MTS to Postman Exam Syllabus 2022 (Updated)
Pattern and Syllabus for appointment of Postman through Exam limited for MTS – MTS to Postman Exam Syllabus 2022
Pattern of Exam
Serial No | Description | Paper I | Paper II | Paper III |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Competitive or Qualifying | Competitive | Qualifying | Qualifying |
2. | Type of Questions | Multiple Choice Questions | Multiple Choice Questions | on Computer |
3. | Number of Questions | As per syllabus | As per syllabus | |
4. | Maximum Marks | 150 in 2 parts | 50 | 25 |
5. | Duration | 90 minutes | 60 minutes | 15 minutes |
6. | Language of Question Papers | Bilingual i.e. Hindi or English (as well as in local language, as published under the provisions of Recruitment Rules, Where Hindi is not local language) | Bilingual i.e. Hindi or English (as well as in local language, as published under the provisions of Recruitment Rules, Where Hindi is not local language) | |
7. | Language of Answer Paper | Not applicable as Multiple types questions | As per question paper | |
8. | Minimum Qualifying Marks (Subject to reservation policy of Government) | (a) For SC/ST – 33% (b) For OBC – 37% (c) For Others – 40% | (a) For SC/ST – 33% (b) For OBC – 37% (c) For Others – 40% | (a) For SC/ST – 33% (b) For OBC – 37% (c) For Others – 40% |
Syllabus for MTS to Postman Exam
Paper 1 (90 Minutes) Part A Total 100 Marks
30 Questions from Post Office Guide Part 1
- Organization of the Department
- Type of Post Offices
- Business Hours
- Payment of Postage, Stamps and Stationery
- General Rules as to packing, sealing and posting, manner as to affixing postage stamps
- Methods of address
- Post Boxes and Post bags
- Delivery of mails
- Refusal of Articles
- Payment of e-Money Order
- Redirection
- Instruction regarding address change
- Article addressed to deceased person
- Liability to detention to certain mails
- Facilities provided by Postman in Rural Areas
- Product and services : Mails, Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business (Reference IndiaPost Website) Official Postal Articles
- Prohibited Articles
10 Questions from Postal Manual V
- Definitions – Head , Sub and Branch Office, Mail Bag, Face and Facing, Beat, Camp, Correspondence, Late letters and too late letters, Mis-sent and mis-directed articles.
5 Questions from Postal Manual VI – Part III
- Head Postman
- knowledge of Postal Business
- Supply of forms to be carried out
- Sale of Stamps
- Postman’s Book
- Address to be noted on Postal Articles
- Damaged articles to be noticed
- Receipts for articles issued for delivery
- Book of receipts for intimations and notices delivery
- Instruction for delivery
- Realization of postage before delivery
- Receipts of addresses for registered
- Delivery to illiterate addressees, Pardanashin Woman
- Delivery of Insured articles addressed to minors
- Payment of e-Money Orders
- e-Money addressed to minors
- Payment of e-MO and Delivery of registered articles addressed to lunatics
- Duties of Village Postman
5 Questions from Postal Manual VII
- Stamps and Seals
- Portfolio and its contents
- Stationary
- Preparation of daily report
- Mail Abstract
- Exchange of Mails
- Cage TB
- Disposal of Mails addressed to a section or a mail office
- Closing of a Transit Bag
- Duties and responsibilities of Mail Guard or agent
- Final duties before quitting Van or Office
- ‘A’ Order and ‘B’ Order
Part B (Maximum Marks 50) 25 Questions of 2 marks each
10 Questions from General Awareness/Knowledge Topics to be Covered (1 to 3 Questions from each topics)
- Indian Geography
- Civics
- General Knowledge
- Indian Culture & freedom struggle
- Ethics and Morale study
10 Questions from Basic Arithmetic (Topic to be covered – 1 or two questions from each topic)
- BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
- Percentage
- Profit and Loss
- Simple Interest
- Average
- Time and Work
- Time and Distance
- Unitary method
- Reasoning and Analytical Ability
Paper II (60 Minutes) Maximum Marks 50
- Translation of Words from English to Local Language (Multiple Choice Question) – 15 Questions of 1 mark each.
- Translation of Words from Local language to English (Multiple Choice Question) – 15 Questions of 1 mark each.
- Letter writing in local Language in 40 to 50 words (one question to be attempted out of 3 options) – 10 Marks
- Paragraph/Short Essay in local language of 40 to 50 words (one question to be attempted out of 3 options) – 10 Marks
Paper III (15 Minutes) Maximum Marks 25 (Data Entry Skill Test – DEST)
- Skill test for Data Entry for 15 Minutes on computer on the same day (Data entry of 1000 key depressions – 25 Marks
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