IPO Exam Syllabus

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Syllabus of Departmental Examination

for Promotion to the grade of Inspector of Posts.

Paper I

(Without the aid of Books)

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                   Max Marks: 100

1.    P & T Manual Volume V

2.    P & T Manual Volume IV [Chapter I and II (Except Traffic & Engineering Portions) III to V, VIII, XII, XVI & XVII]

3.    P & T Manual Volume II [Chapter II, IV(Rules 127 to 147 only), V and VI.

4.    CCS (Conduc) Rules 1964.

5.    Postal Manual Volume III [Schedule I-A, I-B, I-B(I), 4 and 7.

6.    Time Test by Shri R V Maratha.

7.    BO Rules with GDS Service and Conduct Rules.

Paper II

(Without the aid of Books)

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                   Max Marks: 100

60 Marks

1.    P & T Manual Volume VIII [Whole except chapter I]

2.    PO Guide Part I and II

20 Marks

1.    Postal Manual Volume VI, Part I. Part II and Part III.

2.    Post Office Savings Manual Volume I and II.

20 Marks

Postal Manual Volume VII

Paper III

(With the aid of Books)

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                   Max Marks: 100

1.    P & T Financial Hand Book Volume I [Chapter II to VI; Chapter VIII to XIII and Appendix II. 

2.    Postal Financial Hand Book Volume II [Chapter II, IV & V(Note- The appendices referred in the above chapters are  included in the syllabus)]

3.    Fundamental Rules whole except 82, 94 to 100, 102 & 109 to 130.

4.    Supplementary Rules whole including Appendices except rule 166 to 174, 242 to 266, 274 to 283 and 307 to 310.

5.    CCS Pension Rules 1972. CCS Leave Rules 1972, CCS Joining Time Rules 1979.

Paper IV

(With the aid of Books)

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                   Max Marks: 100

1.    Indian Post Office Act 1988

2.    The Government Savings Bank Act 1873 as amended by the Government Savings bank (Amendment) Act 1959.

3.    The Government Savings Certificate Act 1959.

4.    The Indian Penal Code- Chapter I, II, V, IX, XII to section 424 and XVIII to section 477-A.

5.    The Indian Evidence Act.

6.    The Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter I, V, VI, VII, XIV, XXII, XXIV, XXV, XXXIX to XIII.

7.    Central Administrative Tribunal Act 1985.

8.    Consumer Protection Act 1986.

Paper V

(With the aid of Books)

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                                   Max Marks: 100

1.    Essay                                     30 Marks

2.    General Knowledge            30 Marks

3.    Computer Basic                   10 Marks

4.    Intelligent Test                   30 Marks

Syllabus for General Knowledge section will cover Hostory, Geography, Culture and Constitution of India.