PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK (PNB)
HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION,
 HEAD OFFICE
PLOT NO. 4, SECTOR 10,
 DWARKA, 
NEW DELHI – 110075

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details: www.pnbindia.in
Last date for submission of application: 25.02.2024

PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK INVITES ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSTS

Officer-Credit in JMG Scale-I
No. of posts: 1000, out of which 10 for Visually Impaired
Mandatory:Chartered Accountant (CA) from Institute ofChartered Accountants of India Cost Management Accountant-CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India Desirable: Work Experience in Bank(s)/ FI(s)
Age: 21-28 years

Candidate must specifically indicate the percentage obtained in Graduation/ Post Graduation degree/ diploma calculated to the nearest two decimals in the online application. Cases where CGPA/ OGPA or any other grade is awarded, the same should be converted into percentage and indicated in the online application. The candidate will have to produce a certificate issued by the appropriate authority inter alia stating the norms of the University/ College regarding conversion of grade into percentage and the percentage of marks scored by the candidate in terms of norms.

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities:

Under Section 34 of “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”, persons with benchmark disabilities are eligible for reservation. All the above posts are identified suitable for the persons under categories of disabilities as defined in the Schedule of RPWD Act 2016 and notified by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan) from time to time.

a. Blindness:
i. Total absence of sight; or
ii. Visual acuity less than 3/60 or less than 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible correction; or
iii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 10 degree.
b. Low Vision:
i. Visual acuity not exceeding 6/18 or less than 20/60 upto 3/60 or upto 10/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with best possible corrections; or
ii. Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of less than 40 degree up to 10 degree.

Only persons with benchmark disabilities would be eligible for reservation. “Benchmark disability” means a person with not less than 40% of a specified disability where specified disability has not been defined in measurable terms and includes the persons with disability, where disability has been defined in measurable terms, as certified by the certifying authority.

Guidelines for Persons with Benchmark Disabilities using the services of a Scribe forOnline Examination

The scribe will be allowed to be used as per the guidelines issued vide Office Memorandum F.No.
16-110/2003-DD III dated February 26, 2013 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Department of Disability Affairs, New Delhi and clarification issued by Government
of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services vide letter F.No. 3/2/2013-Welfare
dated 26.04.2013; Office Memorandum F.No. 34-02/2015- DD-III dated 29.08.2018 and F.No. 29-
6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022 of Government of India, Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan). In all such
cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply:

The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe at his/ her own cost

For candidates availing scribe in accordance with OM F.No. 29-6/2019-DD-III dated 10.08.2022,
shall be allowed scribe facility subject to production of a certificate at the time of online examination to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write and that scribe is essential to write examination on his/her behalf from competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma attached as Appendix I.

The scribe may be from an academic stream different from that stipulated for the post. Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online written test, if any.

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of the applicant will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favorably entertained.

Only candidates registered for compensatory time (at the time of online registration) will be allowed such concessions since compensatory time given to candidates shall be system based and it shall not be possible for the test conducting agency to allow such time if he / she is not registered for the same.

During the exam, at any stage, if it is found that scribe is independently answering the questions,
the exam session will be terminated and candidate’s candidature will be cancelled. The
candidature of such candidates using the services of a scribe will also be cancelled if it is
reported after the examination by the test administrator personnel that the scribe independently
answered the questions.

Guidelines for Visually Impaired (VI) candidates
Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination. The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination

The date of online written test (if conducted) will be intimated in the Call Letter along with Centre/
Venue for the examination, well in advance of the date of online examination.

All eligible candidates will be required to download their call letter for online examination/ interview
and Information Handout from the Bank’s website www.pnbindia.in under Recruitments/ Careers.
Date of commencement of downloading call letters for all the posts will be intimated by way of separate notice on the Bank’s website. Hence, the candidates are advised to visit the Bank’s website frequently for the date of commencement of downloading online examination/interview call letters. Candidates should note that the call letters will not be sent through any other mode.

Application fee: Rs. 50/- + GST @18% = Rs. 59/- (only postage charges)

Candidates are required to apply online through website www.pnbindia.in. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.

Guidelines for Scanning and Uploading the Documents

Before applying online, a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression, hand written declaration and pdf scan of other attachments as per the specifications given below. 

Photograph: (4.5cm × 3.5cm)
 Photograph must be a recent passport style colour picture.
 Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white, background.
Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face.
 If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the shade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows.
 If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye".
 If you wear glasses, make sure that there is no reflection and eyes can be clearly seen.
 Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it

Signature:
 The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen.
 Dimensions: 140 x 60 pixels (preferred)
 Size of file should be between 10kb – 20kb
 Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 20kb 

Left hand thumb impression: (3cm x 3cm)
 The applicant has to put his left hand thumb impression on a white paper with black or
blue ink.
 File type: jpg / jpeg
 Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (preferred for required quality)
File Size: 20kb – 50kb

A candidate can apply for only one post and not more than one application should be submitted by any candidate. In case of multiple applications, only the latest valid and completed application will be retained and the application fee/ intimation charges paid for the other multiple registration(s) will stand forfeited.

A recent, recognizable colour passport size photograph, which should be the same as the one uploaded in the online application form, should be firmly pasted on the call letter for online examination/ Interview and duly signed across by the candidate. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is complete. Failure to produce the same photograph at the time of online test/ interview may lead to disqualification. A candidate should ensure that the signature appended by him/ her in all the places viz. call
letter, attendance sheet etc. and in all correspondences with the Bank in future should be identical and there should be no variation of any kind.

No Travelling Allowance is payable to candidates who are called for the online test. However, unemployed SC/ ST candidates who are called for Interview, will be paid actual to and fro  2nd Class Rail/ Ordinary Bus fare in terms of Govt. guidelines by the shortest route on production of evidence of travel i.e. Railway Receipt/ Ticket(s) for attending the Interview.

must not cover your face.
Dimensions: 200 x 230 pixels (preferred)
Size of file should be between 20kb – 50kb
Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of the file is more than 50kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, colours etc. during the process of scanning.