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GDS 3rd Merit List 2026 Live; Check When and How to Download State-wise Result PDF

Sunil Sharma
Apr 22, 2026, 16:37 IST

India Post GDS 3rd Merit List 2026 Date: The Indian Post Department will announce the third merit list for the India Post GDS exam soon on its official website- indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The Indian Post Department has released the second merit list for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) on April 10.  Check this blog for the latest updates on the India Post GDS 3rd Merit List.

India Post GDS 3rd Merit List 2026
India Post GDS 3rd Merit List 2026

HIGHLIGHTS

  • India Post will soon release the GDS 3rd merit list.
  • The India Post GDS 3rd Merit List will be availble on the official website indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in.
  • Document verification of the GDS 2nd merit list ends on April 27, 2026.

India Post GDS third Merit List 2026: The Indian Post Department will soon release the India Post GDS 3rd merit list for the candidates who have applied for Gramin Dak Sevak posts. The GDS 3rd merit list will be available on the official website of India Post- indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The Indian Post Department has released the GDS 2nd merit list on April 1. *Shortlisted candidates should get their documents verified at the Divisional Office of the Division to which they are selected on or before April 27, 2026. The candidate can check all region-wise results like UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Assam, MP, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka, and other state circles here.

India Post GDS 3rd Merit List 2026 Release Date

India Post is expected to release the GDS 3rd Merit List 2026 soon. So far, the department has already released the first and second merit lists for over 28,000 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) posts. Based on previous trends, the next merit list is usually released 10–12 days after the document verification of the previous list is completed. Since the document verification for the 2nd merit list will end on April 27, 2026, the 3rd merit list is likely to be released around April 30, 2026. Keep checking this page regularly, we will update the direct link to download the GDS 3rd Merit List PDF as soon as it is officially released.

Steps to Check India Post 3rd Merit List

The candidates who could not make it to the first merit list are eagerly waiting for the 3rd India Post GDS merit list. The merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks obtained in the thirdary School Examination of 10th standard, aggregated to a percentage to the accuracy of 4 decimals. The candidates need to follow the following steps to check the India Post GDS result 2026.

Step 1: Visit the official website of India Post - indiapostgdsonline.cept.gov.in

Step 2: Click on the 'Selecton List' link

Step 3: Select the state/circle from where candidates have applied for GDS Recruitment 2026

Step 4: Download the Result PDF for GDS Posts

Step 5: Search your roll number and name in the result in PDF format.

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  • Apr 22, 2026, 12:42 IST

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  • Apr 22, 2026, 12:02 IST

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Sunil Sharma is an edtech professional with over 12 years of experience in the education domain. He holds an M.Sc. in Mathematics from Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. He has worked as an Subject Matter Expert (SME) at Vriti Infocom Private Limited. and later joined Aakash Edutech Private Limited. At Jagran New Media, he writes for the Exam Prep section of JagranJosh.com. 
Sunil has expertise in Quantitative Aptitude, Logical Reasoning, and English, making him a versatile professional in the education and test preparation sector. He has created content for various management exams CAT, XAT and also for exams such as CUET etc

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