West Bengal Postal Circle Recruitment 2026 through LDCE - Apply Offline for 85 Postal Assistant, Sorting Assistant Posts

Qualification

As per the Department of Posts (Postal Assistant & Sorting Assistant) Recruitment Rules 2022 (notified vide GSR 459(E) dated 17.06.2022 as amended), the following categories of officials of the Circle, excluding officials from Postal Account Office or Wing, are eligible to appear in the examination. Eligibility of service condition shall be as on 01.01.2026. Eligibility shall be determined with respect to the post held substantively and relevant pay level — not based on pay drawn due to financial upgradation under TBOP, BCR, or MACP. | Category (A): | Category Eligibility Condition Category A (i) Officials holding post in Level 3 of the Pay Matrix with three years of regular service in such post OR five years of combined regular service in posts in Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of Pay Matrix. Category A (ii) Officials holding post in Level 2 of the Pay Matrix with five years of regular service in such post including regular service in posts in Level 1 of Pay Matrix. Category A (iii) Officials holding post in Level 1 of the Pay Matrix with five years of regular service in such post. | Category (B): | Category Eligibility Condition Category B (i) Officials holding post in Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the Pay Matrix with total regular service of eight years including service rendered regularly as Gramin Dak Sevaks. (For officials who rendered regular service as GDS on or before 17.06.2022, total regular service including GDS service shall be five years.) | Note: Category (B) candidates will be considered only if sufficient Category (A) officials are not available for filling the notified vacancy.