India Post GDS Recruitment 2026: Registration for 28740 vacancies from January 31, 10th pass can apply; check details here

India Post has announced the registration schedule for the Gramin Dak Sevaks recruitment drive for 2026, opening applications for a total of 28,740 tentative vacancies across 23 postal circles. The recruitment will cover posts of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), Branch Postmaster (BPM), and Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM). The official notification PDF is scheduled to be released on January 31, 2026, on the official portal indiapostgdsonline.gov.in.The hiring will be for those who have passed Class 10 and fall within the specified age group ranging from 18 to 40. India Post has confirmed that the selection process will be merit-based, and no written test will be held. Selection will be on merit, and marks from Class 10 will be taken into account, according to guidelines set forth.Notification of release of application schedule (tentative):The important dates related to the recruitment process have been communicated by the India Post department in their press release. The applicants can submit their application forms within the stipulated time frame. The important dates related to the recruitment process in India Post GDS recruitment 2026 are mentioned below:Posts, eligibility and selection processTo the extent that the recruitment drive creates an opportunity for 10th pass candidates to be employed by the government, it becomes pivotal for the candidates to be aware of the requirements specified by the government for eligibility in terms of the corresponding ages and educational qualifications mentioned in the notification. The selection criteria for the candidates would be purely merit-based, calculated by the marks obtained by the candidates in class 10, for which any interview would be exempted.The structure of the monthly salaries is different depending upon the post. For ABPM and GDS posts, the scale of pay is from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 24,470, while it is Rs. 12,000 to Rs. 29,380 for BPM posts.State-wise Vacancy DistributionVacancies will be available for 28,740 positions, and these will be filled across various postal circles. The details regarding vacancies are described below.Step 1: Visit the official website at indiapostgdsonline.gov.in.Step 2: Click on the GDS Recruitment 2026 notification link available on the homepage.Step 3: Sign up with basic information and create your login credentials.Step 4: Fill in the application form online, attach the necessary documents, and pay the application fee online.Step 5: Fill and submit the form, with subsequent downloading of the confirmation page for future reference.Therefore, candidates are advised to go through the official notification PDF for category-wise vacancies and also check the eligibility criteria in detail before applying.