PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK INVITES ONLINE APPLICATIONS FOR THE POST – Local Bank Officer (LBO)
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| PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK HUMAN RESOURCES DIVISION, HEAD OFFICE PLOT NO. 4, SECTOR 10, DWARKA, NEW DELHI – 110075 Local Bank Officer (LBO) – 545 Posts | |||||||||||
| Important Dates | Fees | ||||||||||
| Opening Date of Online Registration 20/07/2026 Closing Date of Online Registration 09/08/2026 | SC/ST/PwBD category candidates Rs. 50/- + GST @18% = Rs. 59/- (only postage charges) All Others (General/OBC/EWS) Rs. 1000/- + GST @18% = Rs. 1180/- | ||||||||||
| Age | |||||||||||
| Min.: 20 Max.: 30 Re;axation od Upper Age Limit | |||||||||||
| Educational Qualification | |||||||||||
| Candidate should be a Graduate in any discipline from a University/ Institution recognized /approved by Government of India or its regulatory bodies. The candidate must possess valid Mark-sheet /Degree Certificate that he/ she is a graduate on the day he/ she registers and indicate the percentage of marks obtained in Graduation while registering online. | |||||||||||
| Candidates must be proficient (reading, writing & speaking) in the specified local language of the state for which they are applying, as mentioned in the State – wise vacancy table. The Local Language Proficiency Test shall be conducted by an external agency. | |||||||||||
| Experience (Post Mandatory Educational Qualification): Candidates must possess a minimum of one-year post – qualification work experience in Clerical/ Officer Cadre in any Scheduled Commercial Bank or Regional Rural Bank listed in Second Schedule of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Act, 1934, amended from time to time. One advance increment in pay shall be payable for each prior completed year of service to such selected candidates, who have worked as an Officer in Scheduled Commercial Banks, subject to a maximum of 02 (two) increments, provided that the existing job profile of the candidate is similar to that of a Scale – I Generalist Officer of Punjab National Bank. Candidates who have worked with the subsidiaries of Scheduled Commercial Banks in Officer cadre will be eligible for only one advance increment provided that the existing job profile of the candidate is similar to that of a Scale – I Generalist Officer of Punjab National | |||||||||||
| Sl | Name of the Post | Grade/ Scale | Scale of Pay | ||||||||
| 1 | Local Bank Officer (LBO) | JMGS-I | 48480-2000/7-62480-2340/2- 67160-2680/7-85920 | ||||||||
| In addition to basic pay, selected candidates will be entitled to DA, CCA, HRA/ Leased Accommodation, Leave Fare Concession, Medical Insurance, Retirement Benefits and other perquisites shall be as per Bank rules. | |||||||||||
| Staewise Mandatory Language Proficiency | |||||||||||
| Sl | Name of State | Mandatory Language Proficiency | Vacancies | ||||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Telugu | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 | Gujrat | Gujrati | 77 | ||||||||
| 3 | Karnataka | Kannada | 78 | ||||||||
| 4 | Maharastra | Marathi | 67 | ||||||||
| 5 | Telangana | Telegu | 41 | ||||||||
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | Tamil | 51 | ||||||||
| 7 | West Bengal | Bengali | 80 | ||||||||
| 8 | Jammu & Kashmir | Urdu/ Dogri/ Kashmiri | 9 | ||||||||
| 9 | Ladakh | Urdu/ Purgi/ Bhoti | 2 | ||||||||
| 10 | Arunachal Pradesh | English | 4 | ||||||||
| 11 | Assam | Assamese/ Bodo | 85 | ||||||||
| 12 | Manipur | Manipuri/ Meitei | 6 | ||||||||
| 13 | Meghalaya | Garo / Khasi | 8 | ||||||||
| 14 | Mizoram | Mizo | 5 | ||||||||
| 15 | Nagaland | English | 5 | ||||||||
| 16 | Sikkim | Nepali/ Sikkimese | 5 | ||||||||
| 17 | Tripura | Bengali/Kokborok | 18 | ||||||||
| Total | 545 | ||||||||||
| SELECTION PROCEDURE | |||||||||||
| The selection process for the post of Local Bank Officer shall be conducted in four phases, namely: I. Online Written test II. Screening III. Language Proficiency Test followed by IV. Personal Interview. The Bank reserves the absolute right to decide whether all or any of these modes shall be adopted for selection for the notified post. | |||||||||||
| Online Written Test | |||||||||||
| Sl | Name of the Test | No of question | Max Marks | Duration in minutes | |||||||
| 1 | Reasoning & Computer Aptitude | 25 | 25 | 35 | |||||||
| 2 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 25 | 25 | 35 | |||||||
| 3 | English Language | 25 | 25 | 25 | |||||||
| 4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 25 | 25 | 35 | |||||||
| 5 | General/Economy/Banking Awareness | 50 | 50 | 50 | |||||||
| There will be negative marking for wrong answers. One – fourth of the marks assigned to each question will be deducted for each incorrect answer. Candidates will have to score minimum qualifying marks of 40% for General/EWS category and 35% for Reserved category in each section. | |||||||||||
| Local Language Proficiency Test | |||||||||||
| Candidates who have not studied the local language of the State for which they have applied as a subject in 10th or 12th standard will be required to appear in the Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT). The LLPT will be of qualifying nature, and candidates must secure the minimum qualifying marks as prescribed by the Bank to be considered for final selection. Candidates who do not qualify in the LLPT shall be treated as ineligible for final selection, irrespective of their performance in other stages of selection. The LLPT will assess a candidate’s reading, writing and speaking proficiency in the concerned local language. The date, time and venue of the LLPT will be notified by the Bank separately. | |||||||||||
| Personal Interview | |||||||||||
| All candidates shortlisted after qualifying the Online Written Test, including those who have studied the concerned local language in 10th/ 12th standard or those required to appear for the LLPT, shall be called for the Personal Interview. Number of candidates to be called for Interview shall be decided by the Bank based on performance of candidates in the Online Written Test and Language Proficiency Test. Personal Interview will be of 50 marks. Minimum qualifying marks in interview shall be 45% i.e. 22.50 for SC/ST candidates & 50% i.e. 25 for other candidates. Candidates who fail to obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the interview shall be disqualified from further consideration. Appearance in the interview does not confer any right to selection, and only those who qualify in the LLPT will be considered for inclusion in the merit list. | |||||||||||
| IMPORTANT LINKS | |||||||||||
| Apply Online | Click Here | ||||||||||
| Download Official Notification | Click Here | ||||||||||
| PNB Official Website | Click Here | ||||||||||
