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The PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025 has been released along with the official notification of the PNB SO Recruitment 2025. The eligibility criteria include nationality, age limit, and educational qualification which the candidates must fulfill before applying for the offered posts. The candidates need to fit into the criteria set by the recruitment authority because if they are not eligible their application form will be rejected, and they won’t be able to participate in the upcoming recruitment process.
PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025
Check the overview of the PNB SO Eligibility Criteria here. This year 350 posts of Specialist Officer has been released for the candidates and currently, the application process is ongoing.
| PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025 Overview | |
| Organization | Punjab National Bank |
| Post Name | Specialist Officer |
| Vacancy | 350 |
| PNB SO Selection Process | Online Exam, Interview |
| PNB SO Exam date 2025 | To Be Released |
| PNB SO Qualification | Varies according to posts |
| PNB Official Website | @pnbindia.in |
PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025: Nationality
The candidates must ensure that they fall within the following nationality criteria for the PNB SO exam. Candidates must be:
- a Citizen of India or
- a subject of Nepal or
- a subject of Bhutan or
- A Tibetan Refugee who came to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanent settlement
- A Person of Indian Origin (PIO) who has migrated from Burma, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, or East African countries of Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Ethiopia, or Malawi, with the intention of permanent settlement in India. The nationality eligibility should be as per Indian Govt. rules.
PNB SO Eligibility Criteria 2025: Age Limit
According to the PNB SO Eligibility Criteria, the age limit of the candidates is 21-38Â years. Candidates belonging to the reserved category have been provided some age relaxation as per the rules. The post-wise age limit is given below.
| PNB SO Post-wise Age Limit | |
|
Name of the Post
|
Age Limit (as on 01.01.2025)
|
| Officer (Credit) |
21 years – 30 years
|
| Officer (Industry) |
21 years – 30 years
|
| Manager (IT) |
25 years – 35 years
|
| Senior Manager (IT) |
27 years – 38 years
|
| Manager (Data Scientist) |
25 years – 35 years
|
| Senior Manager (Data Scientist) |
27 years – 38 years
|
| Manager (Cyber Security) |
25 years – 35 years
|
| Senior Manager (Cyber Security) |
27 years – 38 years
|
| PNB SO Age Relaxation | |
| 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 Eligibility Criteria 2025: Qualification
Candidates applying for various posts can check their educational qualifications here.
| PNB SO Post | Qualification |
| Officer Credit | CA/CMA/CFA from ICWA
Or Full-time Post-Graduation Degree/ Diploma in |
| Manager-Forex | Full-time MBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent with specialization in Finance/ International Business from any Institute/ College/University recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Manager-Cyber Security | Full-time degree in B.E./B. Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Engineering or Full-time degree in M.C.A. from any Institute/ College/University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/ UGC with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Senior Manager-Cyber Security | Full-time degree in B.E./B. Tech in Computer Science/ Information Technology/ Electronics and Communications Engineering or Full-time degree in M.C.A. from any Institute/ College/University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/AICTE/ UGC with a minimum of 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Officer Industry | B.E./ B. Tech. in streams of Electrical/ Chemical/ Mechanical/ Civil/ Textile/ Mining/ Metallurgy from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Officer Electrical Engineer | B.E./ B. Tech. or equivalent in Electrical Engineering from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Officer Civil Engineer | B.E./ B. Tech. or equivalent in Civil Engineering from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Officer Architect | B.Arch. or equivalent from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| Officer Economics/Manager | Full-Time Graduation Degree with Economics as a Main subject from University recognized/approved by Govt. bodies/ UGC. |
| Manager/Sr. Manager Data Scientist | 1(a). Full-time degree in B.E./ B. Tech./ M.E./ M. Tech. in Computer Science from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. And 1(b). 6-month Certification (from any of the below-mentioned list of Institutes) in Data Analytics/ Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. Or 2. Full-time Post Graduation Degree in Statistics from a University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ UGC with a minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. Or 3. Full-time degree in B.E./ B. Tech./ M.E./ M. Tech. in Data Science/ Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning from any Institute/ College/ University recognized/ approved by Govt. bodies/ AICTE/ UGC with minimum 60% marks or equivalent grade. |
| PNB SO Important Links: | |
| PNB SO Syllabus | PNB SO Notification 2025 |
| PNB SO Salary | |
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