Vacancies

Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) form the backbone of the Department of Posts' rural postal network, extending postal, delivery, and financial inclusion services (including India Post Payments Bank) to remote areas where departmental post offices are not viable. Operating since 1866, the GDS network connects every citizen across the country through doorstep services.

GDSs are holders of civil posts outside the regular civil services of the Union of India, meaning they are not regular government employees and their service conditions are governed by the Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2020. They are engaged for a duration of 4 to 5 hours a day, can serve up to the age of 65 years, and are required to have an independent secondary source of livelihood.

Key Work Profiles

(i) Branch Postmaster (BPM): Manages day-to-day operations of the Branch Post Office and IPPB, handles mail services, promotes departmental schemes, and arranges office accommodation within the post village.

(ii) Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM): Conducts counter sales, doorstep mail delivery, IPPB transactions, and assists the BPM.

(iii) Dak Sevak: Engaged in Head/Sub-Post Offices, Mail Offices, or Delivery Centres to handle mail processing, sorting, and delivery duties.

Note: The work profile provided above is indicative and not exhaustive.

GDSs receive Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) with annual increments and Dearness Allowance, alongside various allowances (such as composite allowance and risk/hardship allowances) and other incentives. They are also entitled to terminal social security benefits, including GDS Gratuity and the Service Discharge Benefit Scheme or Severance amount, as well as departmental promotional avenues to Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS), Postman, and Postal/Sorting Assistant posts.

Engagement to GDS posts is conducted entirely online through a transparent, merit-based end-to-end system driven automatically by marks secured in the Class X/Secondary School Examination. Keeping pace with evolving administrative needs, the Department reviews its engagement processes and guidelines at regular intervals to enhance efficiency, eliminate discretion, and ensure fairness. Through this robust mechanism, the Department looks forward to engaging a versatile and talented workforce dedicated to driving excellence in grassroots service delivery and expanding the reach of modern postal and digital financial services across rural India.

For current engagement schedule notification, registration and application click here: https://indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement