DETAILS OF LGO EXAMINATION 2012

Date for  Competitive Examination for promotion  of Lower Grade Officials to the cadre of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants for the year 2012  has been  announced 

The  main  points   are  furnished  below 

Eligibility  for LGO  Examination	Pattern and syllabus for the LGO        Examination
1. Postman/Mail Guard in the Pay Band-1 of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay of Rs. 2000 of the concerned unit/division  with 3 years of regular service in the  grade.	No  Of paper	Syllabus	Duration	No. of MCQs	Qualifying Marks
	Paper-I	General English/Hindi and  Grammar, Arithmetic & Tabulation	1 Hour	50	40% in each Paper for Gen. Category and 33%for SC/ST categor
2. Despatch Rider, in the Pay Band-1 of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay of Rs. 1900 of  the concerned unit/division  with 5 years of regular service in the grade  including any regular service put in the erstwhile Group ‘D’ post on regular basis.
	PaperII	For Postal Assistant:- Part-A: Knowledge of Postal/Mail office operation with reference to Post Office Guide	1 Hour	50	40% in each Paper for Gen. Category and 33%for SC/ST category
3. Multi-Tasking Staff in the Pay Band-1 of Rs. 5200-20200 + Grade Pay of Rs. 1800 of the concerned unit/division  with 5 years of regular service in the grade  including any regular service put in the erstwhile Group ‘D’ post on regular basis.
		For Sorting Assistant:- Part-B: Postal Manual, Volume VII.
4.  For the purpose of computing minimum regular service, the service  rendered on regular basis as on 01-01-2012 is to be taken ascut-off date.
Points to  remember 1.                     The Examination will be without the aid of the Books 2.                     Date  of  the  LGO  above examination on   9th  September, 2012 (Sunday)