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Sunday 2 March 2014

FAQ OF ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR POSTAL ASSISTANT / SORTING ASSISTANT EXAMINATION 2014

1.
How to apply for the post?


 The detailed Notification/Advertisement and link for applying online is available at the website viz.,www.pasadrexam2014.in

2.
Can a candidate who is awaiting final result apply for the post?


  - A candidate must have passed the qualifying 10+2 Examination/ Equivalent examination as on closing date of Registration.

3.
 A candidate who passed out from distance education, can apply for this job?


 A candidate must have passed in the qualifying 10+2 / 12th Class examination from a Recognized Board / University. Applicants who studied in vocational streams in 10+2 OR Equivalent Examination are not eligible.

4.
For PH (physically handicapped) candidate what is the Age Relaxation?


- Additional Ten years. Further any Physically Handicapped candidate seeking exemption to appear in Paper II needs to produce a Medical Certificate issued by competent Medical Authorities in the prescribed format.

5.
Whether NOC has to be obtained for applying by the applicants from PSUs/ Govt. Departments?


- Yes. NOC will be verified at the time of call letter for qualified candidates. Applicant is required to intimate his/her employer before Registration.

6.
Whether SC/ST/OBC certificate in the State Government Performa allowed?


- No, SC/ST/OBC certificate should be in the format prescribed for employment under the Government of India & issued by the competent authority.

7.
Can an Ex-serviceman get any age relaxation?


- Yes, as per rules of Government of India. Age Calculator: His/her Actual Age (minus) Number of Years served in armed forces ≤ 30 years.

8.
My residence is in Assam, Can I apply for Karnataka Postal Circle?


- Yes. But “Only one Application per Applicant bearing Indian Nationality” is permitted. This may be for any Circle.

9.
I am unable to complete the Application. It comes out and gives one prompt / message.


- You are either Not Eligible to Apply according to criteria Advertised or not filling the inputs properly. Please read the Prompt and the “Instructions” carefully & Retry the Registration. For any further clarity send your query at helpdesk.dopexam@gmail.com. Please mention any one of the problems i.e. Age, Category, Sub-Category, English Language, Hindi Language, Photo, Signature, Others in the “Subject” of the email to get faster response.


10.
I am unable to Upload Photo & Signature.


- You are unable to see the Screen (webpage) to Upload. This may be due to reason that the “Popup Blocker” is ON at your Browser. Put it OFF using Browser tools.

11.
What to do if photograph and signature are not getting uploaded?


- Please check the size of photograph (10 to 20 KB) and signature (5 to 10 KB) and format of files must be JPG or JPEG.

12.
Can the photograph and signature be uploaded at the downloading admit card?


- No, the photograph and signature are to be uploaded at the time of registration only.

13.
I have printed the FEE Challan. Where do I deposit the FEE.


- You can pay your FEE in CASH at ePayment Post offices listed under the link ePayment Post offices on the Home Page of www.pasadrexam2014.in You can pay your FEE within Five days after last date of Registration.

14.
On checking FEE Payment Status, it says “Not Paid Yet” whereas I have already paid the FEE.


- Post office is in the process of sending information. Please wait for 2 to 3 working days.

15.
If the print out of the registration slip could not be taken at the time of registration, can it be taken out at a later date?


- Yes. The print out of the registration slip can be taken at a later date on “Login” using Registration Number and Password.

16.
Whether the registration number can be viewed again if the same has not been noted down at the time of submission of application.


- Yes. The same can be retrieved from the email & SMS sent you at the time of Registration.

17.
Whether educational and experience certificates are required to be attached along with registration?


- No. Educational and experience certificates are not required to be attached along with registration slips. These certificates will be verified for the finally selected candidates after the declaration of Final Merit List.

18.
any change in data allowed after the submission of application?


- No.

19.
What is the validity for the challan for deposit of Fee?


- The challan would be valid for FIVE days after the closing date of Registration during which applicant can deposit FEE.

20.
. Will Admit Card in hardcopy be sent to me by post?


- No. Only softcopy of Admit Card shall be downloadable from this website using Registration number and Password at the appropriate time notified on the website. Please visit the website regularly for notifications & updates.

21.
What is the model of written examination? Please give some selective book.?


- Written paper will consist of multiple choice objective type questions only and will be OMR based. No specific book is recommended.

22.
What is the syllabus:


- Paper I (Aptitude Test): 100 MCQs covering: General Knowledge, Current Events, Sports, History, Geography, basis economics, general politics, Indian Constitution, Science Environment, etc. Mathematics of Matriculation standard covering number system, simplification, decimals, corrections, simple & compound interest, percentage, average, profit & loss, menstruation, time & work, time & distance, etc. English language covering grammar (prepositions, adverbs, conjunction, direct/indirect speech, singular & plurals, tenses, antonyms/synonyms, etc. Reasoning and analytical ability, etc. Paper II (Computer/Typing Test): Test on Typing and Data Entry in English/Hindi for qualified candidates in Paper I as per the rules of recruitments. Accuracy and Speed shall be evaluated of both Typing and Data entry tests put together tests.

23.
What should I do if there is lot of delay in accessing the page?


Speed for Registration of On-Line Application on Internet, is based on various factors like Internet Speed, large number of applicants trying to register the application at the same time etc. Therefore if you are not able to get the pages for registration immediately, please retry after a gap of 15 minutes or during off-peak hours during the night.

24.
How do I know that my application is registered?


Successful Registration is indicated by the Page displayed after clicking the Submit Button indicating the generated "REGISTRATION NO." and "PASSWORD". The same shall be sent through an email to email ID & SMS to mobile number of the applicant given in the application.

25.
I did not receive the email intimation for registration of my application?


"REGISTRATION NO." and "PASSWORD" are sent by auto-response Confirmation emails. Delivery of these emails purely depends upon the correctness of E-Mail ID provided, Policy of your E-Mail Service Provider to accept and Divert such emails under Bulk or Spam Mails or bounce back such mails without accepting it due to heavy number of emails generated by our Applications. In case of Govt./official /company Email Ids, delivery is controlled by your Company Policies. Therefore, please do not expect replies from us, if you do not receive such confirmation / auto-response Emails. "REGISTRATION NO." and "PASSWORD" are also sent by SMS to mobile number of the applicant given in the application. For the problem of service provider, department shall not be responsible for non-receipt of email / SMS.

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AP Circle Unfilled vacancies of LGO 2011 and 2012 to be offerred to GDS along with DR-2013-Divisions will issue Notification


Unfilled vacancies of LGO 2011 and 2012 to be offerred to GDS along with DR-2013. The Recruitment process  will go along with Direct Recruitment Notification issued by Circleoffice letter dated 24/02/2014 published in the News papers on 26/02/2014. Circle Office has instructed all the divisions to issue notification to process the recruitment. The last date to apply is 27/03/2014. See the notification for all the details. It is requested to all the Divisional Secretaries to ensure the notification has to be publicized and should be brought to the notice of all concerned. 

ANNEXURE-II

UNFILLED VACANCIES OF LGO – 2011 AND 2012 TO BE OFFERED TO GDS ALONG WITH DR-2013

CATEGORY: Postal Assistant

Sl.No
Name of the Region
Name of the Division/Unit
Break up of vacancies
Part of total vacancies reserved for

UR

SC

ST

OBC
No. of vacancies to be notified
PH-I
(VH)
PH-II
(OH)
PH-III
(HH)
(a)
(b)
©
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(I)
(J)
(K)
(l)
1

Hyd. City
Region
Hyd. City
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
2
Hyd South  East
4
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
3
Secunderabad
3
0
0
2
5
1
0
0
4
Hyd GPO
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
5





Hyderabad Region

Adilabad
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
6
Hanamkonda
2
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
7
Karimnagar
3
1
0
1
5
0
0
0
8
Mahabubnagar
5
1
0
0
6
0
1
0
9
Medak
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
10
Nalgonda
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
11
Nizamabad
2
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
12
Peddapalli
3
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
13
Sangareddy
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
14
Suryapet
2
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
15
Warangal
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
16
Wanaparthy
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
18
Kurnool Region
Chittoor
2
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
19
Kadapa
3
2
0
0
5
0
0
0
20
Kurnool
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
21
Nandyal
3
1
1
1
6
0
0
0
22
Tirupathi
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
23





Vijayawada Region
Bhimavaram
5
1
0
3
9
0
0
1
24
Eluru
3
1
0
1
5
0
0
0
25
Gudur (NLR)
2
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
26
Gudivada
3
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
27
Guntur
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
27
Khammam
3
1
0
2
6
0
0
0
28
Machilipatnam
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
29
Narasaraopet
2
1
0
1
4
0
0
0
30
Nellore
3
0
1
1
5
0
0
0
31
Ongole (Prakasam)
3
1
0
2
6
0
0
0
32
Tadepalligudem
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
33
Tenali
2
0
0
2
4
0
0
0
34
Vijayawada
4
0
0
0
4
1
1
0
35



Visakhapatnam Region
Amalapuram
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
36
Anakapalli
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
37
Kakinada
4
1
1
2
8
0
0
0
38
Parvathipuram
3
1
0
2
6
0
0
0
39
Rajahmundry
3
0
0
2
5
0
0
0
40
Srikakulam
5
1
2
1
9
0
0
0

Visakhapatnam
5
1
2
1
9
0
0
1
41
Vizianagaram
3
0
0
0
3
0
0
0


Grand Total
105
20
8
35
168
2
2
2

– 2-

Category: -  SORTING ASSISTANT                       (Unfilled vacancies of LGO-2011 & 2012)
Sl.No
Name of the Region
Name of the Division/Unit
Break up of vacancies

Total No. of vacancies to be notified
Part of total vacancies reserved for

UR

SC

ST

OBC
PH-I
(VH)
PH-II
(OH)
PH-III
(HH)
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
1
Hyderabad City
Hyd. Sorting Dn
14
3
1
6
24
0
0
0
2
Hyderabad
RMS Z Division
4
1
0
1
6
0
0
0
3
Kurnool
RMS AG Dn., Guntakal
2
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
4
RMS TP Dn, Tirupati
4
0
1
1
6
0
0
0
5
Vijayawada
RMS Y Dn., Vijayawada
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
Visakhapatnam
RMS V Dn., Visakhapatnam
8
0
0
7
15
0
0
0


Total
32
4
3
16
55
0
0
0

Daily Current Affairs: 28 February 2014


h February every year is celebrated asNational Science Day across the nation to mark the discovery of the Raman Effect by Indian physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman (CV Raman) on 28 February 1928. This day is celebrated every year on this day to spread a message about the significance of scientific applications in the daily life of the people. The theme for 2014 is “Fostering Scientific Temper and Energy conservation”.


2) India’s first post office savings bank ATM inaugurated in Chennai: Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Thursday inaugurated the country’s first post officesavings bank ATM at the Head Post Office in Thyagaraya Nagar in Chennai. The ATM was part of an Information Technology (IT) modernisation project of the Department of Posts. Mr. Chidambaram said a total of Rs. 4909 crore had been allotted for the modernisation in the interim budget. “The launching of the ATM was a step towards making the department a completely technology oriented one,” he said adding that the Core Banking Solutions (CBS) scheme would benefit as much as 1,55,000 post offices.

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3) Andhra Pradesh to be under President’s Rule: Ending days of suspense, the Union Cabinet on Friday recommended imposition of President’s Rule in Andhra Pradesh while keeping the Assembly in suspended animation. There was political uncertainty after Chief Minister N. Kiran Kumar Reddy resigned and quit the Congress in protest against the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh. Placing the Assembly under suspended animation is a mere technicality as its term ends on June 1. Andhra Pradesh will have simultaneous election with theLok Sabha.

4) Centre Hikes DA by 10% for 80 lakh Employees and Pensioners: The Centre on Friday raised dearness allowance to 100 per cent, from 90 per cent, benefiting its 50 lakh employees and 30 lakh pensioners. The government also approved the terms of reference of the 7th Pay Commission, a move which would pave the way for merger of 50 per cent DA with the basic pay. The Cabinet also approved minimum pension of Rs 1000 per month under the Employees Provident FundOrganisation, EPFO.

5) Bangalore gets India's first electric bus: In a first-of-its-kind in the country, an electricpassenger bus, with zero emission level, was inaugurated by Transport Minister R. Ramalinga Reddy in Bangalore on Thursday. An initiative taken up by Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), in co-ordination with Utopia, the air-conditioned 31-seat coach has a range of 250 km with a full battery charge (four to six hours).

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6) Shankar Mahadevan’s song “Mujhse hogi shurvaat” nominated for Honesty Oscar Awards: Singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan is on Cloud Nine as “Mujhse hogi shurvaat” by I Paid a Bribe and the Shankar Mahadevan Academy has been nominated in the best activist anthem category of Honesty Oscars 2014. A few days before the 86th Academy Awards, campaigning and advocacy organisation ONE and Accountability Lab started unveiling the nominations for Honesty Oscars 2014, an award that honours not Hollywood films, but the creative work of activists and organisations that fight global corruption.

7) Chandi Prasad Bhatt wins Gandhi Peace Prize for 2013: The Gandhi Peace Prize for the year 2013 has been awarded to eminent Gandhian and environmentalist, Shri Chandi Prasad Bhatt. The jury for the prize met under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on 18th February 2014 and decided upon his name. The other members of the jury were Justice P Sathasivam, leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj, Rajya Sabha MP Karan Singh, and ex-governor of West Bengal Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Chandi Prasad Bhatt, born in 1934, is a noted Gandhian environmentalist and social activist. He was one of the pioneers of the Chipko movement for which he was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1982.

8) Arvind Saxena is president and managing director of GM India: General Motors on 28 Feb 2014 announced the appointment of Arvind Saxena as the new president and managing director of GM India with effect from 1 March 2014. Saxena will succeed Lowell Paddock, who is moving to GM International Operations (GMIO) as vice president, planning & programme management.

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9) Arseniy Yatsenyuk approved as Ukraine's new prime minister: Ukraine's parliament has approved Arseniy Yatsenyuk as the country's new prime minister. The vote was held Thursday amid the sharp rise in tensions in the southern Crimea region, where gunmen seized local government buildings and raised a Russian flag. The 39-year-old Yatsenyuk has previously served as the economy minister and foreign minister, and a speaker of parliament.

10) Legendary Guitarist Paco de Lucia passed away: Legendary Spanish guitarist Paco de Lucia passed away in Mexico on 26 February 2014. He was 66.He recorded his first album at the age of 18 in Madrid. He was reputed for a series of flamenco albums in the 1970’s which inspired a New Flamenco movement.


11) India Lost Asia Cup 2nd match to Sri Lanka: Kumar Sangakkara hit a brilliant 103 as Sri Lanka survived anxious moments to overcome India by two wickets in a thrilling last-over finish on Friday, securing their second win in the Asia Cup.

Courtesy : http://www.currentaffairs4examz.com/

POSB Volume I Summary


POSB Volume -I Summary  : View 

Prepared by: 
Shri. V. Leo Jesurajan, 
DSM, Karur Division, TN


Activities for CBS Data migration

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Reservation, concessions and relaxations for Ex-servicemen in Central Government Services: Compendium of instructions issued by DoPT


o. 36034/3/2013-Estt.(Res.)
Government of India
Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions
Department of Personnel and Training
****
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 25th February, 2014
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Issue of Compendium of instructions on reservation for ex-servicemen.


          This Department has been in the process of issuance of a compendium on instruction on reservation, concessions and relaxations for Ex-servicemen in Central Government Services. In this regard, the Department of Ex-servicemen Welfare may refer to their O.M. No. 28(66)/2013/D (Res.I) dated 17.07.2013 and 18.09.2013. The compendium has now been finalized covering various notifications and Office Memoranda issued on reservation, concessions and relaxations for Ex-servicemen in Central Government Services. A copy of Compendium is enclosed.

Encl : As above.
sd/-
(G. Srinivasan)
Deputy Secretary to the Government of India

CONTENTS OF COMPENDIUM

·                     Definition of ex-servicemen    
·                     Application of ex-servicemen rules     
·                     Reservation of vacancies        
·                     Relaxation regarding age limit 
·                     Relaxation regarding educational qualification 
·                     Intimation of vacancies           
·                     Priority in appointment           
·                     Relaxation of standard            
·                     Liaison Officers for reservation matters relating to ex-servicemen  
·                     Fee concession           
·                     Periodic returns          
·                     Annexures (Relevant Orders/Office Memorandum/Notifications) 



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