NABARD Recruitment 2022 – Apply Online for 170 Assistant Manager Posts
Important Dates
- Starting Date for Apply Online: 18-07-2022
- Last Date to Apply Online: 07-08-2022
NABARD Grade A 2022 Application Fee
The online application fee for NABARD Grade-A posts is given below:
| Category | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’( RDBS & Rajbhasha), | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) | SC/ST/PWD Grade ‘A’ |
| General Category | Rs. 800/- | Rs. 750/- | Rs. 150/- |
NABARD Grade A Vacancy 2022
This year, NABARD has introduced 170 vacancies for the posts of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) / (Rajbhasha Service) / (Protocol & Security Service). Let’s have a look at the detailed NABARD Vacancies for Grade A Assistant Manager posts to be filled through NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2022:
| NABARD Grade A Vacancy 2022 | ||
| S. No. | Post Name | Total Vacancy |
| 1 | Assistant Manager (RDBS) | 161 |
| 2 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rajbhasha) | 07 |
| 3 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) | 02 |
| Total | 170 | |
Educational Qualifications
For the post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS)
| Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) | Educational Qualifications |
| 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 Ph.D from Institutions recognized by GOI/UGC . |
| 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. |
| Agriculture Engineering | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution. |
| 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 ORPost Graduate degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate. |
| Fisheries | Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Fisheries Science with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate. |
| Forestry | Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Forestry with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-07-2021 OR CFA. |
| 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. |
For the post of 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
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(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.
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Master’s Degree in HINDI with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%). Candidates must have studied English as 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 main/elective subject in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
NOTE:
(i) Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa.
(ii) A candidate can apply only for ONE Post/Discipline of his / her choice. In case of multiple applications across or within disciplines for Grade A (RDBS), only the last application submitted will be considered valid and fee against all other applications will be forfeited.
(iii) A candidate can apply for Assistant Manager (RDBS/Rajbhasha) under only one option from among the options given in Table-1. It is clarified that candidate applying for Asst. Manager (RDBS) – General cannot apply for another discipline and vice versa. Similarly, candidates applying for Asst. Manager (Rajbhasha) cannot apply for Asst. Manager (RDBS) and vice versa.
4. PROTOCOL & SECURITY SERVICE
➤ AGE LIMIT:
Minimum Age: 25 years
Maximum Age: 40 years
Direct Recruitment for this position will be conducted by calling suitable candidates for the interview. No exam will be conducted for this position.
➤ ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- 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.
- Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers should have rendered at least five years continuous Military service and should have been released on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be completed within one year) otherwise than by way of dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency or on account of physical disability attributable to Military service or on invalid.
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NABARD Grade A Selection Process
For Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS), the candidates will be selected through Prelims, Mains, and Interview round. For Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) only interview round will be conducted for the selection process. NABARD Grade A 2022 Selection is going to be conducted as follows:
| SNo | Post/Department Name | Selection Process |
| 1 | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) | Prelims- 200 marks (120 minutes)
Mains- 200 marks (210 minutes) Interview- 50 marks |
| 2 | Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS) | Interview- 100 marks |
NABARD Grade-A Exam Pattern 2022
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern
The Preliminary Exam is an online objective test comprising of 200 marks that has to be completed in 2 hours. The Prelims Exam Pattern for NABARD Grade-A has been revised by the authority, which has been discussed below:
| Prelims Exam Test Structure for Grade A | |||
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| Sno | Sections Asked | Total Marks/ No. of Questions | Time Taken |
| 1. | Test of Reasoning | 20 | |
| 2. | English Language | 30 | A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| 3. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | |
| 4. | Quantitative Aptitide | 20 | |
| 5. | Decision Making | 10 | |
| 6. | General Awareness | 20 | |
| 7. | Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | |
| 8. | Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | ||
NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 2
Candidates can check the detailed NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022 for Phase 2 here:
NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern Generalist/Rajbhasha
The NABARD Grade A Mains Exam 2022 will be consisting of two papers. The First paper will be general English having a weightage of 100 marks with a sectional time limit of 90 minutes. The second paper will be of Economic and Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development having both objective as well as descriptive questions. Keep reading to check the complete exam pattern of the NABARD Grade A 2022 Mains Exam.
| NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern of Generalist/Rajbhasha | ||||||
| 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 keyboard |
| Paper II | Economic and Social Issues, Agriculture & 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) |
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NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern(Specialist)
Here, in the following table, NAABRD Grade A Phase 2 exam pattern is given for the Specialists Officers.
| NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern of Specliast | ||||||
| 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 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) |
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NABARD Recruitment 2022 – Salary Structure
The candidates selected for the post of Grade A posts will be provided with a handsome salary which has been tabulated below:
| NABARD Grade A Salary 2022 | |
| Basic Pay | Rs. 28,150/- p.m. |
| Pay-scale | 28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)–46600–EB-1750(4)-53600-2000(1)-55600 |
| Additional Allowances | Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance, reimbursement of expenses for maintenance of vehicle for official purpose, newspaper, internet, telephone charges, book grant and Grade Allowance. Initial Monthly Gross Salary – Rs. 70,000/-. |
NABARD 2022 Cut Off
The official cut-off marks for the NABARD Grade A are decided by the officials after each stage of the recruitment process. NABARD Grade A cut off 2022 will be released after the exam is successfully conducted along with the result, till then the candidates can have a look at the previous year’s cut off marks below. Candidates can evaluate their selection chances by matching their scores with the cut-off list released by NABARD.
NABARD Prelims Cut-Off 2021: Discipline & Category-wise
| NABARD Cut Off 2021 | |||||||||
| Post | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | CAT.B | CAT.C | CAT.A | CAT.E |
| Agriculture | 46.25 | 31.50 | 28.00 | 40.75 | 29.00 | 14.25 | 37.50 | 38.75 | 12.75 |
| General | 53.50 | 44.00 | 41.50 | 45.75 | 31.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Engineering | 40.00 | 15.50 | – | 16.00 | – | ||||
| Fisheries | 22.00 | 23.00 | — | 19.25 | – | ||||
| Animal Husbandry | 27.25 | 21.00 | – | 21.00 | – | ||||
| Forestry | 27.00 | 30.50 | – | – | – | ||||
| Plantation/ Horticulture | 24.75 | 14.75 | – | 21.50 | – | ||||
| Water Resources | 20.75 | – | – | 18.75 | – | ||||
| Land Development/ Soil Science | 36.25 | – | – | 15.50 | – | ||||
| Finance | 16.75 | 8.75 | 11.75 | 8.25 | – | ||||
| Computer/ Information Technology | 26.25 | 9.25 | – | 8.50 | 19.75 | ||||
| Rajbhasha | 23.50 | 10.25 | – | – | – | – | 22.50 | — | — |
NABARD Cut-Off Prelims 2021: Sectional Cut-Off
| Category | Qualifying Section | Merit Section | ||||||
| RE | EL | CK | QA | DM | GA | ES | AR | |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 40 | |
| Unreserved and EWS | 3.75 | 11.25 | 3.25 | 5.00 | 1.25 | 3.00 | 4.50 | 6.50 |
| OBC, ST, SC, PWBD | 1.25 | 7.50 | 2.00 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2022
The prelims are the first stage of the selection process, the candidates must perform exceptionally well in the exam to advance to the next step of the selection process. You must note the essential segments of the NABARD Grade A syllabus for prelims to be able to outweigh the competition.
The accurate preparation plan to cover the NABARD Garde A syllabus will assist the candidates in moving ahead towards success. Note the essential subjects and topics, and get an impeccable strategy. Do not forget to track the level of progress consistently and regularly.
| 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 |
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| Computer Knowledge |
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NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus 2022
The mains stage of the selection process poses immense competition, you can get the complete idea of the NABARD Grade A mains syllabus and the details centering on it to headstart the preparations effectively. The NABARD syllabus for mains comprises the subject-centric questions and the candidates need to be well conversant with all the essential segments of the syllabus for the mentioned topics.
Phase 2 of the NABARD Grade-A Exam consists of the following:
- Online Descriptive Test – Paper-I
- Online Objective Test – Paper-II
Let’s discuss the syllabus of these papers in detail:
NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus: Paper I – English Writing
The candidates can get detailed knowledge of the NABARD Grade A mains syllabus for English. It is of prime importance for the applicants to get the detailed knowledge about the grammatical concepts and the reading comprehension.
- This paper is descriptive in nature.
- This paper consists of questions based on Essay, Précis writing, comprehension, and Business/Office Correspondence.
- The objective of the paper is to assess the writing skills including expressions and understanding of the topic.
- Paper I is common for Grade ‘A’ – RDBS, Rajbhasha, and Legal
NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus: Paper-II
(a) Economic & Social Issues:
The questions in this section are centered on the topics such as inflation, the nature of the Indian economy, population trends, rural banking and financial institutions in India, globalization of the economy, education, and social structure in India. You can take a look at the important topics of the NABARD Grade A syllabus to be able to get through the selection process.
| Topic Name | Syllabus Detail |
| Nature of Indian Economy |
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| Inflation |
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| 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 |
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| 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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(b) Agriculture & Rural Development
The topics in the NABARD Grade A syllabus for agriculture and rural development centers the questions on agriculture, soil and water conservation, water resource etc. We have furnished the entire details of agriculture and rural development to assist the candidates in revising the fundamentals and learning the core concepts.
| Topic Name | Details |
| 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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(c) Rural Development
The NABARD Grade A syllabus of rural development centers on the topics and subjects that will be centering around the methods and concepts pertaining to development in rural areas.
| Topic | Details |
| Rural Development |
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