Introduction
The NHB Assistant Manager Selection Process involves two phases: Online Test followed by a Personal Interview. Online Examination would be held on 24th of March 2019. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. A category wise merit list will be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Objective Test.
Selection
NHB Assistant Manager Selection Process for the Post will be done through two tiered processes i.e. Online Examination and Interview.
Phase I: Online Examination:
Online examination will consist of both Objective and Descriptive Tests.
*Descriptive Test is a test of English Language for 25 marks.
Test will be of 30 minutes duration consisting of two parts Letter Writing and Essay.
Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.
Descriptive Test will commence immediately after completion of the Objective Test.
Descriptive Test is of qualifying nature and candidates have to secure minimum score in the Descriptive Test.
Evaluation of Descriptive Test paper is subject to candidate attaining minimum marks in Objective Test.
A candidate should qualify both in the online examination and interview and be sufficiently high in the merit to make into the Final selection list.
While appearing for the Interview, the candidate should produce valid prescribed documents given below. In the absence of documents candidature of the candidate shall be cancelled.
Objective Tests for 200 marks will be of 3 hours duration consisting of 4 sections. The objective test will have separate timing for each section. The details of online test structure will be as follows:
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) | Type of Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 45 | 60 | English & Hindi | 60 Minutes | Objective |
| 2 | General Awareness (with special focus on Economy & Banking) and Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | 40 Minutes | |
| 3 | English Language | 25 | 30 | English | 35 Minutes | |
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude (with special emphasis on Data analysis and interpretation) | 35 | 60 | English & Hindi | 45 Minutes | |
| Total | 155 | 200 | 03 Hours | |||
Note:
Each question in Objective Tests will have five alternative choices, out of which one will be the correct answer. There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For every wrong answer marked, one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
| Sr.No. | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Time allotted for each test (Separately timed) | Type of Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English Language* (Letter Writing and Essay) | 02 | 25 | English | 30 minutes | Descriptive |
Note:
The Bank reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout, which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the e-Call Letters from the official website of NHB www.nhb.org.in
Phase II: Interview:
A category wise merit list will be prepared on the basis of the aggregate marks scored in the Objective Test. The minimum aggregate cut off marks for being shortlisted for Interview will be decided by the Bank in relation to the number of vacancies.
- Roll No. of the candidates shortlisted for interview will be published on NHB website.
- Interviews will be conducted at NHB head office in New Delhi ONLY.
- Details regarding time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the e-Call Letter.
- Candidates are required to download their interview e-Call Letters from the official website of NHB www.nhb.org.in.
- Candidate may opt for interview either in Hindi or English.
- Final Selection will be through merit list which will be prepared by adding marks secured by candidates in online examination and interview.
Note:
Please note that any request regarding change in date, time, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However, the Bank reserves the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.
Scores
Scores:
The corrected scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile method.
Scores up to two decimal points shall be taken for the purpose of calculations.
Cut-off Score (Online Examination):
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score in each section of the Objective Test and also a minimum total score to be considered to be shortlisted for interview. Descriptive Test is of qualifying nature and marks scored in the same shall not be considered for shortlisting of a candidate to interview. However, the candidate has to secure a minimum score in the Descriptive Test. Evaluation of Descriptive Test paper is subject to candidate attaining minimum marks in Objective Test.
Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut-offs will be decided and candidates will be shortlisted for interview. Prior to the completion of the interview process, scores obtained in the online examination will not be shared with the candidates shortlisted for interview.