Scales of Pay:

Scale of Pay for MMGS-II Law Officers = 31705-1145/1-32850-1310/10-45950.

Scale of Pay for JMGS-I Engineers = 23700-980/7-30560-1145/2-328501310/7-42020

DA, HRA, CCA will be paid as per Banks rules in force from time to time and depending upon the place of posting. Medical, LFC, Terminal Benefits and other perquisites will be as per prevailing rules.

Probation Period Selected candidates for the post of Law Officers will be on probation for a period of 1 year. After successful completion of probation, the officers will be confirmed in MMGS-II position.

During the probation they will be paid monthly Salary equivalent to initial stage of pay-scale applicable to MMGS II. However, in case any newly recruited specialist officer passes JAIIB/CAIIB examinations during the probation period, he/she will be permitted one increment each as the case may be in the pay scale applicable to him/her.

Selected candidates for the post of Engineers will be on probation for a period of 2 years. After successful completion of probation, the officers will be confirmed in JMGS-I position.

During the probation they will be paid monthly Salary equivalent to initial stage of pay-scale applicable to JMGS I. However, in case any newly recruited specialist officer passes JAIIB/CAIIB examinations during the probation period, he/she will be permitted one increment each as the case may be in the pay scale applicable to him/her.

Confirmation: The confirmation of the newly recruited Specialist Officers will be subject to satisfactory completion of the probation period as relevant for the posts.

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 1^st 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 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 will be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate issued to him by the Government of India is submitted to the Bank.

b) Age, Educational Qualification and Post Qualification Experience (as on 01.04.2015)

*The result of the qualification prescribed must have been declared on or before 01.04.2015. Notes:

Educational Qualifications:

(A)Educational Qualifications prescribed for the post are the minimum. Candidates must possess these qualifications and must attach proof thereof, i.e., attested photocopies of the Passing Certificates or Provisional Passing Certificates & Mark Sheets from the educational institution they have studied along with the Application Form. The exact date of the declaration of the result should be explicitly mentioned in the Degree Certificate issued by the University. Otherwise, the date appearing on the marksheets/Provisional Certificates/ Degree Certificates shall be reckoned for deciding the eligibility. No correspondence shall be entertained in this matter.

(B)

Candidates must specifically indicate the class/ division and percentage of marks obtained (calculated to the nearest two decimals) in the relevant column of the application. Where percentage of marks is not awarded by the University but only CGPA (Cumulative Grade Point Average) /OGPA (Overall Grade Point Average) is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage in terms of conversion norms of University in this regard, besides indicating the CGPA/OGPA in the application. Candidates will have to produce the certificates/ document issued by the University evidencing conversion formula of the University, when called for interview.

(C)

Calculation of Percentage: The Percentage marks shall be arrived at by dividing the marks obtained by the candidate in all semester(s)/ Year(s) by aggregate maximum marks in all the subjects irrespective of Honours/ optional/ additional optional subject, if any. This will be applicable for those Universities also where Class/ Grade is decided on basis of Honours marks only.

(D)

The fraction of percentage so arrived will be ignored i.e. 59.99% will be treated as less than 60% and 54.99% will be treated as less than 55%.

c) Relaxation in Upper Age Limit:

Notes:

1. As the reservation for Physically Challenged candidates is on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz., SC, ST, OBC, General, etc.) to which they belong.
   
   
2. The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank.
   
   
3. Candidates belonging to reserved categories as well as those for whom no reservation has been announced are free to apply for the vacancies announced for the Unreserved/General category.
   
   
4. Above relaxations are available only if the candidates fulfill the various conditions prescribed in the Govt. of India orders and instructions in this regard. To claim relaxation in age, fees etc. reserved category candidates should submit a copy of the relevant certificate in support of his/her claim along with the Application.
   
   
5. Only those candidates shall be treated as Ex-servicemen who fulfill the revised definition as laid down in the Govt. of India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Personnel and Administrative Reforms Notification No.36034/5/85/Estt. (SCT) dated 27.10.1986 as amended from time to time.
   
   
6. An Ex-Serviceman who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing the benefits given to him/ her as an Ex-Serviceman for his/her re-employment including a job in the Public Sector Undertaking, ceases to enjoy Ex-Serviceman status for further employment.
   
   
7. Persons eligible for age relaxation under (4) above must produce the domicile certificate at the time of interview from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he/she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during 1^st January, 1980 to 31^st December, 1989.
   
   

d) Physically Challenged Persons (PC) Definition:

i) An Orthopedically Challenged (OC) person is one who is suffering from Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy.

Locomotor Disability: Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy.

Cerebral Palsy: Cerebral Palsy means a group of non-progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal or infant period of development.

ii) Hearing Impaired (HI): Hearing Impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies.

iii) Visually Impaired (VI) Blindness refers to condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions namely (i) Total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses. (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending in angle of 20 degrees or worse.

Low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning of execution of a task with appropriate assistive device.

iv) Only such person would be eligible for reservation in services / posts who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability and is certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Central/State Govt.

Penalty for wrong answers:

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online Test. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate there will be no penalty for that question.

Use of Scribe by PWD candidates:

Guidelines for Persons with Disabilities using a Scribe:

The visually impaired candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe during the On-Line Test. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

The candidate will have to arrange his own scribe at his/her own cost.

The same scribe cannot be used by more than one candidate. In addition the scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the examination under this recruitment process. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature for this recruitment process of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled.

The scribe should be from as academic stream different from that stipulated for the post.

Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the on-line examination.

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for additional/ compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination.

Eligible candidates who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favorably entertained.

Guidelines for candidates:

(i)

With locomotor disability and cerebral palsy:

An additional / compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour shall be permitted for the candidates with Locomotor disability and cerebral palsy where dominant (writing) extremity is affected to the extent of slowing the performance of function (minimum of 40% impairment).

(ii)

Visually Impaired candidates:

Visually impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of examination.

The facility will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a scribe for the examination.

Guidelines with regard to PWD (Persons with Disability) candidates/ use of scribe are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.

The on-line Test is proposed to be held on 06.05.2016 (tentatively) at Ahmedabad, Bangaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, Panaji, Patna, Raipur, Ranchi, Shimla and Thiruvananthapuram centres. The allocated centre/ Venue for the Examination will be intimated through Call Letter.

Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the above mentioned centres and/ or add some other centers, at its discretion, depending upon the response of the candidates, administrative feasibility for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.

The candidates will have to appear for the online examination at the allotted Centre at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.

The date of the test is tentative. The exact date/ centre/ venue of examination will be communicated to the candidates through the call letters for the examination. The Bank reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date of the test/ vary the selection procedure, if necessary.

Note: Candidates should mention all the qualifications and experience in the relevant field over and above the minimum one suggested herein above and should attach attested copies of the certificates in support thereof. The Bank reserves the right to call only the requisite number of candidates for the interview after preliminary screening/short listing with reference to candidates' qualifications/suitability and experience etc.

4. NON-REFUNDABLE APPLICATION FEE:

Notes: i) The Application Fee should be paid online through the bill desk payment gateway.

ii) Cash, Cheques, Money Orders, Postal Stamps etc. will NOT BE ACCEPTED.

iii) A candidate can send one application only. Submission of more than one application by any candidate will render him/her ineligible and in such case all the applications submitted by the said candidate will be rejected and application fees forfeited.

iv) Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the Fees once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

Pre -Requisites for Applying Online:

Before applying online, candidates should:

(i)

Scan their photograph and signature ensuring that both the photograph and signature adhere to the specifications in the advertisement.

(ii)

Keep the necessary details/ documents for online payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges ready.

(iii) Have a valid personal email ID, which should be kept active till the completion of this Recruitment Process. Bank may send call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered email ID to/ 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 and must maintain that email account.

Bank transaction charges for online payment of application fees/ intimation charges will have to be borne by the candidate.

Procedure for applying online

(1) Candidates are first required to go to the Banks website www.ucobank.com and click on the Home Page to open the link

Carrers.

(2)

Candidates will have click on CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION to register their application by entering their basic information in the online application form. Use of special characters while filling the form will not be allowed. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the Provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration number and Password will also be sent. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.

(3)

Candidates are required to upload their photograph and signature as per the specifications given in the Guidelines for Scanning and Upload of Photograph and Signature.

(4)

Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the

8. GUIDELINES FOR SCANNING THE PHOTOGRAPH & SIGNATURE:

Guidelines for scanning and Upload of Photograph (4.5cm 3.5cm) & Signature Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below.

Photograph Image: Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture. Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light

coloured, preferably white, background. Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or

place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows

If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye" If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen. Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious

headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face. Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) Size of file should be between 20kb50 kb Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If

the size of the file is more than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning.

Signature Image: The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen. The signature must be signed only by the applicant and not by any

other person. The signature will be used to put on the Call Letter and wherever necessary.

If the Applicants signature on the answer script, at the time of the

examination, does not match the signature on the Call Letter, the

applicant will be disqualified. Dimensions 140 x 60 pixels (preferred) Size of file should be between 10kb 20kb Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.

Scanning the photograph & signature: Set the scanner resolution to a minimum of 200 dpi (dots per inch) Set Color to True Color File Size as specified above Crop the image in the scanner to the edge of the

photograph/signature, then use the upload editor to crop the image to the final size (as specified above).

The image file should be JPG or JPEG format. An example file name is : image01.jpg or image01.jpeg Image dimensions can be checked by listing the folder files or moving the mouse over the file image icon.

Candidates using MS Windows/MSOffice can easily obtain photo and signature in .jpeg format not exceeding 50kb & 20kb respectively by using MS Paint or MSOffice Picture Manager. Scanned photograph and signature in any format can be saved in

.jpg format by using Save As option in the File menu and size can

be reduced below 50 kb (photograph) & 20 kb(signature) by using crop and then resize option (Please see point (i) & (ii) above for the

pixel size) in the Image menu. Similar options are available in other

photo editor also. If the file size and format are not as prescribed, an error message will be displayed. While filling in the Online Application Form the candidate will be provided with a link to upload his/her photograph and signature.

Procedure for Uploading the Photograph and Signature There will be two separate links for uploading Photograph and Signature

Click on the respective link Upload Photograph / Signature Browse and Select the location where the Scanned Photograph /

Signature file has been saved. Select the file by clicking on it Click the Open/Upload button

Your Online Application will not be registered unless you upload your photograph and signature as specified. Note:

(a) In case the face in the photograph or signature is unclear the

candidates application may be rejected. After uploading the

photograph/ signature in the online application form candidates should check that the images are clear and have been uploaded correctly. In case the photograph or signature is not prominently visible, the candidate may edit his/ her application and re-upload his/ her photograph or signature, prior to submitting the form.

(b) After registering online candidates are advised to take a printout of their system generated online application forms.

CALL LETTER FOR THE ON-LINE TEST:

The date of the On-line Test is 06.05.2016 (tentative). However, it will be intimated in the Call Letter along with the Centre/Venue for the Examination well in advance of the date of the Online Examination.

Candidates are advised to regularly visit the Banks website> Recruitment Section for updates/ notices/ instructions.

Last date for registration of Online Applications: 15.03.2016

Decision of the Bank in respect of all matters pertaining to this recruitment would be final and binding on all candidates.

Instances for providing incorrect information and/or process violation by a candidate detected at any stage of the selection, process will lead to disqualification of the candidate from the selection process and he/she will not be allowed to appear in any of the recruitment process in the future. If such instances go undetected during the current selection process but are detected subsequently, such disqualification will take place with retrospective affect. Clarifications / decisions given / to be given by the Bank, regarding this process for recruitment of Specialist Officers shall be final and binding.