PSB (
Punjab & Sind Bank) recruitment notification 2012 had come out few days back for
800 Clerks called "Single Window Operators –“A”. As per the notification, Online submission of form starts from 2nd May and the last date to apply online for Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 is 18th May, 2012.
You can
click here to download here to download Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 Notification.
This clerk recruitment notification by Punjab & Sind Bank is a part of the recruitment process being carried out by 19 major PSU banks of India, based on
IBPS CWE Clerk 2011 score. This Common Written Exam 2011 for Clerks was held on 27.11.2011 and the result was declared on 29th Feb, 2012. So far six banks have issued recruitment notification for a total of 8182 clerks. You can find details about this from my following exclusive blog posts:
Andhra Bank: 600 clerks,
Dena Bank: 1090 Clerks,
Bank of India: 3149 clerks
Bank of Baroda: 2000 clerks &
Bank of Maharashtra: 543 Clerk
Punjab & Sind Bank: 800 clerks.
Rest 13 of the PSU banks are very shortly going to follow these recruitment notification for clerks. The number of total Clerk vacancies through IBPS CWE Clerk 2011 should be more than 20,000.
If you have been following this blog, you must have come to know that recruitment of PO based on IBPS CWE PO 2011 is still on progress and fifteen banks (out of the nineteen) have so far issued recruitment notification for
16712 PO jobs. You can find a detailed article on this in my previous blog article titled:
IBPS CWE Score Cut-off for PO Bank-wise: for all banks.
This blog post of mine apprises you about the important information contained in the Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Recruitment Notification 2012 to help you apply for the same and also some Punjab & Sind Bank Interview Question Prep material towards the end.
Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Vacancy 2012:
There are 800 Clerk vacancies in Punjab & Sind Bank as per the notification with category-wise vacancies as given below:
SC: 178, ST: 32, OBC: 178, TOT: 412
You can find the state-wise category-wise vacancies in Punjab & Sind Bank in page-1 of the notification. This State-wise vacancy is very important as you have to apply for the clerk positions state-wise and you should be able to read, write, speak local language of that state. Moreover you should have appeared IBPS CWE 2011 from a centre of that state for which vacancies you want to apply.
Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Salary:
Salary (i.e. Pay-scale) offered by Punjab & Sind Bank for these Clerk positions is Basic Pay: Rs.7200 – 19300 with other benefits like DA, HRA, etc Approx salary per month with this pay scale is Rs. 13,800/=.
Punjab & Sind Bank Eligibility for Clerks:
Age Eligibility (as on 01.08.2011): Min 18 yrs, Max 28 yrs. (Relaxations exists as per Govt rule).
Educational Qualification Eligibility
Minimum 60% aggregate marks (55% for SC/ ST/PWD/Ex-Servicemen) in Class-XII or its equivalent.
OR
Graduate degree in any discipline from a recognized university.
OR
Diploma in Banking recognized by Central/ State/ UT Govt.
Other Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Eligibility:
1.0 You should have appeared IBPS CWE 2011 from a centre in that State/UT for which you wish to apply.
2.0 You should be able to read, write and speak official language of that state.
3.0 Candidates with Computer Knowledge will be given preference.
IBPS CWE Cut-Off for Punjab & Sind Bank Clerks:
Punjab & Sind Bank has not specified the IBPS Score cut-off for Clerks like other banks. You just need to have a valid IBPS Score card.
Selection Process for Punjab & Sind Bank Clerks:
Based on the CWE scores of the applicants received by Punjab & Sind Bank, it is going to shortlist the candidates for personal interview.
There are 100 marks for Interview. For General category candidates, you should score minimum 40% of Interview marks to qualify. For the Interview cut-off % age is 35% Reserved categories. The Final merit list would be prepared by totaling the marks scored in IBPS & marks scored in Punjab & Sind Bank Interview. The weightage for written test score & interview marks will be 85% & 15% respectively.
Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Recruitment 2012 Online Form:
You can apply for Punjab & Sind Bank (Punjab & Sind Bank) Clerk Recruitment 2012 only online, There is no offline form. The online form would be available from 2nd May to 18th May, 2012.
How to apply online has been given in detail in section-"11. How to Apply” in page-8 of the Notification. Also you will need
this Cash Voucher if you want to pay the application fee off-line at any branch of Punjab & Sind Bank.
Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk Interview Question:
This blog has excellent materials to help you prepare for the Punjab & Sind Bank Interview with a list of Interview questions
click here to visit this article, which tells you what are the requirements an interviewer looks for in you. It also gives you an interesting YouTube video telling you how you can also analyze an interviewer and hence be prepared for it. And than it gives you a list of 99 interview questions, which are most repeated in every other interview! These questions helps you prepare yourself.
You should also be ready to face questions on "What is Punjab & Sind Bank", as the interviewer would want to know how much interested you are for this job. So go through
this About us page of Punjab & Sind Bank and
also the Wiki page on PSB.

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Hope with above information on Punjab & Sind Bank Clerk recruitment you can not only apply with ease but also get that coveted Punjab & Sind Bank job easily. Best wishes!
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