There is only one paper for GDS to MTS Exam.
Exam Pattern:
Total Questions: 50 (Each carry one marks, Total marks 100)
Department: 30 Questions
Mathematics: 10 Questions
Static GK: 10 Questions
Exam Syllabus:
Department: (30 Questions carries 60 marks)
- PO Guide Part I (23 Questions carries 46 marks)
- Postal Manual Volume VI Definitions (07 Questions carries 14 marks)
PO Guide Part I (23 Questions carries 46 marks)
- Organization of the Department
- Type of Post Offices
- Business Hours
- Payment of postage, stamps and stationery
- General rules as to packing, sealing and posting, manner of affixing postage stamps
- Methods of address
- Post boxes and Post bags
- Duties of Letter Box peon
- Official postal articles
- Prohibited postal articles
- Products and Services: Mails, Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business (Reference: India Post website Only)
Postal Manual Volume VI Definitions (07 Questions carries 14 marks)
Mathematics (10 Question carries 20 marks) (1 to 2 questions from each topic)
- BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
- Percentage
- Profit and loss
- Simple interest
- Average
- Time and work
- Time and distance
- Unitary method
General Knowledge (10 Question carries 20 marks) (1 to 3 questions from each topic)
- Indian Geography
- Indian Geography
- General knowledge
- Indian culture & freedom struggle
- Ethics and morale study