India Post GDS Vacancy 2026: Check State-Wise & Circle-Wise Vacancy Distribution Here
India Post has officially published the employment notification for the Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) Schedule-II recruitment. A nationwide total of 23,757 vacancies has been declared across multiple state circles. Prospective applicants can review comprehensive recruitment details, including the total number of available positions and the circle-wise distribution.
The 23,757 openings announced for Gramin Dak Sevaks cover specific roles, including Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks posts. Complete information regarding eligibility requirements, the salary structure, and crucial application dates is available in the official notification. Candidates can find specific state-wise and circle-wise vacancy breakdowns in Annexure-Ia, which is hosted on the official India Post website.
Interested job seekers are advised to download the official document to fully understand the recruitment process. The formal application window will commence from 02 September 2026 onwards, while applicants can complete their One Time Registration (OTR) starting from 31 August 2026.
India Post GDS Vacancy 2026 Highlights
India Post has detailed the 23,757 vacancies for the GDS posts directly within the official notification. This vacancy notification was released separately on the official website of India Post at indiapost.gov.in/gdsengagement. The primary highlights of the recruitment drive are provided in the table below:
| Particulars | Details |
| Recruiting Authority | India Post |
| Post Name | Branch Postmaster (BPM)/Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/Dak Sevaks |
| No. of Vacancies | 23,757 |
| Notification Release Date | 27 August 2026 |
| OTR Registration Dates | 31 August to 19 September 2026 |
| Application Dates | 02 September to 19 September 2026 |
| Official Website | indiapost.gov.in |
India Post GDS Circle-Wise Vacancy 2026
The vacancies authorized by India Post are announced circle-wise across each state. Depending on the primary language spoken in the region, a single state might encompass more than one circle. The complete number of vacancies designated for each circle is detailed below.
| S. No | Circle Name | Language Name | Total |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh Circle | Telugu | 917 |
| 2 | Assam Circle | Assamese/Asomiya | 322 |
| 3 | Assam Circle | Bengali | 77 |
| 4 | Assam Circle | Bodo | 15 |
| 5 | Bihar Circle | Hindi | 1,098 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh Circle | Hindi | 762 |
| 7 | Delhi Circle | Hindi | 16 |
| 8 | Gujarat Circle | Gujarati | 499 |
| 9 | Haryana Circle | Hindi | 87 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 335 |
| 11 | Jammu and Kashmir Circle | Hindi/Urdu | 340 |
| 12 | Jharkhand Circle | Hindi | 1,379 |
| 13 | Karnataka Circle | Kannada | 1,116 |
| 14 | Kerala Circle | Malayalam | 1,373 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 1,450 |
| 16 | Maharashtra Circle | Konkani/Marathi | 134 |
| 17 | Maharashtra Circle | Marathi | 2,297 |
| 18 | North Eastern Circle | Bengali/kak barak | 179 |
| 19 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi | 1,354 |
| 20 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Garo | 296 |
| 21 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Khasi | 369 |
| 22 | North Eastern Circle | English/Manipuri | 306 |
| 23 | North Eastern Circle | Mizo | 110 |
| 24 | Odisha Circle | Oriya | 1,353 |
| 25 | Punjab Circle | English/Hindi | 3 |
| 26 | Punjab Circle | Punjabi | 119 |
| 27 | Rajasthan Circle | Hindi | 1,009 |
| 28 | Tamilnadu Circle | Tamil | 2,118 |
| 29 | Telangana Circle | Telugu | 419 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand Circle | Hindi | 452 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 1,691 |
| 32 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali | 1,619 |
| 33 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali/Nepali | 12 |
| 34 | West Bengal Circle | English and Bhutia/Gurung/Lepcha/Nepali/Rai/Sherpa/Tamang | 86 |
| 35 | West Bengal Circle | English/Hindi | 38 |
| 36 | West Bengal Circle | Nepali | 7 |
| Total | 23757 |
India Post GDS Category-Wise Vacancy 2026
Candidates planning to apply for the India Post GDS recruitment can review the exact category-wise vacancy distribution allocated for each regional circle in the comprehensive table below:
Main Categories (UR, OBC, SC, ST, EWS)
| S. No | Circle Name | Language Name | UR | OBC | SC | ST | EWS |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh Circle | Telugu | 400 | 213 | 125 | 45 | 109 |
| 2 | Assam Circle | Assamese/Asomiya | 159 | 80 | 31 | 26 | 21 |
| 3 | Assam Circle | Bengali | 40 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
| 4 | Assam Circle | Bodo | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Bihar Circle | Hindi | 491 | 279 | 157 | 56 | 87 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh Circle | Hindi | 290 | 35 | 83 | 257 | 75 |
| 7 | Delhi Circle | Hindi | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Gujarat Circle | Gujarati | 234 | 118 | 24 | 74 | 38 |
| 9 | Haryana Circle | Hindi | 36 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 142 | 66 | 76 | 12 | 33 |
| 11 | Jammu and Kashmir Circle | Hindi/Urdu | 148 | 89 | 26 | 37 | 30 |
| 12 | Jharkhand Circle | Hindi | 527 | 162 | 160 | 343 | 134 |
| 13 | Karnataka Circle | Kannada | 446 | 286 | 176 | 64 | 115 |
| 14 | Kerala Circle | Malayalam | 753 | 343 | 111 | 5 | 114 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 563 | 215 | 225 | 272 | 133 |
| 16 | Maharashtra Circle | Konkani/Marathi | 70 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 14 |
| 17 | Maharashtra Circle | Marathi | 991 | 577 | 236 | 176 | 234 |
| 18 | North Eastern Circle | Bengali/kak barak | 74 | 2 | 28 | 52 | 17 |
| 19 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi | 926 | 0 | 21 | 297 | 87 |
| 20 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Garo | 112 | 5 | 3 | 136 | 29 |
| 21 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Khasi | 146 | 26 | 3 | 145 | 34 |
| 22 | North Eastern Circle | English/Manipuri | 120 | 49 | 5 | 91 | 29 |
| 23 | North Eastern Circle | Mizo | 44 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 10 |
| 24 | Odisha Circle | Oriya | 571 | 152 | 213 | 266 | 123 |
| 25 | Punjab Circle | English/Hindi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Punjab Circle | Punjabi | 55 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 8 |
| 27 | Rajasthan Circle | Hindi | 470 | 114 | 138 | 133 | 120 |
| 28 | Tamilnadu Circle | Tamil | 921 | 524 | 385 | 18 | 203 |
| 29 | Telangana Circle | Telugu | 201 | 85 | 59 | 17 | 45 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand Circle | Hindi | 225 | 71 | 78 | 17 | 43 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 720 | 453 | 301 | 48 | 139 |
| 32 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali | 672 | 360 | 354 | 92 | 106 |
| 33 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali/Nepali | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | West Bengal Circle | English and Bhutia/Gurung/Lepcha/Nepali/Rai/Sherpa/Tamang | 42 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| 35 | West Bengal Circle | English/Hindi | 19 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 36 | West Bengal Circle | Nepali | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10640 | 4433 | 3082 | 2773 | 2160 |
PWD Categories and Final Total
| S. No | Circle Name | Language Name | PWD-A | PWD-B | PWD-C | PWD-DE | Total |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh Circle | Telugu | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 917 |
| 2 | Assam Circle | Assamese/Asomiya | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 322 |
| 3 | Assam Circle | Bengali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 4 | Assam Circle | Bodo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 5 | Bihar Circle | Hindi | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 1,098 |
| 6 | Chhattisgarh Circle | Hindi | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 762 |
| 7 | Delhi Circle | Hindi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 8 | Gujarat Circle | Gujarati | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 499 |
| 9 | Haryana Circle | Hindi | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 87 |
| 10 | Himachal Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 335 |
| 11 | Jammu and Kashmir Circle | Hindi/Urdu | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 340 |
| 12 | Jharkhand Circle | Hindi | 13 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 1,379 |
| 13 | Karnataka Circle | Kannada | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1,116 |
| 14 | Kerala Circle | Malayalam | 12 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 1,373 |
| 15 | Madhya Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 11 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1,450 |
| 16 | Maharashtra Circle | Konkani/Marathi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 134 |
| 17 | Maharashtra Circle | Marathi | 18 | 33 | 21 | 11 | 2,297 |
| 18 | North Eastern Circle | Bengali/kak barak | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 179 |
| 19 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1,354 |
| 20 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Garo | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 296 |
| 21 | North Eastern Circle | English/Hindi and Khasi | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 369 |
| 22 | North Eastern Circle | English/Manipuri | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 306 |
| 23 | North Eastern Circle | Mizo | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 110 |
| 24 | Odisha Circle | Oriya | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1,353 |
| 25 | Punjab Circle | English/Hindi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Punjab Circle | Punjabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 27 | Rajasthan Circle | Hindi | 13 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 1,009 |
| 28 | Tamilnadu Circle | Tamil | 13 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 2,118 |
| 29 | Telangana Circle | Telugu | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 419 |
| 30 | Uttarakhand Circle | Hindi | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 452 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh Circle | Hindi | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1,691 |
| 32 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali | 11 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1,619 |
| 33 | West Bengal Circle | Bengali/Nepali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 34 | West Bengal Circle | English and Bhutia/Gurung/Lepcha/Nepali/Rai/Sherpa/Tamang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 86 |
| 35 | West Bengal Circle | English/Hindi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 36 | West Bengal Circle | Nepali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Total | 192 | 227 | 178 | 72 | 23757 |
