United Bank of India, a premier Public Sector Bank, invites Online applications from Indian citizens for the posts of Probationary Officer as indicated herein below
United Bank of India, a leading nationalized public sector bank invites online applications from Indian citizens for the post of Probationary officers in JMG Scale-I
Candidates are requested to apply online between 10.08.2010 and 08.09.2010 only through Bank’s website www.unitedbankofindia.com, no other means/mode of application/printout will be accepted
IMPORTANT DATES
For Probationary Officers
Opening date for online application: 10.08.2010
Closing date for online application (for all applicants including those from far-flung areas): 08.09.2010
Payment of application fees: 10.08.2010 to 07.09.2010
Tentative date of written test: 14.11.2010
Number of Vacancies for Probationary Officers: 370
Name of the post/vacancies
Probationary officers, JMGS-I, SC 78; St 36; OBC 71; General 185; Total 370
Scale of pay: Rs 14,500-25,700/-
Emoluments: Selected candidates will be paid emoluments as applicable to the officers under various Rules/settlement in force in Bank from time to time. At present, the total starting emoluments of an officer will be Rs 21,500/- per month inclusive of D.A. and other allowances at the current rate. Allowances may vary depending upon the place of posting; in addition, conveyance, medical aid, LFC and retirement benefits are admissible as per the rules of the bank
Probation: Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of 2 years
Eligibility criteria
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) and (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/interview conducted by the Bank 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
Educational qualification (as on 01.07.2010): A graduate or a post graduate in any discipline from a recognized University with a minimum qualification marks of 55% in aggregate in either graduation or post graduation (50% marks for SC/ST/OBC/PwD) in aggregate in any discipline
The candidate must possess the requisite educational qualification as on 01.07.2010. Degrees obtained from the recognized universities/Institutes recognized by the govt of India only will be considered.
Computer Literacy: Candidates must have successfully completed a computer course of at least six months’ duration from any institute recognized by central/state govt/AICTE
Candidates who are awaiting their results of the qualifying examination or who have not passed the qualifying examination on or before 01.07.2010 are not eligible. In other words, the result of the qualifying examination, i.e., graduation or equivalent to graduation, as the case may be, should have been announced by the university on or before 01.07.2010
Age (as on 01.07.2010): Minimum age 21 years, maximum age 30 years
Relaxation in upper age limit: SC/ST candidates by 5 years; In the case of ex-servicemen and commissioned officers including ECOs/ SSCOs 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 invalidment, by 5 years subject to ceiling as per govt guidelines; OBC candidates by 3 years; 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; PwD by 15 years for SC/ST, by 13 years for OBC by 10 years for General
Selection procedure: The selection will be made on the basis of performance in written test and interview. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms does not entitle a candidate to be called for written test and interview. The details of the written test shall be communicated to the candidates in advance. The written test will be objective and Descriptive type
Written test: Test of Reasoning Ability, no of questions 75, maximum marks 75, medium of exam-English/Hindi; Test of quantitative Aptitude, no of question 50, maximum marks 50, medium of exam-English/Hindi; Test of English Language, no of question 50, maximum marks 50, medium of exam-English; Test of General Awareness, no of question 50, maximum marks 50, medium of exam-English/Hindi; Total time 135 minutes (Composite)
Application fee (including postage charge) (non-refundable): For SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen candidates Rs 50/- (towards postage only), for all others (including OBC) Rs 400/- (application fees plus postage)
Requisite application fee is to be deposited at any of the branches of United Bank of India, through a deposit challan as per the format given on the Bank’s website
Demand drafts, cheques, money orders, postal orders, pay orders, Banker’s cheques, postal stamps, etc.,
How to apply: Candidates are required to apply online through website www.unitedbankofindia.com. No other means/mode of application will be accepted
Candidates are required to have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for written test, interview etc through the registered e-mail ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention e-mail ID to/of any other person
In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying online
Applicants are first required to visit the Bank’s website www.unitedbankofindia.com and click on the Home Page and open the link Recruitment thereafter, open the Recruitment notification for Probationary Officers
Take a printout of the cash receipt/deposit challan
Fill in the cash receipt in a clear and legible handwriting in block letters
Go to the nearest United Bank branch with the cash receipt and pay, in cash, the appropriate application fee in CBS Account No 00980124261076 (maintained at H.O.)
Please note that even if the date for online registration is extended the dates for payment of application fee will remain unchanged i.e. 10.08.2010 to 07.09.2010
Payment of application fee and/or postal charges by demand draft/cheques/money orders/postal order etc will not be accepted
Obtain the applicant’s copy of counterfoil of the cash receipt duly receipted by the Bank with (a) branch name and code number (b) Transaction ID (c) date of deposit and amount filled by the branch official
Candidates are now ready to apply online by re-visiting the appropriate Recruitment link on the Bank’s website and choosing the option click here to apply online for the post of probationary officer to open up the online application form
Carefully fill in the details from the cash receipt in the online application form at the appropriate places. Fill in all other required details therein and click on the submit button at the end of the online application form
Original counterfoil of the cash receipt will have to be submitted with the call letter at the time of written test. Without the counterfoil of the cash receipt the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test. Candidates are advised to keep a photocopy of the cash receipt for future use
After applying online, take a print out of system generated online application form and retain it for future reference. Do not send this printout to the Bank
The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband etc should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature
Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply online much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fees to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the Bank’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam
The Bank does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons for any other reason beyond the control of the Bank
There is a provision to modify the submitted online application. Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct the details in online application, if any. This modification facility shall be available up to 09.09.2010. After this date, no modification will be permitted. Candidates should take utmost care to furnish the correct details while filling in the online application
