Punjab National Bank has released recruitment notification for 350 Specialist Officer (SO). Interested student can apply online.

Name of the Post - Specialist Officer (SO)

Starting Date -03-03-2025

Last Date - 24-03-2025

Total Number of Vacancy - 350

Department wise breakdown of the Post has been tabulated below-

Post Code	Name of the Post	No. Of Vacancies
01	Officer-Credit	250
02	Officer-Industry	75
03	Manager-IT	05
04	Senior Manager-IT	05
05	Manager-Data Scientist	03
06	Senior-Manager Data Scientist	02
07	Manager-Cyber Security	05
08	Senior Manager-Cyber Security	05
Total		350

Reservation:

Name of the Post/Grade	Vacancy	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	PWBD
							OC	HI	VI	ID
Officer-Credit in JMG Scale-I	250	37	18	67	25	103	3	3	2	2
Officer-Industry in JMG Scale-I	75	11	5	20	7	32	1	1	1	0
Manager-IT in MMG Scale-II	05	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
Senior Manager-IT in MMG Scale-III	05	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
Manager-Data Scientist in MMG Scale-II	03	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
Senior Manager-Data Scientist in MMG Scale-III	02	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Manager-Cyber Security in MMG Scale-II	05	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
Senior Manager-Cyber Security in MMG Scale-III	05	0	1	1	0	3	0	0	0	0
Total	350	50	25	91	32	152	4	4	3	2

Abbreviations Used: SC- Scheduled Caste, ST- Scheduled Tribe, OBC- Other Backward Class, EWSs- Economically Weaker Sections, UR- Unreserved Category, PWBD- Person With Benchmark Disabilities (includes OC, HI, VI, ID), OC- Orthopedically Challenged, HI-Hearing Impaired, VI- Visually Impaired, ID- Intellectual Disability.

NOTE:

1) The number of vacancies/ reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank. The reservation also includes the deficit of reserved vacancies. Please note that the reservation in respect of different posts in each scale will be as decided by the Bank.

2) Candidates belonging to reserved categories for which no vacancy has been announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for Unreserved category provided they meet the eligibility criteria laid down for Unreserved category candidates.

3) For all posts, candidates willing to serve anywhere in India need to apply.

4) Regarding Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD), it is informed as under:

5) As the reservation for PwBD is on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category (viz. SC/ST/OBC/EWS/UR) to which they belong.

6) It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ PwBD candidates in all offices/ branches of the Bank and in case of their selection, they will have to work in the position identified as suitable for them by the Bank.

7) The selected candidates are liable to be posted at any of the Bank’s branches/ offices, anywhere in India, as per requirement and at the sole discretion of the Bank.

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification - Candidates Should Posses B.Tech/B.E, C.A, ICWA, MBA/PGDM, MCA,PG Diploma (Relevant Fields)

Age Limit -

1) SC/ST - 05 years

2) OBC (non-creamy layer) - 03 years

3) Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years military service and have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year from the last date of receipt of application) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or physical disability attributable to military service or invalidment, subject to ceiling as per Government guidelines WBD- 10 years

Department wise age limit:

1) Manager IT- 25 to 35 years

2) Senior Manager IT- 27 to 38 years

3) Manager Data Scientist- 25 to 35 years

4) Senior Manager Data Scientist- 27 to 38 years

5) Manager Cyber Security- 25 to 35 years

6) Senior Manager Cyber Security- 27 to 38 years

Selection Procedure:

Selection will be based on Online Written Test followed by Personal Interview or Personal Interview only, depending upon number of applications received against each post, as per discretion of the Bank.

Scenario 1- Online Written Test followed by Interview

Online Written Test: In case the Bank decides to conduct online written test, the test structure will be as under-

Parts	Name of the Test	No. Of Question	Maximum Marks	Duration
PART- I	Reasoning	25	25	120 Minutes
	English Language	25	25
	Quantitative	50	50
PART- II	Professional Knowledge	50	100

- For each wrong answer one fourth of the marks will be deducted as penalty.

- Candidates have to qualify all the tests of Part-I and Part-II i.e. Professional Knowledge test will be evaluated only for those candidates who qualify in each paper in Part-I. Minimum qualifying marks in each individual test will be decided by the Bank based on the collective response of the candidates.

Personal Interview: Personal Interview will be conducted by Bank in the following manner-

1) Candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks, as decided by the Bank, in Part-I will be considered for shortlisting for Interview on the basis of merit prepared as per marks obtained by them in Part-II i.e. Professional Knowledge Test, provided they fulfil the other eligibility criteria including Educational Qualification, Certification and Post Educational Qualification Work Experience for the respective post.

2) Documents in support of eligibility of the candidates shortlisted on the basis of merit prepared as discussed above shall be collected and only those candidates who are found eligible, in terms of the eligibility criteria prescribed for the respective post, on the basis of documents submitted shall be called for Personal Interview.

3) Number of candidates to be called for Interview shall be decided by the Bank based on performance of candidates in the online written examination.

4) Personal Interview will be of 50 marks. Minimum qualifying marks in interview shall be 45% i.e. 22.50 for SC/ST candidates & 50% i.e. 25 for other candidates.

5) Candidates obtaining minimum qualifying marks in Personal Interview will be provisionally selected for issuing offer of appointment based on aggregate scores obtained by them in Part-II of Online Written Test i.e. Professional Knowledge and Interview. A candidate should have qualified both in the Online Written Test as well as in Interview and be in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional appointment.

Scenario 2 - Short listing of applications followed by Interview:

Personal Interview will be conducted by the Bank in the following manner:

1) Documents in support of eligibility of the candidates, on the basis of successful applications submitted, shall be collected at the appropriate stage and only those candidates who are found eligible, in terms of the eligibility criteria prescribed for the respective post, on the basis of documents submitted shall be called for Personal Interview.

2) Personal Interview will be of 50 marks. Minimum qualifying marks in interview shall be 45% i.e. 22.50 for SC/ST candidates & 50% i.e. 25 for other candidates.

3) Candidates obtaining minimum qualifying marks in Personal Interview will be provisionally selected for issuing offer of appointment on the basis of score obtained by them in Interview. A candidate should therefore qualify in the interview and be in the merit to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional appointment.

Documents to be uploaded -

Photograph - (4.5cm x 3.5cm)-

1) Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.

2) Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.

3) Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.

4) 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.

5) If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye".

6) If you wear glasses, make sure that there is no reflection and eyes can be clearly seen.

7) Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face.

8) Dimensions: 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)

9) Size of  the file should be between 20kb – 50kb

10) Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of the file is more than 50kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, colours etc. during the process of scanning.

Signature -

1) The applicant has to sign on white paper with a Black Ink pen.

2) Dimensions: 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)

3) Size of the file should be between 10kb – 20kb

4) Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb

Left hand thumb impression: (3cm x 3cm)-

1) The applicant has to put his left hand thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink.

2) File type: jpg / jpeg

3) Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (preferred for required quality)

4) File Size: 20kb – 50kb

Hand-written declaration image: (10cm x 5cm)-

1) The applicant has to write the declaration in English on a white paper with black ink.

2) File type: jpg / jpeg

3) Dimensions: 800 x 400 pixels in 200 DPI (preferred for required quality)

4) File size: 50kb – 100kb

 Proof of age:

1) Birth Certificate/ SSLC/ Std. X certificate can be submitted as proof of age.

2) File type: PDF

3) File size: not exceeding 500kb

4) Caste/ Disability Certificate (if applicable):

5) Caste/ Disability Certificate issued by the competent authority as per GoI guidelines

6) File type: PDF

File size: not exceeding 500kb

Educational Qualification Documents:

1) Year wise/ Semester wise/ Consolidated mark sheets and degree certificate

2) File type: PDF

3) File size: not exceeding 500kb

4) Certification Documents (If applicable):

5) Course Completion Certificate

6) File type: PDF

7) File size: not exceeding 500kb

Post Educational Qualification Work Experience Documents (If applicable):

1) Relevant work experience certificate or any other document in support of post-educational qualification work experience

2) File type: PDF

3) File size: not exceeding 500kb

Application Fee-

Category	Fee amount
SC/ST/PWBD category candidates	Rs. 50/- +GST@18%= Rs. 59/-(only postage charges)
Other Category Candidates	Rs. 1000/- + GST@18%= Rs. 1180/-

Important Links:

Online Application Form	Click Here
Notification	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here