General Information about PTC, Mysore

Location

Mysore is located at a distance of 137 kms from Bangalore, the capital city of the state of Karnataka. Mysore is connected to Bangalore by both rail and road. The drive from Bangalore takes about three hours.

Postal Training Centre at Mysore is housed in a palace, which formerly belonged to the royal family of Mysore. The campus is spread over an area of 31.5 acres with hostels, play grounds and other amenities for trainees.

How to reach

Postal Training Centre Mysore is situated in the Nazarabad Area diagonally opposite to Nazarabad Police Station. Mysore Railway station is about 5kms. Mysore main bus stand is about 3 kms. KSRTC local buses ply from railway station/bus stand to a bus stop situated near the PTC, Mysore main gate. Auto charges from railway station would be around Rs. 35/- and from main bus stand, it would be around Rs. 25/-

Climate

Mysore enjoys a cool and pleasant climate round the year with temperature rarely going beyond 30 C

Accommodation

Postal Training Centre has its hotel in the Campus, where participants will be accommodated. There will be sharing of accommodation. Separate blocks are available for men and women trainees. Accommodation for the families of the participants is not available.

Mess facility
Good vegetarian mess facility is provided to all the trainees.

Physical Training

Physical training activities are provided to the trainees through Physical Training Instructor. Facilities for playing outdoor and indoor games are available. A well equipped gymnasium is also available. There will be yoga session every day for the interested trainees.

Library/Reading room

All important daily newspapers, weekly, fortnightly, monthly, magazines of English, Hindi, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada are made available to the trainees in the reading room. In Library, Southern regional languages books, books on management, compute, English fiction, non fiction and etc in English & Hindi.

Dispensary

A dispensary is available for providing medical facility to the trainees

Recreation

Each floor of the hostel block is provided with a TV. A music room is available in the campus with some important musical instruments.

Other facilities

A departmental post office is available in the campus attached to the main building

Revised calender of Departmental Examination ---- 2011

Directorate has notified Calendar of Departmental Exam for 2011 vide letter No. A-34012 / 02 / 2010-DE Dt. 16.03.11 in suppression of its earlier letter dated 29.12.10.

I. Centralized Exams :

Sl.	Name of Exam	Date of Exam
01.	LGOs exam for promotion to PAs / SAs	01.05.11
02.	PSS Gr B exam 2010	15.05.11
03.	PAs / SAs Direct Rect 2011	10.07.11
04.	Inspector of Posts	06 & 07.08.11
05.	Jr Engineer (C&E)	10.09.11
06.	Asst Engineer (C&E)	11.09.11
07.	Postmaster Grade I	15 & 16.10.11
08.	Senior Postmaster	16.10.11

II. De-centralized Exams :

Sl.	Name of Exam	Date of Exam
09.	LDCs to Jr Acct in PAOs	05 & 06.11.11
10.	Confirmation exam for DR Jr Account in PAOs	12 & 13.11.11
11.	Postman Exam for Direct Rect & Deptl Promotion	27.11.11
12.	Direct Rect Exam for appointment as Multi Tasking Staff	11.12.11

Attaching customs declaration forms to the Foreign parcels.

Any receipt or dispatch through Postal channels across the borders of the country requires certain mandatory declaration in prescribed preformed. This is the responsibility of the sender or recipient as with any other channel of export or import For values of article above 300 SDR (approx Rs 23000/0) CN 23 should be attached and for those below it CN-22 can be used. It should be ensured that the CN 22 and CN 23 forms are completely filled and contain the full name and address of the sender and recipients, description of contents and quantity, whether it has a gift, document, commercial samples etc., the net weight and total weight the value of each article, the HS tariff number for commercial items and the senders signature with date. For commercial items the country of origin of goods should be included and the invoices should accompany the articles.

Revised Syllabus for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination to fill up the vacancies in the grade of PAs/SAs

SL NO	Heading	Existing Pattern and Syllabus	Revised pattern and Syllabus
1	No of Papers	3	2
		Paper – 1 Essay. Précis writing letter writing comprehension , General English/Hindi, Grammar with spelling & usage etc and mental ability Candidates to attempt either English or Hindi section Only. Paper II – Arithmetic of Matriculation /10th standard Paper III Postal Manuals 1. Postal Assistant i) Post office Guide, part I , Part I Section 1 to V ii) P & T Manual Volume V Chapter 1 and 2 iii) P & T Manual, Volume VI Part I- Expect Appendix 2. Sorting Assistant i) Post office Guide , Part I Section 1 to IV ii) P & T Mannal Volume V Chapter 1 and 2 iii) P & T Manual, Volume VII Chapter 1 to 4	Paper 1 General English/Hindi & Grammar, Arithmetic & Tabulation For sample MCQ for General English Arithmetic&Tabulation Please Click Model Question I Model Question II Paper II For Postal Assistants Part A: Knowledge of Postal/Mail offices Operation as with reference to Post office Guides For Sorting Assistants Part B : Postal Manual Volume - VIII
Directorate vide letter No.60-10/2011-SPB-I dated 10-3-2011 has circulated revised Pattern and Syllabus for Limited Department Competitive Examination and Direct recruitment for the post of PA/SA for filling up vacancies in the Department. The examination will now be held only for 2 papers without the aid of books with 50 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) in each paper.The date for holding of the Examination will be communicated separetly. There will be no change in the pattern and syllabus for MMS Assistants, Foreign Post Assistants, RLO Assistants, Stores Depot Assistants and CO/RO Assistants. The existing pattern of examination will continue to be followed Revised Pattern

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Training for the Newly Recruited PAs

The Induction Training for the newly recruited Postal Assistants is being organized at Institute of Co-operative Management, Poojapura 4 KM from Trivandrum Railway Station and KSRTC bus-stand. It is located within one KM from Poojapura Centre or Poojapura Mandapam on the Poojapura-Mudavanmugal Road. Candidates can reach the institution by bus or auto within 15 to 20 minutes from the Railway Station or Bus-stand. ---------------------------------------------------------- IMK POOJAPPURA, an extension center of IMK, operating in the Institute of Cooperative Management (ICM) is located in a serene area which provides an extravagance of nature and the convenience of a township. When IMK decided to start two extension centers, the first choice was the institute of cooperative management, because of its extensive infrastructure facilities and highly qualified research teams in management discipline providing quality management education in the government sector. Please click to get more details about ICM ICM Poojapura

POSTMASTER’S CADRE – REVISED SYLLABUS

Paper I – Customer Service and Grievances	1. Compendium on Processing and disposal of Public complaints . Download 2 Knowledge about DOPG, DOARPG and RTI Cases. 3 Consumer Forum/Post Forum/ Citizen Charter . 4 Central Civil Services Classification / Control & Appeal ) Rules 5 Conduct Rules 6. Financial Hand Books 7. Postal Operations Acts/Rules/ Guidelines relating to Inland and foreign Post/ Mail operations money remittance , saving bank schemes and certificate , rural and Postal insurance. Latest administrative and operational instructions/guidelines issued by the department Download
Paper II –	Knowledge of Product and Services of department of Posts 1. Marketing : Principle of Marketing , Assessment of related products and services . 2. General Awareness and current affairs including general mental ability covering logical reasoning ( Verbal and non verbal ) numerical analysis arithmetic and basic mathematical equations statistical like mean , ,median, mode graphical representation of data comprehension of basic language skills . To know about how to compute mean,median , mode please click ---------- Compute 3. General principles of technology Basic technology requirement Computer, Server, Laptop. 4. Connectivity of Computers
Marks	Each paper will carry 200 Marks
Duration	90 Minutes
No Of question	100 of questions of MCQ type in each paper ( To View Model of Multiple Choice Question Please Click -------- MCQ
Qualifying Marks	40 % Marks in each paper subject to an over all average of 45 % for general category and 33 % in each paper subject to an over all average of 38 % for SC/ST
Assessment of APAR/ACR	The Competent authority will ensure and certify the following before recommending the application of the official for examination. No disciplinary action is pending or contemplated against the applicant .
	No punishment is current against the applicant
	No adverse entry in the APAR/ACR in the last five years. ___________________________________________________ Qualification to apply for the Post of Postmaster’s Cadre ( Grade I) : Postal assistants working in Post offices with five years regular service in the grade .

Training for Postal Assistants- 21st March 2011

The local training class for imparting training to the candidates recently recruited for appointment as Postal Assistants under the Direct Recruitment Quota will commence at Trivandrum on 21 March 2011. The second training batch will also be commencing at PTC Mysore on 28 March 2011. Total No of Seat allotted to RTC Trivandrum 100 Total No of Seat allotted to PTC Mysore 150 For more details please contact your divisional office

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PAN and e-Filing

. What Is PAN? Permanent Account Number (PAN) is a ten-digit alphanumeric number, issued in the form of a laminated card, by the Income Tax Department.

. Who must have a PAN? All existing assesses or taxpayers or persons who are required to furnish a return of income, even on behalf of others, must obtain PA . Any person, who intends to enter into financial transaction where quoting PAN is mandatory, must also obtain PAN. The Assessing Officer may allot PAN to any person either on his own or on a specific request from such person.

. What is e-Filing of Returns? Answer: Filing of Income Tax returns is a legal obligation of every person whose total income for the previous year has exceeded the maximum amount that is not chargeable for income tax under the provisions of the I.T Act, 1961. Income Tax Department has introduced a convenient way to file these returns online using the Internet. The process of electronically filing your Income tax returns through the Internet is known as e-filing of returns. How is e-Filing different from the regular filing of returns? Answer: E- filing offers convenience of time and place to tax payers. This facility is available round the clock and returns could be filed from any place in the world . It also eliminates/ reduces interface between assessee and tax officials. The procedure of e- filing is explained on the home page of the website. . Who can file returns On-line? Any individual or organization that files returns using the general method can take advantage of this facility. The pre-requisite for filing online is that you must have a valid PAN number. Direct E-filing is available for FORM NOs. ITR-1, ITR-2, ITR-3, ITR-4, ITR-5, ITR-6 & ITR-8. . Can I use the same PAN for regular filing returns and E-Filing returns? Yes. What are the steps in brief to upload the tax returns on this website? Select appropriate type of Return Form. Fill your return offline and generate a XML file. Register and create a user id/password . Login and click on relevant form on left panel and select "Submit Return". Browse to select XML file and click on "Upload" button . On successful upload acknowledgement details would be displayed. Click on "Print" to generate printout of acknowledgement /ITR-V Form.

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Proposal for accrual bases accounting system in Department of Posts

The Department of Posts is going ahead with the proposal for decentralization of postal Accounts work in the name of accrual based accounting system.

What is meant by accrual based accounting system ?

What is meant by accrual based accounting system ? Accrual based accounting refers to the method used to report earnings and income over the fiscal accounting reporting period. For many legal entities, such as C corporations and governments, that year ends on September 30th of each year. For the rest of us, those years ends as the physical year ends, on December 31st each year. ____________________________________________________________ What do we mean when we use the term “accrual” basis for accounting? Accrual-based accounting means that sales are recorded when the sale occurs; it doesn’t matter when the money is actually received. For many government agencies, the accrual based accounting system has never been used, but thanks to fact that governments and other public sector entities are using private sector type financial statements, there may be a shift in accounting methods, even for the government. There are two forms of accounting methods: cash and accrual. Cash based systems are great if your income is below one million, and you don’t have problems collecting for your products or services. Well, by that definition alone, many of today’s businesses should not even consider the cash based accounting methods. What benefit does accrual based accounting provide? Actually, quite a few if you happen to be a mid-sized business and you need to keep an accurate picture of your company’s profitability on a regular basis. A few of the additional benefits are: greater focus on the business output, not the input; more cost-effective and efficient use of resources; the full cost of providing your product or service can be compared across industry standards; improved accountability and better financial management, just to name the most common. What benefit does the government hope to gain, since profitability isn’t an issue? This method of accounting also provides the business with a better perspective of management performance and results. What does that mean for government? It’s a new viewpoint in comparing how our government measures up against private sector businesses, and produce better management and efficiency from the public sector of the business world. The greatest advantage to accrual based accounting is that it allows an information manager, or if you’re a small business, the business owner to accurately assess whether or not the business is generating a profit. You can better assess profit levels because you match income to expenses, accurately when you use the accrual based method of accounting. Compare this to the use of your credit card. Suppose you use your credit card to purchase an item. You don’t actually have a deduction of your personal checking account until you pay for the credit card debt; this is cash accounting methods. If you use your credit card, and then right a check immediately to satisfy that debt on your credit card, regardless of the due date of the bill, you’re using accrual based accounting. Can you see how accrual forces accountability, and also makes you aware of your spending limits? For some businesses, there is a need to be able to view finances from both pictures. Access to both methods provides information managers with a better view of actual cash flows, and keeps CEOs and CFOs more aware of the actual state of the business.

Discontinuation of 'Certificate of Posting'.

D.G. Posts No.2-4/2008-PO dated 23.02.2011.

Under the provisions of Rule 195 of the Indian Post Office Rules , 1933 'Certificate of Posting' is granted to the public to afford an assurance that letters and other articles for which no receipts are granted by the Post Office and entrusted to servants or messengers for posting have actually been posted.
It has since been decided that' Certificate of Posting' may be discontinued immediately.
A copy of Gazette Notification No. 58(E) dated 31.1.2011 deleting rule 195 of the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933 regarding 'Certificate of Posting' is enclosed for information and necessary action.
This may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned for strict compliance.
The receipt of this communication may also be acknowledged.
Sd/-
(NIRAJ KUMAR)
Director (PO&I)
______________________________________________________

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(DEPARTMENT OF POSTS)

NOTIFICATION

New Delhi, the 31st January, 2011
GSR.58(E)- In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (d) of sub-section (2) of Section 21 read with section 74 of the Indian Post Office Act, 1898 (6 of 1898), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Indian Post Office (Third Amendment ) Rules, 2011.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Indian Post Office Rules, 1933, in part VIII relating to "General Rules", the heading "III-Certificate of Posting "and rule 195 shall be omitted.
[F. No.2-4/2008-PO)

Induction Training of Postal Assistant - Circle level -Trivandrum

It is learned from reliable source at Circle Office that Induction training for Postal/Sorting Assistant will be commenced on 13.03.2011 at Circle Training Centre- Trivandrum. ------------------------------------ (This information will be subject to confirmation from official sources)

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Standardised Training Packages (STP) for Postal Assistant

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Your Personalized Stamp

One of the most exciting features of the exhibition is the My Stamp which is being introduced by India Post for the first time in India. Also known as ‘Personalized stamp‘, My Stamp is a wonderful way to celebrate special occasions such as engagements, birth of a baby, or to send as greetings to loved ones and friends. You can now have photographs of yourself and your loved ones on a real India Post stamp sheet. Send out greetings on special occasions with a difference with stamps beaming your photograph or just preserve the stamp sheet.

The template on My Stamp would be printed on the six themes:
1. Trains
2. Aero planes
3. Wildlife
4. Panchatantra
5. Sun Signs
6. Taj Mahal

Each template is designed on one of the above themes and has 12 personalized stamps perferated on it. One can get their personalized stamps on their favourite photograph on all of the themes mentioned above. All for only Rs. 150 per sheet.

CIVIL SERVANTS TO GET INCENTIVES ON PERFORMANCE

New Delhi: Six weeks or so from now, civil servants in Central ministries and departments that signed on to the Results Framework Document (RFD), initiated by the Cabinet Secretariat, will, for the first time, begin receiving performance-related incentives, government sources indicated. These annual performance-related incentives will, of course, depend on whether the concerned civil servants have scored well over 70 per cent in the evaluation scheme, and there could be as much as 40 per cent increase of the basic pay for the top scorers, it is learnt. However, the payments will not require any additional financial allocations as they will come out of the savings made by the ministry or department itself.
When the scheme starts rolling later this year, it will be 22 years after the Fourth Pay Commission first made such a promise. The reason why it was not possible to implement this before, government sources said, was because there was no way to measure performance before the RFD scheme was designed. The RFD initially met with a great deal of resistance from the civil service as it would entail listing goals, then working towards achieving them and at the end of the year quantifying how those goals had been achieved through a weighted system evolved by the ministry or department concerned. Finally, the secretary of that department will have to justify the evaluation before a panel of experts before it is finalized.
Interestingly, when the government launches the scheme in the coming financial year, officials of some key ministries will be excluded from the possible benefits, because they have not as yet signed on to the RFD. These include the Prime Minister's Office, the Ministries of Finance, Home, Defense and External Affairs, among others. Government sources said they hoped that once the incentives began to be paid, these ministries and departments too would sign up.
The RFD's objective is to improve governance, increase efficiency, transparency and accountability — especially the last two, given the spate of financial scandals in the government recently — and the Performance Management Division of the Cabinet Secretariat will write to all ministries and departments to list three potential areas of corruption in the schemes they implement or areas they work in, as well as identify the discretionary powers that are enjoyed by the Minister or secretary concerned.