PNB SO Recruitment 2022: Eligibility, Syllabus & Exam Pattern

April 28, 2022

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The Punjab National Bank SO notification 2022 was released on April 22, 2022. This official notification invites applications from eligible candidates to fill various Specialist Officer posts such as Risk Manager, Credit Officer and Senior Treasury Officer. If you would like to apply for any of these posts, you can do so by May 7, 2022.

In order to understand whether you are eligible to apply or not, it would be best to go over all the details carefully. In this article, we will read in detail about the PNB SO recruitment 2022 vis-à-vis the PNB SO eligibility criteria and PNB SO syllabus and exam pattern 2022.

PNB SO Eligibility 2022

The detailed information regarding the PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2022 for each post has been provided below.

Qualification & Experience

Please note, experience wherever required is post qualification, in the relevant field & in the officer cadre. Also, experience below 06 months in any organization will not be considered acceptable.

Post	Educational Criteria	Post Qualification Work Experience & Other stipulations
Manager – Risk	Essential Chartered Accountant (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India. OR Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR Graduation Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks. AND Full-time MBA in Finance or PGDM in Finance or equivalent Post Graduation degree with a specialization in Finance /Post Graduate Diploma in Banking and Financial Services (PGDBF) by NIBM Pune/Masters in Financial Management (MFM)/ Masters in Finance and Control (MFC) (Minimum 2 Years course with Minimum 60% marks in aggregate). OR Masters in Mathematics/ Statistics/ Economics with Minimum 60% marks in aggregate* (Institute should be recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/UGC and course completed through correspondence/part-time /distance mode will not be considered). OR Certification in Financial Risk Management from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) (USA) OR iv. Professional Risk Management Certification from PRMIA Institute. Desirable* Certificate Examination in Risk in Financial Service, IIBF Certification Course in Risk Management, NIBM Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management (DTIRM), IIBF CAIIB with specialization in Risk Management	Minimum 1 year of post-qualification experience in Nationalized or Private Sector Bank/ PSU/ NBFC/Financial Institution as an officer in the area of Risk, Credit, Forex, Treasury, and Finance.
Manager – Credit	Essential Chartered Accountant (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India. OR Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR Graduation Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (Institute should be recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/UGC and course completed through correspondence/part-time/distance mode will not be considered). AND Full-time MBA in Finance or PGDM in Finance or equivalent Post Graduation Degree with specialization in Finance (Minimum 2 Years course with Minimum 60% marks in aggregate) (Institute should be recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/UGC and course completed through correspondence/part-time/distance mode will not be considered) Desirable Certificate in Commercial Credit, Moody’s Analytics.	Minimum 1 year of post-qualification experience in Nationalized or Private Sector Bank/ PSU/ NBFC/Financial Institution/ Credit Rating Agency as an officer in the area of Credit and Finance.
Senior Manager – Treasury	Essential Chartered Accountant (CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India. OR Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR Graduation Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (Institute should be recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/UGC and course completed through correspondence/part-time /distance mode will not be considered). AND Full-time MBA in Finance or PGDM in Finance or equivalent Post Graduation Degree with a specialization in Finance (Minimum 2 Years course with Minimum 60% marks in aggregate) (Institute should be recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/UGC and course completed through correspondence. Desirable Certificate Treasury Dealer Course, IIBF Certificate Course in Treasury Management, NIBM. CAIIB Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management	Minimum 3 years of banking experience in officer cadre with minimum 2 years as an officer in Treasury of a Nationalized or Private Sector Bank. OR Minimum 3 years experience of working with a primary dealer.

Age Criteria

The PNB SO Age requirement as on January 01, 2022, has been provided below.

Post	Age Criteria
Manager	A candidate must be between 25 and 35 years of age.
Senior Manager	A candidate must be between 25 and 37 years of age.

Age Relaxation

For the PNB SO eligibility criteria, age relaxation will be offered in some cases.

Category	Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
PwBD	10 years
Ex-Servicemen	5 years
Children/Family members of those who died in the 1984 riots	3 years

PNB SO Syllabus 2022

Once you are done with your application process, begin preparing for your exam right away. For this, you will need to go over the complete PNB SO syllabus 2022 in detail.

Also see: Punjab National Bank Credit Officer Free Mock Test

PNB SO Exam Pattern 2022

The PNB SO recruitment process 2022 for all three posts consists of two stages. The details of the selection process according to the PNB SO Official notification 2022 have been outlined below.

Online Objective Written Examination
Personal Interview

Online Objective Written Examination

The Online Written exam will be taken in 2 parts. However, both parts will comprise MCQ-type objective questions. There is no descriptive test.

Part 1

Section	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Medium of Exam
Reasoning	40	40	25 Minutes	English & Hindi
English Language	40	40	25 Minutes	English
Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	25 Minutes	English & Hindi

Part 2

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration	Medium of Exam
Professional Knowledge	50	100	45 Minutes	English & Hindi

Please note

Until 2020, there were 50 questions per section in Part 1.
As of 2022, according to the official notification, there will be only 40 questions per section.
Earlier, Part 2 was for 75 marks, as of this recruitment cycle, the exam will be held for 100 marks.
Lastly, the distribution of marks across subjects has been changed as well. Take a look at the table below for all the details.

Subject Name	Old Pattern	New Pattern (2022)
Reasoning	50 questions- 50 marks	40 questions- 40 marks
English Language	50 questions- 25 marks	40 questions- 40 marks
Quantitative Aptitude	50 questions- 50 marks	40 questions- 40 marks
Professional Knowledge	50 questions- 75 marks	50 questions- 100 marks

Personal Interview

Candidates who clear the exam successfully will be called for a Personal Interview. The Interview will be held for 25 marks.

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