Before looking into NABARD Notification, select process and pattern, let us first look into its historical background. NABARD, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development was formed on the recommendation of B. Sivaraman Committee on 12th of July, 1982.NABARD is an Apex Institution wholly owned by the Government of India. It is a specialized branch for rural development and Agriculture in India. After establishment, NABARD took over the task performed by Agriculture Credit Department (ACD) and Rural Planning and Credit Cell (RPCC) of RBI as well as roles of Agriculture Refinance and Development Corporation (ARDC). Initially, NABARD was started with the total paid up capital of Rs. 100 Crores
NABARD currently looks into crop productivity, soil and water conservation, deals with matters concerning credit for Agriculture and other economic activities, initiative to maintain tribal heritage as well as SHG-Bank linkage initiatives. NABARD keeps checks and provides help to the rural economy. It also supervises co-operative as well as Regional Rural Banks. It also provides training facilities to the institutions working in the field of rural development.
Let us come to NABARD Notification, select process and pattern
Grade A and Grade B
NABARD conducts Grade A exam like Assistant Manager in Grade A in Rajbhasha/Legal/Protocol & Security and in the Rural Development Banking service (RDBS) yearly or once in two year. Minimum age of an individual for Grade A exam should be 21 years and maximum age should be 30 years. Minimum age of an individual for Grade A exam should be 21 years and maximum age should be 35 years. There are various Assistant Manager post in RDBS like:
- Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General, General Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Food/ Dairy Processing, Land Development – Soil Science, Environmental Engg/Sciences, Agriculture Marketing/Agri
business Management, Geo Informatics, Agriculture Economics/Economics, Information Technology, Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary, Finance, Human Resource Management and Statistics
NABARD Grade A and Grade B Preliminary Exam Pattern
| Sections | Total No. of Questions | Total Marks | Time Duration |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes) |
| Test of Reasoning | 20 | 20 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| Economic and Social Issues | 40 | 40 | |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern
| Exam | Test Name | Maximum Marks | Time Taken |
| Phase I | General English: (Descriptive – writing skills – online through key board). The paper will have descriptive questions. | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase II | Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development for General Posts and Agriculture for candidates applying for Manager Agriculture Post (objective) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase III | For all other post related to selected discipline (objective) | 100 | 90 minutes |
NABARD Grade B Mains Exam Pattern
| Exam | Test Name | Maximum Marks | Time Taken |
| Phase I | General English: (Descriptive – writing skills – online through key board). The paper will have descriptive questions. | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase II | Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development for General Posts and Agriculture for candidates applying for Manager Agriculture Post (objective) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase III | Development Economic, Statistics, Finance and Management (objective) | 100 | 90 minutes |
NABARD Notification, select process and pattern: Educational Qualification
| GRADE B | |
For General |
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Ph.D. OR Chartered Accountant /Cost Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor’s degree OR Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline |
| GRADE A | |
For General |
Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Ph.D. OR Chartered Accountant /Cost Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor’s degree OR Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline |
| For General Agriculture | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/ Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution |
For Agriculture Engineering |
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution |
| For Food/Dairy Processing | Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 45%)in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution. |
| For Land Development-Soil Science | Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution. |
For Environmental Engg./Sciences |
Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution |
For Agriculture marketing/Agri. Business Management |
Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Two years full time Post Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/MBA in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution. |
For Geo Informatics |
BE/B.Tech/BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or ME/M.Tech/MSC degree in Geoinformatics with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. |
For Agricultural Economics/Economics |
Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Economics/Agriculture Economics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. %) in aggregate |
For Information Technology |
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or a postgraduate degree Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognised university. |
| For Chartered Accountant | Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020. |
For Company Secretary |
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Membership of ICSI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020 |
For Finance |
BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance) degree from Institutions / Universities recognised by GoI /UGC OR Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%). |
For Statistics |
Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Statistics with a minimum of 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. |
For Rajbhasha |
Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised university in English/Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate OR Bachelor’s Degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with a minimum of 50% marks (pass marks for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate. Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa. OR Post Graduate Degree from a recognised university in Hindi with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) in the aggregate and English as a compulsory/elective subject at Graduation level OR Post Graduate Degree in English with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD) and Hindi as a main subject at Graduation level. Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa. |
For Legal Service |
Bachelor’s Degree in Law recognized by Bar council of India for the purpose of enrolment as an Advocate with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST applicants – 45%) or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/years OR LLM Degree with a minimum of 45% (SC/ST applicants – 40%) or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/years.
Note: (i) For PWBD candidates, minimum required marks shall be 50% in Bachelor’s Degree in Law in the Aggregate of all semesters/years OR LLM degree with a minimum of 45% or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/years Note: In case of practicing advocates (i) copy of Bar Council Registration Certificate and (ii) A Certificate from Bar Association of which the candidate is a member or a certificate issued by the Presiding Officer of a court before which the candidate has practiced for the required period should be produced at the time of interview. |
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