Short intro
India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) has published an engagement notification to recruit Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) as Executives. A total of 348 posts are released; online applications run from 09-10-2025 to 29-10-2025. This drive recruits GDS personnel from the Department of Posts to perform sales/field banking roles at IPPB outlets — selection is primarily merit (graduation percentage) based.
Overview
Organization Name
India Post Payments Bank Limited (IPPB)
One-sentence “what’s new” or context
IPPB is engaging Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) from the Department of Posts as Executives (direct sales / business roles) on a pan-India basis — 348 vacancies announced under Advt. No. IPPB/CO/HR/RECT./2025-26/03.
Important Dates
(Extracted from the official notification links / authoritative mirrors.)
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Notification release / Advertisement date: 09-10-2025 (Advt. No. IPPB/CO/HR/RECT./2025-26/03). (Some mirrors show 08-10-2025 as ad date; see Assumptions.)
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Application start (online registration): 09-10-2025.
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Last date to apply / Final submission (with fee): 29-10-2025.
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Closure for editing application details: 29-10-2025.
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Online fee payment window: 09-10-2025 to 29-10-2025.
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Last date for printing/saving your submitted application: 13-11-2025 (some portals list this date — included as per source).
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Exam / Test dates: To be notified (the notification states selection will be on merit (graduation percentage) — the Bank reserves the right to hold an online test; no exam date given).
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Admit card / Call letter release: To be notified.
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Result / Merit list publication: To be notified — merit lists will be published on IPPB website outlet-wise.
Sources: official IPPB PDF links (listed later) and authoritative mirrors (Testbook, Jagran Josh, FreeJobAlert). If the PDF has a different set of dates the PDF is authoritative.
Application Fees & Payment Mode
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Application Fee (as per notification mirrors):
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Payment mode: Online payment via payment gateway — Debit cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards / Mobile Wallets (as per IPPB application instructions in the notification mirror).
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Refund: Fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
(Note: some short news blurbs briefly list ₹750 for all; the official notification PDF mirrors and IPPB past practice indicate the ₹150 intimation charge for reserved categories — I reflect the latter as it appears in the (mirrored) notification text.)
Eligibility Section
Age Limit (state cut-off date)
Total Posts
Qualification (exact / required)
Minimum Experience
Status
Vacancy Details
(Reproduced from the official vacancy table in the notification mirror. This is the subject-wise / circle-wise vacancy breakdown.)
| Circle / State / UT |
No. of Vacancies |
| Andhra Pradesh |
8 |
| Assam |
12 |
| Bihar |
17 |
| Chhattisgarh |
9 |
| Dadra And Nagar Haveli (Dadra & Nagar Haveli) |
1 |
| Gujarat |
29 |
| Haryana |
11 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
4 |
| Jammu And Kashmir |
3 |
| Jharkhand |
12 |
| Karnataka |
19 |
| Kerala |
6 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
29 |
| Maharashtra (Goa & Maharashtra combined: Goa 1; Maharashtra 31) |
Goa 1; Maharashtra 31 |
| North East: Arunachal Pradesh |
9 |
| North East: Manipur |
4 |
| North East: Meghalaya |
4 |
| North East: Mizoram |
2 |
| North East: Nagaland |
8 |
| North East: Tripura |
3 |
| Odisha |
11 |
| Punjab |
15 |
| Rajasthan |
10 |
| Tamil Nadu |
17 |
| Telangana |
9 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
40 |
| Uttarakhand |
11 |
| West Bengal (Sikkim 1; West Bengal 12) |
Sikkim 1; West Bengal 12 |
| Total |
348 |
Note: Some states/combined circles were reported on mirrors as combined rows (e.g., Gujarat includes Dadra & Nagar Haveli entries). The table above follows the details that appear in the official notification mirrors.
Post Name & Eligibility Table
| Post Name |
Educational Requirement |
Vacancies |
| Executive (Gramin Dak Sevak engaged from DoP to IPPB) |
Graduate in any discipline (Regular / Distance Learning) recognized by Govt. / Regulatory Body |
348 |
How to Check, Download & Apply
Step-by-step (optimized):
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Open the official portal: Visit https://www.ippbonline.com → Careers / Current Openings. (Direct application / registration links are published on the IPPB careers page.)
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Download the official notification (PDF) first — read the eligibility, fee, and document checklist carefully.
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Register / Create login (if requested) — complete basic details carefully. Use an email you check and a phone number you own.
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Fill the application form — enter education details with exact percentages (the selection is percentage-based). Keep decimal accuracy as requested (some lists require exact percentage to two decimals).
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Upload documents:
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Recent passport photo (JPEG/JPG/PNG) — suggested filename IPPB_Photo_YourName_DOB.jpg.
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Signature (PNG/JPG) — suggested IPPB_Signature_YourName.png.
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Graduation marksheet / degree (PDF) — suggested Graduation_Marksheet_YourName.pdf.
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GDS service certificate (if applicable) — GDS_Service_Certificate_YourName.pdf.
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Category certificate (if applicable) — Category_SCST_OBC_YourName.pdf.
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Pay fees online (payment gateway) → print/save fee receipt.
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Submit and print application — after submission, download the filled form and keep a hard copy. You may be asked to print before the deadline (mirrors advise last date to print 13-11-2025).
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Save login credentials & acknowledgement number — they will be required for later tracking.
Screenshot instructions (quick):
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Desktop: Use F12 to open browser, ensure the page loads fully; on the application page use Print → Save as PDF to produce the saved copy. Use Right-click → Save as on the PDF link to download the notification.
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Mobile: Tap the notification PDF link → use the browser menu → Download or Share → Save to Files.
File naming suggestions (exact):
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IPPB_Application_YYYYMMDD_YourName.pdf (final submitted form)
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Graduation_Marksheet_YourName.pdf
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ID_Aadhaar_YourName.pdf or ID_PAN_YourName.pdf
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Passport_Photo_YourName.jpg (JPG; 200–300 KB; 3.5cm x 4.5cm typical)
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Signature_YourName.png (transparent background OK)
Mode of Selection
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Primary mode: Merit list based on percentage of marks obtained in Graduation (percentage up to two decimal places).
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Tie-breaker: Seniority in DoP service (Department of Posts); if still tied, older candidate (DOB) gets priority.
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Document verification (DV) will be conducted after shortlisting.
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Bank’s right: IPPB reserves the right to conduct an online test if the number of applicants is large — if held, details & weightage will be specified in addenda.
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Final engagement after completion of relieving / formalities with parent organization (DoP).