RBU Non-Teaching Recruitment 2020 Cancelled

Rabindra Bharati University (RBU), Kolkata, has cancelled and withdrawn the non-teaching recruitment advertised through Employment Notification No. Estt./7129/2020. This update is for people who applied under that notification and are waiting for information about their application-fee refund; the 2020 recruitment is no longer open for applications.

The withdrawn recruitment covered 116 vacancies: 49 Junior Assistant posts in Grade-I and 67 posts across several Grade-II roles. Applications were accepted online from 15 February to 6 March 2020. RBU announced the cancellation on 6 November 2026, citing administrative reasons, and confirmed that the application fee will be refunded; the refund procedure has not yet been published. The originally planned written examination and interview are also cancelled.

Important Dates

Vacancy Details

The cancellation applies to all 116 vacancies in the original notification. The Grade-I post was Junior Assistant, while the Grade-II vacancies covered eight other roles. The vacancy and reservation details stated in the original notification are shown below.

Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification

The original notification specified Higher Secondary or equivalent education for Junior Assistant. For the Grade-II posts, it generally required a Class VIII pass. Plumber Helper, Liftman and Junior Electrician additionally required a proficiency certificate, while Junior Driver required a valid driving licence. These qualifications relate to the cancelled recruitment and do not constitute eligibility for a current vacancy.

Age Limit

The cancellation information and supplied post details do not state an age limit or age-relaxation rules. In any event, RBU has withdrawn the full recruitment, so candidates cannot apply under the 2020 notification.

Application Fee

RBU has confirmed that the application fee collected for the cancelled recruitment will be refunded. The university has not yet announced how or when refunds will be processed; applicants should check the official website for the procedure. The following amounts were the fees in the original 2020 notification.

How to Apply

Applications for this recruitment are no longer being accepted. Candidates who already applied should follow the university's official updates about the fee refund:

1. Visit the official Rabindra Bharati University website regularly and look for a notice explaining the refund process.
2. Keep your application or registration details, payment receipt and transaction ID available in case they are required to verify a refund.
3. Follow only the procedure published by RBU. Do not provide bank or payment information to people contacting you through unofficial calls or messaging accounts.
4. If RBU publishes a new recruitment notice for these or other posts, review its requirements and submit a fresh application only through the process specified in that notice.

Salary & Pay Scale

The cancellation notice and vacancy details provided do not specify the salary or pay scale for the posts. As the recruitment has been withdrawn, no appointment or salary will result from the 2020 notification.

Selection Process

The original selection plan comprised a 70-mark multiple-choice written examination lasting 1.5 hours, with no negative marking, followed by a 30-mark interview. RBU has cancelled the recruitment in full, so these selection stages will not proceed under Employment Notification No. Estt./7129/2020. The university's press release says the Executive Council made the decision at its meeting on 6 October 2026 under Clause 10(ii) of the original notification's General Instructions to the Applicants. That clause allowed the university to withdraw an advertisement wholly or partly and provided for a refund of fees collected.

Applicants should retain their payment records and monitor RBU's website for the promised refund instructions. The cancellation notice does not announce a replacement recruitment, so any future vacancies would require a separate notification and application.