India Post GDS Vacancy 2026 Out for 23757 GDS, BPM, ABPM Posts

The India Post Department aims to fill 23757 vacancies for posts of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) [i.e. Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks] in different offices of the Department of Posts for Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026. The announcement of India Post GDS Vacancy 2026 brings a big opportunity for 10th-pass candidates seeking a central government job in the rural postal network.

India Post GDS Vacancy 2026 Out

For the India Post GDS Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026, a total of 23757 vacancies are announced for GDS, BPM, and ABPM Posts. The circle-wise and category-wise vacancy distribution has been officially released at https://indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement along with a detailed notification PDF indicating the complete distribution of vacancies across postal circles and categories.

GDS Vacancy 2026 (Circle-wise)

A total 23757 number of vacancies are expected for Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement Schedule-II, July 2026, 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.

UR – 10640
OBC – 4433
SC -3082
ST – 2773
EWS – 2160

Circle Name	Total	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	PWD-A	PWD-B	PWD-C	PWD-DE
Andhra Pradesh	917	400	213	125	45	109	5	8	11	1
Assam	322	159	80	31	26	21	2	2	1	0
Assam	77	40	13	6	11	6	0	1	0	0
Assam	15	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bihar	1,098	491	279	157	56	87	9	7	4	8
Chhattisgarh	762	290	35	83	257	75	9	7	4	2
Delhi	16	8	3	2	2	1	0	2	0	0
Gujarat	499	234	118	24	74	38	3	1	7	0
Haryana	87	36	22	16	1	9	0	1	2	0
Himachal Pradesh	335	142	66	76	12	33	3	2	1	0
Jammu and Kashmir	340	148	89	26	37	30	1	5	2	2
Jharkhand	1,379	527	162	160	343	134	13	19	13	8
Karnataka	1,116	446	286	176	64	115	9	7	11	2
Kerala	1,373	753	343	111	5	114	12	16	15	4
Madhya Pradesh	1,450	563	215	225	272	133	11	17	7	2
Maharashtra	134	70	23	5	18	14	0	4	0	0
Maharashtra	2,297	991	577	236	176	234	18	33	21	11
North Eastern	179	74	2	28	52	17	1	4	1	0
North Eastern	1,354	926	0	21	297	87	15	4	4	0
North Eastern	296	112	5	3	136	29	3	3	2	3
North Eastern	369	146	26	3	145	34	4	4	4	4
North Eastern	306	120	49	5	91	29	3	3	3	3
North Eastern	110	44	5	0	47	10	0	4	1	0
Odisha	1353	571	152	213	266	123	9	9	9	1
Punjab	3	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Punjab	119	55	27	27	2	8	0	0	0	0
Rajasthan	1009	470	114	138	133	120	13	9	10	2
Tamilnadu	2118	921	524	385	18	203	13	23	23	8
Telangana	419	201	85	59	17	45	2	5	5	1
Uttarakhand	452	225	71	78	17	43	7	5	4	1
Uttar Pradesh	1691	720	453	301	48	139	14	9	4	3
West Bengal	1619	672	360	354	92	106	11	13	9	2
West Bengal	12	6	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
West Bengal	86	42	21	2	9	9	1	1	1	1
West Bengal	38	19	10	0	3	4	1	1	0	0
West Bengal	7	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Total	23757	10640	4433	3082	2773	2160	192	227	178	72

Eligibility Criteria for India Post GDS Posts

Educational Qualification – Candidates must have completed Class 10 (Secondary School Examination) with passing marks in Mathematics and English from a recognized board.
Local Language Requirement – Mandatory study of the official local language of the applied postal circle/state up to the 10th standard.
Age Limit – 18 to 40 years (as on the application closing date). Standard age relaxations apply: 5 years for SC/ST, 3 years for OBC, and up to 10-15 years for PwBD applicants.
Additional Skills – Candidates must have basic computer knowledge, cycling ability, and an adequate independent source of livelihood.

Selection Process & Application Fee

No Exam / No Interview – Selection is purely merit-based, generated dynamically using normalized Class 10 marks.
Application Fee – Rs. 100 for Unreserved/OBC/EWS male candidates. All female applicants, SC/ST, PwBD, and Transwomen applicants are completely exempt from payment.