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NHB Assistant Manager Eligibility

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NHB Assistant Manager Eligibility

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Prospective candidates of NHB Assistant Manager, should satisfy the NHB Assistant Manager Eligibility Criteria: Educational Qualifications, Age Limit, and Nationality to apply for the position of NHB Assistant Manager.
Educational/Academic Qualifications Nationality/Citizenship Age Limit
Graduation Degree from a university or institution recognized by the Govt. Of India or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet/ Degree Certificate of the necessary qualification as on 01.03.2019.
A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:
  • A Citizen of India,
  • A Subject of Nepal,
  • A Subject of Bhutan,
  • A Tibetan Refugee,
  • A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) Migrated from specific countries - Check Nationality section below.
✦Age Limit: Not below 21 years and not above 28 years. Age-Relaxation for SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD/ Others as mentioned in below sections

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NHB Assistant Manager Eligibility - Instructions:
  • Please note that the eligibility criteria specified herein are the basic criteria for applying for the post.

  • Candidates must necessarily produce the relevant documents in original and a photocopy in support of their identity and eligibility pertaining to category, nationality, age, educational qualifications etc. as indicated in the online application form at the time of interview and any subsequent stage of the recruitment process as required by the Bank.

  • Please note that no change of category will be permitted at any stage after registration of the online application and the result will be processed considering the category which has been indicated in the online application, subject to guidelines of the Government of India in this regard. Merely applying for the Post, appearing for and being shortlisted in the online examination and/or in the subsequent interview and/ subsequent processes does not imply that a candidate will necessarily be offered employment in the Bank.

  • No request for considering the candidature under any category other than the one in which one has applied will be entertained.

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    Nationality/ Citizenship:
    A candidate must be either –
      i) a citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) subject of Bhutan or iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India,

    Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (V) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

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    Age Limit (As on 01.03.2019):
    Not below 21 years and not above 28 years as on 01.03.2019 i.e. he/she must have been born not earlier than 02.03.1991 and not later than 01.03.1998 (both days are inclusive).
    Relaxation of upper age limit:
    S.No. Category of Candidate Age Relaxation
    a Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe 5 years
    b Other Backward Classes (Non-Creamy Layer) 3 years
    c Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”. PwBD (GEN) - 10 Years PwBD (SC/ST) – 15 Years PwBD (OBC) - 13 Years
    d Candidate ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir division of Jammu & Kashmir State during 01-01-1980 to 31-12-1989. 5 years
    e Ex-servicemen (including ECOs/ SSCOs) provided applicants have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within 6 months) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or/on account of physical disability or have been released on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on invalidment. ECOs/ SSCOs who have completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues certificate that in case of selection they would be released within three months from the date of receipt of offer of appointment. 5 years


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    Minimum Educational Qualifications (as on 01.03.2019):
    Academic Qualification Post Qualification Experience Broad Skill Sets Required
    A full time Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with minimum of 60% marks (55% in case of SC/ ST/ PwBD) or a full time Master’s Degree in any discipline with aggregate minimum of 55% marks (50% in case of SC/ ST/ PwBD) from a recognized University or any equivalent qualification recognized as such by the Central Government.
    Candidates possessing qualification of Chartered Accountant/ ICWAI/ CS may also apply.
    The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet/ Degree Certificate/ Professional qualification certificate that he/ she is a graduate/postgraduate/Chartered Accountant/ ICWAI/ CS (wherever applicable) as on 01.03.2019 and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation/ Post-graduation/professional qualifications while registering online.
    While no prior experience is required, any relevant experience would be given weightage Communication skills written and oral, analytical ability and general understanding of economic scenario.


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    Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, only persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. “Person with benchmark disability” means a person with not less than forty percent of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes a person with disability where disability has been defined in a measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are namely:
      a. Blindness and low vision; b. Deaf and hard of hearing; c. Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy; d. Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mentalillness; e. Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deafblindness.


    Use of Scribe & Compensatory Time:
    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. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
      i. The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe at his/ her owncost.
      ii. Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, in the prescribed format with passport size photograph of the scribe at the time of examination. 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 examination.
      iii. Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.
      iv. The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the online 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. 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 favourably entertained.
      v. 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/ she is not registered for the same. Candidates not registered for compensatory time shall not be allowed such concessions.
      vi. Guidelines for candidates with locomotor disability and cerebral palsy -
        A Compensatory time of twenty 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).

      vii. Guidelines for Visually Impaired candidates -
        a. 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 or otherwise advised of examination.
        b. 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.

      viii. . Guidelines for Candidates with Intellectual Disability (ID) -
        A Compensatory time of twenty minutes per hour of examination, either availing the services of a scribe or not, shall be permitted to the candidates with more than 40% Intellectual Disability (autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness).

      ix. Any candidate who is using scribe should ensure that he is eligible to use scribe in the examination as per the above guidelines. Any candidate using scribe in violation of the above guidelines shall stand disqualified and can be removed from service without notice, if has already joined the Bank.
      x. Scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No. 16-110/2003-DDIII dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi.

    These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.
    Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs):
    In terms of Office Memorandum No. 36039/1/2019-Estt (Res) dated 31.01.2019 issued by the Department of Personnel and Training, Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Government of India, the category EWSs means ‘Persons who are not covered under the scheme of reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and whose family has gross annual income below Rs. 8 lakh (Rupees eight lakh only) 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.

    The property held by a "Family" in different locations or different places/ cities would be clubbed while applying the land or property holding test to determine EWS status.
    The term "Family" for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of reservation, his/ her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/ her spouse and children below the age of 18 years’.
    Income and Asset Certificate Issuing Authority:
    In terms of the above mentioned Office Memorandum, ‘the benefit of reservation under EWS can be availed upon production of an Income and Asset Certificate issued by a Competent Authority. The Income and Asset Certificate issued by any one of the following authorities in the prescribed format shall only be accepted as proof of candidate's claim as belonging to EWS:-
      i. District Magistrate/ Additional District Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Additional Deputy Commissioner/ 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ SubDivisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate/ Extra Assistant Commissioner.
      ii. Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate.
      iii. Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar and
      iv. Sub-Divisional Officer or the area where the candidate and/or his family normally resides.
    These guidelines are subject to change in terms of Government of India guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

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