Library Professional (Assistant Librarian) in Grade ‘A’ Vacancy at RBI
Library Professional (Assistant Librarian) in Grade ‘A’ 1 OBC
(A) Job requirements: (i) Working knowledge of standard Library Software for House Keeping activities in the library such as cataloguing, acquisition and circulation, Serial Control, Subject Indexing, etc. (ii) Experience in computerized search techniques of both on-line and off-line database including retrieval of desired information through various search engines/ processes. (iii) Digitization (developing digital library and metadata) and content management. (iv) Preservation and conservation of library materials.
(B) Eligibility Criteria:
(I) Educational Qualifications (as on May 01, 2023):
Essential: (i) Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Commerce/Science and (ii) Master's Degree in ‘Library Science’ or ‘Library and Information Science’ of a recognized University/ Institution with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade in aggregate of all semesters/years. Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks where awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.
Desirable: (i) Diploma in ‘Computer Applications’ from a recognized University or Institution (ii) Qualified in the national level test (NET/SLET/SET) conducted by the UGC or any other agency approved by the UGC (iii) Short term/ crash course on content management, viz. Joomla, Drupal, etc.
Please also refer Para 6 below for Note on Educational Qualifications.
(II) Experience (as on May 01, 2023):
Essential: Three years' professional experience in a library (in a position of Library Assistant/Technical Assistant (Library) or similar designation or above) under Central/ State Government/ Autonomous or Statutory organization/ PSU/ University or Recognized Research or Educational Institution or any major library.
(III) Age (as on May 01, 2023): A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not have attained the age of 30 years as on May 01, 2023 (candidates must have been born not earlier than 02-05-1993 and not later than 01-05-2002).
(C) Scheme of Selection: Selection will be through interview of 100 marks. A preliminary screening of the applications will be carried out for making, if necessary, a short-list of eligible candidates to be called for the interview. The Board reserves the right to raise the minimum experience in order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for interview, commensurate with the number of vacancies. Hence, merely fulfilling the minimum requirements laid down for the post would not automatically entitle any candidate for interview. The place and date of interview will be advised to the short-listed candidates in due course. Candidates shortlisted for the interview will have to submit self-certified scanned copies of documents in support of their eligibility on grounds of age, educational qualifications and work experience etc. at email ID documentsrbisb@rbi.org.in.