1. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Notification

NABARD Grade-A 2023 notification was released on 2nd September with 150 vacancies. NABARD stands for National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. NABARD is part of the Apex organisation which was completely governed by the government of India. The headquarters of NABARD is situated in Mumbai. NABARD conducts Group-A exams every year to recruit candidates for Assistant managers at various levels. The selection process for NABARD Grade-A consists of Prelims, Mains, and Interviews. The official notification of NABARD Grade-A will be released on the official website of NABARD https://www.nabard.org/. A candidate can also check the previous year’s notification for more details about the exam pattern, syllabus, and marking scheme. The link to the previous year’s NABARD Grade-A 2022 is given below.

Check here for NABARD Group-A 2023 Notification

2. About NABARD Grade-A 2023 Exam pattern

NABARD Grade-A 2023 notification is released. The exam pattern of the NABARD Grade-A of Prelims and Mains exam is given below.

2.1 Preliminary exam: 

The exam pattern of the NABARD Group-A 2023  preliminary exam is given below.

                                      NABARD Grade-A Prelims Exam pattern
S.noSections AskedTotal Marks/ No. of QuestionsTime Taken
1.Test of Reasoning20 

2 hours

 

2.English Language30
3.Computer Knowledge20
4.Quantitative Aptitude20
5.Decision Making10
6.General Awareness20
7.Eco & Soc. Issues (with a focus on Rural India)40
8.Agriculture & Rural Development in India40
Total2002 hours

 

2.2 Mains exam: 

The exam pattern of NABARD Grade-A 2023 of the mains exam for the post of Generalist, Specialist, and (AM)Rajbhasha will be the same except for Paper II. The Paper-I is the same for all the posts.

NABARD Grade-A Mains Exam pattern for the post of Generalist
PaperGrade AType of PaperTotal QuestionsTotal MarksDuration
Paper IGeneral EnglishOnline Descriptive310090 Minutes
Paper-IIESI/ARDObjective305030 minutes
Descriptive TypeOut of 6 questions, 4 questions are compulsory. 5090 Minutes

 

NABARD Grade-A Mains Exam pattern for the post of Specialist 
PaperGrade AType of PaperTotal QuestionsTotal MarksDuration
Paper IGeneral EnglishOnline Descriptive310090 Minutes
Paper-IIStream  

Specific  

Paper

Objective305030 minutes
Descriptive TypeOut of 6 questions, 4 questions are compulsory. 5090 Minutes

3. About IACE coaching for NABARD Grade-A

IACE provides NABARD Grade-A training to the aspirants. We focus on improving the success rate of the aspirants. We provide support to the aspirants of NABARD. IACE focuses on providing the best coaching facilities to their students.

  • IACE provides complete study material for NABARD.
  • The daily grand test is conducted for the IACE students.
  • Different interactive programs like W-Cat for current affairs, and RIP are conducted before the Prelims and Mains exam, and Battle of Brains is conducted to improve the score of an aspirant.
  • Daily newspaper and current affairs updates will be given to the students.

4. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Exam Highlights

The exam highlights of NABARD Grade-A 2023 are tabulated below.

NABARD Grade A Notification 2023
Organisation NameNational Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
NABARD Post NameAssistant Manager Posts
Vacancies150
CategoryGovernment job
Mains Exam DateTo be notified
Mode Of ApplicationOnline
Selection ProcessPrelims-Mains-Interview
Official Websitehttps://www.nabard.org/ 

5. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Online Application & Fee

5.1 Online application process 

  • A candidate must visit the official website of NABARD https://www.nabard.org/ and click on the apply button.
  • For registration click “ New Registration” and enter your name, contact details, email ID, etc. A provisional registration ID and password will be generated. 
  • A candidate must carefully fill out the application form and upload all the necessary documents like Hand written declaration, Signature, thumb, and photographs. Click the submit button. 
  • Click on the payment button and make a payment.
  • Download the application form and make a copy.

5.2 Application Fees

The details of the application fees for NABARD Group-A 2023 are given below.

Category of applicantApplication FeeIntimation chargesTotal
General 650150800
For SC/ ST/ PWDNil 150150
For staffNilNilNil

6. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria for NABARD Grade-A 2023 depend on the educational qualification, Age limit, and minimum experience of a candidate.  

6.1 Educational qualification 

NABARD Grade A 2023: Educational Qualification
GeneralBachelor’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.
Food ProcessingBachelor’s degree in Food Processing /Food 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.
Geo InformaticsBE/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.
Information TechnologyBachelor’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 recognized university.
Company SecretaryBachelor’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.
FinanceBBA (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 recognized by GoI/ UGC OR Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 45%)
StatisticsBachelor’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
Civil EngineeringBachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from any recognized University/Institution with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
Electrical EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Electrical Engineering with 55% marks (PWBD applicants – 50%)in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
ForestryBachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Forestry with 55% marks (ST/PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
StatisticsBachelor’s Degree in Statistics from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree in Statistics with a minimum of 55% marks (PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University/ Institution.
Mass Communication/Media SpecialistBachelor’s degree in Mass Media/ Communication/ Journalism/ Advertising & Public Relations from a recognized University/ Institution with 60% marks (PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Mass Media/ Communication/ Journalism/ Advertising & Public Relations from a recognized University/Institution with 55% marks (PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate.

OR

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University/Institution with a minimum of 60% marks (PWBD applicants – 55%) in aggregate with Post graduate diploma in Mass Media/ Communication/ Journalism/ Advertising & Public Relations/ with 55% marks (PWBD applicants – 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.

 

6.2 Age limit 

The age limit for applying for NABARD Grade-A 2023 is 21 and 30 years. Age relaxation will be given to upper-age candidates.  The age relaxation table is given below.

CategoryAge relaxation
OBC3 years
SC/ST/OBC/Ex-servicemen5 years
PWBD (General)10 years
PWBD (OBC)13 years
PWBD (SC/ST)15 years

7. NABARD Grade-A 2023- Important Dates

The important days for NABARD Grade-A 2023 are given below.

NABARD Grade A  Recruitment 2023
EventsDates
NABARD Grade A Notification 20232nd September
NABARD Grade-A 2023 Online Application Start Date2nd September
Last Date to Apply for NABARD Grade A 202323rd September
NABARD Grade A 2023 Prelims Admit CardOctober
NABARD Grade A 2023  Exam Prelims Date 16th October 2023 (Tentative)
NABARD Grade-A 2023 Prelims resultsTo be notified
NABARD Grade-A 2023 Mains admit cardTo be notified
NABARD Grade A 2023 Mains Exam DateTo be notified

8. NABARD Grade-A Selection Procedure

The selection procedure of NABARD Grade-A 2023 contains three stages i.e. Prelims, Mains, and Interviews.

  1. Preliminary examination: The preliminary exam is conducted for 200 marks for 2 hours duration. 1/4  mark is deducted for every wrong answer.  The qualifying sections under the preliminary exam are Reasoning, Decision Making, Computer Knowledge, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. And merit sections are General Awareness, Eco & Soc. Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India. The preliminary exam is qualifying in nature.  
  2. Mains Examination: The shortlisted candidates are called for the mains exam. It contains 39 questions for 3 hours and 30 minutes. A 1/4 mark is deducted for a wrong answer. Mains exam is conducted for Generalist, Specialist, and Rajbhasha posts.
  3. Interview: The interview is conducted for 50 marks. The qualifying ratio for mains and interview is 1:25 and 1:3 respectively. The estimated ratio for mains and interviews can be reduced or increased by the bank as per requirement.

9. NABARD Grade-A Syllabus 2023

The NABARD Grade-A 2023 Preliminary exam syllabus is given below. 

Name of SectionTopics asked
Reasoning AbilityInput-Output, Puzzles & Seating arrangement, Syllogism, Miscellaneous Questions, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Inequality, Blood relations, Data sufficiency, Coding-Decoding, Directions and distance, puzzles, etc.
Quantitative AptitudeData Sufficiency, Data Interpretations, Simplification/ Approximation,  Mathematical InequalitiesQuadratic Equations, Number Sehonoursries, Arithmetic Questions, Quantity Comparisons, Number system, Compound interest, and simple interest, etc 
English LanguageFill in the blanks, Reading Comprehension, Sentence rearrangement, Sentence improvement, Cloze test, Spotting the errors, Para Jumbles, New pattern questions, Synonyms and antonyms, etc 
General AwarenessCurrent Affairs and Banking and Economy, Insurance, recent appointments, honors, and awards,  sports, new schemes, national and international news, and the latest developments in science and technology.
Computer KnowledgeThis section covers topics from various topics like Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, the History of computers & generations, and Shortcuts.

 

The NABARD Grade- A 2023 Mains exam syllabus 

Paper-I: English (common for all posts)

Essay, Comprehension, and Business/Office

Correspondence.

Précis writing etc.

 

 Paper-II: Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development

(ESI & ARD) only for Grade A (RDBS) (General Discipline) 

Section A: Economic & Social Issues 
Syllabus
Nature of the Indian Economy
  1. Economic Reforms in India
  2. Opening up the Indian Economy
  3. Globalization
  4. Privatization.
  5. Economic Underdevelopment
  6. Structural and Institutional Features
Inflation Trends in Inflation and its Types, National Economy and Individual Income.
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
  1. Rural and Urban
  2. Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government
  3. Measurement of Poverty
Population Trends
  1. Population Growth and Economic Development
  2. Population Policy in India
Agriculture
  1. Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit
  2. Characteristics / Status
  3. Agricultural performance
  4. Issues in Food Security in India
  5. Technical and Institutional Changes in Indian Agriculture
Industry
  1. Industrial and Labour Policy
  2. Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development
  3. Public Sector Enterprises
  4. Industrial performance
Rural banking and financial institutions in IndiaReforms in the Banking/ Financial sector.
Globalization of Economy
  1. WTO
  2. Role of International Funding Institutions
  3. IMF & World Bank
  4. Regional Economic Cooperation
Social Structure in India
  1. Health and Environment
  2. Urbanization and Migration
  3. Education
  4. Multiculturalism
  5. Demographic trends
  6. Gender Issues Joint family system
  7. Social Infrastructure
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 SC and ST
  2. Socio-economic programs for SC, ST, and OBC
Positive Discrimination in Favour of the Underprivileged
  1. Social Movements
  2. Indian Political Systems
  3. Human Development

 

Section B: Agriculture and rural development syllabus 
Name of SectionSyllabus
Agriculture
  1. Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
  2. Definition, meaning, and branches
  3. Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy.
  4. Factors affecting crop production
  5. Cropping Systems
  6. Classification of field crops.
  7. System of Crop Intensification
  8. Organic farming
  9. Agro Climatic Zones
  10. Problems of dry land 
  11. Precision Farming
Soil and Water Conservation
  1. Soil conservation
  2. Watershed management
  3. Soil fertility
  4. Major soil types
  5. Fertilizers
  6. Soil erosion
Water Resource
  1. Water conservation techniques
  2. Command area development
  3. Irrigation pumps
  4. Irrigation Management
  5. Sources of irrigation
  6. Crop-water requirement
  7. Micro-irrigation
  8. Major, medium, and minor irrigation.
  9. Types of irrigation
Farm and Agri Engineering
  1. Agro-Processing
  2. Farm Machinery and Power
  3. Farm Ponds
  4. Water harvesting structures
  5. Controlled and modified storage
  6. Sources of power on the farm- human, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, animal, mechanical, biofuels
Plantation & Horticulture
  1. Agronomic practices and production technology of horticulture.
  2. Definition, meaning, and its branches
  3. Post-harvest management, Horticulture crops, value, and supply chain management of Plantation.  
Animal Husbandry
  1. Common terms related to different species of livestock.
  2. Animal husbandry methods in India.
  3.  Poultry industry in India (past, present, and future status).
  4. Farm animals in the Indian economy.
  5. Utility classification of breeds of cattle.
  6. The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to the socio-economic conditions of farmers in India
  7. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification, and utility.
  8. Complementary and poultry production with that of agricultural farming and obligatory nature of livestock
Fisheries
  1. Fisheries resources
  2. Aquaculture- Inland and marine
  3. Post-harvest technology
  4. Common terms pertaining to fish production.
  5. Management and exploitation of freshwater, water, marine, and brackish 
  6. Biotechnology
  7. Importance of fisheries in India
Forestry
  1. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, 
  2. Basic Concepts of Forest and Forestry
  3. Recent developments of Forest and Climate Change.
  4. Forest policy and legislation in India, 
  5. Social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management.
Agriculture Extensions
  1. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
  2. Its importance and role.
Ecology and Climate Change
  1. Ecology and natural resources, sustainable management.
  2. Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation
  3. Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), 
  4. IPCC, UNFCCC, and CoP meetings
  5. Climate change impact on agriculture.
  6. Funding mechanisms for climate change projects
  7. Carbon credit
  8. Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, INDC, SAPCC.
Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied Activities
  1. Agricultural Finance and Marketing
  2. Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance
  3. Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and Issues of Food Security
  4. Recent trends
  5. Concept and Types of Farm Management.
  6. Viability of agriculture Factors of Production in agriculture.

 

Section C: Rural Development:
Rural Development
  1. Concept of Rural Area
  2. Importance and Role of the rural sector in India
  3. Rural Backwardness causes.
  4. Economic, and Social Characteristics of the Indian rural economy
  5. Occupational structure
  6. Challenges in Hand-looms
  7. Problems and Conditions of rural labor
  8. Rural population in India
  9. Structure of Rural Economy
  10. Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce
  11. Panchayati Raj Institutions 
  12. MGNREGA, NRLM –  PURA, Aajeevika, Swachh Bharat, Rural Drinking Water Programmes, Rural Housing, and other rural development programs.
  13. Farmers, Forest dwellers/tribes,  Agricultural Laborers,  Handicrafts, Artisans, Traders, and others in rural India.

10. NABARD Grade-A Vacancy 2023: Category-Wise

NABARD Grade-A 2023 notification is expected to be released on 2nd September with 150 vacancies. For your reference, the vacancy table of NABARD Grade-A 2023 is given below.

S.NO. DISCIPLINE UR SC ST OBC EWS Total 
ASSISTANT MANAGER (RURAL DEVELOPMENT BANKING SERVICE)
i) General 31 11* 18 77
ii) Computer/ Information  

Technology 

16 14 40
iii) Finance 15
iv) Company Secretary – – – 3
v) Civil Engineering – – 3
vi) Electrical Engineering – – 3
vii) Geo Informatics – – – – 2
viii) Forestry – – – 2
ix) Food Processing – – – 2
x) Statistics 2– – – 2
xi) Mass Communication/Media  Specialist 1– – – 1
Total 61 22 12 41 14 150

11. NABARD Grade-A Cut-Off: Previous Year’s Cut-off Marks

NABARD will announce the official cut-off on their website  https://www.nabard.org/. The Prelims and mains exam cut-off will be released after the exam. A candidate can see the previous year’s cut-off to evaluate his/her selection chances. The NABARD Grade-A 2022 (RDBS/RAJBHASHA) preliminary and Mains exam cut-off is given below.

NABARD Grade-A 2022 Prelims exam cut-off 
CATEGORYQualifying sectionMerit section
T1T2T3T4T5T6T7T8
REELCKQADMGAESAR
2030202010204040
SC/ST/OBC/PWD1.509.254111.7513.25
EWS & GENERAL3.7512.505.5031.503.252.256.75

 

NABARD Grade-A 2022 Mains exam cut-off 
DisciplineSCSTOBCEWSURCAT-A

(VI)

CAT-B

(HI)

CAT-C

(LD)

CAT-D&E

(MD)

General33.2530.7537.7529.2541.759.0010.7524.7510.50
Agriculture engineering17.751027.2532.25
Fisheries16.5022.75
Forestry19.2522.25
Land development soil science2830.5039.50
Plantation/ Agriculture1636.75
Civil engineering13.2517
Environmental Engg/ Science911.521
Finance9.258.5014.75
Computer/IT7.25814.50
Agri Marketing/ Agribusiness management1419
Development management16.5019
AM(Rajbhasha)161610.7516

12. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Salary Structure

NABARD Grade-A officers will get a lot of benefits and allowances.. The salary structure of NABARD Grade-A 2023 for the Candidates who are hired would receive a beginning base salary of Rs. 44,500 per month.

Rs. 44500 – 2500 – 54500 – 2850 – (7) – 74450 – EB – 2850 (4) – 85850 – 3300 – 89150 (17 Years)

13. NABARD Grade-A Salary Deduction

Description Amount
Prov. Fund/NPS7,045
Medical premium180
Lounge Subs400
Income tax 8,207
Professional tax200
Staff society Mu390
Sports Subs10
Total deductions16,432

14. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Exam Centre

The Preliminary exam center of NABARD Grade-A 2023 is given below.

S.NOState Prelims Exam pattern
1Andaman & Nicobar Port Blair
Andhra PradeshVizianagaram,Chirala,Guntur,Srikakulam,Kurnool, Nellore,Rajahmundry,Vijayawada,Kadapa, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada,Vizianagaram. 
3Arunachal  

Pradesh 

Naharlagun.
Assam Tezpur,Guwahati,Jorhat,Dibrugarh,  Silchar, 
Bihar Muzaffarpur,Arrah, Darbhanga,Bhagalpur,Purnia, Gaya, Patna. 
Chandigarh Chandigarh-Mohali.
Chattisgarh Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raipur.
Goa Panaji
Gujarat Surat, Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Mehsana, Anand, Rajkot, Vadodara.
10 Haryana  Gurgaon, Faridabad, Ambala.
11 Himachal Pradesh Hamirpur,Baddi, Mandi, Bilaspur
12 Jammu & Kashmir Samba, Srinagar, Jammu.
13 Jharkhand Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Hazaribagh, Ranchi.
14 Karnataka Mysore, Bengaluru, Hubli-Dharwad, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Shimoga, Hassan, Udupi.
15 Kerala Kozhikode, Ernakulam/Kochi, Kannur,Thrichur, Kottayam, Pallakad, Thiruvananthapuram,Alappuzha, Kollam.
16 Madhya Pradesh Satna, Ujjain, Gwalior, Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, 
17 MaharashtraNagpur, Ahmednagar, Dhule, Amravati, Jalgaon, Aurangabad, Dhule, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/Greater Mumbai, Nanded, Pune, Solapur, Ratnagiri.
18 Manipur Imphal.
19 Meghalaya Shillong.
20 Mizoram Aizawl.
21 Nagaland Kohima.
22 New Delhi Delhi – NCR.
23 Odisha Rourkela,Balasore,Bhubaneswar, Berhampur(Ganjam),  Cuttack, Sambalpur.
24 Puducherry Puducherry.
25 Punjab Amritsar, Jalandhar, Bathinda, Mohali, Patiala.
26 Rajasthan Sikar, Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, Udaipur.
27 Sikkim Gangtok-Bardang.
28 Tamil Nadu Chennai, Madurai,Coimbatore, Salem, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Erode,Tiruchirapalli, Virudhunagar.
29 Telangana Hyderabad/Rangareddy, Warangal,Karimnagar,  Khammam.
30 Tripura Agartala.
31 Uttar PradeshNoida, Agra, Prayagraj, Aligarh, Faizabad, Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Kanpur,  Meerut, Bareilly, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Varanasi.
32 Uttarakhand Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani.
33 West Bengal  Siliguri, Asansol, Hooghly, Kalyani, Durgapur, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata.

 

The Mains exam center of NABARD Grade-A 2023 is given below.

Mains exam Centres 
Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar Kolkata
Bangalore Lucknow
Bhopal Mumbai / Navi Mumbai / Thane
Bhubaneshwar Delhi – NCR
Chandigarh – Mohali Patna
Chennai Pune
Guwahati Raipur
Hyderabad Ranchi
Jaipur Shillong
Jammu Thiruvananthapuram
Srinagar 

15. NABARD Grade-A Preparation Tips 2023

The NABARD Grade-A is a very competitive exam. A candidate must prepare their strategy. Here are some tips to crack the NABARD Grade-A exam.

  • The preparation strategy for the Prelims and main exams must be different. A candidate must practice more and more questions to score well. The mains exam is a subject-based exam so, A candidate must focus on concepts in order to score well in the Mains exam.
  • Analyse and understand the previous year’s question paper and syllabus of the exam.
  • Give mock tests regularly and read newspapers daily. 
  • Follow a single book or study material. 
  • Smart work is better than hard work.
  • There is a 3 to 4 month gap between Mains and prelims exams.

16. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Pre-Exam Training

The NABARD will provide Pre-Exam training for SC/ST/PWD.  Application forms for Pre-exam training must be filled by the candidate before the prelims exam. The Pre-exam training centers will be announced by NABARD. Pre-training for NABARD Grade-A is completely free of cost. The training venue and date are sent to the registered email of a candidate.

17. NABARD Grade-A 2023 Admit Card & Call Letter

The admit card for NABARD Grade-A 2023 will be issued before the prelims and mains exams. A candidate can download the admit card from the official website of NABARD Grade-A 2023  https://www.nabard.org/. A call letter for the interview will be issued for shortlisted candidates only. Shortlisted candidates can check their registered emails for interview call letters. It contains the date and venue of the interview. 

18. NABARD Grade-A Prelims 2023 Result

NABARD Grade-A 2023 is released. The NABARD Grade-A Prelims results will be released a few days after the prelims exam. Candidate can check their prelims exam results on the official website of NABARD Grade-A Prelims 2023.

19. NABARD Grade-A Mains 2023 Result

NABARD Grade-A 2023 Mains exam results will be announced a few days after the exam. The mains exam results will be announced on the official website of NABARD.

20. NABARD Grade-A Interview Results

NABARD Grade-A 2023 interview will be conducted to the shortlisted candidates. A candidate must carry important documents during the interview. After mains results the shortlisted candidates are called for the Interview process. The final results will be prepared after the interview. The results of the interview will be communicated via mail to the candidates.  

21. FAQ's

1. What is the selection procedure for NABARD Grade-A 2023?

Ans. There are 3 stages in NABARD Grade-A Prelims, Mains, and Interview. There is a negative marking. The 1/4 mark is reduced. 

2. What is the age limit for NABARD Grade-A 2023?

Ans. The age limit for NABARD Grade-A 2023 is 21 to 30 years. The above age limit candidates can avail of age relaxation as per their category. 

3. What is the salary for a NABARD grade-A officer?

Ans. The in-hand salary of a NABARD Grade-A officer is 64,473. Grade-A Offices also have deductions on their monthly salary which is 16,432.

4. How many attempts are there to apply for NABARD Grade-A?

Ans. As per NABARD, there is no such limit for applying for a Grade-A exam. There is no restriction for applying for the NABARD Group-A exam. 

5. What is the full form of NABARD?

Ans. The full form of NABARD is National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development

6. Is the notification of NABARD 2023 released?

Ans. yes, it is released on 2nd September 2023 with 150 vacancies. Candidates who are interested can apply through the NABARD official website or you can read the blog for more detailed information.

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