UCO Bank Exams – Recruitment of Probationary Officer (PO)

UCO Bank a leading listed Public Sector Bank invites ON LINE applications from Indian citizens, who are young, qualified and active minds, really interested for a challenging work and progressive career, for 1050 post of Probationary Officer(PO) in Junior Management Grade Scale I in Generalist Cadre only through Bank’s website www.ucobank.com . No other means / mode of application will be accepted.

UCO Bank Recruitment of Probationary Officer (PO)

Particulars and Important Dates:
Payment of Application Fee/Postage Charges from 09.11.2010 To 30.11.2010
Opening Date for Online Registration 09.11.2010
Closing Date for Online Registration 30.11.2010
Tentative Date of Written examination 30.01.2011

Name of the Post: Probationary Officer in JMGS I
Total Number of Vacancies: 1050
Reservation of Posts is as under:

SC ST OBC GEN Total Vacancies OC HI VI
156 80 287 527 1050 10 8 8

Abbreviations stand for: SC – Scheduled Caste, ST – Scheduled Tribe, OBC – Other Backward Class,GEN-General Category, OC-Orthopedically Challenged, HI – Hearing Impaired, VI – Visually Impaired

Scales of Pay in JMGS I: Rs 14,500-600/7-18700-700/2-20,100-800/7-25,700
Candidates selected will be offered scale of pay of JMGS-I at the initial stage.DA, HRA, CCA will be paid as per rules in force from time to time and depending upon the place of posting. Medical, LFC, Terminal Benefits etc. will be as per prevailing rules. At present, approximate total monthly emoluments inclusive of Basic, DA,CCA,HRA etc, at the start of the scale at a Metro centre comes to Rs.22,188/-

Probation Period – Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of 2 years

Eligibility Criteria:

a) Nationality / Citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a Citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st Jan. 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) 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 and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/interview but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.

b) Age and Educational Qualification (as on 30.11.2010):

Age: Minimum: 21 yrs Maximum: 30 yrs
Educational Qualification: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University in pass course with 55% aggregate marks or an Honors Graduate. For SC/ST/ PC Category Candidates: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University in pass course with 50% aggregate marks or an Honors Graduate

Selection Procedure: The selection will be made on the basis of performance in UCO Bank written Exams and interview.

Details of Written Test are as under:

Sl.No. Test No. of Questions Max Marks Max Time Limit
1 Test of General Awareness & Computers 50 60 135 Minutes (Composite)
2 Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc.) 50 50
3 Test of Quantitative Aptitude 50 60
4 Test of Reasoning (High Level) 70 80
Total 225 250
5 Descriptive Paper (five compulsory questions with internal options to assess knowledge on current economic developments and communication skill) 100 marks (Only qualifying) 60 Minutes

Written Test Centers
The Written test will be tentatively held on Sunday, 30.01.2011 at the following Centers  and the address of the Venue will be advised in the Call Letter

Center Code Name of Center Center Code Name of Center
11 Ahmedabad 19 Hyderabad
12 Bangaluru 20 Jaipur
13 Bhopal 21 Kolkata
14 Bhubaneshwar 22 Lucknow
15 Chandigarh 23 Mumbai
16 Chennai 24 Patna
17 Delhi 25 Shimla
18 Guwahati

The candidates will be required to qualify in each of the objective tests and also in the Descriptive Paper separately. qualify candidate for being called for Interview. Final selection shall be made based on the ranking on the aggregate marks obtained in the Written Tests and Interview.

HOW TO APPLY:
(i) Candidates are required to apply on-Line through Bank’s website www.ucobank.com only. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
(ii) Candidates are required to have a valid personal e-mail ID. It should be kept active for the duration of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for written test, interview etc. through the registered e-mail ID.Under no circumstances, a candidate should share/mention e-mail ID to /of any other person.
(iii) In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID before applying on-line.
(iv) Candidates are first required to go to the Bank’s website www.ucobank.com and click on the Home Page to open the link “Recruitment”
(v) Thereafter, open the Recruitment Notification entitled “UCO BANK PO RECRUITMENT PROJECT-2010”.
(vi) Take a Print of the ‘FEE PAYMENT CHALLAN’.
(vii) Fill in the Fee Payment Challan in a clear and legible handwriting in BLOCK LETTERS.
(viii) Go to the nearest UCO Bank Branch with the Fee payment Challan and pay, in Cash, the appropriate Application Fee in the designated CBS Account as given in the fee payment challan.
ix) Application Fee and Postage Charges (Non-Refundable ) : All others including OBC – Rs. 400/- (SC/ST/PC Candidates Rs. 50/-)

Notes:
a) Application Fee and or Postage Charges should be paid through Fee Payment Challan only at any UCO Bank branch.
b) Even if the date for online registration is extended the dates for payment of application fee will remain unchanged i.e. 09.11.2010 to 30.11.2010.
c) Payment of application fee and/ or postal charges by Demand Draft /Cheques/ Money Orders/ Postal Order etc will not be accepted.

x) Obtain the Candidate’s Copy of Counterfoil of the Application Fee Payment Challan duly receipted by the Bank under ‘Cash Received’ stamp and signature with (a) Branch Name & Branch Code Number, (b) Transaction ID, (c) Date of Deposit & amount duly written by the Branch Official.
xi) Candidate should preserve the original counterfoil of the fee payment challan as they will have to submit the same along with the Call Letter at the time of the written test. Without original counterfoil of fee payment challan and the call letter for written test, the candidate will not be allowed to appear in the written test.
xii) Candidate is now ready to apply On-Line by re-visiting the Recruitment Link on the Bank’s website and choosing the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ON-LINE” to open up the On-Line Application Form.
xiii) Candidates should carefully fill in the details from the Fee Payment Challan in the On-Line Application at the appropriate places. They should also fill in all other required details therein very carefully and click on the “SUBMIT” button at the end of the On- Line Application format. Before pressing the “SUBMIT” button, candidates are advised to verify every particular given in the application. The name of the candidate or his /her father/husband etc. should be slept correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature.
xiv) Information filled in the online application will be final. No further changes will bellowed.
xv) After applying on-line, the candidate should take a print out of the system generated on-line application form and retain it for future reference. They should not send this print out to the Bank.
xvi) Candidates are advised in their own interest to apply on-line much before the closing date and not to wait till the last date for depositing the fee to avoid the possibility of disconnection/inability/failure to log on the Bank’s website on account of heavy load on internet/website jam.
xvii) The Bank does not assume any responsibility for the candidates not being able to submit their applications within the last date on account of the aforesaid reasons or for any other reason beyond the control of the Bank. Please note that the above procedure is the only valid procedure for applying. No other mode of application or incomplete steps would be accepted and such applications would be rejected.

CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION:

The date of the Written Examination has been tentatively fixed for 30.01.2011 (Sunday). However, the date of Examination shall be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Center/Venue address.

All eligible candidates will be issued Call letters at the correspondence address, given by the candidates in their online application, which will be sent by ordinary post. An eligible candidate who does not receive the Call letter by 24.01.2011 can download the call letter from the Bank’s website between 25.01.2011 to 29.01.2011. In case of any difficulty candidates should contact the UCO Bank at the following addresses along with the application print out, ID Card and original fee payment challan for issue of duplicate Call letter. Duplicate call letters will be issued at the following Bank’s offices between 25.01.2011 to 29.01.2011.

Ahmedabad - The Zonal Manager, CO Bank, Ahmedabad Zonal Office, UCO BhavanNear, Sanyas AshramAshram Road,Ahmedabad-380009.Ph– 079 26579295/26573708,Fax – 079 2657 9450.
Bangaluru – The Zonal Manager, UCO Bank, Bengaluru Zonal Office, UCO Bank Building,2nd Floor,13/22, Kempegowda Road,. Bengaluru – 560 009(KARNATAKA).Ph : 080 – 43472716/ 43472718,Fax : 080 – 22257595.
Bhopal – The Zonal Manager,UCO Bank, Bhopal Zonal Office,E-5,  Arera Colony, Bhopal  – 462016,(MADHYA PRADESH).Ph : 0755 2468103, 4046002,Fax : 0755 4046010/2686182.
Bhubaneswar – The Zonal Manager , UCO Bank, Bhubaneswar Zonal Office, UCO Bank Building, 3rd floor,C-2, Ashok Nagar, Unit – II,Bhubaneswar–751009 (ORISSA).Ph : 0674 2532226, 2533626,Fax : 0674 2531448/2532890
Chennai - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank,Chennai Zonal Office, UCO Bank Building,328, Thambu Chetty Street, Chennai – 600 001.(TAMIL NADU). Tel: 044 43405588/43405545,Fax : 044 43405575, 5558.
Chandigarh – The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank,C handigarh Zonal Office, UCO Bank Building, 1st floor,Sector-17B,Chandigarh(UT) – 160 017.Ph : 0172 2701942, 2702960,Fax : 0172 2703016.
Delhi - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, New Delhi Zonal Office,5, Sansad Marg, NEW DELHI – 11 0 001.Ph:011 23739553, 23736132,Fax : 011 23721345.
Guwahati – The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Guwahati, Zonal Office, Mani Ram Dewan Road, P.O.Silpukuri, Guwahati – 781 003 (ASSAM).Ph : 0361 2660531, 2665653,Fax : 0361 2663779.
Hyderabad - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Hyderabad Zonal Office,8-2-624, Gr.Floor, Road,No.10, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad – 500 034.(ANDHRA PRADESH),Ph: 040 23322587, 23372345,Fax : 040-23305555.
Jaipur - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Jaipur Zonal Office, Arcade International, Ajmer Road, Jaipur – 302 006 (RAJASTHAN).Ph : 0141 2225617, 2221024,Fax : 0141 2226163.
Kolkata – The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Kolkata Zonal Office,4 & 4/1, Red Cross Place,Kolkata-700001.Ph 033 22437680/ 22303681,Fax – 033 22108255.
Lucknow - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Lucknow Zonal Office, Skylark Building, 3rd Floor,28, Naval Kishore Road, Lucknow – 226 001(UTTAR PRADESH).Ph : 0522 2613667, 2230951,Fax : 0522 2625432.
Mumbai - The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Mumbai Zonal Office, Mafatlal Centre, 2nd floor, Nariman Point, Mumbai –400021 (Maharashtra).Ph – 022 22024783/22825871,Fax–02222821187/22024431.
Patna -The Zonal Manager ,UCO Bank, Patna Zonal Office, Maurya Lok Complex, Block –A, 4th floor, Dak Bunglow Road, Patna – 800 001( BIHAR).Ph 0612 2220489, 2234511,Fax: 0612 -2226923/ 2220489.

For guidance:

UCO BANK Head Office,
Human Resource Management Department
3 & 4, DD Block, Sector 1,
Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064

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