NABARD Recruitment 2020: Check Grade A Mains Exam Dates, Result, Syllabus

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NABARD Recruitment 2020: National Bank For Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) this year is recruiting Grade A Officers and the preliminary examination for NABARD Grade A Officer has already been conducted. The mains exam which is stage-2 for NABARD Officer Grade A recruitment has been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in the nation and the new or revised date for NABARD Grade A Mains exam has not been announced yet. NABARD has released the prelims result or the list of candidates shortlisted for the main exam. You can check all important details regarding NABARD Recruitment Exam Date, Admit Card, Results in this article given below.

Students are advised to follow bankersadda and the official website of NABARD for further notice regarding the recruitment.

NABARD also known as National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development conducts various examinations annually to recruit staff in the Apex Development Financial Institution of India. Some of the prominent exams are as follows:

  1. NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’)
  2. NABARD Manager (Grade ‘B’)
  3. NABARD Development Assistant
  4. NABARD Office Attendant

Being one of the prestigious Banking Exam, NABARD attracts thousands of candidates every year who wish to be a part of the reputed Banking Sector. The headquarters of National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development is situated in

Mumbai.

This apex financial institution of India has its branches all across the country and looks after the planning, operations and managing policies that accelerate the face of agriculture and economic condition of rural areas in India.

NABARD Office Attendant

NABARD Office Attendant 2020 was conducted recently for the recruitment of 73 vacancies.  10th Standard (S.S.C/ Matriculation) from the concerned State/ UT from a recognized board. Candidate should be domicile of the State/UT coming under the Regional Jurisdiction of the Regional Office to which he/she is applying for and should have valid ID proof of the same.

NABARD Grade A Result 2020 for Prelims Exam has been released by NABARD. NABARD Grade ‘A’ Result 2020 will be declared after each phase of the exam has been conducted. The result for preliminary exam has been declared first followed by the result of mains exam. The merit list will be prepared in the descending order of the marks obtained by candidates in the final interview round.

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2020 Exam Dates

The dates of Preliminary exam for RDBS posts is 25th February 2020. For the post of NABARD Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) there is only Interview expected to held in March 2020.

The date of Main Exam for the posts of RDBS would be announced separately on the official website of NABARD. Below is the complete schedule of NABARD Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ 2020.

EventsDates
Commencement of Online RegistrationJanuary 15, 2020
Last Date To Apply OnlineFebruary 3rd, 2020
Closure of editing application detailsFebruary 3rd, 2020
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam (For RDBS post)25th February 2020
NABARD Grade A Mains ExamWill be announced later
NABARD Grade A Interview Date( For post of P&SS)Delayed due to COVID-19

NABARD Grade ‘A’ official notification 2020 was released on the official website nabard.org There are overall 154 vacancies in NABARD Assistant Manager 2020. .

Number of Vacancies in Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ (P & SS)  – 150

Number of Vacancies in Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) – 04

NABARD Grade A Notification 2020: Check Here

NABARD Grade A 2020 Vacancies

NABARD has released a total of 154 vacancies for various posts. The following is the detailed bifurcation among P & SS and RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal vacancies:

Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS)

S. NoPostTotal Vacancy
1Assistant Manager (P & SS)4

Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal service)

S. NoPostTotal Vacancy
1Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General69
2Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General Agriculture4
3Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Engineering3
4Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Food/ Dairy Processing3
5Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Land Development – Soil Science3
6Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Environmental Engg/Sciences4
7Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management2
8Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Geo Informatics2
9Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Economics/Economics5
10Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Information Technology12
11Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Chartered Accountant8
12Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Company Secretary3
13Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Finance16
14Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Human Resource Management3
15Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Statistics2
16Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha)8
17Assistant Manager (Legal)3
Total150

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern

NABARD Office Attendant exam consists of two stages i.e. prelims followed by mains.

NABARD Office Attendant Prelims Exam Pattern

SectionNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
Numerical Ability3030
Reasoning3030
English Language3030
General Awareness3030
Total120120Composite Time of 90 minutes

NABARD Office Attendant Mains Exam Pattern

SectionNumber of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
Quantitative Aptitude3535
Reasoning3535
English Language3535
General Awareness5050
Total150 (as printed in official notification)150 (as printed in official notification)Composite Time of 120 minutes

Points To Remember:

  1. The candidate can apply only for ONE Post/Discipline of his / her choice.
  2. The candidate must possess the required educational qualification as on 01-01-2020. The result of final term / semester/ year examination of the required educational qualification must have been declared on or before 01-01-2020.
  3. Bachelor’s Degree in a particular discipline means that the candidate must have studied that discipline as main subject in all the semesters / years of respective degree course and it must be mentioned in the Degree Certificate issued by the University/Institute.

Educational Qualification:

General:

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Ph.D. OR Chartered Accountant /Cost Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor’s degree OR Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.

General Agriculture:

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/ Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.

Agriculture Engineering:

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.

Food/Dairy Processing:

Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%)in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.

Land Development-Soil Science:

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.

Environmental Engg/Sciences:

Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.

Agriculture marketing/Agri.Business Management:

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Two years full time Post Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/MBA in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.

Geo Informatics:

BE/B.Tech/BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or ME/M.Tech/MSC degree in Geoinformatics with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university.

Agricultural Economics/Economics:

Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50% marks
(SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in
Economics/Agriculture Economics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD
applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. %) in aggregate.

Information Technology:

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer
Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or a post graduate degree Computer Science/ ComputerTechnology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognised university.

Chartered Accountant:

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020.

Company Secretary:

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Membership of ICSI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020.

Finance:

BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance) degree from Institutions / Universities recognised by GoI /UGC OR Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%)

Human Resource Management:

BBA (Human Resource Management)/ BBM (Human Resource Management)/ BMS (Human Resource Management) with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management in HRM/HR / Full time MBA degree in HRM/ HR from recognised University / Institute.

Statistics:

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in
aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Statistics with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university

Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RAJBHASHA)

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university in English/Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate OR Bachelor’s Degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with a minimum of 50% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate. Candidate must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa. OR Post Graduate Degree from a recognised university in Hindi with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate and English as a compulsory/elective subject at Graduation level OR Post Graduate Degree in English with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) and Hindi as a main subject at Graduation level. Candidate must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa.

Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (LEGAL SERVICE)

Bachelor’s Degree in Law recognized by Bar council of India for the purpose of enrollment as an Advocate with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST applicants – 45%) or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/years OR LLM Degree with a minimum of 45% (SC/ST applicants – 40%) or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/year.

Experience Required for Assistant Manager (P And SS): (as on 01-01-2020):

He/she should be an officer with a minimum of five years’ of Commissioned service in the Army/Navy/Air Force holding a valid Ex-Serviceman Identity Card.

Age For Assistant Manager (P And SS) (as on 01-01-2020):

The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 01-01-2020, i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1999.

NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam Pattern: RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal Service

Prelims Exam Pattern:

The preliminary exam pattern is same for all three- RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal Service

S. No.SubjectsMaximum Marks
1Test of Reasoning20 Marks
2English Language40 Marks
3Computer Knowledge20 Marks
4General Awareness20 Marks
5Quantitative Aptitude20 Marks
6Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India)40 Marks
7Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India)40 Marks
Total Marks200 Marks

Mains Exam Pattern:

In the Main exam, the Paper-1 is same for all three posts RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal Service, but the Paper-2 is different according to the stream

RDBS- Main Exam Pattern

S. No.SubjectsMaximum MarksDuration
1Paper I (Descriptive Test)100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
2Paper II- MCQFor General Stream- Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) For other streams- according to specialised discipline in RDBS100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
Total200 Marks3 Hours

Note: Paper-2 will be according to specialised discipline in RDBS

Rajbhasha- Main Exam Pattern

S. No.SubjectsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Paper I (Descriptive Test)100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
2.Paper II- MCQProficiency in Hindi including Translation from English to Hindi and Vice versa100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
Total200 Marks3 Hours

Legal Service- Main Exam Pattern

S. No.SubjectsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Paper I (Descriptive Test)100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
2Paper II- MCQInterpretation of various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters and good experience in drafting various types of documents.100 Marks1 Hour 30 Minutes
Total200 Marks3 Hours

As per the notification there is no sectional timing in NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam. There will be sectional and overall cut offs for both Phase-I and Phase-II.

Interview Process

Candidates selected in the Mains exam will appear in the third and final round of the Interview. This round will be of 25 marks. As mentioned in the notification the calling ratio for the interview round will be 1:5

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2020

The following is the Syllabus for the Prelims Examination, Phase-I of NABARD 2020 recruitment for the posts of Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) / Rajbhasha Service / Legal Service in Grade ‘A’.

AB
i) Test of Reasoning – 20 marksAlphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, Direction Sense, Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input Output, Coding Decoding, Logical Reasoning
ii) English Language – 40 marksCloze test, Fillers, Spotting the errors, Para Jumbles, New pattern questions, Idioms and phrases, Word Rearrangement, Column Based questions, Sentence improvement, Paragraph Completion, Grammar, Reading Comprehension
iii) Computer Knowledge –20 marksHistory of Computers, Basics of computers, basic definitions, hardware and software, internet, computer security and cyber security, abbreviations, input and output devices
iv) General Awareness – 20 marksCurrent Affairs: Sports, National, International, Appointments, Schemes, Awards, Summits, Agreements,Committee, Obituaries, Business, Defense, Economy, Books and Authors, State News, Important Days, Science and Technology, Reports and Ranking, Miscellaneous, Banking/Economy Current AffairsBanking/ Financial Awareness, Static Awareness
v) Quantitative Aptitude – 20 marksMensuration, Partnership, Average, Ages, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Speed Time Distance, Boat & Stream, Trains, Simple Interest and Compound Interest, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Number System, Mixture & Allegation, Pipes & Cistern, Probability, Permutation & Combination, Data Interpretation, Quantity Based, Data Sufficiency, Simplification, Approximation, Quadratic Inequalities, Number Series, Caselet
vi) Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marksClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
vii) Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marksClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF

Paper-I- (Common for Grade ‘A’ – RDBS, Rajbhasha and Legal)

General English: (Descriptive – writing skills – online through key board). This will be a test of descriptive paper on General English comprising Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence.

Paper-II (MCQ) – RDBS

AB
GeneralClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
General AgricultureClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Agriculture EngineeringClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Food/Dairy ProcessingClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Land Development-Soil ScienceClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Environmental Engg/SciencesClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Agriculture marketing/Agri.Business ManagementClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Geo InformaticsClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Agricultural Economics/EconomicsClick Here to Download Syllabus PDF
Information Technologywill be uploaded soon

Paper-II (MCQ) – Rajbhasha

Paper-II (MCQ) – Legal

NABARD Grade A 2020 Application Fee

The following is the fees structure for various posts and category for NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2020:

Application fees for RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal Services:

CategoryApplication FeeIntimation charges etc.Total
General/ OBCRs 650Rs 150Rs 800
SC/ ST/ PWBDNilRs 150Rs 150

Application fees for P And SS post:

CategoryApplication FeeIntimation charges etc.Total
SC/ STNIL100/-100/-
All others650100/-750/-

*Exclusive of applicable GST

NABARD recruits Development Assistants at regular intervals through an online evaluation process known as NABARD Development Assistant. In 2019, 91 vacancies were released.

Age Criteria-

Minimum Age -: 18 Years (as on 01-09-2019)

Maximum Age -: 35 Years (as on 01-09-2019)

Educational Qualifications-

Development Asssistant 2019

A candidate requires a Bachelor’s degree in any disclipline with aggregate of 50% of marks. The result of the candidate should have declared before 01.09.2019. Passing marks 40% is set for the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC/PWBD).

Development Assistant 2019

A candidate require Hindi or English as a elective subject or main subject in graduation with minimum of 50% of aggregate marks. There is a relexation in marks for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD. There aggregate is fixed at passing marks.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam Pattern

Preliminary Examination

Preliminary stage is objective in nature and carries a total of 100 marks and 60 minutes time duration.

Sr. No.SubjectNo. of QuestionsMaximun marksDuration
1Qunatitative Aptitude3030
2Reasoning Ability3030
3English Language4040
Total10010060 minutes

Mains examination

Mains examination of NABARD Development Assistant consist of 5 subjects and is objective in nature. It carries 200 marks in total.

Sr. No.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Quantitative Aptitude3030
2Reasoning Ability3030
3General Awareness5050
4Computer Knowledge4040
5English LanguageEssay, precis writing, Report/ Letter writing5030 minutes
Total200120 minutes

Development Assistant (Hindi)

Prelims Examination

Preliminary Examination is conducted online and is objective in nature. The pattern is as follow:

Sr.No.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning Ability3030
2Hindi Knowledge (Professional)3030
3English Language4040
Total10010060 minutes

Mains Examination

Mains examination is also conducted online and is objective in nature except the english language section which is descriptive in nature. It is total of 120 minutes duartion out of which 90 minutes are fixed for objective paper and 30 minutes are fixed for descriptive paper of english language. The pattern is as follows:

Sr.No.SubjectsNo. of questionsMaximum MarksDuration
1Reasoning Ability2020
2Hindi Knowledge (Professional)5050
3General Awareness4040
4Computer Knowledge4040
5English LanguageEssay, Precis writing, Letter/Report writing5030 minutes
Total100100120 minutes

NABARD Grade ‘B’ Manager

NABARD recruits Grade ‘B’ Manager thorugh a common evaluation process. NABARD Grade ‘B’ Manager recruitment was held in the year 2019 for the recruitment of 87 posts.

Manager (RDBS) – General: Educational Qualification

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/ PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate from a recognized university or Ph.D.

NABARD Grade B: Exam Pattern

Manager in Grade ‘B’

(RDBS)Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam)Objective Type: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
i) Test of Reasoning – 20 marks
ii) English Language – 40 marks
iii) Computer Knowledge –20 marks
iv) General Awareness – 20 marks
v) Quantitative Aptitude – 20 marks
vi) Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) –40 marks
vii) Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marks
Duration: 120 Minutes Composite Time – Total 200 marksPhase II – Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive
patternPaper – I (Writing skills online through key board) General English: (Descriptive)
Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 Mark
The analytical and drafting ability of the candidate shall be assessed from the Descriptive
English paper through essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing &
Letter writing.
Paper–II (MCQ) Economic and Social Issues and Agri. and Rural Development (with focus
on Rural India) for General Posts
Duration: 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Mark
Paper–III (MCQ) Development Economics, Statistics, Finance & Management
Duration: 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Mark

Phase III – Interview

Applicants qualifying in the Phase-II Examination and securing sufficiently high rank in merit
shall be short-listed for interview.
Marks for Interview : 40 Marks

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2020: FAQ

Q1: How many types of exams are conducted by NABARD?
ANSWER: The 4 major exams conducted by NABARD are:

  1. NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’)
  2. NABARD Manager (Grade ‘B’)
  3. NABARD Development Assistant
  4. NABARD Office Attendant

 

Q2: How many notifications have been rolled out by NABARD in 2020 (As on 4th Feb)?
ANSWER: Two official notifications have been rolled out (as on 4th feb)

  1. NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’)
  2. NABARD Office Attendant

Q3: What is eligibility criteria of NABARD Exams?
ANSWER: The eligibility criteria of NABARD exams varies from post to post.

 

Q3: From Where can I get latest job notifications regarding NABARD?
ANSWER: You can view latest job notifications regarding banking, insurance & NABARD from

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