GUIDELINES FOR COMMON WRITTEN EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT OF OFFICER SCALE-I, II & III AND OFFICE ASSISTANT (MULTIPURPOSE)

IN REGIONAL RURAL BANKS (RRBs) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------In terms of Government of India (GoI), Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services letter No. F.No.3/8/ !"!#$$% dated 3 Fe& !" , t'e met'odolo(y for cond)ct of *ommon +ritten ,-amination (*+,) for recr)itment of .fficers in Scale I, II, III and .ffice /ssistants (M)ltip)rpose) in $$%s t'ro)(' Instit)te of %an0in( 1ersonnel Selection (I%1S) 'as to &e finalised &y N/%/$D in cons)ltation 2it' GoI, I%1S and $$%s. /ccordin(ly, in cons)ltation 2it' GoI, I%1S, select $$%s and select sponsored &an0s , the guidelines for Common Written Examination (CWE) for Recruitment of Officers in Scale I, II, III and Office Assistant (Multipurpose) in RRBs have een finalised and the! are are as follo2s 4 Steps for conducting the CWE roadl! on the lines as eing follo"ed for #u lic $ector Ban%s ( 1S%s). 3'e salient feat)res of t'e ()idelines for *+,

1.

$$%s 'ave to (ive I%1S a mandate to cond)ct *+, for a partic)lar cadre on t'eir &e'alf. 3'is co)ld &e done &ased on a resol)tion of t'eir %oard citin( MoF direction dated appropriate reference to service re()lation. 3 Fe&r)ary !" , 2it'

2.

National %an0 for /(ric)lt)re and $)ral Development (N/%/$D) 2ill iss)e a 5General Notice6 on &e'alf of Government of India, for informin( t'e (eneral p)&lic t'at, t'ose aspirin( for a career in $$%s 'ave to ta0e t'e *ommon +ritten ,-amination cond)cted &y I%1S for recr)itment in $$%s.

3.

Separate *ommon +ritten ,-amination 2ill &e 'eld in eac' of t'e follo2in( cadres in $$%s4

(A)

Gro)p /

(i) .fficer 7)nior Mana(ement Scale I (ii) .fficer Middle Mana(ement Scale II 8 (iii) .fficer Middle Mana(ement Scale III. 3'ere 2ill &e a common paper for &ot' Generalist and Specialist cadres for .fficer Scale I. 3'e candidates, specialisation/professional 0no2led(e in respective area of specialisation 2ill &e verified t'ro)(' ori(inal certificates in t'e respective area of specialisation and t'ro)(' intervie2 at t'e time of appearin( for intervie2 . (B) Gro)p % 9 *lerical *adre (.ffice /ssistant# M)ltip)rpose)

(C) *andidates s'o)ld invaria&ly opt for only one post in Gro)p /. :o2ever, candidates can opt for Gro)p / and Gro)p % post, separately. 4. (A) (i) I%1S 2ill notify t'e *ommon +ritten ,-amination, stip)latin( minim)m eli(i&ility criteria in terms of a(e, ;)alification and e-perience (if any) as 2ell as t'e modalities of cond)ct of *+, and invite applications from aspirin( candidates to apply for *ommon +ritten ,-amination. *andidates 2ill &e advised in t'e notification to specify any one centre from t'e list of centres notified &y I%1S from 2'ic' 'e/s'e 2o)ld appear for *+,. &here shall e no restriction on the candidate to appear in the intervie" onl! in the RRBs located in the state "here he'she had appeared for CWE . :o2ever, t'e candidates may &e re;)ired to possess proficiency in t'e .fficial <an()a(e of t'e State/=3 for 2'ic' vacancies 'e/s'e 2is'es to apply, to &e eli(i&le as per t'e notifications of t'e 1articipatin( $$%. (or ensuring proficienc! in local language, the passing of )*th standard exam "ith local language as a su +ect, should e verified at the time of intervie" . 3'e re;)irement of proficiency in .fficial <an()a(e of a State/ =3 2ill also &e specified

&y eac' $$% in t'eir individ)al notification. 1reference to &e (iven to candidates 'avin( de(ree in specialised areas. 3'e 0no2led(e/a2areness of comp)ter 2ill &e treated as an added ;)alification 2'ic' 2ill &e stip)lated &y eac' $$% 2'en notifyin( for recr)itment for Scale I cadre. (ii) (or specialised cadres, the RRBs ma! use the scores of candidates ased on the exams conducted ! ,B#$ for #$Bs- ,n case RRBs recruit specialist officers for areas other than those conducted for #$Bs, mainl! in $cale ,, and $cale ,,,, ,B#$ ma! conduct common tests for such speciali.ed cadres(iii) 3'e &road feat)res of t'e e-amination and t'e eli(i&ility criteria are (iven in /nne-)re I and /nne-)re II, respectively. (B) ,-amination fee 2ill &e collected &y I%1S from candidates

applyin( for *+, at t'e rate prescri&ed &y I%1S from time to time. 3'e present rates c'ar(ed &y I%1S are as per /nne-)re#III. (C) 5. *+, 2ill &e cond)cted t2ice a year &y I%1S.

.ne $$% 2ill &e identified &y t'e N/%/$D as Nodal $$% for eac' State to coordinate t'e cond)ct of e-aminations in t'at State )nder t'eir c'ar(e. :o2ever, t'e ot'er remainin( $$%s in t'e State 2ill also &e involved to assist t'e desi(nated Nodal $$% in carryin( o)t smoot' cond)ct of t'e e-amination in coordination 2it' I%1S.

6.

I%1S 2ill arran(e to cond)ct 1re#,-amination 3rainin( (1,3) t'ro)(' an a(ency 2it' t'e s)pport of t'e Nodal $$% and t'e latter 2ill &e responsi&le for s)pervisin( and coordinatin( vario)s activities related to cond)ct of 1re#,-amination 3rainin(.

7.

(A) I%1S 2ill identify and finalise *entres for e-amination and 1re# ,-amination 3rainin( in cons)ltation 2it' Nodal $$%s. /t present e-aminations are cond)cted only in non#metropolitan centres 2'ere

t'e presence of $$%s is (reater. also &e incl)ded. (B)

:o2ever, in case of *+,,

metropolitan centres 2'ere $$%s 'ave 'ead;)arters/presence may

/ll t'e e-pendit)re inc)rred d)rin( t'e cond)ct of *+, and

pre#e-amination trainin(, 3/ / D/ of $$% staff involved in cond)ct of e-aminations/trainin( 2ill &e &orne &y I%1S and 2ill &e reim&)rsed to t'e respective $$%s . I%1S 2ill ma0e arran(ements to allot candidates, (enerate call letters, provide lin0 for candidates to do2nload call letters, develop tests and ot'er material and dispatc' t'e same to t'e concerned $$%s. /ll type of ;)eries of candidate appearin( in t'e *+, 2ill &e 'andled &y I%1S t'ro)(' a :elp Des0. !. ,-amination 2ill &e cond)cted &y desi(nated $$%s and t'e e-am material ( test ;)estion paper, ans2er s'eets etc) 2ill &e sent &ac0 to I%1S,immediately after t'e 2ritten e-amination. 1". I%1S 2ill process t'e +ritten ,-am 1apers and iss)e Score *ards to t'ose candidates ;)alifyin( (satisfyin( minim)m c)t#off points). In t'e Score *ard, information as re(ards candidates> name, State and centre of e-amination, social cate(ory, roll n)m&er, re(istration n)m&er and t'e score o&tained in eac' of t'e component tests and total scores 2ill &e availa&le. 3'e Score *ard 2ill &e valid for one year from t'e date of iss)e. 11. (A) S)&se;)ent to anno)ncement of res)lts of eac' *+,, $$%s 2ill notify t'eir vacancies prescri&in( eli(i&ility criteria, t'ro)(' advertisement in coordination 2it' I%1S. Modalities 2ill &e finalised &y I%1S and t'e concerned $$%. (B) $$% concerned 2ill &ear t'e cost of advertisement.

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*andidates meetin( 2it' t'e eli(i&ility criteria as stipulated

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RRB in their advertisement 2ill 'ave to apply on#line to s)c' $$%, (ivin( details incl)din( scores o&tained. ?alidation of scores and c'ec0in( of details of candidates 2ill &e done a)tomatically 2'en candidates lo( in to apply online to a partic)lar &an0. / lin0 2ill &e provided to eac' of $$% for t'e p)rpose for applicants re(istration. I%1S 2ill validate t'e scores and ot'er details of candidates and 2ill provide a s'ort list of candidates in respect of notified vacancies of a $$%. 13. For carryin( t'ro)(' t'e 2or0 relatin( to point no " , I%1S 2ill recover prescri&ed fees from t'e concerned $$%. 14. Intervie2 of t'e candidates 2'o 'ave sec)red minim)m ;)alifyin( mar0s in *+, in order of merit )pto t'e ratio as provided in $$% (/11$), !"! 2ill &e done &y a *ommittee constit)ted &y t'e concerned $$% as per t'e r)les i&id . 3'e n)m&er of selected candidates to &e empannelled for recr)itment s'all &e e;)al to t'e n)m&er of notified vacancies (s)&@ect to availa&ility ) in t'e order of merit prepared &y a((re(atin( t'e mar0s o&tained in *+, and intervie2. In addition, t'ereto, an additional panel of selected candidates not e-ceedin( A!B of t'e notified vacancies as may &e decided &y t'e %oard 2it' a minim)m of t2o candidates for eac' cate(ory, s'all &e dra2n )p to meet t'e e-i(encies. 15. /fter completion of intervie2 process, $$%s 2ill iss)e letters of appointment to t'e selected candidates. 16. $$%s may invaria&ly follo2 t'e proviso of $$% (/ppointment and 1romotion of .fficers and ,mployees) $)les, /ssistant (M)ltip)rpose). !"!, 2'ile ma0in( recr)itment / selection of .fficers in Scale I, II, III and .ffice