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Subject

Title of Books

Reference Books

Mode of Examination

1

Legislative Enactments and Post Office Regulations

Post Office Act, 1898

PO Manual-I

With Books

Pakistan Post Office Rules, 1961

Pakistan Postal Services Management Board Ordinance, 2002

Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Act, 1969.

Federal Employees benevolent fund & group insurance Act 1969 & Rules 1972

Federal Employees Benevolent Fund and Group Insurance Rules, 1972

A Manual of Benevolent and Group Insurance Benefits (Edition-2022)

Manual of Benevolent and Group Insurance Benefits

Post Office Manual Volume-IV

1. Appointments and Promotions
2. Departmental Promotion and Selection Committees
3. Recruitment Examinations and Fees
4. Transfer and Postings
5. Deputations
6. Recruitment and promotion of officers
7. Recruitment and promotion of officials

PO Manual-IV

Post Office Manual Volume-III (Schedule of Administrative Powers of Different Postal Authorities)

PO Manual-III

Schedule of Financial Powers of Different Postal Authorities

Handouts

Lease & Tenancy Policy of Pakistan Post

Lease & Tenancy policy

Philately Policy of Pakistan Post

Philately Policy

2

Establishment (Service Laws & Rules) - I

Civil Servants Act, 1973

PO Manual-IV

With Books excluding Secretariat Instructions 

Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973.

Handouts

Occupational Groups and Services (Probation, Training and Seniority), Rules, 1990

PO Manual-IV

Civil Servants (Seniority) Rules, 1993

Revised Leave Rules, 1980

Rules of Business, 1973

The Rules of business, 1973

Secretariat Instructions

Secretariat Instructions

3

Establishment (Service Laws & Rules) - II

Government Servants (Conduct) Rules, 1964

PO Manual-III

With Books excluding Civil Servants (E&D) Rules, 2020

Civil Servants (Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 2020

 Handouts 

Civil Servants (Appeal) Rules, 1977

 PO Manual-III

Civil Servants Promotion (BPS-18 to BPS-21) Rules, 2019

Handouts  

Post Office Volume-III (excluding schedule of administrative & financial powers)

PO Manual-III

Service Tribunals Act, 1973

PO Manual-III

Industrial Relations Act, 2012

Industrial Relations Act, 2012

4

Postal Operations – I

Post Office Manual Volume-V

• Definitions.
• Miscellaneous Rules (Mail and Sorting Department, Registration and Parcel Department, General, Disposal of Surplus Bags, Other Provisions regarding Bags.
• Investigations (General Rules, Cases of Highway Robbery, Cases of theft or loss, cases of fraud and misappropriation).
• Transmission of Mails under the weighment system.
• Complaints.
• Criminal Proceedings and Civil Suits.
• Forged, Counterfeit and Defaced Postal Stamps, Coins and Currency notes.

PO Manual – V

With Books

Post Office Manual Volume-VI (excluding Chapters 8, 9 & 9A)

• Miscellaneous Rules.
• Sorting Department (General Rules).
• Delivery Department (General Rules).
• Registration and Parcel Departments.
• Money Orders Department.
• Post Bags.
• Duties of Postmen, Village Postmen, Mail Peons, Letter Box Peon and Packers.

PO Manual – VI

Post Office Manual Volume-VII

• Miscellaneous Rules.
• General Rules for Sections and Mail Offices.
• Sorting Sections and Sorting Mail Offices.
• Primary and Secondary Sorting System.
• Transit Section and Transit Mail Offices.
• Record Offices.
• Porters and Van Peons.
• Inland Air Mail. 

PO Manual – VII

Post Office Manual Volume-VIII

• Heads of Circles.
• Superintendents.
• Assistant Superintendents of Post Offices.
• Assistant Superintendents, Mail, Sorting and Transportation.
• Town Inspectors of Post Offices, Overseer and Postmen.
• Supervisor in Mail Sorting and Transportation.
• Overseers.
• Stock Depots.
• Returned Letter Offices.
• Breaks and Accidents.

PO Manual – VIII

Branch Office Rules

• Preliminary Rules.
• Miscellaneous Rules.
• Stamps, Seals, Books and Forms.
• Receipt and Delivery of Mails.
• Dispatch of Mails.
• Special Rules for Branch Offices not authorized to perform Registration and Parcel Work independently.

Branch Office Rules

Post Office Guide (Excluding Section VI, VI-A, VII, VII-A, VII-B. VIII, & IX)

Post Office Guide

5

Postal Operations - II

Post Office Manual Volume-II

• Security Deposits.
• Stock
• Printing
• Contracts.
• Buildings.
• Miscellaneous Rules.

PO Manual-II

With Books

Post Office Manual Volume – IX

• Detailed Procedure of Postal Training. 

PO Manual-IX

Global Customer Service System Operational Guide (GCSS)

GCSS – User Manual

Concept of Advance Electronic data of items meant for international transmissions

WCO-UPU Postal Customs Guide

Utilization of Customs Declaration System (CDS)

Terminal Dues and Transit Charges

1. Module-I: Terminal Dues Rates
2. Module-II: Terminal Dues Accounting 

Handouts

Pakistan Post Express Mail Track & Trace System

Handouts

Pakistan Post Complaints Management System

Letter Post Manual

Letter Post Manual Foreign Post Manual Volume-I

Parcel Post Manual

Parcel Post Manual Foreign Post Manual Volume-II

EMS Operational Guide (Pakistan only)

EMS Operational Guide

6

Postal Accounts - I

Initial Account Code Volume-I

1. Chapter-1: General Principles and Rules
2. Chapter-2: General outline of the system of accounts
3. Chapter-3: Allocation of Expenditure between capital revenues Reserve Fund and working expenses
4. Chapter-4: Relations with Audit
5. Chapter-6: Supply of Stamps
6. Chapter-7: Cash
7. Chapter-8: Revenue Receipts
8. Chapter-9: Pay and allowances general rules
1. Chapter-13: Miscellaneous Charges
10. Chapter-22: Service and other Funds 

Initial Account Code Volume-I

With Books

Post and Telegraph Account Code

1. Chapter-1: General outline of the system of accounts
2. Chapter-4: Consolidation of Accounts
3. Chapter-6: Cost Calculation (Excluding portion pertaining to Saving Bank, Cash Certificates and PLI)
4. Chapter-7: Journal and Ledger
5. Chapter-9: Finance and Revenue Accounts
6. Chapter-10: Balance Sheet and verification of balances
7. Chapter-11: Capital Accounts

Post and Telegraph Account Code

Posts and Telegraph Audit Code Volume-II

Technical Audit Code (Postal)

Posts and Telegraph Audit Code Volume-II

Accounting Policies and Procedure Manual (APPM)

1. Chapter-4: Expenditures
2. Chapter-7: Financial Reporting Procedure
3. Chapter-8: Loss and Recoveries of Public Money
4. Chapter-9: Self Accounting Entities
5. Chapter-17: Assignment Accounts & Personal Ledger Accounts

Accounting Policies and Procedure Manual (APPM)

Civil Service Regulations (Pension Rules)

CSR

Supply of funds and other remittance transactions through National Bank of Pakistan (Revised Accounting Procedure issued by DAPPO)

Handouts

7

Postal Accounts - II

A Handbook for Drawing & Disbursing Officers.

A Handbook for Drawing & Disbursing Officers.

With Books

Fundamental and Supplementary Rules

FR&SR

General Provident Fund Rules

General Provident Fund Rules

Public Procurement Rules-2004

Public Procurement Rules-2004

E-Pak-Procurement Regulations,2023

E-Pak-Procurement Regulations,2023 

Public Finance Management Act, 2019

Public Finance Management Act, 2019

Chart of Accounts of PPOD and Federal Government

Handouts

Accounting Code for Self-Accounting Entities issued by AGP

Accounting Code for Self-Accounting Entities

Financial Management and Powers of Principal Accounting Officers Regulations,2021

Financial Management and Powers of Principal Accounting Officers Regulations,2021
(Handouts)

8

Civil and Criminal Laws – I

Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973

• Part-II – Chapter-1 – Fundamental Rights.
• Part-III – Chapter-3 – The Federal Government.
• Part-VI – Chapter-2 – Audit and Accounts.
• Part-VII, Judicature – Articles – 175, 176, 184, 185, 189, 192, 199, 201, 203, 204, 209, 210, 211, 212.
• Part-XII – Chapter-1 – Services.
• Part-XII – Chapter – 5 – Interpretation.

Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973

With Books

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

• Preliminary.
• Short title, Commencement and extent.
• Definitions.
• Part-I – Suits in General.

                  Sections – 9 – 12.

• Part-IV. Suits in Particular cases.

                  Sections – 79 – 80.

• Order-5 – Issue of Summons. Rule 1-8
• Order-19 – Affidavit.
• Order-27 – Suits by or against the Government or public officers in their official capacity. 

The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908

Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984

• Relevancy of Facts.
• Admissions.
• Statements by persons who cannot be called as witnesses.
• Statements made under Special Circumstances.
• How much of a statement is to be proved.
• Judgments of Courts of Justice when relevant.
• Opinions of third persons relevant.
• Character when relevant.
• Facts when need not be proved.
• Oral and documentary evidence.
• Public Documents.
• Production and effect of evidence.
• Estoppels.

Qanoon-e-Shahadat Order, 1984

Wafaqi Mohtasib ( Ombudsman) Order, 1983

A Compendium of laws & Rules

Right of Access to Information Act, 2017

Right of Access to Information Act, 2017

9

Civil and Criminal Laws – II

Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)-1860

• Chapter – I – Preamble.
• Chapter – II – General Explanations.
• Chapter – V – Of Abetment.
• Chapter – IX – Of Offences by or Relating to Public Servants.
• Chapter – XII – Of Offences relating to coin and Government Stamps.
• Chapter – XXI – Of defamation.
• Chapter – XXII – Of Criminal Intimidation.

Pakistan Penal Code (PPC)-1860

With Books

The Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) -1898

• Preliminary.
• Arrest, Escape and Retaking.
• Processes to compel Appearance.
• Processes to compel the production of documents and other movable property and for the discovery of persons wrongfully confined.
• Information to the police and their powers to  investigate.
• Summary Trials.
• Lunatics.
• Bails.
• Proceedings in case of certain Offences affecting the Administration of justice.
• Maintenance of Wives and Children.
• Directions of the Nature of Habeas Corpus.
• Public Prosecutor.
• Commissions for the examination of witnesses.
• Special Rules of Evidence.

The Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC) -1898

Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Act-1974

A Compendium of laws & Rules

National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Ordinance, 1999

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016

The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016

10

Management Studies

Professional Ethics

1. What are professional Ethics?
2. The required Skill Set
3. Dos and Don’ts of a professional
4. Setting up own professional ethics guidelines

Module Booklet

Without Books

Human Resource Management

Human Resource Development

Human Rights

1. What are human rights?
2. UN framework: Protect, Respect, Remedy
3. UN Human Rights Conventions
4. Human Rights under Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
5. The Action Plan for Human Rights by the Ministry of Human Rights in Pakistan (2016)
6. Study of various Human Rights Acts in Pakistan
   1. The Protection Against Harassment of Women at the workplace Act, 2010
   2. The Criminal Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021
7. Policy Initiatives and Implementation of Laws in Pakistan
   1. National Policy On Violence Against Women
   2. National Policy Framework on Human Rights
   3. Observance of 2% Disability Quota

Understanding Gender at Workplace

1. Introduction to Gender Studies
2. Gender and Development
3. Status of Women in Pakistan
4. Gender based violence in Pakistan
5. How to avoid gender discrimination and harassment at workplace?

Press and Media Handling Effectively

Effective Communication by Correct use of Language

Stress Management, Self-Motivation and Performance at workplace

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Development & E-Governance, Cyber Crimes

Emotional Stability Role & Impact in Professional life Ethics and General Etiquettes

Noting and Drafting