| Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer (SO) 2024 Advt. No. – NA |
| Important Dates Application Begin :07/02/2024 Last Date for Apply : 25/02/2024 Last Date to Pay Examination Fee : 25/02/2024 Tentative Date of Online Test (wherever required): March/ April 2024 |
| Application Fee General / OBC / EWS : Rs. 1180/- SC / ST / PH : Rs. 59/- Payment of Application Fee (online) through Debit Card/Credit Card/Net Banking/UPI. |
| Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer (SO) 2024 Total Post = 1025 |
| Post Code | Post Name | Grade/ Scale | Total Seat | 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 |
| Name of the Post/ Grade | Vacancy | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| Officer-Credit in JMG Scale-I | 1000 | 152 | 78 | 270 | 100 | 400 |
| Manager-Forex in MMG Scale-II | 15 | 02 | 01 | 04 | 01 | 07 |
| Manager-Cyber Security in MMG Scale-II | 05 | 01 | 00 | 01 | 00 | 03 |
| Senior Manager – Cyber Security in MMG Scale-III | 05 | 00 | 01 | 01 | 00 | 03 |
| Total | 1025 | 155 | 80 | 276 | 101 | 413 |
| Name of the Post/ Grade | Vacancy | Educational Qualification | Certification (valid as on closing date of registration) | Post Educational Qualification Work Experience |
| Officer-Credit in JMG Scale-I | 1000 | 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 from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. | Mandatory: NIL | Mandatory:NIL Desirable: Work Experience in Bank(s)/ FI(s) |
| Manager-Forex in MMG Scale-II | 15 | Mandatory: Full time MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent with specialization in Finance/ International Business from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. | 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 in MMG Scale-II | 05 | Mandatory: Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Engineering 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.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology /Electronics and Communications Engineering from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC | Mandatory: At least one of the following certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA SECURITY) Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Juniper Networks Certified Security Specialist (JNCSS) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching or Security (Certification should be issued by respective Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM)) | 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: – Security Incidence Event Management (SIEM)/ Perimeter Security including security 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 in MMG Scale-III | 05 | Mandatory: Full time degree in B.E./ B.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Engineering 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.Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology /Electronics and Communications Engineering from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC | Mandatory: At least one of the following certifications: Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA SECURITY) Check Point Certified Security Expert (CCSE) Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) Juniper Networks Certified Security Specialist (JNCSS) Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP) Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Routing and Switching or Security (Certification should be issued by respective Original Equipment Manufacturer(OEM)) | 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: – Security Incidence Event Management (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. |
| Total | 1025 |
| Selection Process | The examination will be conducted in two stages- 1.Online Written Test 2. Interview Interview only, depending upon number of applications received against each post, as per discretion of the Bank. |
| Part | Name of the Test (Online Written Test) | Total Marks |
| 1 | a) Reasoning consist 25 questions of 25 marks B) English language consist 25 questions of 25 marks c) Quantitative aptitude consist 50 questions of 50 marks | 100 |
| 2 | Professional Knowledge consist 50 questions of 100 marks | 100 |
| Procedure for Applying Online a. Candidates are required to apply online through website www.pnbindia.in. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted. b. Candidates are required to have a valid personal Email ID and Mobile Number. It should be kept active till completion of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for online test/ interview etc. to the registered email ID. In case, a candidate does not have a valid personal email ID, he/she should create his/ her new email ID before applying online. Under no circumstances, he/she should share/ mention email ID to/ or of any other person. c. Candidates will have to click on “CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION” to register their application by entering the basic information in the online application form. After that a provisional registration number and password will be generated by the system and displayed on the screen. Candidate should note down the provisional registration number and password. An Email & SMS indicating the Provisional Registration Number and Password will also be sent. d. In case the candidate is unable to fill in the application form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered. There is a provision to modify the online application prior to final submission only. Candidates are requested to make use of this facility to correct the details in online application, if any. They can reopen the saved data using provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed. Once the application is filled in completely, candidate should submit the data. Use of special characters while filling the form will not be allowed. e. Candidates are advised to carefully fill in the online application themselves as no change in any of the data filled in the online application will be possible/ entertained. Prior to submission of the online application, candidates are advised to use the ‘SAVE AND NEXT’ facility to verify the details in the online application form and modify the same if required. No change is permitted after clicking on COMPLETE REGISTRATION button. Visually Impaired candidates will be responsible for carefully verifying/ getting the details filled in the online application form and ensuring that the same is correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission. f. The name of the candidate and his/ her father/ husband etc. should be spelt correctly in the application as it appears in the certificates/ mark sheets/photo identity proofs etc. Any change/ alteration found may disqualify the candidature. g. An Email/ SMS intimation with the Registration Number and Password generated on successful registration of the application will be sent to the candidate’s Email ID/ Mobile Number specified in the online application form as a system generated acknowledgement. If a candidate does not receive the email and SMS intimations at the email ID/ mobile number specified by him/ her, he/ she may consider that his/ her online application has not been successfully registered. h. An online application which is incomplete in any respect such as without proper passport size photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, hand written declaration or other attachments uploaded in the online application form/ unsuccessful fee payment will not be considered as valid. i. Any information submitted by an applicant in his/ her application shall be binding on the candidate personally and he/she shall be liable for prosecution/ civil consequences in case the information/ details furnished by him/ her are found to be false at a later stage. |
| Age Limit Officer-Credit – Min – 21 years/Max – 28 years Manager-Forex Min – 25 years /Max – 35 years Manager-Cyber Security Min – 25 years /Max – 35 years Senior Manager-Cyber Security Min – 27 years /Max – 38 years Age Relaxation as per Rules of Punjab National Bank (PNB) Specialist Officer (SO) Recruitment 2024. |
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