NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT (NABARD)
Advertisement No. 1/Grade A/2024-25

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

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  https://www.nabard.org/auth/writereaddata/CareerNotices/2707240233final-...
Last date for receipt of online application: 15.08.2024

Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’  in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) /(Rajbhasha) Service in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Candidates can apply only ON-LINE on NABARD website www.nabard.org between 27 July 2024 and 15 August 2024. NABARD is an all India Apex Organization, wholly owned by Government of India and is an equal opportunity employer. 

Grade A (RDBS/Rajbhasha) – 2024

Post: Assistant Manager Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS)
Discipline: General, Chartered Accountant, Finance, Computer/ Information Technology, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Food Processing, Forestry, Plantation & Horticulture, Geo Informatics, Development Management, Statistics, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering/Science, Human Resource Management

No. of poss: 100, out of which 01 for Visually Impaired

Educational Qualification : A candidate can apply for Assistant Manager (RDBS/Rajbhasha) from among the options
given in Table-I (only one option). It is clarified that candidate applying for Asst. Manager (RDBS) - General cannot apply for another discipline and vice versa. Similarly, candidates applying for Asst. Manager (Rajbhasha) cannot apply for Asst. Manager (RDBS) and vice versa.

The candidate can apply only for ONE Post/Discipline of his / her choice. In case of multiple applications across or within disciplines for Grade A (RDBS), 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.

The candidate must possess the required educational qualification as on 01-07-2024. The result of final term / semester/ year examination of the required educational qualification must have been declared on or before 01-07-2024. In other words, candidates whose final year/semester results have been declared after 01-07-2024 are not eligible to apply

 In case the certificate of degree/diploma does not specify the field of specialization, the candidate will have to produce a certificate from the concerned university/college specifically mentioning the specialization.

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

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 Benchmark 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: 

The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost. 

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. 

A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be a scribe for another candidate. 

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.

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

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of twenty minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised.

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

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

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 ection 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 Candidates

Visually 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 twenty minutes for every hour of examination. 

PRE-RECRUITMENT TRAINING (PRT) FOR SC/ST/OBC/PWBD
CANDIDATES
The Bank arranges pre-examination training for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates, free of cost, in online mode. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWBD, who desire to avail of the pre-examination training, should invariably fill in the details in the relevant column while filling the ON-LINE application. Any subsequent request shall not be entertained. Further, no other mode of request shall be entertained. The pre-examination training would be held prior to Preliminary Examination. The exact date, time, etc., would be informed to the candidates in advance on their email given in the application. The training will be held subject to receipt of adequate number of requests. (Note: Training in Hindi will be held only if there are sufficient number of requests). By merely attending the pre-examination training, no candidate acquires any right to be selected in NABARD.

Intimation charges etc   Rs. 150/- .For SC/ ST/ PWBD

HOW TO APPLY:
Eligible applicants are required to apply online through website www.nabard.org. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. The application form should be filled in English only. Option for the use of Hindi language will be available for the Online/Main Examination/Interview

Before applying online, candidates should -
i. Scan their:
Photograph (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm)
Signature (with Black ink)
Left Thumb impression (on white paper with black or blue ink)
A handwritten declaration (on a white paper with black ink) (text given below) Ensuring that all these scanned documents adhere to the required specifications as given in the advertisement.

Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will not be accepted.

The left thumb impression should be properly scanned and not smudged. (If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his/her right thumb for applying)

The text for the hand written declaration is as follows –“I......................(Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.

The above mentioned handwritten declaration has to be in the candidate’s hand
writing and in English only. If it is written and uploaded by anybody else or in any other language, the application will be considered as invalid. (Visually Impaired candidates who cannot write may get the text of declaration typed and put their left hand thumb impression below the typed declaration and upload the document as per specification.)

Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make online payment of the requisite application fee/intimation charges.

Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no., which should be kept active till the completion of this Recruitment Process. Bank may send intimation to download call letters/upload biodata etc. through the registered e-mail ID. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID/mobile number, he/she should create/obtain his/her new e-mail ID and mobile no. before applying on-line and must maintain that email account and mobile number.

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.

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