Union Bank SO Eligibility 2025: Know Age Limit, Educational Qualification Details

May 14, 2025, 11:07 IST

Union Bank Specialist Officer Eligibility: The Union Bank of India has released 500 Specialist Officer posts. Candidates with bachelor's degree and falling within the age group of 22 to 30 years. Get the complete details on Union Bank SO Eligibility including age limit, educational qualifications, age relaxation and more here.

Union Bank SO Eligibility, Age Limit & Qualifications
Union Bank SO Eligibility, Age Limit & Qualifications

Union Bank SO Eligibility 2025: Union Bank of India has announced 500 vacancies for Specialist Officers (SO) posts, i.e. Assistant Manager (Credit) and Assistant Manager (IT). Interested candidates can apply online for only one of the notified posts from April 30 to May 20. Before applying, they must read the notification to learn about the eligibility norms set by the bank. It covers various aspects, including age limit, qualification, relaxation, nationality/citizenship, experience, etc. Applicants must submit only correct details about their eligibility in the online form to avoid disqualification in future. Further details about the Union Bank SO eligibility criteria are discussed on this page.

Union Bank SO Eligibility

The Union Bank of India has released the eligibility requirements for Specialist Officers (SO) posts in the official notification PDF. Aspirants must fulfil all the prescribed criteria to be a part of this recruitment drive. They will have to submit the relevant documents to support their identity and Union Bank SO eligibility regarding nationality, age, category, qualifications, etc., as indicated in the application form during the interview and other stages as required by the Bank. Candidates who have attained a bachelor’s degree with a professional course or have completed an Engineering degree can apply. They must be within the age range of 22 to 30 years when submitting their applications for this position. However, reserved category candidates can also avail of relaxation in their upper age limit. Additionally, they must also possess post-qualification working experience to be eligible.

Also, check: Union Bank SO Apply Online

Union Bank SO Age Limit

One of the important elements of Union Bank SO eligibility is the age limit. The cut-off Date for eligibility in the age criteria shall be the 1st day of the month in which online registration begins, i.e. 01.04.2025. The minimum age of candidates must be 22 years when applying for Specialist Officers posts. Check the minimum and maximum Union Bank SO age limit below.

Minimum Age

22 years

Maximum Age

30 years

Union Bank SO Age Limit Relaxation

Relaxations are given in the upper age limit of candidates belonging to reserved categories, i.e. Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe, OBC, etc. Here is the detailed Union Bank SO age limit relaxation for different categories tabulated below:

Category

Age relaxation

Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe

5 years

Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)

3 years

Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD)-

a. Visually Impairment (VI) - Blindness and Low Vision;

b. Hearing Impaired (HI) - Deaf and Hard of Hearing;

c. Orthopedically Challenged (OC) - Locomotor Disability (One Arm - OA, One Leg -OL, Both Legs -BL, One Arm & One Leg -OAL), Cerebral Palsy, Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victims and Muscular Dystrophy;

d. Intellectual Disability (ID) - Intellectual Disability (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disability and Mental Illness) & Multiple Disability;

e. Multiple Disabilities means disability amongst clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness in the posts identified for each disability.

10 years

Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers, including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs/Short Service Commissioned Officers (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 one year from the date of notification) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency

or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment.

5 years

Persons affected by 1984 riots

5 years

Union Bank SO Educational Qualification

The cut-off date for eligibility regarding Union Bank SO Educational Qualification shall be the last date for online registration, i.e. 20.05.2025. Candidates must indicate the percentage to the nearest two decimals in the applications. Check below the post-wise educational qualification under the Union Bank Specialist Officers recruitment:

Post

Educational Qualification

Assistant Manager (Credit) JMGS I

Graduate in any discipline from a recognised University/Institution.

And

CA/CMA(ICWA)/CS

OR

Full-time regular MBA/MMS/PGDM/PGDBM with specialization in Finance with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate from a recognised University /Institution/ (Minimum 55% for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates)

The above-mentioned course/s i.e. MBA/MMS/PGDM/PGDBM must be of full time 2 years. In case of dual specializations, major specialization should be in Finance

Assistant Manager (IT) JMGS I

Full-time B.E./BTech/MCA/MSc (IT)/MS/MTech/5-year Integrated MTech degree in Computer Science Engineering/IT/Electronics/ Electronics & Computer Science/Electronics & Telecommunications/Data Science/Machine Learning & AI/Cyber Security from a recognised University/Institution.

Desirable Certifications:

Cloud Certified Administrator (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

CEH/DISA/CISA/CISM/CRISC/CISSP

Data analysis certifications like Google Data Analytics, Microsoft Power BI

Data engineering certifications like Google Cloud Certified Professional Data Engineer, AWS Certified Data Engineer

Data Sciences /Data analytics/Machine Learning/SAS/Python/R

Certification in OCA/OCP/MSSQL Database technologies

API management certifications like APIGEE, MuleSoft, or equivalent

Union Bank SO Eligibility 2025: Nationality

Candidates must hold a certain nationality/citizenship when applying for the Union Bank SO vacancy. They must either be:

  • a citizen of India or
  • a subject of Nepal or
  • a subject of Bhutan or
  • a Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India or
  • 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 or Vietnam, intending to permanently settle in India

Union Bank SO Eligibility: Work Experience

Candidates must also have certain work experience when applying for the Union Bank SO recruitment. The cut-off date for Post-qualification experience will be the last date of online registration, i.e. 20.05.2025. Check the post-wise work experience tabulated below:

Post

Work Experience

Assistant Manager (Credit) JMGS I

Desirable: Post-qualification working experience in PSBs/BFSI.

Assistant Manager (IT) JMGS I

Minimum 1-year Post-qualification experience in the IT domain in any of the following fields:

Cloud Operations

DevSecOps/Kubernetes

Networking

Data Analytics

Data Engineering

Cyber Security/SOC Analyst

Software Development/Scripting

GenAI/Machine Learning

Operating System Administration (Microsoft WINDOWS/LINUX/UNIX)

Database Administration

Data Centre Operations

API Development & Maintenance

Union Bank SO Eligibility: Documents Required

Candidates must keep all the required documents handy to correctly fill out the Union Bank SO application form. If they are found ineligible at any stage, their candidature shall stand cancelled. The list of essential documents is as follows:

  • Valid Email ID
  • Valid Mobile Number
  • Valid ID proof such as PAN Card/Aadhaar Card/ Passport/ Permanent Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card, etc
  • Scanned Copy of Photograph, Signature, Left Thumb Impression & Hand-written declaration
  • Proof of Date of Birth (Birth Certificate issued by the Competent Municipal Authorities or SSLC/ Std. X Certificate with DOB)
  • Mark sheets and certificates/degrees for educational qualifications. 
  • Latest Caste Certificate issued by the competent authority.
  • Disability certificate in the prescribed format, if applicable.
  • Experience certificate relevant to the post/s applied for. 
  • Other Required Documents
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FAQs

  • What is the Union Bank SO educational qualification?
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    The Union Bank SO qualification varies as per the post. The post-wise educational qualification for the Specialist Officers (SO) is discussed above in the article.
  • What is the Union Bank SO age limit?
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    The age of the candidates must be between 22 and 30 years when filling out the Union Bank SO application form.
  • Who can apply for the Union Bank SO Recruitment?
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    Any graduate who has completed a bachelor’s degree with a professional course or an engineering degree and is at least 22 years old can apply for the Union Bank SO vacancy.

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