Local Language Test for MTS Post Removed ! – Big Change in Postal Recruitment 2024 !

The Department of Posts has officially announced that there will no longer be a local language test for MTS in Postal recruitment. Candidates who are interested in applying for the positions of Postman and Mail Guard are required to take the local language test (Paper-III)

No Local Language Test for MTS – DoP Order

17-08/2018-SPN-I I/99646/2024
F.No.17-08/2018-SPN-I
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi, dated 10.07.2024

To,

  1. All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General
  2. Chief General Manager, BD Directorate/Parcel Directorate/ PLI Directorate
  3. Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of all PTCs
  4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, New Delhi
  5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DAP

Subject: Revision of Syllabus and Pattern of examinations conducted by Department of Posts for appointment to the posts of Multi Tasking Staff (MTS).

Madam / Sir,

The Competent Authority has reviewed the Syllabus and Pattern of the examinations conducted for appointment to the posts of MTS, Postman and Mail Guard and has decided that the component of local language test (Paper-III) for the post of MTS shall be removed. Annexure – I of letter no. 17-08/2018-SPB-I dated 05.04.2022 stands modified accordingly.

2.Therefore, only those candidates who want to be considered for the posts of Postman and Mail Guard should appear for the local language test (Paper-III). Candidates who want to be considered only for the post of MTS need not appear in the local language test (Paper III).

3.Circles are requested to bring this to the notice of all concerned.

Yours faithfully,
(Vangara Prasad)
Assistant Director General (SPN)

View the DoP Order pdf

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