The notification for the recruitment of Local Bank Officer posts by the UCO Bank has been officially released on 16th January 2025. Those candidates who are interested in getting recruited in this post in various branches of UCO Bank can stay till the end of this article to get the eligibility, selection process and other details.
UCO Bank LBO Recruitment 2025
Thousands of candidates who are interested to be appointed as Local Bank Officials under the UCO Bank were waiting for the release of its recruitment notification for a very long time, as the notification has been released on 16 January 2025, so the candidates can submit their online application form through the official website on or before 5 February 2025.
Country | India |
Organization | UCO Bank |
Post Name | Local Bank Officer (LBO) |
Number of Vacancies | 250 (State-wise distribution provided below) |
Eligibility Criteria | Bachelor’s degree; Age: 20–30 years (relaxations apply) |
Application Fee | ₹850 (UR/OBC/EWS), ₹175 (SC/ST/PwBD) |
Selection Process | Written Exam, Language Proficiency Test, Personal Interview |
Apply Date | 16 January to 5 February 2025 |
Important Links | Apply Online | Download Notification |
Official Website | ucobank.com |
UCO Bank LBO Vacancy 2025
The UCO Bank has released a notification for recruitment to the post of LBO for 250 posts under various branches. Candidates who are going to submit the application form for this recruitment drive can check the state-wise number of positions for various categories from the table given below.
State | Category-wise | Total | ||||
SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | ||
Gujarat | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 25 | 57 |
Maharashtra | 10 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 30 | 70 |
Assam | 4 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 30 |
Karnataka | 5 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 35 |
Tripura | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 |
Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Kerala | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 15 |
Telangana & Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
Out of total vacancies, 31, 14, 63, 21 and 12 are for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Class, Economically Weaker Section, and Unreserved, respectively.
UCO Bank LBO Eligibility Criteria 2025
In order to apply for the UCO Bank LBO Recruitment 2025, a candidate is required to meet the certain eligibility criteria in terms of educational institutions and age limit. You may check the details about it by going through the listed points.
- Educational Qualification: The candidate must have pursued a Bachelor’s degree in any subject from a university recognised by the University Grant Commission.
- Age Limit: One’s age shouldn’t be below 20 years and above 30 years as of January 01, 2025. The upper age relaxation is applicable for 3 years and 5 years for OBC-NCL, and SC/ST, respectively.
Additionally, there is an additional upper age relaxation for 10 years for the Persons with Benchmark Disability.
UCO Bank LBO Application Fee 2025
In order to apply for recruitment of Local Bank Officers under the UCO Bank, a candidate who belongs to UR, OBC or EWS is required to deposit the application fee of ₹850/- using the debit card, credit card, NET banking or any other provided payment gateway. The payable amount for PwBD, and SC & ST individuals is only ₹175/-.
UCO Bank LBO Selection Process 2025
The selection process for recruitment of Local Bank Officers under the UCO Bank consists of two stages, which are Written Exam, Language Proficiency Test and Personal Interview. You may check the details about each stage by going through the listed points.
- Written Exam: Candidates who will apply will be called for the Written Exam, which is expected to be held in March 2025. Individuals should know that it will be held in online mode, a total number of 155 MCQs of 200 marks will be asked from different sections. The medium of exam will be English and to touch all MCQs, individuals will get an exam time duration of 03 hours.
- Language Proficiency Test: Candidates who will pass the Written Exam will be called for the Language Proficiency Test. Individuals should know that only those candidates will have to appear in it who wouldn’t have studied the regional language at Matriculation or Intermediate Level.
- Personal Interview: Candidates who will pass the Language Proficiency Test, will be called for Personal. Those who don’t require to sit in the second stage will be called directly for this stage, whose weightage be 100 marks. To pass it a candidate who belongs to UR, OBC or EWS needs 40 marks, the qualifying marks for PwBD and SC/ST individuals is only 35.
The final selection for recruitment of Local Bank Officers under the UCO Bank is going to be done on the basis of individuals’ performance in the Written Exam and Interview with the weightage of 80:20.