Saturday, December 31, 2011

Circle wise Number of posts to be carved out of LSG, HSG-II and HSG-I of Postal Wing and designated as Postmaster Gr. I, II and III respectively


Sl. No.
Name of the Circle
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. I
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. II
No. of posts of Postmaster Gr. III
1
Andhra Pradesh
140
35
34
2
Assam
34
12
10
3
Bihar
70
25
25
4
Chhattisgarh
20
04
03
5
Delhi
42
10
10
6
Gujarat
145
40
40
7
Haryana
40
07
06
8
Himachal Pradesh
35
07
07
9
Jammu and Kashmir
13
04
04
10
Jharkhand
30
07
05
11
Karnataka
170
50
50
12
Kerala
125
36
35
13
Madhya Pradesh
70
13
12
14
Maharashtra
300
60
58
15
North East
25
05
05
16
Orissa
60
18
18
17
Punjab
70
15
14
18
Rajasthan
60
15
15
19
Tamilnadu
270
52
50
20
Uttar Pradesh
196
40
38
21
Uttarakhand
32
06
06
22
West Bengal
150
50
50
Total
2097
511
495


Courtesy: aipeup3chq.com

Postmaster cadre Eligibility of officialS deputed to APS


POSTMASTER CADRE IN POSTAL WING-ELIGIBILITY OF OFFICIALS DEPUTED TO ARMY POSTAL SERVICE (APS)

F.No.4-17/2008-SPB-II
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
New Delhi-110 016 Dated the 10th Feb, 2011
To
Army Postal Service Circle
Addl. Director General of APS
West Block III, RK Puram,
New Delhi-110066
Sub: Postmaster cadre Postal Wing-Eligibility of Official deputed to Army Postal Service (APS)
Sir,
I am directed to refer to your office letter No. 90491/2/APS 1 C, dated 23.12.2010 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the objective behind creation of Postmaster Cadres is that the key post offices in the country should be headed by professional managers so as to improve the functioning of the Post Offices, meet the present day requirement of specialization in Postal operation, respond to market challenges and increase the productivity. As per the provisions of the Recruitment Rules (Copy enclosed) ,initial constitution of the various Grades of Postmasters shall be done by inviting options/applications from the existing incumbents of LSG,HSG-II,HSG-I in Post Offices and PS Gr. 'B' and subsequent years ,all the vacancies in Postmaster Grade I and 75% vacancies of Senior Postmaster shall be filled up through a Limited Departmental Competitive Examination.
2. In case an official deputed to Army Postal Service (APS), gives his option to his respective Circle for appointment as Postmaster at the time of initial constitution of Postmaster Cadre, a declaration/undertaking may be obtained from him to the effect that in the event of his selection he will revert from deputation in APS in order to be appointed in the respective Postmaster Grades. Unless he reports back to the Circle on his selection, he will not be appointed as Postmaster. In so far as Departmental Examination for the post of Postmaster Grade-I and Senior Postmaster also, eligible officials will have to furnish declaration/undertaking at the time of submission of application for the examination to the effect that they will revert from the deputation with APS in the event of their selection in the examination. On their selection, they will have to report back to the respective Circles before they are appointed as Postmaster.
Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
(Salim Haque)
Deputy Director General (P)

Friday, December 30, 2011

Sr. PM exam postponed without mentioning further date

Directorate has informed that the limited Departmental Competitive Examination for Promtion to the cadre of Senior Postmaster scheduled to be held on 31.12.2011 is postponed indefinitely. Further date of conduction will be intimated later on.

Monday, December 26, 2011

Monday, December 19, 2011

How to crack civil services exams(IAS,IPS,IFS) in first attempt...!

How to crack civil services exams(IAS,IPS,IFS) in first attempt...! 


The IAS Exam in 2012 will be special .Not only will it feature the new CSAT syllabus introduced from 2011 onwards but also the pattern will be different from the 2011 IAS exam. This hub explains all the details relating to the 2012 IAS Exam including the procedure, syllabus, possible exam pattern, books to refer, and tips to crack the 2012 IAS exam.



IAS Exam 2012: The Basics

The IAS Exam will consist of three stages: PrelimsMains, and Interview (Personality Test). While the Preliminary exam will be objective in nature, the mains will be written while the personality test is verbal.
You have to clear the preceding stage to reach the next stage of IAS 2012 Exam. For instance you will need to first crack the IAS prelims, then appear for the mains, and based on the marks obtained you may be called for the IAS interview, the final frontier.

APPLYING FOR THE 2012 IAS EXAM


To appear for the IAS exam you will first need to apply for it. All the three stages of the IAS exam are conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), a Constitutional body answerable to the Union Parliament.
The notification for the Civil Services Preliminary Examination (or just IAS prelims) will appear in the Employment News and on UPSC's website on 04-02-2012 and you can apply either online or through application forms available at the Head Post Offices throughout cities in India.
Remember: You cannot directly appear for the Mains or Interview. Rather you have to first apply for the Preliminary examination conducted by UPSC before proceeding to the next stage.
The last date of receipt of your application is 05-03-2012. At this stage you don't have to send any documents about your age or educational qualifications. They will be required at the time of filling the IAS Mains form.
The Preliminary exam or the first stage of the IAS Exam 2012 will be held on 20-05-2012.
The 2012 IAS Prelims: What You Need to Know

Here is some basic and important information about the Prelims if you intend to appear for the ias exam in 2012.

  • The IAS Prelims will be objective in nature and consist of two papers compulsoryto all
  • Most questions carry a negative penalty or negative marking of 0.33 marks for each wrong answer
  • Each paper will of 200 marks each and 2 hours in duration. The number of questions in each paper is not fixed and can vary every year
  • You have to appear for both papers, held on the same day, for your papers to be checked
  • Even if you appear for one paper, your attempt is counted
  • If you merely apply for the Prelims but do not appear for the exam then your attempt is not counted

2012 Prelims Syllabus

As already mentioned, the Prelims is objective in nature and each question carries four choices out of which the candidate has to select one right option. The new CSAT or Prelims syllabus was introduced from the 2011 exam and is as follows.

(Paper 1) (200 marks) - Duration : Two hrs

  • Current events of national and international importance
  • History of India and Indian national movement
  • Indian and World Geography- physical, social, economic geography of India and the world
  • Indian Polity and governance constitution, political system, panchayati raj, public policy, Rights issues, etc.
  • Economic and social development sustainable development, poverty, inclusion, demographics, social sector initiatives etc.
  • General issues on environmental ecology, bio-diversity and climate change-that donot require subject specialization
  • General science.

(Paper II) (200 marks) Duration : Two hrs

  • Comprehension
  • Interpersonal skills including communication skills
  • Logical reasoning and analytical ability
  • Decision making and problem solving
  • General mental ability
  • Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude etc. (Class X level), Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables, data sufficiency etc. Class X level)
  • English language comprehension skills (Class X level)
  • Questions relating to English Language Comprehension skills of Class X level (last item in the Syllabus of Paper-II) will be tested through passages from English language only without providing Hindi translation thereof in the question paper.
  • The questions will be of multiple choice, objective type.

How You Cracked the Prelims in First Attempt

Many IAS exam aspirants want to know whether they can clear the IAS exam 2012 prelims in their very first attempt? Yes it's entirely possible! Let me explain briefly how you clear the prelims in first attempt itself without any coaching and very little guidance.



  • Read one good newspaper and two magazines for current affairs apart from Manorama Year Book for GK and Current Events.

Instead of referring multiple magazines and newspapers, I suggest you just read one good newspaper and one or two magazines for current affairs. The Hindu is  very reputed English daily and if you can get hold of it, go for it otherwise read The Indian Express/TIMES OF INDIA.



As far as magazines are concerned, Civil Services Chronicle or civil services Times are both good magazines for current affairs and reading one will be enough. But you should surely read Manorama Year Book for not just current affairs but more importantly to build your General Knowledge.

  • Read the past 5 years solved question papers before and after reading a topic.

The best way to track your progress is to refer the past five years questions whenever you start a new topic. This way you know what's important and should be stressed upon. After you finish reading that topic refer the questions from that topic again and check if you can answer all of them or not.

This way you know if you have left out some important points in the first reading and can attempt course correction immediately instead of waiting till the fag end of your preparation for IAS Exam in 2012.

  • covered the scoring topics early

You shouldn't just study the first topic that you come across. Rather, prioritize and plan. Topics like GK, Polity, Maps can be prepared quickly and fetch easy marks. Tackle them early to pocket 30-40 marks even before you step into the exam hall.

  • make micro notes that you could go through quickly before the prelims

Aspirants planning to prepare for the 2012 IAS Exam should make it a habit of writing important current event and GK snippets in a diary, register or flip cards on a daily basis which you can go through 15 or 20 days before the Prelims.


IAS 2012 Mains Examination Details
The Civil Services (Main) Examination 2012 will commence from 5-10-2012 and continue for 21 days. The first paper will be GS or General Studies followed by Essay and English (Compulsory). The third day will be the Indian Language paper and this will be followed by various optional papers on different days.
In all the 2012 IAS Mains exam will consist of 2000 marks ( GS paper of 600 marks, 2 optional papers of 600 marks each, essay paper of 200 marks) and students securing more than 940 marks (general category) can expect an Interview call from the UPSC.
Each paper of the 2012 IAS Mains exam will be of 3 hours duration and there will be 3 hours break between two papers held on the same day. For instance, GS paper 1 will be held in the morning and paper 2 in the afternoon.
Approximately 13 times the total number of seats qualify the prelims and appear for the mains exam. So if the total number of seats announced in the 2012 prelims notification is 900, about 10,700 candidates will clear the prelims and write the mains exam.
Finally, about 2.5 time the total vacancies are called for the IAS interview. So out of 10,700 candidates writing the 2012 IAS Mains exam, about 2250 candidates will qualify for the IAS Interview.
ALL THE BEST IAS ASPIRANTS.
COMPILED BY AN IAS ASPIRANT