NABARD Grade A

Highlights 2021

NABARD Phase 1 2021 result for the post of Assistant Manager in  Rural Development Banking Service and Rajbhasha Service streams was released on October 14, 2021. To all the selected candidates, this is the time perhaps not to be carried away with your success but focus on preparing for NABARD Grade A Phase 2 examination. The NABARD Grade A Phase 2 exam took place on November 16, 2021. ixamBee offers NABARD Grade A Phase 2 course to guide you through your preparation.

NABARD Grade A Mains results have finally been released!! NABARD has released the list of roll numbers of the candidates shortlisted for Interviews.

Notification 2021

The NABARD Grade A Mains results are out!!  NABARD has released the list of selected candidates for the Interview stage on December 31, 2021.

NABARD Grade 'A' recruitment 2021 was announced for various categories like Rural Development Banking Service, Rajbhasha Service, and Protocol & Security Service. A total of 155 vacancies have been announced by NABARD this year. The online application/registration had begun on July 17, 2021, and ended on Aug 07, 2021. There are a number of posts/disciplines mentioned in the NABARD Assistant Manager notification of 2021 and these are as follows- General, Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Plantation/Horticulture, Land Development/Soil Science, Water Resources, Computer/Information Technology, and Finance. The Prelims exam was held on September 18, 2021, and the results have been released on its official website. 

Vacancy 2021

NABARD has finally released the official notification for NABARD Grade 'A' 2021. A total of 155 vacancies have been indicated by NABARD this year out of which 148 vacancies have been announced for 'Rural Development Banking Service'. You can find the NABARD Grade A vacancy 2021 details in the table below. 

Eligibility Criteria 2021 (As on July 01, 2021)

The first important step while filling the NABARD Grade A 2021 application form should be to ensure whether you are eligible to appear for the exam or not and if you fulfill all the requirements of the specific job position. So, before moving on to the other exam details, it is extremely necessary to gather all the details related to the eligibility criteria as specified below.

Some major changes have been brought in the NABARD Grade A eligibility criteria this year. You need to follow certain educational criteria that is mentioned in the official notification, the details of which are as follows:

• A Bachelor's degree in any subject from a recognized university is required to apply.
• A minimum of 60% marks is required for all General category candidates and 55% marks for SC/ST/PWBD applicants to apply for any post.
• All the mentioned educational qualifications should be possessed by a candidate as of July 01, 2021.

Note: A candidate can apply only for one post. More than one application for different posts by a single applicant will lead to disqualification.

Educational Criteria - (RDBS)

Educational Criteria - (Rajbhasha)

Age Criteria

Apart from the usual educational criteria that you need to follow, fulfilling the age criteria is equally important. NABARD specifies the age criteria for the Grade A post, which can be checked below.  The NABARD Grade A notification 2021 has all the details related to the age criteria. The age criteria remains the same this year too. As of July 01, 2021, a candidate should fall under the age limit as prescribed below:

• Minimum Age: 21 years
• Maximum Age: 30 years

Exam Pattern 2021

Major changes have been announced by NABARD in its exam pattern this year. You need to qualify in the first phase to be able to appear in the second phase. In NABARD Grade A Phase 1, all the sections have been grouped into two and have been included in the qualifying section & merit section. To be able to qualify for mains, all the candidates will have to score in the merit section. The scores obtained in this section will only be considered. A minimum cut-off would be declared on the basis of which the selection would be made and those who manage equal or more than the cut-off score will get a seat in the second phase and then subsequently in the third phase. The structure of the NABARD Grade A exam pattern for various streams is as follows.

NABARD What's New 2021

Phase 1 Exam Pattern 2021

The NABARD Grade A exam 2021 is going to be an objective type test, that will test you on the basis of your knowledge and skills in various subjects like - Quantitative Aptitude, Test of Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Economic and Social Issues, English Language, Agriculture & Rural Development. A new subject 'Decision Making' is introduced this time. The details of the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam pattern are as follows.

Important Points:

• Test of Reasoning, English Language, Decision Making, Computer Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude will come under the qualifying section 
• General Awareness, ESI (Rural India being the major emphasis), and ARD (emphasizing Rural India) will come under the umbrella of the merit section.
• The candidates for the Mains examination will be shortlisted based on the marks secured in the Merit Section only
• For every wrong answer, 1/4th marks assigned to that question will be deducted from your total score 
• There will be sectional and overall cut-offs

Phase 2 Exam Pattern 2021

The calling ratio of appearance in NABARD Mains and Pre will be 1:25. NABARD has introduced a major change in the Assistant Manager 2021 pattern for the Phase 2 exam.  There are two different papers in  Phase 2, each with its individual timing. The General English paper of the NABARD Assistant Manager is in the descriptive format with a total duration of 90 minutes whereas the ESI paper is objective and descriptive both where the objective paper will be for 30 minutes and the descriptive paper will be for 90 minutes each carrying 50 marks. Paper 2 will contain questions from Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development with special stress on Rural India for General post. For the Specialist posts, Paper 2 will be based on the respective discipline. The NABARD Grade A Phase 2 exam pattern 2021 is given below.

 Important Points:

• For every wrong answer, 1/4th marks assigned to that question will be deducted from your total score 
• There will be sectional and overall cut-offs
• If you want to type the answers in Hindi, you can take help of either - Inscript or Remington (GAIL) keyboards layout
• Paper I (General English) will take place in the morning shift, followed by Paper II (Economics and Social Issues) in afternoon shift.
• You cannot shuffle between objective/descriptive Papers and descriptive paper will start immediately after the objective test.
• For Descriptive Paper II, if you answer more than 4 questions, the first 4 will be evaluated.
• Descriptive English, need to be answered in English only.

Syllabus 2021

An exam notification is always followed by some nervousness, excitement, fear of failure, panic, etc. To prevent oneself from experiencing all these, you need to ensure that you are well informed and well aware of all the subjects/topics that are expected to be asked in the NABARD Grade A 2021 exam. Knowing the NABARD Grade A syllabus for all the posts is the first step that would kick-start your preparation on a strong note for the exam. The syllabus for NABARD Grade A is given below.

Prelims Syllabus

NABARD Grade A syllabus for the Preliminary exam is the first stage that you need to qualify to reach further. The NABARD Grade A Preliminary exam consists of different sections with a different number of questions. 

To stay updated in the General Awareness section, check out our Beepedia. 

Other than the sections mentioned above, Economic and Social issues and Agriculture and Rural Development will also be asked. 

Attempt NABARD Grade A Phase 1 free mock tests here.

Mains Syllabus

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 syllabus is different for different streams. For the general stream, topics from Agriculture & Rural Development, and Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) are covered in Paper 2. For the specialized posts, Paper 2 will consist of questions from your field. 

Mains Syllabus: Paper 1

Paper 1 of NABARD Grade A 2021 Mains will be of English Language which is descriptive type in online mode. Candidates are supposed to type their answers and their expression and comprehension skills will be examined in this phase. Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence will be some of the topics that may be assessed. The detailed NABARD Grade A syllabus is given below.

Mains Syllabus: Paper 2

Before you commence the preparation for the NABARD Grade A 2021 exam, it is extremely important to be aware of the complete NABARD Grade A syllabus. You can go through the detailed syllabus of NABARD Grade A 2021 below.

NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus (Rural Development and Banking Services)

NABARD Grade A 2021 Mains (RDBS) Paper 2  General consists of two parts. Part one will contain questions from Economic and Social Issues and another part will have questions from Agriculture and Rural Development (focus on Rural India). The detailed NABARD Grade A syllabus is given below.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Economic & Social Issues

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Agriculture and Rural Development

Exam Dates 2021

The official notification of NABARD Grade A recruitment 2021 has all the details regarding the exam. NABARD had conducted the Phase 1 exam on September 18, 2021. It announced the Phase 2 dates on October 22, 2021. The NABARD Grade A Phase 2 exam was held on November 16, 2021. The online application/registration was open from July 17, 2021, and closed on Aug 07, 2021. The NABARD Grade A exam schedule 2021 can be gathered from the table below. 

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 results have been released on December 31, 2021. 

Stay updated and informed about all the latest happenings with respect to the NABARD Grade A exam.

Salary 2021

One of the reasons behind choosing any kind of job is the reward that you will get after serving in any job position from the monetary aspect. Rewards may largely include other allowances, perks, and benefits also, but the main thing is the salary that is received in hand. NABARD can be counted among the best-paying jobs in India. Know about the NABARD Grade A -cy-- salary in detail:

• NABARD Grade A’ salary (grade pay) is Rs, 28,150 per month in the scale of 28150-1550(4) -34350-1750(7) – 46600 –EB - 1750(4)- 53600-2000(1)-55600 applicable to Officers in Grade 'A'.
•  A Grade 'A' Officer will also be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and Grade Allowance as per the rules in force from time to time. 
• At present, the initial monthly gross emoluments are approximately Rs. 70,000. 

The details on NABARD Grade A 2021 salary can be devised from the video given below.

Marking Scheme

NABARD Grade A is a tough level examination and it also consists of variable marking in the tests. Some of the questions carry 1 mark and some of the questions carry 2 marks. The negative marking for the questions will also be applied differently. The questions carrying 1 mark will have a negative marking of 0.25 marks and the questions carrying 2 marks will have a negative marking of 0.50 marks. The marking scheme for NABARD Grade A and penalty for wrong answers is as follows:

Exam Language

Both the Objective and Descriptive test of NABARD Grade A 2021 exam will be conducted online. Kindly note, all questions (in both Preliminary and Main Examination, except the Test of English), are available bilingually in English and Hindi.

NABARD Grade A Job Profile

NABARD Grade A officer enjoys a comfortable work profile as compared to other jobs. Needless to say that NABARD is an apex institution and a regulator so you won't regret joining/working for NABARD. The perks and remunerations are on par with RBI. After a good amount of experience as a Manager, you might (or might not) get a district-level posting as a DDM (District Development Manager). Office-cum-residence to a District Development Manager is provided by the NABARD itself. ‘Office Timings’ of a NABARD Grade ‘A’ officer would be: 9:30 AM to 5.30 PM, 5 days a week. NABARD Grade A salary and career growth are the two most significant points that should be kept in mind while you prepare which will also keep you motivated throughout. 

How To Apply Online

The online application is the first step in an examination process, once the notification of any exam gets released. You should not wait for the last date to apply for the NABARD Grade A recruitment to avoid any last-minute rush. Application for NABARD Grade A 2021 will start as soon as the notification releases. NABARD Grade A 2021 Step by Step Application Process is as follows-

• 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 correct details
• Validate the details by selecting ‘Validate your details’ and ‘Save & Next’ button
• Upload the documents (Photo & Signature) taking care of the specifications
• Verify for the last time before ‘Final Submit’
• Select ‘Payment’ tab to remit the application fee
• Take print of the application form and fee receipt for future use

Application Fee

The online application process for NABARD Grade A 2021 will not be considered complete until you pay the fees. You are required to pay the fees in online mode. The fee details according to the various categories are as follows:

* - All employees of NABARD who satisfy the educational qualification criteria are eligible to apply for NABARD Grade A 2021. These staff employees are required to pay fee/intimation charges as indicated at the time of online application and this fee will be reimbursed to those Staff Candidates who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post.

EXAM CENTRES

Various exam centres are allocated for the examination, all over India in different states. Once you choose your respective exam centre, no request to change it will be entertained at a later stage. NABARD reserves the right to cancel any of the centres or add new at its discretion. It also reserves the right to allocate any exam centre other than the one opted by you. The examination centre for NABARD Grade A 2021 Prelims and Mains will be different so you should be very careful while selecting the examination centres.

Prelims Exam Centres

The examination centre of NABARD Grade A Prelims will be all over India so you must choose the centre very wisely. The list of the centres is given below:

Mains Exam Centres

NABARD Grade A Mains or Phase 2 exam centres are different from those of Prelims. NABARD Grade A Mains exam will be held in selected cities and the complete list for the same is given below:

The Interviews may also be conducted in one of the above-mentioned centres for the NABARD Grade A exam. It will be intimated in the Interview call letters.

Admit Card 2021

NABARD Grade A Mains admit cards have been released. All details related to the centre of examination, venue address, date, and time for both online Preliminary and online Main examinations and Interviews shall be intimated in the NABARD Grade A ‘call letter’. You will be required to download your call letter from the authorised website by entering your details i.e. Registration Number and Password/Date of Birth. No hard copy of the NABARD Grade A 2021 call letter/ Information Handout etc. will be sent by post/ courier.

Note: For each of the shifts in NABARD Grade A Phase 2 , separate call letters will be released.

Previous Year Cut Off

Preparing for NABARD Grade A 2021 involves not only deep study and practice but also gathering details regarding the pattern of the examination through all the years. Scanning the pattern of previous examinations will help to a great extent in your preparation process. Thus, knowing the NABARD Grade A previous year cut-off is an important detail that gives a complete idea of what to expect in 2021 and how much effort should you be putting in to reach close to that score and maybe more. The NABARD Grade A exam cut-off 2020 is as follows.

Previous year cut-off not only helps you to plan your strategy but also gives a general idea of what can be the safe attempt. You need to clear the sectional as well as an overall cut-off to get into the merit list.

NABARD Grade A 2020 Cut Off - (Discipline, Category Wise) Applied on Total

NABARD Grade A 2020 Cut Off - (Discipline, Category Wise) Applied on Objective test and Descriptive Paper

NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off 2020: (Test and Category wise)

To know about Last years cut off please click here

The decision to apply and prepare for a particular examination is always a calculated move by any serious aspirant. A serious aspirant would always move step-by-step to make sure that no stone is left unturned in the preparation process. Therefore, the most important thing in exam preparation would be appropriate guidance to walk you through the way of success.

Considering this important requirement of all aspirants, ixamBee has brought together a comprehensive ‘Online Learning Course- ‘NABARD Online Course’ for the preparation of the NABARD Grade ‘A’  2021 exam. This extremely helpful and precise ‘Online Course’ is designed by Mr. Chandraprakash Joshi (ex-RBI GR B, MBA-Finance, Ph.D.) and Ms. Arunima Sinha (Coach for Banking exams for 6 years, Ex-Manager SIDBI, Ex-Bank PO). The course contains:

Phase 1 or Prelims

This is the first stage to qualify and the details of the online course provided are as follows:

• 470+ Video lessons on different topics of all the seven sections of the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 Exam.
• 270+ Study Notes to ease learning.
• Approx. 6000+ Practice Questions in the form of video lessons, Section tests, and Mock Tests.
• 10 section tests for each of the subjects.
• 15 Full-Length Mock Tests based on exact exam pattern and difficulty level.

Phase 2 or Mains

This is the second stage after NABARD Grade B Phase 1 is over. This Phase will play a major role in deciding your fate for further stages. The details of the course are as follows:

• 230+ Video lessons on different topics of NABARD – Grade A Phase-2 Exam.
• 230+ Study Notes wherever required to supplement or ease learning.
• 4000+ Practice Questions to clear concepts in the form of video lessons, Section tests, and Mock Tests.
• 5 Mock tests for Descriptive English.
• 7 Full-Length NABARD Grade A Practice Tests based on exact exam pattern and difficulty level.

Know details about the online course for NABARD Grade A 2021

A preparation process broadly consists of three main stages:

• Grasping all required knowledge and information
• Revisiting / revising the knowledge and information
• Testing the knowledge

To make sure you are well prepared for the NABARD Grade A 2021 examination, it is very important to revise the knowledge you have gained which should further be followed by regular practice that will help in testing the newly gained knowledge and which gets ingrained well in your mind. To let you practice and identify your strong and weak areas, ixamBee provides Free Mock Tests for NABARD Grade A 2021 with updated exam level and pattern. Practicing these mock tests will help improve your score as well as your speed and analyze your performance with every mock test.

To attempt Free Mock tests for NABARD Grade A 2021

Good preparation should start with a good note of optimism, focused attention, enthusiasm, strong will and determination. You should keep few basic things in mind:

• There is never a fixed confirmed strategy for any examination but by following some basic rules, a simple strategy may work wonders for you.
• The examiner will be testing your analytical , logical and language skills more than just knowledge.
• Therefore, apart from just studying and gaining knowledge, it is equally important to revise what you learn, practice and regularly test your learning.
• Do not forget to draw a proper timeline for your studies and a practical timetable that will help in utilizing your time to the fullest.

To be in a position to score well in the final stages and ensure your success, you need a set of good books to refer to, learn, and eventually qualify. Finding the appropriate NABARD Grade A exam study material is the most important thing before you commence your preparation. Some good books with their authors, for proper exam preparation, are mentioned below:

Blogs

Once you are confident enough of your preparation for both NABARD Grade A Phase 1 & Phase 2, it would be important to also gather some information related to Phase 3 - Interview stage. You can refer to the below-mentioned blog and collect some useful information:

NABARD Grade A 2021 Official Notification Released: Major Changes in Exam Pattern & Eligibility

NABARD Grade A/B Important ESI Topic: Inflation? How is it measured?

NABARD Grade A Topic: Institutional Financing Agencies

NABARD Grade A, B Salary, Work Balance, Benefits, Hierarchy and Promotions

Best Books For NABARD Grade A & B Exam Preparation

The sky is not the limit for Manisha Duhan: NABARD Grade A Success Story

Exam Analysis

NABARD Grade A being one of the most promising and demanding jobs requires proper planning, strategy and hard work. Exam analysis is part of your planning. By going through the NABARD Grade A 2021 exam analysis you will know what the NABARD Grade A exam demands from you, where to give more focus, and where to go in detail. You will get all updates for exam analysis in ixamBee. So Keep visiting and knowing what's the latest in the NABARD Grade A exam. 

Also go through the exam analysis on Decision Making for NABARD Grade A 2021 exam.

Useful Videos

In any exam preparation journey, having good guidance plays a very important role. Guidance from experts on the preparation strategy and other study tips go a long way in determining your success in the exam. Experts at ixamBee continuously work on providing exam-relevant and useful videos on various subject-related and other topics like Previous year Papers for NABARD Grade A, Strategy to Study for NABARD Grade-A Exam, and so on. You can have a look at some of these useful videos which will help you in preparing for NABARD Grade A 2021 exam below:

Previous Years Papers

Nabard Grade 'A' Exam can be counted among all such exams which consist of good level questions with varying levels of difficulty. Although, we cannot expect the pattern of the exam to remain the same each year, we can surely take an idea from the previous years examinations, so that we already have a picture in mind and we would know closely what level to expect from the exam. Therefore, going through the previous years papers, provided below will be helpful in analyzing the level of the examination.

NABARD 2017 Memory Based Paper - Quantitative Aptitude

NABARD Previous Year Question Paper 2017 (Agriculture & Rural Development)

Nabard Previous year Paper -Computer section solved

English - NABARD 2017 Memory Based Paper

Nabard Grade A Question Paper 2017 (Agriculture & Rural Development

NABARD Grade A : Previous year solved Questions of ESI - Part 1

NABARD Grade A : Previous year solved Questions of ESI - Part 2

NABARD Grade A : Previous year solved Questions of ESI - Part 3

Result

Once the whole procedure for the NABARD Grade A recruitment 2021 is over and all the online exam procedure is over, the result of NABARD Grade A 2021 will be declared on its official website. You can enter your credentials and check the status of your result. The final result of NABARD Grade A 2021 will also have marks obtained by you.

Pre-Recruitment Training 2021

NABARD will also be conducting a 'Pre-Recruitment / Pre-Exam Training' for SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates. This training will be free of cost. The candidates will have the choice to opt for the training. Such candidates who wish to attend the training will have to apply separately to the Chief General Manager, NABARD at any one of the centres mentioned in the table below. The application should be sent by Aug 09, 2021.