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(JOBS) Recruitment of Development Assistant & Pharmacist at NABARD, 2011

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)

Advt. No. 1/ 2010-11

Online applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Development Assistants and Pharmacists in Group ‘B’ service of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), at its Head Office/Regional Offices. The candidates can apply on NABARD website between 15 March 2011 and 05 April 2011 after carefully going through all the instructions given in this advertisement. No other mode of application will be accepted. Online applications are to be accessed at website www.nabard.org only. No other website or any agency are authorised by NABARD for this purpose.

Development Assistant (DA)

Head Office, Mumbai

Number of Posts: 50

Ahmedabad

Number of Posts: 10

Bangalore, RTC Mangalore

Number of Posts: 12

Bhopal

Number of Posts: 13

Bhubaneshwar

Number of Posts: 12

Chandigarh

Number of Posts: 1

Chennai

Number of Posts: 8

Dehradun

Number of Posts: 5

Imphal

Number of Posts: 1

Jaipur

Number of Posts: 13

Lucknow

Number of Posts: 11

New Delhi

Number of Posts: 1

Patna

Number of Posts: 6

Raipur

Number of Posts: 10

Ranchi

Number of Posts: 5

Shillong

Number of Posts: 1

Shimla

Number of Posts: 1

RTC, Bolpur

Number of Posts: 2

Pharmacist

Ahmedabad

Number of Posts: 1

Bangalore

Number of Posts: 1

Bhubaneshwar

Number of Posts: 1

Chennai

Number of Posts: 1

Qualification

(a) Development Assistant:

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent qualification from any recognised University or its equivalent grade. Knowledge of operating Computer is essential.

(b) Pharmacist:

A pass in matriculation or 10th standard of 10+2+3 pattern or an equivalent examination and a Diploma in Pharmacy from a recognised Board or University and should be Registered Pharmacist as required under Section 29 and 30 of the Pharmacy Act 1948. Candidates with previous experience in the field will be preferred. Knowledge of operating Computer is essential

AGE (as on 01 March 2011)

Between 18 years and 26 years (i.e. Applicants must have been born not earlier than 02.03.1985 and not later than 01.03.1993

Pay Scale:

(i) Development Assistant:

In the pay scale of Rs. 5450 - 220 - 6110 - 320 – 7390 - 430 - 9110 - 530 - 10700 - 700 - 14200 (likely to be revised)

(ii) Pharmacist :

The starting pay will be the sixth stage of above pay scale i.e., Rs. 6750 (likely to be revised)

Further DA, HRA, CCA, Family Allowance, Conveyance Allowance,Gratuity, Pension, LFC, Medical Facilities and other facilities as per as per the Bank’s Rules.

Selection Procedure

The selection will be in two stages for Development Assistant and Pharmacists:
Phase I : Paper I - Objective and Paper II - Descriptive Examination
Phase II : Interview

The Broad Coverage Of Written Examination / Personal Interview Will Be As Below:

(a) Paper I - (Objective) :–

SN	Name of the Test Paper	Medium of Examination	No. of Questions & Marks
1	General Intelligence	English and Hindi	50 questions carrying 50 marks.
2	Test of English Language	English	50 questions carrying 50 marks.
3	Test of Numerical Ability	English and Hindi	50 questions carrying 50 marks.
4	Test of Clerical and Computer Aptitude	English and Hindi	50 questions carrying 50 marks.
Total 95 Minutes Duration			200 questions carrying 200 marks

There will be penalty for wrong answers i.e. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answers.

(b) Paper-II- Descriptive type - English Language

Test Contents	Duration	Marks
Paper II consist of General English for testing analytical and drafting ability of a candidate through precise/ letter/ report writing etc.	60 minute	3 compulsory questions for 50 marks.

(c) Phase II (Interview)

Applicants qualifying in the Phase-I Examination and securing sufficiently high rank in State-wise merit list shall be short-listed for interview. The final selection and ranking of the applicants will be based on their performance in both papers of written examination (i.e. Paper I and Paper II) and interview, taken together.

(d) Written Examination Centres

The test will be held at the following centers for the vacancies in the respective States mentioned in brackets and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letters. Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Raipur (Chattisgarh), Jaipur (Rajasthan), Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttaranchal), Patna (Bihar), Ranchi (Jharkhand), Bhubaneshwar (Orissa), Bangalore (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Shillong (Meghalaya), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Imphal (Manipur), Chandigarh (Haryana), New Delhi (New Delhi), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Mumbai (Maharashtra).

The written test for vacancies at Regional Training Centre, Mangalore and Bolpur will be conducted at Bangalore and Kolkata respectively.

Once applied online by the candidates, request for change of Centre of Examination will NOT be entertained.
The Bank reserves the right to alter written test date / test centre and / or alter / cancel written test and interview under unforeseen circumstances, if any.

Application Fee

Category of applicant	Application Fee	Banking Facilitation Charges & Other service charges	Total
For SC/ ST/ PWD	NIL	Rs.50/-	Rs.50/-
For all others	Rs. 200/-	Rs.50/-	Rs.250/-

How To Apply

The eligible applicants are required to apply only online through website www.nabard.org. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. The application form should be filled in English only. Option for the use of Hindi language will be available for the Written Test/ Interview.
Before registering their application on the website, candidates are required to download the format of the challan, fill it up, deposit the prescribed application fee in cash at any branch of State Bank of India and get receipt from the branch.

Last Date: 05 April 2011