Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer SO– Punjab National Bank (PNB) has issued notification for recruitment 1025 vacancies across various posts like Officer-Credit, Manager-Forex, and Senior Manager-Cyber Security and Senior Manager- Cyber Security. The last date for applying online is 25/02/2024.
Important Dates:–
| Opening Date for Online Registration | 07.02.2024 |
| Closing Date for Online Registration | 25.02.2024 |
| Tentative Date of Online Test (wherever required) | March/ April 2024 |
Vacancy Details of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer SO:
| Post Code | Name of the Post | Grade/ Scale | No. of Vacancies | Scale of Pay |
| 01 | Officer-Credit | JMGS I | 1000 | 36000-1490/7-46430-1740/2- 49910-1990/7-63840 |
| 02 | Manager-Forex | MMGS II | 15 | 48170-1740/1-49910- 1990/10-69810 |
| 03 | Manager-Cyber Security | MMGS II | 05 | 48170-1740/1-49910- 1990/10-69810 |
| 04 | Senior Manager- Cyber Security | MMGS III | 05 | 63840-1990/5-73790-2220/2- 78230 |
| TOTAL | 1025 | |||
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
A candidate must be either –
- a citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
- 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 Government of India.
Age, Educational Qualification, Certification and Post Educational Qualification Work Experience
| Name of the Post | Age (as on 01.01.2024) | Educational Qualification | Certification | Work Experience |
| Officer Cred it | Min – 21 years Max – 28 years | Mandatory: Chartered Accountant (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India Or Cost Management Accountant-CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India Or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA) Or Full time MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent with specialization in Finance | Mandatory: NIL | Mandatory: NIL Desirable: Work Experience in Bank(s)/ FI(s) |
| Manager Forex | Min – 25 years Max – 35 years | Mandatory: Full time MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent with specialization in Finance/ International Business | Mandatory: NIL Desirable: Certificate Course in Forex conducted by FEDAI/ IIBF/ NIBM or any other reputed Institute will be preferred. | Mandatory: Minimum 2 years experience as an Officer in the related field Desirable: Forex related experience in banks |
| Manager Cyber Security | Min – 25 years Max – 35 years | B.E./ B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/Electronics and Communications Engineering Or Full time M.C.A.. Desirable: Full time degree in M.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology /Electronics and Communications Engineering | Mandatory: At least one of the following certifications: (CCNA)e (CCNA SECURITY) (CCSE) (PCNSE) (JNCSS) (CISSP) (CISM) (GSEC) (OSCP)(CCDP) (CCNP) | Mandatory: Minimum 2 years experience in IT of which at least one year experience in managing IT & Cyber Security in large data centre/ soc/ c-soc handling following operations: – (SIEM)/ devices such as Firewalls/ NIPS/ Anti DDoS/ WAF/ Application Delivery Controller (ADC)/ IS Audit experience especially on application testing/ penetration testing using automated tools. |
| Senior Manager Cyber Security | Min – 27 years Max – 38 years | Mandatory: Full time degree in B.E./B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Engineering Or Full time M.C.A. Desirable: Full time degree in M.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology /Electronics and Communications Engineering | Mandatory: At least one of the following certifications: (CCNA)e (CCNA SECURITY) (CCSE) (PCNSE) (JNCSS) (CISSP) (CISM) (GSEC) (OSCP)(CCDP) (CCNP) | Mandatory: Minimum 4 years experience in IT of which at least 2 years experience in managing IT & Cyber Security in large datacentre/ soc/ c- soc handling following operations: – (SIEM)/ Perimeter Security including security devices such as Firewalls/ NIPS/ Anti DDoS/ WAF/Application Delivery Controller (ADC)/ Network Detection and Response/ Threat Hunting/ IS Audit experience especially on application testing/ penetration testing using automated tools. |
Relaxation in Upper Age Limit for Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer SO
| Sr | Category | Age relaxation |
| (i) | Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe | 05 Years |
| (ii) | Other Backward Classes (non-creamy layer) | 03 Years |
| (iii) | Persons with Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016” | 10 Years |
| (iv) | 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 | 05 years |
| (v) | Persons affected by 1984 riots | 05 Years |
APPLICATION FEE (NON-REFUNDABLE)
| Category | Fee amount (per candidate) |
| SC/ST/PwBD category candidates | Rs. 50/- + GST @18% = Rs. 59/- (only postage charges) |
| Other category candidates | Rs. 1000/- + GST @18% = Rs. 1180/- |
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.
Online Written Test followed by Interview
- Online Written Test for Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer SO: In case the Bank decides to conduct online written test, the test structure will be as under:
| Parts | Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks* | Duration |
| PART I | Reasoning | 25 | 25 | 120 Minutes |
| English Language | 25 | 25 | ||
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | ||
| PART II | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 |
*For each wrong answer given by the candidate, one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score.
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.
II. Personal Interview: Personal Interview will be conducted by Bank in the following manner:
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, provided they fulfil the other eligibility criteria with regard to educational qualification and post educational qualification work experience for the respective post.