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Union Bank of India
Union Bank SO 2026 • Advt No: Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27
Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27 for 395 regular General Banking, Domain Expert and Specialist Officer vacancies across Scale II to Scale VI.
Total Vacancies
395
Age Limit
22–50 Years
As on 01 Jul 2026
Application Dates
21 Jul – 15 Aug 2026
Closes 11:59 PM IST
Job Location
All India
Qualification
Post-specific graduation, professional, engineering, technology, computer, accounting, law, architecture or other prescribed qualification, together with the mandatory certification and full-time post-qualification experience stated for the selected post code.
Salary / Stipend
Scale-wise basic pay ranges from ₹64,820-₹93,960 for MMGS-II to ₹1,40,500-₹1,56,500 for TEGS-VI, plus Special Allowance, DA and other admissible benefits.
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Union Bank of India has invited online applications under the Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27 for Officers with Domain Expertise, General Banking Officers and Specialist Officers. The recruitment is for regular officer-cadre appointments in Middle Management Grade Scale II through Top Executive Grade Scale VI.
Field | Details |
|---|---|
Recruitment | Union Bank Specialist Officer SO Examination 2026 |
Official project | Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27 |
Employment type | Regular |
Total vacancies | 395 |
Post codes | G01-G19 and S01-S108 |
Scales covered | MMGS-II, MMGS-III, SMGS-IV, SMGS-V and TEGS-VI |
Application mode | Online |
Posting | Any branch or office of Union Bank of India across India |
Current status | Online applications open |
A candidate may apply for only one post. Multiple applications are not permitted except that, where more than one application is submitted, only the last valid and complete application is retained.
Online registration and fee payment started on 21 July 2026. The last date for submission of the online application has been extended to 15 August 2026. The fee-payment deadline remains 10 August 2026 at 11:59:59 PM. Examination, group-discussion, assessment and interview dates will be communicated separately through the Bank's recruitment page and registered contact details.
Event | Date / Status |
|---|---|
Notification date | 20 July 2026 |
Online registration starts | 21 July 2026, 00:00:00 |
Last date to apply online | 15 August 2026 |
Last date for fee payment | 10 August 2026, 23:59:59 |
Online examination, if conducted | To be announced |
Group discussion / other assessment, if conducted | To be announced |
Personal interview | To be announced for shortlisted candidates |
Final result | To be announced |
Category | Non-refundable Fee |
|---|---|
SC / ST / PwBD | ₹177, inclusive of GST |
UR / EWS / OBC | ₹1,180, inclusive of GST |
Bank-transaction charges are payable separately by the candidate. An incomplete application, unsuccessful fee payment or missing prescribed uploads can make the application invalid.
Eligibility is strictly post-specific. The recruitment includes positions requiring graduation, engineering or technology degrees, MCA, M.Sc., M.Tech., Chartered Accountancy, law, architecture and other professional qualifications, together with the mandatory certification and post-qualification experience stated for the selected post.
Eligibility Item | Requirement |
|---|---|
Overall notified age range | 22 to 50 years, depending on the post and scale |
Age cut-off date | 1 July 2026 |
Qualification cut-off date | 10 August 2026 |
Mandatory-certification cut-off date | 10 August 2026 |
Post-qualification experience cut-off date | 10 August 2026 |
Minimum qualification: The exact degree, specialization and full-time-study condition stated against the selected post must be satisfied; the Bank does not accept an unnotified equivalent qualification.
Mandatory certifications: Several domain posts require certifications such as CFE, CAMS, project-management, cloud, cybersecurity, architecture, quality, network, risk or other professional credentials.
Post-qualification experience: The prescribed experience generally ranges from three years for many Scale-II roles to fifteen years for certain Scale-VI leadership roles.
Full-time experience: Only full-time employee-employer experience acquired after the minimum qualifying degree is considered.
Clerical experience: Experience in clerical cadre is not counted for determining specialist or domain post eligibility.
Experience proof: Appointment letters, salary certificates and payslips are not accepted in place of the prescribed experience certificate issued by the competent controlling or head-office authority.
One post only: Applicants must select only one post code and must satisfy every condition attached to that code.
Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
SC / ST | 5 years |
OBC - Non-Creamy Layer | 3 years |
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities | 10 years |
Eligible Ex-Servicemen / ECOs / SSCOs | 5 years |
Persons affected by the 1984 riots | 5 years |
OBC candidates in the creamy layer or whose community is not in the Central OBC list must apply as Unreserved. There is no separate Ex-Servicemen reservation in the officer-cadre vacancies.
The recruitment contains 395 provisional vacancies. The Bank may increase, decrease or otherwise revise the vacancies according to actual requirements and availability of suitable candidates.
Cadre | Scale | Vacancies | Pay Scale | Approx. CTC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manager | MMGS-II | 163 | ₹64,820-₹93,960 | ₹21 lakh |
Senior Manager | MMGS-III | 153 | ₹85,920-₹1,05,280 | ₹25 lakh |
Chief Manager | SMGS-IV | 52 | ₹1,02,300-₹1,20,940 | ₹30 lakh |
Assistant General Manager | SMGS-V | 20 | ₹1,20,940-₹1,35,020 | ₹38 lakh |
Deputy General Manager | TEGS-VI | 7 | ₹1,40,500-₹1,56,500 | ₹47 lakh |
Total | Scale II-VI | 395 | Post-specific | Location and benefit dependent |
Category | Vacancies |
|---|---|
Scheduled Caste | 57 |
Scheduled Tribe | 27 |
Other Backward Classes | 105 |
Economically Weaker Section | 36 |
Unreserved | 170 |
Total | 395 |
The notification identifies 19 horizontal PwBD positions within the total: five for Visual Impairment, five for Hearing Impairment, seven for Orthopedically Challenged candidates and two for Intellectual or Multiple Disabilities.
Segment / Domain | Post Codes | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|
General banking and domain-expertise posts | G01-G19 | 101 |
Forex Officers | S01-S02 | 50 |
Information Technology | S03-S71 | 82 |
Chartered Accountants | S72-S80 | 85 |
Risk Management Officers | S81-S88 | 17 |
Law Officers | S89-S92 | 30 |
Architects | S93-S95 | 5 |
Civil Engineers | S96-S99 | 10 |
Electrical Officers | S100-S101 | 4 |
Fire Officers | S102-S103 | 5 |
Printing Specialist | S104 | 1 |
Vendor Management - IT | S105-S108 | 5 |
Grand total | G01-G19 and S01-S108 | 395 |
General and domain-expertise roles include certified fraud, anti-money-laundering and financial-crime specialists; project-management professionals; taxation, Ind AS, capital-planning and investor-relations roles; disaster-management professionals; personal assistants to executives; general banking officers; and non-IT vendor-management professionals.
The IT segment covers API management, blockchain and quantum computing, cloud, cybersecurity, data centres, data privacy, data science, DevSecOps, biometrics, fintech ecosystems, enterprise architecture, ETL, Gen AI and machine learning, research and innovation, IoT, infrastructure, mobile applications, networks, open banking, quality assurance, robotic automation, SOC, endpoint and database security, email and firewall administration, UI and full-stack development, Linux, middleware, privileged access and other infrastructure-security roles.
For posts up to Scale III, selection may include an online examination, group discussion where required and personal interview. For Scale IV, V and VI, selection may include group discussion, another test or assessment and personal interview. The Bank may add, cancel or modify a selection stage depending on the number of eligible applications.
Test | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Professional Knowledge relevant to the post | 50 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Test | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | Part of first 60 minutes |
Reasoning | 25 | 25 | Part of first 60 minutes |
English Language | 25 | 25 | Part of first 60 minutes |
Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Total | 125 | 175 | 120 minutes |
Merit treatment: For G01-G19, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning and English Language are qualifying sections and their marks are not counted in final merit.
Sectional standard: The stated minimum in each section is 40% for General and EWS candidates and 35% for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates, subject to the Bank's discretion.
Negative marking: One-fourth, or 25%, of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each incorrect answer.
Question language: Tests other than English Language are available in English and Hindi.
Personal interview: The interview carries 100 marks; the minimum is 50 for General and EWS and 45 for SC, ST, OBC and PwBD candidates.
Interview ratio: Candidates are ordinarily called in a 1:3 ratio against vacancies, but the Bank may change the ratio.
Final merit: Depending on the stages conducted, final selection is based on the aggregate of the applicable test, assessment, group-discussion and interview marks.
All appointments are regular. In addition to the scale-wise basic pay, selected officers receive Special Allowance, Dearness Allowance and other admissible allowances and benefits. Facilities may include residential quarters or lease rent, leave-fare concession, medical reimbursement and other perquisites under Bank policy.
Service Condition | Requirement |
|---|---|
Probation | Two years of active service |
Posting liability | Any branch or office of Union Bank of India across India |
General-post bond G01-G19 | Three years' service or ₹2,00,000 plus applicable taxes |
Specialist-post bond S01-S108 | Three years' service or ₹2,50,000 plus applicable taxes |
Career path | Promotion under the Bank's applicable promotion policy |
Pre-joining requirement | Medical examination, document verification, release from current employment and execution of the service bond |
Approximate CTC is indicative and can vary by location, Dearness Allowance, wage revision, Bank schemes and staff benefits. Salary and other emoluments are governed by the applicable banking-industry settlement and joint note.
Open the Union Bank of India recruitment page and select Union Bank Recruitment Project 2026-27.
Open the official apply-online link and choose New Registration.
Enter the candidate's name, contact details and email address to generate the provisional registration number and password.
Select only one eligible post code after reviewing the exact age, degree, specialization, certification and experience requirements.
Complete personal, educational, professional, category and work-experience information accurately.
Upload the prescribed photograph, signature, left-thumb impression and handwritten declaration.
Preview every field carefully because category changes are not permitted after registration.
Pay the category-wise application fee online and confirm successful submission.
Download and retain the final application form, fee receipt and registration details.
Keep the original qualification, certification, category and prescribed experience certificates ready for interview and later verification.
The application must be submitted by 15 August 2026. The fee-payment deadline remains 10 August 2026 at 11:59:59 PM. No offline application mode is accepted.
Correct post code: Match the exact post code, scale, age range, qualification, certification and work-experience clause before applying.
Only one post: Do not apply for multiple post codes; the Bank permits only one post per candidate.
Qualification equivalence: Do not assume that a similarly named or equivalent degree is acceptable unless expressly permitted in the notification.
Certification validity: Complete the mandatory certification by 10 August 2026 and retain verifiable proof.
Experience format: Obtain the experience certificate in the Bank's prescribed format from the competent controlling or head-office authority.
OBC status: Central OBC-NCL status is required for the reservation benefit; creamy-layer candidates must apply as Unreserved.
NOC and relieving: Government, PSU, bank and financial-institution employees need an unconditional NOC for interview and a clear relieving or discharge document before joining.
Official updates: Monitor only the Union Bank recruitment page and registered email or mobile number for examination, assessment, interview and final-selection notices.
The project contains 395 regular officer vacancies across 127 post codes from Scale II to Scale VI.
The last date for submission of the online application has been extended to 15 August 2026. The fee-payment deadline remains 10 August 2026 at 11:59:59 PM.
No. A candidate may apply for only one post code. Where multiple applications exist, only the last valid and complete application is retained.
The post-wise age requirements range broadly from 22 to 50 years as on 1 July 2026. The exact minimum and maximum depend on the chosen post and scale.
Not necessarily. Posts up to Scale III may have an online examination, GD and interview. Scale IV-VI posts may be selected through screening, GD, another assessment and interview. The Bank decides the actual stages according to application volume.
For S01-S108 posts up to Scale III, the notified structure is 50 Professional Knowledge questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes, with one-fourth negative marking for incorrect answers.
The probation period is two years. The minimum service bond is three years: ₹2,00,000 plus taxes for G01-G19 and ₹2,50,000 plus taxes for S01-S108 if the officer leaves before completing the bonded service.
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