PA/SA syllabus

Paper 1 (120 Minutes)

Part-A

Maximum

marks -50

[50 questions of 1 mark each]

Post Office Guide Part I (except Telegraphic Money Order)

10 Questions

Post Office Guide Part II (except British and Irish Postal order)

10 Questions

Basic terminologies related to IT Modernization project of Department of Posts

10 Questions

Products and Services: Mails, Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business

(Reference: India Post Website)

10 Questions

a) Postal Manual Volume VI - Part I

b) Postal Manual Volume VI - Part III

(chapter I and II)

c) Updated SB Orders issued by Directorate till 31st December of the preceding year in which exam is being conducted

5 Questions

a) Postal Manual Volume VII

b) Foreign Post Manual

5 Questions

Part-B

Maximum

marks - 50

[50 questions of 1 mark each]

General Awareness / Knowledge Topics to be covered (2 questions from each topic):

a) Indian Geography

b) Civics

c) General knowledge

d) Indian culture & freedom struggle

e) Ethics and morale study

10 Questions

Basic Arithmetic

Topics to be covered from (2 to 3 Questions from each topic)

a) BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)

b) percentage

c) profit and loss

d) simple interest

e) Average

f) Time and work

g) Time and distance

h) Unitary method

20 Questions

Reasoning and Analytical Ability (Non Verbal / Pictorial)

20 Questions

Paper 2(45 Minutes)

Maximum Marks 50

Translation from English to local language Multiple choice questions (10 English words closet meanings in local language to be identified)

15 questions of 1 mark each

Translation from local language to English Multiple choice questions (10 local language

words closest meaning in English words to be

identified)

15 questions of 1 mark each

Letter writing in local language (1 to be attempted out of 3 options)

10 Marks

Paragraph/short essay in local language of 80 to

100 words (1 to be attempted out of 3 options)

10 Marks