India Post Assistant Branch Post Master Interview Questions and Answers

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Job Role (Abpm) :
1) Maintaining Records of your branch (i.e) detailed reports of the letters/articles delivered.
2) Delivery of posts to the concerned person.
3) Communicating between Sub office and Branch office regarding the issues and needs of the branch office.
4) Delivery of Money order/pensions.
5) Working as a portable atm for your area (i.e) helping people with cash withdrawal from banks via AEPS (adhar enabled payment services) .
6) Achieving weekly targets of procuring accounts/insuarance of post office namely sb,ssa,ppf,td,rd,rpli,pli etc.
7) Canvasing the benefits of Post office accounts and IPPB(India post payments Bank) to the customers coming to the branch.

Pros :
1) It's a part time job with 4/5 hrs duty(on some days it may extend) so that you get do other things if possible.
2) You will get to know the working of a Govt. Sector.
3) By being in the same position for 3 yrs , you will be eligible to write a MTS(multi tasking staff) department exam . So that there is a chance of getting promoted as a MTS in 3 yrs.
4) By being in the same position for 5 yrs , you will be eligible to write a PA(postal assistant) department exam . So that there is a chance of getting promoted as a PA in 5 yrs. This job is equivalent to SSC Chsl cadre job.
5) There won't be much stress other than procuring of accounts and achieving targets.

Cons :
1) If you are getting a job that is far away from your home, then it will be hard for you to cope up because the traveling time and rental of your house itself will drain you. So you can't focus on other things.
2) The salary will be too low . (12k+ for new joinee) .
3) Since you have only 4 hrs job per day , don't think that you will have enough time to prepare for other exams. Because it's not a desk job. You need to roam . So eventually you will be getting exhausted. So if you are preparing for any competitive exams don't get struck here.
4) Choose this job if and only if you have no other options left.
5) Target Achieving will be big headache on some months and you will be pressurized a lot depending upon your superintendent.
6) Complete your degree and then go for any job. Don't discontinue and join this job because incase of any discrepancies you will be left with no other options.
7) If you can make more than 20+k on any other job , go for that job without any second thought. Don't get struck in the word "govt job" . Because you are not going to get any pension. Not even any allowances until you get promoted as mts/pa .

Who should not choose this job ?
- One who is preparing for competitive exams, One whose family demands your money to run the family (you can't manage with this salary) , one who can make more money on any other job/field .

Others can decide themselves from the pros and cons and the job role mentioned above. Thank you.

"Don't settle for less" .