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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development — Grade A / B Officer

NABARD recruits officers for development banking, agricultural finance and rural credit. The exam follows a 3-phase pattern similar to RBI Grade B but with additional emphasis on ARD (Agriculture & Rural Development) and ESI (Economic & Social Issues).

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Assistant Manager (Grade A) and Manager (Grade B)
Eligibility
Graduate / Post-graduate (varies by discipline). Age 21–30 years.
Authority
NABARD
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Exam pattern

NABARD pattern & marking scheme

Phase I

2h200 marks
  • GA (20Q)
  • Computer (20Q)
  • Quant (20Q)
  • Reasoning (20Q)
  • English (40Q)
  • Economic & Social Issues (40Q)
  • ARD (40Q)

Phase II

3h300 marks
  • General English (Descriptive 100)
  • ESI + ARD (100 Objective + 100 Descriptive)

Interview

—50 marks
  • Domain + Personality

Cut-off (typical): Phase II cut-off (general): 165–195 / 300.

Key topics

Important topics for NABARD

Focus on these high-weightage topics first. Each topic on Sadhana has unlimited free practice questions with timer, instant explanations and AI-generated similar questions.

Banking Awareness
Current Affairs
Reading Comprehension
Preparation strategy

How to prepare for NABARD

  1. 1
    ARD is the killer section — use NABARD's own publications + India Year Book agriculture chapter.
  2. 2
    ESI overlaps significantly with RBI Grade B — preparing for both together is efficient.

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