UNION BANK OF INDIA-ASSISTANT MANAGER JOB POSITIONS 2010
Union Bank of India
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Mumbai
Union Bank Recruitment Project 2009 – Assistant Manager (Official Language)
Job Details : Union Bank of India, a Leading Listed Public Sector Bank with Head Office in Mumbai and all India representation, invites Online applications for recruitment to fill in following vacancies in the Officer’s cadre :
Designation : Assistant Manager (Official Language)
No Of Posts: 16
(SC-4, ST-3, OBC-9) in JMGS-I grade
Age Limit : 21-30 years,
Relaxation for Reserved (SC / ST / OBC/ /PWD) Category
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit for Reserved Category , will be available as follows:
i) Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates by 5 years.
ii) Other Backward Classes candidates by 3 years.
iii) Persons with Disability (PWD) by 10 years on cumulative basis. The cumulative age relaxation for PWD category candidates will therefore be (a) by 15 years (10 + 5) for SC/ST; (b) by 13 years (10 + 3) for OBC; subject to such cumulative relaxation not taking the age of the candidate to beyond 50 years as on the date of his joining the service of the Bank.
Eligibilty Criteria : (as on 31.12.2009)
(i) 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 01.01.1962 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 &/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.
(ii) Applications from serving employees:
Subject to their fulfilling the eligibility criteria, employees of Union Bank of India may also apply through proper channel for the aforesaid posts. Such candidates, if selected, shall resign from their present positions in the bank and re-join the Bank’s service afresh.
Educational Qualifications (as on 31.12.2009) :
The Educational Qualifications prescribed for the post is the MINIMUM. Candidates must possess these qualifications as on 31.12.2009 (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 (a) 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 during the last 1 year, i.e., after the academic year 2008-2009 and the University has not conferred the Degree on the applicant) (b) YEAR-WISE / SEMESTER-WISE MARK SHEET FOR EACH YEAR / SEMESTER IN RESPECT OF EACH OF THE EXAMINATIONS PASSED from the concerned College & University, AND (c) COMPUTER COURSE PASSING CERTIFICATE in support the stipulation of having completed the Computer Awareness & Office Automation Course for 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 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.
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 for each
post 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.
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.
Selection Process:
Through a written test and a Personal Interview.
Education :
• Masters degree of a recognized University or equivalent in Hindi with English as a subject at Degree level
OR
• Masters degree of a recognized University or equivalent in English with Hindi as a subject at Degree level
OR
• Masters degree of a recognized University or equivalent in any Subject with Hindi medium and English as a subject at Degree level
OR
• Masters degree of a recognized University or equivalent in any Subject with English medium and Hindi as a subject at Degree level
OR
• Masters degree of a recognized University or equivalent in any subject with English and Hindi as a subject at Degree level
Desirable:
- • Degree or Diploma in translation from Hindi to English or from English to Hindi from any recognized University or equivalent
- Knowledge of MS Office is also desirable
Method of Selection :
(1) 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 provisional basis, on the strength of the information provided by them in the 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 furnished in the 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 Letter, 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.
(2) The short-listing of the candidates for Personal Interview for posts in Junior Management Grade Scale (JMGS) – I will be made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in a Written Test spelt out in Para 9(I) and Para 9(I)(ii) of this Notification.
(a) The candidate shall be required to qualify in each Objective Test spelt out in Para 9(I)(A) of this Notification, 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’ and ‘Subject of Specialization relevant to the Post’ spelt out in Para 9(I)(B). Wrong answers given in the Objective Test will attract Penalty by way of Negative Marks. Mere eligibility /
6 pass in the Written Test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for Personal Interview.
(b) 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 the two ‘Objective Tests’ on (1) Computer Knowledge, and (2) Subject of Specialisation relevant to the Post, each of 30 Minutes duration carrying 50 marks each, spelt out in Para 10(I)(B), the minimum qualifying marks will be 50% (45% for Reserved Category of SC / ST / OBC / PWD). The marks obtained in these two Objective Tests will be added to the Marks obtained in the other Objective Test specified in Para 9(I)(A) below, Interview Marks, and any other Test or Group Discussion, if held, for Merit Ranking.
(1) 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 1:5 in case of candidates belonging to the Reserved Categories). In other words, for every single post, 5 Reserved Category candidates respectively would be called for the Personal interview depending upon their ranking as per the marks obtained by them. The Bank, however, reserves its right to call for the Interview candidates otherwise than in the above ratio at its sole discretion.
(e) 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) & Personal Interview under the respective SC / ST / OBC .
(f) 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.
(4) 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 / 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.
(5) 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.
The candidate shall be required to qualify in each of the above Objective Test as per Cut-Off Marks determined on the basis of the Performance in each test, subject to a minimum of 40% (35% for Reserved Category) in the aggregate of 200 marks of the Objective Test. Candidates failing to obtain the minimum qualifying marks will not be declared to have cleared the Objective Test. **The Test of English Language is for ‘qualifying purpose’ only. Hence, though the candidate has also to pass in the Test of English Language, the marks obtained in the Test will not be reckoned in the aggregate of 200 marks of the written examination, for the purpose of Merit Ranking.
(B) Objective Test in “Computer Knowledge” & “Subject of Specialization”:
Besides the Objective Tests of Test of Reasoning, Test of Quantitative Aptitude, Test of General Awareness and Test of English Language, which will be administered on the lines as indicated in Para 9(I)(B) above, there shall also be two additional Objective Tests administered – (1) One Test on “Computer Knowledge’ of 50 questions, carrying 50 marks and of a duration of 30 minutes and (2) the Second Test on the ‘Subject of Specialization relevant to the Post’, of 50 questions carrying 50 marks and of a duration of 30 minutes.
THERE WILL BE PENALTY @ ONE-FOURTH OR 0.25 OF THE MARKS ASSIGNED TO THAT QUESTION FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED IN ALL THE OBJECTIVE TESTS, WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEGATIVE MARKS FOR EVERY WRONG ANSWER. If the total of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the nearest integer.
The Minimum qualifying marks in each of these two Objective Tests shall be 50% (45% for Reserved Category). The marks obtained in this Objective Test will be added to the Marks obtained in the other Objective Test specified in Para 9(I)(A) above, Interview Marks, and marks obtained in the Group Discussion, if held, for final Merit Ranking.
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).
Note : The Bank reserves the absolute right to decide as to whether to hold all or any of the modes of Written Test & / or Group Discussion & /or Personal Interview for selection of the candidates to the respective post. The Bank also reserves the right to alter the structure of the written examination depending upon factors like number of eligible applications, etc.
Application Fee : Print Fee Challan form from website, fill it and deposite fee of Rs.300/- (No fee from SC/ST/PH) in any branch of Union Bank of India.
How to Apply : Apply online at Union Bank of India website only. Take a printout of the system generated registration slip and do not send it now, it is required to be shown at the time of Interview only
Start Date for receipt of completed Online Applications : 14/01/2010
Closing Date for receipt of completed Online Applications : 23/01/2010
Tentative Date of Written Examination : 21/02/2010
For Details Visit : http://www.unionbankofindia.co.in/UserFiles/UBRP2009OLrecruit1.pdf
http://app4.ibps.in/Ubiassmgr
