📢 Post Office GDS 2026 Full Version Update — Telugu (Telangana) 📌 Here is the latest information about the 2026 GDS constituency recruitment by the Department of Posts: � The Times of India +1 📅 GDS Recruitment 2026 – Major Updates ✔️ Official GDS 2026 Notification Released / Coming Soon – Online applications are open from 31st January 2026 (for 28,740 posts). � The Times of India ✔️ Online registration starts: 🗓️ 31 January 2026 📌 Last date: 14 February 2026 📌 Fee payment last: 16 February 📌 Correction Window: 18–19 February 📌 First merit list: By the end of February (estimated) � The Times of India ✔️ Posts: Branch Postmaster (BPM) Assistant BPM (ABPM) Dak Sevak Selection No college written test — selection based on Class 10 marks only. � The Times of India ✔️ Guidelines: • Minimum age – 18 years • Maximum age – 40 years (relaxation for reserved students) � The Times of India 📊 Yes / but details – doubts about why it was delayed 🟠 Why did it not come earlier / seem delay? Every year the notification is often released in January or February. If we look at the trend of the last 5 years, it usually comes between January-February. But the official announcement came a little late. � OBNews Vacancies have to be registered from all the districts for the central official announcement, only then the calculation of vacancies across the country is completed — this is a big reason for the delay. � Jnanaloka There may have been some simple technical updates/planning reasons as well — such big recruitments require an online portal update, which can cause a little delay. 👉 But officially, no government has clearly stated why the “notification date has been delayed”. This is why some recruitment trackers have only given estimates. � indiaherald.com 📌 Telangana / Andhra Pradesh Global Context 📍 This GDS recruitment is also available in Telangana / Andhra Pradesh, and out of the total 28,740 vacancies, there are about 1,060 posts in Andhra Pradesh as per estimates. � PoTools Blog - Official Blog of Po Tools 📍 Details of vacancies specifically for Telangana will be available in the official PDF soon. It will be given separately state-wise.