TN Postal Circle LDCE Syllabus 2023 ~ Check Exam Pattern

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Tamil Nadu Postal Circle LDCE Syllabus 2023 PDF Download – Check Departmental Exam Pattern & Topics!!! The notification for the Limited Departmental Competitive Exam 2023 has been released by the Tamil Nadu Postal Circle. Applicants can obtain the LDCE 2023 exam syllabus and exam pattern from our website while they wait to take the test.


TN Postal Circle LDCE Syllabus 2023 Download PDF:

The Board’s NameTamil Nadu Postal Circle
The Post’s TitleLimited Departmental Competitive Exam 2023
Number of OpeningsVarious
DeadlineCheck Notification PDF

TN Postal Circle LDCE Syllabus 2023 Topics:


Paper 1:

Post Office Guide Part I

  • Organization of the Department
  • Type of Post Offices
  • Business Hours
  • Payment of postage, stamps and stationery
  • General rules as to packing, sealing and posting. Manner of affixing postage stamps
  • Methods of address
  • Post boxes and Post bags
  • Duties of Letter Box peon
  • Official postal articles
  • Prohibited postal articles
  • Products and Services: Mails, Banking & Remittances, Insurance, Stamps and Business (Reference: India Post website)

Postal Manual Volume V:


  • Definitions

General Awareness/Knowledge:

Topics to be covered (1 to 3 questions from each topic):

  • Indian Geography
  • Civics
  • General knowledge
  • Indian culture & freedom struggle
  • Ethics and morale study

Basic Arithmetic:

Topics to be covered (1 to 2 questions from each topic):


  • BODMAS (brackets, orders, division, multiplication, addition, subtraction)
  • Percentage
  • Profit and loss
  • Simple interest
  • Average
  • Time and work
  • Time and distance
  • Unitary method

Paper – 2:

  • Translation of words from English to local language (Multiple choice question)
  • Translation of words from local language to English (Multiple choice question)
  • Paragraph / short essay in the local language of 40 to 50 words ( 1 question to be attempted out of 3 options)

Paper 3:

  • Comprehension passage in English with Multiple Choice Questions
  • Letter writing in English (l question to be attempted out of 3 options)
  • Paragraph / short essay in local language (1 question to be attempted out of 3 options)

Paper 4:

  • Skill test of data entry for l5 minutes on computer [Data entry] of 600 key depressions (+5%).

TN Postal Circle LDCE 2023 Exam Pattern:


SI. No Description Paper-I (Basic Postal Knowledge and General Awareness) Paper-II ( Knowledge of Postal Operations) Paper – III (Knowledge of Local Language) Paper – IV (Date Entry Skill Test)
1 Applicable for exanimation to the posts of Both MTS and Postman/ Mail Guard Postman/ Mail Guard Only Both MTS and Postman Mail Guard Postman / Mail Guard only
2 Competitive or Qualifying Competitive Qualifying
3 Type of Question MCQ MCQ and Subjective On Computer
4 Number of Questions As per Syllabus
5 Maximum Marks 100 in 2 Part 50 50 25
6 Duration 60 Minute 30 Minute 60 Minute 15 Minute
7 Language of Question Paper English, Hindi and respective local language, where Hindi is not a local language. English to local language and vice versa
8 Language of Answer Paper Not applicable as MC’Q As per question paper
9 Minimum Qualifying Marks (Subject to reservation policy of Government.) For selection as MTS – in Paper-I: (a) Unreserved: 40%

(b) OBC/EWS: 37%

(c) SC/STIPWD: 33%

For selection as Postman / Mail Guard – Total of Paper I & II

a) Unreserved: 40%

(b) OBC/EWS: 37%

(c) SC/STIPWD: 33%

a) Unreserved: 40%

(b) OBC/EWS: 37%

(c) SC/STIPWD: 33%

a) Unreserved: 60%

(b) OBC/EWS: 60%

(c) SC/STIPWD: 55%

(d) PWD (if not exempted for skill test):50%

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