Union Bank recruitment project 2009 A Recruitment Notification

Union Bank of India, a leading Pan-India listed public sector bank, with head office in Mumbai, invites applications for recruitment to fill in 1040 vacancies in the clerical cadre.

Includes the special recruitment drive to fill up the backlog reserved vacancies for persons with disabilities

UBI Clerical Recruitment 2009 - Important Dates

• Opening date for making on-line applications after payment of fees: 01.10.2009
• Last date for making on-line application & on-line submission of application form: 31.10.2009
• Tentative date of written examination: 10.01.2010

Clerk-cum-cashier in the clerical cadre
Age (as on 30.09.2009): Minimum 18 years and maximum age 28 years

Emoluments: Basic pay in time scale of Rs. 4410-13210 plus DA, HRA, CCA conveyance allowance, gratuity, pension, LFC, medical aid, reimbursement of hospitalization and other expenses as also various facilities under staff welfare schemes as per bank’s rules

Vacancy position

• And & Nic islands, Total – 02, SC – nil, ST – nil, OBC – nil, UR (Gen) – 02

• Andhra Pradesh, Total – 72, SC – 11, ST – 05, OBC – 20, UR (Gen) – 36

• Assam, Total – 24, SC – 02, ST – 03, OBC – 07, UR (Gen) – 12

• Bihar, Total – 24, SC – 04, ST – 02, OBC – 09, UR (Gen) – 09

• Chandigarh, Total – 08, SC – 02, ST – nil, OBC – 02, UR (Gen) – 04

• Chhatisgarh, Total – 24, SC – 03, ST – 08, OBC – 01, UR (Gen) – 12

• Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Total – 02, SC – nil, ST – 01, OBC – nil, UR (Gen) – 01

• Daman & Diu, Total – 02, SC – nil, ST – nil, OBC – 01, UR (Gen) – 01

• Delhi, Total – 32, SC – 05, ST – 02, OBC – 09, UR (Gen) – 16

• Goa, Total – 08, SC – nil, ST – 01, OBC – 03, UR (Gen) – 04

• Gujarat, Total – 28, SC – 02, ST – 04, OBC – 08, UR (Gen) – 14

• Haryana, Total – 48, SC – 09, ST – nil, OBC – 13, UR (Gen) – 26

• Himachal Pradesh, Total – 08, SC – 02, ST – nil, OBC – 02, UR (Gen) – 04

• Jammu & Kashmir, Total – 04, SC – nil, ST – nil, OBC – 02, UR (Gen) – 02

• Jharkhand, Total – 24, SC – 03, ST – 06, OBC – 03, UR (Gen) – 12

• Karnataka, Total – 48, SC – 06, ST – 05, OBC – 19, UR (Gen) – 18

• Kerala, Total – 80, SC – 08, ST – 01, OBC – 22, UR (Gen) – 49

• Madhya Pradesh, Total – 92, SC – 14, ST – 18, OBC – 15, UR (Gen) – 45

• Maharahstra, Total – 72, SC – 08, ST – 10, OBC – 18, UR (Gen) – 36

• Mumbai**, Total – 32, SC – 04, ST – 04, OBC – 08, UR (Gen) – 16

• Orissa, Total – 24, SC – 04, ST – 06, OBC – 03, UR (Gen) – 11

• Puduchery, Total – 06, SC – 01, ST – nil, OBC – 01, UR (Gen) – 04

• Punjab, Total – 60, SC – 18, ST – nil, OBC – 12, UR (Gen) – 30

• Rajasthan, Total – 56, SC – 10, ST – 07, OBC – 11, UR (Gen) – 28

• Tamil Nadu, Total – 72, SC – 14, ST – 02, OBC – 19, UR (Gen) – 37

• Uttar Pradesh, Total – 140, SC – 29, ST – 01, OBC – 44, UR (Gen) – 66

• Uttarakhand, Total – 24, SC – 04, ST – 01, OBC – 03, UR (Gen) – 16

• West Bengal, Total – 24, SC – 07, ST – 03, OBC – 04, UR (Gen) – 10

• Total – 1040, SC – 170, ST – 90, OBC – 259, UR (Gen) – 521

(**Mumbai and Maharashtra are treated as two separate states as per Bank’s extant policies)

The recruitment will be on State-wise/union territory-wise basis indicated above. A candidate can make an application for only one state or union territory and s/he should be willing to be posted at any place in that state/union territory. Further, s/he will have to appear for the written test from an examination centre specified for that particular state/union territory only, as indicated in para no. 9 of this notification, and the examination call letter will be issued accordingly.

Relaxation in upper age limit

SC/ST – 05 years, OBC – 03 years, PwD – 10 years, Ex-servicemen – by 03 years (maximum upper age limit after considering all relaxations would be 50 years)

Eligibility criteria (as on 30.09.2009)

Nationality/Citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st Jan. 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Ugadana, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination &/or interview but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

Educational qualifications (as on 30.09.2009): (a) The candidate should possess the following minimum qualifications as on 30.09.2009 (i) a first class pass (60% marks in aggregate) in the Higher secondary school (HSC) examination or standard XII under the 10+2+3 pattern or standard XI under the 11+3 pattern or Intermediate examination or Pre-University (PUC) examination from a recognized education board or (ii) a pass class graduate degree from a UGC recognized reputed university. Ex-servicemen who do not possess the above civil examination qualifications should have passed, while serving in the Armed forces, with a minimum of 60% marks, any of the following examinations recognized by the Government as equivalent of the civil examination of HSC/Pre-university, viz., (1) IAF educational test for promotion to the rank of Corporal; (2) Passing out (Indian Navy) examination conducted by Boys Training Establishment, Visakhapatnam.

(b) Computer awareness and office automation course (Computer basics, DOS, MS Office, Internet and Email) from a computer training institute of a duration of minimum 60 hours. The requirement of having completed the computer awareness & automation course will be waived in case of those graduates having computer awareness and knowledge as part of the curriculum at the degree level.

(c) Should know to read, write and speak the language of the state/union territory for which s/he applies.

Probation period: The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 6 months of active service from the date of his/her joining the Bank.

Selection methodology: All applicants will be administered a written test, without verification of their age or qualification, or category or any other eligibility criteria with relevance to documents, and will be on purely provisionally basis, on the strength of the information provided by them in the online application. The candidates must, therefore, ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria, has in his/her possession the requisite documents and certificates specified by the Bank, and that the particulars furnishes in the on-line application are true and correct in all respects. Mere admission to the written test and/or passing the test and being invited by the bank for the personal interview shall not imply that the bank has been satisfied beyond doubt about the candidate’s eligibility. Candidates who do not satisfy the eligibility criteria and who do not produce the photocopies as well as the originals of all the documents required to be submitted and as advised in this notification as well as the Interview Call letters, for any reason whatsoever, will not be permitted to participate in the Personal Interview even though they may have passed the written examination and have been called for the personal interview.

The short-listing of the candidates for Personal Interview will be made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in a Written test.

The candidate shall be required to qualify in each objective test, as per cut-off marks determined on the basis of performance in each test, subject to a minimum 40% marks (35% marks for reserved category) in the aggregate of 200 marks. They shall also be required to obtain the minimum passing marks of 50% (45% for SC/ST/OBC/PwD
category) in the objective test on ‘computer knowledge’. Wrong answers given in the objective test will attract penalty by way of negative marks.

While the status of the ‘test of English language’ will be only for ‘qualifying’ and the marks would not be included in the aggregate marks for the purpose of merit ranking, the candidate has to necessarily pass the test scoring the minimum passing marks or else he/she will be deemed to have failed and not qualified for the further selection process.

In the case of objective tests on computer knowledge, of 30 minutes duration carrying 50 marks each, the minimum qualifying marks will be 50% (45% for reserved category of SC/ST/OBC/PwD).

Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who have secured the minimum qualifying marks stipulated for written test and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit based on the total marks scored in the written test shall be called for a personal interview in the ratio of 1:3 for general/unreserved candidates and 1:5 in case of candidates belonging to the reserved categories. The bank, however, reserves its right to call for the interview candidates otherwise than in the above ratio at its sole discretion.

Candidates passing the written test and the personal interview will be ranked in a descending order on the basis of the aggregate marks obtained in the written test, group discussion (where conducted) and personal interview under the respective SC/ST/OBC/Gen category.

Subject to the vacancies available under the respective category, only those candidates who pass both the written test as well as the personal interview will be short-listed for selection in the order of the merit rank obtained by them under the respective category.

In case it is detected at any stage that the candidate does not satisfy the conditions stipulated or does not fulfill any of the eligibility criteria, and/or he/she has furnished any incorrect information and/or has suppressed any material information/fact(s) his/her candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings are detected even after appointment, his/her services will be summarily terminated.

Appointment of the short-listed/selected candidate is subject to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the bank. Such appointment and confirmation in the services of the bank will also be subject to receiving satisfactory references from respectable referees, police verification of antecedents, caste/class verification, execution of service bond and other compliances.

Written examination/test

(i) Objective test – 200 questions – 200 marks (duration – composite 95 minutes)

• Test of reasoning – 50 questions carrying 75 marks

• Test of numerical ability – 50 questions carrying 75 marks

• Test of General Awareness – 50 questions carrying 50 marks

• Test of English Language** - **50 questions carrying 50 marks

• Composite 95 minutes duration – 200 questions carrying 200 marks

(ii) Objective test on computer knowledge – one paper – 50 marks (duration 30 minutes)

Personal interview: A personal interview of 50 marks shall be conducted to assess the candidates’ academic record, power of expression, clarity of thought, qualities of leadership, extra curricular activities, hobbies, general demeanour, behaviour, communication skills, etc. The minimum qualifying marks for the personal interview would be 50% marks (45% marks for reserved category candidates)

Payment of non-refundable application fee: (i) Applicants are first required to go to the Banks’ website www.unionbankofindia.co.in and on the home page open the link ‘careers’. (ii) Thereafter, open the recruitment notification entitled ‘Union bank recruitment project-2009(A)’ (iii) Take a print of the entire recruitment notification, including the ‘recruitment application fee payment challan’ (iv) Fill in the recruitment application fee payment challan in a clear and legible handwriting in block letters (v) Go to the nearest Union bank of India branch with the application fee challan and pay, in cash, the appropriate application fee as indicated below

SC/ST/PwD – Rs. Nil, Gen/OBC/Ex-servicemen – Rs. 300/-

(vi) Obtain the applicant’s counterfoil copy of the application fee payment challan duly receipted by the bank with, Branch name, Branch SOL ID, 7 to 10 digit trans ID, and date of deposit filled in by the branch official. (vii) You are now ready to apply on-line by re-visiting the recruitment notification on the bank’s website and going to the link entitled ‘on-line application for Union bank clerical recruitment project 2009 A’ to open up the appropriate on-line application form format (viii) Carefully fill in the details from the recruitment application fee payment challan in the on-line application form at the appropriate place. (ix) A photocopy of the receipted application fee payment challan should be attached to the written examination call  letter to be submitted at the time of appearing for the written examination, where applicable, and also to the system generated printed application form, to be submitted only at the time of the personal interview. (x) Steps mentioned at serial nos. (iii), (iv), (v), (vi) & (ix) will not be applicable to SC/ST/PwD candidates as they are exempted from payment of application fees.

How to apply:

(i) Candidates must possess his/her own valid personal E-mail ID which should be valid for the entire duration of this recruitment project. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail id, he/she should create his/her new e-mail id. Third party e-mail IDs are not permitted (ii) Eligible candidates are required to apply only online through our website www.unionbankofindia.co.in. No other means/mode of application will be acceptable

A candidate can submit only one on-line application which can be made between 01.10.2009 to 31.10.2009 (both days inclusive)

Candidates should keep the particulars of their application fee paid details, educational qualifications, work experience details, and other personal details ready before applying as these details are required to be entered in the On-line application

To apply on-line:

Go on to the internet and to the bank’s website www.unionbankofindia.co.in and on the home page under the link ‘career’, access the recruitment notification entitled ‘union bank clerical recruitment project – 2009(A)

Printer the recruitment notification and the recruitment application fee payment challan and make payment of the prescribed application fee (wherever applicable) at any union bank of India branch, as spelt out under ‘payment of non-refundable application fee’ from 01.10.2009 to 31.10.2009

• After making payment of the application fees re-visit the bank’s website and the recruitment notification

• Click on any one of the appropriate alongside link ‘on-line application for clerk-cum-cashiers’ to open up the appropriate on-line application form format

• Correctly fill-in the required details in the on-line application form and submit the on-line application electronically not later than 31.10.2009

• Make a note of the allotted system generated application registration number and password.

• After applying on-line, take two (2) print-outs of the duly filled in computerized system generated application form.

Affix your photograph at the appropriate place on the first page of the application form and keep ready with the one set of the prescribed documents to be brought along and submitted only when invited for the personal interview. Ensure to also bring along the original documents for verification when invited for the personal interview.