Employee State Insurance Corporation i.e. ESIC have invited applications to fill the vacancies available for the post of Upper Divisional Clerk i.e. UDC. The exam is scheduled for 19th March 2022. Similarly, the Reserve Bank of India has also issued the official notification inviting application to the job position of Assistant for the year 2022. All the important details are provided in the table below.
| Post to which recruitment is taking place | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| Vacancy | 1769 | 950 |
| Application starts on | 15th January 2022 | 17.02.2022 |
| Official website | http://www.esic.nic.in/ | https://www.rbi.org.in/ |
| Final date for applying | 15th February 2022 | 08.03.2022 |
| Online Preliminary Test | 9th March 2022 | March 26 & 27, 2022 |
| Salary | Pay Level – 4 (Rs. 25,500-81,100) as per 7th Central Pay Commission | 3150-750 (3)-15400- 900(4) -19000-1200(6)-26200-1300 (2)-28800- 1480(3) – 33240 – 1750 (1)- 34990. |
| Result of prelims exam | Yet to be announced | Yet to be announced |
| Online Main Test | Yet to be announced | May 2022 |
| Mains exam result | Yet to be announced | Yet to be notified |
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Eligibility by Age: ESIC UDC vs RBI Assistant
The age limit range for the post of ESIC Upper Division Clerk is from 18 years to 27 years. This condition has to be accomplished by the final date for submission of applications i.e. February 15th, 2022. Similarly, for RBI assistant post has an age limit range of 20-28 years. Both the condition above discussed are in the case of the general category. There are age relaxations available for categories eligible for reservation. The details are in the table below.
| Category | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| · Scheduled Caste
· Scheduled Tribe |
· 5 years | · 5 years
· Age limit- 33 years |
| Other backward classes | · 3 years | · 3 years
· Age limit- 31 years |
| Ex-servicemen | · UR- 3 years
· OBC- 6 years · SC/ST- 8 years · All these relaxations are applied after subtraction of the military service provided from the actual age of the candidate. |
· time of service rendered in the forces + 3 years
· there is an upper age limit of 50 years |
| · Widows
· divorced women · women legally divorced and are not re-married |
– | 10 years |
| Candidates having work experience in the Reserve Bank of India | – | · Years of experience
· Maximum of 3 years |
| People who are a victim of the 1984 riots | – | – |
| Person with disability | · UR- 10 years
· OBC- 13 years · SC/ST- 15 years · According to the instructions of DoPT, a PWD candidate is enabled to age relaxation in · various combinations subjected to the situations with the maximum age limit being 56 years. |
· General/EWS- 10 years
· OBC- 13 years · SC/ST- 15 years |
| ESIC Employee/ Government Servant
who have provided at least 3 years of service |
· UR- up to 40 years
· OBC- up to 43 years · SC/ST- up to 45 years · Candidates should continue to hold their status as ESIC/ Govt. servant until the time of appointment, if the candidate gets selected |
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Required Educational Qualifications: ESIC UDC vs RBI Assistant
The educational requirements for the posts of ESIC UDC and RBI Assistant are as described in the table below.
| Topic | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| Education | · A degree of a well-established University/ equivalent.
· Working knowledge of computers plus the use of office suites and · databases. |
· Bachelor’s Degree in any field with at least 50% marks in the aggregate
· Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a minimum pass class for SC/ST/PwBD candidates · Should have a working knowledge of word processing on PC. · A candidate who is an Ex-servicemen should either be a graduate from an established University or must have qualified the matriculation or its equivalent exam of the Armed Forces and should have done at least 15 years of defence service · should be proficient in the local language of the particular state or regions falling under that office for which you are applying (i.e. know to read, write, speak and comprehend the language) |
| Experience | – | – |
Application Procedure: RBI Assistant vs ESIC UDC
The necessary details like application link and registration fees for both RBI Assistant and ESIC UDC are given below
| Topic | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| Application link | http://www.esic.nic.in/ | www.rbi.org.in |
| SC/ST/PwBD/EXS fees | INR 250/- (will be refunded after phase 1 exam) | INR 50/- |
| OBC/General/EWS fees | INR 500/- | INR 450/- |
Preliminary Examination Pattern: ESIC UDC vs RBI Assistant
| Topic | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| Subjects | · General Intelligence and Reasoning
· General Awareness · Quantitative Aptitude · English Comprehension |
· English language
· Numerical ability · Reasoning ability |
| Marks | 50 marks for each section | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability-35 · Reasoning ability-35 |
| Duration | 1 hour for the whole exam | 20 minutes for each subject separately |
| Number of questions | 25 for each section | · English language- 30
· Numerical ability- 35 · Reasoning ability- 35 |
For ESIC UDC question is available in both English and Hindi medium.
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Main Examination Pattern: ESIC UDC vs RBI Assistant
| Topic | ESIC UDC | RBI Assistant |
| Subjects | · General Intelligence and Reasoning
· General Awareness · Quantitative Aptitude · English Comprehension |
· English language
· Reasoning · Numerical ability · General awareness · Computer knowledge |
| Number of questions for each subject | 50 | 40 |
| Max marks for each subject | 50 | 40 |
| Duration | 2 hours for the whole exam | · English language- 30 min
· Reasoning- 30 min · Numerical ability- 30 min · General awareness- 25 min · Computer knowledge- 20 min |
| Total number of questions/ total marks | 200 | |
| Total duration | 135 minutes |
- For ESIC UDC question is available in both English and Hindi medium.
- RBI Assistant post has a language proficiency exam for the candidates who qualify the main exam.
- The candidates who pass the phase 2 exam of ESIC UDC have to appear in a computer skill test. The details of the test are listed in the table below. The test carries 50 marks and is conducted for a duration of 30 minutes. PWD Candidates who are unable to type will be evaluated by taking a 50 questions Objective Type Computer Test with no negative marking.
| No. | Type of test | Marks |
| 1 | Preparation of 2 Slides in PowerPoint | 10 |
| 2 | Typing matter and formatting it with MS Word | 20 |
| 3 | Preparing a Table on MS Excel using formulae |
Vacancies: ESIC UDC vs RBI Assistant
The vacancies of ESIC UDC is as shown in the table below.
| List of regions | Number of vacancies |
| Bihar | 43 |
| Goa | 13 |
| Rajasthan | 67 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 07 |
| Chattisgarh | 17 |
| Haryana (Faridabad/Ambala) | 130 |
| Delhi | 235 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 29 |
| Karnataka | 199 |
| Ahemdabad | 136 |
| Kerala | 66 |
| Guwahati/Assam | 01 |
| Jharkhand | 06 |
| Odisha | 30 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 44 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 36 |
| Puducherry | 06 |
| Punjab | 81 |
| Jammu Kashmir | 08 |
| Tamil Nadu | 150 |
| Telangana | 25 |
| Maharashtra | 318 |
| Uttarakhand | 09 |
| West Bengal & Sikkim | 113 |
| Total Vacancies | 1769 |
The state-wise vacancies are also present in the RBI assistant recruitment. It is as shown below
| Office | RBI Assistant Vacancies |
| Ahmedabad | 35 |
| Bangalore | 74 |
| Bhopal | 31 |
| Bhubaneswar | 31 |
| Chandigarh | 78 |
| Chennai | 66 |
| Guwahati | 32 |
| Hyderabad | 40 |
| Jaipur | 48 |
| Jammu | 12 |
| Kanpur & Lucknow | 131 |
| Kolkata | 26 |
| Mumbai | 128 |
| Nagpur | 56 |
| New Delhi | 75 |
| Patna | 33 |
| Thiruvananthapuram & Kochi | 54 |
| Total | 950 (48) |
The category-wise vacancies of ESIC UDC as shown in the table below.
| Region list | General | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| Assam/Guwahati | NIL | NIL | NIL | 01 | NIL | 01 |
| Patna | 35 | 07 | NIL | NIL | 01 | 43 |
| Raipur | 13 | 02 | NIL | NIL | 02 | 17 |
| Thrissur | 42 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 66 |
| Ahmedabad | 77 | 06 | 12 | 28 | 13 | 136 |
| Baddi | 16 | 04 | 01 | 06 | 02 | 29 |
| ESIC Hqrs, New Delhi | 90 | 48 | 19 | 55 | 23 | 235 |
| Vijaywada | 03 | 03 | NIL | NIL | 01 | 07 |
| Delhi | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Jammu | 05 | 02 | NIL | 01 | NIL | 08 |
| Ranchi | 6 | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | 6 |
| Indore | 25 | 02 | 04 | 09 | 04 | 44 |
| Directorate Medical Delhi | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL | NIL |
| Panji | 06 | NIL | 02 | 04 | 01 | 13 |
| Mumbai | 139 | 32 | 29 | 86 | 32 | 318 |
| Ambala/Faridabad | 51 | 15 | NIL | 20 | 10 | 96 |
| Bhubaneswar | 13 | 05 | 05 | 04 | 03 | 30 |
| Puducherry | 02 | 01 | NIL | 02 | 01 | 06 |
| Chandigarh | 30 | 24 | NIL | 20 | 07 | 81 |
| Jaipur | 30 | 12 | 05 | 14 | 06 | 67 |
| Bengaluru | 67 | 37 | 5 | 71 | 19 | 199 |
| Chennai | 96 | 29 | 03 | 07 | 15 | 150 |
| Hyderabad | 16 | 1* | NIL | 6# | 2 | 25 |
| Kanpur | 17 | 07 | NIL | 09 | 03 | 36 |
| Dehradun | 07 | 01 | NIL | 01 | NIL | 09 |
| Kolkata | 57 | 25 | 05 | 15 | 11 | 113 |
| Haryana | 67 | 21 | NIL | 29 | 13 | 120 |
| Total | 910 | 285 | 92 | 402 | 175 | 1864 |
Category wise vacancies of RBI assistants are given below.
| Category | RBI Assistant |
| General | 440 |
| EWS | 90 |
| OBC | 146 |
| SC | 151(2) |
| ST | 123(46) |
| VI | 15 (6) |
| HI | 25 (16) |
| OH | 18 (9) |
| ExS-1 | 40 |
| ExS-2 | 90 |
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The article above has discussed in detail all the major information a candidate has to know before applying for the posts of ESIC UDC and RBI assistant for the year 2022. Check the details again to make sure that you have all the necessary qualifications to appear for the exam for each of the posts above before applying. Download the Entri app to help you with the preparation of any state-wide or national level exams according to the updated syllabus and latest exam pattern.
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