NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024

The NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 is now open, offering 102 vacancies for aspiring candidates. The NABARD Grade A Notification 2024 outlines the essential details, including eligibility criteria, application dates, and selection process. NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024

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NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Important Dates

  • Starting Date for Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 27-07-2024
  • Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 15-08-2024
  • Date of Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Examination: 01-09-2024

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024Application Fee

  • For All Other Candidates: Rs. 850/- (Application Fee Rs. 700/- + Intimation Charges Rs. 150/-)
  • For SC/ ST/ PWBD Candidates: Rs. 150/- (Intimation Charges)
  • Payment Mode: By using only Master/Visa/Rupay Debit or Credit Cards or Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash cards/Mobile Wallets

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Age Limit (as on 01-07-2024)

  • Minimum Age Limit: 21 Years
  • Maximum Age Limit: 30 Years
  • i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02–07–1994 and not later than 01–07–2003.
  • Age Relaxation is Applicable as per Rules.

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Vacancy Details

Sl No Post Name Total
1. Chartered Accountant 04
2. Finance 07
3. Computer/ Information Technology 16
4. Agriculture 02
5. Animal Husbandry 02
6. Fisheries 01
7. Food Processing 01
8. Forestry 02
9. Plantation & Horticulture 01
10. Geo Informatics 01

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Qualification

  • Candidates should possess Diploma,Degree, PG/PG Diploma (Relevant Discipline).

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Selection Process

  • Prelims Exam
  • Mains Exam
  • Interview

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Mark Allocation

NABARD Grade A Stages Marks Duration
Prelims 200 marks 120 minutes
Mains 200 marks 210 minutes
Interview 50 marks

NABARD Grade A 2024 Exam Pattern

NABARD Assistant Manager Prelims Exam Pattern

Sno Sections Total Marks/ No. of Questions Time Taken
1. Test of Reasoning 20  A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes)

 

2. English Language 30
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

NABARD Assistant Manager Mains Exam Pattern

Mains Exam Test Structure for Assistant Manager [Generalist]

Papers Subjects 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 and Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development 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)

Mains Exam Test Structure for Assistant Manager [Specialist & Rajbhasha]

Papers Subjects 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 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 A 2024 Syllabus

NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2024

Name of Section Topics asked
Reasoning Ability
  1. Puzzles & Seating arrangement
  2. Syllogism
  3. Data sufficiency
  4. Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)
  5. Inequality
  6. Miscellaneous Questions
  7. Input-Output
  8. Blood relations
  9. Coding-Decoding
Quantitative Aptitude
  1. Data Interpretations
  2. Quadratic Equations
  3. Number Sehonoursries
  4. Simplification/ Approximation
  5. Data Sufficiency
  6. Arithmetic Questions
  7. Quantity Comparisons
  8. Mathematical Inequalities
English Language
  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. Cloze test
  3. Sentence improvement
  4. Spotting the errors
  5. Fill in the blanks
  6. Sentence rearrangement
  7. Para Jumbles
  8. New pattern questions
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 computers & generations, Shortcuts.

NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus 2024

NABARD Grade A- Economic and Social Issues Syllabus 2024

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

NABARD Grade A- Agriculture & Rural Development Syllabus 2024

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

NABARD Grade A- Information Technology Syllabus 2024

Subject Topics
Information Technology
  1. Introduction to Software
  2. Data Structure through ‘C’ and ‘PASCAL’
  3. Elements of Systems Analysis and Design
  4. Numerical and Statistical Computing
  5. Data Communication and Networks
  6. Object-Oriented Computer Architecture
  7. Object-Oriented Systems
  8. Computer Fundamentals
  9. File Structure and Programming in COBOL
  10. Database Management Systems
  11. Software Engineering
  12. Accounting and Finance on Computers
  13. Operating Systems
  14. Intelligent Systems
  15. Relational Database
  16. Management Systems

NABARD Grade A 2024 Salary Structure

NABARD Grade A Salary 2024
Basic Pay Rs. 44,500/- 
Pay-scale Rs. 44500 – 2500 (4) – 54500 – 2850 (7) – 74450 – EB – 2850 (4) – 85850 – 3300 (1) – 89150
Additional Allowances Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance, reimbursement of expenses for maintenance of vehicle for official purpose, newspaper, internet, telephone charges, book grant and Grade Allowance.

NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 Previous Year Cut-Off

NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2021

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

NABARD Cut-Off Prelims 2021: Sectional Cut-Off

Category Qualifying Section Merit Section
RE EL CK QA DM GA ES AR
20 30 20 20 10 20 40 40
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

 


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