India Post GDS Result / First Merit List 2026

India Post GDS Result / First Merit List 2026 — a result announcement — is summarised below. The key figures are an application window closing 14 February 2026 and a fee of ₹100 for unreserved candidates. Everything below — dates, eligibility, fee and the official links — is set out in the order you will need it.

Applications open on 31 January 2026 and close on 14 February 2026, giving candidates 15 days to complete the process. At 15 days this is a normal-length window, but the fee and upload steps are the ones that fail late, so leave a few days of margin. A correction window is listed ( 18-19 February 2026), so errors in the submitted form can be fixed within that period rather than by re-applying.

The upper age limit for unreserved candidates is 40 years.

SC / ST / PH and All Category Female are exempt from the application fee under this notification. All fee-paying categories are charged the same ₹100. Payment is accepted via offline bank challan. Pay only through the official portal linked on this page; the fee is normally non-refundable once the form is submitted.

Once you have your result, download and save the scorecard immediately — result portals for large recruitments are frequently taken offline weeks after publication, and the scorecard is required at document verification. Watch the same recruiting body for the next stage notice, which is usually published separately rather than as an update to the result page.