Reserve Bank of India Recruitment of Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha) Grade A 2012

The Reserve Bank of India is the central banking institution of India and controls the monetary policy of the rupee. The institution was established on 1 April 1935 during the British Raj in accordance with the provisions of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and plays an important part in the development strategy of the government. It invites application from eligible candidates for recruitment to the post of Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha).

Name of the Post and Number of Vacancies

Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha): 7 vacancies

Important Dates

• Last date for Online Submission of Applications: 24 February 2012 till 11.59 pm
• Last date for sending hardcopy of online application: 2 March 2012 till 6 pm
• Last date for sending hardcopy of online application (candidates from remote areas): 9 March 2012 till 6 pm
• Written Exam: 22 April 2012, Sunday

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

• Second Class Master's Degree in Hindi/Hindi Translation, with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor's Degree level OR
• Second Class Master's Degree in English with Hindi as one of the subjects at Bachelor's Degree level OR
• 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
• Master's Degree in both English and Hindi/Hindi Translation, of which one must be Second Class

Desirable Qualification: Knowledge of bi-lingual word processing.

Age limit (as on 1 January 2012): Maximum 30 years (32 years for candidates having PhD Qualification)

Application Fee: Application fee for General and OBC category candidate is Rs 100 and no fee will be charged from candidates belonging to SC/ ST/ PWD/ Ex-Servicemen category.

Fee is payable by Demand Draft favouring Reserve Bank of India and payable at Mumbai only. However, candidates from un-banked areas may pay fee by crossed Indian Postal Orders in favour of Reserve Bank of India payable at GPO, Mumbai. Candidates should write their Name and Address on the reverse of the Demand Draft.

Pay Scale: Basic Pay of Rs 17,100 per month in the scale of Rs 17,100-1000(11)-28100-EB-1000(4)-32100-1100(1)-33200. Initial monthly Gross emoluments are at Rs 30, 442. Cost to the Bank for Grade A Officers, posted at Mumbai, at the minimum of the scale excluding housing accommodation, works out to Rs 5, 75, 000.

Selection Procedure: The selection procedure will comprise of Written Examination and interview. The Written Examination (WE) will be of 3 hours duration and carrying 100 marks to assess the candidate's ability to undertake translation from Hindi to English and vice-versa and their knowledge of terminology in Hindi vis-a-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.

How to Apply

• Candidates can apply for the post either on the prescribed Application (OFF-LINE) or submit the application ON-LINE followed up by sending a printout (hardcopy) of the online application to the Board's office.
• The candidate can apply ON-LINE using the link/URL http://onlinedr.rbi.org.in/
• Candidates NEED to take a PRINTOUT (hard copy) of their ON-LINE Application after submission of the data through the system. A signed photograph must be pasted (not to be stapled) at the specified place on the printout and the candidate must sign on the printout of the application and attach DD or IPO.
• Candidates need to send the system generated print out (hard copy) of the ON-LINE Application to the Reserve Bank of India Services Board's Office (RBISB) by ordinary post.
• Candidates applying offline should download prescribed offline Application format from the website. It should be typed or neatly handwritten in Hindi or English on a good quality "White A- 4 size" paper. All the columns in the application (except PWD category and Fee, if not applicable) must be filled legibly or typed.
• OFF-LINE Application or printout of the ON-LINE Application (hard copy), have to be sent by ordinary post to "The General Manager, Reserve Bank of India Services Board, Post Bag No. 4618, Mumbai Central Post Office, Mumbai-400008". The cover should be super scribed as "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF AM (RAJBHASHA) IN GR. A". Offline Application in closed cover, may also be deposited in the box specially kept for the purpose at Reserve Bank of India, Opposite Mumbai Central Railway Station, Mumbai Central, Mumbai 400 008.

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