Punjab National Bank,
Human Resources Development Division 
Head Office, 7, 
Bhikaiji Cama Place, 
New Delhi -110066

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit www.pnbindia.in or refer to the Emloyment News dated 20 August 2016, page no. 34

Closing Date for On-line Registration (Including for Candidates from Far-Flung Areas): 09.09.2016 

Post: Specialist Officers
No. of posts: 191, out of which 02 for Visually Impaired
Scale: MMG Scale-II
Pay Scale: 31705-45950/-
Age: 25-28 years
Qualification: B.E./ B Tech. Degree in Computer Science/Computer Science  & Engineering/ Computer Engineering /Computer Science & Technology/ Information Technology from a University /Institute recognized by Govt. of India or its regulatory Bodies.
Age relaxation: 10 years for PH candidates.

Visually Impaired (VI): The visually impaired persons are those suffering from blindness or low vision. 

Blindness – refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions: 

a) Total absence of sight (b) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses (c) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse. 

Person with low vision – means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction, but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or
execution of a task with appropriate assistive device. 

Degree of Disability: Degree of disability will be as per Govt. of India guidelines. 

Use Of Scribe by PWD candidates: 

Guidelines for Persons With Disabilities using a Scribe:- 

The visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe during the on-line examination.

In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply: 
 
The candidate will have to arrange his own scribe at his/her own cost. 

The same scribe cannot be used by more than one candidate. In addition, the scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the examination under this recruitment process. If violation of the above is
detected at any stage of the process, candidature for this recruitment process of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. 

The scribe should be from an academic stream different from that stipulated for the post.

Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfil any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the on-line examination. 

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for additional/compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination. 

Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of examination. 

This facility will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination. 

APPLICATION FEE: Rs. 50/- for PwD candidates.

Candidates will have to produce original Caste/ Disability/relevant certificates at the time of interview, failing which his/her candidature will be cancelled. OBC candidates availing reservation will have to produce OBC certificate with Non-creamy layer clause at the time of interview & an undertaking in the prescribed format regarding non creamy layer status as on closing date of registration. The competent authority for issue of Caste/Disability certificate has been defined at point No. 8 below. The certificate issued by only those competent authorities authorized to issue Caste/Disability certificate will be acceptable.

Candidates belonging to OBC category but coming under creamy layer and/or if their caste does not find place in Central List are not entitled to OBC reservation. They should indicate their category as General in the Online application form. 

HOW TO APPLY:-

 Candidates are first required to go to the Bank’s website www.pnbindia.in and click the option “CLICK HERE TO APPLY ONLINE” to open the On-Line Application Form.