PNB Officer Recruitment: Deadline Extended for 750 Local Bank Posts

Chandani — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 12:10:51 +0000

Punjab National Bank (PNB) is hiring 750 Local Bank Officers across 17 states, and they’re looking for graduates who know the local language. This is a premium officer role (JMGS-I) with a starting basic pay of $\text{₹}48,480$ (in-hand salary is around $\text{₹}70,000$ per month, let’s be real).

Key Deadlines & Fees

Event	Date
Registration Closes	December 1, 2025
Online Test (Tentative)	December 2025 / January 2026
Fee (General/OBC/EWS)	$\text{₹}1180$
Fee (SC/ST/PH)	$\text{₹}59$

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The Job & The Catch

This LBO role is essentially a Relationship Manager/Customer Acquisition profile at the branch level, focusing on sales targets, customer service, and promoting digital products. It is a demanding, ground-level Officer position.

Here’s the kicker: Local Language Proficiency is mandatory. You can only apply for one state, and you must be proficient in reading, writing, and speaking the state’s notified language.

Selection Process: Four Stages, High Stakes

The bank isn’t messing around. This is a multi-stage gauntlet designed to filter candidates based on both skill and local suitability.

Online Written Test: 150 marks, 180 minutes. Covers Reasoning & Computer, Data Analysis, English, Quant, and General/Banking Awareness. There is negative marking, and you must clear sectional cutoffs (General $40\%$ , Reserved $35\%$
Screening: Document verification for those who clear the test.
Local Language Proficiency Test (LLPT): Mandatory if you didn’t study the local language in Class 10 or 12. Fail this, and you’re disqualified, regardless of your other scores.
Personal Interview: 50 marks. Must score at least 25 (22.5 for SC/ST) to qualify.

The final merit list? It’s prepared based on your combined scores in the Written Test and the Interview. LLPT is purely qualifying.

The State-Wise Demand

They are heavily focused on key growth markets in the South and West.

Maharashtra: 135 vacancies (Highest)
Gujarat: 95
Telangana: 88
Karnataka: 85
Tamil Nadu: 85

Important Note: Selected candidates must execute an Indemnity Bond and will remain posted in the same state for at least nine years or until promoted to Scale IV. They want commitment.