IPO Exam 2021 – Re Scheduling and Relaxing Eligibility Service
Conducting of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66%) for the vacancy year 2019, 2020 & 2021 – relaxing eligibility service and re-scheduling of the examination.
F. No. A-34012/03/2021 -DE
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(DE Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 10th December, 2021
To,
1. All Heads of Circles
2. Addl. D.G.APS. Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi
3. CGM BD & Marketing/Parcel/PLl Directorate
4. Director, Rafi Ahmed Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad
5. All Directors, Postal Training Centres, Darbhanga/Guwahati/Madurai/Mysore/Saharanpur/Vadodora
Subject: Conducting of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts (66.66%) for the vacancy year 2019, 2020 & 2021 – relaxing eligibility service and re-scheduling of the examination.
Madam/ Sir,
In continuation to the Notification dated 09.11.2021, l am directed to convey that the Competent Authority has accorded approval to re-schedule the LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts for the vacancy year 2019 , 2020 & 2021 from 18th & 19th December,2021 to 15th & 16th January,2022.
2. In this regard, on addendum is enclosed. The addendum contains relaxation mode in eligibility service and re-schedule for exam related activities. Applications will be invited in online mode as given in the addendum.
3. Circles are requested to give wide publicity for the examination.
4. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
Yours faithfully,
(N R. Giri)
Assistant Director General (DE)
Copy to:-
1. PPS to Secretary (Posts)/ DG (Postal Services)
2. PPS to Addl. DG (Coord)/ PPS to all Members.
3. All DDSG in Directorate.
4. All Directors in Directorote.
5. Officer Commanding, P & T Admn. Cell, Kamptee.
6. All Sections of the Postal Directorate
7. Hindi Section for translation of this circular
8. All recognized Associations/Service Federations/ Unions.
9. General Manager, CEPT Mysore-570010 with a request for displaying this Notification on lndia post website
10. Guard File.
F. No. A-34012/03/2021 -DE
Government of lndia
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(DE Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 10th December, 2021
ADDENDUM
Subject: Conducting of limited Departmental Competitive Examination (LDCE) for promotion to the cadre of lnspector Posts (66.66%) Departmental quota for the vacancy year 2019, 2020 & 2021 – Relaxing eligibility service and re-
scheduling of the examination.
In continuation to the Notification dated 09.11.2021 , I am directed to convey that the Competent Authority has accorded approval to relax the minimum eligibility service condition from 8 years to 5 years provisionally subject to concurrence by the concerned Nodal Ministry/Authority and to re-schedule the LDCE for promotion to the cadre of Inspector Posts for the vacancy year 2019, 2020 & 2021 from 18th & 19th December,2021 to 15th & 16th January,2022 as per the revised schedule given below:
| Date of Exam | Paper Nos. | Time schedule |
| 15th January, 2022 (Saturday) | Paper-I | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM |
| 15th January, 2022 (Saturday) | Paper-II | 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM |
| 16th January, 2022 (Sunday) | Paper-III | 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM |
| 16th January, 2022 (Sunday) | Paper-IV | 02:00 PM to 05:00 PM |
2. Accordingly, online window will be re-opened for submitting online applications by the willing and eligible candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria as given in para 3 below Applicants shall have to apply through https://ccc.cept.gov.in/ipapplication Applicants are required to take a print out of the filled application forms and to submit ‘to concerned parent office duly signed. For APS candidates, hard copy of the application form duly verified by the authority competent is required’ to be sent to Circle office. The schedule of activities for the examination is as under:
| SI No. | Activity | Schedule |
| 1. | Re-opening of window for submission of online application starts from | 15.12.2021 from 9.00 A.M. |
| 2. | Last date to apply for online application | 27.12.2021 to 5.30 P.M. |
| 3. | Scrutiny by Nodal Officer | 28.12.2021 to 02.01.2022 |
| 4. | Correction in application form, if necessary, by candidate to be done between | From 9:00 AM on 03-01.2022 to 5:30 P.M. on 04.01.2022 |
| 5. | Admit cards available for downloading by candidates from | 10.01.22 |
| 6. | Date of Exam | 15th & 16th January, 2022 |
3. Eligibility Criteria: – Following additions are mode in para 3 of the Notification dated 09.11.2021. subject to concurrence by the concerned Nodal Ministry/Authority:
“All officials who were holding the post in feeder grades, as per the Department of Posts (Inspector Posts) Recruitment Rules, 2013 as on the date of notification of Department of Posts (Inspector Posts) Recruitment Rules,2019 i.e.05.02.2019 and have completed 5 years of eligible service as on the crucial date of eligibility are allowed to appear in the examination on provisional basis subject to concurrence by the concerned Nodal Ministry/Authority.”
4. Candidates who have already submitted their online applications earlier fulfilling eligibility Criteria given at para 3 of the Notification dated 09.11.2021 need not apply again.
5. All other entries of the Notification dated 09.11.2021 hold good.
6. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority.
(N. R. Giri)
Assistant Director General (DE)