NABARD Grade A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023
NABARD Grade A Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2023: NABARD will shortlist eligible candidates for filling 150 Assistant Manager vacancies, and the NABARD Exam is scheduled for 16th October 2023. The selection of the candidates will be done through three stages: Prelims, Mains, and Interview. NABARD Grade A Syllabus is the initial step to begin your preparation for the NABARD Recruitment Exam. The banking aspirants have to qualify for all three stages to get selected for Grade A Officer Posts.
NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023
A clear idea of the NABARD syllabus and exam pattern helps to strategize your preparation accordingly. In this article, we have provided the syllabus for Grade A. The candidates who are going to apply for NABARD Recruitment 2023 for Grade A vacancies must be familiar with the Exam Pattern, NABARD Syllabus, and Marking Scheme as this is the first step to well-defined preparation.
NABARD Syllabus 2023- Overview
Have a glimpse of the NABARD Grade A pattern and syllabus for the preliminary and mains examination, marking scheme, and other details from the below summary of the NABARD Syllabus 2023
Organisation | National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) |
Posts Name | Grade A |
Category | Syllabus |
Selection Process | Prelims, Mains, Interview |
Types of Questions | Prelims- Objective Mains- Objective & Descriptive |
Duration | Prelims- 120 minutes Mains- 90 minutes each paper |
Negative Marking | Prelims & Mains- 0.25 Marks |
Official website | www.nabard.org |
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NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2023
The NABARD Grade A prelims exam is conducted online with 200 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) with duration of 2 hours and the NABARD Grade A Mains exam comprises two papers – I, II with duration of 90 minutes each. Have a look at the detailed NABARD Exam Pattern from here.
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2023 is discussed below.
- Qualifying Section- Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and Decision Making sections are qualifying in nature.
- Merit Section- General Awareness, Eco & Soc. Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India sections are merit sections.
- Shortlisting of candidates for Mains exam will be based on the marks obtained in the Merit Section Only.
- Duration of exam- 120 minutes.
- Language- NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam 2023 will be held in English and Hindi Language.
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2023 | ||||
S.No. | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
1. | Test of Reasoning | 20 | 20 | 120 minutes |
2. | English Language | 30 | 30 | |
3. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
4. | Quantitative Aptitide | 20 | 20 | |
5. | Decision Making | 10 | 10 | |
6. | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
7. | Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
8. | Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 200 | 200 |
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2023
The NABARD Grade A Mains Examination consists of two papers. Paper I is a descriptive test on General English and Paper-II will be of multiple-choice-based questions depending on the posts selected.
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2023 for Generalist Post | ||||||
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 and Social Issues & Agriculture and Rural Development | 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) |
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2023 for Specialist Post | ||||||
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 | 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) |
NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023
The NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023 has been detailed in the table below. For a full-proof preparation strategy, the aspirants must have a thorough awareness of the syllabus topics for the examination. The updated knowledge of the syllabus is the prior step for beginning the preparation.
NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2023
Name of Section | Topics asked |
Reasoning Ability |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
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English Language |
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General Awareness | The questions in this test will be from Current Affairs and Banking and Economy, Insurance. In Current Affairs, questions can be asked from recent appointments, awards, and honors, sports, new schemes, national and international news, the latest developments in science and technology. |
Computer Knowledge | This section covers topics from various topics like Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, History of computers & generations, Shortcuts. |
NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus 2023
Check subject-wise Mains Exam Syllabus for NABARD Grade A Officer posts from here,
NABARD Grade A- Economic and Social Issues Syllabus 2023
Name of Section | Topics asked |
Nature of Indian Economy |
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Inflation | Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. |
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India |
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Population Trends |
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Agriculture |
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Industry |
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Rural banking and financial institutions in India | Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector. |
Globalization of Economy |
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Social Structure in India |
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Education |
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Social Justice |
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Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged |
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NABARD Grade A- Agriculture & Rural Development Syllabus 2023
Name of Section | Topics asked |
Agriculture |
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Soil and Water Conservation |
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Water Resource |
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Farm and Agri Engineering |
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Plantation & Horticulture |
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Animal Husbandry |
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Fisheries |
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Forestry |
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Agriculture Extensions |
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Ecology and Climate Change |
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Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities |
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Rural Development |
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NABARD Grade A- Information Technology Syllabus 2023
Subject | Topic |
Information Technology |
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NABARD Grade A Interview Round
The students who qualify Prelims & Mains exam will be eligible to appear for the interview where questions about various topics issues current affairs will be asked so as to access the students on their knowledge about the subject and their presence of mind by asking some tricky questions. A merit list is prepared each year by the National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development for the students who have cleared the exams with more than cut off marks are called for the interview rounds. The interview consists of an interview for 50 marks. Candidate may opt for Interview either in Hindi or English Language. The candidates qualifying in interview round will be called for documentation and appointment.
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