PNB SO Recruitment Notification and Exam Dates for 240 Specialist Officer vacancies were released by Punjab National Bank on 24th May 2023. PNB SO exam is conducted to fill several posts like- Senior Manager (Credit), Senior Manager (Law), Manager (Risk and Credit), Manager (HRD), Manager (IT), and Senior Manager (Treasury).
Punjab National Bank has a rich history attached to it. It was established during British Rule in 1895; the bank has a significant meaning. Many prominent nationalists and freedom fighters helped establish this institutional banking system within the country. It was one of the first national banks to have been set up on Indian soil.
| Particulars | Information |
| Name of Exam | PNB Specialist Officer |
| Conducting Body | Punjab National Bank |
| Level of exam | National |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Application mode | Online |
| Application Fees | General and other- 1000/- + GST SC/ST/PWBD- 50/- + GST |
| Mode | Online Exam and Interview |
| Time | Objective type- 2 hours for Part A and Part B |
| Language | English and Hindi |
| Website | www.pnbindia.in |
PNB SO Notification will give you all the information you need about PNB SO recruitment such as salary, vacancy, syllabus, eligibility and exam date.
PNB-Recruitment-NotificationTo apply for the various positions the PNB SO exam offers, you must log onto the PNB official website and look for the ‘Recruitment’ icon on the right side of the main website page.
| PNB SO Notification 2023 | 24th May 2023 |
| PNB SO Application Form Start Date | 24th May 2023 |
| End Date for PNB SO Application Form | 11th June 2023 |
| PNB SO Admit Card | To be notified |
| PNB SO Exam Date 2023 | 2nd July 2023 |
| PNB SO Results | 3rd August 2023 |
The PNB SO exam is conducted every year. The exam is rolled out on a requirement basis. This is why the number of recruited officers may also differ. There are different eligibility requirements for PNB SO as well. Within the different cadres, there are different eligibility. There are different requirements to be fulfilled for eligibility for nationality, education qualification and age limit.
To sit for the PNB SO exam, the candidate must be:
The intention of permanency in their migration must be reflected with an eligibility certification from the Government upon migration for subjects from Nepal, Bhutan and other persons from Indian origin as mentioned above.
Since different posts need to be fulfilled through the PNB SO exam, it is important that you select your post preference clearly and in the right manner. You will not be able to make any changes once the form has been submitted successfully.
Different PNB posts require different kinds of specializations and qualifications, go through the PNB SO educational qualifications given below carefully to understand your eligibility for a particular post.
For the post of PNB Manager (Risk):
You need to have either of the educational qualifications listed below:
For the post of PNB Manager (Credit):
You need to have either of the educational qualifications listed below:
For the post of PNB Senior Manager (Treasury):
You need to have either of the educational qualifications listed below:
There is an emphasis on the age limit of the candidates applying to PNB SO because a Master’s degree is the minimum qualification for PNB SO. However, depending on your reservation category, there are various age relaxations that PNB SO provides you with.
The age limit for PNB SO Exam requires the candidate to be at least 25 years of age to a maximum of 37 years of age, depending on which post you have applied for. There are different PNB SO age limit criteria that the candidates have to meet depending on the reservation category they belong to. The following table has the different age criteria that need to be followed for the different PNB posts in India:
| Post | Age Limit |
| Manager (Risk) | 25 to 35 years old |
| Manager (Credit) | 25 to 35 years old |
| Senior Manager (Treasury) | 25 to 37 years old |
There are certain age relaxations given to each post, depending on the kind of reservation candidates have. The following table will give you all the details on the PNB SO age relaxations:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| Schedule Caste or Schedule Tribe | 25 to 40 years old (5 years relaxation) |
| OBC (Non- Creamy Layer) | 25 to 38 years old (3 years relaxation) |
| Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (as defined by “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016) | 25 to 45 years old (10 years relaxation) |
| Ex- Servicemen | 25 to 40 years old (5 years relaxation) |
| Children or family members of people who died in 1984 riots | 25 to 38 years old (3 years relaxation) |
Since the PNB SO exam is for managerial roles, there is an expectation that you will have some experience with you in the required field beforehand. This is not a government exam that fresh graduate students can apply for. You will need to have some kind of experience beforehand and in the right fields as well.
| Posts | Age Limit |
| Manager (Risk) | Minimum of 1 year post- qualification experience in Nationalized or Private Sector Bank/ PSU/ NBFC/ Financial Institution/ Credit Rating Agency as an Officer in the Risk, Credit, Forex, Treasury and Finance department. |
| Manager (Credit) | Minimum of 1 year post- qualification experience in Nationalized or Private Sector Bank/ PSU/ NBFC/ Financial Institution/ Credit Rating Agency as an Officer in the Credit and Finance department. |
| Senior Manager (Treasury) | Minimum 3 years of experience in the Officer cadre with minimum 2 years as an Officer in the Treasury of a Nationalized or Private Sector Bank OR Minimum 3 years of experience of working with a primary dealer |
PNB SO Exam Pattern:
There are two components to clear the PNB SO 2023. There is an online written test and an Interview Round, if you are shortlisted for the same.
| Part | Name of Test | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes | |
| Part A | English Language | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes | |
| Part B | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 45 minutes |
The salary for PNB SO for the year 2023 may vary according to the posts. However, the salaries may vary concerning the locations and the posts.
| PNB SO post | Salary |
| Manager , risk | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, credit | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, treasury | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, law | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, civil | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, economic | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, HR | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Manager, architect | Rs. 31,705- Rs.45,950 |
| Senior manager, risk | Rs. 42,020- Rs.51,490 |
| Senior manager, credit | Rs. 42,020- Rs.51,490 |
The syllabus has four sections (Reasoning, English, Quantitative aptitude, General awareness). The detailed syllabus pattern for each of the PNB SO 2023 exams is given below;
| Reasoning | English |
| Analogy | Spellings/detecting misspelled words |
| Series completion | Antonyms and their correct usage |
| Verification of truth of the statement | Common error |
| Situation reaction test | Active/passive voice of verbs |
| Direction sense test | Comprehension passage |
| Classification | Spot the error |
| Data sufficiency | Cloze passage |
| Alpha-numeric sequence puzzle | Fill in the blanks |
| Puzzle test | Shuffling of sentence parts |
| Blood relations | Conversions |
| Coding-decoding | Sentence rearrangement |
| Assertion and reasoning | Grammar |
| Arithmetical reasoning | Shuffling of sentences in a passage |
| Operations of mathematics | Improvement of sentences |
| Venn diagrams | Synonyms/homonyms |
| Word sequence | Antonyms |
| Missing characters | Vocabulary |
| Sequential output training | Idioms and phrases |
| Directions | One word substitution |
| Test on alphabets | |
| Eligibility test | |
| Dot situation | |
| Identical figure groupings | |
| Forming figures and analysis | |
| Construction of squares and triangles | |
| Series | |
| Analytical reasoning | |
| Paper folding | |
| Paper cutting | |
| Cubes and Dice | |
| Water images | |
| Mirror images | |
| Figure matrix | |
| Completion incomplete pattern | |
| Spotting embedded figures | |
| Classification | |
| Rules detection |
| Quantitative aptitude | General awareness |
| Time and work partnership | Sports and culture |
| Ratio and proportion | Banking sector |
| Boats and streams | Marketing |
| Simple interest | General science |
| Time and distance | General knowledge |
| Problems on trains | International news |
| Areas | Indian current events |
| Races and games | National current affairs |
| Numbers and ages | Banking |
| Mixtures and allegations | Important dates |
| Mensuration | Current science |
| Permutations and combinations | Technology |
| Problems on HCF, LCM | |
| Pipes and cisterns | |
| Percentages | |
| Simple equations | |
| Problems on numbers | |
| Averages | |
| Indices and surds | |
| Compound interest | |
| Volumes | |
| Odd man out | |
| Quadratic equations | |
| Probability | |
| Profit and loss | |
| Simplification and approximation |
There will be an Interview Round of the candidates to clear both the written exams and meet the cutoff requirements as well. The PNB SO exam marks will be considered for the cutoff. This is why it is important to score high as there is just one paper in PNB SO as opposed to most other national bank exams.
The final merit list will be made on the basis of the PNB SO exam and the interview, both. The merit list is important as the rank will determine the candidate’s seniority. If certain selected candidates on the merit list do not accept the letter of employment, candidates on the waiting list may be approached as well.
Even though there has been no information for any changes in the PNB SO exam pattern, candidates need to keep an eye out on the official website for any such details, changes or updates.
List of Documents Needed at the Interview Round:
Other specifications for different reservation and eligibility criteria that require different documents to be produced at the time of the interview. Check the PNB SO notification to get the exact details for your category and other such reservations.
The steps to PNB SO online applications are actually very easy to follow. The PNB SO also allows you to keep saving the online application as you complete each section. However, it is important that the candidate goes through all the documents required before they begin to fill the form. Having all the documents ready before you start to fill the form out.
Here are the steps to fill out the PNB SO 2023 online applications:
Step 1: Log onto the official website of Punjab National Bank
Step 2: Look for the ‘Recruitment’ icon on the right side of the page. It should be the first icon itself.
Step 3: The links for all open PNB recruitment forms will be listed there according to their date of posting from latest to earliest.
Step 4: You will be redirected to the PNB SO link you click on to begin filling the form.
Documents you need to upload in PNB SO online application 2023:
Candidates will only be able to get access to the PNB SO Admit Card only if your application has been successfully submitted. You will get a confirmation mail for the same. Ensure that you are checking your email regularly to get all the updates you can.
Here are the steps to get access to the PNB SO Admit Card:
Step 1: Log onto the official website of Punjab National Bank
Step 2: Look for the ‘Recruitment’ icon on the right side of the page. It should be the first icon itself
Step 3: The links for all open PNB recruitment forms will be listed there according to their date of posting from latest to earliest.
Step 4: The link will now open a login portal once the PNB SO application deadline has been crossed. Add in your Registration Number and Password.
Step 5: Download your Admit Card as you need to carry a hardcopy of the same to the PNB SO exam.
The cutoff marks mentioned below are tentative:
| Category | Cutoff Marks |
| General | 94.30 |
| OBC | 87.15 |
| SC | 77.15 |
| ST | 75.25 |
| LD | 75.10 |
| VI | 88.70 |
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Here are the steps to fill out the PNB SO 2023 online applications:
● Log onto the official website of Punjab National Bank.
● Look for the ‘Recruitment’ icon on the right side of the page. It should be the first icon itself
● The links for all open PNB recruitment forms will be listed there according to their posting date from the latest to the earliest.
● You will be redirected to the PNB SO link you click on to begin filling the form.
There is no limit to the number of attempts for the PNB SO. However, there are age restrictions, which differ for each category. There is also the recruitment of the right experience for each post.
PNB conducts a national-level recruitment program for Specialist Officer (SO) positions through different stages for selecting prospective candidates. The selection process generally includes two stages- Online Written Examination, and Interview.
12th June 2023 is the tentative date for PNB SO 2023. You can visit the official website for daily updates.
The general pay scale for a PNB Manager is Rs 48,000 and for a PNB Senior Manager Rs 63,840. However, there are many benefits and allowances that come with working in PNB.
Since PNB is a national bank, a PNB Manager is a gazetted officer.
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