Union Bank Recruitment Project 2007

Union Bank Recruitment Project 2007(A) - Clerical Recruitment -

6 : Selection Procedure for Union Bank Clerk cum Cashier Exam:

The selection will be made on the basis of the candidate’s performance in Written Tests - Objective (200 Questions – 95 Minutes) as well as Descriptive (compulsory questions with internal options – 60 Minutes) and Personal Interview of 50 Marks. The candidate shall be required to qualify in each objective test 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. Wrong answers given in the Objective Test will attract Penalty by way of Negative Marks. The status of the ‘Test of English Language’ and ‘Descriptive Test’ Paper is only for “qualifying” and hence the candidates are required to pass these Tests scoring the minimum passing marks or else they will be deemed to have not qualified for the further selection process. However, the marks obtained in these two tests will not be included in the aggregate marks of the written test for the purpose of Merit Ranking. Mere eligibility / pass in the Written Test shall not vest any right in a candidate for being called for Personal Interview.

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 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). In other words, for every single post, 3 General and 5 Reserved Category candidates respectively would be called for the Personal interview depending upon their ranking as per the marks obtained by them in the Objective Test. 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 & Interview under the respective SC / ST / OBC / GEN Category.

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. 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, and other compliances

7. Probation:

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.

8 (I). Written Examination / Test :

(A) Objective Test – 200 Questions - 200 Marks (Duration : Composite 95 Minutes)

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. 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.

(B) Descriptive Test - One paper - 100 Marks (Duration : 60 Minutes) In addition to the Objective Test assessing aptitude, there will be one Descriptive Test comprising 100 Marks, consisting of compulsory questions with internal options to assess the cognitive abilities, knowledge of socio-economic developments and communication skills. The candidate will have an option to write the answers in English or Hindi or the Official Language of the State. The minimum qualifying marks will be 40% (35% for Reserved Category). The status of Descriptive Test is for ‘qualifying purpose’ only. Hence, though the candidate has also to pass in the Descriptive Test, the marks obtained in the Test will not be reckoned for the purpose of Merit Ranking. Descriptive Tests Papers only to the extent of 5 times the number of vacancies, in case of candidates belonging to General Category, and to the extent of 7 times the number of vacancies in case of candidates belonging to the Reserved Category, will be evaluated based on the Merit Ranking of the Objective Test.

(C) Use of a Scribe / Paper Writer : A SCRIBE, to write the written test / examination, on behalf of a Visually Challenged (VC) candidate [Blind] & Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) candidate [whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy], may be used. In all such cases where a Scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

• The candidate will have to arrange his own Scribe at his own cost.
• The Scribe may be from any academic stream
• The academic qualification of the Scribe should be not more than XI Standard under the 10+2 system of education and should possess less marks than the candidate and in no case more than 60% marks.
• Both the candidate as well as the Scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the Scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria as mentioned above. 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.
• Such candidates who use a Scribe will be eligible for extra time @ 20 minutes for every 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 right to decide as to whether the Written Test & Interview should be held or only a process of Personal Interview be prescribed for selection.

Union Bank Recruitment Project 2007