Punjab National Bank (PNB), India's first Swadeshi Bank, commenced its operations on April 12, 1895 from Lahore, with an authorized capital of INR 2 lac and working capital of INR 20,000. The Bank was established by the spirit of nationalism and was the first bank purely managed by Indians with Indian Capital. During the long history of the Bank, 9 banks have been merged/ amalgamated with PNB.
Post amalgamation of eOBC & eUNI w.e.f 01.04.2020, PNB has expanded its presence across India. As at the end of September' 2021, Bank has total 36,514 delivery channels with a network of 10,528 domestic branches, 2 International branches, 13,506 ATMs & 12,478 Business Correspondents. PNB is the second largest Public Sector Bank (PSB) in the country with Global Gross Business at Rs. 18,51,097 crore.
PNB Credit Officer Exam - Notification
PNB announced 145 vacancies for various posts under Credit Officer through official notification released on 21 May 2022. The online application for PNB Credit officer post will be started by PNB on 22 April 2022. The last date for filling the application is 7 May 2022.
Check the official notification here
PNB Credit Officer Recruitment | Overview
Punjab National Bank Recruitment process 2022 has been started for filling 145 Credit Officers. Check here the overview of the PNB Credit Officer Exam 2022.
Conducting Body | Punjab National Bank |
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Post | Credit Officers |
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No of Vacancy | 145 |
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Application Mode | Online |
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Online Registration start date | 22nd April |
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Online Registration end date | 7th May 2022 |
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Exam Date | 12 June 2022 |
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Application Fee | UR: INR 850 SC/ST/PWBD: INR 50 |
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Job Category | Bank Jobs |
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Job Location | India |
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Official Website | www.pnbindia.in |
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PNB Credit Officer Exam 2022: Important Dates
Check here the important dates related to PNB Credit Officer exam 2022.
Event | Date |
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Commencement of online registration of application | 22 April 2022 |
Closure of registration of application | 7 May 2022 |
Closure for editing application details | 7 May 2022 |
Last date for printing your application | 7 May 2022 |
Online Fee Payment | 22 April to 7 May 2022 |
PNB Credit Officer Selection Process 2022
Online Exam Pattern
The structure of the online examination will be as under:
Parts | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Part 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
Part 2 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 45 min. |
Note: For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score
Interview
The candidates who clear the online exam, will be called for interview.
PNB Credit Officer Exam Pattern 2022
Candidates will go through online tests and/or GD and/or personal interviews, depending on the number of applicants/eligible candidates.
Online Exam Pattern
The structure of the online examination will be as under:
Parts | Name of Tests | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
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Part 1 | Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
English Language | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 25 min. |
Part 2 | Professional Knowledge | 50 | 100 | 45 min. |
Important Points:
- The tests except for the Test of English Language will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi.
- The test for the English Language will be of qualifying nature.
- There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.
Personal Interview
Personal Interview will be conducted by Bank in the following manner:
- Candidates who obtain minimum qualifying marks as decided by the Bank in Part-I, will be considered for shortlisting for Interview on the basis of merit prepared as per marks obtained by them in Part-II i.e. Professional Knowledge Test, provided they fulfil the other eligibility criteria with regard to Educational qualification and Post qualification work experience for the respective post.
- Personal Interview will be of 25 marks. Minimum qualifying marks in interview shall be 45% i.e. 11.25 for SC/ST candidates & 50% i.e. 12.5 for other candidates.
- Candidates will be provisionally selected for issuing offer of appointment on the basis of aggregate scores obtained by them in Online Written Test Part-II i.e. Professional Knowledge Test and Interview. A candidate should therefore qualify both in the Online Written Test as well as in interview and be sufficiently high in the merit besides fulfilling other eligibility criteria, to be shortlisted for subsequent provisional appointment.
PNB Credit Officer Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Designation | Age | Educational Qualification |
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Manager (Credit) in MMGS-II | Minimum: 25 years, Maximum: 35 years (As on 01.01.2022) | Essentials: A. Chartered Accountant(CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India OR B. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR C. Graduation Degree in any discipline 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) 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. Post Qualification Experience 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. |
Manager (Risk Management) in MMGS-II | Minimum: 25 years, Maximum: 35 years (As on 01.01.2022) | Essentials: A. Chartered Accountant(CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India OR B. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR C. Graduation Degree in any discipline 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) AND i. Full time MBA in Finance or PGDM in Finance or equivalent Post Graduation degree with 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) OR ii. 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 iii. Certification in Financial Risk Management from Global Association of Risk Professionals (GARP) (USA) OR iv. Professional Risk Management Certification from PRMIA Institute. Desirable: 1. Certificate Examination in Risk in Financial Service, IIBF 2. Certification Course in Risk Management, NIBM 3. Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management (DTIRM), IIBF 4. CAIIB with specialization in Risk Management. Post Qualification Experience 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) in MMGS-III | Minimum: 25 years, Maximum: 37 years (As on 01.01.2022) | Essential: A. Chartered Accountant(CA) from Institute of Chartered Accountants of India/Cost Management Accountant- CMA (ICWA) from Institute of Cost Accountants of India OR B. Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from CFA Institute (USA). OR C. Graduation Degree in any discipline 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) 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) Desirable: 1. Certificate Treasury Dealer Course, IIBF. 2. Certificate Course in Treasury Management, NIBM. 3. CAIIB 4. Diploma in Treasury, Investment & Risk Management (DTIRM), IIBF Post Qualification Work Experience: 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 primary dealer. |
PNB Credit Officer Application Process 2022
The online registration process for PNB Recruitment 2022 has been started on 22nd April 2022 and will be active till 7th May 2022. The link to apply for Punjab National Bank Recruitment 2022 is available on the official website at www.pnbindia.in and the direct link has been provided below for your reference.
Click Here to apply online for PNB Credit Officer
Prerequisites for Applying Online
Before applying online, candidates should,
- Keep a scanned copy of the photograph and signature ready.
- Keep the necessary details/documents ready to make online payment of the requisite application fee/ intimation charges.
- Must have a valid personal Email ID. This should be maintained till the completion of the recruitment process.
Application Fees/ Intimation Charges
Category | Application Fee |
SC/ST/PWD | Rs. 50/- (Intimation Charges Only) |
General & Others | Rs. 850/- (Application Fee + Intimation Charges) |
How to apply online for PNB Credit Officer?
- Candidates are required to apply online through website www.pnbindia.in. No other means/ mode of application will be accepted.
- Candidates are required to have a valid personal email ID and Contact No. It should be kept active till completion of this recruitment project. Bank may send call letters for Online test, interview etc. through 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.
- Candidates will have to click on "CLICK HERE FOR NEW REGISTRATION" to register their application by entering their 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. They can reopen the saved data using Provisional registration number and password and edit the particulars, if needed.
- 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, in the online application form properly verified and ensuring that the same are correct prior to submission as no change is possible after submission.
- Use of special characters while filling the form will not be allowed. In case the candidate is unable to fill in the application form in one go, he/ she can save the data already entered. When the data is saved, 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. 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 candidates do not receive the email and SMS intimations at the email ID/ Mobile number specified by them, they may consider that their online application has not been successfully registered.
- An online application which is incomplete in any respect such as without proper passport size photograph, Signature, Left Thumb Impression and a hand written declaration uploaded in the online application form/ unsuccessful fee payment will not be considered as valid.
- 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.
PNB Credit Officer Syllabus
You can check the syllabus of the PNB Credit Officer exam 2022 here:
Section | Topics |
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English Language | Articles, Adverbs, Verb Agreement, Idioms and Phrases, Tenses, Error Corrections, Vocabulary, Comprehensions, Grammar, Sentence Arrangements, Fill in the blanks, Synonyms, Unseen Passages, Error Correction |
Reasoning | Analogy, Classification, Logical Sequence, Missing series, Coding-decoding, Dice & cubes, Water image, mirror image, figure matrix. |
Quantitative Aptitude | Average, numbers, compound interests, partnership, problem on ages, calendar, boats and streams, clock, height and distance, percentage, pipes and cisterns, profit and loss, speed, time and distance, simple interest, problem on trains, time and work |
Professional Knowledge | Accounts, Financial management, cost management, banking awareness. |
PNB Credit Officer Exam 2022 Vacancies
Number of vacancies for PNB Credit Officers is given below.
Post Code | Name of Post | Grade | No. of Vacancies | Scale of Pay |
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1 | Manager (Risk) | MMGS-II | 40 | 48170-1740/1-49910- 1990/10-69810 |
2 | Manager(Credit) | MMGS-II | 100 | 48170-1740/1-49910- 1990/10-69810 |
3 | Senior Manager (Treasury) | MMGS-II | 05 | 63840-1990/5-73790- 2220/2-78230 |
TOTAL | 145 |
Conclusion
PNB Credit officer 2022 is a golden opportunity for students who are willing to join the banking industry. You can check the complete recruitment details about PNB Credit Officer in the blog above. Stay tuned to Oliveboard for all recent updates related to PNB Credit officer exam 2022.