(Notification) Recruitment of Development Assistants/Development Assistants (Hindi) at NABARD - 2016

(Notification) Recruitment of Development Assistants/Development Assistants (Hindi) at NABARD - 2016

Applications are invited from eligible Indian Citizens for the post of Development Assistants in NABARD.

Post Details:

Post Name: Development Assistants/Development Assistants (Hindi)

Total No of Posts: 99

Pay Scale: Selected Candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs. 8,860/- per month (i.e. Rs. 8,040/- plus two advance increments admissible to graduates only) in the scale of Rs.8,040 – 410 – 9270 – 500 – 11,270 – 550 – 13,470 – 650 – 15,420 – 720 – 16,140 – 990 – 20,100 (20 years) and other allowances, viz. Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., as admissible from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments for Development Assistants is approximately Rs.24948/-. The pay scale is under revision.

Educational Qualifications (as on 31-07 -2016)

Development Assistant:

i) At least a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates) in the aggregate and the knowledge of word processing on Computer.

ii) A candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category should either be a graduate from a recognized University or should have passed the matriculation or its equivalent examination of the Armed Forces and rendered at least 15 years of defence service.

iii) Candidates applying for post in a particular state should be proficient in the language of the state i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language. Candidate should also be able to write and speak English.

Wherever, marks of the candidate are in percentile, they will have to submit a certificate indicating percentage equivalent to percentile from the concerned institution.

Development Assistant (Hindi)

i. Should be a Graduate with, minimum 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWD candidates), Hindi and English as subjects or Hindi as medium of instruction at Graduation level with English as compulsory subject or English as medium of instructions level with Hindi as a compulsory subject. Knowledge of computer operation is essential.

ii. Candidates applying for post in a particular state should be proficient in the language of the state i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the language. Candidate should also be able to write and speak English.

Wherever, marks of the candidate are in percentile, they will have to submit a certificate indicating percentage equivalent to percentile from the concerned institution.

Age (as on 31‐07‐2016):

Between 18 and 35 years. Candidates must have been born not earlier than 01-08- 1981 and not later than 31-07-1998 (both days inclusive) are only eligible to apply

Exam Syllabus:

The selection process will involve two phases viz. Preliminary and Main Exam. Both the exams will be held online. The details of the exams are as under :

Preliminary Exam

Sr. No Name of the Tests (Objective) No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
1 Test of English Language 40 40 Total 1 hour
2 Test of Numerical Ability 30 30
3 Test of Reasoning 30 30
  Total 100 100

Main Exam

Sr. No. Name of the Tests No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
1 Test of Reasoning 30 30 Composite time of 90 minutes for Objective Tests and 30 minutes for Descriptive Test
2 Quantitative Aptitude 30 30
3 General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development and banking) 50 50
4 Computer Knowledge 40 40
5 Test of English Language (Descriptive) Essay, Precis, Report / Letter Writing 50
  Total   200

Preliminary Exam for Development Assistant (Hindi)

For Development Assistants (Hindi), the examination pattern will be as follows:

Sr. No. Name of the Tests (objective) No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
1 Test of English Language 40 40 Total 1 hour
2 Test of Professional Knowledge (Hindi) 30 30
3 Test of Reasoning 30 30
  Total 100 100  

Main Exam

Sr. No. Name of the Tests No. of Questions Max. Marks Duration
1 Test of Reasoning 30 30 Composite time of 90 minutes for Objective Tests and 30 minutes for Descriptive Test
2 Test of Professional Knowledge (Hindi) 30 30
3 General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development and banking) 50 50
4 Computer Knowledge 40 40
5 Test of English Language (Descriptive) Essay, Precis, Report / Letter Writing 50
  Total   200

i. The above tests except English, will be available bilingually, i.e. in English and Hindi.
ii. A candidate has to qualify in each part of the Objective test separately. There will be negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.
iii. All the candidates satisfying the eligibility criteria will be called for online Preliminary Exam.
iv. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letter for examination from NABARD’s
website.
v. Final selection will be on the basis of candidate's performance in the online Main examination in the order of merit. The decision of the Bank in this regard will be final.

APPLICATION FEE

Category of Applicants Application Fee Communication Banking Charges etc. Total
For SC/ST/PWD/EXS - Rs. 50 Rs. 50
All others Rs. 400 Rs. 50 Rs. 450

iii. Staff candidates are exempted from payment of examination fee and intimation charges.
iv. Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application fees/intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate

How to Apply:

 DETAILED GUIDELINES/PROCEDURES FOR

A. APPLICATION REGISTRATION
B. PAYMENT OF FEES
C. PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE SCAN AND UPLOAD

Candidates can apply online only from 30 August 2016 to 20 September 2016 and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Important Dates:

  • Website Link Open 30 August 2016 to 20 September 2016
  • Payment of Online Examination Fees 30 August 2016 to 20 September 2016

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Courtesy: NABARD