Nabard Recruitment 2023 Application Form, Exam Date, Eligibility, Pattern

Nabard Recruitment 2023: NABARD stands for National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development, and it has announced the release of NABARD Employment. They come out with vacancies for varied posts that are available in their offices all around India. Get details below about the Nabard Recruitment 2023 Application form, Syllabus, Exam Date, Eligibility, etc.:

Nabard Recruitment 2023 Notification:

• NABARD 2023 Application Form will be released soon.

Nabard Recruitment 2023: Highlights

Exam Name	NABARD 2023
Conducting Authority	National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
Exam Level	National
Exam Conducted	Once a year
Post	—
Application Mode	Online Mode
Exam Mode	Online Mode
Category	Bank Exams
Official Website	www.nabard.org

NABARD 2023 Exam Date:

Events	Dates
Notification Released	July 2023
Application Form Released	To be announced
Last Date To Apply	To be announced
Closure for editing application details	To be announced
Last date for printing your application	To be announced
Online Fee Payment	To be announced
Prelims Admit Card	To be announced
Prelims Exam Date	To be announced
Prelims Result	To be announced
Mains Exam Date	—
Mains Result	—

Nabard Recruitment 2023 Application Form:

The Application form has been released for Nabard Recruitment 2023. Candidates can follow the given below steps:

Steps to apply for NABARD Recruitment 2023:

• Visit official website www.nabard.org
• On the homepage, click on Apply Online.
• Then, click for New Registration.
• Now, Enter personal and contact details
• A provisional registration number and password will be generated.
• Now, log in with the Help of Registration Number & Password.
• Fill the Application Form & click on SAVE AND NEXT tab.
• Now, click on submit button.
• Then, upload photo & signature as per the prescribed guidelines.
• Then, Pay the Application Fee.

Application Fee

Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade A and B

Nabard Recruitment 2023 Eligibility:

Eligibility for Assistant Manager Grade A:

• Nationality: A citizen of India
• Age Limit: Minimum Age: 21 years & Maximum Age: 30 years
• Education Qualification: Given below in the table:

Post	Educational Qualification
General	Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks
General Agriculture	Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks
Agriculture Engineering:	Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% mark
Food/Dairy Processing	Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks
Land Development-Soil Science	Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50% marks
Environmental Engg/Sciences	Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering with 50% marks
Agriculture marketing	Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 50% marks
Geo Informatics	BE/B.Tech/BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50% marks
Agricultural Economics/Economics	Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50% marks
Information Technology	Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks
Chartered Accountant	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
Company Secretary	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Finance	BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50% marks
Human Resource Management:	BBA (Human Resource Management)/ BBM (Human Resource Management)/ BMS ((Human Resource Management) with 50% marks
Statistic	Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics with 50% marks

Eligibility Details for NABARD Grade B:

• Nationality: The candidates must be citizens of India.
• Age Limit: The age limit will be 21 to 35 years.
• Educational Qualification: Candidates who must have completed graduation or post-graduation in any subject can apply for the post. The minimum qualifying marks required by the candidates is 60% whereas SC/ST/PwBD candidates need 55%).

Exam Pattern:

Nabard Recruitment 2023 Exam Pattern & Syllabus for Assistant Manager & Development Assistant mention below:

• I PHASE (Preliminary Exam – Objective)
• II PHASE (Main Exam – Objective & Descriptive)
• III PHASE (Interview)

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2023:

Phase 1 – Preliminary:

Here you can see the information NABARD   Exam Pattern for the Grade A & B Phase 1 Preliminary exam:

Test Name	No. Of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning Ability	20	20	2 Hours
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Computer Knowledge	20	20
English Language	40	40
General Awareness	20	20
Economic and Social Issues	40	40
Agriculture & Rural Development	40	40
Total Marks	200	200	2 Hours

Main Exam Pattern:

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 a keyboard
Paper-II	Economic & Social Issues/ 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)

NABARD Grade B Exam Pattern 2023:

Prelims Exam Pattern:

Test Name	No. Of Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning Ability	20	20	2 Hours
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Computer Knowledge	20	20
English Language	40	40
General Awareness	20	20
Economic and Social Issues	40	40
Agriculture & Rural Development	40	40
Total Marks	200	200	2 Hours

Mains Exam Pattern:

Mains Exam Test Structure for Grade B
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 a keyboard
Paper-II	Economic & Social Issues	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)
Paper-III	Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management	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)

Syllabus:

NABARD Syllabus for Grade A & B:

Let’s have a look at the detailed syllabus of the NABARD Grade-A Exam for the preliminary as well as the main phase separately.

NABDR Grade A Syllabus of Preliminary Exam:

Name of Section	Topics asked
Reasoning Ability	Puzzles & Seating arrangement, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Input-Output, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Miscellaneous Questions, Inequality, Blood relations
Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretations, Mathematical Inequalities, Quadratic Equations, Simplification/ Approximation, Number Series, Arithmetic Questions, Data Sufficiency, Quantity Comparisons
English Language	Reading Comprehension, New pattern questions, Sentence Improvement, Fill in the blanks, Para Jumbles, Cloze test, Spotting the errors, Sentence rearrangement
General Awareness	The questions in this test will be from Current Affairs and Banking and Economy, Insurance. In current affairs, questions can be asked from recent appointments, awards, and honors, sports, new schemes, national and international news, the latest developments in science and technology.
Computer Knowledge	This section covers topics from various topics like Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, History of computer & generations, Shortcuts.

Syllabus of NABARD Grade A & B Mains:

Phase II of the Exam consists of an Online Objective test & Online Descriptive Test.

Paper I – English Writing

This will comprise of Essay, Precise writing, Comprehension, Report writing, Paragraph Writing, and Business/Office Correspondence.

Paper-II – Economic and Social Issues

(a) Economic & Social Issues:

Nature of Indian Economy	Structural and Institutional features, Privatization, Opening up the Indian Economy, Economic Underdevelopment, Economic Reforms in India, Globalization
Inflation	Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income.
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India	Rural and Urban, Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government, Measurement of Poverty
Population Trends	Population Growth and Economic Development, Population Policy in India.
Agriculture	Characteristics / Status, Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit, Agricultural performance, Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture, Issues in Food Security in India
Industry	Industrial and Labour Policy, Public Sector Enterprises, Industrial performance, Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development
Rural banking and financial institutions in India	Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector.
Globalization of Economy	Role of International Funding Institutions, Regional Economic Co-operation, IMF & World Bank, WTO
Social Structure in India	Multiculturalism, Urbanization, and Migration, Social Infrastructure, Health and Environment, Demographic trends, Gender Issues Joint family system, Education
Education	Status & System of Education, Educational Policy for India, Educational relevance and educational wastage, Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy
Social Justice	Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, Socio-economic programs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes.
Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged	Social Movements, Human Development, Indian Political Systems

(b) Agriculture & Rural Development:

Agriculture	Definition, meaning and its branches, Classification of field crops, Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy, Agro Climatic Zones, Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village, Precision Farming, Organic farming, Factors affecting crop production, Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems, Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory, System of Crop Intensification
Soil and Water Conservation	Major soil types, Watershed management, Fertilizers, Soil fertility, Soil conservation, Soil erosion
Water Resource	Irrigation Management, Major, medium and minor irrigation, Sources of irrigation, Command area development, Types of irrigation, Micro-irrigation, Crop-water requirement, Water conservation techniques, Irrigation pumps
Farm and Agro Engineering	Farm Machinery and Power, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godown, bins, and grain silos, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels, Farm Ponds, Water harvesting structures, Agro-Processing
Plantation & Horticulture	Definition, meaning, and its branches, Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops, Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops
Animal Husbandry	Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy, Common terms about different species of livestock, Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility, Common terms about poultry production and management, Animal husbandry methods in India, Utility classification of breeds of cattle The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India, Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
Fisheries	Fisheries resources, Aquaculture- Inland and marine, Post-harvest technology, Common terms about fish production, Management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine, Biotechnology, Importance of fisheries in India
Forestry	Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry, Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015, Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics, Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management
Agriculture Extensions	Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs 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, sustainable management, and conservation, Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, Carbon credit, Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, Funding mechanisms for climate change projects, Climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihoods, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities	Recent trends, Viability of agriculture Factors of Production in agriculture, Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security, Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance, Agricultural Finance and Marketing, Concept, and Types of Farm Management.
Rural Development	Concept of Rural Area, Importance and role of the rural sector in India, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy, Causes of Rural Backwardness, Occupational structure, Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce, Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy, Issues and challenges in Hand-looms, Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India, Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working, Rural population in India, Problems, and conditions of rural labor, MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swatch Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA, and other rural development programs.

For Paper III of NABARD Grade B Exam

Development of Economics	Measures of development, Role of subsidies, Importance of agriculture, Development issues in India, Economic Development Models, Importance of savings and investment, Terms of trade in agriculture
Statistics	Basic statistical concepts, Frequency distribution, Relative dispersion, Elementary Probability, Summarizing of data, Sampling, Axiomatic Approach, Measures of Central Tendency, Correlation, Regression, Sampling Methods, Relative Frequency Approach, Analysis of frequency distribution, Time Series Analysis.
Finance	Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions, Financial system- features, characteristics, and issues, Union Budget; Project finance, Infrastructure financing, Sources of capital, Development finance, Private and Social Cost-Benefit significance of development finance, Banking and Financial Institutions in India, Microfinance, its significance, and importance, Concept of project cycle management, Financial Inclusion
Management	Its nature and scope, Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling, Leadership, Communication, The Management Processes, The Role of a Manager in an Organisation, Human Resource Development

Admit Card:

• There won’t be any offline intimation sent to the aspirants, they’d have to download the admit card.
• All the corresponding details for the examination eg. venue, date, and time would be mentioned on the Admit Card.
• Aspirants must cross-verify details on the admit card and ensure that they are correct.
• Any error found on the admit card must be reported to the officials immediately.

Result:

To view NABARD Assistant Exam Results, follow the below simple steps-

• Visit the official website of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development.
• Further, you have to click on the “Career Notices” tab that is available on the top right of the home page.
• Choose the link that says NABARD Manager Results and NABARD Assistant Manager Results as given below.
• “Employment of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) (General & Specialized Disciplines) – Roll Nos. of Aspirants shortlisted for Interview” link OR
• “Employment of Manager in Grade ‘B’ (RDBS) (General Discipline) – Roll Nos. of Aspirants shortlisted for Interview” link
• Click on the suitable link to get the NABARD Mains Exam Result.
• Enter your Roll Number and Date of Birth in the provided space.
• Click on the “Find” to Get Results.
• Print out the hard copy and keep it safe

Cut-off:

The minimum qualifying marks that are needed for the hiring of the individual is called cut-off. Below mentioned is the Cut-off from the previous year’s data

Category	Expected Cut-off
UR	64-68
OBC	60-64
SC	56-60
ST	52-56