The India Post Department has officially released the much-awaited circle-wise vacancies for GDS/BPM/ABPM posts to be recruited through Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement Schedule-I, January 2026. This year, 28386 vacancies are announced across 23 circles, bringing a big opportunity for 10th-pass candidates seeking a central government job in the rural postal network.
India Post GDS Circle-wise Vacancy 2026 Out
The circle-wise vacancy distribution has been officially released at https://indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement on 3rd February 2026, indicating the complete distribution of vacancies across postal circles and categories.
GDS Vacancy 2026 (Category-wise)
The GDS vacancies have been released for all categories separately. The maximum vacancies are for the General category, i.e. 12696, and the minimum are for PWD-DE, i.e. 81. For other categories, refer to the table below.
| Categories | Vacancies |
| UR | 12696 |
| OBC | 5694 |
| SC | 3942 |
| ST | 2716 |
| EWS | 2719 |
| PWD-A | 260 |
| PWD-B | 271 |
| PWD-C | 257 |
| PWD-DE | 81 |
| Total | 28636 |
GDS Vacancy 2026 (Circle-wise)
The total number of vacancies released is 28636, which are further distributed across 23 circles. The table below depicts the India Post circle-wise GDS Vacancies that are to be filled through GDS Recruitment 2026.
|
States/Circles
|
Language Spoken
|
Total Vacancies
|
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
Telugu
|
1060 |
|
Assam
|
Assamese/Asomiya
|
639 |
|
Bihar
|
Hindi
|
1344 |
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Hindi
|
1155 |
|
Delhi
|
Hindi
|
38 |
| Gujarat | Gujarati | 1782 |
|
Haryana
|
Hindi
|
270 |
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Hindi
|
520 |
|
Jammu / Kashmir
|
Hindi/Urdu
|
267 |
|
Jharkhand
|
Hindi
|
908 |
| Karnataka | Kannada | 1022 |
|
Kerala
|
Malayalam
|
1691 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Hindi | 2102 |
|
Maharashtra
|
Konkani/Marathi
|
3553 |
|
North Eastern
|
Bengali/Kak Barak
|
1014 |
|
Odisha
|
Oriya
|
1191 |
| Punjab | Punjabi | 261 |
| Rajasthan | Hindi | 634 |
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Tamil | 2009 |
|
Telangana
|
Telugu
|
608 |
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Hindi
|
3169 |
| Uttarakhand | Hindi | 436 |
|
West Bengal
|
Bengali
|
2963 |
|
Total
|
28636 | |
Check the number of GDS vacancies released for your circle from the article and start applying without any delay. Candidates with 10th pass certificate and falling in the age group of 18 to 40 years can benefit with Postal Circle Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) vacancies.



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