PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025

PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 | PNB SO Recruitment 2025

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PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025: The Punjab National Bank, has invited Online Applications from Indian citizens to fill 350 Posts of Specialist Officer (SO). Aspiring Candidates can Apply Online from the 3rd of March 2025 to the 24th of March 2025 at the Official website https://www.pnbindia.in/

PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025: Selection for PNB Specialist Officer (SO) will be based on an Online Written Test followed by a Personal Interview.

PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 Overview

Interested Candidates should be well informed about the PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025. To ensure your successful candidature please look at the details below:

Name of the OrganizationThe Punjab National Bank (PNB)
Name of the PostSpecialist Officer (SO)
Number of Vacancies350
Release Date of Notification01/03/2025
Start Date of Online Registration03/03/2025
Last Date of Online Registration24/03/2025
Last Date to Pay Application Fee24/03/2025
Mode of Submitting Application FormOnline
Official websitehttps://www.pnbindia.in/
Selection ProcessOnline Written Test & Personal Interview

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PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 Important Dates 

Aspiring candidates are requested to know all the important dates regarding the PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025. Some of the Important Dates include the Start and end dates of Online Registration. Please check out the table below so that you can complete your tasks before the deadline.

Events
Dates
Release Date of Notification
01/03/2025
Start Date of Online Registration
03/03/2025
Last Date of Online Registration
24/03/2025
Last Date to Pay Application Fee
24/03/2025
Tentative Date of Online Test
April/ May 2025

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PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 Vacancy Details

Name of the Post/Grade
Grade/
Scale
Category Wise Distribution of Post
PwBD
No. of Posts
SC
ST
OBC
EWS
UR
OC
HI
VI
ID
Officer-Credit
JMG Scale-I
250
37
18
67
25
103
03
03
02
02
Officer-Industry
JMG Scale-I
75
11
05
20
07
32
01
01
01
0
Manager-IT
MMG Scale-II
05
01
0
01
0
03
0
0
0
0
Senior Manager-IT
MMG
Scale-III
05
0
01
01
0
03
0
0
0
0
Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-II
03
0
0
0
0
03
0
0
0
0
Senior Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-III
02
0
0
0
0
02
0
0
0
0
Manager-Cyber Security
MMG Scale-II
05
01
0
01
0
03
0
0
0
0
Senior Manager - Cyber
Security
MMG Scale-III
05
0
01
01
0
03
0
0
0
0
Total Number of Vacancies
350
50
25
91
32
152
04
04
03
02

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PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 Application Fee

Category
Application Fee
GST @18%
Total Amount
Mode of Payment
SC
₹ 50/-
₹ 9/-
₹ 59/-
Online
ST
₹ 50/-
₹ 9/-
₹ 59/-
PWD
₹ 50/-
₹ 9/-
₹ 59/-
Others
₹ 1000/-
₹ 180/-
₹ 1180/-

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How do you apply for the PNB Specialist Officer?

Steps to Apply for the PNB Specialist Officer:

  • Step 1: Visit the Official Website of The Punjab National Bank https://www.pnbindia.in/
  • Step 2: Click the ‘Recruitments’ button on the homepage.
  • Step 3: Click the ‘Click Here to Apply Online’ link.
  • Step 4: Click on the ‘Sign up here’ link (If you Don’t have an account)
  • Step 5: Fill in the basic details and complete the Registration Process.
  • Step 6: Login using your Email ID & Password.
  • Step 7: Fill in the details as required.
  • Step 8: Upload the necessary documents.
  • Step 9:  Recheck the Application Form before submission.
  • Step 10: Complete the Online Payment Process.
  • Step 11: Click on the SUBMIT button and your Application Process will be completed. Remember to take a Printout of your Application Form for future reference.

Note: Check twice the Post name you are applying for.

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PNB SO Eligibility

A candidate must be either:
i. a citizen of India or
ii. a subject of Nepal or
iii. a subject of Bhutan or
iv. a Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 to permanently settle in India or
v. 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 to permanently settle 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.

PNB SO Age Limit (As of 24/03/2025)

Name of the Post/Grade
Grade/
Scale
Minimum Age Limit
Maximum Age Limit
Officer-Credit
JMG Scale-I
21 Years
30 Years
Officer-Industry
JMG Scale-I
21 Years
30 Years
Manager-IT
MMG Scale-II
25 Years
35 Years
Senior Manager-IT
MMG
Scale-III
27 Years
38 Years
Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-II
25 Years
35 Years
Senior Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-III
27 Years
38 Years
Manager-Cyber Security
MMG Scale-II
25 Years
35 Years
Senior Manager - Cyber Security
MMG Scale-III
27 Years
38 Years

Upper Age Relaxation

Category
Upper Age Relaxation
SC/ST
05 Years
OBC-NCL
03 Years
PwBD (UR/EWS)
10 Years
Ex Servicemen, Commissioned officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned
Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered 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
Persons affected by 1984 riots
05 Years

PNB SO Educational Qualifications (As of 24/03/2025)

Aspiring Candidates are requested to fulfil these Educational Qualifications:

Name of the Post/Grade
Grade/
Scale
Educational Qualifications
Certification
Desirable
Work Experience
Officer-Credit
JMG Scale-I
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
with specialization in Finance from any Institute/ College/
University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/
UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade
Certification in
Credit Risk,
Financial
Analysis, or any
other relevant
banking
certification.
Desirable: Work Experience in
Bank(s)/ FI(s)
Officer-Industry
JMG Scale-I
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 from any Institute/ College/
University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/
UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade
Any additional
qualification
related to industry
analysis or finance
would be
considered an
advantage.
Full time degree in M.Tech/ MBA from any Institute/
College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt.
bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
Desirable: Work Experience in
Bank(s)/ FI(s)
Manager-IT
MMG Scale-II
Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in
Computer Science/ Information
Technology/ Information Science
Or Full time M.C.A. from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by Govt.
bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with
minimum 60% marks or equivalent
grade
GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications
(from recognized certification
platforms/ training providers
such as Coursera, Udemy,
etc. or training providers such
as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
Full time degree in M.E./ M.Tech in
Information Technology,
Computer Science or similar
streams from any Institute/
College/ University recognized/
approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/
UGC
Mandatory:
Minimum two years’
experience in IT systems
in deploying AI/ ML models
Desirable:
1. Experience in
managing large-scale
AI systems
2. Proficiency in AI/ML
frameworks like
TensorFlow, PyTorch,
and Hugging Face
3. Expertise in working
with LLMs and fine-
tuning pre-trained
models
Senior Manager-IT
MMG
Scale-III
Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in
Computer Science/ Information
Technology/ Information Science
Or Full time M.C.A. from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by Govt.
bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with
minimum 60% marks or equivalent
grade
GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications
(from recognized certification
platforms/ training providers
such as Coursera, Udemy,
etc. or training providers such
as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)
Full time degree in M.E./ M.Tech in
Information Technology,
Computer Science or similar
streams from any Institute/
College/ University recognized/
approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/
UGC
Mandatory:
Minimum three years’
experience in IT with
experience in AI/ ML
solution architecture
Desirable:
1. Experience in handling
IT infrastructure for
Generative AI systems
2. Hands-on experience
with ML frameworks
and libraries such as
TensorFlow, PyTorch,
Scikit-learn, Keras,
and XGBoost.
3. Familiarity with data
manipulation tools like
Pandas, NumPy, and
SQL.
Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-II
Full time degree in B.E./ B.
Tech. in Information
Technology, Computer
Science, Business and/ or
Data Science from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
with minimum 60% marks or
equivalent grade
GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications (from
recognized certification
platforms/ training providers such
as Coursera, Udemy, etc. or
training providers such as AWS,
Azure, GCP, etc.)
Full Time Master’s Degree in
AI, Data Science, Computer
Science or similar streams
from any Institute/ College/
University recognized/
approved by Govt. bodies/
AICTE/ UGC
Mandatory:
Minimum two years’
experience in AI/ ML with
experience in NLP and
model deployment
Desirable:
1. Hands-on experience
in deploying
Generative AI solutions
in production
2. Knowledge of tools like
Kubernetes, docker
etc.
3. Prompt Engineering/
Basic knowledge of
LLM
Senior Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-III
Full time degree in B.E./ B.
Tech. in Information
Technology, Computer
Science, Business and/ or
Data Science from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
with minimum 60% marks or
equivalent grade
GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications (from
recognized certification
platforms/ training providers such
as Coursera, Udemy, etc. or
training providers such as AWS,
Azure, GCP, etc.)
Full Time Master’s Degree in
AI, Data Science, Computer
Science or similar streams
from any Institute/ College/
University recognized/
approved by Govt. bodies/
AICTE/ UGC
Mandatory:
Minimum three years’
experience in Data Science
& AI
Desirable:
1. Hands-on experience
in deploying
Generative AI
solutions in production
2. Knowledge of tools like
Kubernetes, docker
etc.
3. Prompt Engineering/
Basic knowledge of
LLM
Manager-Cyber Security
MMG Scale-II
Full time degree in B.E./
B.Tech in Computer
Science/ Information
Technology/ Electronics and
Communications Or Full
time M.C.A. from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
with minimum 60% marks or
equivalent grade
At least one of the
following certifications:
1. Cisco Certified Network
Associate (CCNA)
2. Cisco Certified Network
Associate (CCNA SECURITY)
3. Check Point Certified Security
Expert (CCSE)
4. Palo Alto Networks Certified
Network Security Engineer
(PCNSE)
5. Juniper Networks Certified
Security Specialist (JNCSS)
6. Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP)
7. Certified Information Security
Manager (CISM)
8. Certified in Risk and Information
Systems Control (CRISC) by
ISACA
9. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH)
by EC Council.org
10. GIAC Security Essentials
(GSEC)
11. Offensive Security Certified
Professional (OSCP)
12. Cisco Certified Design
Professional (CCDP)
13. Cisco Certified Network
Professional (CCNP) Routing
and Switching or Security
14. EC-Council Certified Incident
Handler (ECIH)
15. GIAC Certified Incident Handler
(GCIH)
16. CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst
(CySA+)
Full time degree in M.E./
M.Tech in Computer
Science/ Information
Technology /Electronics and
Communications from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
Hands on experience of
working, managing and
understanding of Data
Analysis/ Machine Learning/
Microsoft Azure Public
Coud/ Amazon Web
Services/ Google Cloud
Platform/ Digital Forensics
and coding languages such
as Python etc.
Minimum three years’
experience in IT of which at
least two years’ experience in
managing/hands-on
experience in IT & Cyber
Security, managing and
monitoring of various Cyber
Security Solutions such as
Next Generation Firewall,
Network Intrusion Prevention
System (NIPS), Anti DDOS
Solution, Network Detection
and Response, Threat
Hunting, experience on threat
intelligence feeds and threat
intelligence platform,
device/system integration with
SIEM, dashboard creation and
monitoring.
Employee of CERT-In
Empaneled Information
Security Auditing
Organizations and experience
on penetration
testing/application testing
/vulnerability assessment.
(Training, Teaching & BPO
Experience will not be
counted for eligibility
purpose.)
Senior Manager - Cyber Security
MMG Scale-III
Full time degree in B.E./
B.Tech in Computer
Science/ Information
Technology/ Electronics and
Communications Or Full
time M.C.A. from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
with minimum 60% marks or
equivalent grade
At least one of the
following certifications:
1. Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA)
2. Cisco Certified Network Associate
(CCNA SECURITY)
3. Check Point Certified Security
Expert (CCSE)
4. Palo Alto Networks Certified
Network Security Engineer
(PCNSE)
5. Juniper Networks Certified
Security Specialist (JNCSS)
6. Certified Information Systems
Security Professional (CISSP)
7. Certified Information Security
Manager (CISM)
8. Certified in Risk and Information
Systems Control (CRISC) by
ISACA
9. Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) by
EC Council.org
10. GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC)
11. Offensive Security Certified
Professional (OSCP)
12. Cisco Certified Design
Professional (CCDP)
13. Cisco Certified Network
Professional (CCNP) Routing and
Switching or Security
14. EC-Council Certified Incident
Handler (ECIH)
15. GIAC Certified Incident Handler
(GCIH)
16. CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst
(CySA+)
Full time degree in M.E./
M.Tech in Computer
Science/ Information
Technology /Electronics and
Communications from any
Institute/ College/ University
recognized/ approved by
Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC
Hands on experience of
working, managing and
understanding of Data
Analysis/ Machine Learning/
Microsoft Azure Public
Coud/ Amazon Web
Services/ Google Cloud
Platform/ Digital Forensics
and coding languages such
as Python etc.
Minimum five years’
experience in IT of which at
least three years’
experience in managing/
hands-on experience in IT
& Cyber Security,
managing and monitoring
of various Cyber Security
Solutions such as Next
Generation Firewall,
Network Intrusion
Prevention System (NIPS),
Anti DDOS Solution,
Network Detection and
Response (NDR), Threat
Hunting, experience on
threat intelligence feeds
and threat intelligence
platform, device/system
integration with SIEM,
dashboard creation and
monitoring.
Employee of CERT-In
Empaneled Information
Security Auditing
Organizations and
experience on penetration
testing/ application testing
/vulnerability assessment.
(Training, Teaching &
BPO Experience will not
be counted for eligibility
purpose.)

PNB SO Selection Process

  • Selection for PNB Specialist Officer (SO) will be based on an Online Written Test followed by a Personal Interview.

PNB SO Exam Pattern

Parts
Name of the Tests
Number of Questions
Maximum Marks
Duration
Negative Marking
Part - I
Reasoning
25
25
120 minutes
1/4
English Language
25
25
Quantitative & Reasoning
Aptitude
50
50
Part - II
Professional Knowledge
50
100
Total
150
200

PNB SO Salary

Name of the Post/Grade
Grade/
Scale
Pay Scale
Officer-Credit
JMG Scale-I
48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-
67160-2680/7-85920
Officer-Industry
JMG Scale-I
48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2-
67160-2680/7-85920
Manager-IT
MMG Scale-II
64820-2340/1-67160-
2680/10-93960
Senior Manager-IT
MMG
Scale-III
85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-
105280
Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-II
64820-2340/1-67160-
2680/10-93960
Senior Manager-Data Scientist
MMG Scale-III
85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-
105280
Manager-Cyber Security
MMG Scale-II
64820-2340/1-67160-
2680/10-93960
Senior Manager - Cyber
Security
MMG Scale-III
85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2-
105280

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Important Links

Official website
Click Here
Apply Online
Click Here
Notification PDF
Click Here

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Disclaimer

The information provided here is based on publicly available sources and is intended for general guidance only. While we strive to ensure accuracy, we recommend that candidates PLEASE VERIFY DETAILS DIRECTLY WITH ‘The Punjab National Bank’ OFFICIAL WEBSITE. The Selection Process, Eligibility Criteria, and other aspects may be subject to updates or changes. Candidates are advised to carefully review official notifications and guidelines before applying. We do not take responsibility for any discrepancies or omissions in the information provided.

Best of luck to all the aspiring candidates!

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FAQS

What is the release date of the PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025?

The release date of the PNB Specialist Officer Notification 2025 is 01/03/2025.

What is the start date for online registration for the PNB SO Notification 2025?

The start date for online registration for the PNB SO Notification 2025 is 03/03/2025.

What is the last date to Apply for PNB SO Notification 2025?

The last date to Apply Online for PNB SO Notification 2025 is 24/03/2025.

How many vacancies are there for the PNB SO?

The Punjab National Bank has invited Online Applications from Indian citizens to fill 350 Posts of Specialist Officer (SO).

What is the Selection Process for the PNB SO?

Selection for PNB Specialist Officer (SO) will be based on an Online Written Test followed by a Personal Interview.

How do you apply for the PNB Specialist Officer?

Steps to Apply for the PNB Specialist Officer:
Step 1: Visit the Official Website of The Punjab National Bank https://www.pnbindia.in/
Step 2: Click the ‘Recruitments’ button on the homepage.
Step 3: Click the ‘Click Here to Apply Online’ link.
Step 4: Click on the ‘Sign up here’ link (If you Don’t have an account)
Step 5: Fill in the basic details and complete the Registration Process.
Step 6: Login using your Email ID & Password.
Step 7: Fill in the details as required.
Step 8: Upload the necessary documents.
Step 9:  Recheck the Application Form before submission.
Step 10: Complete the Online Payment Process.
Step 11: Click on the SUBMIT button and your Application Process will be completed. Remember to take a Printout of your Application Form for future reference.

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