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In this letter, we present the superconducting property characterization of a phase pure, reasonably good quality YBaCuO sample. Studied compound is crystallized in orthorhombic Pmmm space group with lattice parameters a, b, and c being 3.829(2), 3.887(1) and 11.666(3) Å, respectively. Bulk superconductivity is observed below 90 K as evidenced by resistivity and dc/ ac magnetization measurements. The resistivity under magnetic field ( ρTH) measurements showed clearly both the intra-grain and inter-grain transitions, which are supplemented by detailed (of varying frequency and amplitude) ac susceptibility studies as well. The upper critical field at 0 K, i.e. H(0) being determined from ρTH measurements with 50 % criteria of resistivity drop, is ∼70 T. Studied polycrystalline YBaCuO is subjected to detailed heat capacity ( C) studies. C exhibited well-defined anomaly at below 90 K, which decreases with applied field. Although the C anomaly/peak at T reduces with applied field, the same is not completely suppressed in high applied fields of up to 12 T. The Sommerfeld constant ( γ) and Debye temperature ( Θ), as determined from low temperature fitting of C( T) data to Sommerfeld-Debye model, are 10.65 mJ/mole-K and 312.3 K, respectively. The results are compared with existing literature on bulk polycrystalline superconducting YBaCuO sample. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]