Punjab National Bank’s officers’ federation says a revised technical promotion notification dated 29 October 2026 raised the reported number of Scale IV posts from 30 to 43 and Scale V posts from 3 to 16. The federation also says three Scale IV vacancies were allocated to agricultural officers after an earlier zero allocation. The underlying internal bank notification was not independently retrieved.
What the officers’ federation says changed
The All India Punjab National Bank Officers’ Federation (AIPNBOF) has reported changes to Punjab National Bank’s technical-stream promotion vacancies. In a report published on 2 November 2026, Kanal quoted federation general secretary Krishna Kumar about an initial notification dated 17 October, a federation representation made on 19 October, and a revised notification dated 29 October 2026.
According to the union’s account, the revised notification increases the available posts and broadens the number of specialist streams included. This is important to officers seeking promotion through a technical stream. However, Branch Wale did not independently obtain the underlying bank-issued promotion notification; the numbers below therefore remain attributed to the federation rather than presented as a separately verified official vacancy schedule.
Reported vacancies before and after the revision
| Promotion level | Initial notification, as reported | Revised notification, as reported | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scale IV | 30 posts, 9 technical streams | 43 posts, 14 technical streams | 13 additional posts; 5 more streams |
| Scale V | 3 posts, 2 technical streams | 16 posts, 9 technical streams | 13 additional posts; 7 more streams |
The figures are vacancy allocations for promotion consideration, not a statement that 43 or 16 officers have already been promoted. No complete merit list, final selection outcome or implementation schedule was established in the inspected material.
Why agricultural officers were mentioned
The federation said the first notification allotted no Scale IV technical-promotion vacancies to agricultural officers. After the representation, the reported revised notification listed three such posts. The union welcomed the move while acknowledging that the allocation was limited.
This does not establish that every agricultural officer is eligible or that three employees have secured promotion. Eligibility, qualifying service, application conditions, reservation provisions and actual selections must be checked against the applicable bank instructions and candidate-specific records.
What technical-stream officers should check
Officers working in specialised functions should verify the applicable promotion stream, their scale and cadre, the relevant cutoff date, and the bank’s formal HR notification before relying on any figures for their own application. The federation’s description of the revised numbers is useful context, but it is not a replacement for the authenticated promotion circular.
What is and is not independently confirmed
The verified reporting establishes that AIPNBOF publicly described the revised vacancy distribution and its earlier representation. The complete original 17 October and 29 October PNB notifications were not independently accessed for this report; neither were final selection results or an official PNB clarification. The reported position is therefore marked as an attributed federation account, not a definitive interpretation of every technical-promotion condition.
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