Maharashtra Postal Circle conducted written examination for the posts of Postman / Mail Guard to fill up the 1701 vacancies in Postal / Railway Mail Service Divisions in Maharashtra Postal Circle. Another examination was held to fill up 725 vacancies for the posts of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS) in Maharashtra Postal Circle.
Cancellation of Maharashtra Postman / Mailguard / MTS Exam held in 2015
The Maharashtra Post Office Result 2017 of examination for the direct recruitment of Postman / Mailguard held on 29 Mar 2015 and another exam for MTS held on 03 May 2015 stands cancelled. Fresh examination would be conducted for these posts in Maharashtra Postal Circle for declared vacancies. The candidates who appeared earlier for the exam will be allowed to participate without fresh applications. Click Here for more information.
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Vacancies
Total Number of Vacancies available in Maharashtra Post Office is 2426.
Postman: 1680 posts
- Mumbai Region: 857 Posts
- Pune Region: 238 Posts
- Goa Region: 138 Posts
- Nagpur Region: 205 Posts
- Aurangabad Region: 242 Posts
Mail Guard: 21 posts
- RMS ‘B’ Dn Pune: 10 Posts
- RMS BM Division Miraj: 03 Posts
- RMS F Division Nagpur: 05 Posts
- RMS L Division Bhusawal: 03 Posts
Scale of Pay: Rs.5200-20200 (Pay Band – 1) with Grade Pay of Rs. 2000 + other admissible allowances as prescribed from time to time
MTS (Multi Tasking Staff): 725
- Mumbai Region: 200 Posts
- Pune Region: 66 Posts
- Goa Region: 26 Posts
- Aurangabad Region: 46 Posts
- Nagpur Region: 82 Posts
- MM Region: 167 Posts
- Mail Motor Service: 20 Posts
- Administrative Offices: 118 Posts
Scale of Pay: Rs.5200-20200 (Pay Band – 1) with Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 + other admissible allowances as prescribed from time to time
Important Dates
| Event | Postman / Mainguard | MTS Recruitment |
| Commencement of Registration | 24.01.2015 | 24.01.2015 |
| Closing date of Registration | 18.02.2015 | 18.02.2015 |
| Date of Exam (cancelled) | ||
| Date of availability of Admit Card | – | – |
| Date of Re-Examination | – | – |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification:
- For Postman / Mail-guard: Matriculation or Equivalent from a recognized board or University.
- For MTS : Matriculation or ITI from a recognized board.
Age limit: Age should be between 18 to 27 years. Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.
Exam Pattern
The candidates shall be subjected to an Aptitude Test of the level of Matriculation covering the topics as per the syllabus.
Total Marks – 100
Time allowed – 120 minutes.
The questions on General Knowledge and mathematics will also be supplied in the Regional Languages i.e. Marathi / Konkani in addition to English Language.
Part C (ii) will be in Marathi for candidates from Maharashtra and in Konkani or Marathi for candidates from Goa State.
| Event | Questions | Marks |
| Part A – General Knowledge | 25 | 25 |
| Part B – Mathematics | 25 | 25 |
| Part C (i) – English | 25 | 25 |
| Part C (ii) – Regional Language | 25 | 25 |
Syllabus for Maharashtra Post Office Recruitment of Postman / Mail-guard / MTS
| Section | Topics / Syllabus |
| Part A | Geography, Indian History, Freedom Struggle, Culture & Sports, General Polity & Constitution of India, Economics, General Science, Current Affairs and Reasoning & Analytical ability of 10th standard (Examiner may set 2 to 3 questions from each topic) |
| Part B | Number Systems, Computation of whole Numbers, Decimals & Fractions, Relationship between Numbers, Fundamental arithmetical operations, Percentages, Ratio & Proportion, Profit & Loss, Simple Interest, Average, Discount, Partnership, Time & Work, Time & Distance, Use of Tables & Graphs, Mensuration (Examiner may set 1 to 2 questions from each topic) |
| Part C (i) | Articles, Prepositions, conjunctions, tenses, verbs, synonyms & antonyms, vocabulary, sentence structure, Proverbs, Phrases, questions from a small unseen passage. etc (Examiner may set five questions from one unseen passage and 2-3 questions from remaining topics) |
| Part C (ii) | Shabd Pad, Kriya Bhed, Mishr & Sanyukt Vakya, Vakyo ka Rupantaran, Swar Sandhi, Alankar, Samas, Muhavare & Lokoktiyan, Ashudh Vakya Shodhan, Apathit Gadyansh (Examiner may set five questions from one Apathit Gadyansh and 2to 3 questions from remaining topics). These topics shall be replicated in Regional Languages. |
Selection procedure
The Selection will be made on the basis of a common Merit list for Postman & Mail Guard in the Aptitude test for Maharashtra circle (Maharashtra State & Goa State) as a whole.
Qualifying Marks
- Minimum 10 marks (8 marks for SC/ST and 9 marks for OBC) in each part / segment.
- 40% marks (33% marks for SC/ST and 37% marks for OBC) in aggregate.
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