National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) released a recruitment advertisement announcing 150 vacancies for Assistant Managers Grade A through an employment newspaper on 02 September 2023. The detailed notification will be released on its official website www.nabard.org .
The application process for NABARD Recruitment 2023 will start from saturday i.e; September 2, and the last date for submission for NABARD application form 2023 is 23 September 2023.
Before applying, candidates should read all the instructions carefully and ensure that they fulfil all the eligibility criteria for the post.
Here, we are sharing the NABARD Grade A Notification, Exam Date, Online Application Process, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Selection Process, etc.
NABARD Recruitment 2023: Vacancy Details
NABARD has introduced 150 vacancies for the posts of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A.’ Let’s have a look at the detailed NABARD Vacancies for Grade A Assistant Manager and Grade B Manager posts:
| NABARD Assistant Manager Vacancy 2023 | ||||||
| Discipline | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
| General | 31 | 11 | 09 | 18 | 08 | 77 |
| Computer/ Information Technology | 16 | 06 | 01 | 14 | 03 | 40 |
| Finance | 03 | 04 | 01 | 05 | 02 | 15 |
| Company Secretary | 02 | -- | -- | 01 | -- | 03 |
| Civil Engineering | 01 | 01 | -- | 01 | -- | 03 |
| Electrical Engineering | 01 | -- | -- | 01 | 01 | 03 |
| Geo Informatics | 02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 02 |
| Forestry | 01 | -- | 01 | -- | -- | 02 |
| Food Processing | 01 | -- | -- | 01 | -- | 02 |
| Statistics | 02 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 02 |
| Mass Communication/Media Specialist | 01 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 01 |
| Total | 61 | 22 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 150 |
NABARD Recruitment 2023: Important Dates
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| NABARD Grade A Notification | 02 September 2023 |
| Online Application Registration and Payment of Online Fees/Intimation Charges | From 2nd September 2023 to 23rd September 2023 |
| NABARD Assistant Manager Admit Card 2023 | To be notified |
| NABARD Assistant Manager Exam Date 2023 | 16 October 2023 |
How To Apply:-
NABARD Recruitment 2023 Apply Online
- Step 1: Open the link for NABARD Grade A 2023 apply online on its official website.
- Step 2: Completely fill in all the details and a provisional registration number and password will be generated.
- Step 3: Then Register yourself by confirming OTP received on the registered phone number and/or email.
- Step 4: Now, login and complete the online form & fill all the personal and educational details as required.
- Step 5: Now, upload your photo and signature of the required size & Submit the form.
- Step 6: Now pay the required Application Fees as per applicability & save the final draft for future use.
NABARD Recruitment 2023: Application Process
NABARD Grade A Application Fee:-
| Category | Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’( RDBS) |
| General Category | Rs. 800/- |
| SC/ ST/ PWD | Rs. 150/- |
NABARD Recruitment 2023 Online Application
The online application link for NABARD Recruitment 2023 for Grade A (Assistant Manager) will be activated by NABARD on 02 September 2023. Click on the link given above to apply online for the NABARD 2023 Grade A Exam.
For Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS), the candidates will be selected through Prelims, Mains, and Interview rounds. For Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS), only an interview round will be conducted for the selection process. NABARD Grade A 2022 Selection is going to be conducted as follows:
NABARD Assistant Manager Selection Process:-
| NABARD Grade A Stages | Marks | Duration |
| Stage 1- Prelims | 200 marks | 120 minutes |
| Stage 2- Mains | 200 marks | 210 minutes |
| Stage 3- Interview | 50 marks | -- |
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern:-
The Preliminary Exam is an online objective test comprising of 200 marks that has to be completed in 2 hours. The Prelims Exam Pattern for NABARD Grade A has been revised by the authority, which has been discussed below:
| Serial Number | Sections Asked | Total Marks/ No. of Questions | Time Taken | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Test of Reasoning | 20 | ||||
| 2. | English Language | 30 | A composite time of 2 hours (120 minutes) | |||
| 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 | |||||
| Topic/Section | Paper Type | Total Questions | Total Marks | Time Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I: General English | Online Descriptive | 3 | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Paper II: Economic and Social Issues/Stream Specific Paper | MCQ | 30 | 50 | 90 minutes |
| MCQ | 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 |
Note: There would be 1/4th negative marking (0.25 marks) for every wrong answer marked. Also, a sectional cut-off shall be applicable along with the total cut-off.
NABARD Grade A 2023 Interview Round:
Candidates securing sufficiently high ranks in the above exams (Pre & Mains), will have to appear for the Interview Round. The Final Merit List will comprise the marks obtained in Mains Exam and Interview Round (which will have a weightage of 25 marks). Candidates qualifying both Mains & Interview round shall be recruited for the post of NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager.
NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023:-
Candidates securing sufficiently high ranks in the above exams (Pre & Mains), will have to appear for the Interview Round. The Final Merit List will comprise the marks obtained in Mains Exam and Interview Round (which will have a weightage of 25 marks). Candidates qualifying both Mains & Interview round shall be recruited for the post of NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager.
NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023:-
The syllabus for all subjects is only indicative and not exhaustive. Candidates should not consider the syllabus as the only source of information while preparing for the examination.
The NABARD Grade A 2023 syllabus consists of the following topics:
Reasoning: This section includes Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle, Input-Output, Inequality, Data Sufficiency, Coding-Decoding, Series completion, Input-Output, Blood relations, Order and Ranking, Miscellaneous
General English: Reading Comprehension, Spotting Errors, Fill in the blank, Cloze test, Para-Jumbles, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Connectors, One word out, Fillers- Single/ Double, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary questions.
General Awareness: Current Affairs – National and international, Sports, Knowledge of Current Events, Countries and capitals, General Politics, Current Affairs (Agriculture Focused), Banking Awareness and Economy (Agriculture Focused), Agricultural Insurance, Important people in the news, News, Appointments, etc.
Quantitative Aptitude: Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equations, Profit & Loss, SI & CI Interest, Problems on Ages, Mensuration, Data Sufficiency, Partnerships & Discounts, Ratio, and Proportion, Percentage, etc.
Computer Knowledge: History of computers & generations, Abbreviations, Shortcuts, Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, Computer Terminology, Operating system, etc.
Economic and Social Issues: Nature of Indian Economy - Structural and Institutional features - Economic underdevelopment - Opening up the Indian Economy - Globalisation - Economic Reforms in India - Privatisation. Inflation - Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India - Rural and Urban - Measurement of Poverty - Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government. Population Trends - Population Growth and Economic Development- Population Policy in India. Agriculture - Characteristics / Status - Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture - Agricultural performance - Issues in Food Security in India - Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit. Industry - Industrial and Labour Policy - Industrial Performance - Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development - Public Sector Enterprises. Rural banking and financial institutions in India - Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector. Globalisation of Economy - Role of International Funding Institutions - IMF & World Bank - WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India - Multiculturalism - Demographic trends - Urbanisation and Migration - Gender Issues Joint family system - Social Infrastructure - Education - Health and Environment. Education - Status & System of Education - Socio -Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy - Educational relevance and Educational Wastage - Educational Policy for India. Social Justice: Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes - socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged - Social Movements - Indian Political Systems - Human Development. Current Economic & Social Issues.
Agriculture and Rural Development:Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches, Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy. Classification of field crops. Factors affecting crop production, Agro Climatic Zones; Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems. Problems of dry land agriculture; Seed production, seed processing, seed village; Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory; Precision Farming, System of Crop Intensification, organic farming;
a) Soil and Water Conservation: Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilisers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management.
b) Water Resource: Irrigation Management: types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, command area development, water conservation techniques, micro-irrigation, irrigation pumps, major, medium and minor irrigation.
c) Farm and Agri Engineering: Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos.
d) Plantation & Horticulture: Definition, meaning and its branches. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops. Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.
e) Animal Husbandry: Farm animals and their role in Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods in India, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds of cattle. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility.
Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India. Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
f) Fisheries: Fisheries resources, management and exploitation - freshwater, brackish water and marine; Aquaculture- Inland and marine; biotechnology; post-harvest technology. Importance of fisheries in India. Common terms pertaining to fish production.
g) Forestry: Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015. Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
h) Agriculture Extensions: Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
i) Ecology and Climate Change: Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguishing between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
j) Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities; recent trends, major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance the viability of agriculture. Factors of Production in agriculture; Agricultural Finance and Marketing; Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security; Concept and Types of Farm Management.
Rural Development: Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy-Importance and role of the rural sector in India- Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian Rural Economy, Causes of Rural Backwardness.
Rural population in India; Occupational structure, Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce; problems and conditions of rural labour; Issues and challenges in Handlooms Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working. MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking Water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programmes.
NABARD Grade A Salary & Job Profile:-
NABARD Grade A Salary 2023
The NABARD Grade A Officer Salary has a Pay-scale:
Along with this, the Salary also comprises additional allowances such as
Hence, the Initial Monthly Gross Salary of a NABARD Grade A Officer becomes Rs. 60,000/-
NABARD Recruitment 2023: Job Profile
The NABARD Grade A Officer Salary has a Pay-scale:
| NABARD Grade A Salary 2023 | |
| Basic Pay | Rs. 44,500/- |
| Pay-scale | Rs. 44500 – 2500 (4) – 54500 – 2850 (7) – 74450 – EB – 2850 (4) – 85850 – 3300 (1) – 89150 |
Along with this, the Salary also comprises additional allowances such as
- Dearness Allowance,
- Local Compensatory Allowance,
- House Rent Allowance,
- Grade Allowance
- Medical Allowance
- Leave Fare Concession Travel (LFC)
- Bank Loan Facility
- Pension
Hence, the Initial Monthly Gross Salary of a NABARD Grade A Officer becomes Rs. 60,000/-
NABARD Recruitment 2023: Job Profile
A NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager is responsible for undertaking the below-mentioned tasks:
1. To work under the assigned Manager and handle all clerical tasks assigned to him by the CGM (Chief General Manager).
2. To deal with policy drafting about Agriculture and rural development of various Central and State Government programs.
3. Actively participating in all the activities in rural areas in Association with the Banking Industry and the State Government as and when required.
Eligibility Criteria
NABARD Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2023
The NABARD Grade A 2023 Eligibility Criteria for Bank Grade A Officer will be:
NABARD Grade A Age Limit:
- Minimum: 21 Years
- Maximum: 30 Years
Age Relaxation:
OBC applicants shall be eligible for 03 years of relaxation,
OBC applicants shall be eligible for 03 years of relaxation,
SC and ST candidates shall be eligible for a maximum of 05 years of relaxation.
NABARD Grade A Education Qualification:
NABARD Grade A Education Qualification:
- 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 a Bachelor’s degree
- OR Two-year full-time P.G. Diploma in Management / full-time MBA degree from Institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
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