India Post has released an official notification for recruitment to the post of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) for Schedule-II July 2026 cycle vacancy from eligible matric pass candidates for filling up 23,757 posts. All eligible Indian citizens can apply online through the official India Post GDS official portal indiapost.gov.in/gdsonlineengagement from 02 September 2026 till the last date of application submission 21st September 2026 for Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) recruitment 2026 in the department of posts.
Total Vacancies
Educational Qualification:
10th class with passing marks in Mathematics and English from a recognized board.
The applicant should have studied the local language i.e; Name of Local language at least up to 10th class.
Other Qualification:
Knowledge of computer
Knowledge of cycling
Adequate means of livelihood
| Circle | Language | UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS | PWDA | PWDB | PWDC | PWDDE | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | Telugu | 400 | 213 | 125 | 45 | 109 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 917 |
| Assam | Assamese/ Asomiya | 159 | 80 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 322 |
| Bengali | 40 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 | |
| Bodo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Bihar | Hindi | 491 | 279 | 157 | 56 | 87 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1098 |
| CG | Hindi | 290 | 35 | 83 | 257 | 75 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 762 |
| Delhi | Hindi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Gujarat | Gujrati | 234 | 118 | 24 | 74 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 499 |
| Haryana | Hindi | 36 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 |
| HP | Hindi | 142 | 66 | 76 | 12 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 335 |
| JK | Hindi/ Urdu | 148 | 89 | 26 | 37 | 30 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 340 |
| Jharkhand | Hindi | 527 | 162 | 160 | 343 | 134 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1379 |
| Karnataka | Kannada | 446 | 286 | 176 | 64 | 115 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1116 |
| Kerala | Malayalam | 753 | 343 | 111 | 5 | 114 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1373 |
| MP | Hindi | 563 | 215 | 225 | 272 | 133 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1450 |
| MH | Konkani/ Marathi | 70 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| Marathi | 991 | 577 | 236 | 176 | 234 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 2297 | |
| NE | Bengali/ Kak Barak | 74 | 2 | 28 | 52 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 179 |
| Hindi/ English | 926 | 0 | 21 | 297 | 87 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1354 | |
| English/ Hindi & Garo | 112 | 5 | 3 | 136 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 296 | |
| English/ Hindi/ Khasi | 146 | 26 | 3 | 145 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 369 | |
| English/ Manipuri | 120 | 49 | 5 | 91 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 306 | |
| Mizo | 44 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 | |
| Odisha | Oriya | 571 | 152 | 213 | 266 | 123 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1353 |
| Punjab | English/ Hindi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Punjabi | 55 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | |
| Rajasthan | Hindi | 470 | 114 | 138 | 133 | 120 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1009 |
| TN | Tamil | 921 | 524 | 385 | 18 | 203 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2118 |
| TS | Telugu | 201 | 85 | 59 | 17 | 45 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 419 |
| UK | Hindi | 225 | 71 | 78 | 17 | 43 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 452 |
| UP | Hindi | 720 | 453 | 301 | 48 | 139 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1691 |
| WB | Bengali | 672 | 360 | 354 | 92 | 106 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1619 |
| Bengali/ Nepali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| English & Bhutia/ Gurung/ Lepcha/ Nepali/ Rai/ Sherpa/ Tamang | 42 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 | |
| English/ Hindi | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 | |
| Nepali | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Grand Total | 10640 | 4433 | 3082 | 2773 | 2160 | 192 | 227 | 178 | 72 | 23757 | |