UCO Bank has invited Online Application for Apprentice (Advt No. HO/HRM/RECR/2026-27/COM-02). Total 530 posts are available. Online Application starts on 14 October 2026 and the last date is 29 October 2026. Age limit (Age: 20 Years+ to 28 Years, as on 01.10.2026). Candidates must check the complete details given below.
The UCO Bank Apprentice Recruitment 2026 has opened applications for 530 apprentice posts. UCO Bank released the notification on its official website for the engagement of apprentices under the Apprentices Act, 1961, under Advt No. HO/HRM/RECR/2026-27/COM-02, dated 13-10-2026. The complete details are given in the official notification PDF, linked with the other important links below. Candidates searching for the UCO Bank apprentice recruitment 2026 notification, the UCO Bank apprentice apply online link, or the UCO Bank apprentice last date will find all three answers in one place here: the online application started on 14 October 2026, it closes on 29 October 2026, and the online exam will be held on 07 November 2026 at 11 AM. The admit card and result dates are Notify Soon. A candidate may apply for one State / UT only, and the seats are provisional and may vary.
For UCO Bank apprentice eligibility, a candidate must hold a graduate degree from a recognized university or institute approved by the Government of India or its regulatory bodies, with the graduation completed with mark sheets and the provisional or final degree certificate, and the degree issued on or after 01.04.2022. Local-language proficiency for the applied State / UT is required, with a local-language test where applicable. The UCO Bank apprentice age limit is 20 to 28 years as on 01.10.2026, with relaxation of 5 years for SC / ST, 3 years for OBC-NCL, and 10 years for PwBD (UR / EWS), 13 years for PwBD (OBC) and 15 years for PwBD (SC / ST). Many candidates search for the UCO Bank apprentice salary, and the correct term for this engagement is stipend: Rs 16,650 per month in total, made up of Rs 10,500 paid by UCO Bank and a Rs 6,150 Government share credited directly through DBT, subject to change, with no other allowances or benefits. The training runs for 1 year from the date of the contract, so a bank apprentice here is a one-year training engagement, not a regular bank job.
The UCO Bank apprentice exam pattern is a single online objective test of 100 questions for 100 marks in 60 minutes, with four sections — General / Financial Awareness, General English, Quantitative & Reasoning Aptitude, and Computer Knowledge — carrying 25 questions each, conducted bilingually in English and Hindi. The UCO Bank apprentice selection process then moves to a test of the local language, document verification and medical fitness, with a State-wise and category-wise merit list plus a wait list. The qualifying marks in the online test are 40 for General / EWS and 35 for SC / ST / OBC / PwBD. Candidates asking how to fill the UCO Bank apprentice online form should first complete registration on the NATS portal as per the procedure in the official advertisement, then register and apply on the BFSI SSC portal (beep.bfsissc.com) within the window of 14–29 October 2026, choose only one State / UT, upload the photo, signature and required documents as per instructions, pay the application fee online through the BFSI SSC portal, and submit the form and take a printout of the final application for future reference. The UCO Bank apprentice vacancy is spread across States and UTs, with West Bengal at 86 seats, Uttar Pradesh at 45, Odisha at 41, Rajasthan at 37, Bihar at 34 and Maharashtra at 32, and the full State-wise and category-wise breakup is given in the table below. The application fee is Rs 200 for SC / ST and PwBD candidates, Rs 800 for General / EWS / OBC male candidates, and Rs 600 for General / EWS / OBC female and transgender candidates, plus GST, and the fee is non-refundable.
- Minimum Age: 20 Years | Maximum Age: 28 Years
- Age as on: 01.10.2026
- Relaxation: SC / ST 5 Years, OBC-NCL 3 Years, PwBD — 10 Years (UR / EWS), 13 Years (OBC), 15 Years (SC / ST).
| 💼 Post Name | Total Posts |
|---|---|
| Unreserved (UR) | 205 |
| OBC-NCL | 147 |
| Scheduled Caste (SC) | 106 |
| Scheduled Tribe (ST) | 49 |
| Economically Weaker Section (EWS) | 23 |
| Total | 530 |
- Apprentice: Graduate degree from a recognized university / institute approved by the Government of India or its regulatory bodies. Graduation must be completed with mark sheets and provisional / final degree certificate, with the degree issued on or after 01.04.2022.
- Local Language: Local-language proficiency for the applied State / UT is required, with a local-language test where applicable.
| State / UT | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Assam | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 24 |
| Bihar | 6 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 16 | 34 |
| Chandigarh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Chhattisgarh | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Goa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gujarat | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| Haryana | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 25 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Karnataka | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| Kerala | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 27 |
| Maharashtra | 4 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 32 |
| Manipur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Meghalaya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Nagaland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Delhi | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
| Odisha | 10 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 41 |
| Pondicherry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Punjab | 9 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 24 |
| Rajasthan | 9 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 37 |
| Sikkim | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 21 |
| Telengana | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Tripura | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 11 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 16 | 45 |
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| West Bengal | 26 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 21 | 86 |
| Total | 106 | 49 | 147 | 23 | 205 | 530 |
PwBD (out of total): OC 25, HI 09, VI 01, ID 00. Seats are provisional and may vary as per Bank’s requirement. A candidate may apply for one State / UT only. Source: UCO Bank official notification (Advt HO/HRM/RECR/2026-27/COM-02, dated 13-10-2026).
- Stipend: Rs 16,650 per month total — Rs 10,500 paid by UCO Bank + Rs 6,150 Government share (subject to change) credited directly through DBT. No other allowances / benefits.
- Training Period: 1 year from the date of the contract
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