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
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[PLEASE READ THIS NOTIFICATION CAREFULLY BEFORE SUBMITTING THE ON-LINE APPLICATION]
{PAY APPLICATION FEES AT ANY UNION BANK OF INDIA BRANCH BEFORE APPLYING ON-LINE}
(DO NOT SEND THE APPLICATION FORM TO THE BANK BY POST / COURIER / HAND)

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
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1: (a) NAME OF THE POST:
AGE
POST Emoluments
(As on 30.09.2009)
Minimum age : Basic Pay in Time Scale of Rs.4410 – Rs.13210
CLERK-CUM-CASHIER in 18 years plus DA, HRA, CCA, Conveyance Allowance,
the Clerical Cadre & Gratuity, Pension, LFC, Medical Aid,
# Maximum age : Reimbursement of Hospitalization & other
28 years expenses as also various facilities under Staff
Welfare Schemes as per Bank’s Rules
(b) VACANCY POSITION:
STATE CODE STATE / UNION TERRITORY TOTAL SC ST OBC UR (GEN)
11 And & Nic Islands 02 00 00 00 02
12 Andhra Pradesh 72 11 05 20 36
13 Assam 24 02 03 07 12
14 Bihar 24 04 02 09 09
15 Chandigarh 08 02 00 02 04
16 Chhatisgarh 24 03 08 01 12
17 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 02 00 01 00 01
18 Daman & Diu 02 00 00 01 01
19 Delhi 32 05 02 09 16
20 Goa 08 00 01 03 04
21 Gujarat 28 02 04 08 14
22 Haryana 48 09 00 13 26
23 Himachal Pradesh 08 02 00 02 04
24 Jammu & Kashmir 04 00 00 02 02
25 Jharkhand 24 03 06 03 12
26 Karnataka 48 06 05 19 18
27 Kerala 80 08 01 22 49
28 Madhya Pradesh 92 14 18 15 45
29 Maharashtra 72 08 10 18 36
30 Mumbai** 32 04 04 08 16
31 Orissa 24 04 06 03 11
32 Puduchery 06 01 00 01 04
33 Punjab 60 18 0 12 30
34 Rajasthan 56 10 07 11 28
35 Tamil Nadu 72 14 02 19 37
36 Uttar Pradesh 140 29 01 44 66
37 Uttarakhand 24 04 01 03 16
38 West Bengal 24 07 03 04 10
TOTAL 1040 170 90 259 521
** Mumbai and Maharashtra are treated as two separate States as per Bank's extant policies.

Of the total 1040 vacancies, break-up of reserved vacancies for PWD & Ex-
servicemen categories will be as follows: VC–34, HI-39, OC–18 & XS–151.
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The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may
vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.

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. No change in the preference of the State / Union Territory Applied
& / or Examination Centre will be permitted after submission of the Application Form.
It is imperative that the candidate should know to Read, Write & Speak the Language
of the State / Union Territory for which S/HE chooses to apply.

However, it may please be noted by the prospective candidates that most of the
vacancies identified by the bank are under the branches / offices falling under the
following Controlling Offices. The allocations would be comparatively less in the rest
of the regions vis-à-vis the regions mentioned below.

Sl No. Zone Under FGMO Regional Office

1 East Zone Kolkata Durgapur
2 Siliguri
3 Patna
4 Guwahati
5 North Zone Delhi Chandigarh
6 Karnal
7 Jaipur
8 Jalandhar
9 Ludhiana
10 South Zone - I Chennai Coimbatore
11 Trivandrum
12 South Zone - II Bangalore Belgaum
13 Visakhapatnam
14 Central Zone - I Lucknow Allahabad
15 Azamgarh
16 Ghazipur
17 Gorakhpur
18 Jaunpur
19 Dehradun
20 Central Zone - II Bhopal Rewa
21 Raipur
22 West Zone - I Ahmedabad Baroda
23 Rajkot
24 West Zone - II Pune Nagpur
25 Pune

# Maximum Age for UR, relaxation for Reserved (SC / ST / OBC) Category as per Para 4.

NOTES:
™ MULTIPLE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. ALL MULTIPLE
APPLICATIONS, IF MADE, WILL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED AND THE
APPLICATION FEE FORFEITED.

™ Candidates should ensure that they carefully fill in the On-Line Application Form
and satisfy themselves that the information filled in is correct before they save
the information and move over to the next page.
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2: ABBREVIATIONS & DEFINITIONS:
1. Category of Persons:

UR - (Unreserved - General); SC – Scheduled Caste; ST – Scheduled Tribe:

OBC – Other Backward Classes; XS - Ex-Servicemen
PWD - Persons With Disabilities (Physically Challenged Persons) are persons who are:
OC - Orthopaedically Challenged;
HI - Hearing Impaired.
VC - Visually Challenged (Blind / Partially Blind / Low Vision).
2. An Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one having a minimum of 40%
physical defect or deformity which causes interference with the normal functioning of the
bones, muscles and joints and is so certified by a Medical Board appointed by the State
Government. Only those who fall in the following categories are eligible to apply :
BL - Both Legs Affected but not Arms;
OA - One Arm Affected (Right or Left)
- (a) Impaired Reach; (b) Weakness of Grip; (c) Ataxia;
OL - One Leg Affected (Right or Left);
MW - Muscular Weakness & Limited Physical Endurance.
3. Visually Challenged (VC)
(a) Only those persons who suffer from either of the following conditions:
(i) Total absence of sight,
(ii) Visual Acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting
lenses, or
(iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse and so
certified by a Medical Board appointed by the State Government.
(b) A person with Low Vision means one with impairment of visual functioning even after
treatment of standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of
using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.
4. Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI):
(a) Deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is non-functional for ordinary
purposes of life, i.e. with total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear and
understand sounds at all - even with amplified speech.
(b) Hearing impairment means loss of more than 60 decibels in the better ear in the
conversational range of frequencies.

3: RESERVATION IN POSTS:
(a) Reservation in posts for different categories of persons, including backlog under the
respective reservation categories is as indicated in Para 1 against the respective
vacancies. Candidates belonging to the Reserved Category are free to apply for the
Unreserved (General Category) vacancies, but they will not be entitled to relaxation in
terms of age, qualifications, and standards of selection and other parameters available
to the Reserved Category Segment and will compete on General Category Standards.
Where a post has been specifically earmarked for a particular Category, other than
Unreserved - General Category, candidates belonging to the other Categories are not
permitted to apply.
The Reservation for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) in posts where the candidate will
be in a position to discharge his duties required of the post as envisaged under 'The
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Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights & Full
Participation) Act, 1995' will be as follows : OC - X, VI - X, HI - X.
As the Reservation for Persons With Disabilities (PWD) Category candidates is on
a horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate
category to which they belong (viz. SC, ST, OBC, and Unreserved (General
Category).
(b) Candidates belonging to and applying for a post under the Reserved OBC Category
are required to submit a Certificate regarding his / her "Community" in the prescribed
format , i.e., "FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER BACKWARD
CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER THE GOVERNMENT OF
INDIA” (Format available on Bank's website along with this Notification) and the
Certificate should clearly contain the "NON-CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE" based on the
Income for the Financial Year ending 31.03.2009 or later. Candidates not producing the
above certificate will not be considered under the OBC Category.
(c) The number of vacancies indicated above and also the number of reserved vacancies is
provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.
(d) In case of non-availability of reserved candidates, the Bank reserves its right to inter-
change these categories as per Government Directives.
(e) It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ candidates belonging to PWD
Category in all Offices/Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the post
identified by the Bank as suitable for them. Where the use of certain faculties (sight,
hearing, speech, travel & movement) is imperative in the discharge of the duties
attached to that post, candidates having impairment in these faculties may not be
suitable for appointment to the post and hence need not apply.
(f) 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.

4: RELAXATION IN UPPER AGE LIMIT:

The candidate in the Unreserved / General Category should have completed as on
30.09.2009, the Minimum & Maximum Age as indicated in Para 1 above.
Relaxation in the Upper Age Limit for Reserved Category Posts which are indicated along
with General Category posts, will be is 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; and (c) by 10 years (0 + 10) for General
Candidates, 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.
iv) All persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J & K State during
01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989 by 5 years. Persons eligible for age relaxation under this criterion
must produce the domicile certificate from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division
within whose jurisdiction he/she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in
this regard by Government of Jammu & Kashmir to the effect that the candidate had
ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the State of J & K during 01.01.1980 to
31.12.1989.
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v) Widows, divorced women & women judicially separated from their husbands,
who have not remarried, by 9 years subject to a maximum age limit of 35 years for General
/ Unreserved category candidates. Age relaxations stipulated for other reserved category
candidates would also be available on cumulative basis.
vi) The Children / Family Members of those who died in the 1984 riots by 5 years. Persons
eligible for age relaxation under this criterion must produce a certificate from the District
Magistrate to the effect that they are eligible for relief in terms of the Rehabilitation Package
for 1984 Riot Affected Persons sanctioned by the Government and communicated vide
Ministry of Finance, Dept. of Financial Services communication No.F.No.9/21/2006-IR
dated 27.07.2007).
vii) Ex-servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in Government of India,
Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel & Administrative Reforms Notification
No.36034/5/85/Estt(SCT) dated 27.10.1986, as amended from time to time, who have put
in not less than 6 months continuous service in the Armed Forces shall be allowed the
benefit of age relaxation by deducting the length of such service from his actual age and
the resultant age should not exceed the Maximum Age Limit prescribed for the post for
which he / she seeks appointment, by more than 3 years. The ‘ex-serviceman’ status for
the purpose of re-employment in Government of an Ex-Serviceman ceases once he has
joined a government job on the civil side on re-employment, after availing of the benefits
given to him as an ex-serviceman. Maximum Upper Age limit after considering all
relaxations would be 50 years.

5: ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA (As on 30.09.2009):

(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 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, 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, existing employees of Union Bank of India
may apply through proper channel. Such candidates, if selected, shall resign from their
present positions in the bank and re-join the Bank’s service afresh.
(iii) Age:
The Minimum and Maximum Age, including the Age with Relaxation, will be reckoned as of
30.09.2009.
(iv) Educational Qualifications (as on 30.09.2009):
a) : The candidate should possess the following minimum qualifications as on 30.09.2009.
(1) (a) A First Class Pass (60% marks in the 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 recognised Educational Board;
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OR
(b) A Pass Class Graduate Degree from a UGC recognised 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 recognised by the Government as
equivalent of the Civil Examination of HSC / Pre-University, viz., (i) IAF
Educational Test for promotion to the Rank of Corporal; (ii) Passing Out (Indian
Navy) Examination conducted by Boys Training Establishment, Visakhapatnam.
(2) Computer Awareness and Office Automation Course (Computer Basics, DOS,
MS Office, Internet & E-Mail) 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 & Knowledge as part of the curriculum at the
Degree level
(3) Should know to Read, Write & Speak the Language of the State / Union Territory
for which s/he applies.
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 CERTIFICATE.
(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
Unreserved / 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 Unreserved /
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.

6. 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.
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7 (a): SELECTION METHODOLOGY:

(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 provisionally basis, on the strength of the information provided by them in
the On-Line 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 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 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 will be made on the basis of
the candidate’s performance in a Written Test spelt out in Para 8 of this Notification.

(3) The candidate shall be required to qualify in each Objective Test spelt out in Para
8(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' spelt out in Para 8(I)(B). Wrong answers given in the Objective Test will
attract Penalty by way of Negative Marks. Mere eligibility / pass in the Written Test shall not
vest any right in a candidate for being called for Personal Interview.

(4) 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.

(5) In the case of 'Objective Tests' on Computer Knowledge, of 30 Minutes duration

carrying 50 marks each, spelt out in Para 8(I)(B), the minimum qualifying marks will be 50%
(45% for Reserved Category of SC / ST / OBC / PWD). The marks obtained in the
Objective Tests will be added to the Interview Marks, and any other Test or Group
Discussion, if held, for Merit Ranking.

(6) 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.

(7) 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 /
GEN Category.
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(8) 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.

(9) 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.

(10) 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.

8 (I). WRITTEN EXAMINATION / TEST:

(A) Objective Test – 200 Questions - 200 Marks (Duration: Composite 95 Minutes)
Sr.No. Name of the Test Paper No. of Questions & Marks
1. Test of Reasoning 50 questions carrying 75 marks.
2. Test of Numerical Ability 50 questions carrying 75 marks.
3. Test of General Awareness 50 questions carrying 50 marks.
4. Test of English Language** **50 questions carrying 50 marks.
Composite 95 Minutes Duration 200 questions carrying 200 marks.

The candidate shall be required to qualify in each Objective Test as per cut-off mark
determined on the basis of 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 on Computer Knowledge - One paper - 50 Marks (Duration: 30

Minutes)

In addition to the Objective Test assessing aptitude, there will be one more Objective Test
on Computer Knowledge comprising 50 Marks, consisting of compulsory questions to
assess the computer knowledge of the candidate. The minimum passing marks will be
50% (45% for Reserved Category). The Marks scored by the candidate will rank for Merit
Ranking.

THERE WILL BE PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS MARKED IN THE OBJECTIVE

TEST WHICH WILL RESULT IN NEGATIVE MARKS FOR EVERY WRONG ANSWER @
ONE-FOURTH OR 0.25 OF THE MARKS ASSIGNED TO THAT QUESTION. If the total
of the penalty for a test is in fraction, the marks obtained will be rounded off to the
nearest integer.
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(C) Use of a Scribe / Paper Writer:
A SCRIBE / WRITER may be used to write the written test / examination, on behalf of
PWD, i.e., Visually Impaired (VI) candidate [Blind] & Orthopaedically Challenged (OC)
candidate [whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy]. A Candidate using a
Scribe is required to indicate the same appropriately in the Application Form.
In all such cases where a Scribe is used, the following rules will apply:
1. The candidate will have to arrange his/her own Scribe at his/her own cost.
2. The Scribe, where s/he assists in writing, should be from an academic stream different
from that of the candidate, in case of Graduate Candidates.
3. The academic qualification of the Scribe should be one grade lower than the eligibility
criteria stipulated for the post, i.e., where the eligibility criteria stipulated is Graduation,
the scribe's qualification should not be more than HSC / XIth / PUC and should possess
marks less than the candidate and not more than 60% in his own academic stream.
4. Both the candidate as well as the Scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking
confirming that the Scribe fulfils all the above stipulated eligibility criteria. In case it later
transpires that the scribe did not fulfill any of the laid down eligibility criteria or had
suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled,
irrespective of the result of the written examination.
5. Candidates who use a Scribe will be eligible for extra time @ 20 minutes for every one
hour of the examination.
(II) : 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.
9: WRITTEN EXAMINATION / TEST CENTRES & ISSUE OF CALL LETTERS FOR THE
WRITTEN EXAMINATION / TEST:
The Written Examination/Test will be tentatively held on 10.01.2010 at the Examination
Centres indicated below. The full address of the Examination Venue at the Examination
Centre will be advised in the Examination Call Letters. The Examination Call Letter will
be despatched to the prima-facie eligible candidates, based on the information
provided in the On-Line Application, by Post (UCP), well in advance of the date of
written examination to reach tentatively by 02.01.2010 at the correspondence
address given by the candidate in the Application Form.
REQUEST FOR CHANGE OF THE EXAMINATION CENTRE FROM THAT INDICATED BY THE
CANDIDATE IN HIS / HER APPLICATION FORM SHALL NOT BE PERMITTED & / OR
ENTERTAINED.
A candidate who does not receive the Examination Call Letter by 02.01.2010 should
contact from 04.01.2010 to 09.01.2010 from 11.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., the
concerned Regional Office of UNION BANK OF INDIA located at the Examination
Centre he / she has opted for, at the addresses given below, with a Written
Application indicating (1) his / her Name, (2) Address, (3) Category, (4) Registration
Number and (5) Details of Application Fee paid i.e., Payment TRANS ID allotted by
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the Application Fee Receiving Union Bank of India Branch, for issue of
Duplicate Exam Call Letters.
Name of Official & Address of
CORRESPONDING STATE /
Union Bank’s Office at Exam Centre
EXAM CENTRE UNION TERRITORY FOR
FOR COLLECTING DUPLICATE
WHICH APPLIED
from 04.01.2010 to 09.01.2010
Mr. B. P. Rathi
Field General Manager's Office,
Ahmedabad Gujarat 172 / 1, Premchand House,
High Court Way, Ashram Road,
Ahmedabad, Gujarat – 380 009.
Mr. R. R. Mohanty
Field General Manager' Office,
Bengalooru Karnataka No.23, 1st Floor, Archana Complex,
J. C. Road. Bangalore – 560 001
Mr. R. Sainath
Field General Manager's Office,
Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Union Bank Bhavan, 2nd floor, 1513/1/1,
Arera Hills, Bhopal, M.P – 462 011.
Ms. Pragyan Samal
Regional Office, Plot No.3 / 1 - A,
Bhubaneswar Orissa Civic Centre, I.R.C. Village,
Nayapalli, Bhubaneshwar, Orissa – 751 015.
Chandigarh Mr. Mohan Lal
Chandigarh Regional Office,
Haryana 64 / 65, 2nd floor, Sector 17 - B,
Himachal Pradesh Bank Square, Chandigarh – 160 017.
Mr. R. Prabhakar
Field General Manager's Office,
Chennai Tamil Nadu nd rd
2 & 3 Floor, 139, Broadway, (Prakasam Salai)
Chennai, Tamil Nadu - 600 108.
Mr. Mohit Singh
Dehradun Uttarakhand Regional Office, 78, Radha Palace, 2nd floor,
Rajpur Road, Dehradun, Uttarakhand – 248 001.
Mr. Atul Gupta
Field General Manager's Office,
Delhi Delhi Shahid Bhagat Singh Place, 3rd floor,
Bangla Saheb Singh Marg,
Gole Market, New Delhi – 110 001.
Mr. K. G. Hareendranath
Nodal Regional Office, Union Bank Bhavan,
Ernakulam Kerala C.C. 38 / 542, M. G. Road,
Ernakulam, Kochi, Kerala - 682 035
Arunachal Pradesh Mr. Bidit Bhattacharjee
Assam Regional Office,
Guwahati
Meghalaya G. N. B. Road, Chandmari,
Tripura District - Kamrup, Guwahati, Assam - 781 003
Mr. N. S. Ramakrishna
Hyderabad Andhra Pradesh Nodal Regional Office, 2nd Floor, Lata Complex,
Jusbagh, Nampally,Hyderabad, A.P – 500 001.
Mr. Chanda Lal Meena
Regional Office,
Jaipur Rajasthan
B/100, University Marg, Bapu Nagar,
Jaipur, Rajasthan – 302 015.
Jammu & Kashmir Mr. Lalchand
Regional Office,
Jalandhar
Punjab Veer Pratap Bhavan, Shastri Market,
Nehru Garden Road, Jalandhar, Punjab - 144 001
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Sikkim Mr. Vijay Vyas
Field General Manager's Office,
Kolkata
Alepe Court, 1st floor, 225C,
West Bengal A. J. C. Bose Road, Kolkata, W.B – 700 020.
Mr. Rajan Waykul
Field General Manager's Office,
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Sharda Towers, 2nd Floor, Kapurthala Complex,
Aliganj, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh – 226 020.
Mr. S. G. Pawar
Nodal Regional Office, East Wing, 17th Floor,
Mumbai Mumbai
Mumbai Stock Exchange Building,
Dalal Street, Fort, Mumbai – 400 023.
Mr. U. N. Yadav
Regional Office, Nasheman Bhavan, 1st floor,
Patna Bihar
Mazahrul Haque Path, Frazer Road,
Patna, Bihar – 800 001
Ms. Nirmala Raj
Goa Field General Manager's Office
Pune Jeevan Prakash, LIC Building,
Maharashtra 6 / 7, University Road,Shivaji Nagar,
Pune, Maharashtra – 411 005.
Mr. H. V. Chaudhary
Regional Office, Mahavir Gaushala Complex,
Raipur Chhatisgarh
K. K. Road, Maudhapara,
Raipur Chattisgarh - 492 001
Ms. Sunita Kisan
Regional Office,
Ranchi Jharkhand
Kalibabu Street,Behind Civil Court,
Ranchi, Jharkhand – 834 001.

NOTE: The Bank reserves the right to allot the candidate to any of the Centres other than the
one opted for by him / her, to prepone / postpone / reschedule the Written Examination Dates
& / or to add to or delete or modify / change the Examination Centre and the Venues & / or to
cancel the Written Examination on account of technical or administrative exigencies or any
other reason.

CANDIDATES LIABLE TO PAY FEES ARE REQUIRED TO ATTACH ONE PHOTOCOPY

OF THE 'RECRUITMENT FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN' TO THE EXAMINATION CALL
LETTER AND SUBMIT THE EXAMINATION CALL LETTER, WHILE APPEARING FOR
THE WRITTEN EXAMINATION. CANDIDATES FAILING TO ADHERE TO THESE
INSTRUCTIONS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO APPEAR FOR THE WRITTEN
EXAMINATION.

10 : PRE-EXAMINATION TRAINING (PET) :

The Bank intends, in consonance with the guidelines issued by the Government of India, to
impart free non-residential Pre-Examination Training (PET) of six working days to a
limited number of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes / Scheduled Tribes /
Minority Communities, who have not attended for a Pre-Examination Training at any
time earlier. The PET will be held at Centres located at Ahmedabad, Bengalooru,
Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Delhi, Ernakulam, Lucknow, & Mumbai. Selection for the PET
from among the candidates will be made on the priority of the date of Payment and the date
of receipt of Application Form. Candidates belonging to the above categories who have not
attended any PET earlier and are now desirous of availing themselves of such Pre-
examination Training may indicate to that effect, with the PET Centre, in the Application
Form.
All expenses for attending the Pre-Examination Training (PET) programme at the
concerned Training Centre relating to travel, boarding, lodging, etc. will have to be made
and borne by the candidate. The Bank has discretion to add to or delete from, the Centers
for PET indicated above.
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11: ACTION AGAINST CANDIDATES FOUND GUILTY OF MISCONDUCT:
Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars /
details / information or make statements that are false, incorrect, tampered, fabricated or
should not conceal or suppress any material information while filling up the application form
and submitting the attested copies of testimonials. In case it is detected at any time that
the candidate has indulged in any of the abovementioned activities, he / she will not only be
disqualified but he / she will be liable to be dismissed from the services of the bank at any
time, even after being selected and after joining the Bank's service.
At the time of Written Examination / Interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of:
i) Using unfair means during the selection process, or
ii) Impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person, or
iii) Misbehaving in the Examination Hall & / or Personal Interview Hall, or
iv) Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his / her candidature,
including resorting to canvassing his candidature, or obtaining support for his/her
candidature, by any means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering
himself/herself liable to criminal prosecution, shall also be liable:
- to be disqualified from the selection process for which he / she is a candidate;
- to be debarred, either permanently or for a specified period, from any
examination or recruitment conducted by the Bank.
NOTE: The Bank would be analysing the responses of a candidate with other appeared
candidates to detect patterns of similarity. On the basis of such analysis, if it is suspected
that the responses have been shared and the scores obtained are not genuine / valid, the
Bank reserves the right to cancel the candidature.

12 : PAYMENT OF NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE :

(1) Applicants are first required to go to the Bank's website 'www.unionbankofindia.co.in'
and on the Home Page open the link "Careers".
(2) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled "UNION BANK RECRUITMENT
PROJECT – 2009 (A)".
(3) Take a Print of the entire Recruitment Notification, including the 'RECRUITMENT
APPLICATION FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN'.
(4) Fill in the Recruitment Application Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible
handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
(5) 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 :
Category of Applicant Amount of Fees
SC / ST / Persons With Disability NIL
GEN / OBC / Ex-Servicemen Rs.300.00
(6) 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) 7 to 10 Digit
TRANS ID, and (4) Date of Deposit filled in by the Branch Official.
(7) 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.
(8) Carefully fill in the details from the Recruitment Application Fee Payment Challan in
the On-Line Application Form at the appropriate place.
(9) 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
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System Generated Printed Application Form, to be submitted
only at the time of the Personal Interview.
(10) Steps mentioned at serial nos. (3). (4), (5). (6) & (9) will not be applicable to
SC / ST / Persons With Disability (PWD) candidates as they are exempted from
payment of Application Fees.
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 POSSESSING THE REQUISITE DOCUMENTS, AS
MENTIONED IN THIS NOTIFICATION.

13 : GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:
(a) CANDIDATES ARE REQUIRED TO PAY THE APPLICATION FEE AT ANY
UNION BANK OF INDIA BRANCH AND THEREAFTER APPLY "ON-LINE" ONLY
from 01.10.2009 to 31.10.2009 THROUGH THE LINK PROVIDED ON THIS
NOTIFICATION HOSTED ON THE BANK'S WEBSITE WHICH WILL LEAD THEM
TO THE ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM .
THE SYSTEM GENERATED PRINTED APPLICATION FORM AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS ARE NOT TO BE SENT AT THE TIME OF APPLYING. THESE
WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED BY THE CANDIDATE ONLY WHEN
INVITED FOR THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW.
THE CANDIDATE SHOULD ENSURE THAT HE / SHE FULFILS THE ELIGIBILITY
CRITERIA AND OTHER NORMS, INCLUDING BEING IN POSSESSION OF
DOCUMENTS SPECIFIED IN THIS NOTIFICATION BEFORE APPLYING FOR
ANY POST.
A Candidate can submit ONLY ONE ON-LINE APPLICATION. MULTIPLE
APPLICATIONS WILL BE SUMMARILLY REJECTED AND THE APPLICATION
FEE FORFEITED.
Decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate, the stages at
which such scrutiny of eligibility is to be undertaken, the documents to be produced
for the purpose of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other
matter relating to recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. In case it is
detected at any stage of the recruitment that a candidate does not fulfill the
eligibility norms and / or that he / she has furnished any incorrect / false
information or has concealed or suppressed any material fact(s), his / her
candidature will stand cancelled. If any of these shortcomings is / are
detected even after appointment, his / her services are liable to be terminated.
(b) Carefully fill in the details in the On-Line Application form and re-check every page
before moving to the next page. After "submitting" the On-Line Application Form,
with the Application Fee details (wherever applicable) duly entered therein,
candidates are required to obtain two (2) Print-outs of the Computerised System
Generated Application Form. On one Print-out of the System Generated Printed
Application Form, firmly paste with ONE passport size photograph, duly
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signed across, at the appropriate place on the first page, and keep ready
for submission to the Bank, along with one set of photocopies of the "Fee
Payment Challan" and the documents listed in (c), (d), (e) & (f) below,
ONLY WHEN INVITED FOR THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW.
DO NOT SEND THE APPLICATION FORM TO THE BANK BY POST / COURIER.
The second Print-out of the Application Form should be kept by the candidate for his
/ her records.
(c) The candidate should submit, when invited for the Personal Interview, one set of
photocopies of all the requisite documents along with the System Generated
Application Form and the photocopy of the "Fee Payment Challan" (wherever
applicable), arranged chronologically in the order listed below, in support of (1) his /
her Date of Birth, (2) SSC & HSC Examination Passing Certificates & Marks Sheets
(3) the Semester-wise / Year-wise Marks Sheets for each semester / year & (4)
Degree Passing Certificate(s) (5) Computer Awareness Training, (6) Work
Experience Certificate, if any.
(d) Candidates claiming the benefit of reservations / age relaxation under the category
of Persons With Disabilities (i.e., Physically Challenged Persons) should also submit
a clear and legible copy of the Disability / Medical Certificate issued on or after
01.04.2009 and as specified in "The Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities,
Protection of Rights & Full Participation) Act, 1995" in support of their disability
issued by an Authorised Certifying Authority [as indicated at Para 14(ii)], clearly
indicating the Nature & Quantum (Percentage) of Disability. The prescribed
format of the Disability Certificate is available on the Bank’s Website, which, if
needed, may be downloaded, printed and made use of.
(e) Candidates belonging to SC/ST/OBC Category should submit a photocopy of their
Caste Certificate, issued by the Competent Authority in the format prescribed by the
(Central) Government of India, Dept. of Personnel & Training, Office Memo
No.36012/6/88-Estt.(SCT), (SRD III), dated 24.04.1990 & No.36036/8/98-Estt. (Res.)
dated 16.03.1999. The prescribed format of the SC / ST Caste Certificate is
available on the Bank’s Website, which, if needed, may be downloaded,
printed and made use of.
SC / ST / OBC candidates, claiming reserved status, failing to submit the
photocopies of the caste certificate in prescribed format issued by the
competent authority will not be considered for the posts under the
respective reserved categories and their candidature will be cancelled.
Candidates should, therefore ensure that the Caste Certificate is in the proper
format.
(f) The Other Backward Class (OBC) Certificate to be submitted by OBC
Candidates, at the time of the Personal Interview, should be in the Format
prescribed by the Government of India vide Government of India, Dept. of
Personnel & Training Office Memo. No. 36033/28/94-Estt.(Res.) dated
02.07.1997 entitled "FORM OF CERTIFICATE TO BE PRODUCED BY OTHER
BACKWARD CLASSES APPLYING FOR APPOINTMENT TO POSTS UNDER
THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA" and should invariably contain the 'CREAMY /
NON-CREAMY LAYER’ CLAUSE based on the income for the financial year
2008-2009, i.e., as of 31.03.2009. The prescribed format of the OBC Certificate
with 'Non-Creamy Layer Clause' is available on the Bank’s Website.
OBC CERTIFICATES NOT IN THE PRESCRIBED FORMATS AND / OR NOT
CONTAINING THE “NON-CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE” BASED ON FINANCIAL
YEAR PRIOR TO 2008-2009 i.e., before 31.03.2009, WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED
AND THE CANDIDATE'S CANDIDATURE UNDER OBC CATEGORY WILL BE
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CANCELLED AS SUCH CANDIDATES HAVING APPLIED UNDER
THE 'RESERVED CATEGORY', WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND WILL NOT BE
PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE UNDER THE GENERAL / UNRESERVED
CATEGORY. IT IS THEREFORE IN THE INTEREST OF THE CANDIDATES TO
ENSURE THAT THEY GET THEIR OBC CERTIFICATES IN THE PROPER
FORMAT AND WITH THE UP-DATED CREAMY LAYER CLAUSE CERTIFICATE
ISSUED BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND FURNISH THE SAME WHEN
INVITED FOR THE PERSONAL INTERVIEW.
As the candidates belonging to OBC category but coming in the "CREAMY
LAYER" are not entitled to the benefits of OBC reservation, they should
indicate their category as ‘GEN’ while filling in the On-Line Application Form.
(g) Candidates serving in Government / Public Sector Undertaking (including Banks &
Financial Institutions) should not forward the Application Form through their
employers but should submit a “No Objection Certificate” from the employer, only at
the time of the Personal Interview.
(h) Candidates claiming to have work experience should ensure that they submit at the
time of the personal interview, along with the Printed On-Line Application Form,
documentary proof thereof by way of Work Experience Certificates for the periods
mentioned in the Application Form, from all their employers, clearly stating the
period and nature of employment / duties,. Copies of Appointment Offer Letters,
Salary Certificates, etc., in lieu of Work Experience Certificates will not be accepted.

(i) Candidates should ensure that they keep with themselves (and not attach with the
System Generated Application Form) sufficient copies of the same photograph
already affixed by them on the System Generated Application Form, for future use
during the entire recruitment process, i.e., on the original Applicant's Counterfoil of
the Fee Payment Challan (wherever applicable) and also at the time of the Written
Examination & / or Group Discussion (where applicable), Personal Interview,
Medical Examination, Police Verification Formats and the Formal Application
Formats. They are also advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment
process is complete. Applicants submitting different photographs from that
pasted on the System Generated Application Form and the Counterfoil of the
"Fee Payment Challan" (wherever applicable) are likely be debarred from
participating in the recruitment process, at the sole discretion of the Bank.
(j) The candidates will appear for the written examination / group discussion / personal
interview / medical examination, etc., at the allotted centres at their own cost and
risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury / loss, etc., of any nature.
However, eligible (unemployed) outstation SC / ST & Physically Challenged
candidates attending the interview would be reimbursed to & fro Second Class Rail/
Ordinary State Transport Bus fare by the shortest route on production of satisfactory
evidence of travel along with an application in this regard.
(k) The Bank may, at its discretion, hold a re-examination wherever necessary in
respect of a centre / venue / specific candidate(s).
(l) No candidate is permitted to use a calculator, telephones and mobile phones
of any kind, pagers or any other such gadgets / instruments. Candidates are
advised not to bring such gadgets to the examination venue as these will not
be allowed inside the venue and no arrangements will be made for safe-
keeping of such gadgets / instruments.
(m)Only those candidates (1) who have prima facie, on the basis of the information
given in the On-Line Application Form, met with the eligibility criteria & / or (2) who
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have cleared their Written Examination and (3) who are short-
listed for appearing in the Personal Interview and (4) those selected for Pre-
Recruitment Medical Examination on the basis of their overall performance in the
Written Test & / or Personal Interview, will be individually intimated by Post at the
address furnished by them in the Application Form. A List of all such candidates
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 AND NOT TO MAKE TELEPHONIC or E-MAIL ENQUIRIES AS
SUCH PERSONAL & / OR TELEPHONIC & / OR E-MAIL OR POSTAL
ENQUIRIES WILL NOT BE ENTERTAINED / RESPONDED TO.
(n) Candidates should ensure that they produce for Bank's verification at the time
of the Personal Interview the ORIGINALS of all the Documents stipulated
above. CANDIDATES FAILING TO PRODUCE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
FOR VERIFICATION WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
PERSONAL INTERVIEW FOR SELECTION AND THEIR CANDIDATURE SHALL
STAND CANCELLED.
(o) Candidates are advised to up-date their communication addresses to ensure prompt
receipt of postal mail sent by the Bank after the conclusion of the Written
Examinations. Candidates desirous of changing their communication address at
any time after the conclusion of the written examination may communicate the
change to the Bank by Post giving therein (1) their Full Name, (2) System
Generated Registration Number, (3) Written Exam Roll Number, (4) Written Exam
Centre, (5) Earlier noted address and (6) the Changed Address. While every effort
will be made to incorporate the changed address, the Bank will bear no responsibility
& / or liability for not updating the change for any reason whatsoever.
(p) Appointment of the short-listed / selected candidate is subject to his / her completing
the entire prescribed pre-recruitment Medical Examination and he / she is not
suffering from any illness or medical condition which is likely to put himself / herself /
his / her co-workers of the Bank at any risk and he / she being declared physically
and medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank.
(q) Selected candidates, who are presently in employment, will be required to produce
a clear and valid discharge certificate / relieving letter from their present employer
before joining the service.
(s) The Bank reserves the right to alter, modify or change the eligibility criteria and / or
any of the other terms and conditions spelt out in this Notification.
(t) While due care and caution will be exercised, the Bank takes no responsibility for
any delay in receipt or loss in postal transit of any application or communication.
(u) In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation in version other than English,
the English version will prevail.
(v) Any resultant dispute arising out of this Notification shall be subject to the sole
jurisdiction of the Courts situated at Mumbai.
(w) Banking, being a versatile activity, needs all round grooming of the selected /
recruited candidate. Accordingly, the candidates recruited / selected in the Bank will
be required to inculcate overall knowledge of various facets of banking and allied
subjects for which the bank will provide necessary on-the-job/theoretical training. It
is expected that the candidates selected will endeavour to equip themselves with
skill sets that will enable them to rise to higher positions in the Bank in due course
of time.
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14: COMPETENT AUTHORITIES FOR ISSUE OF THE CERTIFICATES TO SC /
ST & PERSONS WITH DISABILITY (PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED) CANDIDATES:
(i) For SC / ST / OBC Candidates:
a) District Magistrate / Additional District Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner /
Additional Deputy Commissioner / Deputy Collector / 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate /
Sub-Division Magistrate / Taluka Magistrate / Executive Magistrate / Extra Assistant
Commissioner.
b) Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate / Presidency
Magistrate.
c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar.
d) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/or his family normally
resides.
(ii) For Persons With Disability / Physically Challenged Candidates:
Authorised Certifying Authority will be the Medical Board at the District level. The Medical
Board will consist of a Chief Medical Officer, a Sub-Divisional Medical Officer in the District
and an Orthopedic Surgeon.

15: HOW TO APPLY:

A: (a) 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.
(b) 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 01.10.2009 to 31.10.2009 (BOTH DAYS INCLUSIVE).
(c) 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.
(d) To apply ON-LINE:-
(i) Go on to the Internet and to the Bank's website 'www.unionbankofindia.co.in' and
on the Home Page under the link "Careers", access the Recruitment Notification
entitled "UNION BANK CLERICAL RECRUITMENT PROJECT - 2009(A).
(ii) Print 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.
(iii) After making Payment of the Application Fees re-visit the Bank's Website and the
Recruitment Notification.
(iv) 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.
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(v) 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.
(vi) Make a note of the allotted System Generated Application Registration Number
and Password.
(vii) After applying On-Line, take two (2) Print-Outs of the duly filled in Computerised
System Generated Application Form.
(viii) 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. The other Print-out is to be retained by the applicant for future
reference.

16: LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION / RECEIPT OF ON-LINE APPLICATION FORM:

(a) The Last Date for making payment of Application Fees at any Union Bank of
India Branch (prior to applying on-line) is 31.10.2009.
(b) The Last Date for making an On-Line Application is 31.10.2009.
(c) The Last Date for electronic submission of On-Line Application is 31.10.2009.
The Printed copy of the System Generated Application Form with a passport size
photograph affixed thereon, Photocopy of the Recruitment Application Fee Payment
Challan (wherever applicable) and one set of photocopies of the specified
Documents SHOULD NOT BE SUBMITTED at the time of making the Application.
ALL THESE DOCUMENTS, ALONG WITH THE ORIGINAL OF THESE DOCUMENTS,
ARE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED ONLY WHEN INVITED FOR THE PERSONAL
INTERVIEW.
CANDIDATES ARE EXHORTED IN THEIR OWN INTEREST NOT TO WAIT TILL THE
LAST DATE PAY THE RECRUITMENT APPLICATION FEES AND TO APPLY ON-LINE
AND FACE THE POSSIBILITY OF DISAPPOINTMENT DUE TO THEIR INABILITY TO
ACCESS THE BANK'S WEBSITE ON ACCOUNT OF HEAVY INTERNET TRAFFIC, BUT
TO AVAIL OF THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LARGE TIME SPAN AFFORDED BY
APPLYING MUCH BEFORE THE CLOSING DATES.
THE BANK DOES NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CANDIDATE NOT
BEING ABLE TO SUBMIT HIS / HER APPLICATION ON ACCOUNT OF NON-
AVAILABILITY OF THE INTERNET CONNECTIVITY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON
BEYOND THE CONTROL OF THE BANK.

MUMBAI, 07.09.2009 GENERAL MANAGER (PERSONNEL)