The applicants intending to apply should ensure that they fulfill the eligibility criteria specified herein below before applying. It should be noted that the eligibility criteria specified herein is the basic criteria for applying for the posts. However, merely applying for / appearing for and/or qualifying at any  stage  of  selection  process  for  the  posts  does  not  imply  that  a  candidate  will necessarily be eligible for employment / confer right on him / her for appointment in the Bank.

(A) Nationality / Citizenship:

The  selection  process  may  comprise  of  Online  Examination  /  Group  Discussion  (if conducted) and / or Personal Interview. The Bank reserves the absolute right to decide as to whether to use all or any of these modes for selection for the notified posts.

(a) Online Examination / Test:

The structure of the Online Written Examination, if conducted, will be online and will consist of the following tests:

The above tests except the test of English language will be available bilingually i.e. English and Hindi. The Bank also reserves the right to alter the structure of the online examination.

Penalty for wrong Answers:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the online examination. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the applicant, one fourth or 25% of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at final score.  If the total of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the applicant; there will be no penal mark for that question.

(b) Personal Interview

A Personal Interview of  50 marks shall  be conducted to assess the academic  & job knowledge, power of expression, clarity of thought, qualities of leadership, extracurricular activities, hobbies, general demeanor, behavior, communication skills, suitability for the post,  etc.  of the applicant. The minimum qualifying marks for the Personal Interview would be 25  marks (22.5 marks for Reserved Category applicants). The applicants not securing the minimum qualifying marks in the Personal Interview will be disqualified for selection.

(c) Important Notes:

i.  The applicants will be called for the Online Examination / Group Discussion (if  conducted), on the basis of the information provided by them in their On-line Applications without verification of their age or qualification or category or any other eligibility criteria. The applicants must, therefore, ensure that they fulfill all the notified eligibility criteria as on the cut-off date prescribed in this notification, have possession of the requisite documents / certificates specified by the Bank,  and that the particulars  furnished in their On-Line Application are complete, true and correct in all respects. Merely appearing in the Online Examination /   Group Discussion (if conducted)and / or passing the Online Examination / Group Discussion (if conducted)  and / or being called by the Bank for the Personal Interview shall not imply that the Bank is satisfied about the eligibility of the applicant.

ii.  The applicant shall be required to qualify in each Test of the Online Examination / Group Discussion (if conducted) as per cut-off marks, subject to minimum qualifying marks in the aggregate of 200 marks, both of which will be fixed by the Bank.

iii.  Generally, depending on the number of vacancies, only those applicants who have secured the minimum category-wise and test-wise cut-off marks to be decided for Online  Examination / Group Discussion and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit based on the total marks scored in the Online Examination / Group Discussion shall be called for Personal Interview in the ratio of 1:3 for General / Unreserved applicants and 1:5 in case  of applicants belonging to the Reserved Categories. In other words generally, for every  single post in General and Reserved category, 3 General and 5 Reserved Category applicants respectively would be called for the Personal Interview depending upon their ranking as per the marks obtained by them. However, the  Bank reserves its right to call for the Personal Interview applicants otherwise than in the above ratio at its sole discretion.

iv.  The applicants may also be called directly for Personal Interview without holding of Online  Examination /  Group Discussion. The  Bank reserves its right to call any number of applicants for the Personal Interview at its sole discretion.

The candidates can apply only online from 04.10.2017 to 21.10.2017 (both days inclusive) and no other mode of application will be accepted.

Prerequisite for applying online:

Before applying online, candidates should:

i.  Scan their photograph and signature, ensuring that both conform to the required specifications given as Annexure-I with this notification.

ii.  Keep  the  necessary  details  of  Educational  Qualification,  Post  Qualification  Work Experience and other personal details handy for entering in the online application.

iii.  Create a valid personal email ID, if not already done. The email ID should be kept alive for entire duration of the recruitment process. Under no circumstances, the applicant should share email ID with any other person. Third party email ID is not permitted.

Fee Detail's :

Non-refundable  Application  fees/Intimation  Charges  (payable  only  through  online mode):

*The transaction charges, if any, for Online Payment of application fees / intimation charges will have to be borne by the applicant.

Note: The Payment of application fees by any other mode except online will not be accepted.  Instruments,  like  Demand  Draft  /  Banker’s  Cheque  /  Indian  postal  orders received towards payment of application fees / intimation charges will not be accepted under any circumstance. The application fees / Intimation Charges are non-refundable and once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can be held for in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Procedure for applying online: 

i.     The applicants are required to go to the Bank's website “www.unionbankofindia.co.in” and click on the link "Recruitment" under “Careers” page to access the Recruitment Notification  titled  "UNION  BANK  RECRUITMENT  PROJECT  2017  -  2018  (CREDIT OFFICER ) -  RECRUITMENT NOTIFICATION”. There will be two links named as (1) Link for Notification  (2) Link for Online application. The applicant has to click on first link to download the full  notification. The applicant should carefully read and ensure that they fulfill all the eligibility criteria given in the downloaded notification. If the applicant is eligible then he/she may proceed to fill the online application form available as the second link.

ii.    The applicants should completely fill up the online application form and upload their photograph and signature, as per the specifications given in the notification under

'Guidelines for Scanning’.

iii.    The applicants should very carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application at appropriate places and click on the “FINAL SUBMIT” button at the end of the Online Application  format.  Before  pressing  the  “FINAL  SUBMIT”  button,  candidates  are advised to verify every field filled  in he application as it cannot   be changed/altered/corrected after final submission.

iv.     The application form is integrated with the payment gateway. The payment can be made by  using Debit Cards (RuPay / Visa / Master Card / Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards / Mobile Wallets.

v.     If the online transaction has been successfully completed, an e-receipt, Registration Number & Password will be generated. The applicants should note their Registration Numbers and Password for future reference.

vi.     If the online transaction has not been successfully completed then the candidates are advised to login again with their provisional registration number and password and pay the Application Fees / Intimation Charges online.

vii.    The applicants are required to take a printout of the e-receipt and the submitted online application form.

Note:

Ø   After submitting the payment information in the online application form, DO NOT press the Back or Refresh button in order to avoid double charge.