The Unemployment Certificate is required by the unemployed youth for self-employment, availing bank loans, etc.
Apply In-Person:

1. Please go to the respective office of Group A officer for your area.
   1. Group A officer: West Bengal IAS, IES, IFS, SDPO, DIB, CP, DGP, JCP, IGP, ADLCP, DIG, DCP, SSP, DCP, SP, ASP, ACP, DSP
2. Go to the office of the respective authority as applicable.
3. Obtain the application form from your local circle office or write on a plain A4 paper.
4. Please submit the completed application form along with required documents to the authority.
5. The submitted application form and documents will be verified by the authorities.
6. If all are OK, authority will process the application.
7. Applicant will get the certificate after internal processing as per notified tome as per applicable norms.

• Application form
• Original Employment Exchange Registration Card (To be shown) and attested copy of the same to be submitted at the time of applying for Unemployment Certificate.
• 2 copies of Self attested recent Passport size photographs.
• Aadhaar card.
• Mobile number.
• Email Id (if available).
• Any other document to claim benefits offered by respective state government as advised by authorities.
  

Note : Please show above mentioned documents in original and attested copies thereof (to be submitted) at the time of applying.

Employment Bank,
67 Bentinck Street (4th Floor),
Kolkata -700069.
e mail - employment_bank_wb@wb.gov.in, feedbackempbank@wb.gov.in (for Employers only)
Contact No - 033-22376300
Link for Contacts: Link for details

• To get Unemployment Certificate from Employment Exchanges of the respective state, the candidate must have registered his/her name in the concerned Employment Exchange.
• The Registration of the candidate must be valid.
• Candidate registered in Employment Exchange and remain unemployed for 5 years or the number of years as fixed by government

No fees required

This certificate will be valid till the unemployment certificate holder gets employed and shall surrender the said issued certificate to the issuing authority

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The candidate can register his/her name in the concerned District Employment Exchange within whose jurisdiction his/ her place of residence is situated.

• Valid employment registration card
• Mobile number
• Address
• Passport size photograph

• Any citizen of India is eligible for Registration at an Employment Exchange for assistance in securing Employment/job. There is no necessity to verify the employment /under employment / unemployment status of the applicant.
• The Departments of Employment in various States of India allow unemployed educated youth residing in the respective States to pre-register for impending job vacancies occurring in different sectors of that State.
• This certificate will be required by unemployed youths holding valid employment registration card for self-employment and to avail bank loan to start their business.

• No candidate shall be allowed to register at more than one employment exchange
• Please take original valid employment registration card while applying.

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