Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Office Attendant in
Group ‘C’ in the Subordinate Service in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural
Development (NABARD). Candidates can apply only ON-LINE on NABARD website
www.nabard.org between 25 December 2019 and 12 January 2020 NABARD
is an all India Apex Organization, wholly owned by Government of India and is equal
opportunity employer.
Before applying, candidates should read all the instructions carefully and
ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria for the post. NABARD
would admit candidates on the basis of the information furnished in the
ON-LINE application along with applicable requisite fee and shall verify
their eligibility at the stage of recruitment process / joining. If, at any
stage, it is found that any information furnished in the ON-LINE
application is false/ incorrect or if according to the Bank, the candidate
does not satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post, his/ her candidature
will be cancelled and he/she will not be allowed to join.
Candidates are requested to apply only ON-LINE through Bank’s website
www.nabard.org. No other mode of submission of application will be
accepted by NABARD.
Helpline: In case of any problem in filling up the form, payment of fee or
download of call letter, queries may be made at http://cgrs.ibps.in Don’t
forget to mention “NABARD Office Attendant Examination” in the subject
box of the email.
Important Dates / Timelines
Online Application Registration and
Payment of Online Fees/Intimation
Charges
25 December 2019 to
12 January 2020
Online Examination (Tentatively) February 2020
@ NABARD reserves the right to make change in the date of the
examination
The online links for download of call letter/information handout will be published on
our website, www.nabard.org-career notices. Candidates are advised to visit the
website regularly for updates, etc. during recruitment process.
NATIONAL BANK FOR AGRICULTURE
AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(Fully owned by Govt. of India)
Advertisement No.05/Office Attendant/2019-20
Recruitment to the post of Office Attendant in Subordinate Service
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Annexure – I
Table – 1
I. Vacancies & Reservation for the post of Office Attendant (OA)
SR
NO State/Office Total UR SC ST OBC EWS PWBD
#
EXS
EXS DISEXS
1 Andhra Pradesh @ 1 1
6 14 3
2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 1
3 Chhattisgarh 3 3
4 Goa 1 1
5 Gujarat 3 3
6 Haryana 5 4 1
7 Himachal Pradesh 1 1
8 Jammu & Kashmir 1 1
9 Karnataka 3 3
10
Karnataka
(BIRD Mangaluru) 2 2
11 Kerala 3 2 1
12
Maharashtra
(HO-Mumbai) @
23 7 8 6 2
13 Meghalaya 1 1
14 Mizoram 1 1
15 Nagaland 2 2
16 New Delhi 3 3
17 Odisha 2 1 1
18 Rajasthan @ 4 2 1 1
19 Telangana @ 2 1 1
20 Uttar Pradesh $ 8 6 2
21 Uttrakhand 2 2
22 Tripura 1 1
Total 73 48 1 9 13 2 6 14 3
PWBD # VI-01, MD-01, HI-02, LD – 02 (06 PWBD vacancies includes 2 carried forward
vacancies)
$ Includes 04 Vacancies at NBSC, Lucknow
@ includes backlog vacancies (01 OBC at AP, 8 ST & 6 OBC at HO Mumbai, 01 SC at
Rajasthan and 01 OBC at Telengana)
Abbreviations: SC – Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward
Classes, UR – Unreserved, EWS – Economically Weaker Section, PWBD-Persons with
Benchmark Disabilities, EXS-Ex-Servicemen, DIS-EXS -Disabled exservicemen/Dependents of ex-servicemen killed in action.
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(i) Reservation for PWBD/EXS is horizontal reservation and included in Statewise vacancies for various categories.
(ii) Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the ‘Creamy Layer’ are not
entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate the category as ‘General’
(Gen).
(iii) OBC applicants, availing reservation benefit will have to produce OBC
certificate issued after 31 March 2019 with Non-creamy layer clause as per Govt.
of India guidelines.
(iv) Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State only. The reservation
will be provided for candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PWBD/EXS/EWS
category as per extant Government of India instructions.
(v) The Bank reserves the right to change (cancel/modify/add) any of the
criteria/vacancies, method of selection, etc. at its discretion. Further, the Bank
also reserves right stall/cancel the recruitment partially/fully at any stage during
the selection process at its discretion.
Guidelines for Reserved Category Candidates:
a) Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PWBD) shall be applied @4%
of total vacancies, horizontally, within the overall State-wise vacancies earmarked for
various categories viz., UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS as per the Right to Persons with
Disabilities Act, 2016.
b) The candidates from PWBD category will be eligible for age relaxation and
exemption from payment of application fee. However, they will have to pay the
intimation charges.
c) Only ‘Persons with benchmark disability’ would be eligible for reservation with not
less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined
in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified disability
has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.
c) Reservation for EXS shall be applied @24.5% of total vacancies, which shall include
reservation of 4.5% for disabled Ex-Servicemen and dependents of Servicemen killed
in action, clubbed together, horizontally, within overall State-wise vacancies
earmarked for various categories viz., UR, SC, ST, OBC, EWS.
d) Reserved category candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC (Non Creamy Layer)/EWS
may apply against unreserved vacancies if vacancies have not been reserved for their
category in their State. However, they must fulfil the eligibility criteria for age and
educational qualification at par with unreserved candidates. They will, however, be
eligible for fee concession, where ever, applicable.
The reservation under various categories will be as per prevailing Government of India
guidelines at the time of finalization of result.
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II.A Reservation for PWBD
Category Type of
disability
Benchmark Disability No. of
Post(s)
A Visually
Challenged (VC)
Low Vision
(LV )
1
B Hearing
Impairment (HI)
Hard of Hearing
(HH)
2
C Locomotor
Disability (LD)
Locomotor Disability including
cerebral palsy, leprosy cured,
dwarfism, acid attack victims and
muscular dystrophy (LD, CP, LC,
DW, AAV, MD)
2
D Specific Learning Disability (SLD)
and Autism Spectrum Disorder
(ASD) 1
E Multiple Disability
(MD)
Multiple disabilities from amongst
persons under category (A) to (D)
above including deaf-blindness in the
posts identified for each disability
2. Definition:
i) Ex-Servicemen
Ex-Servicemen candidates should fulfil the criteria as per prevailing instructions laid
down by Govt. of India.
ii) Disabled Ex-Servicemen: Ex-Servicemen who while serving in Armed Forces
got disabled in operation against the enemy or in disturbed areas shall be treated as
Disabled Ex-Servicemen.
iii) Dependents of Servicemen killed in Action: Servicemen killed in the
following operations would be deemed to have been killed in action attributable to
Military Service (a) war (b) warlike operation or border skirmishes either with
Pakistan on cease fire line or any other country (c) Fighting against armed hostiles in
a counter insurgency environment viz. Nagaland, Mizoram, etc. (d) Serving with
peace-keeping mission abroad (e) Laying or clearance of mines including enemy mines
as also mine sweeping operation between one month before and three months after
conclusion of an operation (f) Frost-bite during actual operations or during the period
specified by the Government (g) Dealing with agitating Para-Military forces personnel
(h) IPKF Personnel killed during the operations in Sri Lanka.
Note:
a. Candidates, who are released / retired from Armed Forces, or who are likely to retire
/ get released on or before 31/12/2020 only are eligible to apply under this
recruitment. They will also be required to submit the release letter along-with a selfdeclaration at the time of joining NABARD that he/she is entitled to the benefits
admissible to Ex-servicemen in terms of Govt. of India Rules. Those candidates, who
have already completed their initial period of engagement and are on an extended
assignment are required to submit certificates to that effect. If selected, all such
candidates mentioned above, should get released and join NABARD on or before
31/01/2021.
b. The Territorial Army Personnel will be treated as Ex-Servicemen with effect from
15 November 1986.
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c. Benefit of reservation to an Ex Servicemen for purpose of re-employment in
Government job on civil side shall be available as per instructions contained in DoPT
OM NO. 36034/1/2014 Estt (Res) dated 14 September 2014.
d. Dependents of Servicemen killed in action are eligible for reservation. Reservation
@ 4.5% of the total vacancies will be provided for Disabled Ex-Servicemen and
dependents of Servicemen killed in action, clubbed together. First priority in the
matter of appointment will be given to the Disabled Ex-Servicemen and second
priority will be given to dependents of Defence Personnel killed in action or severely
disabled (with over 50% disability attributable to defence services). For the purpose of
this concession, the members of the family would include his widow, son, daughter or
his near relations who agree to support his family. The relaxation in upper age limit
and educational qualification available to Ex-servicemen/Disabled Ex-Servicemen
will not be available to Dependents of Servicemen killed in action or severely disabled.
iv) Persons With Benchmark Disabilities:
Definitions of disabilities applicable to various categories of disabilities as provided in
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (RPD) Act 2016 will be followed.
3. Guidelines for PWBD candidates using 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 conditions as in (i) and (ii) below. In all such cases
where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
a. The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost.
b. 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.
c. 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 may not be entertained.
d. A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be a scribe for another
candidate.
e. The scribe may be from any academic stream.
f. 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.
g. Pro-forma of undertaking is available on NABARD website www.nabard.org.
Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20
minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised.
h. 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 /
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she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory
time shall not be allowed such concessions.
(i) Guidelines for Candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral
palsy
A compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour or otherwise advised shall be
permitted for the candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where
dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the
performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment).
(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 20 minutes for every
hour.
• The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be
available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for
the examination.
A. Visual Impairment (VI): Only those Visually Impaired (VI) persons who suffer
from any one of the following conditions, after best correction, are eligible to apply.
(i) Low Vision:
(i) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200
(Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; OR
(ii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10
degree.
B. Hearing Impaired (HI):
Hard of Hearing: means person having 60 DB to 70 DB hearing loss in speech
frequencies in both ears.
C. Locomotor Disabilities (LD): A person’s inability to execute distinctive
activities associated with movement of self and objects resulting from affliction of
musculoskeletal or nervous system or both, including Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured,
Dwarfism, Muscular Dystrophy and Acid Attack Victims. Orthopedically challenged
persons are covered under Locomotors disability with following bench mark:
a. OA – One arm affected (Right or Left)
b. OL – One leg affected (Right or Left)
Persons with OA category should have normal bilateral hand functions.
(i). “Leprosy cured person” means a person who has been cured of leprosy but is
suffering from:
(a) Loss of sensation in hands or feet as well as loss of sensation and paresis in the eye
and eye-lid but with no manifest deformity;
(b) Manifest deformity and paresis but having sufficient mobility in their hands and
feet to enable them to engage in normal economic activity;
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(c) Extreme physical deformity as well as advanced age which prevents him/ her from
undertaking any gainful occupation, and the expression “leprosy cured” shall be
construed accordingly;
(ii) “Cerebral palsy” means a Group of non-progressive neurological conditions
affecting body movements and muscle coordination, caused by damage to one or more
specific areas of the brain, usually occurring before, during or shortly after birth;
(iii) “Dwarfism” means a medical or genetic condition resulting in an adult height
of 4 feet 10 inches (147 centimetres) or less;
(iv) “Muscular dystrophy” means a group of hereditary genetic muscle disease
that weakens the muscles that move the human body and persons with multiple
dystrophy have incorrect and missing information in their genes, which prevents them
from making the proteins they need for healthy muscles. It is characterised by
progressive skeletal muscle weakness, defects in muscle proteins, and the death of
muscle cells and tissue;
(v) “Acid attack victims” means a person disfigured due to violent assaults by
throwing of acid or similar corrosive substance.
D. Only those persons, who suffer from any one of the following types of disabilities,
are eligible to apply under this category:
(i) “Specific Learning Disability” (SLD) means a heterogeneous group of
conditions wherein there is a deficit in processing language, spoken or written, that
may manifest itself as a difficulty to comprehend, speak, read, write, spell, or to do
mathematical calculations and includes such conditions as perceptual disabilities,
dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, dyspraxia and developmental aphasia.
(ii) “Autism spectrum disorder” (ASD) means a neuro-developmental condition
typically appearing in the first three years of life that significantly affects a person’s
ability to communicate, understand relationships and relate to others, and is
frequently associated with unusual or stereotypical rituals or behaviours.
E. “Multiple Disabilities” means combination of two or more disabilities as
indicated below:
No. Disability No. Disability
1 Low-vision 10 Specific learning disabilities
2 Leprosy cured persons 11 Multiple sclerosis
3 Hearing impairment (hard of hearing) 12 Speech and language disability
4 Locomotor disability 13 Thalassemia
5 Dwarfism 14 Haemophilia
6 Autism spectrum disorder 15 Sickle cell disease
7 Cerebral palsy 16 Acid Attack victims
8 Muscular dystrophy 17 Parkinson’s disease
9 Chronic neurological conditions
Note: Only “person with bench mark disability” would be eligible for reservation with
not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been
defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where specified
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disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying
authority.
A person who wants to avail the benefit of reservation will have to submit a latest
Disability Certificate, on prescribed format, issued by Medical Authority or any other
notified Competent Authority (Certifying Authority) in the District of the applicant’s
residence as mentioned in the proof of residence in the application. The certificate
should be dated on or before last date of registration of application.
These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/
clarifications, if any, from time to time.
III. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Educational Qualification
(as on 01-12-2019)
i. A candidate should have passed 10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) from the
concerned State/UT coming under the State/Regional Office to which he/she is
applying. Such qualification should be from a recognized board.
ii. In addition to the above, the candidate should be a domicile of the
State/UT coming under the Regional Jurisdiction of the Regional
Office to which he/she is applying for. Bank reserves the right to call
for any valid document in support of domicile status of the
candidate.
iii. Candidates possessing Graduation and higher qualification are not
eligible to apply. The applicants will be required to give self-declaration in
this regard in online application/at the time of appointment and/or as
demanded by the Bank during the recruitment process.
iv. A candidate belonging to Ex-servicemen category should at least have passed
10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) and rendered at least 15 years of defence
service, provided they have not graduated outside the Armed Forces.
Note:
a) In case of multiple applications submitted by a candidate across State/s,
only the last application submitted will be considered valid and fee against
all other applications will be forfeited.
b) The candidate must possess the required educational qualification as on 01
December 2019. The result of 10th Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation)
examination of the required educational qualification must have been declared
on or before 01 December 2019. In other words, candidates whose 10th
Standard (S.S.C./Matriculation) results have been declared on or after 02
December 2019 are not eligible to apply.
IV. AGE (as on 01-12-2019)
The candidate must be between 18 and 30 years of age as on 01/12/2019, i.e.,
the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02/12/1989 and not later
than 01/12/2001 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply.
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Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit: Upper age limit will be relaxed as under:
Sr.
No
Category Relaxation in Age
(i) Scheduled Caste / Scheduled
Tribe
By 5 years, i.e. up to 35 years
(ii) Other Backward Classes (OBC) By 3 years, i.e. up to 33 years
(iii) Persons with Benchmark
Disabilities (PWBD)
By 10 years (GEN), 13 years (OBC) & 15 years
(SC/ST)
(iv) Ex‐Servicemen To the extent of service rendered by them in
Armed Forces plus an additional period of 3
years subject to maximum of 50 years
(v) Widows/divorced women/
women judicially separated who
are not re‐married
By 10 years
(vi) Candidates who had ordinarily
been domiciled in the State of
Jammu and Kashmir between 1st
January, 1980 and 31st December,
1989.
By 5 years
NOTE: Cumulative Age Relaxation will not be available either under the
above items or in combination with any other items.
Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary
certificate(s) at the time of document verification.
Caste Criteria:
Candidate’s seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC, shall have to produce a certificate in
the prescribed proforma ONLY, meant for appointment to posts under the
Government of India from the designated authority indicating clearly the candidate’s
caste, the Act/Order under which the caste is recognised as SC/ST/OBC and the
Village/Town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of. They must also ensure that the
name of their caste/community and its spelling in their caste/community certificate
should be exactly as mentioned in the lists notified by the central government from
time to time (for OBC category list of castes recognized by the Govt. of India as OBC
castes in the central list is available on the site www.ncbc.nic.in, for ST category the
list of caste for each state is available on the site www.ncst.nic.in and for SC category
the list of castes for each state is available on the site www.socialjustice.nic.in. A
certificate containing any variation in the caste name will not be accepted. Further the
OBC certificate should also clearly indicate that the candidate does not belong to
creamy layer as defined by the Government of India for applying to posts and services
under the Central Government.
The OBC claim of a candidate will be determined in relation to the State (or part of the
State) to which his/her father originally belongs. A candidate who has migrated from
one State (or part of the State) to another should, therefore, produce an OBC certificate
which should have been issued to him/her based on his/her father’s OBC certificate
from the State to which he (father) originally belongs.
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No change in the community status already indicated in the on-line application by a
candidate for this examination will be allowed. Candidates seeking age relaxation are
required to submit copies of necessary certificate(s) at the time of document
verification.
Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) : Persons who are not
covered under the scheme of reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has
gross annual income below Rs.8.00 lakh (Rupees eight lakh) and fulfilling
Government of India criteria for EWSs, are to be identified as EWSs for benefit of
reservation. Income shall also include income from all sources, i.e. salary, agriculture,
business, profession, etc. for the financial year prior to the year of application.
Also persons whose family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be
excluded from being identified as EWS, irrespective of the family income:
i. 5 acres of agricultural land and above;
ii. Residential flat of 1000 sq. ft. and above
iii. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified municipalities;
iv. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than the
notified municipalities
Reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) in recruitment is governed by
Office Memorandum no. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 of Department of
Personnel & Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievance & Pensions,
Government of India.
Disclaimer: “EWS vacancies are tentative and subject to further directives of
Government of India and outcome of any litigation. The appointment is provisional
and is subject to the income & Asset certificate being verified through the proper
channels.”
Benefit of reservation under EWS category can be availed upon production of an
‘Income and Asset Certificate’ issued by a Competent Authority on the format
prescribed by Government of India. Applicants, availing reservation benefit of EWS
will have to produce EWS certificate issued on or after 01 April 2019.
These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GoI guidelines/ clarifications, if any,
from time to time.
V. SELECTION PROCEDURE
A. The selection will be done on the basis of two phase Online Tests (as given
below) and Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
Preliminary Online Examination
Sr.
No.
Name of test
(objective)
No. of
questions
Maximum
Marks
Duration
1 Test of Reasoning 30 30 Composite
time of 90
minutes
2 English Language 30 30
3 General Awareness 30 30
4 Numerical Ability 30 30
Total 120 120
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Main Online Examination
Scheme of Examination :
i. The preliminary and main online tests except English/Hindi language, will be
available bilingually, i.e. in English and Hindi.
ii. The Preliminary Examination is only qualifying in nature and is meant to serve
as a screening test. Only those candidates who score sufficiently high in both,
individual tests & in aggregate, shall be shortlisted for Main Examination in the
calling ratio of maximum 1:25 based on the cut off arrived on performance of
the candidates in the examination. Similarly, only such candidates who score
the cut off marks or above in the Main Examination will be shortlisted for
selection.
iii. There will be penalty for wrong answers marked by the candidate. For every
wrong answer marked, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that
question will be deducted as penalty in examination.
iv. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an
Information Hand-out, which will be made available to the candidates for
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 and biometric verification. The decision
of the Bank in this regard will be final. Final Select list of the candidates who
have provisionally qualified for selection will be made available on the Bank’s
website. Appointment is subject to Verification of eligibility for the post and
information furnished in the online application.
vi. Candidates responses (answers) will be analysed with other candidates to
detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers. If in the analytical
procedure adopted in this regard, it is inferred/ concluded that the responses
have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/valid, your candidature
may be cancelled. Any candidate who is found copying or receiving or giving
assistance or engaging in any behaviour unbecoming of a candidate will not be
considered for assessment. The NABARD may take further action against such
candidates as deemed fit by it.
vii. A candidate who is or has been declared by NABARD guilty of impersonation
or of submitting fabricated document/s which have been tampered with or of
making statements which are incorrect or false or of suppressing material
information or otherwise resorting to any other irregular or improper means of
obtaining admission to examination or of using or attempting to use unfair
means in the examination hall or misbehaviour in the examination hall may be
debarred permanently or for a specified period.
Sr.
No.
Name of test
(objective)
No. of
questions
Maximum
Marks
Duration
1 Test of Reasoning 35 35 Composite
time of 120
minutes
2 Quantitative Aptitude 35 35
3 General Awareness 50 50
4 English Language 35 35
Total 150 150
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viii. Those who qualify for selection and produce 10th & 12th standard mark sheet/
certificate indicating the official language as one of the subjects will not be
subjected to any Language test. In case of others (qualified for selection and
waitlist), Language Proficiency Test will be conducted at respective Regional
Offices after provisional selection but before issue of offer letter. Candidates not
found to be proficient in official local language would be disqualified.
ix. LPT will be of Qualifying Type. The candidates provisionally selected/waitlisted
from the On-line Test will have to undergo a language proficiency test (LPT).
x. LPT will be conducted in the Official Language of the State (Regional Office)
concerned (Annex-II). Candidate not proficient in the Official/Local
Language would be disqualified.
xi. Other detailed information regarding the test will be given in an Information
Handout, which can be downloaded by the candidates from NABARD’s website
along with call letter.
xii. Roll No. of those candidates who have qualified for LPT on the basis of Online
test will be displayed on NABARD’s website. Date for LPT will also be displayed
on the website along with a brief notice thereof.
xiii. Final Selection will depend, on the performance in online test, qualifying in
LPT, Medical fitness, verification of certificates and Biometric Data, etc. to
the Bank’s satisfaction. Decision of the Bank in this regard, will be final.
Candidates applying to a State/Office should be proficient in the official
language/s (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the official
language/s) of the state/UT falling under that office as indicated
hereunder.
1) The applicants will be required to give self-declaration regarding proficiency in
the official language/s (i.e. know to read, write, speak and understand the
official language/s) of the state/UT falling under that office, in the online
application/at the time of appointment and/or as demanded by the Bank
during the recruitment process.
2) The Bank will conduct Language Proficiency Test (LPT) at any/all Offices. The
candidate/s will be required to pass the test, failing which his/her
candidature/appointment may be cancelled
3) Candidates who qualify and score the cut off marks or above in the examination
as decided by NABARD, shall be shortlisted for selection on merit.
Cut-offs may be applied in two stages : (i) On scores in individual tests,
(ii) On Total Score
Since the vacancies are earmarked State-wise, merit list of candidates
will be prepared State-wise.
Selection Process :
i. State wise merit list will be prepared for final selection. The marks
obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for
preparing the final merit list for selection. Only the marks obtained in Main
Examination (Phase-II) will be considered for the final merit list.
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ii. Resolution of Tie Cases:
In case of having equal marks in Examination, candidate with higher
educational qualification (undergraduate qualifications only) or in case of
similar qualification, candidate with higher marks in 12th /10th will be ranked
higher. In case of further tie-up, the candidate senior in age will be ranked
higher.
iii. Wait List: A wait list of up to 50% of vacancies (State-category wise) or subject
to minimum of three will be maintained. Candidates will be considered from
the waitlist against non-joining of select list candidates only. The validity of
panel will be for a period of one year from the date of approval of the selection
list by the Competent Authority or the declaration of the result for subsequent
recruitment of Office Attendant, whichever is earlier.
NOTE: With a view to overcoming the possibility of applicants seeking help of other
applicants during the online exam, the Bank would be analysing the responses of
applicants in the examination with other appeared applicants to detect patterns of
similarity of right and wrong answers. On the basis of such an analysis, if it is
suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/
valid, the Bank reserves the right to cancel the candidature of the suspected applicants.
Hence the applicants are advised in their own interest not to indulge in any unfair
practice in the exams.
BIOMETRIC DATA- Capturing and Verification
It has been decided to capture the biometric data (thumb impression or otherwise)
and photograph of the candidates on the day of Main Online Test before the
examination. This will be verified after the examination and during the day of LPT.
Further, this will also be verified subsequently.
Decision of the Biometric data verification authority with regard to its status (matched
or unmatched) shall be final and binding upon the candidates.
Candidates are requested to take care of the following points in order to ensure a
smooth process:
a) If fingers are coated (stamped ink/mehndi /coloured etc.), ensure to thoroughly
wash them so that coating is completely removed before the exam.
b) If fingers are dirty or dusty, ensure to wash them and dry them before the finger
print (biometric) is captured.
c) Ensure fingers of both hands are dry. If fingers are moist, wipe each finger to
dry them.
d) If the primary finger (left thumb) to be captured is injured/ damaged,
immediately notify the concerned authority in the test centre. In such cases
impression of other fingers etc. may be captured.
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VI. PRE-RECRUITMENT TRAINING (PRT) FOR SC/ST/OBC/PWBD
CANDIDATES
NABARD arranges pre-recruitment training at certain centres for a limited number of
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates as per the guidelines issued by Government of India
in this regard. Candidates belonging to the above categories who desire to avail of such
training may write to the Regional Office of NABARD in his / her State / HO, Mumbai.
Candidates opting for pre-recruitment training will be intimated about the training by
the concerned Regional Office. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging
etc. will have to be borne by the candidates for attending the Pre-recruitment Training
programme at the concerned Pre-recruitment Training Centre. Depending upon the
response and administrative feasibility, the right to drop any of the pre-recruitment
training centre/s and/ or add some other Centre/s and/ or make alternate
arrangements is reserved. Format of the Application for pre examination training is
available on NABARD website www.nabard.org. The applications for pre-recruitment
training should reach our offices on or before 14 January 2020.
Addresses of NABARD offices where the applications may be sent:
1. Andhra Pradesh Regional Office, NABARD, 1-1-61, RTC Cross Roads,
Musheerabad, Hyderabad 500 020.
2. Arunachal Pradesh Regional Office, NABARD, Bank Tinali VIP Road, Post Box
No. 133, Itanagar – 791111 Arunachal Pradesh
3. Chhatisgarh Regional Office, NABARD, Ananya, Plot No.01, Sector-24
Opposite Central Park, Atal Nagar, Nava Raipur-492101 Chhattisgarh
4. Goa Regional Office, NABARD, Nizari Bhavan Menezes Braganza Road Panaji –
403 001 Goa
5. Gujarat Regional Office, NABARD Tower, Opp. Municipal Garden, Usmanpura,
Ahmedabad 380013.
6. Haryana Regional Office, Plot. No. 3, Sector 34-A Post Box No. 7 Chandigarh –
160 022
7. Himachal Pradesh Regional Office, Block No. 32 S D A Commercial Complex,
Dev Nagar, Kasumpati Shimla – 171 009 – Himachal Pradesh
8. Jammu & Kashmir Regional Office, Railway Road Railhead Complex, Near
Saraswati Dham, Jammu – 180012 Jammu & Kashmir
9. Karnataka Regional Office, NABARD Towers, 46 K G Road, Bangalore 560 009.
10. Bankers Institute of Rural Development Mangalore, BIRD Campus, Behind
Govt. Polytechnic for Women, Krishna nagar Road, Bondel, Mangalore 575 008
11. Kerala Regional Office, Punnen Road, Statue Thiruvananthapuram – 695 039
Kerala
12. Head Office, NABARD, C-24/ G Block, BandraKurla Complex, Bandra East,
Mumbai -400 051.
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13. Meghalaya Regional Office, NABARD, ‘U’ PheitKharmihpen Building, 2nd and
3rd floor, Plot No. 28(2) Dhankheti, Shillong-793003
14. Mizoram Regional Office, NABARD, Ramhlun Road (North), Bawngkawn,
Aizawl, Mizoram – 796012
15. Nagaland Regional Office, NABARD, 4th Floor, West Wing Administrative NSCB
Building, Kher Mahal, Circular Road, Dimapur, Nagaland – 797112
16. New Delhi Regional Office, 24 Rajendra Place, New Delhi – 110 008 New Delhi
17. Odisha Regional Office, Ankur 2/1, Nayapalli Civic Centre, Post Box 179,
Bhubneswar – 751015 Odisha
18. Rajasthan Regional Office, NABARD, 3 Nehru Place, Tonk Road Jaipur 302015
19. Telengana Regional Office, NABARD, 1-1-61, RTC Cross Roads, Musheerabad,
Hyderabad 500020
20.Uttar Pradesh Regional NABARD, VipinKhand, Gomtinagar, Lucknow 226010.
21. Uttrakhand Regional Office, NABARD, 42, IT Park, Sahastradhara Road,
Dehradun 248013.
22.Tripura Regional Office, NABARD, Shilpa Nigam Bhawan, Ground Floor, P.O.
Kunjaban, Post Box. No. 9, Khejur Bagan, Agartala, Tripura – 799006
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FORM OF APPLICATION FOR TRAINING
The Chief General Manager Place:
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Date:
Human Resources Management Department
**_______________________
Dear Sir,
Pre-examination Training – Office Attendant in Group C
I have applied for the above post. My Registration No. / Roll Number is
………………………….. You are requested to register my name for training in English /
Hindi medium. I enclose an attested copy of the caste / physically challenged
certificate and copy of fee receipt in respect of payment made by me. I note that I will
have to make my own arrangement for stay and meet all my expenses. I also note that
undergoing the training will not confer on me any right to be called for the examination
or for recruitment in the Bank’s service.
Yours faithfully,
(Signature)
Name and Address
Email ID
Mobile No.
Encl: Attested Copy of Caste/Physically Challenged certificate/fee receipt
$ Delete inapplicable.
(Note: Training in Hindi will be held only if there are sufficient number of requests).
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VII. EXAMINATION CENTRES
1) The Online Examination will be conducted at various venues across the states
as indicated in Annexure – III. Candidates will have to opt for a centre within
the same state, they have applied for.
2) The Main Exam will be held at any place(s) in the concerned State. However, in
case of any unforeseen infrastructural issues, centres would be shifted
/combined/merged elsewhere.
3) NABARD, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination centre/s
and/ or add some other center/s, depending upon the number of candidates
opting, administrative feasibility, etc.
4) The examination will be conducted online at the venues given in the respective
call letters.
5) No request for change of centre/venue/date/session for Examination shall be
entertained.
6) NABARD, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the Examination
Centres and/ or add some other Centres, at its discretion, depending upon the
response, administrative feasibility, etc.
7) NABARD also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any centre other than
the one he/she has opted for.
8) Candidate will appear for the examination at the Examination Centre at
his/her own risk and expenses and NABARD will not be responsible for any
injury or losses etc. of any nature.
9) Choice of centre once exercised by the candidate will be final.
If sufficient number of candidates do not opt for a particular centre for “Online”
examination, NABARD reserves the right to allot any other adjacent centre to those
candidates OR if the number of candidates is more than the capacity available for
online exam for a centre, NABARD reserves the right to allot any other centre to the
candidates.
If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions
will be equated to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test
batteries used across sessions. More than one session are required if the nodes
capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any centre or for any
candidate.
Note: Choice of Centre by candidates for Examinations must be indicated in the
online application. A final decision on the number of centres for Examination will be
taken by NABARD, based on the availability of adequate number of candidates. In the
event of cancellation of Examination at any centre, NABARD may at its discretion allot
an alternative centre to the concerned candidates. Admission Letters (AL) for the
online Examination should be downloaded by the candidates from the link provided
in the Bank’s website i.e. www.nabard.org at an appropriate time. Candidates will not
be admitted to the examinations without the Admission Letters.
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The possibility of occurrence of some problem in administration of the examination
cannot be ruled out completely which may impact test delivery and/or result from
being generated. In such an eventuality, every effort will be made to rectify the
problem, which may include shifting the candidates to the other centres or conduct of
the examination, afresh, if considered necessary. Decision of NABARD in this regard
shall be final. Candidates not willing to accept such change shall loose his / her
candidature for this exam.
IX. EMOLUMENTS AND SERVICE CONDITIONS
(a) Pay Scale: Selected candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs.10940/-
p.m. in the scale of Rs.10940-380(4)-12460-440(3)-13780-520(3)-15340-
690(2)-16720-860(4)-20160-1180(3)-23700 applicable to Office Attendants in
Group ‘C’ and they will be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory
Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and Grade Allowance as per rules in force
from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments are
approximately Rs. 24000/-
(b) Perquisites : The available perquisites include NABARD’s residential
accommodation subject to availability, reimbursement of petrol for vehicle for
official purpose, Newspaper, Book Grant, Allowance for furnishing of residence,
etc., as per eligibility, dispensary facility besides reimbursement of medical
expenses for OPD treatment/hospitalization as per eligibility; Interest free
Festival Advance, Leave Travel Concession (once in two years for self, spouse
and eligible dependents). Loans and Advances at concessional rates of interest
for Housing, Car, Education, Consumer Articles, Personal Computer, etc. The
candidates selected for the post will be governed by the Defined Contribution
New Pension Scheme, in addition to the benefit of Gratuity and Optional Group
Term Insurance Plan.
(c) Initial appointment of a selected applicant will be on probation for a period of
06 months, which may, at the Bank’s discretion, be extended for a further
maximum period of 06 months.
(d) Selected candidates will be initially posted in NABARD’s Head Office/Regional
office for which they have applied.
7. How to Apply
Detailed Guidelines / Procedure for
A. Application Registration
B. Payment of Fee
C. Documents Scan and Upload
Candidates can apply online only from 25 December 2019 to 12 January
2020 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED BEFORE REGISTRATION
Before applying online, candidates should –
I. Scan their :
Photograph (4.5 cm x 3.5 cm)
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Signature (with black ink)
Left thumb impression (on white paper with black or blue ink)
A hand written 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 this advertisement.
II. Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted.
III. 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)
IV. 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.”
V. The above mentioned hand written 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.
(In case of 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.)
VI. Keep the necessary details/ documents ready to make Online Payment of the
requisite application fee/ intimation charges.
VII. 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 for the Examination
etc. through the registered email 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.
APPLICATION FEE / INTIMATION CHARGES (NON-REFUNDABLE)
Payment of Fee online : (from 25 December 2019 to 12 January 2020)
Application fee (exclusive of applicable GST) for the post of would be as under:
Category of
Applicants
Application
Fee
Intimation Charges,
etc.
Total
Fee
For SC/ST/PWBD/EXS – Rs. 50 Rs. 50
All others Rs. 400 Rs. 50 Rs. 450
i. GST and Bank Transaction charges for Online Payment of application
fee/intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.
A. Application Registration
1. Candidates to visit the NABARD’s website www.nabard.org– career
notices click on the option “APPLY ONLINE” which will open a new
screen.
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2. To register application, choose the tab “Click here for New
Registration” and enter Name, Contact details and Email-id. A
Provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated by the
system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the
Provisional Registration Number and Password. An Email & SMS
indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also
be sent.
3. In case the candidate is unable to complete the application form in one
go, he / she can save the data already entered by choosing “SAVE AND
NEXT” tab. Prior to submission of the online application candidates are
advised to use the “SAVE AND NEXT” facility to verify the details in the
online application form and modify the same if required. Visually
Impaired candidates should fill the application form carefully and
verify/ get the details verified to ensure that the same are correct prior
to final submission.
4. Candidates are advised to carefully fill and verify the details filled in the
online application themselves as no change will be possible/ entertained
after clicking the FINAL SUBMIT BUTTON.
5. The Name of the candidate or his /her Father/ Husband etc. should be
spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the Certificates/ Mark
sheets/Identity proof. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the
candidature.
6. Validate your details and Save your application by clicking the ‘Validate
your details’ and ‘Save & Next’ button.
7. Candidates can proceed to upload Photo & Signature as per the
specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of
Photograph and Signature detailed under point “C”.
8. Candidates can proceed to fill other details of the Application Form.
9. Click on the Preview Tab to preview and verify the entire application
form before FINAL SUBMIT.
10. Modify details, if required, and click on ‘FINAL SUBMIT’ ONLY after
verifying and ensuring that the photograph, signature uploaded and
other details filled by you are correct.
11. Click on ‘Payment’ Tab and proceed for payment.
12. Click on ‘Submit’ button.
B. Payment of Fee
Online Mode
1. The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the
payment process can be completed by following the instructions.
2. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards
(RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking,
IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
3. After submitting your payment information in the online application
form, PLEASE WAIT FOR THE INTIMATION FROM THE SERVER. DO
NOT PRESS BACK OR REFRESH BUTTON IN ORDER TO AVOID
DOUBLE CHARGE
4. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-Receipt will be
generated.
5. Non-generation of ‘E-Receipt’ indicates PAYMENT FAILURE. On failure
of payment, Candidates are advised to login again using their Provisional
Registration Number and Password and repeat the process of payment.
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6. Candidates are required to take a printout of the e-Receipt and
online Application Form. Please note that if the same cannot be
generated, online transaction may not have been successful.
7. For Credit Card users: All charges are listed in Indian Rupee. If you use
a non-Indian credit card, your bank will convert to your local currency
based on prevailing exchange rates.
8. To ensure the security of your data, please close the browser window
once your transaction is completed.
9. There is facility to print application form containing fee
details after payment of fees.
C. Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Documents
Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital)
image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given
below:
Photograph Image:
Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture.
Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured,
preferably white background.
Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.
If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place
yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no
harsh shadows.
If you have to use flash, ensure there’s no “red-eye”.
If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes
can be clearly seen.
Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is
allowed but it must not cover your face.
Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred).
Size of file should be between 20kb-50kb.
Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50KB. If the
size of the file is more than 50KB, then adjust the settings of the scanner
such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of
scanning.
If the photo is not uploaded at the place of Photo Admission for
Examination will be rejected/denied. Candidate him/herself will be
responsible for the same.
Candidate should also ensure that photo is uploaded at the place of photo
and signature at the place of signature. If photo in place of photo and
signature in place of signature is not uploaded properly, candidate will
not be allowed to appear for the exam.
Candidate must ensure that Photo to be uploaded is of required size and
the face should be clearly visible.
Signature, left thumb impression and hand-written declaration
Image:
The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with
black or blue ink.
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The applicant has to write the declaration in English clearly on the white
paper with black ink.
The signature, left thumb impression and the hand written declaration
should be of the applicant and not by any other person.
The signature will be used to put on the Call Letter and wherever
necessary.
If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed
at the time of the examination, does not match the signature uploaded,
the applicant will be disqualified.
Dimensions – 140 x 60 pixels (preferred).
Size of file should be between 10kb —20kb for signature & 20 kb – 50 kb
left thumb impression
For handwritten declaration, size of file should be 50 kb – 100 kb
Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20KB for
signature & 50 KB for left thumb impression and 100 KB (for hand
written declaration).
Signature/Hand Written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT
be accepted.
Scanning the Documents :
Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch).
Set Colour to True Colour.
File Size as specified above.
Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the photograph/signature/
left thumb impression/hand written declaration, then use the upload
editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).
The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is:
image01 .jpg or image01 .jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by
listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.
Candidates using MS Windows/MS Office can easily obtain documents
in .jpeg format not exceeding 50KB for photograph and 100KB for hand
written declaration & 20KB for signature and 50 KB for left thumb
impression by using MS Paint or MS Office Picture Manager. Scanned
documents in any format can be saved in .jpg format by using ‘Save As’
option in the File menu and size can be reduced below 50KB for
photograph and 100 KB for hand written declaration & 20KB for
signature and 50 KB for left thumb impression by using crop and then
resize option [Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the pixel size] in the
‘Image’ menu. Similar options are available in other photo editor also.
If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message
will be displayed.
While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with
a link to upload his/her photograph, signature, left thumb impression & hand
written declaration.
Procedure for Uploading the Documents
There will be separate links for uploading Photograph, signature, left
thumb impression and hand written declaration.
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Click on the respective link “Upload Photograph / Signature/left thumb
impression/ hand written declaration”.
Browse & Select the location where the Scanned Photo/ Signature/left
thumb impression/ hand written declaration file has been saved.
Select the file by clicking on it.
Click the ‘Open/Upload’ button
Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your Photograph,
signature, left thumb impression and hand written declaration as specified.
Note :
1) In case the face in the photograph or signature or left thumb impression or the
hand written declaration is unclear/ smudged the candidate’s application may
be rejected.
2) After uploading the Photograph/signature/left thumb impression/ hand
written declaration in the online application form candidates should check that
the images are clear and have been uploaded correctly. In case the photograph
or signature or left thumb impression or the hand written declaration is not
prominently visible, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload
his/her photograph or signature, prior to submitting the form.
3) After registering online, candidates are advised to take a printout of their
system generated online application forms.
Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing
date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee to avoid the possibility of
disconnection/inability/failure to log on the NABARD’s website on account of heavy
load on internet/website jam.
NABARD does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to
submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or
for any other reason beyond the control of NABARD.
Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application shall be binding on
the candidate personally and he/she shall be liable for prosecution/ civil consequences
in case the information/ details furnished by him/ her are found to be false at a later
stage.
ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT /
USE OF UNFAIR MEANS
Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any
particulars that are false, tampered with or fabricated and should not suppress any
material information while submitting online application. At the time of
examination or subsequent procedure, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of:
i. using unfair means or
ii. impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or
iii. misbehaving in the examination/ interview hall or disclosing, publishing,
reproducing, transmitting, storing or facilitating transmission and storage of
contents of the test(s) or any information therein in whole or part thereof in any
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form or by any means, verbal or written, electronically or mechanically for any
purpose or
iv. resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her
candidature or
v. obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, or
vi. carrying mobile phones or similar electronic devices of communication in the
examination/ interview hall, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering
himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable :
a. to be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a
candidate
b. to be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any
examination conducted by bank
c. for termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.
8. BIOMETRIC DATA – Capturing and Verification
The biometric data (thumb impression) and the photograph of the candidates will be
captured on the day of Main Examination which will be verified at subsequent stages
of recruitment/appointment. Decision of the Biometric data verification authority
with regard to its status (matched or mismatched) shall be final and binding upon the
candidates.
Candidates are requested to take care of the following points in order to ensure a
smooth biometric verification:
If fingers are coated (stamped ink/mehandi/coloured, etc.), ensure to
thoroughly wash them so that coating is completely removed before the exam.
If fingers are dirty or dusty, ensure to wash them and dry them before the finger
print (biometric) is captured.
Ensure fingers of both hands are dry. If fingers are moist, wipe each finger to
dry them.
If the primary finger (thumb) to be captured is injured/damaged, immediately
notify the concerned authority in the test centre. In such cases impression of
other fingers, toes etc., may be captured.
9. General Rules/ Instructions:
i. Candidates need not submit /send at any address, application printouts or any
certificates or copies thereof at the time of online application. Their candidature
will be considered on the strength of the information declared in the
application. If at any stage, it is found that any information furnished in the
online application is false/ incorrect or if according to NABARD, the candidate
does not satisfy the eligibility criteria, his/ her candidature/ appointment is
liable to be cancelled/ terminated.
ii. All educational qualifications should have been obtained from Universities /
Institutions incorporated by an Act of Central or State legislature in India or
other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared
to be deemed as a University under Section – 3 of UGC Act 1956.
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iii. NABARD shall not entertain requests from the candidates seeking advice about
their eligibility to apply.
iv. Candidates will have to visit the NABARD’s website www.nabard.orgfor
downloading call letters for online test. Intimation for downloading call letter
will also be sent through email/SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant
link, he/she can access the window for call letter download. The candidate is
required to use (i) Registration Number/Roll Number, (ii) Password/Date of
Birth for downloading the call letter. Candidate needs to affix recent
recognizable photograph on the call letter preferably the same as provided
during registration and appear at the examination centre with (i) Call Letter (ii)
Photo Identity Proof as stipulated in clause (xiii) below and also specified in the
call letter and photocopy of the same Photo Identity Proof as brought in
original.
v. CANDIDATES REPORTING LATE i.e. after the reporting time specified on
the call letter for Examination will not be permitted to take the examination.
The reporting time mentioned on the call letter is prior to the Start time of the
test. Though the duration of the examination is 1 hour for Preliminary Exam
and 2 hours for Main Exam, candidates may be required to be at the venue for
about 3 and 4 hours respectively including the time required for completion of
various formalities such as verification and collection of various requisite
documents, logging in, giving of instructions.
vi. The candidates will have to appear for the exam at their own cost.
vii. Documents relating to Age/Qualification/Category etc. will have to be
submitted at the time of appointment/document verification. Caste certificate
by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ST/OBC/EWS in the prescribed
proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s caste,
the Act/Order under which the caste is recognised as SC/ST/OBC/EWS and the
village/town the candidate is originally a resident of will have to be submitted
by the candidates at the time of appointment.
viii. The possibility for occurrences of some problem in administration of the
examination cannot be ruled out completely which may impact test delivery
and/or result from being generated. In that event, every effort will be made to
rectify the problem, which may include shifting the candidates to the other
centres or to conduct of another examination if considered necessary. Decision
of NABARD in this regard shall be final. Candidates not willing to accept such
change shall loose his/her candidature for this exam.
ix. Decision of NABARD in all matters relating to recruitment will be final and
binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be
entertained by NABARD in this behalf.
x. If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various
sessions will be equated to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of
different test batteries used across sessions. More than one session are required
if the nodes capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any
center or for any candidate.
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xi. NABARD would be analyzing the responses (answers) of individual candidates
with those of other candidates to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong
answers. If in the analytical procedure adopted by NABARD in this regard, it is
inferred/ concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained
are not genuine/ valid, NABARD reserves right to cancel the candidature of the
concerned candidates and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be
withheld.
xii. Instances for providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a
candidate detected at any stage of the selection process will lead of
disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will
not be allowed to appear in any NABARD recruitment process in the future.
If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are
detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective
effect.
xiii. IDENTITY VERIFICATION: At the time of Examination, the call letter
along with original and a photocopy of the candidate’s currently valid photo
identity such as Aadhar/PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/
Bank Passbook with photograph/ Photo identity proof issued by a Gazetted
Officer on official letterhead/ Photo identity proof issued by a People’s
Representative on official letterhead/ valid recent Identity Card issued by a
recognized College/ University/ Aadhar card with a photograph/E-Aadhar
Card/ Employee ID/ Bar Council Identity Card with photograph should be
submitted to the invigilator for verification. The candidate’s identity will be
verified with respect to his/her details on the call letter, in the Attendance List
and requisite documents submitted. If identity of the candidate is in doubt the
candidate may not be allowed to appear for the Examination.
xiv. Ration Card and Learner’s Driving Licence is not a valid ID proof for this
examination.
Note: Candidates have to produce in original the photo identity proof and
submit photocopy of the photo identity proof along with Examination call letter while
attending the examination respectively, without which they will not be allowed to take
up the examination. Candidates must note that the name as appearing on the call letter
(provided during the process of registration) should exactly match the name as
appearing on the photo identity proof. Female candidates who have changed
first/last/middle name post marriage must take special note of this. If there is any
mismatch between the name indicated in the Call Letter and Photo Identity Proof the
candidate will not be allowed to appear for the examination.
xv. Candidates seeking age relaxation are required to submit copies of necessary
certificate(s) at the time of appointment.
xvi. A declaration is required to be submitted in the prescribed format by candidate
seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer as
on date of appointment. The OBC certificate containing the non-creamy layer
clause should have been issued after 31.03.2019.
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xvii. Candidates serving in Government/Quasi Government offices, Public Sector
Undertaking including Nationalised Banks and financial Institutions will be
required to submit ‘No Objection Certificate’ from their employer at the time of
appointment, failing which their candidature may not be considered. Before
appointment in NABARD, a proper discharge certificate from the employer will
have to be produced.
xviii. Canvassing in any form will be a disqualification.
xix. In all correspondence with NABARD, Registration number received on
submission of application and Roll no. indicated in ‘Admission Letter’ must be
quoted.
xx. Mobile phones, bluetooth device, pagers or any other
communication/electronic devices are not allowed inside the premises, where
the examination is being conducted. Any infringement of these instructions
shall entail disqualification including ban from future examinations.
xxi. Candidates are not permitted to use or have in possession calculators in
examination premises.
xxii. Candidates are advised in their own interest not to bring any of the banned item
including mobile phones/ bluetooth devices/pagers to the venue of the
examination, as arrangement for safekeeping cannot be assured.
xxiii. NABARD will not furnish the mark-sheet to candidates. However, the online
examination marks and cut-off, etc. would be available on NABARD’s website
after the recruitment process is complete.
xxiv. The post is also open to the employees of NABARD (staff candidates) who
satisfy the eligibility criteria. There would be no upper age limit for Staff
Candidate.
xxv. Any legal proceedings in respect of any matter of claim or dispute arising out of
this advertisement and / or an application in response thereto can be instituted
only in Mumbai and courts/ tribunals/ forums at Mumbai only shall have sole
and exclusive jurisdiction to try any cause / dispute.
xxvi. In case it is detected at any stage of recruitment that a candidate does not fulfil
the eligibility norms and/or that he/she has furnished any incorrect/false
information or has suppressed any material fact(s), his/her candidature will
stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is/are detected even after
appointment, his/her services are liable to be terminated. Decisions of Bank in
all matters regarding eligibility, conduct of written examination, other tests
and selection would be final and binding on all candidates. No representation
or correspondence will be entertained by the Bank in this regard.
xxvii. Candidature of the registered candidate is liable to be rejected at any stage of
recruitment process or even after recruitment or joining if any information
provided by the candidate is found false or is not found in conformity with the
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eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement. Further, applicants are
required to apply online only. No manual/paper application will be
entertained. The candidature of the candidates shall be provisional and will be
subject to verification of eligibility conditions with reference to original
documents. Screening and selection will be based on the details provided by
the candidate. Hence it is necessary that applicants should furnish accurate,
full and correct information in the online application. In the event of the
candidate furnishing wrong or false information, his/her candidature may be
rejected at any stage of the selection process. Requests for change of mailing
address, category as declared in the online application, will not be entertained.
xxviii. Candidate’s admission to the test is strictly provisional. The mere fact that the
call letter has been issued to the candidate does not imply that his candidature
has been finally cleared by NABARD.
xxix. Any notice / communication meant for the candidates displayed on the bank’s
website or sent by registered /Speed posts or conveyed to the email id
mentioned in the application at the time of registration with the Bank, shall be
deemed to be sufficient service of communication upon the candidate, for all
purpose.
IMPORTANT DATES
Online Application Registration and
Payment of Online Fees/ Intimation
Charges.
From 25 December 2019
to
12 January 2020
Mumbai Chief General Manager
Date: 25 December 2019 Human Resource Management Department
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Annexure – II
Regional Office (States) & their Official Languages
Sr.
No.
States Official Language/s
1 Andhra Pradesh Telugu
2 Arunachal Pradesh English
3 Chhattisgarh Hindi
4 Goa Konkani
5 Delhi Hindi
6 Gujarat Gujarati
7 Haryana Hindi
8 Himachal Pradesh Hindi
9 Jammu Urdu, English
10 Karnataka Kannada
11 Kerala Malayalam
12 Uttar Pradesh Hindi
13 Maharashtra Marathi
14 Meghalaya English
15 Mizoram Mizo
16 Nagaland English
17 Odisha Oriya
18 Rajasthan Hindi
19 Telangana Telugu
20 Tripura Bengali/ Kak-Barak
21 Uttarakhand Hindi
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Annexure – III
Preliminary Examination Centre
Regional Offices Centre of Preliminary Examination
Andhra Pradesh
Chirala, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool,
Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada,
Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Eluru,
Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun
Chhattisgarh Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur
Gujarat Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara, Ahmedabad
– Gandhi Nagar, Anand
Haryana Hisar, Faridabad, Gurugram, Karnal,
Kurukshetra, Ambala, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar
Himachal Pradesh Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi,
Kangra, Kullu, Una
Jammu & Kashmir Samba, Jammu, Srinagar
Karnataka Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Hassan, Gulbarga,
Hubli- Dharwad, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga,
Udupi, Mandya, Davangere Karnataka (BIRD Mangaluru)
Kerala
Alappuzha, Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam,
Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pallakad, Thrichur,
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
Maharashtra (HO-Mumbai)
Aurangabad, Amravati, Kolhapur, Mumbai/
Navi Mumbai/Thane, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik,
Pune, Chandrapur, Solapur, Latur, Dhule,
Jalgaon, Ratnagiri
Meghalaya Shillong
New Delhi Delhi – NCR
Odisha Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar,
Cuttack, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Rourkela
Rajasthan Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar,
Udaipur, Alwar
Telangana Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam
Uttar Pradesh
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Bareilly,
Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur,
Noida/Greater Noida, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow,
Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar,
Varanasi, Gonda, Sitapur
Uttrakhand Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani
Goa Panaji-Mapusa
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima
Tripura Agartala
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Main Examination Centre
Regional Offices Centre of Main Examination
Andhra Pradesh Vishakhapatnam, Vijaywada
Arunachal Pradesh Naharlagun
Chhattisgarh Raipur
Gujarat Ahmedabad – Gandhi Nagar
Haryana Hisar
Himachal Pradesh Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir Jammu, Srinagar
Karnataka Bengaluru
Karnataka (BIRD Mangaluru)
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Maharashtra (HO-Mumbai) Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/ Thane, Pune,
Nagpur, Aurangabad
Meghalaya Shillong
New Delhi Delhi – NCR
Odisha Bhubaneshwar
Rajasthan Jaipur
Telangana Hyderabad
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
Uttrakhand Dehradun
Goa Panaji-Mapusa
Mizoram Aizawl
Nagaland Kohima
Tripura Agartala
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