Union Bank of India to recruit 2473 Probationary Officers 2012, Union Bank PO Recruitment

 

Union Bank Recruitment Project-2011

Recruitment Notification

Union Bank of India, Leading listed Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Mumbai and all India representation invites on-line applications, form qualified candidates who hold a valid score card issued by IBPS, for recruitment to the post of Probationary Officer

Includes the backlog reserved vacancies for SC/ST/OBC/PwD

IMPORTANT DATES

Opening date for making on-line applications after payment of fees: 30th December, 2011

Last date for making on-line application and on-line submission of application form: 14th January, 2012

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Probationary officer (JMGG-I)

Total vacancy: 2473; SC-368; ST-201; OBC-663; UR-1241

Age (as on 01st July, 2011): Minimum 21 years, Maximum 30 years

Maximum age, exclusive of relaxation for reserved (SC/ST/OBC/PwD) category

The selection process will involve a personal interview. The Bank also reserves the right to alter the structure depending upon factors like number of eligible applications, etc

Multiple applications will not be allowed

A candidate may submit only one on-line application

The selected candidate is liable to be posted, at the sole discretion of the Bank and as per its exigencies, at any of the Bank’s branches/offices, anywhere in India

Relaxation in upper age limit: SC/ST candidates by 5 years; OBC candidates by 3 years; PwD by 10 years; Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers, including ECO’s/SSCO’S who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within the next one year from the last date for receipt of application) other than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to military service or on being declared as invalid, by 5 years for selection through written test and interview and by 3 years plus period of service in armed forces for selection through interview only, subject to his not exceeding the age of 50 years; all persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J&K State during 01.01.1980 and 31.121989 by 5 years; persons (children/family members of those) affected by 1984 Riots by 5 years; persons who have completed 5 years service in RRBs by 5 years

Eligibility criteria (as on 01st July, 2011)

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 January 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, Uganda, 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 and/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 govt of India

Applications from serving employees subject to their fulfilling the eligibility criteria, existing employees of Union Bank of India may apply online and then submit their applications through proper channel (HR Departments of the Nodal Regional/Field General Manager’s Office /Central Office under whose jurisdiction they work). Such candidates, if selected, shall resign from their present positions in the bank and re-join the Bank’s service afresh

For those under Indemnity Service Bond obligations, the remaining incomplete service period contained in the Indemnity Service Bond earlier executed and subsisting will be carried over and added to the new employment

Educational qualifications (as on 01st July, 2011): The educational qualifications prescribed for the post is the minimum. Candidates must possess these qualifications as on 01st July, 2011 (inclusive)

When called for the personal interview, the candidate must attach to the system generated printed on-line application form, proof by way of clear and legible photocopies of university final degree passing (convocation) certificate (provisional degree passing certificate will be accepted only in case of those candidates who have passed the degree final examination and the university has not conferred the degree on the applicant); year-wise/semester-wise mark sheet for each year/semester in respect of each of the examinations passed from the concerned college and university and; computer course passing certificate in support the stipulation of having completed the computer awareness and office automation course for duration of minimum 60 hours

The requirement of having completed the computer awareness and automation course will be waived in case of those graduates having computer awareness or knowledge as part of the curriculum at the degree level and this fact should be indicated in the application form and also evidenced by an duly highlighted entry of the subject in the relevant mark sheet

Copy of on-line application form submitted to IBPS for applying for the written test

The candidature of candidates not fulfilling the above criteria will be summarily rejected and they will not be permitted to participate in the personal interview and further selection process, even though they may have passed the written examination

The percentage of marks stipulated for the educational qualification is for general category candidates. Candidates belonging to the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/PwD), filling in vacancies reserved for the relevant category, will be entitled to a relaxation of 5% marks in relation to that stipulated for general category candidates. Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC/PwD categories, filling in general/unreserved vacancies will not be entitled to the above referred relaxation

The candidate will ensure to provide proof of having the work experience that he/she claims to possess

A graduate degree with minimum 55% marks (50% for reserved category candidates) in the aggregate in the final year of graduation from a UGC recognised/AICTE accredited university/Institution; preferably with a diploma in Banking and Finance (DBF) from the Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF), and candidates should be qualified in the common written examination conducted by IBPS and should be holding a valid score card issued by IBPS; and a certificate for having completed a course in computer awareness and office automation for duration of minimum 60 hours from a reputed computer training institute, which will be waived where computers is a part of the curriculum at the graduation/post-graduation level

Selection procedure: Through a personal interview or any other mode of selection to be decided by the competent authority

 

Candidates must specifically indicate the class/division obtained calculated to the nearest two decimals in the relevant column of the application. Where no percentage of marks is awarded by the University, but only CGPA/OGPA is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage, besides indicating the CGPA/OGPA in the application

The result of the qualifying examination i.e graduation or equivalent to graduation, as the case may be, should have been awarded by the university on or before 01st July, 2011

Candidates should have obtained the specified IBPS score in each test and in aggregate in the common written examination. Candidates should be able to produce the valid score card in support of the scores mentioned in the online application from if called for further selection processes such as Psychometric test and/or Interview

The educational qualifications prescribed above for the post is the minimum. Candidates must possess these qualifications as on (inclusive) and must attach proof thereof, i.e., clear and legible photocopies of SSC/HSC passing certificate and; university final degree passing (convocation) certificate for graduate candidates (provisional degree passing certificate will be accepted only in case of those candidates who have passed the degree final examination and the university has not conferred the degree on the applicant); year-wise/semester-wise mark sheet for each year/semester in respect of the degree examinations from the educational institution they have studied; computer course passing certificate from a recognised computer training institute in support of having completed the computer awareness and office automation course. Candidates who have acquired computer awareness and knowledge as part of the curriculum at the degree level should indicate this fact in the application form and also highlight the computer subject in the relevant mark sheet, which should be attached to the application form

Applications not fulfilling this criterion and not submitting proof as stated above will be summarily rejected

Probation period: The selected candidate will be on probation for a period of 24 months (2 years) of active service from the date of his/her joining the Bank

Service bond: The selected candidate will be required to execute a service bond undertaking to serve the Bank for a period of 3 years or to pay the Bank a sum of Rs 200000.00 should he/she leave the Bank before the completion of the 3 year service period

Selection Methodology

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 demeanor, behavior, communication skills, suitability for the post, etc. The minimum qualifying marks for the personal interview would be 50% marks (45% marks for reserved category candidates). Candidates not clearing the personal interview will not be considered for final selection

The short-listing of the candidates for personal interview will be made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in the written test conducted by IBPS and the total wheighted score obtained as per the valid score card issued by IBPS

Depending on the number of vacancies, only those candidates who are qualified in the common written examination conducted by IBPS and possess a valid score card issued by IBPS and rank sufficiently high in the order of merit based on the total weighted score 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). In other words, 3 general and 5 reserved category candidates against the vacancies stipulated respectively would be called for the personal interview depending upon their ranking as per the total weighted score obtained by them. The Bank reserves its right to call for the Interview candidates otherwise than in the above ratio at its sole discretion

Candidates passing the personal Interview will be ranked in a descending order on the basis of the weighted score obtained in the written test conducted by IBPS, personal interview under the respective SC/ST/OBC/General category

Subject to the vacancies available under the respective category, only those candidates who pass 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 with 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/facts 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

Centres for personal interview: The personal interview will be tentatively held at major centers of the country

The Bank reserves the right to allot the candidate to any of the centres other than the one opted for by him/her, to pre-pone/postpone/reschedule the interview dates and/or to add to or delete or modify/change the centre and the venues and/or to cancel the personal interview on account of technical or administrative exigencies or any other reason

The intimation for the purpose of interview etc would be sent to the eligible candidates only through e-mail at the e-mail address given by them in the application form. A List of all such candidate’s alongwith details such as date, time and venue of the Interview will also be hosted on the Bank’s website www.unionbankofindia.co.in under the link careers

Candidates are advised to keep track of the status of their candidature by visiting the bank’s website from time to time. Kindly note that no other mode of communication pertaining to the Interview process other than mentioned above will be fallowed

Identity verification: The candidate should, while appearing for the personal interview produce for verification and submit photo copies if required, the original call letter, fee payment receipt, photo identity such as PAN Card/Passport/Driving License/Voters Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph and copy of the application made to IBPS for the written examination. If the identity of the candidate is in doubt the candidate will not be allowed to appear for the group discussion/interview

Payment of non-refundable application fee and postage charges: Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website www.unionbankofindia.co.in and on the home page open the link careers

Thereafter, open the recruitment notification entitled Union Bank Recruitment Project-2011-PO

Take a print of the entire recruitment notification, including the recruitment application fee payment challan

Fill in the recruitment application fee payment challan in a clear and legible handwriting in block letters

Go to the nearest Union Bank of India branch with the application fee challan and pay, in cash, the appropriate application fee

Applicant amount of fees General/OBC Rs 200/-; others Rs 50/-

Obtain the applicant’s counterfoil copy of the application fee payment challan duly receipted by the Bank with (a) branch name, (b) Branch SOL ID, (c) 3 to 10 Digit TRANS ID, and (4) Date of deposit filled in by the Branch Official

You are now ready to apply on-line by re-visiting the recruitment notification on the Bank’s website and going to the link on-line application for officers-2011 to open up the appropriate on-line application form format

Fill in the details from the recruitment application fee payment challan in the on-line application form at the appropriate place

A photocopy of the receipted application fee challan should be attached to the system generated printed application form, which will have to be submitted only at the time of the personal interview

Payment of application fees by any other mode except by the above stated mode will not be accepted. Instruments like demand draft/bankers cheques/Indian postal orders received towards payment of application fees will not be encashed by the bank and such instruments if received will not be returned to the applicants

An application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection

Therefore, before applying on-line for the post the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils each of the eligibility criteria and other norms, including submission of documents, as mentioned in this notification

How to apply: Candidates must possess his/her own valid personal e-mail ID (as mentioned in the online application form while applying for CWE for recruitment of Probationary Officers/ management Trainees) 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

Eligible candidates are required to apply only on-line 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 (both days inclusive)

The candidate should also 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

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