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UNION BANK Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness Syllabus

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Topics
40
Sub-topics
50
Questions

Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness is one of 5 sections in the UNION BANK syllabus. It has 4 topics and 40 sub-topics, tested in UNION-BANK Domain Test, with about 50 questions (50 marks). Banking-specific, Per UNION-BANK Official Notification.

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UNION BANK Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness: topic-wise syllabus

  1. 1

    Banking Awareness

    ~3 marks

    RBI, Banks, Products, NPA, Priority Sector

    • RBI History, Functions, Monetary Policy, MPC, Repo, Reverse Repo, CRR, SLR
    • Banking — Types (Scheduled, PSU, Private, RRBs, Cooperative, Small Finance, Payment)
    • Banking Products — CASA, FD, RD, Loans, NPA, NPA Classification, Provisioning
    • Priority Sector Lending (PSL), Weaker Section, Differential Interest Rate
    • Banking Schemes — PMJDY, MUDRA, Stand-Up India, APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, KCC
    • Banking Technology — Digital Banking, UPI, IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, AEPS, CBDC
    • Banking Regulation — Banking Regulation Act 1949, RBI Act 1934, RBI Master Directions
    • Banking Reforms — Narasimham Committee, Verma Committee, P.J. Nayak Committee
    • Negotiable Instruments Act 1881, NI, Cheques, Demand Draft, Promissory Note
    • SARFAESI Act 2002, IBC 2016, DRT, Lok Adalat, Banking Ombudsman
  2. 2

    Financial Awareness

    ~3 marks

    Capital Market, Insurance, Pension, Tax

    • Capital Market — SEBI, Primary Market (IPO, FPO), Secondary Market (BSE, NSE)
    • Mutual Funds — Types (Equity, Debt, Hybrid, Liquid), AMCs, NAV, SIP, STP
    • Insurance — IRDA, Life Insurance (LIC), General Insurance (GIC), Health Insurance
    • Pension — PFRDA, NPS, APY, EPF, PPF, Atal Pension Yojana
    • Tax Structure — Direct Tax (Income Tax), Indirect Tax (GST, Customs, Excise)
    • Stock Exchanges — BSE, NSE, Indices (BSE Sensex, NSE Nifty 50), Trading
    • Government Securities — G-Secs, T-Bills, Bonds, Debentures, RBI Bonds
    • Foreign Exchange, FEMA, FOREX Market, RBI Reference Rate
    • Inflation, GDP, IIP, PMI, Repo Rate, WPI, CPI, Fiscal Deficit
    • International Financial Institutions — IMF, World Bank, ADB, AIIB, NDB (BRICS Bank)
  3. 3

    Banking Reforms, Committees, Reports, and Recent Developments

    ~2 marks
    • Banking Reforms — Narasimham Committee I (1991) and II (1998)
    • Banking Committees — Verma Committee, PJ Nayak Committee, Khan Committee
    • Recent Banking Reports — RBI Annual Report, FSDC, Financial Stability Report
    • Banking Technology — FinTech, Digital Lending Account Aggregator, OCEN
    • Financial Inclusion — PMJDY, MUDRA, Jan Dhan Plus, BC Sakhis
    • RBI Master Directions — Prudential Norms, IRAC, Capital Adequacy, Basel III
    • NPA Resolution — IBC 2016, SARFAESI, NCLT, Lok Adalat, One-Time Settlement
    • Banking Customer Service — Banking Ombudsman, RBI Kiosk Banking, Doorstep Banking
    • Cyber Security in Banking — RBI Cyber Security Framework, CERT-In, Phishing
    • Recent Banking Trends — Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), Account Aggregator
  4. 4

    Economy & Current Affairs (Banking Focus)

    ~2 marks

    Schemes, Reports, Recent News

    • Banking Current Affairs — RBI Policy, Repo Rate, NPA, Bank Mergers (PSU)
    • Economy Current Affairs — GDP, Inflation, Budget, GST, Economic Survey
    • Government Schemes — PMJDY, MUDRA, APY, KCC, PMSBY, PMJJBY
    • International Economy — IMF, World Bank, WTO, US Fed, ECB
    • Insurance Current Affairs — IRDA, LIC IPO, Insurance Penetration, Schemes
    • Capital Market — SEBI, IPO, Mutual Fund, FII/FPI, Stock Market Indices
    • RBI Recent — Monetary Policy, Master Directions, Annual Report, FSR
    • Budget Highlights — Finance Bill, Direct Tax Proposals, GST Changes
    • Reports — Economic Survey, FSR, World Development Report, Global Findex
    • Banking & Economy — Recent Government Initiatives, Reforms, Digital Push

Frequently asked questions

What topics are in the UNION BANK Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness syllabus?

Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness for UNION BANK has 4 topics: Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness, Banking Reforms, Committees, Reports, and Recent Developments and Economy & Current Affairs (Banking Focus), with 40 sub-topics in all.

How many questions come from Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness in UNION BANK?

About 50 questions (50 marks) in UNION-BANK Domain Test. Always check the latest notification, as numbers can change.

Which Professional Knowledge / Domain Awareness topics matter most for UNION BANK?

By weightage in the syllabus data: Banking Awareness (~3 marks), Financial Awareness (~3 marks), Banking Reforms, Committees, Reports, and Recent Developments (~2 marks).

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