NABARD Grade A Agriculture Exam 2025, Notification And Other Exam Details

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    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Exam Highlights 2025

    The NABARD Grade A notification  for 2025 has not yet been released. Candidates aspiring for the NABARD Grade A exam under the Agriculture stream have to wait a little while since the current recruitment drive is not yet completely done. The online applications for the NABARD Grade A exam will begin after candidates send in their applications and all aspirants can start registering before the deadline closes. According to the notification, the online applications for the NABARD Grade A exam will be open as per the deadline link which will be mentioned in the notification. For the year of 2025, there are expected to be  vacancies for the Agriculture stream in NABARD out of the total vacancies that NABARD will announce for the post of Assistant Manager in NABARD Grade A. For the year of 2025, there are expected to be a good number of vacancies for the Agriculture stream in NABARD out of the total vacancies that NABARD will be announced for the post of Assistant Manager in NABARD Grade A.

    The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) notification signals the eagerly anticipated recruitment of Grade A officers. Among the various positions offered, the NABARD Grade A Agriculture Officer stands out prominently as part of NABARD's Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) recruitment initiative. This role holds immense significance in the agricultural and rural development sector, where officers play a pivotal role in designing and implementing policies and financial strategies aimed at boosting rural economies and ensuring the sustainable growth of agriculture. As NABARD is a prestigious institution known for its commitment to rural development, the recruitment of Grade A officers, particularly Agriculture Officers, is an exceptional opportunity for those dedicated to making a meaningful impact in this crucial domain.

    NABARD Grade A (Agriculture) Highlights 2024

    Conducting AuthorityNational Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development
    NABARD Website www.nabard.org
    Name of the Posts Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Agriculture)
    Mode of application Online
    Stages of Exam Three Stages-
    • Preliminary Exam (8 sections)
    • Mains Exam
    • Psychometric Test (Mandatory)
    • Interview
    Maximum marks & Time duration
    • Preliminary Examination - 200 marks, 120 minutes
    • Main Examination (Agriculture Post)-
      • • Paper 1 (General English (Online Descriptive))- 100 marks, 1 hour 30 minutes
      • • Paper 2 (Stream Specific Paper (Objective & Descriptive Type))- 100 marks, 2 hours
    • Psychometric Test (MCQ based) - 90 minutes
    • Interview - 50 Marks
    NABARD Grade A 2024 Exam Notification July 27, 2024
    Online Registration and Payment of Online Fees/Intimation Charges July 27, 2024 to August 15, 2024
    Download NABARD Grade A Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Exam Admit Card
    NABARD Grade A Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Examination September 01, 2024
    NABARD Grade A Phase II (Mains) – Online Examination To be notified later
    Number of Vacancies 2
    Download NABARD Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS/Rajbhasha) Notification [PDF]

     

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    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Exam Pattern 

    The NABARD Grade A exam for Agriculture Post will be held in three phases as mentioned below.

    • Phase 1/ Prelims - Online Written Examination - 200 Marks
    • Phase 2/ Mains - Online Written Examination (mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern) - 200 Marks
    • Phase 3 - Psychometric Test - The Psychometric Test is mandatory to give with the Mains exam. Only candidates who give the Psychometric Test with the Mains paper will be considered for shortlisting for the Interview. The Psychometric Test does not hold any marks in the overall selection process but is still mandatory.
    • Phase 3- Personal Interview – 50 Marks

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Prelims Exam Pattern

    NABARD Grade A Prelims for Agriculture Officer will be an online multiple-choice test. Phase 1 exam consists of eight sections. The NABARD Grade A exam has 2 broad sections- The qualifying section and the Merit section. Further details are given below.

    • The marks obtained in the sections of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, and Decision Making will be qualifying in nature. 
    • You will be shortlisted based on your performance in General Awareness, ESI, and ARD. 

    Further details about the NABARD Grade A Agriculture exam pattern are in the table below. 

    Nature of Test Test NameNo. Of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime DurationLanguage
    Qualifying Quantitative Aptitude 20 20 Composite time of 120 minutes Bilingual – Hindi and English except test of English language
    Reasoning Ability 20 20
    Computer Knowledge 20 20
    English Language 30 30
    Decision Making 10 10
    Merit Based General Awareness 20 20
    Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
    Economic and Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
    Total 200 200 2 Hours  

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Mains Exam Pattern

    NABARD Grade A Mains for Agriculture stream is held only for those candidates who clear Prelims. The calling ratio for the NABARD Grade A Mains/Phase 2 exam is 1:25. The NABARD Grade A Mains exam for Agriculture consists of

    • Paper 1 (General English) - Descriptive 
    • Paper 2 - a mix of multiple-choice and descriptive types related to the Agriculture domain. 

    Detailed NABARD Grade A Agriculture Mains exam pattern is given in the table below.

    PaperName of TestPaper TypeNo. of QuestionsMarksDurationRemarks
    Paper 1 General English Online Descriptive 3 100 1 hours and 30 mintues (90 Minutes) Descriptive
    (Answer to be typed using keybord)
    Paper 2 Stream Specific Paper  Objective $ 30** 50 30 mintues  
    Descriptive 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 1 hours and 30 mintues (90 Minutes) Descriptive Answers to betyped using keyboard either
    in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards)
    $ (Paragraph Based/Numerical/Application based interpretive questions )
    ** (Some questions carry 2 marks each and some questions carry 1 mark each)

    Interview

    After qualifying Mains exam, you will be called for an interview. The calling ratio for the NABARD Grade A interview round is 1:3. The NABARD Grade A interview will be 50 marks.

    Please note that the final merit for the post of Assistant Manager in NABARD Grade A Agriculture recruitment will be prepared on the basis of your cumulative performance in the Mains exam and Interview.

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Syllabus 

    With the exam registration link for the NABARD Grade A Agriculture stream active, candidates should waste no time in beginning their exam preparations. NABARD Grade A Prelims syllabus is the same for all the streams. You can check out the syllabus of NABARD Grade A Prelims below.

    SectionTopics
    Quantitative Aptitude Time and Work, Mensuration, Average, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Simplification & Approximation, Percentage, Set Theory, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equation, Number Series, Profit & loss, Boats & Stream, Simple and Compound Interest, Data Sufficiency
    English Language Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Sentence Rearrangement, Idioms & Phrases
    General Awareness Monetary Policies, Banking & Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial & Economics News, Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals, Banking terms, rates, processes, National Institution
    Reasoning Ability Puzzles, Seating Arrangement - Circular, Square and Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series
    Computer Knowledge Computer Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computer, Devices, Viruses and Hacking, MS Office, Networking
    Decision Making Behaviour Decision Making,Managerial Decision making,Eligibility Criteria based decision making,Data Arrangements Based Decision making

    NABARD Grade A Mains - Paper 1

    Find the NABARD Grade A syllabus details for Mains - Paper 1 (English-Descriptive) from the table below.

    SectionTopics
    English Descriptive (Descriptive) Essay, Precis, Questions on the Precis/para, Report/Letter Writing

    NABARD Grade A Mains - Paper 2 (Agriculture Syllabus)

    The NABARD Grade A Mains - Paper 2 will consist of questions from the Agriculture domain. The complete syllabus for the NABARD Grade A Agriculture Officer is given in the table below.

    S.NoTopics
    1 Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and humans. Climate change - International conventions and global initiatives. Green house effect and global warming. Advance tools for ecosystem analysis - Remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
    2 Cropping patterns in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of highyielding and short- duration varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various cropping and farming systems.   Organic and Precision farming. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and fodder crops.
    3 Important features and scope of various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro- forestry, and natural forests. Propagation of forest plants. Forest products. Agro forestry and value   addition. Conservation of forest flora and fauna.
    4 Weeds, their characteristics, dissemination and association with various crops; their multiplications; cultural, biological, and chemical control of weeds. Soil- physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Soils of India. Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil testing and fertilizer recommendations, integrated nutrient management. Biofertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient phosphorus and potassium use. Problem soils and their reclamation. Soil factors affecting greenhouse gas emission.
    5 Soil conservation, integrated watershed management. Soil erosion and its management. Dry land   agriculture and its problems. Technology for stabilizing agriculture production in rain fed areas. Water- use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of   reducing runoff losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of waterlogged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water pollution. Irrigation projects in India.
    6 Farm management, scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems. Marketing management - strategies for development, market intelligence. Price fluctuations and their cost; role of co-operatives in agricultural   economy; types and systems of farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy. Crop Insurance.
    7 Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, socio- economic survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers. Training programmes for extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies. Non Government Organization (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural development.
    8 Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity. Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over, and their significance in recombination breeding. Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutations - and their role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.
    9 History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resourcesconservation and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop improvement. Genetically modified crop plants.
    10 Seed production and processing technologies. Seed certification, seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in seed production and marketing. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture.
    11 Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of nutrients. Soil - water- plant relationship.
    12 Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis- modern concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and anaerobic respiration; C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and development; photoperiodism and vernalilzation. Plant growth substances and their role in crop production. Physiology of seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress physiology - draught, salt and water stress.
    13 Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and flower crops. Package practices of major horticultural crops. Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post harvest technology and value addition of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition.
    14 Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their economic importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their management. Integrated pest and disease management. Storage pests and their management. Biological control of pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides, their formulation and modes of action.
    15 Food production and consumption trends in India. Food security and growing population - vision 2020. Reasons for grain surplus. National and international food policies. Production, procurement, distribution constraints. Availability of food grains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in poverty, Public Distribution System and Below Poverty Line population, Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy implementation in context to globalization. Processing constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food consumption pattern. Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency - Micro nutrient deficiency : Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security.

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Eligibility Criteria

    Before applying for the exam, you must check your NABARD Grade A eligibility concerning the Education Qualification, Age limit and other qualifications. It is critical for candidates to ensure they meet all the eligibility criteria to prevent the cancellation of their application.

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Educational Criteria

    For the NABARD Grade A Agriculture stream, you must possess the following educational qualifications mentioned in the table below.

    StreamEducational Criteria
    Agriculture Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture from any recognized University / Institution with a minimum of 60% marks (PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate
    OR
    Two years full time Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks (PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University / Institution.

    NABARD Grade A Age Limit 

    Besides the educational criteria, you also need to meet the NABARD Grade A age limit to be eligible for the NABARD Grade A Agriculture exam. The NABARD Grade A Notification will provide the age deadline which means the candidate must have been born not earlier than a particular date and not later than another one to qualify for the age criteria for the 2025 NABARD Grade A exam. For the detailed NABARD Grade A Age limit, please look at the table below.

    PostAge Criteria (As on July 01, 2024)
    NABARD Grade A The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 01-07-2024, i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-07-1994 and not later than 01-07-2003.

    NABARD Grade A Age Relaxation

    In case you belong to any of the reserved categories and seek age relaxation, you can apply for the exam through the reserved quota. You can get age relaxation within the upper age limit. Please look at the table below for further details. 

    Sr. No.CategoryAge relaxation
    1 Other Backward Classes (OBC) 3 Years
    2 Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) 5 Years
    3 Ex-servicemen (including Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers) provided that the applicants have rendered at least five years continuous Military Service and 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 or have been released on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service or on invalidation 5 Years
    4 Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case, on selection, the Ministry of Defence issues certificates that they would be released within 03 months from the date of receipt of offer of appointment 5 Years
    4 Children/family members of victims died in the1984 riots. 5 Years
    5 Persons With Bench Mark Disabilities PwBD (General) 10 Years
    PwBD (OBC) 13 Years
    PwBD (SC/ ST) 15 Years

    How to Apply Online for NABARD Grade A Agriculture Stream

    The step-by-step process for the NABARD Grade A application process is given below.

    • Log on to the official website of NABARD, i.e. www.nabard.org
    • Check out the ‘nabard.org/career’ notices and look for the ‘Apply Online link.’
    • New registrants must click on the ‘Click here for New Registration’ tab and provide details such as full name, email ID and contact details.
    • Registrants will receive a Provisional Registration Number and Password
    • Use these login credentials to complete the form by providing the correct details
    • Validate the details by selecting the ‘Validate your details and ‘Save & Next button
    • Upload the documents (Photo & Signature), taking care of the specifications as mentioned below -
    • Guidelines for Uploading the Photograph
    • The dimensions of the photograph should lie between 200 x 230 pixels
    • The photograph must be clear and passport-size
    • The file size of the photograph should be between 20KB - 50 KB
    • Guidelines for Uploading the Signature
    • The signature should be clear and legible
    • The file size of the signature should be between 10KB- 20 KB. If it is below the limit or if it exceeds the mentioned limit, the application will be rejected.
    • The dimensions of the signature should lie between 140 x 60 pixels
    • Verify for the last time before ‘Final Submit
    • Select the ‘Payment’ tab to remit the application fee
    • Take a print of the application form and fee receipt for future use

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Application fee

    After submitting the NABARD Grade A application form, you need to submit the required application fee. Please note that your application will not be considered complete until you pay the fees. You can pay the fees via online mode only, no other mode is available. The NABARD Grade A Agriculture exam fee details are as follows.

    CategoryApplication FeeIntimation ChargesTotal Fees
    For SC/ ST/ PWBD NIL Rs. 150 Rs.150*
    For all others 700 Rs. 150 Rs. 850*
    Staff @ @ @
    * Exclusive of applicable GST
    @ All NABARD employees satisfying the educational qualification criteria would be eligible to apply. They will be required to pay fee/intimation charges as indicated above at the time of online application, which will be reimbursed on submission of fee receipt only to those employees of NABARD (Staff Candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post. The status as staff candidate will be verified at the time of interview.

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Salary 

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Officer draws a starting basic pay of Rs 44500/ month. The PayScale is 44500-2500(4) -54500-2850(7) – 74450 –EB - 2850(4)- 85850-3300(1)-89150 (17 years).

    Besides this, you will also be eligible for 

    • Dearness Allowance
    • Local Compensatory Allowance
    • House Rent Allowance and many more.

    Further details about NABARD Grade A Salary is in the table below.

    PostSalary
    NABARD Grade A 
    • Basic salary - Rs. 44, 500/-
    • Scale of Rs. 44500 – 2500 (4) – 54500 – 2850 (7) – 74450 – EB – 2850 (4)– 85850 – 3300 (1) – 89150 (17 Years)
    • Initial monthly gross emoluments - Rs. 1,00,000/- approximately

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Job Profile 

    NABARD is an apex institution and a regulator so you won't regret joining/working for NABARD. Office timings of a NABARD Grade ‘A’ officer would be 9:30 AM to 5.30 PM, 5 days a week. The following will be your NABARD Grade A Agriculture job profile once you start working as an Officer.

    • Identifying and mapping resource potential under related sectors and sub-sectors of rural economy and SWOT analysis thereof, credit-linked planning, preparation of sectoral papers, State Focus Papers, etc. 
    • Meeting requests from client institutions, especially Banks and Government Departments, for periodic updating of techno-financial parameters and unit costs of various developmental activities. 
    • Provision of expert views, advisory services, consultancy, etc. to individual entrepreneurs, Corporates, Institutions, Government Departments, etc. seeking such advice. This may be in contexts of preparation of DPRs, standardization of techno-financial norms with specific reference to new agri-business ventures such as high-value agriculture, value chain financing, processing and value addition, organic farming, etc. 
    • Liaison with National / Regional Research Institutes to support their R&D interventions to develop solutions to field-level technical /operational problems and innovative technologies. 
    • Liaison with Line Departments of Central as well as State Governments, ICAR, and State Universities of related disciplines. 
    • Advisory services at the District/State/National level in the operationalization of several Government-sponsored schemes pertaining to related disciplines.
    • Representation on various technical committees/ sub-groups constituted by State / National Level institutions etc. towards policy advocacy. 
    • Provision, and simultaneous internal capacity building, in the emerging areas of NABARD’s interest and projects being implemented by NABARD requiring specializations/expertise from a related discipline.
    • Miscellaneous areas – suggestions/advice for effective policy formulations and business plans, Appraisal & Monitoring of proposals having NABARD’s interest and/or involvement. Documentation of Success Stories and dissemination technology for replication. Any support related to technical discipline sought from time to time

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Career Growth

    You will get promoted to the Manager post after going through departmental exams and interviews. The hierarchy of posts right from the post of NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager is as follows. 

    • Director 
    • Executive Director 
    • Chief General Manager
    • General Manager
    • Deputy General Manager
    • Assistant General Manager 
    • Grade B ( Manager)
    • Grade A ( Assistant Manager) ← You are here

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    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Exam Dates

    NABARD Grade A notification is an excellent opportunity for every aspirant who wants to make a career in the government sector. Refer to the table below for more details on the NABARD Grade A exam schedule.

    NABARD Grade A Exam Dates 2024

    EventsExam Dates
    NABARD Grade A 2024 Exam Notification July 27, 2024
    Online Registration and Payment of Online Fees/Intimation Charges July 27, 2024 to August 15, 2024
    NABARD Grade A Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Examination September 01, 2024
    NABARD Grade A Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Exam Result (list of roll no. of short listed candidates for phase-II)
    Download NABARD Assistant Manager in Grade 'A Call Letter For Phase II (Main) Online Examination
    NABARD Grade A Phase II (Mains) – Online Examination October 20, 2024

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Vacancy

    NABARD Grade A recruitment notification 2025 was not yet released since the current recruitment drive is still ongoing. The 2025 NABARD Grade A detailed notification is expected to mention the total number of NABARD Grade A vacancies as well as the number of vacancies for the Agriculture stream. The notification is expected to shed more light on the exact number of vacancies in the NABARD Agriculture stream for 2025

    POST / DISCIPLINENo. of Vacancies
    URSCSTOBCEWSTOTAL
    Agriculture 1 - - - 1 2

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Books

    Books can make or break your preparation. To become an Agriculture officer in NABARD, you should collect the best books available for the 2025 NABARD Grade A Agriculture exam. To assist you with this, we have compiled a list of books for Agriculture. Please refer to the table below for a detailed list of NABARD Grade A Agriculture books

    PaperBookAuthor/Publisher
    Economic and Social Issues Indian Economy Uma Kapila or Mishra Puri
    Indian Economy Ramesh Singh
    Indian Social System Ram Ahuja / Rawat Publications
    Agriculture  Agriculture at a Glance R K Sharma and S K Bhoi
    Rural Development GPH Panel of  Experts
    Fundamental Of Agriculture Vol 1 Arun Katyan
    Fundamental Of Agriculture Vol 2 Arun Katyan
    A Competitive Book of Agriculture Nem Raj Sunda
    Any Objective Book Arihant etc.
    Quantitative Aptitude Quicker Mathematics BSC Publications
    Quantitative Aptitude RS Agarwal
    Class Notes SS Bharti
    Reasoning Ability A modern approach to verbal & Non-verbal reasoning R.S. Aggarwal
    Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning S.Chand
    Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Arihant Publication
    English Language English Grammar Wren & Martin
    Made Easy for English Norman Lewis
    Descriptive General English SP Bakshi
    Computer Awareness Objective Computer Awareness Arihant
    General Awareness Lucent GK Knowledge Lucent Publication
    Current Affairs BeePedia ixambee

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    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Blogs

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    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Previous Year Cut-off

    Previous year cut-offs play a vital role in the preparation of any examination. You can check out the previous year's cut-off for the NABARD Grade-A Agriculture and Land Development / Soil Science exam for all categories below.

    NABARD Grade A 2021 Cut Off -Prelims

    PostSCSTOBCEWSURCAT.BCAT.CCAT.ACAT.E
    General 44.00 41.50 45.75 31.75 53.50 14.25 37.50 38.75 12.75
    Agriculture 31.50 28.00 40.75 29.00 46.25
    Agriculture Engineering 15.50 - 16.00 - 40.00
    Fisheries 23.00 -- 19.25 22.00
    Animal Husbandry 21.00 21.00 27.25
    Forestry 30.50 27.00
    Plantation/ Horticulture 14.75 21.50 24.75
    Land Development/ Soil Science 18.75 20.75
    Water Resources 15.50 36.25
    Finance 8.75 11.75 8.25 16.75
    Computer/ Information Technology 9.25 8.50 19.75 26.25
    Rajbhasha 10.25 - 23.50 22.50 -- --

    NABARD Grade A 2021 Cut Off -Prelims (Section wise)

    CategoryQualifying SectionMerit Section
    REELCKQADMGAESAR
    2030202010204040
    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 2021 Cut Off -Mains

    DisciplineSCSTOBCEWSUR
    General 109.67 109.83 114.08 115.50 118.42
    Agriculture 116.83 116.75 124.67 122.33 127.92
    Agriculture Engineering 121.00 -- 127.33 -- 129.58
    Animal Husbandry 107-83 -- 120 114.92 134.50
    Fisheries 100.33 -- 104.33 -- 117.08
    Forestry 107.42 -- -- -- 120.25
    Plantation/ Horticulture 97.83 -- 110.83 90.75 112.67
    Land Development/ Soil Science -- -- 123.75 -- 130.08
    Water Resources -- -- 89.92 -- 121.75
    Finance 91.83 93.75 105.17 94.67 113.33
    Computer/ Information Technology 98.33 Considered under 
    UR Category
    109.25 103.00 112.58
    Rajbhasha 96 No candidate 
    qualified
    Considered under 
    UR Category
    No candidate 
    qualified
    102.67

    NABARD Grade A Agriculture Exam Admit Card

    NABARD Grade A exam admit card will be released a few days prior to the exam. You can download your call letter through, i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. Please note that no hard copy of the NABARD Grade A call letter/ Information Handout will be sent by post/ courier. Also, separate call letters for both Online Preliminary and Online Main examinations and interviews will be released by NABARD. 

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    Nabard Grade A Agriculture FAQs

    To be eligible for the NABARD Legal Officer exam candidates must be citizens of India. They must be between the ages of 21 and 30. They must also have a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture with 60% marks or a post graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/ Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks.
    The basic salary of an Agriculture Officer in NABARD is Rs. 44,500. On top of this basic pay, with dearness allowance, conveyance allowance, housing allowance and many more additional emoluments, the total monthly salary comes out to be Rs. 1 lakh.
    There are three stages for the NABARD Grade A exam; the prelims, mains and interview. The prelims exam consists of Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Computer Knowledge, English Language, Decision Making, General Awareness, Agriculture & Rural Development, and Economic and Social Issues. The syllabus for the mains exam includes General English and questions from the Agriculture domain. This will include topics like Ecology, Cropping patterns, Soil conservation, and other relevant topics.
    NABARD functions as an apex development bank in India, focusing on promoting agriculture and rural development. While it doesn't directly lend to farmers like a traditional agricultural bank, it plays a critical role by providing and regulating credit for rural activities like agriculture and small-scale industries.
    Yes, to clear any stage of NABARD Grade A, you need to secure the overall as well as the sectional cut off. Cut-offs in Phase-I and Phase-II are implemented through a two-stage process. Initially, cut-offs are applied based on the scores achieved in individual subject tests. Subsequently, another round of cut-offs is imposed, this time considering the Total Score. This sequential approach allows for a comprehensive assessment of candidates, ensuring both individual subject performance and the overall performance are appropriately considered in the selection process.
    In such case all the complaints should be made at “Candidate Grievance Lodging and Redressal Mechanism” on the link http://cgrs.ibps.in/. Also mention “NABARD Officer – Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) – DR” in the email subject.
    To be eligible for the NABARD Grade A exam, candidates should be Indian citizens between the ages of 21 and 30. To apply for the NABARD Grade A exam, you need to possess a bachelor’s degree in Agriculture from any recognized University / Institution with a minimum of 60% marks (PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR two years full time Post Graduate Degree in Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks (PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University / Institution.
    The NABARD Grade A exam is conducted in an online format. Both Phase 1 and Phase 2 examinations are conducted as computer-based tests, reflecting the modern approach to assessment and aligning with the digital nature of contemporary examination methodologies.

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