WB Rural Librarian Recruitment: Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, recently gave the permission for the recruitment of 738 Librarians of public libraries having status of Rural Libraries all over the West Bengal.
WB Rural Librarian Recruitment Overview
As per the guideline these 738 vacant posts have to be filled up immediately due to acute shortage of librarians in the districts.
| Post Name | Librarian of Sponsored Public Libraries having status of Rural Libraries |
| Recruiting Department | Department of Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Govt. of West Bengal |
| Selecting Body | A Special Selection Committee will be formed for this recruitment |
| Vacancy | 738 (District Wise List) |
| Salary Scale (According to ROPA 2009) | Pay Level 6 {PB-2, RS-5400-25200}, GP-2600 |
| Application process | Online (Apply Now – Coming Soon) |
| Last Update | 23.04.2023 (Official Notification for Darjeeling District Released) |
| Selection Process | Direct Interview |
| Official Website | Link |
Important Dates & Events of WB Rural Librarian Recruitment
Check out important dates & events regarding the recruitment declared by West Bengal Govt.
| Event Name | Date |
| Formation of Selection Committee | 10.05.2022 |
| Issue of advertisement | 17.05.2022 |
| Letter to Employment Exchange Offices | 17.05.2022 |
| Online application start date | To be announced |
| Last date of receiving list from Employment Exchange offices | 10.06.2022 |
| Last date of submission of online applications | 10.06.2022 |
| Scrutiny of applications and to prepare list of candidates for interview | 24.06.2022 |
| Last date of Dispatch letters for interview | 01.07.2022 |
| *Date of interview | 14.07.2022 to 18.07.2022 |
| *Finalization of list | 25.07.2022 |
*Note: Date of interview & finalization of list may be finally fixed as per no. of candidates for interview.
Eligibility Criteria for WB Rural Librarian Recruitment (Tentative)
As of now there is no clarification about the eligibility criteria for this post, but here are some tentative essential qualifications that may be needed to apply for this post.
- 10+2 Passed / Graduate / Post Graduate in Science with Chemistry / Physics
- Candidates must have a minimum Diploma (6 Months) / Degree / Masters in library Science.
- Basic computer knowledge for operating KOHA (An open source Integrated Library System)
- Age Limit: Not more than 40 years of age as on 01.01.2022.
District Wise Vacancy List for WB Rural Librarian Recruitment
Check out the district wise vacancy list for this recruitment.
| District Name | Vacancy |
| Alipurduar | 6 |
| Bankura | 31 |
| Birbhum | 38 |
| Cooch Behar | 34 |
| Dakshin Dinajpur (South Dinajpur) | 14 |
| Darjeeling{G.T.A} | 21 |
| Hooghly | 52 |
| Howrah | 36 |
| Jalpaiguri | 18 |
| Jhargram | 17 |
| Kalimpong | 5 |
| Kolkata | 40 |
| Malda | 29 |
| Murshidabad | 36 |
| Nadia | 37 |
| North 24 Parganas | 60 |
| Paschim Medinipur (West Medinipur) | 44 |
| Paschim (West) Burdwan (Bardhaman) | 23 |
| Purba Burdwan (Bardhaman) | 55 |
| Purba Medinipur (East Medinipur) | 44 |
| Purulia | 30 |
| South 24 Parganas | 52 |
| Uttar Dinajpur (North Dinajpur) | 12 |
| SMPA (Town Library-SMPA Darjeeling) | 8 |
| Total (24) | 738 |
Read More: Birbhum Jobs Vacancy 2022 | Districts ecourts | Apply Online @drcbirbhum2022.in
Some more information which are mentioned in the guideline
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- Recruitment of the librarians of Sponsored Public Libraries having status of Rural Library will be done as per provisions of memo no.
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- Formation of the Selection Committee for conducting the recruitment process will be made by the Local Library Authority of the concerned
district as per existing G.O.
- Formation of the Selection Committee for conducting the recruitment process will be made by the Local Library Authority of the concerned
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- Application [Annexure-C] will be submitted online by the candidates.
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- At the time of submitting application by the candidates, duly attested copies of all certificates must be uploaded.
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- If numbers of applicants are large, maximum permissible no. of candidates to be called for interview against the number of vacancies may be decided by LLA.
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- The original certificates regarding qualifications, experience, reservation status and other factors will be verified by a team of
experts formed by the Selection Committee.
- The original certificates regarding qualifications, experience, reservation status and other factors will be verified by a team of
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- Advertisement will be published in approved newspapers and official website as per Government guidelines for wider publication.
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- Apart from open advertisement the concerned Employment Offices will also be requested to send the list of eligible candidates. If the employment exchanges are not in a position to send the list of the candidates, a certificate in this regard should be collected from them.
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- Age of the candidate will be calculated as on 01.01.2022.
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- During interview knowledge of computer & Bengali may be tested.
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- The final panel of candidates in the merit list will also consist of 10% waitlisted/ reserve candidates separately as per ED rules.
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- The final panel will remain valid for 1 year as per ED rules.
New Update about WB Rural Librarian Recruitment
Download the official notification for Darjeeling District Click Here
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