Exam Name | NABARD 2023 |
Conducting Authority | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
Exam Level | National |
Exam Conducted | Once a year |
Post | — |
Application Mode | Online Mode |
Exam Mode | Online Mode |
Category | Bank Exams |
Official Website | www.nabard.org |
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Events | Dates |
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Notification Released | July 2023 |
Application Form Released | To be announced |
Last Date To Apply | To be announced |
Closure for editing application details | To be announced |
Last date for printing your application | To be announced |
Online Fee Payment | To be announced |
Prelims Admit Card | To be announced |
Prelims Exam Date | To be announced |
Prelims Result | To be announced |
Mains Exam Date | — |
Mains Result | — |
The Application form has been released for Nabard Recruitment 2023. Candidates can follow the given below steps:
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Category | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’( RDBS & Rajbhasha), | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) | Manager in Grade ‘B’ (RDBS) |
General Category | Rs. 800/- | Rs. 750/- | Rs. 900/- |
SC/ ST/ PWD | Rs. 150/- | Rs. 100/- | Rs. 150/- |
Post Name | Total Vacancy |
Assistant Manager (Rural Development Banking Service) | 148 |
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rajbhasha Service) | 05 |
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Protocal & Security Service) | 02 |
Manager in Grade ‘B’ (Rural)(Development Banking Service) | 07 |
Total | 162 |
Post | Educational Qualification |
General | Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks |
General Agriculture | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks |
Agriculture Engineering: | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% mark |
Food/Dairy Processing | Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks |
Land Development-Soil Science | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50% marks |
Environmental Engg/Sciences | Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering with 50% marks |
Agriculture marketing | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 50% marks |
Geo Informatics | BE/B.Tech/BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50% marks |
Agricultural Economics/Economics | Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50% marks |
Information Technology | Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks |
Chartered Accountant | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). |
Company Secretary | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). |
Finance | BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50% marks |
Human Resource Management: | BBA (Human Resource Management)/ BBM (Human Resource Management)/ BMS ((Human Resource Management) with 50% marks |
Statistic | Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics with 50% marks |
Nabard Recruitment 2023 Exam Pattern & Syllabus for Assistant Manager & Development Assistant mention below:
Here you can see the information NABARD Exam Pattern for the Grade A & B Phase 1 Preliminary exam:
Test Name | No. Of Questions | Marks | Exam Duration |
Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | 2 Hours |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
English Language | 40 | 40 | |
General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
Economic and Social Issues | 40 | 40 | |
Agriculture & Rural Development | 40 | 40 | |
Total Marks | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Paper | Grade A | Type of Paper | Total Questions | Total Marks | Duration | Remarks |
Paper I | General English | Online Descriptive | 3 | 100 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using a keyboard |
Paper-II | Economic & Social Issues/ Stream Specific Paper | Objective | 30 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
Descriptive Type | 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] | 50 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards) |
Test Name | No. Of Questions | Marks | Exam Duration |
Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | 2 Hours |
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
English Language | 40 | 40 | |
General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
Economic and Social Issues | 40 | 40 | |
Agriculture & Rural Development | 40 | 40 | |
Total Marks | 200 | 200 | 2 Hours |
Paper | Grade A | Type of Paper | Total Questions | Total Marks | Duration | Remarks |
Paper I | General English | Online Descriptive | 3 | 100 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using a keyboard |
Paper-II | Economic & Social Issues | Objective | 30 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
Descriptive Type | 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] | 50 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards) | ||
Paper-III | Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management | Objective | 30 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
Descriptive Type | 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] | 50 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards) |
Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of the NABARD Grade-A Exam for the preliminary as well as the main phase separately.
Name of Section | Topics asked |
Reasoning Ability | Puzzles & Seating arrangement, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Miscellaneous Questions, Inequality, Blood relations |
Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretations, Mathematical Inequalities, Quadratic Equations, Simplification/ Approximation, Number Series, Arithmetic Questions, Data Sufficiency, Quantity Comparisons |
English Language | Reading Comprehension, New pattern questions, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the blanks, Para Jumbles, Cloze test, Spotting the errors, Sentence rearrangement |
General Awareness |
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Computer Knowledge |
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Phase II of the Exam consists of an Online Objective test & Online Descriptive Test.
This will comprise of Essay, Precise writing, Comprehension, Report writing, Paragraph Writing, and Business/Office Correspondence.
Nature of Indian Economy | Structural and Institutional features, Privatization, Opening up the Indian Economy, Economic Underdevelopment, Economic Reforms in India, Globalization |
Inflation | Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. |
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India | Rural and Urban, Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government, Measurement of Poverty |
Population Trends | Population Growth and Economic Development, Population Policy in India. |
Agriculture | Characteristics / Status, Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit, Agricultural performance, Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture, Issues in Food Security in India |
Industry | Industrial and Labour Policy, Public Sector Enterprises, Industrial performance, Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development |
Rural banking and financial institutions in India | Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector. |
Globalization of Economy | Role of International Funding Institutions, Regional Economic Co-operation, IMF & World Bank, WTO |
Social Structure in India | Multiculturalism, Urbanization, and Migration, Social Infrastructure, Health and Environment, Demographic trends, Gender Issues Joint family system, Education |
Education | Status & System of Education, Educational Policy for India, Educational relevance and educational wastage, Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy |
Social Justice | Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Socio-economic programs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. |
Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged | Social Movements, Human Development, Indian Political Systems |
Agriculture | Definition, meaning and its branches, Classification of field crops, Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy, Agro Climatic Zones, Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village, Precision Farming, Organic farming, Factors affecting crop production, Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems, Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory, System of Crop Intensification |
Soil and Water Conservation | Major soil types, Watershed management, Fertilizers, Soil fertility, Soil conservation, Soil erosion |
Water Resource | Irrigation Management, Major, medium and minor irrigation, Sources of irrigation, Command area development, Types of irrigation, Micro-irrigation, Crop-water requirement, Water conservation techniques, Irrigation pumps |
Farm and Agro Engineering | Farm Machinery and Power, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godown, bins, and grain silos, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels, Farm Ponds, Water harvesting structures, Agro-Processing |
Plantation & Horticulture | Definition, meaning, and its branches, Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops, Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops |
Animal Husbandry | Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy, Common terms about different species of livestock, Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility, Common terms about poultry production and management, Animal husbandry methods in India, Utility classification of breeds of cattle The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India, Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming. |
Fisheries | Fisheries resources, Aquaculture- Inland and marine, Post-harvest technology, Common terms about fish production, Management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine, Biotechnology, Importance of fisheries in India |
Forestry | Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry, Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015, Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics, Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management |
Agriculture Extensions | Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies. |
Ecology and Climate Change | Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, sustainable management, and conservation, Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, Carbon credit, Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, Funding mechanisms for climate change projects, Climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihoods, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC. |
Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities | Recent trends, Viability of agriculture Factors of Production in agriculture, Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security, Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance, Agricultural Finance and Marketing, Concept, and Types of Farm Management. |
Rural Development | Concept of Rural Area, Importance and role of the rural sector in India, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy, Causes of Rural Backwardness, Occupational structure, Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce, Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy, Issues and challenges in Hand-looms, Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India, Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working, Rural population in India, Problems, and conditions of rural labor, MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swatch Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA, and other rural development programs. |
Development of Economics | Measures of development, Role of subsidies, Importance of agriculture, Development issues in India, Economic Development Models, Importance of savings and investment, Terms of trade in agriculture |
Statistics | Basic statistical concepts, Frequency distribution, Relative dispersion, Elementary Probability, Summarizing of data, Sampling, Axiomatic Approach, Measures of Central Tendency, Correlation, Regression, Sampling Methods, Relative Frequency Approach, Analysis of frequency distribution, Time Series Analysis. |
Finance | Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions, Financial system- features, characteristics, and issues, Union Budget; Project finance, Infrastructure financing, Sources of capital, Development finance, Private and Social Cost-Benefit significance of development finance, Banking and Financial Institutions in India, Microfinance, its significance, and importance, Concept of project cycle management, Financial Inclusion |
Management | Its nature and scope, Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling, Leadership, Communication, The Management Processes, The Role of a Manager in an Organisation, Human Resource Development |
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The minimum qualifying marks that are needed for the hiring of the individual is called cut-off. Below mentioned is the Cut-off from the previous year’s data
Category | Expected Cut-off |
UR | 64-68 |
OBC | 60-64 |
SC | 56-60 |
ST | 52-56 |
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