Archive · 25 Sep 2026
India Post GDS 2026 First Merit List Expected Soon
India Post is hiring people for several rural postal service jobs.
These jobs include Gramin Dak Sevak, Branch Postmaster and Assistant Branch Postmaster positions.
Applications for this recruitment cycle closed on September 22, 2026.
The first list of selected candidates may be published around October 10.
This date is only an expected date, not a confirmed announcement.
Candidates will be chosen using their Class 10 marks.
There will not be a separate written test.
People whose names appear on the list must submit their documents within 15 days.
India Post closed applications for the July/Schedule-II 2026 recruitment cycle on September 22.
The recruitment drive aims to fill 23,757 GDS, BPM and ABPM vacancies.
The first state-wise merit list is expected around October 10, 2026, based on previous cycles.
Selection will be based on Class 10 marks calculated to four decimal places, with no written examination.
Shortlisted candidates must complete document verification within 15 days to receive a provisional engagement offer.
- Who
- India Post and candidates who applied for GDS, BPM and ABPM positions.
- What
- India Post is preparing the first merit list for 23,757 vacancies in the July/Schedule-II 2026 recruitment cycle.
- When
- Applications closed on September 22, 2026, and the first merit list is expected around October 10, 2026.
- Where
- The state-wise merit list will be published on indiapostgdsonline.gov.in.
- Why
- The recruitment is being conducted to fill 23,757 postal service vacancies.
- Recruiting organization
- India Post
- Recruitment cycle
- July/Schedule-II 2026
- Total vacancies
- 23,757
- Posts
- Gramin Dak Sevak, Branch Postmaster and Assistant Branch Postmaster
- Expected first merit list
- Around October 10, 2026
- Selection basis
- Class 10 marks, calculated to four decimal places
- Document verification deadline
- 15 days for shortlisted candidates