Dear Comrades,
POSTMAN & MAIL GUARD RECRUITMENT RULES-2010
& RECRUITMENT (AMENDMENT) RULES-2012 -
A COMPARATIVE LOOK
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RECRUITMENT RULES, 2010 | 
RECRUITMENT(AMENDMEND)RULES,2012 | 
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1. (1) These Rules may be called the Department of
  Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2010. 
(2)They shall come into force on the date of their
  publication in the Official Gazette. | 
1. (1)These Rules may
  be called the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment
  (Amendment) Rules, 2012. 
(2) They shall come in
  to force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. | 
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2. In the Schedule to
  the Department of Posts (Postman and Mail Guard) Recruitment Rules, 2010,
  against serial number 1 relating to the post of Postman,-- | |
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Column No.8 
Matriculation or Equivalent from a recognized Board or
  University for direct recruitment from open market. No education
  qualification is prescribed for direct recruitment limited to Gramin Dak
  Sevaks. | 
(i) in column (8), in
  the entry, after the word “Matriculation”, the words “or Equivalent” shall be
  omitted. | 
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Column No.11 
(a)25% by promotion by selection of Multi Tasking Staff
  of the recruiting division; 
(b)25% on the basis of Limited Depart-mental
  Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the
  recruiting Division with three years regular service in the grade including
  service put in , if any, against an erstwhile Group’D’ post on regular basis
  as on the 1st January
  of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong failing which by direct
  recruitment. 
(C)25% by recruitment on the basis of Competitive
  examination limited to Gramin Dak Sevaks* of the recruiting Division who have
  worked for at least five years in that capacity as on the 1stday
  of January of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong failing which by
  direct recruitment; 
*Gramin Dak Sevaks are holders of Civil posts but they
  are outside the regular Civil Service due to which their appoint-ment will be
  by direct recruitment. 
(d)25% by direct recruitment from open market. 
Note:1: The scheme for Direct Recruit-ment shall be as
  per administrative instructions issued by the Department from time to time. | 
(ii)in column (11),
  the entry,- 
(A)for clauses (a) and
  (b) the following clause shall be substituted namely:- 
“(a)50% on the basis
  of Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst
  Multi Tasking Staff of the recruiting Division with three years regular
  service in the grade including service put in, if any, against an erstwhile
  Group’D’ post on regular basis as on he 1st January of the year to which the
  vacancy(ies) belong failing which, from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the
  neighbouring Division/Unit on the basis of the said Examination, failing
  which by direct recruitment from open market” 
(B)for clauses (c) and
  (d), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- 
“(b)50% by direct
  recruitment on the basis of Competitive Examination Limited to Gramin Dak
  Sevaks* of the recruiting Division who have worked for  at least five years in that
  capacity as on the 1st day
  of January of the year to which the vacancy(ies) belong, failing which from
  amongst Gramin Dak Sevaks of the neighbouring Division/Unit on the basis of
  the said Examination, failing which by direct recruitment from open market. 
*Gramin Dak Sevaks are
  holders of Civil posts by they are outside the regular Civil Service due to
  which their appointment will be by direct recruitment.”; | 
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Column No.12 
(i)25% by promotion of Multi Tasking Staff of the
  recruiting Division with three years regular service in the grade including
  service put in, if any, against an erstwhile Group D post on regular basis. 
Note 1: Where juniors who have completed their
  qualifying or eligibility service are being considered for promotion, their
  seniors would also be considered provided they are not short of the requisite
  qualifying or eligibility service by more than half of such
  qualifying/eligibility service or two years, whichever is less, and have
  successfully completed their probation period for promotion to the next
  higher grade along with their juniors who have already completed such
  qualifying or eligibility service. 
(ii)25% on the basis of Limited Departmental
  Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the
  recruiting Division with three years regular service in the grade including
  service put in , if any , against an erstwhile Group’D’ post on regular
  basis. 
Note 2 : [Applicable for (i) and (ii) above] : 
For the purpose of computing minimum qualifying service
  for promotion, the service rendered on a regular basis by an officer prior to
  1-1-2006 (the date from which the revised pay structure based on the 6th Central Pay Commission
  recommendations has been extended) shall be deemed to be service rendered in
  the corresponding pay/pay scale extended based on the recommendations of the
  Pay Commission. 
Note 3: The scheme for Limited Depart-mental
  Competitive Examination shall be as per administrative instructions issued by
  the Department from time to time. | 
(iii)in column (12),
  in the entry,- 
(A)for clause(i), Note
  1 and clause (ii), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:- 
“50% on the basis of
  Limited Departmental Competitive Examination by promotion from amongst Multi
  Tasking Staff of the recruiting Division with three years regular service in
  the grade including service put in, if any, against an erstwhile Group’D’
  post on regular basis as on the 1st January of the year to which the
  vacancy(ies) belong, failing which from amongst Multi Tasking Staff of the
  neighbouring Division/ Unit on the basis of the said Examination, failing
  which by direct recruitment from open market”; 
(B)”Note 2” shall be
  re-numbered as “Note 1” as so re-numbered, the brackets, words and figures”
  [Applicable for (i) and (ii) above]” shall be omitted; 
(C)”Note 3”shall be
  renumbered as “Note 2.” | 
ACCORDING
TO AMENDED RECRUITMENT RULES, 2012:
50% --
MTS/GR.D - COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION ( 3 YEARS SERVICE)
50% -- GDS
– COMPETITIVE  EXAMINATION  (5 YEARS
SERVICE)