India Post Recruitment 2026 – Apply for 28000+ Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Posts

India Post.

Last Date: 16/02/2026.

The Department of Posts, under the Ministry of Communications, Government of India, has issued an official employment notification announcing the recruitment of over 28,000 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) vacancies. The recruitment is for posts including Branch Postmaster (BPM), Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM), and Dak Sevak across various postal offices. Candidates who meet the prescribed eligibility criteria are advised to read the detailed notification and apply online for these vacancies.

India Post Recruitment 2026

 

Name of post: Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)

 

Category of posts:

 

• Branch Postmaster (BPM)
• Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)
• Dak Sevak

 

No of posts: 28000+ posts

 

No of posts in Assam: 639 posts

 

Name of organization: India Post

Emoluments: The GDSs are paid emoluments in form of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), which carry an annual increase of 3%, subject to fulfillment of conditions, as given in the GDS Rules. They are also entitled to Dearness Allowance on TRCA, as declared by the Govt. of India from time to time.

 

The initial engagement of GDS is made in the following basic TRCA Slabs:

 

• BPM: Rs.12,000-Rs.29,380/-
• ABPM/Dak Sevaks: Rs.10,000-Rs.24,470/-

Eligibility Criteria of India Post Recruitment

 

Age Limit: Age of the candidates must be between 18 to 40 years as on the last date of submission of the application.

 

Age Relaxation: The category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

 

• SC/ ST: 5 years
• OBC: 3 years
• PwBD (Unreserved): 10 years
• PwBD (OBC): 13 years
• PwBD (SC/ ST): 15 years

 

Educational Qualification: Educational qualification for engagement of GDS is Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks in Mathematics and English conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments/ Union Territories in India.

 

Local Language Proficiency: The applicant should have studied the local language at least up to 10th Standard from a recognized board.

Other Criteria: Other requisite criteria are:

 

i. Knowledge of computer

ii. Knowledge of cycling

iii. Adequate means of livelihood

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
UR/OBC	Rs 100/-
SC/ST/Female/ PwD/Transwomen	Nil

 

How to Apply for India Post Recruitment 2026?

 

Interested and eligible candidates can apply online for these vacancies by following the steps given below:

 

• Scroll down and navigate to the Important Web-Links section.
• Click on the “Online Application Form” link and complete the registration process. 
• After registration, click again on the “Online Application Form” link and log in using your credentials.
• Fill in all required personal and educational details, and upload the necessary documents.
• Pay the application fee as applicable to your category and submit the form.
• Finally, take a printout of the submitted application form for future reference.

Important Dates

Starting date of one-time registration: 31st January 2026

Last date of one-time registration: 14th February 2026 upto 5 PM

Starting date of submission of online application: 2nd February 2026

Last date of submission of online application: 16th February 2026 upto 5 PM

Important Web-Links

Online Application Form:- Click here

Advertisement Details:- Click here

Circle Wise Vacancy List:- Click here

Official Website:- Click here

Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment

The Selection Process of India Post GDS Recruitment consists of following stages -

 

Shortlisting: The applicants will be shortlisted for engagement on the basis of a system-generated merit list.

 

Merit List: The Merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained/ conversion of Grades/Points to marks in Secondary School Examination of 10th standard of recognised Boards aggregated to percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals.

 

Physical Verification of Documents: Thereafter, the shortlisted candidates would be required to attend the office of the designated authority, i.e., the Divisional/Unit Head of the Division/Unit where the post is notified, for physical verification of documents and further engagement formalities within a period of 15 days from the date of shortlisting.

 

Final Selection: The final selection of the shortlisted applicants will be subject to physical verification of the original documents, done i.e. by the ENGAGING AUTHORITY (Divisional Head/Unit Head of the Division/Unit where the vacancy is notified).

 

The ENGAGING AUTHORITY will conduct the physical verification of documents for all the shortlisted GDS candidates. If no discrepancy is found and the documents are found to match the originals, the verification will be deemed successful, and a system- generated 'Offer of provisional engagement' will be issued immediately.

 

Upon successful verification by the ENGAGING AUTHORITY, the candidate will be required to complete the pre-engagement formalities for joining within a period of 30 days from the date of ‘offer of provisional engagement’, which, inter-alia, include prescribed basic training of 3 days, arrangement of accommodation etc.