United Bank of India
(A wholly owned Government of India Undertaking)
Corporate Office: 11, Hemanta Basu Sarani, Kolkata-700001
United Bank of India, a premier Public Sector Bank, invites Online applications from Indian citizens for the posts of Probationary Officer/Specialist Officer as indicated herein below:
IMPORTANT DATES
For Probationary Officers
Opening date for On-line application: 30.03.2009
Closing date for Online application (For all applicants including those from far-flung areas)*: 27.04.2009
Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Applications: 04.05.2009
Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Application from far-flung areas: 11.05.2009
Date of written test for probationary officers: 21.06.2009
For Specialist officers
Opening date for On-line application: 30.03.2009
Closing date for Online application (For all applicants including those from far-flung areas)*: 27.04.2009
Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Applications: 04.05.2009
Last date for receipt of Print out of the System Generated Application from far-flung areas: 11.05.2009
Date of written test for Specialist officers: 14.06.2009
*For
candidates staying abroad and for those posting applications from
Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal
Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division
of J&K State, Lahaul and Spiti district and Pangi Sub division of
chamba district of Himachal Pradesh.
Number of Vacancies
For Probationary Officers: 900
For Specialist Officers: 100
Age: Minimum 21 years and Maximum**: 40 years for Probationary officer and 35 years for specialist officers as on 01.01.2009
**Relaxation in upper age limit for reserved categories will be as per clause-2.
Reservations for Probationary and Specialist Officers
JMGS-I, No of vacancy – 912, SC – 128, ST – 85, OBC – 292, Gen – 407, PC – 27
MMGS-II, No of vacancy – 75, SC – 17, ST – 08, OBC – 17, Gen – 33, PC – 02
MMGS-III, No of vacancy – 12, SC – 02, ST – 01, OBC – 03, Gen – 06
SMGS-IV, No of vacancy – 01, Gen – 01
Total vacancy – 1000, SC – 147, ST – 94, OBC – 312, Gen – 447, PC – 29
Pay Scale, Allowances and Perquisites as applicable
SMGS-IV – 20,480-24140
MMGS-III – 18,240, 22,280
MMGS-II – 13,820-19,920
JMGS-I – 10,000-18,240
In
addition DA, HRA, CCA, Medical Aid, Hospitalization expenses,
conveyance expenses LFC and retirement benefits are admissible as per
the rules of the Bank. Perquisites like Quarter, Furniture etc shall be
provided as per rules.
Eligibility Criteria
A
candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of
Nepal or (iii) 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 Africa 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 (i), (ii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a
person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by
the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of
eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the interview conducted by
the bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given
only after the Government of India has issued the necessary eligibility
certificate to him/her.
Relaxation in upper age limit
SC/ST – by 5 years
OBC – by 3 years
Physically Challenged – by 10 years
Ex-Servicemen – by 5 years
Persons domiciled in the state of J&K during the period from
01.01.80 to 31.12.89 – by 5 years
Minimum Educational Qualification, Post Qualification, Post Qualification Work Experience as on 01.01.2009
Probationary Officers: Qualification:
A graduate or Post graduate in any discipline from the recognized
university with a minimum mark of 55% in either graduation or post
graduation. 5% relaxation available to candidates belonging to the
SC/ST/OBC/PWD Category. Candidate must have successfully completed a
computer course of at least 6 months’ duration from any Institute
recognized by Central/State Govt./AICTE: Post Qualification Experience: Nil
Company Secretary: Qualification: Degree from a recognized university with ACS from the Institute of company secretary of India. LLB/LLM is desirable. Post qualification experience: Minimum 5 years experience in related field
Economist: Qualification: Master degree in economics/econometrics from a university/ institution recognized by UGC. Post qualification experience: Minimum 4 years experience in Bank/FIs/PSU in related field
Statistician: Qualification:
Post Graduation in statistics with minimum 55% marks from a recognized
university/institution (not correspondence course) by UGC. Post qualification experience:
Minimum 4 years as officer in any scheduled commercial bank/financial
institution. Should possess sound knowledge of credit risk models and
statistical techniques
Forex Tresury: Qualification: 55% marks or its equivalent grade in graduation and CA/CFA/ MBA (Finance). Post Qualification experience:
Minimum 3 years experience in any scheduled commercial bank/financial
institution. Should possess sound knowledge of trading equities, Govt
securities, corporate bonds etc
Chartered Accountant: Qualification: Qualified Chartered accountant/Cost accountant/CFA. Post qualification experience:
Preference will be given to candidates having 1 year experience in
accountancy tax matter, USGAAP & bank audit or
industrial/consultancy/ Banking/Financing organization/accounting
standards of ICAL
Law Officer: Qualification: Graduate degree in Law (3 years or 5 years integrated course from a recognized university). Post qualification experience:
Enrolled as an advocate with Bar Council of India. Practicing Advocate
for minimum 4 years having experience in dealing with banking/financial
institutions or 4 years of combined experiences as practicing
advocate/solicitor or working experience as Law Officer in Legal
Department in a scheduled commercial bank/financial institution
Risk Management: Qualification: 55% marks or its equivalent grade in graduation in Maths/Statistics/Economics or MBA. Post qualification experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant experience
Personnel/HR: Qualification:
Full time MBA/Post Graduation Degree (HR)/ Personnel
Management/Industrial Relations/Labour Welfare/Labour Law from a
recognized University/Institution. Post qualification experience: Minimum 3 years of relevant experience as an Officer in an organization/bank
Official Language: Qualification:
Post Graduate Degree in Hindi an with English as a subject at degree
level or post graduate degree in Sanskrit and with hindi and English as
subjects at degree level. Post qualification experience: Nil
All
education qualifications should be from a recognized board/university
institute. The educational qualifications prescribed for the post are
the minimum. Candidates must possess these qualifications and must
attach proof thereof along with the printout. The work experience,
wherever required, should be relevant to the post applied for an should
be post qualification i.e. it will be counted from the date of
acquiring the prescribed qualification. Experience should be as a
fulltime permanent employee.
Selection Procedure: All
the eligible candidates who apply and whose applications are received
in time will be considered for selection process, which is as under:
01 – Probationary Officers, Selection + Interview
02 – Company Secretary, Interview only
03 – Economist, Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
04 – Statistician, Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
05 – Forex/Treasury, Interview only
06 – Chartered Accountant, Interview only
07 – Law Officer – Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
08 – Risk Management, Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
09 – Personnel/HR, Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
10 – Official Language, Written Test + Interview/Group Discussion**
** Process of recruitment may vary depending upon the number of responses received against each post.
Written Test
:
The written test will comprise of Objective tests consisting of
Reasoning ability, Quantitative aptitude, General awareness and English
language and also a descriptive paper on professional knowledge/subject
for specialist officers and general topics for probationary officers.
The written test will be held on 14.06.2009 (Sunday) for Specialist officers and on 21.06.2009 (Sunday) for Probationary officers.
The written test will be held at the following centres with the centre code.
11 – Agartala, 12 – Ahmedabad, 13 – Bangalore, 14 – Bhopal, 15 –
Bhubaneswar, 16 – Chandigarh, 17- Chennai, 18 – Durgapur, 19 –
Guwahati, 20 – Hyderabad, 21 – Jaipur, 22 – Jorhat, 23 – Kolkata, 24 –
Lucknow, 25 – Mumbai, 26 – New Delhi, 27 – Patna, 28 – Ranchi, 29 –
Siliguri, 30 – Trivandrum
Application Fee: Probationary officers/ Specialist officers
For SC/ST/PC* - Rs. 50/-, For others (Gen & OBC) – Rs. 400/-
*The fee for SC/ST/PC is towards postage only and for others the fee includes postal charges of Rs 50/-
How to apply
Candidates are required to apply On-line through website www.unitedbankofindia.com
No other means/mode of application will be accepted.
Candidates
applying for more than one post are required to take demand drafts for
each post separately and are required to apply on-line for each post
separately.
Attach following documents to the system generated Online application form and send by ordinary post
(i) Xerox copy of school leaving certificate in support of date of birth
(ii) Xerox copy of the final convocation degree certificate,
certificates in respect of passing graduate degree and post graduate
degree (Provisional certificate will be accepted only if the candidate
has passed the relevant examination during the past one year i.e. 2008)
or the university has not yet issued the convocation certificates.
(iii) Year wise/semester-wise mark sheets for the graduate and post
graduate degree or professional course
(iv) Medical certificates in case of physical challenged candidates
(v) SC/ST caste certificate/OBC certificate with “Non-creamy layer
clause” (Not more than one year old)
(vi) Work experience certificate/s wherever applicable
(vii) DD/Bankers’ cheque
Canidate’s
name, date of birth, address, post code & computer generated
application number should be written on the back of demand
draft/bankers’ cheque.
System
generated online application form complete in all respect enclosing the
above documents and the relevant demand draft/bankers’ cheque should be
sent in a closed envelope by ordinary post only superscribing as
“application for the post of ---- (Post code….)” so as to reach on or
before the last date to the following address
For specialist officers: Post Box No. 27672, Malad (East), Mumbai-400097
For probationary officers: Post Box No. 7646, Malad (West), Mumbai-400064
Last date for receipt of application print-outs
Last
date for receipt of Print out of the system generated applications at
the address given above by ordinary post on or before: 04.05.2009
Last
date for receipt of Print out of the system generated application form
far flung areas i.e. Andman & Nicobar Islands, Lakshdweep Minicoy,
Islands, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Manipur,
Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim, Ladakh Division of J&K State, Lahul
& Spiti district and Pangi Sub-division of chamba district of H.P.,
by ordinary post on or before: 11.05.2009
The
bank will not be responsible for any loss of printout in transit or for
rejection of printout because of non-receipt of printout on or before
the stipulated date. Candidates are advised to send only one
application in an envelope.