India Post GDS Recruitment 2026 (23757 Post) Notification Apply Link Out

India Post GDS Recruitment 2026: India Post Office is going to recruit GDS Post. For that Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 notification pdf has been issued. A24knowledge.com talks about the recruitment process for Post Office GDS Vacancy 2026. Eligible candidates apply Online mode @indiapost.gov.in

This post is helpful for those who are willing to apply for India Post Office GDS jobs in 2026. We give all the details about how to apply for India Post Office GDS Online Form 2026, the recruitment process, who can apply, Check the last date of application, and other all details.

India Post Office GDS Notification 2026 Pdf

India Post Office official website https://www.indiapost.gov.in has released a detailed notification PDF regarding the recruitment of GDS Post. This notification is 31 pages long and consists of the eligibility criteria and detailed recruitment process.

Eligible candidates from all over India have been invited by India Post Office Vacancy 2026 Online to apply for GDS Post. The details about the educational qualification of the candidates to apply for these posts and the method of candidate selection are given on this page.

India Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 – Overview

Department	Indian Post Office
Post Name	Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)
No. of Vacancy	23757 Post
Salary	Rs. 12000 – Rs. 29380/-
Apply Mode	Online
Apply Last Date	21/09/2026
Official Website	@indiapost.gov.in

Important Dates

Event	Date
Apply Start Date	31/08/2026
Registration Last Date	19/09/2026
Apply Last Date	21/09/2026
Form Correction Date	24/09/2026

Application Fee

Category	Fees
UR / OBC / EWS	Rs. 100/-
SC / ST / PWD / Female	Nil
Payment Mode	Online

Age Limit

Criteria	Age Limit
Minimum Age	18 Years
Maximum Age	40 Years
The Age relaxation is applicable as per the Rules.

Post Office Recruitment 2026 Vacancy Details

Categories	Vacancies
UR	10640
OBC	4433
SC	3082
ST	2773
EWS	2160
PWD-A	192
PWD-B	227
PWD-C	178
PWD-DE	72
Total	23757

Post Office GDS State Wise Vacancy

Circle	Language	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PWD – A	PWD – B	PWD- C	PWD – DE	Total
AP	Telugu	400	213	125	45	109	5	8	11	1	917
Assam	Assamese/ Asomiya	159	80	31	26	21	2	2	1	0	322
	Bengali	40	13	6	11	6	0	1	0	0	77
	Bodo	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
Bihar	Hindi	491	279	157	56	87	9	7	4	8	1098
CG	Hindi	290	35	83	257	75	9	7	4	2	762
Delhi	Hindi	8	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	16
Gujarat	Gujrati	234	118	24	74	38	3	1	7	0	499
Haryana	Hindi	36	22	16	1	9	0	1	2	0	87
HP	Hindi	142	66	76	12	33	3	2	1	0	335
JK	Hindi/ Urdu	148	89	26	37	30	1	5	2	2	340
Jharkhand	Hindi	527	162	160	343	134	13	19	13	8	1379
Karnataka	Kannada	446	286	176	64	115	9	7	11	2	1116
Kerala	Malayalam	753	343	111	5	114	12	16	15	4	1373
MP	Hindi	563	215	225	272	133	11	17	7	7	1450
MH	Konkani/ Marathi	70	23	5	18	14	0	4	0	0	134
	Marathi	991	577	236	176	234	18	33	21	11	2297
NE	Bengali/ Kak Barak	74	2	28	52	17	1	4	1	0	179
	Hindi/ English	926	0	21	297	87	15	4	4	0	1354
	English/ Hindi & Garo	112	5	3	136	29	3	3	2	3	296
	English/ Hindi/ Khasi	146	26	3	145	34	4	4	4	3	369
	English/ Manipuri	120	49	5	91	29	3	3	3	3	306
	Mizo	44	5	0	47	10	0	4	0	0	110
Odisha	Oriya	571	152	213	266	123	9	9	9	1	1353
Punjab	English/ Hindi	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
	Punjabi	55	27	27	2	8	0	0	0	0	119
Rajasthan	Hindi	470	114	138	133	120	13	9	10	2	1009
TN	Tamil	921	524	385	18	203	13	23	23	8	2118
TS	Telugu	201	85	59	17	45	2	5	5	0	419
UK	Hindi	225	71	78	17	43	7	5	5	1	452
UP	Hindi	720	453	301	48	139	14	9	4	3	1691
WB	Bengali	672	360	354	92	106	11	13	9	2	1619
	Bengali/ Nepali	6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	12
	English & Bhutia/ Gurung/ Lepcha/ Nepali/ Rai/ Sherpa/ Tamang	42	21	2	9	9	1	1	0	1	86
	English/ Hindi	19	10	0	3	4	1	1	0	0	38
	Nepali	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	7
Grand Total		10640	4433	3082	2773	2160	192	227	178	72	23757

India Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 Eligibility

• Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard having passed in Mathematics and English (having been studied as compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India /State Governments/ Union Territories in India shall be a mandatory educational qualification for all approved categories of GDS.
• The applicant should have studied the local language i.e. (Name of Local language) at least up to Secondary standard [as compulsory or elective subjects.
• Other Qualification: Knowledge of Computers, Knowledge of Cycling, and Adequate means of Livelihood.

Selection Process for India Post Office GDS

• The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement on the basis of a system-generated merit list.
• The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades / Points to marks in the Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of approved Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals.
• Passing all the subjects as per the respective approved board norms is mandatory.

Salary for India Post GDS

Emoluments in the form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) plus Dearness Allowance thereon are paid to the GDS. The applicable TRCA to different categories are as under: –

Post Name	TRCA Slab
BPM	Rs. 12000 – Rs. 29380/-
ABPM/ Dak Sevak	Rs. 10000 – Rs. 24470/-

How to Fill Post Office GDS Online Form 2026?

• The Applicant will have to first register himself / herself on the GDS online Engagement Portal at the link https://indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement details to obtain the Registration Number.
• For registration on the Portal, the applicants must have their own active email id and mobile number.
• All the important, including the declaration of the result of shortlisting, the offer of provisional engagement, etc. would be sent to the registered mobile number through SMS/ Email only.
• A fee of Rs.100/- (Rupees one hundred only) is to be paid by the applicants for all posts notified in choice of Division. However, payment of fees is exempted for all female applicants, SC/ST applicants, PwD applicants, and Transwomen applicants.
• An applicant can only apply one or more for vacant posts of GDS in only one of the selected divisions one or more.
• The applicant is required to upload their Photo and signature in the specified size.
• The selection of the shortlisted applicants will be purely on the basis of the marks/ data fed by an applicant at the time of submitting the final online application.

India Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 Important Links

FORM APPLY PROCESS	Click Here
FORM APPLY LINK	Click Here
CIRCLE WISE VACANCY PDF	Click Here
OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION	Click Here
OFFICIAL WEBSITE	Click Here
JOIN TELEGRAM PAGE	Click Here
MORE GOVT. JOBS	Click Here

Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 Job Profile

(i) Branch Postmaster (BPM)

1. Day-to-day postal operations of Branch Post Office and India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) in the manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.
2. Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in the Customer Services Centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
3. In single-handed BOs, BPMs have the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of the Branch Post Office including mail conveyance and mail delivery.
4. In the BOs other than single-handed, the BPMs may be assisted by ABPM. However, BPM will be required to do combined duties of ABPMs as and when ordered. Any other work can also be assigned by superiors like IPO/ ASPO/ SPOs/ SSPOs etc.

(ii) Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)

1. Sale of stamps/ stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/ payments/ other transactions of IPPB.
2. To assist BPM postal operations in a manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.
3. Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in the Customer Services Centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
4. ABPM may also be required to do Combined Duty of BPMs as and when ordered in addition to his/her regular duties.
5. Any other work assigned by superiors like IPO/ ASPO/ SPOs/ SSPOs etc.

(iii) Dak Sevak

Dak Sevak will be engaged in Departmental offices like Sub Post offices, Head Post offices, etc. The Job Profile of Dak Sevak includes:

1. Sale of stamps/ stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/ payments/ other transactions of IPPB, and any other duties assigned by Postmaster/ Sub Postmaster.
2. Dak Sevak may have to work in the sorting offices of the Railway Mail Service (RMS).
3. Dak Sevak in the Mail offices will handle receipt dispatch of mail bags, transshipment of bags, etc.
4. Dak Sevak will also assist Post Masters/Sub Postmasters in managing the smooth functioning of Departmental Post Offices and do marketing, business procurement, or any other work assigned by the Post Master or IPO/ ASPO/ SPOs/ SSPOs/ SRM/ SSRM, etc.

India Post Office GDS Recruitment 2026 Important FAQs