National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development comes out with a lot of different recruitment opportunities for the people who want to be a part of this organization and want to take the preliminary examination and the main examination conducted by this organization. Given below we are sharing some of the most important specifications related to the NABARD Grade A 2024. We will also share with all of you the important specifications related to the Notification, Apply Online, Eligibility & Syllabus.
NABARD Grade A 2024
There are a lot of different vacancies available by the organization of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development through which the candidates will be able to serve the organization as NABARD Grade 2024. The candidates can fill up the application form available on the official website and they will be eligible to take the preliminary and the main examination in order to be selected by the organization. The candidates can check out the official notification released by the authorities to prepare for the entrance examination.
Details Of NABARD Grade A
| Name | NABARD Grade A |
| Launched by | National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Job Name | Assistant Manager in Grade A |
| Number of jobs | Various Vacancies |
| Official site | https://www.nabard.org/careers-notices1.aspx?cid=693&id=26 |
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Important Dates
| Important Events | Dates (Tentative) |
| Last Date of Online Application Process | To Be Announced |
| Last Date of Online Application process | To Be Announced |
| Prelims Exam Date | 19th October 2024 |
| Admit Card Released | Start Date of Online Application Process |
| NABARD Grade A Mains Exam | 1st September 2024 |
| NABARD Grade A Interview | To Be Announced |
NABARD Grade A Vacancy Details
The following vacancies are available in this recruitment:-
| Post | Vacancies |
| Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rural Development Banking Service) | 155 (Including PWBD) |
| Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rajbhasha Service) | 06 (Including PWBD) |
| Total | 161 |
- NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager (RDBS) Vacancies
| S. No. | POST / DISCIPLINE | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | TOTAL | PWBD |
| I | AM (RDBS) | |||||||
| i) | General | 31 | 10 | 05 | 22 | 06 | 74 | 07@ |
| ii) | Agriculture | 05 | 02 | 01 | 04 | 01 | 13 | |
| iii) | Agriculture Engineering | 01 | 01 | – | 01 | – | 03 | |
| iv) | Animal Husbandry | 01 | 01 | – | 01 | 01 | 04 | |
| v) | Fisheries | 03 | 01 | – | 02 | – | 06 | |
| vi) | Forestry | 01 | 01 | – | – | – | 02 | |
| vii) | Plantation/Horticulture | 02 | 01 | – | 02 | 01 | 06 | |
| viii) | Land Development/Soil Science | 01 | – | – | 01 | – | 02 | |
| ix) | Water Resources | 01 | – | – | 01 | – | 02 | |
| x) | Finance | 08 | 03 | 01 | 06 | 03 | 21 | |
| xi) | Computer/Information Technology | 06 | 03 | – | 04 | 02 | 15 | |
| AM (RDBS) – Total | 60 | 23 | 07 | 44 | 14 | 148 | ||
| II | AM( Rajbhasha) | 02 | 01 | 01 | – | 01 | 05 | 01# |
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Application Fees Of NABARD Grade A
You must submit the following application fees while applying for the recruitment:-
| Category | Application Fee | Intimation Charges | Total |
| For SC/ST/PWBD | – | Rs. 150 | Rs. 150 |
| All Others | Rs. 650 | Rs. 150 | Rs. 800 |
Eligibility Criteria
The applicant must follow the following age criteria to apply for this recruitment:-
- The applicant must be above the age of 21 years
- Candidate must be below the age of 30 years.
- The candidates should not be born before 02-01-1991 and not later than 01-01-2000.
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Age Relaxations
The following Age relaxation will be provided to the candidates while applying for this recruitment:-
| Category | Age Relaxation |
| SC/ST | 05 Years |
| Ex-servicemen | 05 Years |
| OBC | 03 Years |
| A person with disabilities (General) | 10 years |
| A person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 15 years |
| A person with disabilities(OBC) | 13 years |
NABARD Grade A Educational Qualification
The applicant must follow the following educational qualifications to apply for this recruitment:-
| Posts | 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. ORCA/CS/CWA with bachelor’s degree OR 2-year full-time P.G. Diploma in Management /full-time MBA degree from Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. |
| General Agriculture | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or PG in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate. |
| Agriculture Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or PG in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. |
| Food Processing | Bachelor’s degree / BE / B.Tech. in Food Processing /Food Technology with 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or PG in Food Processing /Food Technology with 50% marks (SC/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/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or PG in Agriculture/Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University. |
| Environment | Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science/Environmental Engineering as a subject with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or PG 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 any discipline with Associate membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Membership of ICSI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2021. |
| Chartered Accountant | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained. |
| Company Secretary | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Membership of ICSI must have been obtained. |
| 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 |
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NABARD Grade A Salary Structure
The following salary will be provided to the candidates applying for this recruitment:-
- The starting salary of NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) is ₹ 28,150/- per month on the scale of 28150-1550(4) -34350-1750(7) – 46600 –EB – 1750(4)- 53600-2000(1)-55600 applicable to Officers in Grade ‘A’ along with other benefits. At present, the initial monthly gross emoluments are approximately ₹ 61,000/.
Allowances Offered
The following allowances will be provided to the candidates selected in this recruitment:-
- Dearness Allowance
- Local Compensatory Allowance
- House Rent Allowance
- Grade Allowance
NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern
The applicant must follow the following examination pattern to take the entrance examination:-
- Preliminary Examination
| Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks |
| Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 |
| Decision Making | 10 | 10 |
| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development (with a focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
- Mains Examination
| Exam | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| Paper I (Descriptive Test) | General English: The analytical and drafting abilities of the candidate will be assessed through this Paper comprising essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing & letter writing. | 3 | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper-II (Specific Stream Paper) | Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) – Objective | 30 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| Paper on related discipline – Descriptive | 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each and 2 of 10 marks each] | 50 | 90 minutes |
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NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus
The applicant must hold the following examination syllabus in order to take the entrance examination:-
- For Prelims
| Section | Syllabus |
| English | Reading comprehension, Cloze test, Sentence improvement, Spotting the errors, Fill in the blanks, Sentence rearrangement, One word out, Fillers- Single/ Double, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary based questions. |
| Reasoning | Puzzles (Seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, floor-based), Syllogism, Data sufficiency, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Inequality, Miscellaneous Questions, Input-Output, Blood relations, Coding-Decoding, Series completion, Order and Ranking, etc. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equations, Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Profit & Loss, SI & CI Interest, Data Sufficiency, Partnerships & Discounts, Ratio and Proportion, Problems on Ages, Mensuration, Percentage, etc. |
| General Awareness | Current Affairs (Agriculture Focused), Banking Awareness and Economy (Agriculture Focused), Agricultural Insurance, Important people in the news, Sports News, Appointments, etc. |
| Computer | Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, History of computer & generations, Abbreviations, Shortcuts, Computer Terminology, Operating system, etc. |
| Economic and Social Issues | Nature of Indian Economy, Structural and Institutional features, Economic underdevelopment, Opening up the Indian Economy, Globalisation, Economic, Reforms in India– Privatisation, Inflation, Employment Generation in India – Rural and Urban, Measurement of Poverty – Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government, Population Trends – Population, Growth and Economic Development – Population Policy in India, Agriculture Industry, Rural banking and financial institutions in India, Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector, Globalisation of Economy, Social Structure in India, Education, Social Justice. |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | Agriculture, Agronomy, Classification of field crops, Factors affecting crop production, Agro-Climatic Zones, Cropping Systems, Problems of dryland agriculture, Seed production, seed processing, seed village, Meteorology, Soil and Water Conservation, Water, Resource, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Ecology, and Climate Change, Present Scenario of Indian, Agriculture and Allied activities, Rural Development, Rural population in India, Panchayati Raj Institutions. |
For Grade-A Mains
- Economic & Social Issues- Nature of Indian economy, Inflation, Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India, Population Trends, Agriculture, Industry, Rural banking and financial institutions in India, Globalization of Economy, Social Structure in India, Education, Social Justice, and Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged.
- Agriculture & Rural Development- Agriculture, Soil and Water conservation, Water Resources, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Husbandry, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Agriculture Extensions, Ecology and Climate Change, Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture & Allied activities, and Rural Development.
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Previous Year Cut-Off Marks
The applicant must go through the following previous year cut off marks to prepare for the entrance examination:-
- NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off 2024
| CATEGORY | RE | EL | CK | GA | ES | AR | QA |
| (20) | (40) | (20) | (20) | (40) | (40) | (20) | |
| SC, ST, OBC, PWBD | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| EWS, UNRESERVED | 2.25 | 8.50 | 3.25 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
- Discipline & Category-wise Overall Cut Off for NABARD Grade A
| DISCIPLINE | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | PWBD | |||
| Category-B | Category-C | Category-A | Category-E | ||||||
| AM (RDBS) | |||||||||
| General | 98.50 | 92.00 | 104.00 | 95.75 | 118.50 | 51.00 | – | 77.75 | 31.00 |
| General Agriculture | – | 62.25 | 82.25 | 61.75 | 99.50 | ||||
| Agriculture Engineering | 62.50 | – | 82.25 | – | 96.50 | ||||
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 33.25 | 71.00 | – | 87.75 | ||||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 70.50 | 33.50 | – | – | 88.25 | ||||
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 49.50 | 22.25 | 48.75 | – | 82.00 | ||||
| Agriculture Marketing/ Agribusiness Management | – | – | 56.25 | – | 71.00 | ||||
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 26.50 | – | 45.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 55.50 | – | 72.75 | 31.00 | 93.75 | ||||
| Information Technology | 74.50 | 50.75 | 69.25 | 34.75 | 94.25 | ||||
| Chartered Accountant | 37.00 | 36.50 | 37.75 | 44.25 | 57.50 | ||||
| Company Secretary | 50.25 | – | 47.25 | – | 50.25 | ||||
| Finance | 31.75 | 32.75 | 25.75 | 35.25 | 65.50 | ||||
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 27.50 | # | 66.25 | ||||
| Statistics | – | – | 33.25 | – | 61.50 | ||||
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 23.75 | 25.00 | – | – | 34.25 | – | 25.00 | – | – |
| AM (Legal) | 36.75 | 28.50 | – | – | 84.50 | – | – | – | – |
- Grade A Mains Cut-off Marks 2024
| DISCIPLINE | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | PWBD | |||
| Category-B | Category-C | Category-A | Category-E | ||||||
| AM (RDBS) | |||||||||
| General | 116.75 | 115.25 | 117.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 | 91.00 | – | 110.00 | NA |
| General Agriculture | – | 100.00 | 112.00 | 103.50 | 117.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Engineering | 101.00 | – | 108.50 | – | 125.25 | ||||
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 84.50 | 106.25 | – | 119.50 | ||||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 107.00 | 82.00 | – | – | 117.50 | ||||
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 107.25 | 101.50 | 114.75 | – | 124.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Marketing/Agri businessManagement | – | – | 105.00 | – | 110.00 | ||||
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 93.00 | – | 103.00 | ||||
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 129.00 | – | 137.00 | 123.25 | 145.75 | ||||
| Information Technology | 102.50 | 100.50 | 97.25 | 93.75 | 113.75 | ||||
| Chartered Accountant | 97.25 | @ | 102.75 | 97.75 | 110.50 | ||||
| Company Secretary | 106.75 | – | 99.25 | – | 119.50 | ||||
| Finance | 109.50 | 102.25 | 103.25 | 100.75 | 122.50 | ||||
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 116.25 | 105.50 | 139.25 | ||||
| Statistics | – | – | 108.25 | – | 122.00 | ||||
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 119.75 | 98.75 | – | – | 131.50 | – | 110.50 | – | – |
| AM (Legal) | 114.00 | 89.75 | – | – | 121.50 | – | – | – | – |
NABARD Grade A Exam Centres
The examination will be held in the following examination centres as selected by the authorities:-
- Preliminary Exam
| States/UTs | Cities |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair |
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Assam | Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh-Mohali |
| Chattisgarh | Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raipur |
| Goa | Panaji-Mapusa |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana | Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Ambala |
| Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Kangra |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Samba, Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Hubli-Dharwad, Hassan, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam/Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Pallakad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Amravati, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Chandrapur, Solapur, Dhule |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shilong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi-NCR |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Rourkela |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok- Bardang |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Erode, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana | Hyderabad/Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand | Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani |
| West Bengal | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
- Mains Exam
| Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar | Bhopal | Bhubaneshwar |
| Chandigarh – Mohali | Chennai | Guwahati |
| Hyderabad | Jaipur | Jammu |
| Srinagar | Kolkata | Lucknow |
| Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane | Delhi – NCR | Patna |
| Pune | Raipur | Ranchi |
| Shillong | – | – |
NABARD Grade A 2024 Application Procedure
To apply for the recruitment you will have to follow the simple procedure given below:-
- The candidates will first have to visit the official website of the organisation by clicking on the link given here
- The various recruitment opportunities available in the organisation will open on your screen.
- You can click on the advertisement of your choice to download the advertisement for the recruitment opportunity.
- You have to click on the Apply Online button
- The application form will open on your screen
- You have to fill in all of the details and upload all of the documents.
- Successfully submit the application form and you will be eligible for the job