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RBI JE PWD Instructions

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Under section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Benchmark Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for Reservation. The reserved categories of disabilities mentioned under this Act are namely:
  • Blindness and low vision;
  • Deaf and hard of hearing;
  • Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy. leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy;
  • Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness;
  • Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disabilities.

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RBI JE PWBD Instructions - Reservation for PWD
Reservation for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) in terms of the RPwD Act, 2016:
(i) Candidates falling in the following categories of the disabled may apply:
Sr.No. Name of Post Categories for which identified Functional Classification Physical Requirements
1 Jr. Engineer (Civil) & Jr. Engineer (Electrical) Hard of hearing Hard of hearing Sitting, Walking, Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Bending, Standing, Lifting, Kneeling and Crouching, Manipulation by Fingers, Pushing and Pulling
Locomotor disability including Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims One Arm (For field job) and Sitting, Walking, Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Bending, Standing, Hearing/ Speaking, Lifting, Kneeling and Crouching, Manipulation by Fingers, Pushing and Pulling
Both Legs (For Office Job) Sitting, Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Hearing/ Speaking, Manipulation by Fingers, Pushing
Muscular Weakness (For Office Job) Sitting, Seeing, Reading and Writing, Communication, Bending, Hearing/ Speaking, Lifting, Kneeling and Crouching, Manipulation by Fingers, Pushing and Pulling
Multiple disabilities One Arm, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims, Muscular weakness (For Office Job) and Both Legs (For Office Job) Sitting, Walking, Communication, Bending, Standing, Lifting, Kneeling and Crouching, Manipulation by Fingers, Pushing and Pulling And
(i) Hard of hearing Hearing/ Speaking or Reading and Writing and Seeing-as applicable

(ii) Orthopedically Handicapped are those who have a physical defect or deformity which causes an interference with the normal functioning of the bones, muscles and joints. The degree of disability should be minimum 40% in these cases.
(iii) Hearing Impaired are those in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary purposes of life. They do not hear or understand sounds at all, even with amplified speech. The cases included in this category will be those having hearing loss of more than 60 decibels in the better ear (profound impairment) or total loss of hearing in both ears.
The degree of disability should not be less than 40%.
(iv) The post is not identified for Visually Handicapped candidate.
(v) The Persons with Disability (PWD) candidates should possess a latest Certificate to this effect issued by an authorized Government of India/ State Government Department/ Hospital.