India Post GDS Kerala Recruitment 2021: Last Date To Apply Extended For 1421 Posts; Here's The New Date & Details

Interested candidates must read the notification and eligibility criteria carefully before apply by visiting appost.in.

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New Delhi: India Post has extended the last date to apply for the recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevak in Kerala postal circle to April 21st, 2021 from April 15th 2021. Interested candidates can apply online for the vacancies - appost.in. Candidates are advised to read the eligibility criteria before applying. 

The recruitment drive is being conducted to fill 1,421 vacancies.

Details of the GDS Recruitment: 

The minimum and maximum of age for the purpose of engagement to GDS posts shall be 18 and 40 years respectively as on March 8th 2021. 

Educational Qualification:

A candidate should have a Secondary School Examination pass certificate of 10th standard with passing marks in mathematics, the local language, and English conducted by any recognized Board of School Education by the Government of India/State Governments. The candidate should have studied the local language at least up to the 10th standard.

The candidates will be required to furnish Basic Computer Training Course Certificate of at least 60 days duration from any Computer Training Institute run by Central Government/State Government /Universities / Boards / Private Institutions Organizations.

This requirement of basic computer knowledge certificate shall be relaxable in cases where a candidate has studied computer in school. 

Application Fee:

"Applicant belonging to the category UR/OBC/EWS Male/trans-man have to pay a fee of Rs.100 (Rupees one hundred only) for each set of five options. Payment of fee is exempted for all female/trans-woman candidates, all SC/ST candidates and all PwD candidates," reads the official notification.

Knowledge of Cycling: 
It is a pre-requisite condition for all GDS posts that a candidate must know how to cycle. In case of a candidate having knowledge of riding a scooter or motor cycle, that may be considered as knowledge of cycling. The candidate has to submit a declaration to this effect.

The notice also read, "A candidate can apply for a maximum of twenty posts as per cycle of online engagement".