Postal Department has now revised the Probation
and Confirmation of direct recruits for Multi Tasking Staff, Postman, Mail Guard
and Stenographer Grade II. In this letter Department has also clarified that these
instructions will be applicable to the officials appointed after issue of these
instructions. India Post has also requested to the Circles to take appropriate
action as per instruction outlined on Para 4 below. The details is as under
Recruitment rules of Multi Tasking Staff,
Postman / Mail Guard and Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants etc. provide
successful completion of mandatory training as an essential condition for
completion of probation period for direct recruits. Attention is also required
to Department of Personal & Training OM No. 28020/1/2010-Estt(C) dated
30.10.2014 in this regard.
2- Instruction regarding probation / confirmation
of direct recruits Postal Assistants / Sorting Assistants have been issued vide
Department of Posts’ letter No. 37-47/2010-SPB-I dated 16.04.2015, letter No.
1-22/2010-Trg dated 22.03.2017 and letter No. W-04/2/2020-SPM-I dated
04.06.2020.
3-Currently direct recruits Postal Assistants /
Sorting Assistants Officials undergo institutional / induction training at the Postal Training
Centers / Regional Training Centers where they have to obtain minimum marks as
prescribed by Training Section, in the tests for successfully completion of
mandatory training, is a pre-requisite for confirmation.
4- The above, following instructions should be
followed into account for successful completion of probation or confirmation in
case of direct recruits Multi Tasking Staff, Postman,/Mail Guard and
Stenographer Grade II.
a-
It
shall be mandatory for all direct recruitee probationers for successful completion
of probation period for two years. During the probation period officials shall undergo
mandatory training at Postal Training Centers / Regional Training Centers and
pass all examination with minimum qualifying marks.
b-
If
any probationary direct recruit official is unable to clear the tests held at
the Postal Training Centers / Regional Training Centers in his / her first attempt,
he / she may be given additional two more chances to pass the tests. All The
three chances (including first chance) may be given within the period of two
year mandatory probation time. During this period, such type of Officials
should not be posted to any sensitive post.
c-
Before
giving the third chance to an official, who was failed in first two attempts,
he/she should be given a written warning to the effect that the failure of
official in mandatory tests does not justify his/her confirmation in the
service, unless he/she has shown substantial improvement within a specified
period and clears the test, the issue of terminating him/her from service
should be considered.
d-
If
any official is still unable to clear the tests in three attempts within tow
years’ probation period, the probation period in his / her case will be
extended by six months during which time he / she shall have to mandatorily
pass the tests. For such officials, a qualifying test will also be introduced
which will be in addition to the existing tests, whose probation period has been extended by
six months due to failure to pass the tests.
e-
In
case the official passes required tests and also performed satisfactorily
during the entire probation period including extension also, he / she shall be
declared to have successfully completed probation period then he/she shall be
confirmed in service by the Departmental Confirmation Committee.
f-
If
any official fails in the tests and or does not pass the qualifying test, the
services of such temporary direct recruit officials shall be terminated.
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