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IPO Exam Syllabus and Books & Reading material

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IP Exam Syllabus and Books- Paper I

IPO Books that you should go through are given in the links below for your convenience. Some IPO Books from Swamy Publishers are given at the end of this article.

IP Exam Syllabus is as follows:

The IPO Exam 2021-Paper-I

1) Acts:

a)Indian Post Office Act, 1898

b) Government Savings Promotion Act, 1873

c)Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 and its Amendments

(Necessary on account of AML/CFT Norms); Prevention of Money Laundering Act

d)Consumer Protection Act, 2019

e)Information Technology Act, 2000

2) Rules:

a)Indian Post Office Rules, 1933

b)Government Savings Promotion General Rules, 2018

c)Post Office Savings Account Scheme, 2019

d)National Savings Recurring Deposit Rules, 2019

e)National Savings Time Deposit Rules, 2019

f)National Savings (Monthly Income Account) Scheme, 2019

g)Senior Citizens` Savings Scheme Rules, 2019

h)National Savings Certificate (VIII Issue) Scheme, 2019

i)Kisan Vikas Patra Scheme, 2019

j)Public Provident Fund Scheme, 2019.

k)Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Rules, 2019

l)Post Office Life Insurance Rules, 2011

m)Book of BO Rules or Book of BO Rules(pdf)

n)Pradhan Mantri Yojana Schemes and its Rules – PMSBY, PMJJBY, APY

3) Guidelines/Instructions relating to Inland/Foreign Post:

a) Post Office Guide Part I(free resource)

b)POST OFFICE GUIDE PART – II( except Section VII & VIII)

Post Office Guide Part II(free resource)

c)Domestic/Foreign Post guidelines issued by Directorate

4) Mail Operations and Money Remittances:

a)POSTAL MANUAL VOL.V(except Appendix –I ) :

Postal Volume V(free resource)

b)POSTAL MANUAL VOL.VI – PART I, II & III;

Postal Manual Volume VI, Part -1(Chapter –I)

Postal Volume VI Part I(free resource)

c)POSTAL MANUAL VOL.VI – PART I, II & III;

Postal Manual Volume VI, Part – II

(except Telegraphic Money Orders, British & Irish Postal Orders

(to be deleted) : Postal Volume VI Part II(Free resource)

d)POSTAL MANUAL VOL.VI – PART I, II & III;

Postal Manual Vol-VI part 3(Latest edition released on 18-05-2021)

(except Appendices ) Postal Volume VI Part III(old one -free resource)

e)POSTAL MANUAL VOL.VII: Postal Volume VII(free resource)

f) Guidelines issued by the Directorate on Mail Network Optimization Project and

PNOP-1

Parcel Network Optimization Project.

g) Guidelines issued by Directorate on eMO, IMO, IMTS, MMTS, and IFS MO

5) Savings Bank and Savings Certificates:

a)Post Office Savings Bank Manual Volume I, II and III read with SB Orders issued by

Directorate from time to time

b)Guidelines issued by Directorate from time to time on Core Banking Services

6.POST OFFICE LIFE INSURANCE RULES; PLI Rules

a)Guidelines issued by Directorate from time to time on PLI/RPLI and Core Insurance Solution

b)Annual Report of Department of Posts;(2020-21)

Book of Information of the Department of Posts

7) Information Technology:

a)IT Modernization Project with full details.

IT Modernization Project 2012 and its update

b)Working knowledge of Core Banking Solutions,

The PLI-CIS, CSI, and DARPAN-1;(SANKALAN on PLI/RPLI including CIS)

PLI-CIS, CSI, and DARPAN-2;

CSI Comprehensive Guide to Single Hand Post offices

8.India Post Payments Bank

9.Preservation and disposal of Postal Records

10. Swatch Bharat-1;

Swatch Bharat-2

Additional Reading:

Revised National Small Savings schemes Rules, 2019

IPO Exam Syllabus and Books- Paper II

IPO Exam 2021-Paper II

1) GENERAL FINANCIAL RULES(1) Chapter 2 and 6 of General Financial Rules, 2017)

General Finance Rules 2017(free resource)

2) CVC guidelines on Public procurement, guidelines, and instructions on Procurement in

Government of India

3)Manual on policies and procedures for the purchase of goods and services available on the website

of the Ministry of Finance

4)Schedule of Financial Powers of Divisional Heads, Heads of Circle, etc.

5)Welfare measures available to Departmental Employees and Gramin Dak Sevak of DoP

6)RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2005:

Right to Information Act 2005(free resource)

RTI Rules, 2012: RTI Rules 2012(free resource)

FR SR Rules

FRSR PART – II TA RULES;

FRSR PART – III LEAVE RULES:

CCS Leave rules (free resource)

FR SR PART IV – DR, DR & HRA

8)P & T F.H.B VOLUME- I: Financial Hand Book Part I(free resource)

POSTAL FINANCIAL HANDBOOK VOL. II: Financial Hand Book Part II(free resource)

9) CHILDRENS EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE(Rules relating to Children Education allowance

and reimbursement of Tuition fees) or CEA Rules(free resource)

10) GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME(CGEGIS Rules, 1980):

GROUP INSURANCE SCHEME(CGEGIS Rules, 1980)(free resource)

11) GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND RULES(CCS (GPF) Rules, 1961) :

GPF Rules 1960( free resource)

12)Central services( MEDICAL ATTENDANCE) RULES 1944;

or Central Services (Medical Attendance) Rules, 1944(free resource)

CGHS Guidelines issued by Directorate or CGHS Guidelines(free resource)

13) COMPILATION OF NEW PENSION SCHEME 2004 and its amendments:

New Pension Scheme Hand Book(free resource)

14) CCS PENSION RULES,1972 & its amendments:

CCS Pension Rules 1972(free resource) & CCS PENSION RULES,1972 & its amendments(free resource)

15) COMMUTATION OF PENSION( Commutation of pension Rules 1981):

CCS Commutation of Pension Rules, 1981(free resource)

16) Postal Manual Volume II except a) Chapter III – Appeals and Petitions,

b) and Chapter IV – Personal matters c) Chapter V – Security Deposits;

d) Chapter VII – Forged Counterfeit stamps, defaced postage stamps, coins, and currency notes

17)Postal Manual Volume IV( Leave, Pension, Gratuities, Dealings on Examination,

Recruitment rules of all Cadres And Establishment norms.

18) Service Discharge Benefit Scheme, 2010

IP Exam Syllabus and Books- Paper III

IP Exam Syllabus for Paper III is as follows:

IPO Exam 2021-Paper III

1)Postal Manual Volume II

a) Chapter III – Appeals and Petitions

b) Chapter IV – Personal matters

c) Chapter V – Security Deposits

d) Chapter VII – Forged Counterfeit stamps, defaced postage stamps, coins, and currency notes

2) POSTAL MANUAL VOL. III:

Postal Volume III (free resource)

3)Postal Manual Volume VIII

4) CCS (CONDUCT) RULES 1964 or

CCS Conduct Rules 1964(free resource)

5) CCS (CCA) RULES, 1965:

CCS CCA Rules 1965(free resource)

6) CCS TEMPORARY SERVICE RULES: CCS Temporary Service Rules 1965(free resource)

7) SERVICE RULES FOR POSTAL GDS:

GDS (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2011:

GDS Conduct and Engagement Rules 2020(free resource)

8)Brochure on Casual Labourers and instructions on Casual laborer issued

by DoP&T

9) CONSTITUTION OF INDIA:

Constitution of India(free resource)

10) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

a) Section-1-Short Title, extent, and commencement

b) Section-2- Definitions

11) CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 1908:

Code of Criminal Procedure 1973(free resource)

a) Section-1-Short Title, extent, and commencement

b) Section-2- Definitions

c) Section 82-Cr PC: Proclamation for person absconding,

d) Section-83: Attachment of property of a person absconding

e)Section-84: Claims and objections to attachments,

f) Section-85: Release, sale & restoration of attached property

12) Indian Evidence Act, 1872:

a) Section-1: Short title, extent & commencement

b) Section-5: Evidence may be given of facts in issue and relevant facts

c) Section-6: The relevancy of facts forming part of the same transaction,

d) Section-7: Facts which are the occasion,

e) Section-8: motive, preparation, and previous or subsequent conduct.

f) Chapter-III:(Section 56 to 58): Facts that need not be proved.

g)Chapter-IV: (section 59 to 60): Of oral evidence.

h) Chapter-V: (Section 61 to 73 A): Of documentary evidence

13) Indian Penal Code:

a) Chapter-II: General Explanation:

b) Chapter-III: Of Punishments

c) Chapter-IX: Of offenses by or relating to Public servants

d) Chapter-X: Of Contempts of the Lawful Authority of Public servants

e) Chapter-XIX: Of the Criminal Breach of Contract of Service

14) Instructions issued by Directorate and DoP&T on the maintenance of APAR (CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS) :

Instructions issued by Directorate and DoP&T on the maintenance of APAR(free resource)

15) Central Administrative Tribunal Act, 1985 (CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL):

or Central Administrative Tribunal Act(free resource)

16) Revenue Recovery Act, 1890

17) Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013

18) Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 & Prevention of Corruption Act 1988 read with its (Amendment) 2018(free resource)

IPO Exam Syllabus and Books in Paper IV

IPO Exam 2021–Paper IV

1) 25 Questions on English language (MCQs)

2) 50 questions on Current Affairs (Minimum 10 questions each from the field of:

(i) Indian Economy and(ii) Polity, (iii) Sports, (iv) Culture & (v) Science (MCQs)

3) 50 questions on Reasoning, Interpersonal skills, Mental Aptitude, Intelligence, and Ethics (MCQs)

4) Noting (approx. 200 words) and Drafting (approx. 200 words) on a given topic [25 marks each]