INDIA POST GDS Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness Syllabus

INDIA POST GDS Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

1. 1

   Post Office Products and Services (Mail, Financial, Insurance)

   ~3 marks

   • Mail Services — Letters, Parcels, Speed Post, Registered Post, Ordinary Post
   • Speed Post — Domestic, International, Time Lines, Booking, Tracking
   • Registered Post — Features, Compensation, E-Registration, Tracking
   • Parcels — Domestic, International, Insurance, Cash on Delivery (COD)
   • Post Office Savings Schemes — Post Office Savings Account (POSA), 5-Year Term Deposit
   • Post Office RD (Recurring Deposit), TD (Time Deposit), MIS (Monthly Income Scheme)
   • Post Office KVP (Kisan Vikas Patra), NSC (National Savings Certificate), SCSS
   • Post Office PPF (Public Provident Fund), SSA (Senior Citizens Savings Scheme)
   • Post Office Insurance — Postal Life Insurance (PLI), Rural Postal Life Insurance (RPLI)
   • Post Office Money Order, Postal Order, e-MO, Instant Money Order (IMO)
2. 2

   India Post Organization, Network, and Operations

   ~3 marks

   • India Post — History (1636 — East India Company, 1854 — All India Network)
   • India Post Network — 1,55,000+ Post Offices (Largest in World)
   • Post Office Categories — Head Post Office (HPO), Sub Post Office (SO), Branch Post Office (BO)
   • Post Office Tiers — Urban (HPO, SO), Rural (BO, ED — Extra Departmental)
   • Postal Department Structure — Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications
   • Postmaster General (PMG), Chief Postmaster General (CPMG), Director Postal Services
   • India Post Payment Bank (IPPB) — Payments Bank, Aadhaar Enabled Payment
   • Post Office Savings Bank (POSB) — Banking Operations in Post Offices
   • Post Office Recruitment — GDS, MTS, PA, SA, Inspector Posts, IPOs
   • India Post Modernization — EMS, Speed Post, Logistics Post, eCommerce
3. 3

   Financial Awareness and Current Affairs (Post Office Context)

   ~2 marks

   • Banking Awareness — RBI, Banks, Products, NPA, Priority Sector
   • Post Office Schemes — Interest Rates, Maturity, Tax Benefits (80C, 80TTA)
   • Insurance — IRDA, LIC, GIC, Health Insurance, Term Plans, ULIP
   • Capital Market — SEBI, BSE, NSE, Mutual Funds, IPO, Derivatives
   • Tax — Income Tax, GST, TDS, TCS, Advance Tax, Returns Filing
   • Pension — NPS, APY, EPF, PPF, Senior Citizens Savings Scheme
   • Inflation, GDP, IIP, Monetary Policy, RBI Repo, CRR, SLR
   • Government Schemes — PMJDY, MUDRA, APY, PMSBY, PMJJBY, Sukanya Samriddhi
   • International Finance — IMF, World Bank, ADB, AIIB, NDB, BIS, SWIFT
   • Post Office Current Affairs — New Schemes, Interest Rate Changes, IPPB
4. 4

   India Post Current Affairs, Reforms, and Schemes

   ~2 marks

   • India Post Reforms — Digital India, Core Banking, IT Modernization
   • India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) — Aadhaar Enabled Payment System (AEPS)
   • India Post Scheme Updates — Interest Rates, New Schemes, Discontinued Schemes
   • Post Office New Initiatives — e-Commerce, Logistics, Drone Delivery Trials
   • India Post Network — Expansion, Rural Penetration, Financial Inclusion
   • Post Office Banking — POSB, IPPB, Doorstep Banking, BC Sakhi Scheme
   • India Post Insurance — PLI, RPLI, India Post Payments Bank Insurance
   • Post Office Recruitment — GDS 2024 Cycle, MTS, PA/SA, Inspector Posts
   • India Post Technology — Core Banking Solution (CBS), Digital Post Office
   • India Post International — EMS Speed Post, International Parcel, Tracked Services