Nabard Grade A EXAM 2024: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result

Highlights

Dates

Vacancy

NABARD has introduced 162 vacancies for the posts of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) / (Rajbhasha Service) / (Protocal & Security Service) Let’s have a look at the detailed NABARD Vacancies for Grade A Assistant Manager.

Details of NABARD 2024 Officers Vacancies are as per below -: 155 Vacancies

• 1. Assistant Manager (RDBS)- 148
• 2. Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rajbhasha)- 05
• 3. Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS)- 02

NABARD Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2024

Overall, there are 2 criteria on which the eligibility of a candidate is judged for NABARD Grade-A 2024 - education and age. You need to qualify the following eligibility standards to apply for this exam.

Age Limit (as of 1st July 2024)
Minimum Age - 21 years (25 years for P&SS)
Maximum Age - 30 years (40 year for P&SS)
Age Relaxation
3 years for OBC candidates
5 years for SC/ST candidates
10 years for PWBD

Educational Qualifications

The Online Application Fee for Haryana Police Constable 2024 exam is different for different categories.

The fee is exempted for SC/BC/EWS candidates of Haryana State.

Let's have a look at the application fee for all categories.

NABARD Recruitment 2024 Online Application

The online application link for NABARD Recruitment 2024 for Grade A Assistant Manager and Grade B Manager was activated by NABARD from 17th July 2024 to 07th August 2024.

NABARD Grade A Application Fee

Exam Pattern

NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern

The candidates who clear the preliminary round of NABARD Grade A 2024 Officer Exam are eligible to appear for NABARD 2024 Mains Examination. The Mains Examination comprises both Online Objective Test as well as descriptive Test paper. Let’s have a look at NABARD Grade A 2024 Mains Exam Pattern:

NABARD Grade A Syllabus

General

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Agriculture

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).

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Animal husbandry

Forage Production :

Soils, soil fertility and fertilizers, irrigation methods and practices, agronomic practices of fodder crops, crop rotations and intensity, grasses and grasslands, silvopastoral systems, silage and hay making.

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Agricultural engineering

Engineering in agriculture and rural life. Soil and water resources of India, present status of utilization and scope. Hydrological process;

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Fisheries

Fishery, Biology of Finfish, Shellfish including Molluses :

Taxonomy of Fishes, Anatomy and biology – food and feeding habits, growth, age, reproduction, embryonic development, migration and raciation.

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Forestry

Forestry - Definition, forests types and their characteristics, necessity of forests with changing and modernization of technology, inter-relationship between agriculture and forestry.

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Plantation/horticulture

I. Fruit & Plantation Crops:

Fruit and plantation crops industry in India, its status and potentialities. Agro climatic distribution of different crops. Methods of propagation; mist propagation and other advances made in clonal propagation amd micro propagation (tissue culture), physiological basis of root initiation and rooting cofactors. Rootstocks for different crops and rootstock scion incompatibility

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Land development/soil science

Land use and land capability classification, irrigability criteria; interpretation of soil and land resource data, characteristics of Agro-climatic zones of India. Soil and water conservation theory and practice for different agro-climatic conditions.

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Water Resources

Water Requirement of Crops :

Crop period, duty, delta of crop, duty of water, relation between duty and delta, irrigation efficiency, consumptive use of water, soil moisture relationship, soil-moisture deficiency, estimating depth and frequency of irrigation on the basis of soil moisture regime concepts.

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Finance

1. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

1.1 Meaning; Objectives; Basic Accounting; Principles, Concepts and Conventions;

Limitations of Financial Accounting

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Computer/ Information Technology

Introduction to Software
Computer Fundamentals
Data Structure, File structure and programming through ‘C’, ‘C++’, ‘Java’ and ‘Python’
Elements of Systems Analysis and Design
Numerical and Statistical Computing
Data Communication and Networks
Computer Architecture and Network Architecture

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Rajbhasha

1. सामान्य ज्ञाि:
क. (1) भाषा, ववभाषा, उपभाषा, बोिी, राष्ट्रभाषा, राज्यभाषा, क्षेत्रीय भाषा सेअलभप्राय,
(2) राजभाषा अलधलियम ववषयक जािकारी,
(3) हहन्दी का क्षेत्र तथा उसकी ववलभन्ि उपभाषाएँऔर बोलियाँ।,
(4) हहन्दी भाषा के ववकास की संक्षक्षप्त रूपरेखा.
ख. हहन्दी की ध्वलियाँ, र्शब्द्ांडार और वाक्यरचिा, देविागरी लिवप.

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Job Profile

The Appointed candidate for Protocol & Security Services as an Assistant Manager will be undergoing the following responsibilities:

He/she will be responsible for;

Watch and Ward arrangements as to internal security, passages, entry and exit points, surveillance through CCTV, monitoring, recording, etc., in the Bank’s office buildings.

Protocol duties.

Maintenance/Security of Bank’s properties.

Control over the staff deployed for the purpose.

• Work culture is purely bureaucratic at NABARD. You have to report to the CGM (Chief General Manager) of the Regional Office
• As an Assistant Manager, any department can be allotted to you irrespective of your qualification.
• An Assistant Manager has to work on various policies and programs mandated by Central/State Governments related to Agricultural & Rural Development.
• You would be dealing with policy issues of various programs of Central/State Governments and projects relating to Agriculture as well as Rural Development, closely liaising with the State Government and the banking industry, which encompasses the entire activities in the rural areas

As mentioned above, Grade A managers are also appointed as DDMs (District Development Managers). Here are the responsibilities of a DDM:-

• He/She has to look after development, planning and act as regulatory body of regional rural bank (RRB) branches and credit cooperative branches
• He/She is assigned to draw up a development plan and prepare potential linked credit plan,
• He/She is expected to advise the district administration for development initiatives
• He/She has to coordinate with commercial banks and RRBs on subsidy
• He/She has to promote financial literacy centers (FLC) for better interests of customers
• He/She has to develop infrastructure and coordinate with community-level organizations for development initiatives and consultancy services.

NABARD Grade A Salary – Pay-Scale (For RDBS, Rajbhasha, Legal & P&SS)

Selected candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs.28150/- p.m. in the scale of Rs.28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)–46600–EB-1750(4)-53600-2000(1)-55600 applicable to Officers in Grade ‘A’ and they will be eligible for Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance, House Rent Allowance, and Grade Allowance as per rules in force from time to time. At present, initial monthly gross emoluments are approximately Rs. 62,600/-

NABARD Grade A 2024 Expected Cutoff for Prelims

Applicability of NABARD Grade A cut off

NABARD Grade A cut off for prelims and mains exams are applied in two stages.

• On scores in individual tests
• On total score

Factors determining NABARD Grade A cut off

The cut off of NABARD Grade A is calculated based on the following factors.

• Number of vacancies
• Total marks
• Difficulty level
• Number of test-takers

Admit Card

How To Download NABARD Admit Card 2024?

The NABARD Admit Card for Grade A & B has been released on 01st September 2024. Follow the steps to download NABARD Admit Card 2024 for Prelims exam.

• Step 1 - Visit the official website @nabard.org or Click on the link provided above to download NABARD Admit Card 2024.
• Step 2 – On the homepage, click on “Career Notice”>> “Click Here to Proceed”.
• Step 3 – Search for “Recruitment To The Post Of Officers In Grade 'A' Assistant Manager (Protocol And Security Service) -2024 / Recruitment To The Post Of Assistant Manager In Grade 'A' (RDBS)/ (Rajbhasha Service) -2024 / Recruitment To The Post Of Manager In Grade 'B' (RDBS) - 2024” whichever post applied for
• Step 4 – Based on the post applied, click on the Download Call Letter - Grade 'A' and Download Call Letter - Grade 'B'
• Step 5 – You will be redirected to a new page, enter your “Registration Number & Password (DOB)”
• Step 6 – Click the “Login” button.
• Step 7 – The NABARD Call Letter 2024 will appear on your screen, download it and take a printout for future reference.

Preparation

How to prepare for NABARD Grade A?

Given below are few tips and tricks to prepare for NABARD Grade A.

Create a timetable

NABARD Grade A exam syllabus is vast. Therefore, create a timetable that helps you to cover all the topics.

Find out strong and weak areas

Analyse your strong and weak areas and create timetable accordingly. This will give you a clear idea of how much time to spend on each topic. Allocate separate time for practising and revising.

Tips for English

Cultivate reading and writing habits. More weightage is given to the English section. You should be aware of the proper usage of grammar to solve Essay/Paragraph writing. Reading Comprehension is not about how fast you read a paragraph rather it's about understanding the matter of the passage. Develop reading habits to solve questions from this topic easily. Letter writing tests communication skills, therefore, get well versed in the format of the letter. In Report Writing, candidates need to organize and structure their ideas.

Tips for Reasoning

To ace this section, you should understand the basics and logic behind each question. Learn the shortcuts for solving questions. The Reasoning Ability section includes Syllogism, Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Data Sufficiency, etc.

Tips for Quantitative Aptitude

Knowing the formulas is the only weapon for survival for this section. You cannot solve the problems without learning the formulas. Revise the formulas on a regular basis. Learn the shortcut tricks to solve problems. Also, attempt mock tests as much as you can.

Tips for General Awareness and Computer Aptitude

For the General Awareness section, you should read newspapers and magazines. There is no defined syllabus for General Awareness. You should be aware of the recent topics. Stay updated with events such as banking, finance, and economy. Brush up the basics of computer hardware and software.

Tips for Economic and Social Issues

Questions in this section are based on government policies, banking, and social issues. Prepare the Economic and Social Issues section to score good marks.

Tips for Agriculture and Rural Development

You need to be aware of the rural development, information about current updates in this sector. Follow the policies government makes for this sector and some statistical data.

Results

How to Check NABARD Grade A Result 2024?

Below are the steps to check the NABARD Grade A Results 2024.

• Step 1: Directly click on the link provided above.
• Step 2: Alternatively, visit the NABARD official website.
• Step 3: Visit the Home Page
• Step 4: Click on What’s New.
• Step 5: Click on the link ‘Recruitment Of Assistant Manager Grade 'A'.
• Step 6: Click on the link ‘Roll Nos. of successful candidates’
• Step 7: Click Ctrl+F, type in your roll no.
• Step 8: Download and take a printout

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