Sale of UPSC application forms through Post Offices has been discontinued

Department of Posts, India
Office of the Chief Postmaster General,
Orissa Circle, Bhubaneswar-751001
No. BD/27-2/2010 Dated at Bhubaneswar, the 24.10.2011
To
The Postmaster General,
Berhampur(GM) / Sambalpur Region.
All SSPOs/SPOs in Head Quarter Region.

Sub:- Sale of UPSC Application through designated Post Offices:- Regarding
Ref:- BD & Marketing Directorate’s OM No.36-22/2010-BD&MD dtd.11.10.2011.
A copy of the Directorate Office Memorandum bearing No.36-22/2010- BD&MD dtd.11.10.2011 on the above subject is sent herewith for information, guidance and taking further necessary action at your end in respect of your Unit/Division.

I am directed to request you to issue suitable instructions to all concerned staff of designated post offices to follow the guidelines contained in the referred letter on the subject and make necessary to stop selling UPSC application forms with immediate effect and arrange to return unsold stock of UPSC application forms. The unsold stock shall be immediately returnedto UPSC by EPP.
It is also requested to send the details of EPP charges for dispatch of old application forms to UPSC for enabling this office to send a consolidated statement on expenditure to CPMG, Delhi Circle to claim the same from UPSC.
A detailed report on compliance of this referred letter may be sent to this office by 28th October-2011.
Encl: As above
Asst. Director (BD & Mktg.)
For Chief PMG, Orissa Circle
Bhubaneswar-751 001
Copy for information and necessary action to:
The General Manager, BD & Marketing Directorate New Delhi-1 w.r.t Directorate’s OM No.36-22/2010-BD&MD dtd.11.10.2011.
Asst. Director (BD & Mktg.)
For Chief PMG, Orissa Circle
Bhubaneswar-751 001
No. 36-22/2010-BD&MD
Department of Posts
Business Development & Marketing Directorate
Dak Bhawan, New Delhi- 110 001
Dated 11th Oct 2011
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Sale of UPSC Application through designated Post Offices
This is regarding sale of UPSC Application forms through Post Offices. UPSC has decided to receive applications only through online mode for all future examinations (scheduled to be held from January 2012). Sale of application forms through Post Offices has been discontinued. UPSC has already communicated to all designated Post Offices vide their letter no. 2/3/2011-FSMC dated 05.09.2011 (copy enclosed). In view of this, Circles are requested to take necessary action as given below:
i. All designated Post Offices will stop selling UPSC application forms with immediate effect. The unsold stock shall beimmediately returned to UPSC by EPP. Dispatch of unsold stock from all designated Post Offices should be completed by 20th October 2011.
ii. Circles will intimate Delhi Circle about details of EPP charges for return of application forms to UPSC by all designatedPost Offices under their control latest by 31stOctober 2011. Delhi Circle will raise consolidated bill to UPSC for EPP charges by7th November 2011 with copy to BD&MD.
2. A detailed report on compliance of this OM may be sent by 21st November 2011.
Encl: As above
(Alka Jha)
General Manager (BP)
All Heads of Circles
Copy to:
1. Shri Rakesh Kumar Gupta, Additional Secretary, UPSC, Dholpur House, Shahjehan Road, New Delhi 110069 w.r.t. his DO letter no. 2/1/2011/FSMC.
2. Shri V.P.Singh, Joint Secretary, UPSC,Dholpur House, Shahjehan Road, New Delhi 110069.
3. Shri Y. Sharma, Assistant Director (BD), Delhi Circle, Meghdoot Bhawan, New Delhi – for action on para 1 (ii).