PNB SO Notification 2025 Out for Recruitment of 350 Posts

PNB SO Notification 2025: The Punjab National Bank (PNB)has released the PNB SO Recruitment 2025 notification on their official website along with the 350 vacancies for the Specialist Officer (JMGS I, MMGS II and MMGS III) posts. The PNB SO online application link has been active on their official website; the last date is 24th March 2025. The PNB SO selection process consists of two stages, including Online examination and an Interview. In this article, we are providing the PNB SO notification 2025 along with the exam pattern, syllabus, online application link and other latest information in the article below.

PNB SO Notification 2025: Overview

Punjab National Bank has announced 350 specialist officer vacancies for recruitment. The Punjab National Bank SO 2025 exam selection process consists of two phases, including an Online exam and an Interview. The PNB SO online examination will be conducted in April/May 2025. Candidates can check the PNB SO Recruitment 2025 Notification complete overview details in the table below.

PNB SO Recruitment 2025 Notification Overview
Orgaisation	Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Exam	PNB SO 2025
Positions	Specialist Officer (JMGS I, MMGS II and MMGS III)
Vacancy	350
Registration Dates	03rd March to 24th March 2025
Educational Qualification	Varies As per Post
Age Limit	25- 38 years (Varies as per post)
Salary	Varies as per Management Grade Service
Selection Process	Online Exam & Interview
Application Fee	₹1180/- or ₹59/-
Official Website	www.pnbindia.in

PNB Recruitment 2025 Important Date

The PNB SO Recruitment 2025 online application starts on 3rd March 2025 to 24th March 2025. Candidates can check PNB SO upcoming events in the table below.

PNB Recruitment 2025 Important Dates
Event	Date
Opening for Online Registration	03 March 2025
Closing for Online Registration	24 March 2025
Online Exam	April/May 2025

PNB SO Notification 2025 PDF Link

The Punjab National Bank (PNB) has released the PNB SO Notification on its official website along with the 350 Vacancies for the credit, IT, data science, and cybersecurity posts. All interested and eligible candidates first check the Notification pdf and start applying for the PNB SO 2025 exam. The PNB SO Recruitment 2025 notification pdf contains multiple details like syllabus, post-wise salary, exam pattern, online application process and other information. Here below the section, we are providing the PBN SO notification PDF link candidates can click the below link and know all the details.

Punjab National Bank SO Recruitment Apply Online

The PNB SO Online application link has been active on their official website. The PNB SO online application has been started on 3rd March 2025, and the last date is 24th March 2025. Here we are providing the PNB SO official online application link, candidates can click the link and start applying for the exam.

PNB SO Apply Online 2025 (Active Now)- Click To Check

PNB SO Vacancy 2025

The Punjab National Bank announced a total of 350 vacancies for multiple posts. Candidates can check Post and Grade wise vacancies in the table below.

PNB SO Vacancy 2025
Post	Grade	Vacancy
Officer-Credit	JMGS-I	250
Officer-Industry	JMGS-I	75
Manager-IT	MMGS-II	05
Senior Manager-IT	MMGS-III	05
Manager-Data Scientist	MMGS-II	03
Senior Manager Data Scientist	MMGS-III	02
Manager-Cyber Security	MMGS-II	05
Senior Manager Cyber Security	MMGS-III	05
Total		350

PNB SO Application Fee 2025

After filling out the application form candidates must pay the application fee. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/ Visa/ Master Card), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets or UPI by providing information as asked on the screen. Candidates can check category wise application fee in the table below.

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/-

PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025

Before applying for the PNB SO 2025 exam, candidates must meet the eligibility criteria. Here we are providing the PNB SO Eligibility Criteria along with the age limit and education qualification. The candidate can check all details in the section below.

PNB SO Educational Qualification & Experience

PNB SO Educational Qualification & Experience
Post	Educational Qualification	Experience
Officer-Credit	Chartered Accountant (CA) Or Cost Management Accountant-CMA (ICWA) Or Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA) Or Full time MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management with specialization in Finance from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade	Nil
Officer-Industry	Full time degree in B.E./ B. Tech. in Civil/ Electrical/ Mechanical/ Textile/ Mining/ Chemical/ Production/ Metallurgy/ Electronics/ Electronics & Communication/ Electronics & Telecommunication/ Computer Science/ Information Technology with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade	Nil
Manager-IT	Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Information Science Or Full time M.C.A. with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade	02 years
Senior Manager-IT		03 years
Manager-Data Scientist	Full time degree in B.E./ B. Tech. in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business and/ or Data Science with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade	02 years
Senior Manager Data Scientist		03 years
Manager-Cyber Security	Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Or Full time M.C.A. with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade	03
Senior Manager Cyber Security		05

PNB SO Age Limit

Here we are providing the post-wise minimum and maximum age limit to be set by the Punjab National Bank. Candidates can check post wise age limit in the table below.

PNB SO Age Limit
Post	Minimum Age	Maximum Age
Officer-Credit	21 years	30 years
Officer-Industry	21 years	30 years
Manager-IT	25 years	35 years
Senior Manager-IT	27 years	38 years
Manager-Data Scientist	25 years	35 years
Senior Manager Data Scientist	27 years	38 years
Manager-Cyber Security	25 years	35 years
Senior Manager Cyber Security	27 years	38 years

PNB SO Selection Process 2025

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

Online Examination

Online Written Test: In case the Bank decides to conduct an 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

Interview Process

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 Test, provided they fulfil the other eligibility criteria including Educational Qualification, Certification and Post Educational Qualification Work Experience for the respective post.
• 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.
• Number of candidates to be called for Interview shall be decided by the Bank based on performance of candidates in the online written examination.
• 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.
• Candidates obtaining minimum qualifying marks in Personal Interviews 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.

PNB SO Salary 2025

The PNB SO salary 2025 is different for the post-wise. Candidates can check Post wise and Grade-wise salaries in the table below.

PNB SO 2025 Salary
Post	Grade	Pay Scale
Officer-Credit	JMGS-I	48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-67160-2680/7-85920
Officer-Industry	JMGS-I
Manager-IT	MMGS-II	64820-2340/1-67160-2680/10-93960
Senior Manager-IT	MMGS-III	85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-105280
Manager-Data Scientist	MMGS-II	64820-2340/1-67160-2680/10-93960
Senior Manager Data Scientist	MMGS-III	85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-105280
Manager-Cyber Security	MMGS-II	64820-2340/1-67160-2680/10-93960
Senior Manager Cyber Security	MMGS-III	85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-105280

PNB SO Bond

Candidates are advised to note that if selected, they will be required to execute an Indemnity Bond (before joining the Bank) with surety for serving the Bank for a specified period as mentioned below. In case he/she resigns from or leaves/abandons the service and /or neglects in performance of the duty assigned to him/ her leading to termination of his/her service as per rules/ regulations of the Bank before the specified period, he/she will indemnify the Bank up to the extent of the bond amount for all the losses, costs, charges and expenses.

Scale	Amount of Bond	Bond Period
MMG Scale-III	Rs. 3.00 lakhs	05 Years
MMG Scale-II	Rs. 2.00 lakhs	03 Years
JMG Scale-I	Rs. 1.00 lakh	03 Years

PNB SO Examination Centre 2025

The date of the online written test is tentative and the exact date/ centre/ venue of the examination will be communicated to the candidates through call letters for the examination. The bank reserves the right to cancel or make any change in the date/ centre/ selection procedure, if necessary. Candidates Can check the PNB SO Examination Centre in the article below.

State / UT	Online Examination Centre
Andhra Pradesh	Vijayawada/ Guntur, Vizag
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar
Bihar	Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea
Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur, Raipur
Delhi	Delhi/ New Delhi/ NCR
Gujarat	Ahmedabad/ Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Hisar, Gurugram
Himachal Pradesh	Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, Solan
J&K	Jammu, Srinagar
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru, Hubli-Dharwad
Kerala	Ernakulam, Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/ Thane/ MMR, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Kolhapur
Manipur	Imphal
Odisha	Baleswar, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Sambalpur
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Bikaner, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
Tamil Nadu	Chennai, Coimbatore, Trichy
Telangana	Hyderabad
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee
West Bengal	Asansol, Bardhman, Durgapur, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri

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