India Post GDS Merit List 2026: The Department of Posts, under the Ministry of Communications, Government of India, is expected to release the first merit list for the Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Online Engagement 2026. The department invited online applications for 23,757 GDS vacancies from 2 September to 21 September 2026. Candidates are now waiting for the announcement of the result. The selection process does not include a written examination, as candidates are shortlisted based on their Class 10 marks. Based on the expected timeline, the first merit list may be released in the third week of October 2026. Once declared, candidates will be able to check their selection status and download the state-wise merit list PDF and cutoff details through the official website at indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement. The state-wise result PDF links will be updated here after the official announcement of the India Post GDS Result 2026.
Recruitment Organization Indian Postal Department Advt. No. 17-12/2026-GDS Post Name Gramin Dak Sewak (GDS) Vacancies 23757 Pay Scale Rs. 10,000/- to Rs. 29,380/- Job Location All India Result Date 12 October 2026 Category India Post GDS Merit List 2026 Official Website indiapostgdsonline.gov.in
Notification Release Date: 27 August 2026
Registration Starting Date: 31 August 2026
Registration Last Date: 19 September 2026, 05:00 PM
Form Submission Starting Date: 02 September 2026
Form Submission Last Date: 21 September 2026, 05:00 PM
Edit/Correction Application Form: 23-24 September 2026
1st Merit List Date: 12 October 2026
General / OBC / EWS: ₹100/-
SC / ST / PH: ₹0/- (Nil)
All Female Candidates: ₹0/- (Nil)
Third Gender: ₹0/- (Nil)
Payment Mode: Online
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 40 Years
Age Limit as on: 21 September 2026
Age relaxation will be provided as per the applicable rules.
Post Name Qualification Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) / Branch Postmaster (BPM) / Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) 10th Class Passed and knowledge of the local language
Post Name Vacancies Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) / Branch Postmaster (BPM) / Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM) 23757
Circle / Category Wise Vacancies Circle Name Language UR OBC SC ST EWS PH-A PH-B PH-C PH-DE Total Andhra Pradesh Telugu 400 213 125 45 109 5 8 11 1 917 Assam Assamese/ Asomiya 159 80 31 26 21 2 2 1 0 322 Assam Bengali 40 13 6 11 6 0 1 0 0 77 Assam Bodo 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Bihar Hindi 491 279 157 56 87 9 7 4 8 1,098 Chhattisgarh Hindi 290 35 83 257 75 9 7 4 2 762 Delhi Hindi 8 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 16 Gujarat Gujarati 234 118 24 74 38 3 1 7 0 499 Haryana Hindi 36 22 16 1 9 0 1 2 0 87 Himachal Pradesh Hindi 142 66 76 12 33 3 2 1 0 335 Jammu and Kashmir Hindi/ Urdu 148 89 26 37 30 1 5 2 2 340 Jharkhand Hindi 527 162 160 343 134 13 19 13 8 1,379 Karnataka Kannada 446 286 176 64 115 9 7 11 2 1,116 Kerala Malayalam 753 343 111 5 114 12 16 15 4 1,373 Madhya Pradesh Hindi 563 215 225 272 133 11 17 7 7 1,450 Maharashtra Konkani/ Marathi 70 23 5 18 14 0 4 0 0 134 Maharashtra Marathi 991 577 236 176 234 18 33 21 11 2,297 North Eastern Bengali/ kak barak 74 2 28 52 17 1 4 1 0 179 North Eastern English/ Hindi 926 0 21 297 87 15 4 4 0 1,354 North Eastern English/ Hindi and Garo 112 5 3 136 29 3 3 2 3 296 North Eastern English/ Hindi and Khasi 146 26 3 145 34 4 4 4 3 369 North Eastern English/ Manipuri 120 49 5 91 29 3 3 3 3 306 North Eastern Mizo 44 5 0 47 10 0 4 0 0 110 Odisha Oriya 571 152 213 266 123 9 9 9 1 1,353 Punjab English/ Hindi 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Punjab Punjabi 55 27 27 2 8 0 0 0 0 119 Rajasthan Hindi 470 114 138 133 120 13 9 10 2 1,009 Tamilnadu Tamil 921 524 385 18 203 13 23 23 8 2,118 Telangana Telugu 201 85 59 17 45 2 5 5 0 419 Uttarakhand Hindi 225 71 78 17 43 7 5 5 1 452 Uttar Pradesh Hindi 720 453 301 48 139 14 9 4 3 1,691 West Bengal Bengali 672 360 354 92 106 11 13 9 2 1,619 West Bengal Bengali/ Nepali 6 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 West Bengal English and Bhutia/ Gurung/ Lepcha/ Nepali/ Rai/ Sherpa/ Tamang 42 21 2 9 9 1 1 0 1 86 West Bengal English/ Hindi 19 10 0 3 4 1 1 0 0 38 West Bengal Nepali 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 Total Post 10640 4433 3082 2773 2160 192 227 178 72 23757
Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) / Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM): ₹10,000 – ₹24,470/-
Branch Postmaster (BPM): ₹12,000 – ₹29,380/-
The selection process will include:
Merit List based on 10th Class Marks
Medical Examination
Document Verification
