[ All India]NABARD Grade A & B Recruitment 2021 – Apply Online for 162 Vacancy
Important Dates
- Application Begin : 17/07/2021
- Last Date for Apply Online : 07/08/2021
- Pay Exam Fee Last Date : 07/08/2021
- Exam Date : Notified Soon
- Admit Card Available : Notified Soon
Application Fee (Tentative)
- General / OBC : 900/-
- SC / ST/PH : 150/-
Payment Mode
- Pay the Exam Fee Through Debit Card, Credit Card, Net Banking or Pay Offline Mode Only.
Age Limit
- Minimum Age : 21 Years.
- Maximum Age : 30 Years. For Assistant Manager
- Maximum Age : 35 Years. for Manager
- Age Relaxation Extra as per Rules.
Vacancy Details Total Post: 162
II. NABARD Grade A 2021 Vacancy
The NABARD Grade A 2021 post-wise vacancies details are given in the below table for your reference:
| Post | Vacancies |
| Assistant Manager (Grade A) Rural development Banking Services |
148 |
| Assistant Manager (Grade A) Rajbhasha Services |
5 |
| Assistant Manager (Grade A) Protocol & Security services |
2 |
| Assistant Manager (Grade B) Rural development Banking Services |
7 |
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III. NABARD Grade A 2021 Eligibility Criteria
1. Rural Development Banking Service
➤ Age Limit:
- Minimum Age: 21 years
- Maximum Age: 30 years
As per the NABARD Grade A Notification 2021, the candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as of 01-07-2021, i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-07-1991 and not later than 01-07-2000.
➤ Education Criteria:
The eligibility details of different posts have been given below for your reference:
» Generalist Post
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.
In case University/Institute defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the same will be accepted. However, where the University/Institute does not define criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the undefined parameter(s) would be worked out as under:
| Equivalent CGPA/ OGPA/ CPI or similar terminologies allotted on a 10-point scale | Class / Division | Aggregate % of Marks |
| 6.75 | I (First) | 60% |
| 6.25 | II (Second) | 55% |
| 5.75 | II (Second) | 50% |
| 5.25 | II (Second) | 45% |
Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks where awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.
» General 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.
and/or
Post Graduate degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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.
» 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 the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-07-2021 OR CFA.
» Computer & 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.
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2. Rajbhasha Service
➤ Age Limit:
Minimum Age: 21 years
Maximum Age: 30 years
➤ Educational Requirements
- 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
- 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.
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.
Selection Process for NABARD Grade-A
Posts
The selection will be done on the basis of:
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
NABARD Grade-A Exam Pattern 2021 for Prelims
| Serial Number | 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 | |||||
2. NABARD Grade-A Exam Pattern 2021 for Main
| Topic | Total Marks | Duration |
| Paper I: Common For All – General English (Descriptive) | 100 | 1.5 hour |
| Paper-II: General Post – Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development | 100 | 1.5 hour |
| Paper-II: For All Other Posts – Related to the discipline of the post | 100 | 1.5 hour |
Candidates should remember the important pointers for the Main 2021 exam.
- The Main 2021 exam consists of two papers.
- Paper I (General English) is a descriptive type exam common for all.
- The duration of Paper I is 1 hour 30 minutes.
- Paper-II is totally different for general posts & other posts.
- Paper-II has the same time duration 1 hour 30 minutes.
- 25% negative marking for every wrong answer.
Interview – 25 Marks
(Note: Phase 2 Exam is only for RDBS, Rajbhasha & Legal. For P & SS, there will be only an interview round).
Applicants qualifying in the Phase-II – Main Examination and securing a sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for interview.
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VI. NABARD Grade A 2021 – Syllabus
1. NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021- Phase-1 (Prelims)
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – 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 |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – 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 |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – English Langauge
| 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. |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – General Awareness
| Current Affairs (Agriculture Focused), | Banking Awareness and Economy (Agriculture Focused), |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Insurance, | Important people in the news, |
| Sports News, | Appointments |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Computer Knowledge
| Networking, | Input-output devices, |
|---|---|
| DBMS, | MS Office, |
| Internet, | History of computer & generations, |
| Abbreviations, | Keyboard Shortcuts, |
| Computer Terminology, | Operating system |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD)
| 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. | |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Economic and Social Issues (ESI)
| 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. | |
2. NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Phase-2 (Mains)
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Topics under Economic & Social Issues
| Nature of Indian Economy | Social Structure in India |
|---|---|
| Structural and Institutional features | Multiculturalism |
| Economic underdevelopment | Demographic trends |
| Opening up the Indian Economy – Globalisation | Urbanization and Migration |
| Economic Reforms in India – Privatisation | Gender Issues |
| Inflation – Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income | Joint family system – Social Infrastructure |
| Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India – Rural and Urban | Education – Health and Environment |
| Measurement of Poverty | Education – Status & System of Education |
| Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government | Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy |
| Population Trends – Population Growth and Economic Development – Population Policy in India | Educational relevance and educational wastage |
| Agriculture – Characteristics / Status – Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture | Educational Policy for India |
| – Agricultural performance – Issues in Food Security in India – Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit | Social Justice: Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes |
| Industry – Industrial and Labour Policy | Socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes |
| Industrial performance – Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development – – Public Sector Enterprises | Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged |
| Rural banking and financial institutions in India | Social Movements |
| Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector | Indian Political Systems |
| Globalisation of Economy | Human Development |
| Role of International Funding Institutions – IMF & World Bank – | Current Affairs related to Economy |
| WTO – Regional Economic Cooperation WTO – Regional Economic Co-operation | Current Affairs related to Social Issues |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Topics under Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD)
| Agriculture: Definition, Meaning and its branches | Agronomy: Definition, Meaning, and Scope of agronomy |
|---|---|
| Classification of field crops | Factors affecting crop production |
| Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems | Agro-Climatic Zones |
| Seed production, seed processing, seed village | Problems of dryland agriculture |
| Precision Farming | Meteorology: Weather parameters, crop-weather advisory |
| Organic farming | System of Crop Intensification |
» NABARD Grade A 2021 Syllabus – Other Important Topics under ARD
| Other Important Topics | Descriptions of the Topics |
|---|---|
| Soil and Water Conservation | Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilisers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management |
| Water Resource | Irrigation Management: types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, command area development, water conservation techniques, micro-irrigation, irrigation pumps, major, medium, and minor irrigation. |
| Farm and Agri- Engineering | Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar, and biomass, biofuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro-Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins, and grain silos. |
| Plantation & Horticulture | Definition, meaning, and its branches. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops. Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops. |
| Animal Husbandry | Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods in India, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds of cattle. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification, and utility. Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present, and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India. Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming. |
| Fisheries | Fisheries resources, management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine; Aquaculture- Inland and marine; biotechnology; post-harvest technology. Importance of fisheries in India. Common terms pertaining to fish production. |
| Forestry | Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015. Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. |
| Agriculture Extensions | Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies. |
| Ecology and Climate Change | Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management, and conservation. Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC. Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management, and conservation. Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC. |
| Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities | Recent trends, major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance the viability of agriculture. Factors of Production in agriculture; Agricultural Finance and Marketing; Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security; Concept and Types of Farm Management. |
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 | – | |||
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