When Will GDS 3rd Merit List 2026 Be Released? 2nd List Document Verification Ends Today, Check Latest Update

Last Updated: Apr 27, 2026, 17:40 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 two merit lists so far for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS). India Post GDS 3rd merit list can be tentatively released by the first week of April 2026. Check all region-wise results here.

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

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India Post GDS third Merit List 2026 Result Date: 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 and could not get in the first two merit lists. The India Post Department under the Ministry of Communication has already released the two merit lists, and the document verification of the second list ends today. As per previous trends, India Post generally releases the merit list after 5-7 days of verification of the previous list. The Post GDS 3rd merit list will be available on the official website of India Post, indiapostgdsonline.gov.in. The candidate can check all region-wise and circle results here.

India Post GDS 3rd Merit List 2026

India Post is going to release the GDS 3rd merit list very soon, as they have already released two merit lists so far for 28000 Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) posts. The third merit list will be released on their official website. We will provide you with the direct link to download India Post GDS result 3rd merit list 2026 PDF here once it is officially made available.

India Post GDS 2026: Overview

The India Post Department has invited applications for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak posts. For this, they have released the two merit lists on their official website i.e. indiapostgdsonline.gov.in for all the regions. The third merit list will be available on their website soon. Here is an overview of India Post GDS recruitment 2026

India Post GDS 2026: Overview

Name of the Exam

India Post GDS Recruitment 2026

Recruitment Body

India Post

Post

  • Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS)

  • Branch Postmaster(BPM)

  • Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)

Total Vacancies

28000

Educational Qualification

10th Passed

Selection Process

  • Class 10th marks

  • Document Verification

1st Merit List Release Date

March 6, 2026

2nd Merit List Release Date

April 10, 2026

3rd Merit List Release Date

To be updated

Official Website

indiapostgdsonline.gov.in

How To Check India Post Third Merit List?

The candidates who could not make it to the first two merit lists are eagerly waiting for the 3rd India Post GDS merit list. Check out the steps to download the India Post GDS 3rd merit list 2026.

Step 1: Visit the official website- 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.

India Post GDS Merit List: Shortlisted Candidates in Two Merit List 

India Post has released two merit lists so far for the post of Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS). The Merit list is prepared on the basis of marks obtained/conversion of Grades/Points to marks in 10th Class. Here we provide the number of shortlisted candidates from each Circle.


Region

Shortlisted Candidates

1st Merit List

2nd Merit List

Andhra Pradesh Circle 

1048

555

Assam Circle

639

-

Bihar Circle

1338

998

Chhatisgarh Circle

1153

754

Delhi Circle

38

28

Gujarat Circle

1777

869

Haryana Circle

270

148

Himachal Pradesh Circle

518

168

Jammu and Kashmir Circle

267

202

Jharkhand Circle

908

548

Karnataka Circle

1020

520

Kerala Circle

1691

-

Madhya Pradesh Circle

2102

1015

Maharashtra Circle

3547

1687

North East Circle

1003

646

Odisha Circle

1191

473

Punjab Circle

261

140

Rajasthan Circle

634

334

Tamilnadu Circle

2009

-

Telangana Circle

607

214

Uttar Pradesh Circle

3168

1653

Uttarakhand Circle

436

225

West Bengal Circle

2963

-

Total

28588

11177

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