This blog post of mine apprises you about the important information contained in the Union Bank Clerk Recruitment Notification 2012 to help you apply for the same and also some Union Bank Interview Question Prep material towards the end.
Union Bank Clerk Vacancy 2012: There are 1636 Clerk vacancies in Union Bank as per the notification with category-wise vacancies as given below:
SC: 237, ST:138, OBC: 470, UR:791, TOT: 1636
You can find the state-wise category-wise vacancies in the table at right. This State-wise vacancy is very important as you have to apply for the clerk positions state-wise and you should be able to read, write, speak local language of that state. Moreover you should have appeared IBPS CWE 2011 from a centre of that state for which vacancies you want to apply.
Union Bank Clerk Salary:
Salary (i.e. Pay-scale) offered by Union Bank for these Clerk positions is Basic Pay: Rs.7200 – 19300 with other benefits like DA, HRA, etc
Union Bank Eligibility for Clerks:
Age Eligibility (as on 01.08.2011): Min 20 yrs, Max 28 yrs. (Relaxations exists as per Govt rule).
Educational Qualification Eligibility: Graduation degree in any discipline.
Other Union Bank Clerk Eligibility: 1.0 You should have appeared IBPS CWE 2011 from a centre in that State/UT for which you wish to apply.
2.0 You should be able to read, write and speak official language of that state.
IBPS CWE Cut-Off for Union Bank Clerks: You can find the IBPS CWE state-wise cut-off for Union Bank Clerks in the table at left. For PWD & EXSM category, the cut-off is 105.
Selection Process for Union Bank Clerks:
Based on the CWE scores of the applicants received by Union Bank, it is going to shortlist the candidates for personal interview. The Interview would consist of 50 marks and would assess the candidates' academic record, power of expression, clarity of thought, qualities of leadership, extra curricular activities, hobbies, general demeanor, behavior, communication skills, suitability for the post etc.
Minimum qualifying marks for the Personal Interview would be 50% marks (45% marks for Reserved Category). Final merit list for Union Bank Clerk Recruitment would be prepared based on IBPS CWE mark & Interview.
Union Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 Online Form:
You can apply for Union Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 only online, There is no offline form.
Union Bank Clerk Interview Question:
This blog has excellent materials to help you prepare for the Union Bank Interview with a list of Interview questions
click here to visit this article, which tells you what are the requirements an interviewer looks for in you. It also gives you an interesting YouTube video telling you how you can also analyze an interviewer and hence be prepared for it. And than it gives you a list of 99 interview questions, which are most repeated in every other interview! These questions helps you prepare yourself.
You should also be ready to face questions on "What is Union Bank", as the interviewer would want to know how much interested you are for this job. So go through
this About us page of Union Bank and
also the Wiki page on Union Bank. Following are the traits which generally checked in Bank Clerk Interview: A
ttitude, Personality, level of communication, clarity and problem solving innovativeness, knowledge /proficiency in local/State language (ability to read, write and speak local/State language) level of effectiveness in computer operations, willingness to work anywhere in the State.

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Hope with above information on Union Bank Clerk recruitment you can not only apply with ease but also get that coveted Union Bank job easily. Best wishes!