Recruitment to the post of Officers in Gr ‘B’
(General)-DR
1. Applications
(App.) are invited for the post mentioned below in Reserve Bank of India
(RBI/Bank) from Indian citizens, citizens of Nepal and subjects of Bhutan, Tibetan
refugees (who came over to India before 1st January 1962) and persons of Indian
origin who have migrated from Myanmar and Sri Lanka with the intention of
permanently settling in India and in whose favour Eligibility Certificates have
been issued by Government of India.
Number of Vacancies
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|||||
Post
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Unreserved
i.e., General
(GEN/UR)
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Scheduled
Castes (SC)
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Scheduled
Tribes (ST)
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Other
Backward
Classes (OBC)#
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TOTAL
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Officers in Grade
'B' (General)
– Direct
Recruitment - (DR)
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58
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15
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08
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36@
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117*
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# Candidates belonging to OBC
category but coming in the 'Creamy Layer' are not entitled to OBC reservation.
They should indicate their category as 'General (GEN)’.
* Out of 117 vacancies mentioned
above, 4 vacancies are reserved for candidates belonging to Persons with
Disability (PWD) category - one vacancy each for Orthopedically Handicapped
(OH), Hearing Impaired (HI) and two vacancies for Visually Handicapped (VH).
Persons with Disability may belong to any category - GEN/SC/ST/OBC.
Note for PWD candidates:
(1) The degree of disability
should be (i) Minimum 40% in case of Orthopaedically Handicapped persons, (ii)
Minimum 40% in case of Hearing Impaired- sense of hearing is non-functional for
ordinary purposes of life; do not hear, understand sounds at all even with
amplified speech; hearing loss more than 60 decibels in the better ear
(profound impairment) or total loss of hearing in both ears, and (iii) For
Visually Handicapped candidate either of the following conditions should be
fullfilled:
a. Total absence
of sight.
b. With visual acuity not exceeding
6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses.
c. With
limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees or worse.
(2) PWD candidates should possess
a latest certificate to this effect issued by an authorized Government of
India/ State Government Department/ Hospital.
(3) Within the overall notified
total vacancies, PWD candidates belonging to any of the three categories of
disability will be considered for selection, subject to their suitability, over
and above the vacancies, notified for PWD in this advertisement, in order to
clear the backlog of PWD vacancies.
(4) PWD candidates may belong to
any category (i.e. General/SC/ST/OBC). Reservation for PWD is horizontal and
within the overall vacancies for the post.
(5) Only following categories of
PWD are eligible to apply for this post:
i. OH candidates: OA - One arm
affected (Right or Left); BL – Both legs affected but not arms; OL – One leg affected
(Right or Left),
ii. HI candidates: PD - Partially Deaf; D – Deaf
iii. VH
candidates: B - Blind including colour blind; LV- Low Vision
(6) At the time of online and
written examination, only those PWD candidates who have physical limitation in
writing, including that of speed would be allowed the facility to use the
service of a scribe. In all such cases where a scribe/writer is used, the
following rules will apply:
i. The candidate
will have to arrange his/her own scribe/writer.
ii. The candidate will have to give
a suitable undertaking, in the prescribed format at the time of online and
written examination.
iii. Only those candidates who use
a scribe/writer shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes and/or
part thereof for every hour of the examination.
(7) Detailed instructions for PWD
candidates regarding availing services of scribe and allotment of extra time
will be made available at the time of uploading of Admission Letters.
Before applying, candidates should
ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the post. The Reserve
Bank of India Services Board, hereinafter referred to as ‘Board’, would admit
to the Examinations all the candidates applying for this post with the
requisite fee/intimation charges (wherever applicable) on the basis of the
information furnished in the ON-LINE application and shall determine their
eligibility only at the final stage i.e. interview stage. If at that stage, it
is found that any information furnished in the ON-LINE application is false/ incorrect
or if according to the Board, the candidate does not satisfy the eligibility
criteria for the post, his/ her candidature will be cancelled and he/she will
not be allowed to appear for interview.
Candidates are requested to apply only ON-LINE through Bank’s website
www.rbi.org.in No other mode for submission of application is available.
Helpline: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of
fee/intimation charges or receipt of Admission/call letter, queries may be made
at toll free helpline telephone no. 1800 22 23 66 (between 09:30 AM to 06:00 PM
on working days) or ibpso@ibps.in. Don’t forget to mention ‘RBI
Officer-Gr-B-(General)-DR’ in the subject of the email.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Website Link Open- For On-Line
Registration of Applications : 03/06/2014
to 23/06/2014
Payment of Fees /Intimation
Charges- ON LINE:
03/06/2014 to 23/06/2014
Payment of Fees/Intimation Charges
at Bank Branches (Off-Line): 05/06/2014
to 26/06/2014
2. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
(a) Age (as on 01/06/2014): Between 21 and 30 years
(candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/06/1984 and not later than
01/06/1993). For candidates possessing M.Phil. and Ph.D. qualification, upper
age limit will be 31 and 33 years respectively. For candidates having
experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public
Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is
relaxed to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a
maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed
33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be
reckoned. Refer item 5 below for relaxation in upper age limit for specified
categories.
(b) Educational Qualifications (as on 01/06/2014): i) A
First Class Bachelor's Degree with a minimum of 60% marks or an equivalent
grade, in aggregate of all semesters / years ; OR ii) A Second Class Master's
Degree with minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade, in aggregate of all
semesters / years; OR iii) A Doctorate Degree; with minimum of 50% marks or an
equivalent grade, in aggregate of all semesters / years in Master's Degree; OR
iv) Chartered/Cost Accountant/Company Secretary (ACS) with a Bachelor's Degree;
OR v) A Post Graduate Diploma in Management / MBA qualification from
institutions recognized by Government of India / University Grants Commission,
with Graduation / Bachelor’s Degree.
NOTE: (1) SC/ST/PWD candidates having second class with a minimum
of 50% marks or an equivalent grade, in aggregate of all semesters / years in
Bachelor's Degree examination: OR having a Post-graduate Degree or equivalent
recognized qualification, are eligible to apply.
(2) Some Universities/Institutes
do not award Class or percentage of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points
(e.g.CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.). In case University/Institute defines criteria for
conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the
same will be accepted. However, where the University/ Institute does not define
criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage
of marks, or not stating class in the degree certificates, the undefined parameter(s)
would be worked out as under:
Equivalent
CGPA/OGPA/CPI or similar
terminologies
allotted on a 10 point scale
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Class /
Division
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Aggregate
Percentage of Marks
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6.75
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I
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60%
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6.25
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II
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55%
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5.75
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III
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50%
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(c) Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through Examinations and
Interview. Examinations will be held in two phases [Phase-I ON-LINE Examination
(Objective Type) and Phase-II Written Examination (Descriptive type)] as under:
Depending on the number of candidates, the examination may
be held on some other days also. A candidate, however, has to appear for
examination on only one day. The date & venue on which a candidate has to
appear for examination will be specified in the Admission Letter (AL) to be
downloaded by the candidate. The ‘corrected-scores’ obtained by each of the
candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using
equipercentile method. The Paper consists tests of
i)
General Awareness
ii)
English Language
iii)
Quantitative Aptitude and
iv)
Reasoning, with composite time of 130 minutes.
Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an
Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to
download along with the Admission letter for examination from the RBI website.
Candidates have to secure minimum marks separately for each
test as well as aggregate, as prescribed by the Board. Candidates, who secure
minimum marks separately for each Test, as prescribed, will be shortlisted for
Phase-II of the Examination based on the aggregate marks obtained in the
Objective Test. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for
Phase-II of the Examination will be decided by the Board in relation to the
number of vacancies. Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted in Phase-I of the
On Line Examination (‘OE’) will be published on RBI website and a brief notice
thereof in leading newspapers in August/ September 2014
(II) Phase-II Written Examination (Descriptive Type): The
Phase-II Written Examination (WE) will be conducted in September/ October 2014
(tentative) only for those candidates who are shortlisted for the same. The
date and time-table will be intimated to the candidates concerned at the
appropriate time. The Examination will consist of three Descriptive Type papers
– (i)Paper I – English (ii) Paper II – Economic and Social Issues and (iii)
Paper III – Finance and Management. Each of these papers is of 3 hours duration
carrying 100 marks.
NOTE: Phase-I (except the test of English) and Papers II and
III of Phase-II will be set bilingually in Hindi and English. Phase-I will be
ONLINE (Objective Type) and only marking the correct choice is required.
However, Papers II and III of Phase-II can be answered either wholly in Hindi
or in English at the candidate's option..
Syllabus (Phase-II):
(i)
Paper I – English: Essay, Précis writing,
Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence.
(ii)
Paper II
– Economic and Social Issues: Growth and Development – Measurement of growth:
National Income and per capita income – Poverty Alleviation and Employment
Generation in India – Sustainable Development and Environmental issues.
Economic Reforms in India – Industrial and Labour Policy – Monetary and Fiscal
Policy – Privatisation – Role of Economic Planning. Globalization – Opening up
of the Indian Economy – Balance of Payments, Export-Import Policy –
International Economic Institutions – IMF and World Bank – WTO – Regional
Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India – Multiculturalism –
Demographic Trends – Urbanisation and Migration – Gender Issues – Social
Justice : Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged – Social
Movements – Indian Political System – Human Development – Social Sectors in
India, Health and Education.
(iii) Paper III – Finance and Management:
Finance :The Union Budget – Direct and Indirect taxes;
Non-tax sources of revenue; Outlays; New Measures; Financial Sector Reforms;
Capital Market, Money Market and Foreign Exchange Market; Stock Exchanges and
their Regulation; Capital Market Intermediaries and their Regulation; Role of
SEBI; Functions of the Money Market; Growth and Operation of the Money Market;
The Foreign Exchange Market; From FERA to FEMA; Exchange Rate Management;
Exchange Risk Management; Role of Banks and Financial Institutions in Economic
Development; Regulation of Banks and Financial Institutions; isinvestment in
Public Sector Units.
Management: Management: its nature and scope; The Management
Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The
Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader;
Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective
Leader. Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance
Appraisal – Potential appraisal and development – Feedback and Performance
Counseling – Career Planning – Training and Development – Rewards – Employee
Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How
Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of
Incentives in Building up Morale. Communication: Steps in the Communication
Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus
non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers
to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors
affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.
NOTE: (1) The above syllabus is only indicative and not
exhaustive. Keeping in view that candidates from different faculty backgrounds
apply for the post, the questions in Papers II and III will be basic in nature.
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