Reserve Bank of India (RBI) jobs for Officer Grade 'B' Economics in . Last Date to apply: 09 Aug 2016

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Direct Recruitment for the posts of Officer in Grade ‘B’ for DEPR and Officer in Grade ‘B’ for DSIM, Panel Year – 2016

Officer in Grade 'B' for Department of Economic and Policy Research (DEPR)

Educational Qualifications (as on 01-07-2016): Essential: (i) A Master's Degree in Economics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University / Institute; OR (ii) A Doctorate Degree in Economics with Master's Degree in any subject with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years from a recognized Indian or Foreign University / Institute. Desirable: Research or teaching experience in Economics or publications in standard journals would be considered as an additional qualification.

Note: ST and PWD candidates having second class with a minimum of 50% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years in Master's Degree examination or equivalent recognized qualifications are eligible to apply.

No. of Vacancy : 11 (GEN/UR-6, OBC-4, ST-1)

Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through Written Examination ('WE') and interview. There are 3 papers for Written Examination. 'WE' will be held on 27 & 28 August 2016.

Paper-I Objective Type (on Economics) : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Economics) : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Paper-III English - Descriptive : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Syllabus: (i) Standard of papers on Economics would be that of Master's Degree examination in Economics of any Central University in India. (ii) Syllabus for English: Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence.

Officer in Grade 'B' for Department of Statistics and Information Management (DSIM)

Essential: (i) A Master's Degree in Statistics/ Mathematical Statistics/ Mathematical Economics/ Econometrics/ Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Kharagpur/ Applied Statistics & Informatics from IIT-Bombay with a minimum of 55% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years; OR (ii) Master's Degree in Mathematics with a minimum of 55% marks or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters / years and one year post graduate diploma in Statistics or related subjects from an institute of repute; OR (iii) M.Stat. Degree of Indian Statistical Institute with a minimum of 55% marks in aggregate of all semesters / years. Desirable: (i) Candidates with a Doctorate in topics related to above subjects will be given preference. (ii) Research or teaching experience and publication in standard journals will be considered as an additional qualification.

Note: For SC, ST and PWD candidates, the minimum marks required in Master's Degree as in items (i), (ii) and (iii) above is 50% or an equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/ years.

No. of Vacancy : 08 (GEN/UR-4, SC-2, ST-2)

Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through Written Examination ('WE') and interview. There are 3 papers for Written Examination. 'WE' will be held on 27 & 28 August, 2016.

Paper-I Objective Type (on Statistics) : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Paper-II Descriptive Type (on Statistics) : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Paper-III English - Descriptive : 100 Marks : Duration- 3 hours

Syllabus: Standard of papers would be that of Master's Degree examination of any Central University in India.

Paper-I: Questions would cover Probability: Definition of Probability, Standard distribution, Large and small sample theory, Analysis of Variance, Estimation, Testing of Hypotheses, Multivariate analysis and Stochastic Processes.

Paper-II: Questions would cover (i) Probability and Sampling, (ii) Linear Models and Economic Statistics, (iii) Statistical Inference: Estimation, Testing of hypothesis and Non-parametric Test, (iv) Stochastic Processes, (v) Multivariate analysis and (vi) Numerical Analysis and Basic Computer Techniques. There will be sufficient choice for candidates to attempt the required number of questions from any three or more of the above six groups.

Paper-III: English: Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence.

Age (as on 01-07-2016): Between 21 and 30 years (candidates must have been born not earlier than 02/07/1986 and not later than 01/07/1995)

Pay Scale: Selected Candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs.35,150/ -p.m. in the scale of Rs.35150-1750(9)-50900-EB-1750(2)-54400-2000(4)-62400 applicable to Officers in Grade B and they will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local allowance, House Rent Allowance, Family allowance, and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments are approximately Rs. 65,789/-.

Application Fee :

SC/ST/PWD : Intimation Charges only : Rs.100/-

GEN/OBC : App. Fee including intimation charges : Rs.600/-

Examination Centres: The Written Examination will be held at the following Centres:

Ahmedabad : Code. No.11

Bangalore : Code. No.12

Bhopal : Code. No.13

Bhubaneswar : Code. No.14

Kolkata : Code. No.15

Chandigarh: Code. No.16

Chennai : Code. No.17

Guwahati : Code. No.18

Hyderabad : Code. No.19

Jaipur : Code. No.20

Jammu : Code. No.21

Kanpur : Code. No.22

Kochi : Code. No.23

Lucknow : Code. No.24

Mumbai : Code. No.25

Nagpur : Code. No.26

New Delhi : Code. No.27

Patna : Code. No.29

Pune : Code. No.30

Thiruvananthapuram : Code. No.31