Applications (App.) are invited for the posts 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.
Before applying, candidates should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria for the post. The Board would admit to the Written Examination ‘WE’ all the candidates applying for the post with the requisite fee (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 for interview will be cancelled.
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.
IMPORTANT DATES:-
Website Link Open- For On-Line Registration of Applications
08.05.2013 to 07.06.2013
Payment of Fees - On-Line
08.05.2013 to 07.06.2013
Payment of Fees at Bank Branches - Off-Line
10.05.2013 to 11.06.2013
1. RESEARCH OFFICER IN GRADE 'B' FOR DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC AND POLICY RESEARCH (DEPR):
(A) Job Requirements: To undertake research activities and participate in policy formation among others.
(B) Eligibility Criteria:
(I) Educational Qualifications (as on 01-05-2013):
Essential: (i) A Master's Degree in Economics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University/Institute; OR (ii) A Doctorate Degree in Economics with Master's Degree in any subject with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University / Institute.
Note: SC/ST/PWD candidates having second class with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years in Master's Degree examination or equivalent recognized qualification, are eligible to apply.
Preferential/Desirable Qualification: Research or teaching experience in Economics or publications in standard journals would be considered as an additional qualification.
2. RESEARCH OFFICERS IN GRADE 'B' FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT(DSIM):
(A) Job Requirements: To undertake collection, compilation, analysis and interpretation of data from various sources, undertake statistical analysis involving modern statistical/econometric models, empirical testing of data etc., to undertake conceptual and methodological studies on various types of statistics relating to money and banking, prices, saving and investment, national accounts, index numbers, etc., designing and organizing of large scale sample surveys and to undertake systems analysis and computer programme development and processing on the Bank's Computer Systems.
(B) Eligibility Criteria:
(I) Educational Qualifications (As on 01-05-2013):
Essential: (i) A Master's Degree in Statistics/Mathematical Statistics/Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years; OR (ii) Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years and one year post graduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an institute of repute; OR (iii) M.Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters/years.
NOTE: For PWD candidates, the minimum marks required in Master's Degree as in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above is 50% or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years.
Desirable: (i) Candidates with a Doctorate in topics related to above subjects will be given preference. (ii) Research or teaching experience and publication in standard journals will be considered as an additional qualification.
3. RAJBHASHA OFFICER IN GRADE 'A':
(A) Job requirements: (i) Translation from English into Hindi and vice-versa of various references, documents, manuals and other publications of the Bank and arranging for printing thereof. (ii) Implementation of Government instructions regarding use of Hindi and (iii) Administration of Hindi Teaching Scheme for the Bank's staff.
(B) Eligibility Criteria:
(I) Educational Qualifications (as on 01-05-2013):
Essential : (i) Second Class Master's Degree in Hindi/Hindi Translation, with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor's Degree level; OR (ii) Second Class Master's Degree in English with Hindi as one of the subjects at Bachelor's Degree level; OR (iii) Second Class Master's Degree in Sanskrit/Economics/Commerce with English and Hindi as subjects at Bachelor's Degree level (In lieu of a subject of Hindi at Bachelor's Degree level, one may have recognized Hindi qualification equivalent to a Bachelor's Degree); OR (iv) Master's Degree in both English and Hindi/Hindi Translation, of which one must be Second Class.
Desirable: Knowledge of bi-lingual word processing.
4. MANAGER (TECHNICAL – CIVIL) IN GRADE 'B':
(A) Eligibility Criteria :
(I) Educational Qualifications (as on 01-05-2013):
Essential: A Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years.
Desirable: Specialization in Structural Design, Public Health Engineering, Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering.
5. MANAGER (TECHNICAL – ELECTRICAL) IN GRADE 'B':
(A) Eligibility Criteria:
(I) Educational Qualifications (as on 01-05-2013):
Essential: A B.E./B. Tech Degree in Electrical Engineering or Electrical and Electronics Engineering with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years.
Desirable: Elective/course papers in power electronics, Programmable logic controllers, electronic measurements, communication theory.
6. NOTE: FOR EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (For all the above posts):
(i) 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, the undefined parameter(s)
(ii) Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks where awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.
(iii) Where the Aggregate Grade Point (CGPA/OGPA/CPI etc.) is awarded out of a number other than 10, it will be normalized out of 10 and computed as per item (i) above.
7. APPLICATION FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE) (For all the above posts):
`100/- (Rupees one hundred only) + Bank Charges as applicable. No fee is payable by SC/ST/PWD candidates. Fees are required to be paid only in the manner prescribed in this advertisement (item 12 below).
Fees once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.
8. EXAMINATION CENTRES (For all the above posts)
'WE' may be held at the following centres (Code Numbers indicated in the brackets)
Name of the centre Code No.
Ahmedabad (11)
Bangalore (12)
Bhopal (13)
Bhubaneshwar (14)
Kolkata (15)
Chandigarh (16)
Chennai (17)
Guwahati (18)
Hyderabad (19)
Jaipur (20)
Jammu (21)
Kanpur (22)
Kochi (23)
Lucknow (24)
Mumbai (25)
Nagpur (26)
New Delhi (27)
Patna (29)
Pune (30)
Thiruvananthapuram (31)
9. RELAXATION IN THE UPPER AGE LIMIT:
Upper age is relaxable by-
(a) Three years in the case of OBC candidates if the posts are reserved for them.
(b) Five years in the case of: i) SC/ST candidates if the posts are reserved for them ii) Ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or as a result of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with Employment Exchange, iii) Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers) provided applicants have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability or have been released on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidment, iv) Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues certificates that they would be released on selection within three months from the date of receipt of offer of appointment, v) Candidates who had ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of the State of Jammu and Kashmir between 1st January, 1980 and 31st December, 1989.
(c) 10 years for PWD (GEN); 13 years for PWD (OBC) and 15 years for PWD (SC/ST) candidates.
NOTE : CUMULATIVE AGE RELAXATION WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE EITHER UNDER THE ABOVE ITEMS OR IN COMBINATION WITH ANY OTHER ITEMS.
10. SERVICE CONDITIONS / CAREER PROSPECTS :
(i) Pay Scale:
(A) For Grade 'A' Officers: They will draw a starting basic pay of `17,100/-p.m. in the scale of `17,100- 1000(11)-28100-EB-1000(4)-32100-1100(1)-33200 applicable to Officers in Grade A. They will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family Allowance and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments are approximately `37,631/-
(B) For Grade 'B' Officers: They will draw a starting basic pay of `21,000/- p.m. in the scale of `21000- 1000-30000-EB-1000-32000-1100-36400 applicable to Officers in Grade B and they will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family allowance and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments are approximately `46,949/-.
Note: For candidates possessing very high academic or professional qualification / experience of significant value to the Bank , the Bank may, at its sole discretion, consider granting up to four advance increments. The Board, at its sole discretion, may consider requests for higher emoluments on account of higher qualification/special experience of value to the Bank at the interview stage only. Such information may be furnished in the Bio-data Form in the appropriate column. The number of maximum increments will be four. The Board/Bank will not entertain any request received after the interview.
11. GENERAL RULES / INSTRUCTIONS:
(i) If a candidate is eligible and desires to apply for more than one post, he/she should submit a separate On-Line application for each post with requisite fee (wherever applicable). The candidates have to apply in On-Line mode only. Before applying On-Line, a candidate will be required to have a valid E-mail ID (which should remain active during the entire recruitment process), scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given in item 14 below.
(ii) Candidates need not submit /send at any address, application printouts or any certificates or copies thereof at the time of On-Line application (No Off-line/hard copy of applications will be accepted). Their candidature will be considered on the strength of the information furnished in the On-Line application. If at any 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, his/her candidature/appointment will be cancelled/ terminated.
(iii) Fees sent in any other manner not prescribed in this advertisement and/or the application submitted without depositing the fee (unless exempted) would be rejected and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
(iv) All educational qualifications must have been obtained from recognized universities/institutions in India or abroad. If grades are awarded instead of marks, candidates should clearly indicate their numerical equivalent.
(v) Candidates should satisfy themselves about their eligibility for the post applied for. The Board would admit to the 'WE' all the candidates applying for the above posts with the requisite fee (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.
(vi) The Board shall not entertain requests from the candidates seeking advice about their eligibility to apply.
(vii) Candidates already in service of Govt./Quasi-Govt. Organisations and Public Sector Banks /Undertakings will have to produce a "No Objection Certificate' from their employer, at the time of Interview. Without 'NOC', no candidate shall be allowed to appear in the interview. However, before appointment in RBI, a proper discharge certificate from the employer will have to be produced.
(viii) The Admission Letters (AL) shall be sent only by E-mail to all the admitted candidates at their registered E-mail ID at the appropriate time but well before the 'WE' date. No hard copy of the AL will be sent by the Board. All such candidates will have to download / take a print out of their Admission Letter (AL) through their E-mail and must bring the AL (hard copy) on the day of examination(s) along with their recent pass-port size photograph (in original) which they have uploaded in their Application Form at the time of applying to the Board. No candidate shall be allowed to appear in the 'WE' without AL.
(ix) The list of admitted candidates for the 'WE' along with the time table (i.e. Date and Time of ‘WE’) will be displayed on RBI website (www.rbi.org.in) at the appropriate time. If the candidate does not receive Admission Letter (AL) for 'WE' through his/her mail / any other communication from the Board, he/she should contact the In-charge of the RBI Office during office hours, at the examination centre indicated in the application, alongwith duly signed passport size photograph, on any day starting from four days before the date of examination for necessary guidance. Failure to comply with above instructions will deprive the candidate of any claim for consideration.
(x) In all correspondence with the Board, if any, Roll Number indicated in (AL) must be quoted.
(xi) Candidates will have to appear for the 'WE' at their own expenses. However, candidates called for interview, will be reimbursed to and fro actual First Class (Non-AC)/II AC railway fare by the shortest route from the place of their residence/place of work to the place of interview whichever is nearer.
(xii) The posts are also open to the employees of RBI (Staff Candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria separately stipulated by the Bank and who apply On-line within the closing date.
(xiii) The Board does not furnish the mark-sheet to candidates. However, the 'WE' and Interview marks of the candidates may be available on the Bank's web-site in an interactive mode after the declaration of the final result.
(xiv) Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
(xv) In all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of examinations, interviews, assessment, prescribing minimum qualifying standards in 'WE' and interview, in relation to number of vacancies and communication of result, the Board's decision shall be final and binding on the candidates and no correspondence shall be entertained in this regard.
(xvi) Mobile phones, pagers, laptops, i-pads or any other communication devices are not allowed inside the premises, where the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions shall entail disqualification including ban from future examinations.
(xvii) Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai only.
12. HOW TO APPLY:
Candidates have to apply only On-Line through the Bank's website i.e. www.rbi.org.in from 08.05-2013 to 07.06.2013. Detailed instructions for applying On-line are available on the website. Candidates need not submit the system generated print out (hard copy) of the On-Line application to the Board's office.
Pre-Requisites for Applying On-line :
Before applying on-line, candidates should-
(i) Scan their photograph and signature as detailed under guidelines for scanning the photograph and signature in item 14 of the advertisement.
(ii) Keep the necessary details/documents ready if desired to make on-line payment of the requisite application fee (In case of Offline Payment i.e. CBS, candidates have to apply on-line, obtain a fee payment challan and then remit the necessary application fees).
(iii) Candidates should have a valid E-mail ID which should be kept active till the declaration of final result. This is essential for him/her in getting Admission Letter (AL) / Interview advice, etc. by E-mail. No change in E-mail ID will be entertained during the entire process of recruitment.
Application Fees are payable from 08.05.2013 to 07.06.2013 (On-line payment) and 10.05.2013 to 11.06.2013 (Off-line payment) both dates inclusive.
