PNB SO 2025 Online Form: Punjab National Bank (PNB) released a notification for the recruitment of the posts of 350 Specialist Officers under PNB SO Recruitment. All Eligible and Interested applicants may apply Online mode before the Last Date i.e., 24th March 2025. Other details Like education qualification, age limit, selection process, application fee & how to apply, important links, syllabus, admit cards, results, and previous papers are given Below on www.schools360.in.
PNB SO Recruitment 2025: Important Dates
Opening Date for Online Registration | 03.03.2025 |
Closing Date for Online Registration | 24.03.2025 |
Tentative Date of Online Test (wherever required) | April/ May 2025 |
- Also Read This | PNB Specialist Officer Syllabus
PNB SO 2025 for 350 Specialist Officers Vacancies
| Name of The Organization | Punjab National Bank (PNB) |
| No. of Posts | 350 |
| Name of the Posts | Specialist Officer |
| Job Category | Central Govt Jobs |
| Educational Qualifications | Diploma, Degree, CA/ICWA/ MBA, B.E/B.Tech, MCA, Graduation |
| Job Location | All India |
| Application Mode | Online Process |
| Last Date | 24.03.2025 |
| Official Website | pnbindia.in |
Vacancy Details of PNB Specialist Officers Jobs 2025
Total 350 jobs are mentioned in PNB Notification
| Name of the Post/ Grade | Vacancy | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Officer-Credit in JMG Scale-I | 250 | 37 | 18 | 67 | 25 | 103 |
| Officer-Industry in JMG Scale-I | 75 | 11 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 32 |
| Manager-IT in MMG Scale-II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Senior Manager-IT in MMG Scale-III | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Manager-Data Scientist in MMG Scale-II | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Senior Manager-Data Scientist in MMG Scale-III | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Manager-Cyber Security in MMG Scale-II | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Senior Manager – Cyber Security in MMG Scale-III | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| TOTAL | 350 | 50 | 25 | 91 | 32 | 152 |
PNB Specialist Officer Jobs: 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 to permanently settle in India,
provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour the Government of India has issued a certificate of eligibility.
Educational Qualifications
Applicants must Pass CA, MBA,ICWA,B.E./ B. Tech.,B.Arch. Degree from the recognized Organization/Board.
| Name of the Post | Grade/ Scale | Educational Qualification (as on closing date of registration) | Certification (valid as on closing date of registration) | Post Educational Qualification Work Experience (as on closing date of registration) |
| Officer (Credit) | JMG Scale-I | 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 with specialization in Finance from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade | Mandatory: NIL Desirable: Certification in Credit Risk, Financial Analysis, or any other relevant banking certification. | Mandatory: NIL Desirable:Work Experience in Bank(s)/ FI(s) |
| Officer (Industry) | JMG Scale-I | Mandatory: 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 Desirable: Full time degree in M.Tech/ MBA from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC | Any additional qualification related to industry analysis or finance would be considered an advantage. | |
| Manager (IT) | MMG Scale- II | Mandatory: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 Desirable: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: GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications (from recognized certification platforms/ training providers such as Coursera, Udemy, etc. or training providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) | Mandatory:Minimum two years’ experience in IT systems in deploying AI/ ML models Desirable: |
| Senior Manager (IT) | MMG Scale- III | 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 | Mandatory: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 Desirable: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: GenAI/ AI/ ML certifications (from recognized certification platforms/ training providers such as Coursera, Udemy, etc. or training providers such as AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.) | Mandatory: Minimum two years’ experience in AI/ ML with experience in NLP and model deployment Desirable: |
| Senior Manager (Data Scientist) | MMG Scale- III | Mandatory: Minimum three years’ experience in Data Science & AI Desirable: | ||
| Manager (Cyber Security) | MMG Scale- II | Mandatory: 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 Desirable: 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 | Mandatory: 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+) (Certification should be issued by respective Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM)) | Mandatory: 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 (Training, Teaching & BPO Experience will not be counted for eligibility purpose.) |
| Senior Manager (Cyber Security) | MMG Scale- III | Mandatory: 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 Desirable: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 | Mandatory: 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+) (Certification should be issued by respective Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM)) | Mandatory: 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 (Training, Teaching & BPO Experience will not be counted for eligibility purpose.) |
Age Limit
| Name of the Post | Grade/ Scale | Age (as on 01.01.2025) |
| Officer (Credit) | JMG Scale-I | Min – 21 years Max – 30 years |
| Officer (Industry) | JMG Scale-I | Min – 21 years Max – 30 years |
| Manager (IT) | MMG Scale- II | Min – 25 years Max – 35 years |
| Senior Manager (IT) | MMG Scale- III | Min – 27 years Max – 38 years |
| Manager (Data Scientist) | MMG Scale- II | Min – 25 years Max – 35 years |
| Senior Manager (Data Scientist) | MMG Scale- III | Min – 27 years Max – 38 years |
| Manager (Cyber Security) | MMG Scale- II | Min – 25 years Max – 35 years |
| Senior Manager (Cyber Security) | MMG Scale- III | Min – 27 years Max – 38 years |
Age Relaxation
| 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 |
PNB Specialist Officer: Salary Details
| Post Code | Name of the Post | Grade/ Scale | Scale of Pay |
| 1 | Officer-Credit | JMGS-I | 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920 |
| 2 | Officer-Industry | JMGS-I | 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920 |
| 3 | Manager-IT | MMGS-II | 64820-2340/1-67160- 2680/10-93960 |
| 4 | Senior Manager-IT | MMGS-III | 85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2- 105280 |
| 5 | Manager-Data Scientist | MMGS-II | 64820-2340/1-67160- 2680/10-93960 |
| 6 | Senior Manager- Data Scientist | MMGS-III | 85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2- 105280 |
| 7 | Manager-Cyber Security | MMGS-II | 64820-2340/1-67160- 2680/10-93960 |
| 8 | Senior Manager- Cyber Security | MMGS-III | 85920-2680/5-99320-2980/2- 105280 |
PNB SO Jobs 2025: Selection Process
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. Written / Online Test followed by Interview:
In case the Bank decides to conduct Online Test, the same will comprise of 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 | 100 | 100 |
Application Fee
| APPLICATION FEE | |
| SC/ST/PwBD category candidates | Rs. 50/- + GST@18% per candidate (only postage charges) = Rs 59/- |
| Other category candidates | Rs. 1000/- + GST@18% per candidate = Rs 1180/- |
How to Apply
Candidates can only apply online from 03.03.2025 to 24.03.2025 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
- First of all open the official website i.e., pnbindia.in
- Click on the career / Recruitment section.
- Find out “PNB Specialist Officer” Notification.
- Fill the Online form.
- Pay the application fee, if required.
- Click on the submit button after completing the Verification.
- Save and take printouts for future use.
Important Links
| PNB Official Notification | Download Here |
| Online Application Link | Click Here |
