Reserve Bank of India - RBI Young Scholars Award Scheme
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched the RBI Young Scholars Award Scheme to generate interest m and awareness about the Indian banking sector and RBI Under the Scheme, the RBI will select a maximum of 150 young scholars through a countrywide competitive examination and award a scholarship. Out of these, a maximum of 50 candidates will be selected through a test conducted in English medium. The rest, up to a maximum number of 100 shall be selected on regional basis through a test conducted in vernacular medium.
Last Date :
Online - 21.10.09
Offline : 28.10.09
The application and/or print-outs of application made online should reach the address mentioned above before October 21, 2009 by ordinary post. For the candidates staying abroad and for those posting print-out from Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Minicoy Islands, NE States, Ladakh Division of J & K State, Lahaul and Spiti District and Pangi Sub-Division of Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh, the last date for receipt of Print-out will be October 28, 2009.
Eligibility :
All students across India who have completed 10 + 2 years of formal education or its equivalent from recognized institutions/boards in 2009 or before and are currently pursuing their undergraduate studies. Candidates should be of age 18 years or more but less than 23 years as on September 1, 2009.
Entrance Examination :
The entrance exam will be conducted in English, Hindi and 11 other regional languages. The regional languages will be Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu. The exam will be held at around 100 different locations spread all across the country.
Examination Pattern and Syllabus:"
The examination will be of objective type with multiple choices for answers. The paper will be of approximately 90 minutes duration and will have questions related to role and functioning of the RBI, the trend of banking industry in India and general economic and financial environment of the country.
How to prepare for the Exam :
Candidates willing to appear for the exam may take help of the material available on RBI Website www.rbi.org.in/youngscholars and www.rbi.org.in/commonman.aspx . The latest issue of RBI’s Annual Report and the Report on Trends & Progress of Banking will form part of the syllabus.
How to Apply :
Candidates willing to apply for the scholarship may apply in the prescribed application form available on http://www.rbi.org.in/youngscholars.aspx either on line or offline. There is no fee for application or examination. For complete details click here
Contact Us:
Project Coordinator,
RBI Young Scholars Award Scheme,
Project No. 8709,
Post Box No: 7632,
Malad (W), Mumbai- 400 064
Website : www.rbi.org.in