RBI OFFICER GRADE-B POST. HOW TO APPLY FOR?

(1) Candidates are first required to go to
Home Page of the RBI website
www.rbi.org.in and click on the link
“Recruitment for the post of Assistant” to
open the On-Line Application Form.
(2) Candidates will have to enter their
basic details and upload the photograph
and signature in the online application
form. Candidates are required to upload
their photograph and signature as per the
specifications given in the Guidelines for
Scanning and Upload of Photograph and
Signature (Annex I).
Mode of Payment
Candidates have the option of making the
payment of requisite fees either through
the ONLINE mode or the OFFLINE mode:
(1) Payment of fees via the ONLINE MODE
(i) Candidates should carefully fill in the
details in the On-Line Application at the
appropriate places very carefully and click
on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the
On-Line Application format. Before
pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates
are advised to verify every field filled in
the application. 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. Any change/
alteration found may disqualify the
candidature.
(ii) The application form is integrated with
the payment gateway and the payment
process can be completed by following
the instructions.
(iii) The payment can be made by using
only Master/ Visa Debit or Credit cards or
Internet Banking by providing
information as asked on the screen.
(iv) In case candidates wish to pay fees
through the online payment gateway after
the upload of photograph and signature
an additional page of the application form
is displayed wherein candidates may
follow the instructions and fill in the
requisite details.
(v) If the online transaction has been
successfully completed a Registration
Number and Password will be generated.
Candidates should note their Registration
Number and Password for future
reference.
(vi) If the online transaction has not been
successfully completed then the following
message is displayed ‘Your online
transaction was unsuccessful. Please
register again’ Candidates may then revisit
the ‘Apply Online’ link and fill in their
application details again.
(vii) On successful completion of the
transaction, an e-receipt will be
generated.
(viii) Candidates are required to take a
printout of the e-receipt.
(ix) Amount of fees debited for
unsuccessful transaction will be refunded
to the candidate’s account in due course
Note:
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
For Credit Card users: All prices 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.
To ensure the security of your data,
please close the browser window
once your transaction is completed.
(2) Payment of fees via OFFLINE MODE (at
counters of specified Bank branches):
Payment of fee through the offline mode
can be made through the CBS branches of
any one of the following 7 Public Sector
Banks-
Bank of Baroda, Bank of India, Bank of
Maharashtra, Central Bank of India,
Indian Overseas Bank, Punjab National
Bank, United Bank of India
Candidates should carefully fill in the
details in the On-Line Application at the
appropriate places very carefully and click
on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the
On-Line Application format. Before
pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates
are advised to verify every field filled in
the application. A Provisional Registration
Number and Password will be generated
by the system and displayed on the
screen. Candidate should note down the
Registration Number and Password. An
Email & SMS indicating the Provisional
Registration number and Password will
also be sent. 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.
Any change/alteration found may
disqualify the candidature.
In case the candidate is unable to fill in
the application form in one go, he/ she
can save the data already entered. When
the data is saved, 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. They can
reopen the saved data using Provisional
registration number and password and
edit the particulars, if needed. This facility
will be available three times only. Once
the application is filled in completely,
candidate should submit the data.
Candidates should take a printout of the
system generated fee payment challan
immediately. No change/edit will be
allowed after submission.
The registration at this stage is
provisional.
Fee Payment: Fee payment will be
accepted at the CBS branches of the
banks listed above from 2nd working day
after registration and can be made within
three working days. System generated fee
payment challan will be used for
depositing fee. (For example: If one has
registered on 04.05.2013, then he/she
will be able to deposit the fee from
07.05.2013 to 11.05.2013, considering
05.05.2013 is a non- working day). Once
fee has been paid, the registration
process is completed. The Bank charges,
if any, will be borne by the candidate.
Candidate will receive registration
confirmation by SMS/e-mail after two
working days from the date of payment of
fees. Please ensure to furnish correct
Mobile number / e-mail address to
receive the registration confirmation.
Note- - There is also a provision to
reprint the submitted application
containing fee details, three days after
fee payment.
After completing the procedure of
applying on-line including payment of
fees, the candidate should take a printout
of the system generated on-line
application form three days after fee
payment, ensure the particulars filled in
are accurate and retain it along with
Registration Number and Password for
future reference. The print out of
application form and/or fee details may
be retained by the candidate and need
not be sent to any address.
Please note that all the particulars
mentioned in the online application
including Name of the Candidate,
Category, Date of Birth, Address, Mobile
Number, Email ID, Centre of Examination
etc. will be considered as final and no
modifications will be allowed after
submission of the online application
form. Candidates are hence requested to
fill in the online application form with
the utmost care as no correspondence
regarding change of details will be
entertained. RBI will not be responsible
for any consequences arising out of
furnishing of incorrect and incomplete
details in the application or omission to
provide the required details in the
application form.
An email/ SMS intimation with the
Registration Number and Password
generated on successful registration of
the application will be sent to the
candidate’s email ID/ Mobile Number
specified in the online application form as
a system generated acknowledgement. If
candidates do not receive the Email and
SMS intimations at the email ID/ Mobile
number specified by them, they may
consider that their online application has
not been successfully registered.
An online application which is
incomplete in any respect such as
without photograph and signature
uploaded in the online application form
will not be considered as valid.
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 RBI’s website on
account of heavy load on internet/
website jam.
RBI 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 RBI. Please note that the above
procedure is the only valid procedure for
applying. No other mode of application or
incomplete steps would be accepted and
such applications would be rejected.
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.
8. General Rules/ Instructions:
(i) Candidates can apply for vacancies in
one State only and will have to appear for
online test from a centre of that
particular State. For example, candidate
applying to Hyderabad centre can appear
from Andhra Pradesh only.
(ii) 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 RBI, the candidate does not
satisfy the eligibility criteria, his/ her
candidature/ appointment is liable to be
cancelled/ terminated.
(iii) All educational qualifications should
have been obtained from recognised
universities/ institutions in India or
abroad. If grades are awarded instead of
marks, candidates should clearly indicate
its numerical equivalent.
(iv) Candidates are advised in their own
interest to apply online 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 to the website on
account of heavy load on internet or
website jam.
(v) RBI shall not entertain requests from
the candidates seeking advice about their
eligibility to apply.
(vi) All registered candidates will be
required to download the call letters from
RBI’s website which will be made available
at appropriate time but well before the
online test date. An intimation about the
same will be sent by Email / SMS.
(vii) The candidates will have to appear
for the exam at their own cost. However,
candidates called for interview are
entitled to 2nd AC to & fro railway fare/
bus fare by shortest route from the place
of their residence/ work to the place of
interview, whichever nearer, on
production of evidence of travel (Rail /
bus ticket/receipt etc).
(viii) Documents relating to Age/
Qualification/Category etc. will have to be
submitted at the time of interview by the
candidates called for interview. Caste
certificate by candidate seeking
reservation as SC/ST/OBC 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 and the village/town the candidate is
originally a resident of.
(ix) Candidates seeking age relaxation are
required to submit copies of necessary
certificate(s) at the time of interview.
(x) 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 interview. The
OBC certificate containing the non-
creamy clause should have been issued
after 01.07.2013.
(xi) 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 interview,
failing which their candidature may not
be considered and travelling expenses, if
any, otherwise admissible, will not be
paid. Before appointment in RBI, a proper
discharge certificate from the employer
will have to be produced.
(xii) At the time of online examination/
interview, if a candidate is (or has been)
found guilty of: (i) using unfair means
during the examination or (ii)
impersonating or procuring
impersonation by any person or (iii)
misbehaving in the examination hall or
taking away the question booklet (or any
part thereof)/answer sheet from the
examination hall or (iv) resorting to any
irregular or improper means in
connection with his/her candidature for
selection or (v) obtaining support for his/
her candidature by any unfair means,
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 or recruitment conducted by
RBI.
(xiii) RBI would be analysing the
responses of a candidate with other
appeared candidates to detect patterns of
similarity. On the basis of such an
analysis, if it is found that the responses
have been shared and scores obtained are
not genuine/valid, RBI reserves the right
to cancel his/her candidature.
(xiv) Canvassing in any form will be a
disqualification.
(xv) In all correspondence with RBI,
Registration number received on
submission of application and Roll no .
indicated in 'Admission Letter' must be
quoted.
(xvi) In all matters regarding eligibility,
conduct of examinations, interview,
assessment, prescribing minimum
qualifying standards in online
examination and interview, in relation to
number of vacancies and communication
of result, RBI’s decision shall be final and
binding on the candidates and no
correspondence shall be entertained in
this regard.
(xvii) Mobile phones, pagers or any other
communication 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.
(xviii) Candidates are not permitted to use
or have in possession of calculators in
examination premises.
(xix) Candidates are advised in their own
interest not to bring any of the banned
item including mobile phones/ pagers to
the venue of the examination, as
arrangement for safekeeping cannot be
assured.
(xx) RBI will not furnish the mark-sheet to
candidates. However, the online
examination and interview marks may be
available on RBI’s website after the
declaration of the final result.
(xxi) The post is also open to the
employees of RBI (staff candidates) who
satisfy the eligibility criteria.
(xxii) 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.
(xxiii) Candidate’s admission to the test /
interview 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
RBI.