PUNJAB NATIONAL BANK RECRUITMENT-CLERK / ENGINEER VACANCIES 2010
Punjab National Bank (PNB)
(A Government of India Undertaking)
Head Office:
7,Bhikaiji Cama Place,
New Delhi-110066
About PNB :
With over 38 million satisfied customers and 4668 offices, PNB has continued to retain its leadership position among the nationalized banks. The bank enjoys strong fundamentals, large franchise value and good brand image. Besides being ranked as one of India’s top service brands, PNB has remained fully committed to its guiding principles of sound and prudent banking. Apart from offering banking products, the bank has also entered the credit card & debit card business; bullion business; life and non-life insurance business; Gold coins & asset management business, etc.
Since its humble beginning in 1895 with the distinction of being the first Indian bank to have been started with Indian capital, PNB has achieved significant growth in business which at the end of March 2009 amounted to Rs 3,64,463 crore. Today, with assets of more than Rs 2,46,900 crore, PNB is ranked as the 3rd largest bank in the country (after SBI and ICICI Bank) and has the 2nd largest network of branches (4668 including 238 extension counters and 3 overseas offices).During the FY 2008-09, with 39% share of low cost deposits, the bank achieved a net profit of Rs 3,091 crore, maintaining its number ONE position amongst nationalized banks. Bank has a strong capital base with capital adequacy ratio as per Basel II at 14.03% with Tier I and Tier II capital ratio at 8.98% and 5.05% respectively as on March’09. As on March’09, the Bank has the Gross and Net NPA ratio of only 1.77% and 0.17% respectively. During the FY 2008-09, its’ ratio of priority sector credit to adjusted net bank credit at 41.53% & agriculture credit to adjusted net bank credit at 19.72% was also higher than the respective national goals of 40% & 18%.
Job Details : Applications are invited for following Posts :
Designation : Officer (Civil Engineer)
No of Posts : 04
Grade : JMG Sclae-I
Pay Scale : 10000-470/6-12820-500/3-14320-560/7-
18240*
Age Limit : 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
Qualification : B.E./B.Tech Degree in Civil Engineering from a University recognized by Govt. of India.
Designation : Officer (Electrical Engineer)
No of Posts : 03
Grade : JMG Sclae-I
Pay Scale : 10000-470/6-12820-500/3-14320-560/7-
18240*
Age Limit : 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
Qualification : B.E./B.Tech Degree in Electrical Engineering from a University recognized by Govt. of India.
Designation : Officer (Architect)
No of Posts : 02
Grade : JMG Sclae-I
Pay Scale : 10000-470/6-12820-500/3-14320-560/7-
18240*
Age Limit : 30 years as on 01/01/2010.
Qualfication : B. Arch Degree from a University recognized by Govt. of India and should have membership of Council of Architecture
Designation : Clerks
No of Posts: 1246
Age Limit: 20-25 years as on 01/01/2010
Pay Scale : 4410-215/3-5055-335/3-6060-470/4-
7940-500/3-9440-560/4-11680-970/1-
12650-560/1-13210**
Qualification : Graduate in any discipline with 50% marks OR equivalent qualification, and working knowledge of MS Office.
Relaxation in Educational Qualifications for SC/ST/EXSM/PH Candidates:
Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University, and working knowledge of MS Office.
Relaxation in Age : SC/ST- 5 years, OBC-3 years, Kashmir migrant -5 years, PH – 10 years and officers from rural bank-5 years
NOTE:
a) The educational qualifications prescribed for the post are minimum. Candidates must
possess above qualifications/work experience as on opening date of registration, and
must submit marks sheet & Degree issued from the University and necessary experience certificate from the employer if called for interview.
b) Work experience for post codes 01, 02 & 03 should be full-time, post-qualification
and relevant to the post.
NOTE:
- Candidates belonging to reserved categories for which no vacancy has been announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for Unreserved/General
- The recruitment for post code 04 (Clerk) would be on State-wise basis. Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State only, and have to appear for the examination from a centre for that particular State. Possessing knowledge of local language of the state for which candidate is applying is desirable.
- As the reservation for VI/HI/OC and Ex-Servicemen candidates is on horizontal basis, theselected candidates will be placed in the appropriate category to which the candidate belongs. The definitions of the categories of disability shall be as per Govt of India guidelines. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ physically challenged
- candidates at all offices/branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the posts identified by the Bank as suitable for them.
Eligibilty Criteria :
A candidate must be either i) a Citizen of India or ii) a subject of Nepal or iii) subject of Bhutan or iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary, may be admitted to the examination/interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection, the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility Certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India.
Process of Selection :
For Post Codes 01, 02 and 03 Selection will be through Written Test and Interview and for the post code 04 (Clerk) the selection will be through Written Test and/or Interview. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms would not entitle a candidate to be called for Test or Interview. The Bank may call only the requisite number of candidates after preliminary screening/short-listing with reference to the candidates’ qualifications, suitability, experience etc.
The Written Test for the post codes 01, 02 & 03 will be held on Sunday, 4th April 2010 at Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai & Kolkata centres only.
The written test for the post codes 01, 02 & 03 will be Objective type. The questions will be printed in bilingual i.e. English and Hindi except for the Test of English. The written test will include Objective Tests of Professional Knowledge, Reasoning, English & Quantitative Aptitude.
The Written Test for the post of clerks will be held on Sunday, 4th April 2010 at the centres mentioned at point No. 9
The Written Test for the post of clerk will be Objective and Descriptive type.
The questions in objective test Paper will be printed in bilingual, i.e. English and Hindi except for the Test of English. The written test will include Objective Tests of Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude, Marketing & Computer and Descriptive Test in English Composition.
Bank, however, reserves the right to cancel any of the above mentioned Centres and/ or add some other Centres, depending upon the response of the candidates, administrative feasibility, etc.
The Candidates will have to appear for the written examination at the allotted Centre for the State for which he/she has applied at their own expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury or losses etc. of any nature.
No request for change of centre will be entertained.
The date of the test is tentative. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through the call letters for the examination.
Submission of Application :
a) Procedure for Depositing Fee:
The application fee must be paid in cash, separately for each post at any branch of Punjab National Bank. Before depositing the fee, the candidate must download a copy of the Cash voucher from our website www.pnbindia.com. The voucher will be in duplicate. The following details must be entered into both copies of the voucher:
(i) Candidate’s name, (ii) Candidate’s category, (iii) Name and code no. of the Branch
selected for payment, (iv) Date of payment and (v) Fee to be paid (vi) post applied for.
Thereafter, the voucher is to be presented at the Branch, along with the application fee. After payment, the candidate must ensure that the transaction id generated is entered into the voucher. The candidate’s copy of the voucher will then be handed over to him/her.
Payment of fee should be made on or before 18th February, 2010 in any branch of PNB.
No Fee will be accepted by any other mode. The date will be the same for candidates
belonging to far-flung areas.
b) Procedure to Apply:
Candidates should log onto our website www.pnbindia.com (Recruitment Section) The candidates must apply online only.
The transaction Id provided by the Branch after payment must be quoted in the application and the Original Cash voucher must be produced along with the call letter at the time of the written test.
Application registration on our website will be open from 25.01.2010 to 18.02.2010. The last date for registering applications On-Line is 18.02.2010.
The candidate should have a valid email id. This will enable him/her to receive call letter/ interview advice etc. by email.
Candidates should keep a printout of the completed application. The original Cash Voucher and Call Letter is to be surrendered at the Examination Hall. An Information Handout will be sent to the candidates along with the call letter for written test.
Important Dates:
Opening Date for Online Registration : 25th Jan 2010
Closing Date for Online Registration : 18th Feb 2010
Date of Written Examination for The Post of Clerk: 4th April 2010
For details click : http://pnbindia.in/english_web/advertisement_HRD.pdf
http://pnbindia.in/english_web/pnb_recruit.htm
