02 Nov 2010
Type: Employment Notices
UCO Bank, a leading listed Public Sector Bank invites applications On-line only from Indian Citizens for 1050 posts of Probationary Officers in JMGS I in Generalist Cadre.
Candidates are requested to apply on-line between 09-11-2010 to 30-11-2010 only through Bank’s website www.ucobank.com. No other means/mode of application/Print-out will be accepted.
For applying on line, the candidates should have a valid e-mail ID which should be kept alive during the currency of this recruitment exercise. If a candidate does not have a valid e-mail ID, he/she should create new valid e-mail ID before applying on-line. The candidate should go to any branch of UCO Bank, pay the amount of application fee/postage and get cash receipt with transaction ID, depositing branch name with code number and date of deposit written thereon. These numbers should be correctly entered while registering application on-line
Important Dates for UCO Bank PO Recruitment
Payment of application fee/postage charges: 09th November, 2010 to 30th November, 2010
Opening date for online registration: 9th Nov, 2010
Closing date for online registration: 30th Nov, 2010
Tentative date of written examination: 30th Jan, 2011
Before applying candidates are advised to ensure that they fulfill the stipulated eligibility criteria for the post. They should note that application fee and/or postage amount once deposited will neither be refunded nor be adjusted against any other project. Candidates are advised to fill their particulars online themselves correctly. Candidates should ensure that particulars once submitted by them will be final as no further change will be allowed thereafter
Probationary Officer in JMGS I
Number of vacancies: 1050
Reservation of posts: SC 156; ST 80; OBC 287; Gen 527; Total 1050
Scales of pay: 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
Confirmation: The confirmation of the newly recruited probationary officers will be subject to satisfactory completion of two years probation period
Eligibility criteria:
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 January, 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) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour 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 govt of India
Age (as on 30.11.2010): Minimum 21 years, maximum 30 years
Educational qualification: Graduate in any discipline from a recognized university in pass course with 55% aggregate marks or an Honours graduate
For SC/ST/PC category candidates; graduate in any discipline from a recognized university in pass course with 50% aggregate marks or an Honours Graduate
The educational qualification prescribed for the post is the minimum. Candidates must possess this qualification. Educational qualification should be from a recognized university. Apart from prescribed educational qualification, candidates should be well versed with Microsoft office
Relaxation in upper age limit: SC/ST candidates 5 years; OBC candidates 3 years; Ex-servicemen 5 years; PwD candidates 15 years
Selection procedure: The selection will be made on the basis of performance in written test and interview
Written test: Test of General Awareness and Computers; Test of English Language (Grammar, Vocabulary, Comprehension etc); Test of Quantitative Aptitude; Test of Reasoning (High Level)
Descriptive paper (five compulsory questions with internal options to assess knowledge on current economic developments and communication skill)
The questions in objective tests except for the test of English will be printed in bilingual, i.e. English and Hindi. The questions in descriptive paper will be printed in bilingual i.e. English and Hindi versions. The candidates will have the option to answer the descriptive paper either in English or Hindi. There will be negative marks for the wrong answers in the objective tests
The candidates will be required to qualify in each of the objective tests and also in the descriptive paper separately. The qualifying marks in each of the objective test will be decided on the basis of performance of the competing candidates and the average marks obtained by the competing candidates will be set as the minimum qualifying marks in each objective test. There will be negative marks for wrong answers given in the objective tests. Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who will pass in each of the four objective tests and rank adequately high in percentile ranking in the aggregate of all the four objective tests. Qualifying marks for descriptive test will be 40% for general category and 35% for SC/ST/OBC/PC category candidates
Depending upon the number of vacancies, only those candidates who rank sufficiently high in the merit list will be called for Interview. Mere eligibility/pass in the test shall not vest any right in a 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. Decision of the Bank in this regard shall be final. The detailed information regarding the written test will be given in the booklet which will be sent to the eligible candidates along with the call letter for the test
Written test centres: The written test will be tentatively held on Sunday, 30th January, 2011 at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letter
Ahmedabad, Hyderabad, Bangaluru, Jaipur, Bhopal, Kolkata, Bhubaneshwar, Lucknow, Chandigarh, Mumbai, Chennai, Patna, Delhi, Shimla, Guwahati
The date of written test is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through the call letter for the examination. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of the written test, if need arises
Request for change of centre of examination shall not be entertained. The Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the centers and/or add other centers, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate to any center other than the one he/she has opted for
Pre-examination training: It is proposed to impart free pre-examination training to a limited number of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Minority communities on first come first served basis at Ahmedabad, Bangaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneshwar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Patna, Shimla. Training centers may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail pre-examination training should fill in the relevant column in the on-line application format. All expenses regarding traveling, boarding, lodging etc will be borne by the candidate for attending the pre-examination training programme at the concerned training center. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidates to any of the centres other than the one he/she has opted for
How to apply: Candidates are required to apply on-Line through Bank’s website www.ucobank.com only. No other means/mode of application will be accepted
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
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
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
Thereafter, open the recruitment notification entitled UCO Bank PO Recruitment Project-2010
Take a print of the fee payment challan
Fill in the fee payment challan in a clear and legible handwriting in block letters
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
Application fee and postage charges (non-refundable): SC/ST/PC candidates Rs 50/- (postage charges only); all others including OBC Rs 400/- (application fee Rs 350/- plus Rs 50/- postage charges)
Application fee and or postage charges should be paid through fee payment challan only at any UCO Bank branch. Even if the date for online registration is extended the dates for payment of application fee will remain unchanged i.e. 09th November, 2010 to 30th November, 2010
Payment of application fee and/or postal charges by demand draft/cheques/money orders/postal order etc will not be accepted
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 branch name/branch code number, transaction ID, date of deposit and amount duly written by the branch official
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
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 online to open up the on-line application form
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 spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/mark sheets. Any change/alteration found may disqualify the candidature
Information filled in the online application will be final. No further changes will be allowed
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
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
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
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
Execution of bond: Candidates desirous of applying under the recruitment exercise should be willing to execute a bond of Rs 2 lacs for serving the Bank for two years after selection
Candidates selected shall be required to serve rural/semi-urban centres as per govt guidelines
Appointment of selected candidates is subject to his/her being declared medically fit by the medical officers appointed/approved by the Bank
Call letters for written examination: The date of the written examination has been tentatively fixed for 30th January, 2011, Sunday. However, the date of examination shall be intimated in the call letter along with the centre/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 24th January, 2011 can download the call letter from the Bank’s website between 25th January, 2011 to 29th January, 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
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