NABARD Recruitment 2020
National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released NABARD Recruitment 2020 Notification for Grade A to recruit candidates for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ on 15th January 2020. All candidates can apply online for NABARD 2020 Grade A Officer from 15th of January 2020. Here, we are sharing NABARD Grade A Officer Notification, Exam Date, Online Application Process, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Selection Process etc.
Click here for NABARD Grade A 2020 Official Notification (RDBS)-PDF
Click here for NABARD Grade A 2020 Official Notification (P & SS)-PDF
NABARD Grade A Exam Date 2020
The exam dates for NABARD 2020 Assistant Manager Grade A has been released along with its official Notification on 15th January 2020. Let’s have a look at the important dates for NABARD 2020 Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) / (Rajbhasha Service) / (Legal Service) exam.
Events | Dates |
NABARD Grade A 2020 – Notification | 15th January 2020 |
NABARD Grade A 2020 – Online Application Start Date | 15.01.2020 |
NABARD Grade A 2020 – Online Application End Date | 03.02.2020 |
NABARD Grade A Officer Prelims Admit Card | 14th February 2020 |
NABARD Grade A Officer 2020 – Prelims Exam Date | 25th February 2020 |
NABARD Grade A Officer Prelims Result | 23rd March 2020 |
NABARD Grade A Officer Mains Admit Card | to be notified soon |
NABARD Grade A Officer 2020 – Mains 2 Exam Date | to be notified soon |
NABARD Grade A Officer Mains Result | to be notified soon |
Let’s have a look at the important dates for NABARD 2020 Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’) in Protocol & Security Service exam.
Events | Dates |
Online Application Registration and Payment of Online Fees/Intimation Charges | 15 January to 3rd February 2020 |
Tentative month for Interview | March – 2020 |
NABARD Grade A Prelims Result Out
The result for NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager Prelims exam has been released by NABARD. Click on the link given below to check NABARD 2020 Grade A result.
NABARD Grade A Online Application
The online applicantion link for NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager has been activated on 15th January 2020. Click here on the link given below to apply online for NABARD 2020 Grade A Exam.
NABARD Grade A Vacancy
NABARD has introduced 154 vacancies for the posts of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) / (Rajbhasha Service) / (Legal Service) and Protocol & Security Service. Let’s have a look at the detailed NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager 2020 Vacancies:
Details of NABARD Grade A 2020 Officer Vacancies are as per below -: 154 Vacancies
Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal service): 150
S. No | Post | Total Vacancy |
1 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General | 69 |
2 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General Agriculture | 4 |
3 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Engineering | 3 |
4 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Food/ Dairy Processing | 3 |
5 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Land Development – Soil Science | 3 |
6 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Environmental Engg/Sciences | 4 |
7 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Marketing/Agribusiness Management | 2 |
8 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Geo Informatics | 2 |
9 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Economics/Economics | 5 |
10 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Information Technology | 12 |
11 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Chartered Accountant | 8 |
12 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Company Secretary | 3 |
13 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Finance | 16 |
14 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Human Resource Management | 3 |
15 | Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Statistics | 2 |
16 | Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha) | 8 |
17 | Assistant Manager (Legal) | 3 |
Total | 150 |
Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS): 4
S. No | Post | Total Vacancy |
1 | Assistant Manager (P & SS) | 4 |
NABARD Recruitment 2020 Application Process
NABARD Grade ‘A’ Officer Application Fee
For RDBS, Applicants are required to pay Rs.800/- for General Category, Rs.150/- (Intimation charges) for SC/ ST/ PWD candidates through payment gateway by using only Master/ Visa/ Rupay Debit or Credit Cards or Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash cards/Mobile Wallets. Staff exempted from the payment.
For (P & SS), Applicants are required to pay Rs.750/- for General Category, Rs.100/- (Intimation charges) for SC/ ST.
NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2020 – Salary
NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager Salary
Basic Pay-: Rs. 62,600/ p.m.
Pay-scale-: 28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)–46600–EB-1750(4)-53600-2000(1)-55600
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. Initial Monthly Gross Salary – Rs. 62,600/-.
NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam Pattern
NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam is going to be conducted in three phases:
- Preliminary Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview Process
The Preliminary Exam is an online objective test comprising of 200 marks that has to be completed in 2 hours. It’s really necessary for a candidate to clear the preliminary round of the NABARD 2020 Exam in order to get promoted to the NABARD Grade A 2020 Mains Exam.
Serial Number | Sections Asked | Total Marks | Time Taken |
1. | Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | |
2. | Test of Reasoning | 20 | A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes) |
3. | English Language | 40 | |
4. | Computer Knowledge | 20 | |
5. | General Awareness | 20 | |
6. | Economic and Social Issues | 40 | |
7. | Agriculture and Rural Development | 40 | |
Total | 200 |
The candidates who clear the preliminary round of NABARD Grade A 2020 Officer Exam are eligible to appear for NABARD 2020 Mains Examination. The Mains Examination comprises of both Online Objective Test as well as descriptive Test paper. Let’s have a look at NABARD Grade A 2020 Mains Exam Pattern:
Serial Number | Exam | Test Name | Maximum Marks | Time Taken |
1. | Phase I | General English: (Descriptive – writing skills – online through key board). The paper will have descriptive questions. | 100 | 90 minutes |
2. | Phase II | Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development for General Posts and Agriculture for candidates applying for Manager Agriculture Post | 100 | 90 minutes |
3. | Phase III | Legal Services: proficiency in interpreting various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters | 100 | 90 minutes |
After the candidate clears the NABARD Grade A 2020 Mains Paper, he/she is finally called for the Interview Process. Final selection is made on how well a candidate fare in the Mains Examination as well as the Interview Process.
NABARD Grade A 2020 Syllabus
Preliminary exam of NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam will have 7 major sections namely Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Economicand Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural development.
Mains Exam will be conducted in three phases with an inclusion of a descriptive test in English to test a candidate’s proficiency in written English. Apart from these two papers, an interview will be conducted for selected candidates.
NABARD Grade A Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility For NABARD Grade A (RDBS)
Age Limit: Candidates age should be in between 21 to 30 years as on 01.01.2020. i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1999.
Serial No. | Category | Age Relaxation |
1 | SC / ST | 05 years |
2 | OBC | 03 years |
3 | Person with disabilities (General) | 10 years |
4 | Person with disabilities(SC /ST) | 15 years |
5 | Person with disabilities(OBC) | 13 years |
Educational Qualification:
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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 post graduate degree Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognised university.
11. 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.
12. 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.
13. 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%).
14. For Human Resource Management:
BBA (Human Resource Management)/ BBM (Human Resource Management)/ BMS ((Human Resource Management) with 50% marks (PWBD applicants – 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management in HRM/HR / Full time MBA degree in HRM/ HR from recognised University / Institute.
15. 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.
NABARD Grade A Cut Off
The cut-off for NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam will be released after each phase of examination is completed. Candidates can evaluate their selection chances by matching their score with the cut-off list released by NABARD.
NABARD 2016 Overall Cut-Off
Post | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VC |
Assistant Manager Grade A (200 Marks) | 112.5 | 99.25 | 95 | 81.5 | 65.75 | 88.25 | 84.75 |
Manager Grade B (200 Marks) | 122 | 109.25 | 104.75 | 99.25 | – | – | – |
NABARD Cut Off Paper I 2016 – Sectional Cut Off
Category | ES (25) | AR (25) | RE (40) | EL (40) | CK (20) | GA (20) | QA (30) |
SC, ST, OBC, PWD | 4.25 | 5 | 6.5 | 10.25 | 8.5 | 5 | 2.75 |
General | 6 | 7 | 10.5 | 14.5 | 10.5 | 6.75 | 4.75 |
How to prepare for NABARD Grade A 2020
To prepare well for the concerned examination, follow the following:
- Go through the quality study materials of Bankwhizz
- Take online Descriptive and Objective Online Tests and the quizzes based on them
- Watch our video lectures
- Go through our e-books