NABARD Grade A 2022
NABARD Grade A 2022 Notification Out: National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has published the official notification inviting online applications from interested and eligible candidates for 170 vacancies of Grade ‘A’ assistant manager posts in Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS)/ Rajbhasha Service on 18th July 2022. The NABARD Grade A Online Application link has been opened from 18th July to 07th August 2022. The aspiring candidates who were waiting for the release of NABARD Grade A Notification 2022 must go through all the details of the recruitment drive. The Candidates will have to undergo a selection process divided into three stages namely: Prelims, Mains, and a Personal Interview. Bookmark the article for all the latest updates & details like application process, vacancy, application fee, etc.
NABARD Grade A 2022 – Overview
NABARD Grade A Notification PDF has been released on 18th July 2022 announcing 170 vacancies of Assistant Manager. Candidates can check all the important details & highlights from the overview table given below.
| NABARD Grade A Notification 2022 – Overview | |
| Organisation | National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Post | Grade A Assistant Manager |
| Vacancy | 170 |
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| NABARD Grade A Notification | 18th July 2022 |
| NABARD Grade A Apply Online | 18th July to 07th August 2022 |
| Official website | www.nabard.org |
NABARD Grade A 2022 Notification
The NABARD Grade A Notification 2022 for the recruitment of Grade A Assistant Manager has been published on 18th July 2022 on the official website www.nabard.org. The direct links for detailed notification have been mentioned below.
NABARD Grade A (RDBS & Rajbhasa) Notification PDF- Click to Download
NABARD Grade A (P & SS) Notification PDF- Click to Download
NABARD Grade A Vacancy 2022
The vacancy for the NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022 for the Grade A Assistant Manager posts has been released along with the NABARD Grade A Notification 2022. This year, 170 vacancies of Assistant Manager has been announced.
| S.No | Post Name | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| I. | Assistant Manger(RDBS) | ||||||
| 1. | General | 33 | 12 | 06 | 21 | 08 | 80 |
| 2. | Agriculture Engineering | 01 | – | 01 | 02 | 01 | 05 |
| 3. | Fisheries | 01 | – | 01 | – | – | 02 |
| 4. | Forestry | 01 | – | – | 01 | – | 02 |
| 5. | Land Development/Soil Science | 01 | 01 | – | – | 01 | 03 |
| 6. | Plantation/Horticulture | 01 | 01 | – | – | – | 02 |
| 7. | Civil Engineering | 01 | – | – | 01 | 01 | 03 |
| 8. | Environmental Engg/Science | 01 | 01 | – | 02 | – | 04 |
| 9. | Finance | 11 | 05 | – | 11 | 03 | 30 |
| 10. | Computer/Information Technology | 10 | 04 | – | 09 | 02 | 25 |
| 11. | Agri Marketing/Agri Business Management | 01 | 01 | – | – | – | 02 |
| 12. | Development Management | 01 | 01 | – | – | 01 | 03 |
| II | Assistant Manager(Rajbahsha) | 04 | 01 | 01 | 01 | – | 07 |
| III | Assistant Manager(P&SS) | 01 | – | – | 01 | – | 02 |
| Total | 68 | 27 | 09 | 49 | 17 | 170 |
NABARD Grade A Apply Online Link
The NABARD Grade A Online registration process has been started on 18th July 2022 as mentioned in the NABARD Grade A Notification 2022. The last date to apply online is 07th August 2022. The Candidates interested in the posts can apply from the official website or from the direct link provided below.
NABARD Grade A 2022 Apply Online Link- Click to Apply
NABARD Grade A Application Fee
The Application Fee for the NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022 is tabulated below post-wise
| NABARD Grade A 2022 – Application Fees | ||
| Category | General | SC/ST/PWD |
| Grade A (RDBS & Rajbhasha) | Rs. 800 | Rs. 150 |
| Grade A (P & SS) | Rs. 750 | Rs. 100 |
NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022 – Eligibility Criteria
NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022 has a list of minimum qualifications that every applicant must go through and ensure their eligibility with respect to minimum educational qualifications, age limit and many more which are explained in detail below:
NABARD Grade A Educational Qualification(as on 01/07/2022)
The minimum educational qualifications for assistant managers in grades A are detailed below:
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKING SERVICE) (RDBS)
(i) General
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree, MBA/PGDM with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate
OR
CA/ CS/ICWA OR PhD from Institutions recognized by GOI/UGC
(ii) Agriculture
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/ Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University / Institution.
(iii) Agriculture Engineering
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Postgraduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.
(iv) Animal Husbandry
Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate.
(v) Fisheries
Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate
OR
Postgraduate degree in Fisheries Science with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate.
(vi) Forestry
Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Postgraduate degree in Forestry with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate.
(vii) Plantation/Horticulture
Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree in Horticulture with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate.
(viii) Land Development-Soil Science
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 60% marks (PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks (PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University / Institution.
(ix) Water Resources
Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology/Applied Hydrology or Geology/Applied Geology with Hydrogeology /Irrigation /Water Supply & sanitation as one of the subjects with 60% marks (PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree in Hydrology/Applied Hydrology or Geology/Applied Geology with Hydrogeology /Irrigation /Water Supply & sanitation as one of the subjects with 55% marks in aggregate (PWBD applicants 50%) from a recognized University.
(x) Finance
BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%)
OR
Two years full-time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full-time MBA (Finance) degree with 55% (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 50%) from Institutions / Universities recognized by GoI /UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline. Candidates will be required to submit a certificate from Institution/University regarding specialization in finance
OR
Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) OR Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
OR
CFA.
(xi) Computer and Information Technology:
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate
OR
a post-graduate degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate from a recognized university.
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RAJBHASHA)
(i) Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university in English or Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) or equivalent in aggregate
AND
(ii) PG Diploma in Translation (minimum one year) in Hindi to English and vice-versa from any recognized University. Candidates must have studied English and Hindi as subjects in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
OR
Master’s Degree in HINDI with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%). Candidates must have studied English as a main/ elective subject in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
OR
Master’s Degree in ENGLISH with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%). Candidates must have studied Hindi as a main/elective subject in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course. Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa.
NOTE: All educational qualifications should have been obtained from Universities / Institutions incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section – 3 of UGC Act 1956.
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Protocol & Security Service)
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate
OR
Post Graduate degree, MBA/PGDM with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate
OR
CA/ CS/ICWA OR PhD from Institutions recognized by GOI/UGC.
NABARD Grade A Age Limit(01/07/2022)
The upper and lower age limit as per the various posts is given in the table below:
| S. No. | Name of the Post | Lower age Limit (in years) | Upper Age Limit (in years) |
| 1 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rural Development Banking Service) | 21 | 30 |
| 2 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rajbhasha Service) | 21 | 30 |
| 3 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Protocol & Security Service) | 25 | 40 |
NABARD Grade A 2022 – Selection Process
The Selection process of NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager includes the three stages as given below-
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
NABARD Grade A 2022 Exam Pattern
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 2022
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam is of qualifying nature and the candidates will be shortlisted for Mains Exam based on the sectional and overall cut-off marks.
| S.No. | Name of Test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | 120 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| 3. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| 4. | General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| 5. | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| 6. | Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| 7. | Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 | ||
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2022
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.
| Paper | Subjects | Type of Paper | Total Marks | Duration |
| Paper-I | General English | Descriptive | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper-II | Varies According to the Post | Multiple Choice Based | 100 | 90 minutes |
NABARD Grade A 2022 Syllabus
The NABARD Grade A syllabus is segregated into prelims and mains. The candidates must get complete knowledge of the topics to land the aspired job. The NABARD Grade A syllabus for prelims comprises the subjects such as Reasoning Ability, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, and Quantitative Aptitude. The NABARD Grade A mains syllabus comprises an online descriptive test [objective], and an online objective test [descriptive].The candidates must follow appropriate strategies to grab the desired post.
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NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022 – Salary Structure
The Salary Structure for NABARD Grade A post is tabulated below.
| NABARD Grade A Salary Structure | |
| Basic Pay | Rs.28150/- |
| Payscale | 28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)–46600–EB-1750(4)-53600- 2000(1)-55600 |
| Monthly Gross Emoluments | Rs. 70000 |
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NABARD Grade A 2022 – FAQs
Q1. What is the full form of NABARD?
Ans. NABARD stands for National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Q2. Is NABARD Grade A Notification 2022 released?
Ans Yes, NABARD Grade A Notification 2022 has been released on 18th July 2022.
Q3. What is the date to submit NABARD Grade A Online Application Form 2022?
Ans. The Apply Online dates for NABARD Grade A are from 18th July 2022 to 07th August 2022.
Q4. What is the Date of the NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam 2022?
Ans The NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam is expected to be conducted in September 2022.
Q5. How many vacancies have been released under NABARD Grade A Notification 2022?
Ans. A total of 170 vacancies have been released under NABARD Grade A Notification 2022.
Q6. What is the selection process for NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022?
Ans. The candidates have to qualify in Prelims, Mains, and Interview to get selected for Grade A Officer posts in NABARD. There will be only interview round for NABARD Officer in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS).