NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
 (Fully owned by Govt. of India)
 Advertisement No. 03 /Grade A/2023-24 

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The last date for submission of the online applications, is : 23.09.2023

Recruitment to the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) 

Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS)  in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Candidates can apply only ON-LINE on NABARD website www.nabard.org between  02 September  2023 and  23  September 2023.  NABARD is an all India Apex Organization, wholly owned by Government of India and is an equal opportunity employer. 

Post: ASSISTANT MANAGER (RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKING SERVICE) 
Discipline: General, Computer/ Information Technology, Finance, Company Secretary , Civil Engineering , Electrical Engineering , Geo Informatics ,Forestry , Food Processing , Statistics , Mass Communication/Media Specialist 
No. of posts: 150, out of which 02 for Visually Impaired

Note for PWBD: 1. Visually Challenged (VC): Only those Visually Challenged persons who suffer from any one of the following conditions are eligible to apply. i. Total absence of sight. ii. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses. iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degrees or worse Applicants having low vision as defined under the Schedule - Specified Disability of RPWD Act 2016. 

Guidelines for Persons with Disabilities using a Scribe  
The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is adversely affected permanently for any reason can use their own scribe at their cost during the online examination, subject to limits as in (ii) and (iii) below. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

  i. The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.  ii. The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request will not be entertained.  iii. A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be a scribe for another candidate.  iv. The scribe may be from any academic stream. However for posts in disciplines other than "General", the scribe should be from an academic stream different from that prescribed for the post.  v. Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online examination and interview / final result. 
 vi. Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised.  vii. Only candidates registered for compensatory time will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based, it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.  viii. The candidate should opt for using scribe/ compensatory time only if they are eligible for availing these services/concessions as per the rules and guidelines of Government of India under RPWD Act, 2016 in this regard. 
The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No.16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi. x. During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the questions, the exam session will be terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently answered the questions. 

In addition to instructions applicable to PwBD candidates (who have disability of 40% or more), following rule will apply for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of Section 2(s) of the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing. 

The facility of scribe and/or compensatory time shall be granted solely to those having difficulty in writing subject to production of a certificate to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from the competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma at Appendix-I. ? The qualification of a scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking examination. The person opting for own scribe should submit details of the own scribe as per proforma at Appendix-II. 

Guidelines for Visually Impaired CandidateVisually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of examination.  Note:  Only  those  persons  with  benchmark  disabilities  would  be  eligible  for  reservation.  “Benchmark disability” means a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes the persons with disability, where disability has been defined in a measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. A  person  who wants  to  avail  benefit  of  reservation will  have  to  submit  a  disability  certificate  issued  by  a Competent Authority as per Government of India guidelines. Such certificate will be subject to verification/ re-verification as may be decided by the competent authority. 

The candidate can apply only for ONE Discipline of his / her choice. In case of multiple applications within disciplines,  only the last application submitted will be considered valid and fee against all other applications will be forfeited. 

PWBD candidates applying against Unreserved (UR) posts will not be eligible for relaxation in percentage in Educational Qualification. They may, however, be eligible for relaxation in Age and Fee.

Bachelor’s Degree in a particular discipline means that the candidate must have studied that discipline as main subject in respective degree course and it must be mentioned in the Degree Certificate issued by the University/Institute. 

Age: 21-30 years

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

The examination will be conducted online at the venues given in the respective call letters.  Kindly check your centre for the examination as the same may have been changed due to official convenience. 

No request for change of centre/venue/date/session for Examination shall be entertained. 

Application fee: rs. 150/- for PwD candidates.

Pay scale:  Rs. 44500 –  89150/-

HOW TO APPLY: 

Eligible applicants are required to apply online through website www.nabard.org.

 The application form should be filled in English only.

Candidates to go to the Bank’s website “ www.nabard.org/ career notices” , click on the option "APPLY HERE" which will open a new screen. 

Photograph & Signature Scan and Upload  IN CASE THE SIGNATURE OR FACE IN THE PHOTOGRAPH IS UNCLEAR, THE APPLICATION MAY BE REJECTED.  CANDIDATE MAY EDIT THE APPLICATION AND RE-UPLOAD THE PHOTOGRAPH/ SIGNATURE IN SUCH CASE. Photograph Image:  Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture.  The picture should be in colour, against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.  Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.  If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows. 
If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye".  If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.  Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face.  Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).  Size of file should be between 20kb-50kb.  Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the size of the file is more than 50KB, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning. 
Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration Image:    The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.  o Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)  o Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb for signature and 20kb - 50kb for left thumb impression. o Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb   The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink. o File type: jpg / jpeg o Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)  o File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB 

Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature o While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with separate  links  for  uploading  Photograph, signature, left  thumb  impression  and  hand written declaration   o Click  on  the  respective  link  “Upload Photograph / signature / Upload  left  thumb  impression  /  hand  written declaration”   o Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph / signature / left thumb impression / hand written declaration file has been saved.   o Select the file by clicking on it   o Click the ‘Open/Upload’  o If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed.  o Preview of the uploaded image will help to see the quality of the image. In case of unclear / smudged, the same may be re-uploaded to the expected clarity /quality.   

The applicants will have to reach the exam venue and appear for the online examination (Phase I and II), at their own cost. 

Only persons with permanent disability certificate are entitled for PWBD reservation.