NABARD Grade A Eligibility Criteria 2021 - Age, Qualification, Nationality

Exam Name

NABARD Grade A exam

Exam Conducting Body

National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD)

Level of exam

National

Application mode

Online

NABARD Grade A Eligibility

Age limit - 21 years to 30 years

Nationality - Indian

Educational Qualification - As per posts

Category

Age Relaxation

SC/ ST

5 years

Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates

3 years

Ex-servicemen provided that applicants have rendered at least 5 years continuous Military Service and have been released on completion of assignment

5 years

Emergency Commissioned Officers/ Short Service Commissioned Officers who have completed their initial period of assignment of 5 years of Military Service but whose assignment has been extended beyond 5 years

5 years

Children/family members of victims died in the1984 riots

5 years

Persons with Disabilities (PWBD)

General–10 years

OBC–13 years

SC/ST–15 years

Stream

Educational Criteria

General:

Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognised University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Ph.D.

Or

Chartered Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor's degree

Or

Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management/ full time MBA degree from recognised Institutions with Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.

General Agriculture

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks (ST/ SC/ PWBD - 45%) or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture with a minimum of 50% marks (ST/ SC/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Agriculture Engineering

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post graduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Food/ Dairy Processing

Bachelor’s degree in Food Processing / Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post graduate degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Land Development-Soil Science

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Environmental Engg/ Sciences

Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Engineering with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Science with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Agriculture marketing/ Business Management

Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Business Management with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or 2 years full time Post Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ MBA in Agriculture Marketing/ Business Management with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised University.

Geo Informatics

BE/ B.Tech/ BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or ME/ M.Tech/ MSC degree in Geoinformatics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognized university.

Agricultural Economics/ Economics

Bachelor’s Degree with Economics/ Agriculture Economics with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post Graduate degree in Economics/ Agriculture Economics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognized university.

Information Technology

Bachelor’s Degree in CS/ IT with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD 45%) or a postgraduate degree CS/ IT with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD 45%) from a recognised university.

Chartered Accountant

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognised University with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020.

Company Secretary

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India. The Membership of ICSI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020.

Finance

BBA (Finance/ Banking)/ BMS (Finance/ Banking) with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance) degree from recognised university OR Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%)

Human Resource Management

BBA (HRM)/ BBM (HRM)/ BMS (HRM) with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management in HRM/ HR/ Full time MBA degree in HRM/ HR from recognised University.

Statistics

Bachelor’s Degree in Statistics with 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) or Post Graduate degree in Statistics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ ST/ PWBD - 45%) from a recognised university

Stream

Educational Criteria

Rajbhasha:

Bachelor's Degree from a recognised university in English/ Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 50% marks.

OR

Bachelor's Degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with a minimum of 50% marks. Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/ versa.

OR

Post Graduate Degree from a recognised university in Hindi with a minimum of 50% marks and English as a compulsory/ elective subject at Graduation level OR

Post Graduate Degree in English with a minimum of 50% marks and Hindi as a main subject at Graduation level. Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/ versa.

Stream

Educational Criteria

Legal Service

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognised university by the Bar Council of India with a minimum of 50% marks.