Punjab State Cooperative Bank Recruitment 2022: Get information about the notification, release date, last date, total vacancies, eligibility criteria, syllabus, pattern, preparation tips, and tricks.
The Punjab State Cooperative Bank will announce the official notification to hire potential candidates for various posts such as Senior Managers, Managers, Information Technology Officers, Clerk-Cum-Data Entry Operators, Steno Typists. Interested candidates can fill the online form for their desired positions by visiting the official website- https://pscb.in/. Last year there are around 856 vacancies released for different posts. To get meticulous details about qualification, experience, age, nationality of the applicant, selection process, application fee, and exam date read this notification page till the end. Check below the Official PDF link:
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The Punjab State Cooperative Bank Limited had issued an official notification last year to invite online applications for the recruitment of Senior Managers, Managers, Information Technology Officers, Clerk cum data entry operators and stenotypists. There are a total of 856 vacancies for these posts. Earlier it invited online applications in prescribed proforma. For meticulous details, interested candidates can visit the official website (www.pscb.in) or can check the official notification given below:
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The Punjab State Cooperative Bank Limited had issued an official notification in the coming time to invite online applications for the recruitment of Senior Managers, Managers, Information Technology Officers, Clerk cum data entry operators and stenotypists. Now, the exam dates are released by the Punjab State Cooperative Bank. Candidates can download the official notification for the exam dates:
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Check out the below-given highlights for Punjab State Cooperative Bank Recruitment 2022:
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Organization Name
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Punjab State Cooperative Bank
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Post Name
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Senior Managers, Managers, Information Technology Officers, Clerk-Cum-Data Entry Operators, Steno Typists.
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Vacancies
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To be announced
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Extended Closing Dates
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To be announced
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Starting Date
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To be announced
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Official Site
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https://pscb.in/.
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Job Location
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Punjab
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Below mentioned are important dates on which candidates can fill-up the form for various positions.
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Events
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Date
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Notification Release Date
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will be notified later
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Starting Date of Online Application
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will be notified later
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Extended Last Date of Online Application
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will be notified later
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Exam Dates
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will be notified later
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For more details about the exam dates, you can check from the official notification that is given above.
Below mentioned is the list of last year vacancies available under different groups. So, if you are also preparing for one of these then read the table with full concentration.
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Sr. No.
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Category of Post
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No. of Vacancies
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1
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Clerk-Cum-Data Entry Operators
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739
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2
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Senior Managers
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40
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3
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Managers
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60
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4
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Steno Typists
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10
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5
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Information Technology Officers
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07
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Total
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856
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The eligibility criteria for Punjab State Cooperative Bank follows two requisites:
1. Educational Qualification:
Below mentioned is the table of basic eligibility criteria defined with qualification according to the positions:
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Post
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Qualification
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1
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Senior Manager
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Post Graduate with 50% marks from any recognized University.
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MFC, MBA 50% marks from any recognized University.
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Charted Accountant
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Graduate with 55% marks from any recognized University.
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Graduate with 50% marks and CAIIB (Both Parts)
Candidates must have passed the Punjabi Language up to Matric Standard.
Experience – Candidates must have been recruited directly as a Scale-I Officer i.e. Probationary Officer/ Management Trainee or Equivalent and Should possess a minimum five years experience of working as a Scale I or higher scale officer in any public sector bank.
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Minimum five years experience as Assistant Manager / Manager in Punjab State Cooperative Bank or any Central Cooperative Bank in the State of Punjab.
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Manager
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Post Graduate with 50% marks from any recognized University.
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MFC, MBA 50% marks from any recognized University.
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Charted Accountant
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Graduate with 55% marks from any recognized University.
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Graduate with 50% marks and CAIIB (Both Parts)
Candidates must have passed Punjabi Language upto Matric Standard.
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3
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IT Officer |
50% marks/ equivalent Grade in MA/ M.Sc. Information Technology from a recognized University.
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55% marks / equivalent Grade in B.E/ B.Tech/B.Sc. engineering degree from a recognized university in Computer Science / Information Technology / Electronics & Communication Engineering.
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Must have passed Punjabi examination of matriculation standard.
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4
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Clerk Cum Data Entry Operator
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Graduation (2nd Division) (any stream), OR Post Graduation pass (any stream) and Diploma/ Certificate (Minimum 6 months) in Computer from an Institute having ISO Certification and Should have passed Punjabi Language examination of Matriculation standard.
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5
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Steno-typist
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Graduation (2ndDivision) (any stream) OR Post Graduation pass (any stream) and Diploma/ Certificate (Minimum 6 months) in Computer from an Institute having ISO Certification and Punjabi and English Shorthand speed @ 80 w.p.m. and transcription @ 20 w.p.m. And Should have passed the Punjabi Language examination of the Matriculation standard.
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2. Age Limit:
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Minimum: 18 years and Maximum: 37 years.
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The Upper Age Limit shall be 42 years in case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Caste category or already employed in the service of another Cooperative Institution of Punjab.
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The upper age limit for the candidates employed in the Punjab State Cooperative Bank Ltd. Chandigarh and those employed in the service of District Central Cooperative Banks of Punjab shall be 47 years.
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Relaxation in the upper age limit for Ex-serviceman candidates shall be as per Punjab Govt. rules. The upper age limit in all the above cases shall be considered on the first day of January 2022 i.e. 01.01.2022.
Following below is the selection process:
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Selection will be based solely on the merit of the written test.
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There shall be no interview.
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There shall be Punjabi and English Shorthand skill tests for the post of steno-typists in addition to the written tests.
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The skill test will be a qualifying test only
Punjab State Cooperative Bank has released the official notification to conduct exams for recruitment of posts like Senior Manager, Managers, Information Technology Officer, Steno typists, and Clerk Cum Data entry operator. For each post, there is a different exam pattern as stated below:
Senior Manager
Written examination to be conducted for the post of a senior manager. Objective-type questions to be asked in the exam. The exam pattern for Senior manager post is explained below:
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Sr. No.
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Subjects
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Marks
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1
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English
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10
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2
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Quantitative Aptitude
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10
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3
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Reasoning Ability
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10
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4
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Computer Applications
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10
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5
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General Awareness
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20
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6
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Banking
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40
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Total
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100
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Manager
Objective type paper and written examination to be held for the post of manager.
Exam pattern for the Manager post is explained below:
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Sr. No.
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Subjects
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Marks
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1
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Computer Application
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10
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2
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Punjabi
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10
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3
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Reasoning Ability
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15
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4
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Quantitative Aptitude
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15
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5
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English
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15
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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35
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Total
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100
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Information Technology Officer
Written examination and objective type exam to be conducted for the Information Technology Officer. It’s exam pattern is explained as followed:
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Sr. No.
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Subjects
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Marks
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1
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Reasoning Ability
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10
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2
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Quantitative Aptitude
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10
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3
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English
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10
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4
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Punjabi
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10
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5
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Information Technology and Computer Application
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45
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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15
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Total
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100
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Clerk Cum-Data Entry Operator and Stenotypist
Written Exam and objective type paper to be held for this designation. The exam pattern for this post is described here under:
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Sr. No.
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Subjects
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Marks
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1
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Quantitative Aptitude
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15
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2
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Reasoning Ability
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15
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3
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Punjabi
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15
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4
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English
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15
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5
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Computer Application
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15
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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25
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Total
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100
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Punjab State Cooperative Bank has released the official notification to conduct exam for recruitment of posts like Senior Manager, Managers, Information Technology Officer, Steno typists and Clerk Cum Data entry operator. For each post, there is a different exam syllabus as stated below:
Senior Manager
Details of exam syllabus is elaborated as below:
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Subject
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Syllabus
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1
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English
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Error correction, Sentence rearrangement, Tenses, Fill in the blanks with modals, Articles and prepositions etc., Vocabulary, Comprehension, Antonyms, Synonyms.
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2
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Number System, HCF, LCM, Decimal Fractions, Simplification, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Unitary Method, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Average, Mensuration (2D and 3D),Data Interpretation, Algebra.
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3
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Reasoning Ability
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Verbal: Alphabet Series, Number Series, Test of Direction Sense, Problem on Age Calculation, Coding-Decoding, Arithmetical Reasoning, Number Ranking, Blood Relations, Decision Making, Analogy etc.
Non-Verbal: Mirror Images, Non-Verbal Series, Cubes and Dice, Embedded Figures, Grouping Identical Figures.
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4
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Computer Applications
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Classification of computers,Basic computer operations, output devices, input devices, Computer hardware and software, memory of computer, storage, processing of data, number system and computer languages, operating systems, networking, internet and email, maintenance and security
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5
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General Awareness
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Current Affairs (National and International), Major Financial/Economic News, Budget and Five Year Plans, Who's Who, Sports, Economy and Geography with special reference to Punjab, Awards and Honours, Science - Inventions and Discoveries, Abbreviations, History and culture with special reference to Punjab, International and National Organisations
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6
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Banking
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Impact of Government Policy and Regulation on Banking and the Financial-Services Industry, Measuring and Evaluating the Performance of Banks, Prudential Norms, Asset-Liability Management, Managing the Investment Portfolios and Liquidity Positions of Bank, Liquidity and Reserve Management, Managing and Pricing Deposit Services, Providing Loans to Businesses and Consumers, Risk Management, Balance Sheet Management, International Banking, Treasury Management, Economic analysis, Business mathematics, Human resource management, Credit management, Advanced Money, Banking and Cooperative Act.
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Manager
Details for the exam syllabus for the Manager post is explained below:
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Subject
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Syllabus
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1
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Computer Application
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Classification of computers, Basic computer operations, output devices, input devices, Computer hardware and software, memory of computer, storage, processing of data, number system and computer languages, networking, operating systems, internet and e-mail, maintenance and security.
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2
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Punjabi
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Idioms & phrases, rearrangement of sentences, Punctations, synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution, Prefix & suffix, Singular-Plural, multiple-meaning words.
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3
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Reasoning Ability
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Verbal: Alphabet Series, Number Series, Test of Direction Sense, Problem on Age Calculation, Coding-Decoding, Arithmetical Reasoning, Number Ranking, Blood Relations, Decision Making, Analogy etc.
Non-Verbal: Mirror Images, Non-Verbal Series, Cubes and Dice, Embedded Figures, Grouping Identical Figures.
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4
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Number System, HCF, LCM, Decimal Fractions, Simplification, Ratio and Proportions, Percentage, Unitary Method, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Average, Mensuration (2D and 3D), Data Interpretation, Algebra.
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5
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English
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Error correction, Tenses, Sentence rearrangement, Fill in the blanks with modals, articles and prepositions etc., Comprehension, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms.
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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Current Affairs (National and International), Major Financial/Economic News, Budget and Five Year Plans, Who's Who, Sports, Economy and Geography with special reference to Punjab, Awards and Honours, Science - Inventions and Discoveries, Abbreviations, History and culture with special reference to Punjab, International and National Organisations. The questions regarding banking and Cooperative Societies Act will be general in nature.
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Information Technology Officer
Exam Syllabus for Information Technology Officer post:
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Subjects
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Syllabus
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1
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Reasoning Ability
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Verbal Number Series, Alphabet Series, Test of Direction Sense, Coding-Decoding, Number Ranking, Arithmetical Reasoning, Problem on Age Calculation, Blood Relations, Analogy, Decision Making etc.
Non-Verbal Non-Verbal Series, Mirror Images, Cubes and Dice, Grouping Identical Figures, Embedded Figures etc.
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2
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Number System, HCF, LCM, Decimal Fractions, Simplification, Ratio and Proportions,Percentage, Unitary Method, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Distance, Time and Work, Profit and Loss, Average, Mensuration (2D and 3D),Data Interpretation, Algebra.
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3
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English
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Error correction, Tenses, Sentence rearrangement, Fill in the blanks with modals, articles and prepositions etc., Comprehension, Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms.
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4
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Punjabi
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Idioms & phrases, rearrangement of sentences, Punctations, synonyms, antonyms, one word substitution, Prefix & suffix, Singular-Plural, multiple meaning words.
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5
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Information Technology and Computer Application
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Questions on Office Applications, RDBMS - Oracle etc. shall also be included. The technical test may also cover questions on below said
Database Management (DBMS)
Internet technologies and other emerging technologies.
Networking
Web Technologies
Network Security
Basic hardware (Microprocessor, timer, ALU etc)
Programming concepts (Basics)
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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Current Affairs (National and International), Major Financial/Economic News, Budget and Five Year Plans, Who's Who, Sports, Economy and Geography with special reference to Punjab, Awards and Honours, Science - Inventions and Discoveries, Abbreviations, History and culture with special reference to Punjab, International and National Organisations.
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Data Entry Operator and Stenotypist
Exam Syllabus for the post of Clerk cum Data Entry Operator and Stenotypist is given as follows:
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Sr. No.
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Subjects
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Syllabus
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1
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Number System, Simplification, LCM, HCF, Decimal Fractions, Ratio and Proportions, Unitary Method, Percentage, Profit and Loss,Time and Distance, Time and Work, Average, Simple and Compound Interest, Algebra, Mensuration (2D and 3D), Data Interpretation.
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2
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Reasoning Ability
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Verbal Number Series, Alphabet Series, Test of Direction Sense, Coding-Decoding, Number Ranking, Arithmetical Reasoning, Problem on Age Calculation, Blood Relations, Analogy, Decision Making etc.
Non-Verbal Series, Mirror Images, Cubes and Dice, Grouping Identical Figures, Embedded Figures etc.
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3
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Punjabi
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Idioms & phrases, rearrangement of sentences, Punctations, synonyms, antonyms, one-word substitution, Prefix & suffix, Singular-Plural, multiple-meaning words.
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4
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English
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Error correction, Sentence rearrangement, Tenses, Fill in the blanks with modals, articles and prepositions etc., Vocabulary, Comprehension, Antonyms, Synonyms.
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5
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Computer Application
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Classification of computers, Basic computer operations, Computer hardware and software, input devices, output devices, memory of computer, storage, processing of data, number system and computer languages, networking, operating systems, internet and e-mail, maintenance and security.
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6
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General Awareness and Banking
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Current Affairs (National and International), Major Financial/Economic News, Budget and Five Year Plans, Who's Who, Sports, Economy and Geography with special reference to Punjab, Awards and Honours, Science - Inventions and Discoveries, Abbreviations, History and culture with special reference to Punjab, International and National Organisations.
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Here given below is the details of the Salary Structure for different Posts:
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Sr.No.
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Post
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Pay Matrix and Minimum Pay Admissible as per the Punjab Govt. FD letter dated 17.07.2020.
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1
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Senior Manager
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35400
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2
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Manager
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29200
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3
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Information Technology Officer
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25500
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4
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Clerk Cum Data Entry Operator
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19900
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5
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Steno-typist
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21700
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For the application of posts as given above candidates are required to apply online by clicking on the link given below or can visit the official website.
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Candidates should fill the application form with valid details.
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For the completion of the form, candidates need to upload important documents.
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After that, they are required to submit the application fees.
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The next step is to click on Final Submission.
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They need to print the application form for further reference.
The online application link for the Punjab State Co-operative bank has been deactivated. Candidates can get information about the exam dates whenever the exam dates is out.
Click here to apply online (link has been deactivated)
Here given below are some of the preparation tips that are useful for the aspirants.
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Collect appropriate study material to prepare for the exam. Choose study material according to exam syllabus.
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Practice maximum mock tests to analyze your performance. Solving mock tests can help you simulate exam experience.
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Device a strategic timetable for effective preparation of the exam. Give equal importance to all subjects while preparing for the exam.
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Fight shy of distractions, temptation to distractions can cost you your success. Try not to scroll social media while studying for the exam.
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Go through previous year question papers of the exam to get a clear idea regarding the type of questions asked in the exam and its level of difficulty.
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Ques 1. How can I apply for this exam?
Ans. You can apply for this exam online by visiting its official website and you need to make an online payment for registration.
Ques 2. May I know the selection procedure for this exam?
Ans. PSCB is conducting a written exam in which objective-type questions will be asked. Moreover, the exam pattern and exam syllabus is different for every post.
Ques 3. Can graduates apply for this exam?
Ans. Yes, graduates can apply for the post of clerk cum Data entry operator and Stenotypist. Additionally, graduates should have passed the Punjabi Language examination in 10th standard. For stenotypists, a graduate must know English and Punjabi shorthand speed at 80 w.p.m. and transcription at 20 w.p.m.
Ques 4. How can I pay the application fee?
Ans. You need to pay an online examination fee with the help of a debit card or credit card.
Ques 5. Is there any essential experience required for any post?
Ans. For the post of Senior Manager, there is a requirement of essential experience. Candidate must have been recruited directly as a scale-I officer i.e. PO/ MT or higher scale Officer in any public sector bank or equivalent and should possess a minimum of five years’ experience of working as Scale I or any Central Cooperative Bank in the State of Punjab or Minimum of five years’ experience as Assistant Manager/Manager in Punjab State Cooperative Bank or a Minimum of 5 years experience as Grade-A Officer in NABARD/RBI.
Ques 6. What is the age eligibility to apply for the PSCB exam?
Ans. Any candidate between the age limit of 18 to 37 years can apply for this exam.
Ques 7. What are the minimum marks required to crack this exam?
Ans. Candidates need to score 40% marks in the written examination. For SC/ST category minimum marks required to qualify marks will be 35%.
Ques 8. May I know the last date of online registration for PSCB recruitment?
Ans. The last date for online registration is 4th June 2022.