India Post Office Syllabus 2023, MTS, Postman, Mail Guard Exam Pattern

India Post Office Syllabus 2023

Indian Post Office Syllabus 2023 is important for candidates preparing for the government examination. The Indian Post Office is expected to release notification for MTS, Postman, or Mail Guard and there are around 98083 vacancies.  The syllabus and exam pattern can help you to secure a government job, by leading your preparation in the right direction. The syllabus is the list of topics from which questions are asked. Here in the space below, we are going to provide you with the complete India Post Office Syllabus 2023.

India Post Office Syllabus 2023: Overview

Here candidates can check the complete overview of India Post Office Syllabus 2023 in the given below table.

India Post Office Syllabus 2023: Section Wise

Here we have provided the complete section-wise syllabus for the upcoming India Post Office exam 2023. All candidates who wish to prepare for the India Post Office Exam must know the complete section-wise syllabus of the India Post Office Exam 2023.

Post Office Guide Part 1

• General rules as to packing, sealing, and posting, manner of affixing postage stamps
• Methods of address
• Organization of the department
• Type of post offices
• Business hours
• Payment of postage, stamps & stationery
• Post boxes and Post bags
•  Duties of Letter Box Peon
•  Official postal articles
• Prohibited postal articles
•  Products and Services: Mail, Banking & Remittances
• Insurance, Stamps, and Business

General Awareness/Knowledge

• Indian Geography
•  General knowledge
•  Indian Culture & Freedom Struggle
•  Ethics and moral study
•  Civic

Basic Arithmetic

• BODMAS
•  Percentage
• Simple interest
•  Average
• Time and work
• Time and distance
• Unitary method
•  Profit and loss

India Post Syllabus 2023 Paper 2: Knowledge of Postal Operations

Papers 1 & 2 are merit-forming papers therefore candidates must prepare these 2 papers very deeply. Here we are providing below all the topics which candidates needed to prepare for Paper 2.

Post Office Guide Part I

• Instruction regarding address change
• Delivery of mails
• Refusal of article
• Payment of e-money order
• Redirection
• Articles addressed to the deceased person
• Liability to detention to certain mail
• Facilities provided by postmen in rural areas

Postal Manual Volume VI- Part III

• Address to be noted on Postal Articles
• Damaged articles to be noticed
• Receipt of articles issued for delivery
• Book of receipts for intimations & notices delivery
• Instruction for delivery
• Head postman
• Knowledge of postal business
• Supply of forms to be carried out
• Sale of stamps
• Postman’s book
• Receipts of addresses for registered
• Delivery to illiterate addresses
• Delivery of insured articles addresses to minors
• Payment of e-money orders
• e-money orders addressed to minors
• Payment of e-MO and delivery of registered letters to lunatics
• Duties of the village postman
• Realization of postage before delivery

Postal Manual Vol VII

• Cage TB
• Disposal of mail addressed to a section or mail office
• Closing of transit bags
• Stamps & seals
• Portfolio & its contents
• Stationery
• Preparation of daily report
• Mail abstract
• Exchange of mails
• Duties & responsibilities of Mail Guard/Agent
• Final duties before quitting van/office
• Order A & B

India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023: Paper 1

Paper 1 of the India Post Office Exam is the same for MTS, Mailguard, and Postman. There are two parts to paper 1, Part A has Post Office Guide and Post Manual Volume V and part 2 has other sections. The details on the India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023 for paper 1 are given here.

• There is a composite time duration of 60 minutes
• Maximum marks  100
• Total number of questions 50

India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023: Paper 2

Paper 2 of the exam is conducted for Postman and Mailguard only. Based on the score of these two sections the merit will be decided. The information on the exam pattern for Paper 2 is mentioned below.

• The questions will be Multiple choice questions.
• The exam duration is 30 minutes.
• The total number of questions is 25
• The maximum mark for the exam is 50.

India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023: Paper 3

This is a qualifying examination, the exam is valid for all three posts of MTS, Postman, and Mailgurad. The purpose of this test is to access the proficiency of candidates in the local language. Here are the details on India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023 for paper 3.

India Post Office Exam Pattern 2023: Paper 4

The skill test will be conducted only for the post of Postman & Mail Guard. Skill test of data entry will be of 15 minutes on a computer system.