F. No. A-34012/04/2024-DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(DE Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001 Dated: 24.07.2024
NOTIFICATION
Subject: Conduct of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66%) Departmental quota for the vacancy year 2024 (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024), scheduled to be held on 21st & 22nd September, 2024.
The Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66% of vacancies) for the vacancy year 2024 is scheduled to be held as under:
Online Applications are invited from the willing and eligible candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria as given in subsequent paras. Application should be submitted online through https://k8sapi.cept.gov.in/deptexam as per instructions enclosed as Annexure-I. The schedule of activities for the examination are as under:
3. Eligibility Criteria: -As per Department of Posts (Inspector Posts) Recruitment Rules notified in GSR 89 (E) dated 05.02.2019 (enclosed as Annexure-II), the following categories of officials are eligible to appear for the above Examination.
- Officials of various grades, as specified below, with eight years of regular qualifying service as on the crucial date for determining the eligibility service as specified by Central Government are eligible for appearing in Limited Departmental Competitive Examination:
(a) Higher Selection Grade-II (Level-6) in all offices including regular service put in as Lower Selection Grade and Postal Assistant or Sorting Assistant;
(b) Postmaster Grade-II (Level-6) in all offices including regular service put in as Postmaster Grade-I and Postal Assistant;
(c) Stenographer Grade-I (Level-6) in all offices including regular service put in as Stenographer Grade-II;
(d) Lower Selection Grade (Level-5) in all offices including regular service put in as Postal Assistant or Sorting Assistant;
(e) Postmaster Grade-1 (Level-5) in all offices including regular service put in as Postal Assistant;
(f) Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant (Level-4) in all offices;
(g) Stenographer Grade-II (Level-4) in all offices.
Note: Age limit for appearing in Limited Departmental Competitive Examination is not exceeding forty-five years as on the crucial date of eligibility, to which the vacancies pertain to. As per Saving clause of RRs dated 05.02.2019, standard age relaxation of 5 years is applicable to SC/ST officials.
4.2024 (01.01.2024 to 31.12.2024)
Crucial date for calculation of age and service eligibility conditions: - Crucial date of eligibility 01.01.2024 Vacancy year (vacancy period)
5. The APS authorities (Controlling Authority) will verify and send 'Applications' of APS applicants through online to the concerned Nodal Officer of the respective Circle(s).
6.Pattern & Syllabus of Examination: - The pattern and syllabus applicable for the said LDCE IP has been circulated vide letter No. 7-14/2011-SPN-II dated 06th April, 2021 and is enclosed at Annexure-III. The pattern & Syllabus for the examination is also available in the Employee Corner in the Department of Posts' official website i.e. indiapost.gov.in.
7.Venue for conducting the Examination: The Examination will be conducted at all Circle Headquarters only. The candidates will have to appear from the respective Centre of their Circle only and under no circ*mstances, they may be permitted to appear from other Circle Centres.
8.Applicants serving on deputation in APS will appear from the examination centre of their parent Civil Circles.
9.The procedure for selection shall be as per the guidelines issued vide Directorate's letter No. X-7/15/2021-SPN-II (Pt.) dated 17.05.2022 (Annexure-IV). The vacancies will be all India level and all eligible feeder grade officials, as prescribed in Recruitment Rules of Inspector Posts, of all Postal Circles shall be allowed to appear in the LDCE for Inspector Posts irrespective of availability of vacancy in a Postal Circle. A common merit list shall be drawn corresponding to the all India level vacancy position.
9.1 Applicants while submitting online application for appearing in LDCE for Inspector Posts shall also provide order of preference of all 23 Postal Circles, which shall form the base of allocation of Postal Circle to successful candidates. Preference (s) once exercised shall be final and no change shall be entertained at any subsequent stage.
10. The vacancies (provisional) for the vacancy year 2024 (category-wise) are as under:
Note: Above vacancies are provisional only. Final vacancy position, category wise, will be published in due course.
11. The guidelines for reservation in Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBDs) issued by DOPT vide O.M. No. 36012/1/2020-Estt. (Res.-II) dated 28.12.2023 and circulated by SCT Section, DoP vide letter No. SC-12/9/2022-SCT-DOP dated 09.01.2024 shall be followed in letter and spirit.
The Provison of Section 34 of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPWD) Act, 2016 provides that the reservation in promotion shall be in accordance with such instructions as are issued by the appropriate Government from time to time.
As per the Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT) Office Memorandum No. 36012/1/2020-Estt. (Res.-II) dated 17.05.2022, four percent (4%) of the total number of vacancies in the cadre strength within Group 'C', from Group 'C' to Group 'B' and from Group 'B' to the lowest rung of Group 'A' shall be reserved for PwBDs. Reservation in promotion shall be applicable in the cadres in which the element of direct recruitment, if any, does not exceed 75%.
12. Mode of the examination will be OMR based and descriptive, wherever applicable.
13. The Guidelines issued vide letter F. No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 by Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) shall be followed in letter and spirit.
14. The Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) issued vide letter No. A-34012/02/ 2022-DE dated 11.08.2022 and letter dated 21.09.2023 to be followed in the conduct of the examination at every stage.
15. The Competent Authority reserves the right to cancel this notification or change or modify in the schedule, pattern & syllabus of the examination partially or completely at any point of time.
16. For any issues such as submission/re-submission of online application by the candidates, verification by controlling authority(ies)/nodal officer(s) and downloading of admit card etc., Shri M. Satish, AD, CEPT, Mysuru may be contacted over mobile +91 9449849393 / +91 4428411227 or through e-mail ID cept@indiapost.gov.in during office hours.
Enclosures: - Annexures-I, II, III & IV.
(Ashok Kumar)
Assistant Director General (DE)
अशोक कुमार / ASHOK KUMAR सहायक महानिदेशक (डी.ई.) Asstt. Director General(DE) संचार मंत्रालय/Min. of Communications Tas four/Deptt. of Posts fec/New Delhi-110001
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