SBI Clerical Recruitment 2016

Recruitment of Junior Associates (Customer Support & Sales) And Junior Agricultural Associates in Clerical Cadre in State Bank Of India

Online registration: 5.4.2016 to 25.4.2016

Payment of Fees: 5.4.2016 to 25.4.2016

Tentative date of Prelim exam: May/June 2016

 Vacancy:

 Junior associate (customer support & sales)- app.12,000  and backlog filling (SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-servicemen)app. 3,300

Junior Agricultural Associate – app. 3500

Selection Procedure

Phase-I : Preliminary Examination:

SL.	Name of test	Questions	Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	Composite Time of 1 hour
2.	Numerical Ability	35	35
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35
	TOTAL	100	100

Phase – II: Main Examination:

SL.	Name of test	Questions	Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	40	40	35 min
2.	Reasoning Ability and computer	50	60	45 min
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	50	50	45 min
4.	General/Financial Awareness	50	50	35 min
	TOTAL	190	200

Phase – III: Interview (subject to Govt. of India approval)

Final Selection : The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) will not be added for the selection and only the marks obtained in Main Examination (Phase-II) will be added to the marks obtained in Interview (Phase-III) (if interview is held) for preparation of the final merit list. 

NSAP -National Social Assistance scheme

The National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Government of India that provides financial assistance to the elderly, widows and persons with disabilities in the form of social pensions. Government of India introduced National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP) in 1995.

This includes 5 sub schemes for BPL families

•       Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS):  Individuals aged 60 years and above,  living below the poverty line ₹200 per month for beneficiaries aged 60–79 and ₹500 per month for those 80 years and above.
•      Indira Gandhi National Widow Pension Scheme (IGNWPS):   Widows aged 40 years and above living below the poverty line. ₹300 per month (₹500  for those 80 years and above).
•      Indira Gandhi National Disability Pension Scheme (IGNDPS ):Individuals aged 18 years and above with more than 80% disability and living below the poverty line₹300 (US$4.50) per month (₹500 for those 80 years and above).
•      National Family Benefit Scheme (NFBS): In the event of death of a bread-winner in a household, the family will receive lumpsum assistance of ₹20,000 . The bread-winner should have been between 18–60 years of age. The assistance would be provided in every case of death of a bread-winner in a household.
•     Annapurna Scheme: This scheme aims to provide food security to meet the requirement of those senior citizens who, though eligible, have remained uncovered under the IGNOAPS. Under the Annapurna Scheme, 10 kg of free rice is provided every month to each beneficiary.

Indira awaz yojna IAY

IAY programme, created during 1985 by the Indian Government, to provide housing for the rural poor in India.This scheme was launched by Rajiv Gandhi,the Prime Minister of India during that period.

Under the scheme,BPL family is provided with financial assistance for construction of houses  in plain areas and  in difficult areas (high land area) .The houses are allotted in the name of the woman or jointly between husband and wife. 

The construction of the houses is the sole responsibility of the beneficiary and no contractors can bebe engaged for the work. 

Sanitary latrine and smokeless chullah are required to be constructed along with each IAY house for which additional financial assistance is provided from Total Sanitation Campaign and Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana respectively.

 Components of assistance under IAY and criteria for allocation : 

(a) Assistance for construction of a new house 

(b) Upgradation of Kutcha or dilapidated houses

 (c) Provision of house site 

Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA)

National Rural Employment Guarantee Act was enacted on 5th September, 2005 and came into force w.e.f. 2nd February, 2006.In its first year 200 districts were covered presently stands at 619.

The Act made supplementary livelihood in rural areas through unskilled manual work a legal right.

The MGNREGA was initiated with the objective of "enhancing livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year, to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work". 

PMRDF - Prime minister rural developement Fellowship

PMRDF Scheme is a short term work opportunity (three years) for bright young women and men who already possess some level of academic and professional expertise, that will serve the district administration in improving programme delivery and interface with the marginalized sections of the population.

PMRDF was announced by Shri Jairam Ramesh, Union Minister of Rural Development, in the presence of Shri Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, on 13 September 2011.

AAJEEVIKA - NRLM

Aajeevika - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) was launched by the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD), Government of India in June 2011. 

Aided in part through investment support by the World Bank, the Mission aims at creating efficient and effective institutional platforms of the rural poor enabling them to increase household income through sustainable livelihood enhancements and improved access to financial services.

NRLM has set out with an agenda to cover 7 Crore rural poor households, across 600 districts, 6000 blocks, 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats and 6 lakh villages in the country through self-managed Self Help Groups (SHGs) and federated institutions and support them for livelihoods collectives in a period of 8-10 years

PMGSY Pradan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) was launched on 25th

December 2000 as a fully funded Centrally Sponsored Scheme to provide good all

weather road connectivity in rural areas of the country.

The PMGSY is managed by  by the National Rural Roads Development Agency (NRRDA),headed by a Director-General.

The aim was to provide roads to all villages

1.     with a population of 1000 persons and above by 2003

2.     with a population of 500 persons and above by 2007

3.     in hill states, tribal and desert area villages with a population of 500 persons and above by 2003

4.     in hill states, tribal and desert area villages with a population of 250 persons and above by 2007.

The President on 25th February,2005, announced a major business plan for rebuilding rural India called Bharat Nirman. 

Rural developement Government schemes

• Pradhan mantra gram sadak  yojna 

• Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employement Guarantee Act

•  IndraAawas yojna 
• Swarnajayanthi Gram Swarozgar Yojna   -                                                                                                                                                                                             This scheme was launched by government in April 1999. under this scheme sustainable income will be provided to poorest people leaving in rural and urban  areas of the country by providing self  employment to villagers through        SHG( selp help group ).
• NSAP - National Social Assistance Scheme

• PMRDF’s- Prime Minister’s Rural Development Fellowship

• AAJEEVIKA-  NRLM

• PURA- Provision of Urban Aminities in Rural Areas

• Rurban (NRuM)

• DDU- GKY  Deen Dayal  Upodhyaya Grameena Kaushalya yojna 

• IWMP - Integrated watershed Management Programme

• NLRMP - National Land Records Modernization Programme

Syllabus under Rural developement for NABARD exam

• Concept of Rural area
• Structure of the Indian Rural economy
• Importance and role of the rural sector in India
• Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy
• Causes of Rural Backwardness
• Rural population in India
• Occupational structure
• Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India
• Trends of change in rural population and rural work force
• problems and conditions of rural labour
• Issues and challenges in Handlooms
• Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working.
• Rural developemnt schemes
• Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural housing,  rural development programmes. Rural Credit System
• Role of Rural Credit in Rural Development
• Evolution and Growth of Rural Credit System in India
• Role and functions of RBI, NABARD, SIDBI and other financial institutions.