United India Insurance Company Limited
Regd and Head office; 24, Whites road, Chennai-600014, Website www.uiico.co.in
Recruitment of 300 Administrative Officers in 2011
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the post of Administrative Office (Scale I)
Vacancies: 300; SC 44; ST 20; OBC 81; UR 155
Reservation for released emergency commissioned officers (ECO), short service and retrenched commissioned officers (SSCRO) shall be as per rules. The vacancies reserved for PwD is 14 (including 2 back log vacancies)
The candidates should apply for any one of the following groups only
Eligibility conditions (as on 31.12.2010)
Educational qualification
Minimum educational qualification
Group A: ACS/ACWA/ACA or M.Com with 60% (55% for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate from a recognised university
Group B: LL.B or equivalent qualification with minimum three years experience as a practicing lawyer (two years experience for SC/ST candidates)
Group C: Post Graduate in Statistics/Mathematics/Actuarial Science, pass in at least three papers of the examination conducted Actuarial Society of India (any of the papers out of CT-1, CT-2, CT-3, CT-5 and CT-7)
Group D: B.E./B.Tech in Agriculture Engineering or B.Sc (Agri) with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST candidates)
Group E: Graduation with 60% (55% for SC/ST candidates) or Post Graduation with minimum 55% (50% for SC/ST candidates) marks in aggregate from recognised University
Qualifications mentioned above should be from any recognised University/Institute duly approved by UGC/AICTE as the case may be
Other things being equal, preference will be given to candidates having post qualification experience in their area of specialization and/or having qualification in non-life Insurance
Working knowledge of Computer is must
Age (as on 31.12.2010): Minimum age 21 years, maximum age limit-General 30 years, SC/ST-35 years, OBC-33 years, ECO/SSRCO-35 years, Physically challenged-40 years, Physically challenged candidates, if SC/ST-45 years, Physically challenged candidates, if OBC-43 years, all persons who have ordinarily been domiciled in Kashmir Division of J&K state during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989-35 years, resident of Assam state during the period from 01.01.1980 to 15.08.1985-35 years
For confirmed employees of general insurance corporation of India, public sector general insurance companies, tariff advisory committee, AICIL the maximum age limit will be as-general-40 years, SC/ST-45 years, OBC-43 years
Application fee: Fee payment are to be made thro’ any branch of state bank of India by paying appropriate application fee in account number 31601917796 in favour of United India Insurance Company Limited by filling the fee payment challan and remitting the amount. The amount of fee to be paid is indicated below
SC/ST/PwD/permanent employees of UIICL-Nil; all other categories (general/OBC/Ex-servicemen etc)-Rs 500/- plus Rs 40/- as service charges to SBI
Date of written examination: 27th March, 2011
Emoluments and benefits: Rs 27,000/- p.m. (approx)
Basic pay in the scale of Rs 17240/-840(14)-29000-910(4)-32640/- and other admissible allowances as applicable. Besides emoluments, other benefits like gratuity, LTS, medical benefits, group personal accident insurance, group savings linked insurance scheme (GSLI), performance linked incentive (PLI) and pension as applicable would be extended as per rules of the company
Service conditions: As applicable in the company from time to time. Posts are permanent and the selected candidates on appointment may be posted or transferred to any place in India as may be decided by the company
Selection procedure: Candidates will be called for written examination which would comprise of multiple choice objective type test, aptitude tests and professional knowledge test specific to each of the group (A, B, C, D) as may be applicable
Details will be given in the information handout which will be made available for download from website along with call letter for written examination
Descriptive test: The test in English language shall be Descriptive paper comprising Essay, precis, comprehension etc
On the basis of performance in written examination, candidates will be called for interview and final selection will be made on overall performance in written examination and interview. Outstation candidates called for interview will be reimbursed to and fro second class rail fare/bus fare by the shortest route from the station of residence to the place of interview on production of evidence of having undertaken journey for interview purpose
Examination centres: Competitive written examination will be held at specific centres in India. The candidates may choose any one of the following centres which must be indicated in the application form clearly. No change of the centre will be allowed at a later date. Company reserves the right to direct candidates to appear at a centre other than the one chosen by them for written examination without monetary assistance. Company reserves the right to hold the written examination at some and not all the examination centres listed below depending upon the number of candidates and other relevant factors. Appearing in the written exam will not automatically confirm any right of being selected for the above said posts
Ahmedabad, Allahabad, Bengalooru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Coimbatore, Guwahati, Hubli, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Kochi, Lucknow, Madurai, Mumbai, Nagpur, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Thiruvananthapuram, Vizag
Probation: Selected candidates if certified to be medically fit, may be appointed as Administrative Officer (Scale-I) on probation for a period of one year which may be extended by a further period of six months
The company reserves the right to terminate the service of the candidate if found unsuitable at any time during the probationary period or the extended probationary period without any notice or assigning any reason thereof. During the probationary period, candidates may be required to undergo theoretical/practical training as may be prescribed/arranged for them
Guarantee bond: Before joining as probationer, the selected candidates will be required to give an undertaking to serve the company for a minimum period of four years including probationary period. In the event of their resigning from the company before the expiry of the bond period, they will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to one year’s gross salary paid to them during the year of probation which could be proportionately reduced depending on the length of service rendered. Besides, he/she will have to submit a stamped bond duly executed by two sureties of sound financial standing for an amount equivalent to one year’s gross salary
Candidates resigning from the company during the probationary period shall be liable to pay the salary received by them during their entire service in the company, in addition to an amount of Rs 25,000/- towards partial cost of training. No lien/bond executed to retain a substantive post with present employer will be binding upon the company and no leave salary or pension contribution will be made
HOW TO APPLY
How to apply: Candidates are required to apply online through website ejaculation. No other means/mode of application will be accepted
Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID. It should be kept active during the currency of this recruitment. The company may send call letters for written test, interview etc through the registered email ID. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/mention email ID to/or of any other person
In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/her new email ID before applying online
Applicants are first required to go to the UIIC’s website www.uiic.co.in and open the link recruitment. Thereafter, open the recruitment notification entitled UIIC administrative officers recruitment-2011
Take a print of the entire recruitment notification, including the fees payment challan
Fill in the fee payment challan in a clear and legible handwriting in block letters
Candidates are required to visit a branch of state bank of India with the fee payment challan duly filled in and pay, in cash the appropriate application fee in account number 31601917796 in favour of United India Insurance Company Limited
Obtain the counterfoil (applicant’s copy) of the fee payment challan duly received by the bank with (a) branch name and code number (b) transaction ID/Journal number (c) date of deposit and amount filled by the branch official
Candidates are now ready to apply online by re-visiting the recruitment page of the UIIC’s website and going to the sublink titled online application for UIIC administrative officers recruitment-2011. Click on this sublink will open up the appropriate online application format
Carefully fill in the necessary details from the fee payment challan in the online application form at the appropriate places. Fill in other required details therein and click on the submit button at the end of the on line application form
Original counterfoil of the fee payment challan will have to be submitted with the call letter at the time of written test. Without counterfoil of the fee payment challan, the candidates will not be allowed to appear in the written test. Candidates are, therefore, advised to keep 3 photocopies of the fee payment challan for future use
After applying on-line, take a print out of the system generated online application form and retain it for future reference. Do not send this printout to the company
Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on line much before the closing date and not to wait till last date to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on to the company’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam
The company does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit the application within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the company
Candidates are advised to frequently visit the company’s website for any information which may be put for further guidance
The name of the candidate or his/her father/husband etc should be spelt correctly in application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature
Important dates
Website link open: From 07th February, 2011 to 26th February, 2011
Date of written test: 27th March, 2011
Payment of fees at SBI branches: From 07th February, 2011 to 26th February, 2011
