applicants do not need to pay this charge.
- The payment made for the fee becomes non-recoverable. Candidates need to check their eligibility for selected Divisions prior to making fee payments because the fees remain non-refundable.
- The fee-exempted applicants can initiate India Post Recruitment 2025 applications through their online account.
Stage 3- Online Application
- Next candidates will complete online application while paying fees for registration.
- Candidates need to verify their registration number as well as mobile number then choose their exercise and divisional preferences in the application form.
- A Recent Photograph and Signature need to be uploaded by the applicant at the moment they finish their online application submission according to the established file formats and dimensions.
- The candidates need to choose their Divisional head in the application because this selection will help speed up future documentation verification steps.
India Post Office GDS Eligibility Criteria 2025
Prospective Post Office Recruitment 2025 applicants need to fulfill the specified eligibility conditions comprising Education Qualification and Age Limit that follow.
Educational Qualification
- Candidates must have completed the Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English from any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India
- Candidates should have studied the local language at least up to the 10th Standard from a recognized board.
Others:
- Knowledge of computer
- Knowledge of cycling
- Adequate means of livelihood
Age Limit (as on 3/03/2025)
Older and younger candidates between 18 and 40 years old can pursue GDS Recruitment 2025 through online application.
Age Relaxation – The upper age Relaxations in the reserved category are as follows:
| Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
| Schedule Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD) | 10 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PwD) + OBC | 13 years |
| Disabilities (PwD) + SC/ST | 15 years |
| Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) | No Relaxation |
GDS Recruitment 2025 Local Language List
Twenty-three circles in the country need to be staffed with new personnel. All portal circles with their covered states/UTs and local languages are overviewed in the following table.
| Circles | Name of the State/UT covered under Postal Circle | Local Language |
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh and Yanam | Telugu |
| Assam | Assam (excluding three districts of Barak Valley and Bodoland Territorial Council Areas) | Assamese |
| Three Districts of Barak Valley | Bengali | |
| Bodo Land Territorial Council Areas | Bodo | |
| Bihar | Bihar | Hindi |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarh | Hindi |
| Delhi | NCT of Delhi | Hindi |
| Gujarat | Gujarat | Gujarati |
| Dadra Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | ||
| Haryana | Haryana | Hindi |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi |
| Jammu & Kashmir | J&K and Ladakh | Urdu or Hindi |
| Karnataka | Karnataka | Kannada |
| Kerala | Kerala, Lakshadweep & Mahe | Malayalam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Marathi |
| Goa | Konkani or Marathi | |
| North East | Arunachal Pradesh | Both, Hindi or English, and any of the 23 dialects (as per area specified) |
| Manipur | Manipuri or English | |
| Meghalaya | Both, Hindi or English, and Garo/Khasi | |
| Mizoram | Mizo | |
| Nagaland | Hindi or English | |
| Tripura | Bengali or Kak Barak | |
| Odisha | Odisha | Odiya |
| Punjab | Punjab Chandigarh | Punjabi Hindi or English |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Hindi |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | Tamil |
| Puducherry (Excluding Mahe & Yanam) | Telugu | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Hindi |
| West Bengal | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Hindi or English | |
| Sikkim | Nepali or Bhutia or Lepcha or English | |
| Darjeeling Division | Bengali or Nepali | |
| Post offices under Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) | Nepali |
India Post Office GDS Selection Process 2025
The GDS positions are filled from candidates who appear in system-generated merit lists. A system prepares the Merit list which utilizes 10th standard Secondary School Examination scores. Each of the 23 postal circles will receive its independent merit list through the website https://indiapostgdsonline.gov.in/.
- The recruitment board selects candidates through a merit list that comes from the system.
- A system-generated merit list is established by evaluating the marks obtained through grade transfer operations of the 10th standard Secondary School Examination scores of approved Boards with a precision of 4 decimals. Each applicant must clear their subjects according to the specific requirements of their approved board.
- The total marks calculation during evaluation for applicants who have 10th standard mark sheet marks and marks with grades and points will include all compulsory subjects and optional subjects except additional subjects. The selection process will favor candidates who achieve higher marks.
- Each compulsory and elective subject (excluding the extra subjects) warrants specific marking which will be calculated using the 9.5 multiplying factor.
| Grade | Grade Point | Multiplication factor |
| A1 | 10 | 9.5 |
| A2 | 09 | 9.5 |
| B1 | 08 | 9.5 |
| B2 | 07 | 9.5 |
| C1 | 06 | 9.5 |
| C2 | 05 | 9.5 |
| D | 04 | 9.5 |
Candidates appearing for document verification at their respective Divisions must verify the DV for any final appointment to Gramin Dak Sevak posts based on their listed names in the India Post GDS Result PDF per circle. Documents of chosen candidates need verification by the Divisional Head specified in their list. The candidates need to present specific documents during DV.
- 10th/SSC/SSLC Original Marks Memo of the candidates
- Caste or Community Certificate (For candidates from reserved category)
- 60 days Computer knowledge Trained Certificate From a recognized institute
- Physically Handicapped Certificate (If Applicable)
India Post GDS Salary 2025
Candidates will be chosen for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) and Branch Postmaster (BPM) and Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) positions by India Post based on their prepared merit list. After appointment these candidates will receive monthly payments which consider their work accomplishments. The salary scale for GDS/Assistant Branch Postmaster spans Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 24,470/- while the Branch Postmaster salary band is from Rs. 12,000/- to Rs. 29,380/- per month. Applicants who join the India Post workforce will receive their basic pay with multiple allowances and benefits besides basic remuneration.
