Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
Advt.No. 3A/2012-13

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.rbi.org.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 18 May  2013, page no. 16

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

Applications (App.) are invited for the posts mentioned below in Reserve Bank of India (RBI/Bank) from Indian citizens, citizens ofNepal 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.

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.

Posts:

1. Research Officer in Grade 'B' for Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR)
 No. of posts: 10, out of which 01 for VH
Pay Scale: 21000-36400

Job Requirements: To undertake research activities and participate in policy formation among others.

Educational Qualifications: 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.

Age: 21-30 years

Scheme of Selection:

Selection will be through Written Examination ('WE') and interview.

There are 3 papers for Written Examination. 'WE' will be held in the month of July/August 2013.

2. Research Officer in Grade 'B' for Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM)
No. of posts: 17, PwD can apply (VH, OH, HH)
Pay Scale: Rs. 21000-36400/-

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.

Educational Qualifications: 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.

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.

Age: 21-30 years

Scheme of Selection :

Selection will be through Written Examination ( WE ) and Interview. There are 3 papers for Written Examination 'WE' will be held in the month of July/August 2013.

3. Rajbhasha Officer in Grade 'A'
No. of posts: 06, PwD can apply (VH, OH,HH)
Pay Scale: Rs. 17,100-33200

Job requirements: (i) Translation from English into Hindi and vice-versa of various references, documents, manuals and otherpublications 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. Educational Qualifications: (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 inSanskrit/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.

Experience: Essential: At least three years' experience in coining of Glossary or English to Hindi translation and vice-versa in any National or State Level Weekly/Newspaper or any Government/Semi-Government Office or any autonomous body/undertaking etc.

Desirable: (i) Study of Sanskrit/any other modern Indian Language/Linguistics at Bachelor's Degree level (ii) Published literary work.

Age: No above 32 years

Scheme of Selection:

Selection will be through Written Examination ('WE') and interview.

'WE' will be held in the month of July/August 2013. The ‘WE’ will be of 3 hours duration and carrying 100 marks to assess the candidates' ability to undertake translation from Hindi to English and vice-versa and their knowledge of terminology in Hindi vis-à-vis English with greater emphasis on technical terms pertaining to Banking, Economics, Commerce and allied subjects and ability to express themselves in Hindi and English. The number of candidates to be called for interview will be decided by the Board. Final selection will be on the basis of performance in the ‘WE’ and interview taken together.

APPLICATION FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE):  No fee is payable by SC/ST/PWD candidates.

EXAMINATION CENTRES:

Name of the Centre and  Code No:

Ahmedabad:  (11), Bangalore:  (12), Bhopal:  (13), Bhubaneswar: (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)

Candidates can select only one centre and must indicate its name and code No. in the application.

Candidates admitted to the 'WE' will be intimated dates, time table and venue of ‘WE’ through Admission Letters (AL). The candidates should download their AL from their registered E-mail ID. No hard copy of the Admission Letter (AL) will be sent by post. Candidates will not be admitted to the 'WE' without the AL. Request for change of centre will not be entertained.

RELAXATION IN THE UPPER AGE LIMIT:

10 years for PWD (GEN); 13 years for PWD (OBC) and 15 years for PWD (SC/ST) candidates.

Selected candidates are liable to be posted and transferred anywhere in India.
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.

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 bank's website.

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).

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.

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.

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.

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.

Candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated on-line application forms after registering. But the print out of the application should not be sent to the Board.

In case of any difficulty experienced in submission of On-Line application and/or payment of fees, candidates may contact the helpline telephone No. 022- 29687111.