SB Aptitude Test - The Revised syllabus and Pattern

Paper – I

Marks-100

Time-2 Hours

Total No. of Questions-50

Qualifying Marks:- 50%

The examination will be held with the aid of books approved by the department

All the questions will be objective type with four options

The candidate has to choose the correct option as per his knowledge and quote the rule from the books approved for the examination to support his/her decision

All Postal Assistants who have completed one year’s service on 30th June or 31st December of the year in which test is conducted shall be eligible to appear

Test will be conducted twice in a calendar year i.e in the month of February and August

Syllabus

(1)  Government Savings Bank Act 1873 (amended from time to time)  (2) Government Savings Certificates Act 1959 (amended from time to time)

Probation period of PA/SA

Directorate vide memo No. 60-3/2013-SPB-I dated 8/7/2013 has clarified that ás per revised Recruitment Rules for the post of Postal Assistant / Sorting Assitant notified on 3rd November 2011, the period of probation is the same i.e. two years but the provision of Examination for confirmation has been discontinued and clearance of probation period is to be decided by the Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC). It is also clarified that who have not yet cleared the confirmation test may not be subjected to confirmation examination but may be assessed for clearing their probation after taking into consideration their performance during the induction training, the special report /ACRs and any other relevant input. If they are not found up to the mark, their probation period may be extended as per the Government's instructins. In such cases, PAs/SAs shall be considered for clearance of probation period from a prospective date and not with retrospective effect.

New Rules of filing Tax returns

The tax authorities have introduced several new guidelines for filing returns this year. Find out how these changes are likely to impact you.

First they made it compulsory for businesses to e-file their tax returns. Then they made it mandatory for taxpayers with incomes of over 10 lakh to take the online route. This year, the income tax authorities have cast a wider net and made e-filing compulsory if your taxable income is above 5 lakh a year.

The lowered threshold represents one of the key changes in the tax filing rules this year. Some of these are mere tweaks, such as mentioning your bank's IFSC number, instead of the MICR code, in the return. However, some of these variations are tectonic, such as the mandatory e-filing for incomes above 5 lakh a year. In the following pages, ET Wealth explains the new rules and how they will affect the way you file your tax return this year.

EXEMPTION FROM FILING ITR (INCOME TAX RETURN) NOT EXTENDED THIS ASSESSMENT YEAR 2013-14 – CBDT

Income Tax Department issues press release to clarify that unlike previous year Salaried Employees with Total Income up to Rs.5 lakhs too have to file ITR (Income Tax Return) this year viz., Assessment year 2013-14.

The full text of Press Release issued by CBDT (Cenral Board of Direct Tax) is as follows:

PROMOTION ORDER OF LSG (ACCOUNTANT) - TN Circle

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IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013

Vide Chief Postmaster General, Tamilnadu Circle Memo. No. REP/9-2/13 dated 25.07.2013

IPO vacancies for Tamilnadu Circle for 2013 for the examination to be held on 07.09.2013and 08.09.2013

OC	SC	ST	Total
12	11	Nil	23

July 2013- Latest Current Affairs

Latest Current Affairs from 3rd Week of July 2013 in PDF- useful for all competitive Examinations!!!!!

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Q1. Who has sworn in as the 40th Chief Justice of India on 19 July 2013?

Ans. Justice Palanisamy Sathasivam

Note: Justice Sathasivam, 64, is also the first CJI from Tamil Nadu. The term of his office will be till 26 April 2014.

Q2. Name the justice who retired from the office of Chief Justice of India on 18 July 2013 after a short term of just nine months?

Ans. Justice Altamas Kabir

Q3. Union Cabinet of India on 17 July 2013 gave its approval to rename the Bengaluru International Airport. What will be its new name?

Ans. Kempegowda International Airport

Note: Hiriya Kempegowda, who was popularly called Kempegowda was a rulerunder the Vijayanagar Empire. He ruled almost all the parts of Karnataka during 16th century. He was also said to be the founder of the city of Bengaluru.

Q4. Supreme Court of India on 16 July 2013 upheld a Bombay High Court verdict which quashed the state government’s order to ban dance bars in Maharashtra. In which year dance bars were banned in Maharashtra?

Direct Recruitment PA/SA Examination - LATEST UPDATE ( as on 23-JUL-2013)

UPDATE as on 23-JUL-2013

I . The List of shortlisted candidates for the Computer Typing / Data Entry (PAPER II) for Kerala Postal Circles is added in the given link below.

II . PAPER II for Andhra Pradesh, Gujrat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala Postal Circles is scheduled on 10th and 11th August 2013.The Admit cards for the same have been dispatched. If not received by 31 July 2013 then it can be downloaded from this website from August 01, 2013

 SHORT LISTED CANDIDATES FOR PAPER II 

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Govt. allots Rs. 1300 crore to Post Bank.

To view the news published in English Daily Newspaper 'The Times of India' on 22/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.
 

DB Analyzer for Sanchay Post dt.19/07/2013

DBAnalyzer has a new feature to generate a consolidated report of all discrepancies in the database. Unzip the additional exe  all the DLL files included in the DBAnalyzer zip file and copy to the DBAnalyzer folder.


NOTE: Generation of Consolidated Report is a TIME CONSUMING PROCESS. All offices are advised to generate this report after completing the daily routines like DAY-END process, Database Backup, etc.

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Compiled List of Duties of a Postmaster

Dear Postmasters,

                    In the changed scenario all the burdens are rested on the shoulders of postmaster of the office. Whether we paid equally for those duties and responsibilities????? Upto 4th Pay commission IPs and LSG postmaster got the same pay benefits. But Now??? We have more responsibilities than any other officials and still paid less. Who will bring this issue properly to the government???

Detailed list of duties and responsibilities of the Postmaster is given as below.

A.   Daily List of  Daily Duties  of a Postmaster

1.                    Opening of office

2.                    Supervising Cleaning and mopping of  office

3.                    Ensure punctual attendance of staff

4.                    Maintenance of Attendance register

5.                    Allocation of duties to staff for the day

6.                    Attending Table Sorting of Mails received for delivery

7.                    Identification of Unpaid and Insufficiently Paid articles

8.                    Maintenance of Unpaid Register

9.                    Authorisation of Mos and Emos for delivery

10.               Authorisation for Treasurer for payment to Postman

11.               Check Registered / Speed Post articles received

12.               Ensure Postman to Proceed on for delivery in time

13.               Check Letters and Circulars received

14.               Circulate circulars for Staff

15.               Attend Phone Calls

16.               Check emails

17.               Check CCC complaints

18.               Check ePost messages received for delivery

19.               Check Articles booked at counter in random

20.               Prepare cheques for Wdls above 20000/-.

21.               Attend supervisory work for SB transactions

22.               Check Sanchay Post Pending forms for sanction.

23.               Check cash excess or shortage with treasurer

24.               Order Drawal of Cheques from bank / Cash

25.               Order Remittance of Cash to Bank / Cash Office.

26.               Attend Public enquires and complaints at office

27.               Check filing of work papers of the previsous day

28.               Ensure Punctual Clearance of Letter boxes

29.               Supervise sorting of outward ordinary mails

30.               Check Postman Return within dispatch schedule

31.               Check Articles returned by postman

32.               Check Redirection / Refused  / left articles for dispatch

33.               Check Payment vouchers of eMos and Mos

34.               Ensure Articles returned are dispatched on the same day

35.               Check of Standard Remarks by Postman

36.               Check all articles booked are dispatched on the same day.

37.               Check articles in deposit with the Abstract

38.               Collect Articles in deposit for safe custody

39.               Ensure  undelivered insured articles with treasurer

40.               Check VP articles in deposit with VP Register

41.               Check Consolidation of VP / MO

42.               Check Registered / Speed / Parcel Abstract and sign

43.               Check POS account verification for all staff

44.               Authorize eMos booked

45.               Check submit accounts for Postman / window

46.               Check and sign Schedules printed in POS / Postman

47.               Check TCB with the physical balance of cash and stamps

48.               Check for incorporation of accounts in Daily account

49.               Invoicing Documents and requests in daily account

50.               Generating and Printing of Daily Account

51.               Cross check Documents with Daily account

52.               Preparation of Account Bag for dispatch

53.               Closing of Office.

B. Additional  Duties of a Postmaster of Post offices with Bos

FLASH NEWS CIRCLE WISE PA/SA EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE PUBLISHED.

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Let the postman turn banker: India Post deserves to get a bank licence

India Post wants to own a bank. This is a great idea. In one stroke, this can ensure that millions more will get access to formal credit, in one of the most under-banked countries of the world. 

The biggest advantage for India Post, among the most enduring institutions set up by the British, is its huge network and customer base. Compared to roughly 1,00,000 commercial and rural bank branches in India, there are 1,55,000 post offices, a majority in rural and semi-urban areas. As a collector of small savings, it has experience in taking deposits — about Rs 6 lakhs crore at last count — but not in lending. A bank licence for only India Post would mean that the network of bank branches would more than double in one stroke.

India Post also fits the bill on other counts: a long track record of integrity and, most important — with one post office for every four villages — a massive presence in rural India, where the RBI wants 25 per cent of all branches to be located. Forget micro-finance companies, even compared to government-owned banks, the postal bank's cost structure, if it assigns some banking duties to postmen, will be lower.

Extension of Last Date for receipt of application for filling up of remaining 31 posts in different categories on deputation basi at CEPT, Mysore.

To view Directorate Memo No. 40-15/2009-Tech dated 16/7/2013, please CLICK HERE.

DPC FOR PROMOTION FROM PS Gr. B TO JTS Gr. A FOR THE YEAR 2012-2013 AND 2013-2014 ...... an update

It is learnt from Directorate that OA filed by Shri V. R. Aravindakshan Nair Sr. Postmaster, Ernakulam HO from Kerala Circle for challenging draft seniority list of PS Gr. B cadre in Hon’ble CAT at Ernakulam Bench is yet not received.  The work of scrutinity of documents and preparation of records to convene DPC for promotion from PS Gr. B to JTS Gr. A cadre is in full swiing.

When contacted to applicant it has been told that OA No. 603/2013 was disposed of on 8th July 2013 with a direction to prepare revised seniority list considering applicants representation and similar representations submitted by other affected officers and not to proceed with the promotion to Group A process initiated now till the revised seniority list is prepared.   

Applicant is going to dispatch copy of OA and order passed thereon by Hon'ble CAT to Directorate by post tomorrow.

REVISED INCENTIVE STRUCTURE TO POST OFFICE STAFF INVOLVED IN MGNREGS RELATED WORK.

ASP Regular Promotions ( TN Circle)

The following IP to ASP regular promotion orders issued by CO.

Sl.	Name S/s	Now working in	Allotted to
1.	S.Swarnalatha, IP, Airmail Sorting Dn	MM	CCR
2.	G.Senthil Kumar IP, RO, Madurai	SR	SR
3.	J.Gunasekar IP, Sriperumbudur Sub Dn	CCR	CCR
4.	P.Senthil Kumar IP, RMS ‘MA’ Dn	SR	SR
5.	N.Mahalakshmi IP, RMS ‘MA’ Dn	SR	CR
6.	S.Satheesh Kumar IP, Aravakurichi Sub Dn	CR	CR
7.	S.Vijaya Gomathi IP, Srivaikuntam Sub Dn	SR	CR
8.	B.Ramasamy Instructor, PTC, Madurai	PTC, Madurai	Sr Instructor PTC, Madurai
9.	L.Srividya IP, Tiruttani West Sub Dn	CCR	CCR
10.	G.P.Josephine Silvia IP, Virudunagar Sub Dn	SR	CR
11.	G.Bhuvaneshwari IP, Turaiyur West Sub Dn	CR	CR

 CO Memo NO : STA/2-7/2013 dated .8.7.2013

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Appeal from Chief Post Master General, Uttarakhand Circle, Dehradun-248001

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Should Indian Post get a Banking License? ..Do they need one?

     The decision of Indian Postal Department to seek a Banking license from RBI through the Licensing Scheme meant for private sector has been an object of discussion since the announcement was made. The application is a source of embarassment to RBI which now has the challenge of deciding whether to grant a license to Indian Post or not as a traditional Bank.

     There have been many positive reviews by experts indicating why Indian Post deserves a Banking license. However, I am personally not convinced that it is a good idea for Indian Post to become a “Commercial Bank”. In fact Indian Post has a greater future by simply modernizing its traditional services rather than becoming a Bank. By converting itself into a Bank, India will lose a great digital post service that can be developed by only the department of post and not by any other entity in future.

     Let me present some of my preliminary views in this regard so that E&Y instead of advising the Postal department to convert itself into a Bank can work on how to modernize the postal system into a “Digital Postal System”.

PROPOSAL FOR SUPPLY OF BI-CYCLES TO BRANCH OFFICES

S.K. Sinha
CGM (MB)

DO No. 17-3/2013-MV

Dated 05/07/2013

Dear 

There is a proposal to supply bicycles to Branch Offices for providing better postal access to the rural areas and also for delivery of mail.

2. In this context, requirement of bicycles regarding their utility in your Circle for procurement of rural business like booking of articles, money orders, etc. through hand held devices need to be re-assessed. It may be kept in view that bicycles will also be used delivery of mails pending on local terrain, climate conditions like heavy rainfall, extreme heat and cold, etc. You may also like to have views / comments on this issue from the field offices, and especially from divisions falling in difficult areas like hilly areas, and desert areas, areas having very high rainfall.

3. Kindly communicate your requirement of bicycles accordingly within one week positively.

With regards,

Yours Sincerely

(S.K. Sinha)

Registered letters can't be returned as "Unclaimed" : Madras high court

CHENNAI: The Madras high court has frowned on mechanical return of registered letters as "unclaimed" by postmen, and said that in case they could not be delivered, proper reasons must be given.

Justice S Tamilvanan, underscoring the importance of a registered post in litigations and other matters, said that when people pay a fee and affix sufficient postal stamp, the postal authorities or postmen must discharge their duties in a responsible manner. The postman should make it clear as to whether the registered letter was served on the addressee or refused by the addressee or no addressee was found in the given address, the judge said.

The Probationers of IPS, Group A of 2010 (Supplementary) & 2011 Batches-Circle of Allotment

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Filling up the Post in Postmaster Grade-I and II in Post offices (POs) in Postal Circles

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RBI makes it easier to report fake notes to banks

The next time someone passes on a fake currency note to you without your knowledge, you need not palm it off surreptitiously. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday (28/6/2013) directed banks to accept all fake notes over the counter from customers and pay them back the full amount. In return, banks will get 25% of the amount of the fake note back from the RBI. 

To stop misuse of the system by unscrupulous entities, RBI also directed banks to monitor the patterns and trends of fake note detection and bring them to the notice of the central bank and the police immediately. 

"Detection of counterfeit notes, at banks, should be at the back office or currency chest only. Banknotes when tendered over the counters may be checked for arithmetical accuracy and other deficiencies like whether there are mutilated notes, and appropriate credit passed on to the depositor/account or value in exchange given," the RBI noted. 

Source : The Times of India