ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RECRUITMENT
Parliament News :
Eligibility criteria for the posts of Postal Assistants and Sorting Assistants…
This information was given by Minister of State
in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology SHRI SACHIN PILOT
in written reply to a question (2145 – Shri M.B.RAJESH) raised in Lok Sabha on
07.12.2011 regarding the eligibility criteria for recruitment in Postal
Department.
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RECRUITMENT
Question :-
(a) whether the Department of Posts has
specified any fresh eligibility criteria for the posts of Postal Assistants and
Sorting Assistants;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons
therefor;(c) whether the Department has specifically excluded vocational streams from the recruitment process;
(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(e) whether the Government proposes to amend the eligibility criteria to include vocational streams; and
(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken in this regard?
Answer :-
(a) Yes Madam.
(b) The educational criteria and other qualifications required for direct recruits are:
(i) 10+2 standard or 12th class pass with at least 60% marks, from recognized University/Board of School Education/Board of Secondary Education with English as a compulsory subject (excluding vocational streams), 55% for other Backward Classes and 45% for Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribes.
(ii) Should have studied local language of the
State or Union Territory of the concerned Postal Circle or Hindi as a subject at
least in Matriculation or equivalent. Earlier “Scheme of Examination” for direct
recruitment provided for, shortlisting of the candidates to the extent of 10
times of the reported vacancies, based on the marks obtained by them in 10+2
standard or 12th class. As per the amended Recruitment Rules, all candidates
having the prescribed educational qualification and are otherwise found eligible
would be called for appearing in the examination. Apart from it, the candidates
who had studied Hindi up to Matriculation have also been made eligible. The said
amendments in the Recruitment Rules have been done to widen the field of
selection.
(c) The provisions of the earlier Recruitment Rules in this
regard have been retained. (d) Not applicable in view of reply to (c).
(e) No Madam.
