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    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021 - Check the syllabus for prelims and mains here

    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021 - Check the syllabus for prelims and mains here

    Meghana Mohana KrishnanUpdated on 17 Jul 2021, 11:11 AM IST

    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021 - The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) prescribes the NABARD Grade A syllabus for all the phases of the NABARD examination. The syllabus for NABARD Grade A 2021 exam has been released by the NABARD in the official notification.

    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021 - Check the syllabus for prelims and mains here
    Nabard Grade A Syllabus

    The NABARD Grade A notification 2021 also consists of the marking scheme for the exam and the NABARD Grade A exam pattern 2021. The NABARD Grade A 2021 syllabus helps candidates to prepare for the NABARD Grade A exam and make a strategy on how to crack the NABARD Grade A exam. Applicants can also refer to previous year NABARD Grade A question papers 2021 to get an idea of the difficulty level of the exam and type of questions asked in the exam. To know more about the NABARD Grade A syllabus 2021 read the full article.

    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021

    The NABARD Grade A 2021 selection process has three phases - prelims, mains and interview. The NABARD Grade A prelims and mains exams are conducted in online mode. The syllabus for NABARD Grade A 2021 is prescribed by the authorities in the official NABARD Grade A notification 2021.

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    NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2021 - NABARD Grade A prelims syllabus

    In the NABARD Grade A prelims exam questions are asked from subjects like english, computer knowledge, reasoning, general awareness, economics and more. The NABARD Grade A prelims exam is conducted in online mode. Along with the NABARD Grade A 2021 syllabus, applicants must know the NABARD prelims exam pattern too. The prelims exam is objective in nature with 200 marks. There is negative marking for every incorrect response. Check the table below to know about the NABARD Grade A syllabus for prelims exam.

    NABARD Grade A prelims syllabus

    Reasoning

    Alphanumeric Series

    Statement Assumptions, Conclusions/Arguments

    Syllogism

    Analogy

    Order and Ranking

    Coding-Decoding

    Direction based problems

    Input-Output

    Blood Relations

    Inequalities

    Series Completion

    Puzzles

    Seating Arrangements, etc.

    English Language

    English Language

    Reading Comprehension

    Cloze Test

    Errors Spotting

    Para Jumbles

    Fill in The Blanks

    Sentence Rearrangement

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sentence Improvement/Correction

    Synonyms & Antonyms

    Sentence Formation, etc.

    Computer Knowledge

    Computer Applications

    Basic computer topics like Internet

    Networking

    Software/Hardware

    Abbreviations

    Shortcuts

    MS Office, etc.

    General Awareness

    Current Affairs

    Banking

    Economy

    Insurance, etc.

    Economics and Social Issues with focus on rural India

    Regional Economic Cooperation

    Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector

    Industry – Industrial and Labour Policy

    Industrial performance – Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development

    Education – Health and Environment

    Education – Status & System of Education

    Gender Issues

    Socio Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy

    Social Infrastructure

    Educational relevance and educational wastage

    Educational Policy for India

    Social Structure in India, etc.

    Agriculture and Rural Development with focus on rural india

    Agriculture: Definition, Meaning and its branches

    Agronomy: Definition, Meaning and Scope of agronomy

    Classification of field crops

    Factors affecting on crop production

    Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems

    Agro-Climatic Zones, etc.

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Simplification

    Ratio & Proportion

    Number Series

    Approximation

    Simple & Compound Interest

    Problems on Ages

    Data Sufficiency

    Time, Speed & Distance

    Mensuration

    Quadratic Equations

    Partnerships & Discounts

    Percentage

    Data Interpretation

    Time & Work

    Profit & Loss, etc.

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    NABARD Grade A syllabus 2021 - NABARD Grade A mains syllabus

    In the NABARD Grade A mains exam questions are asked from subjects like general english, economics, social issues, agriculture and more. The NABARD Grade A mains exam is also conducted in online mode and questions asked are objective and descriptive in nature. Check the tables below to know more about the NABARD Grade A mains syllabus for all the posts.

    NABARD Grade A mains syllabus

    Subjects

    Topics

    General English

    Essay

    Precis Writing

    Comprehension

    Report Writing

    Paragraph Writing

    Business/ Office Correspondence, etc.

    Economics and Social Issues

    Globalisation of Economy

    Structural and Institutional features

    Role of International Funding Institutions – IMF & World Bank

    Nature of Indian Economy

    Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government

    WTO – Regional Economic Cooperation

    Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector

    Industry – Industrial and Labour Policy

    Industrial performance – Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development – – Public Sector Enterprises

    Economic underdevelopment

    Opening up the Indian Economy – Globalisation

    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

    Rural banking and financial institutions in India

    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

    Education – Health and Environment

    Education – Status & System of Education

    Gender Issues

    Socio -Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy

    Joint family system – Social Infrastructure

    Educational relevance and educational wastage

    Educational Policy for India

    Social Structure in India

    Multiculturalism

    Demographic trends

    Urbanisation and Migration

    Socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes

    Social Movements

    Indian Political Systems

    Current Affairs related to Social Issues

    Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged

    Current Affairs related to Economy

    Human Development, etc.

    Agriculture and Rural Development

    Agriculture: Definition, Meaning and its branches

    Agronomy: Definition, Meaning and Scope of agronomy

    Classification of field crops

    Factors affecting on crop production

    Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems

    Agro-Climatic Zones

    Seed production, Seed processing, seed village

    Problems of dryland agriculture

    Precision Farming

    Organic farming

    Meteorology: Weather parameters, crop-weather advisory

    System of Crop Intensification, etc.

    Download the NABARD Grade A mains syllabus for RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal in the table below.

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    Agriculture Engineering

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    Food/Diary Processing

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    Environment

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    Agricultural Marketing

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    Geoinformatics

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    Information Technology

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    Chartered Accountant

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    Company Secretary

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    Finance

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    Human Resource Management

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    Statistics

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    Rajbhasha

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    Legal

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    NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2021

    The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development prescribes the NABARD Grade A exam pattern in the NABARD Grade A notification 2021. Candidates wanting to clear the NABARD Grade A 2021 have to qualify all the phases of the exam. NABARD Grade A prelims exam is objective in nature, whereas NABARD mains is both objective and descriptive in nature. There is negative marking for every wrong answer. WBPSC mentions the NABARD Grade A syllabus for all the stages in the notification too. For more information on the NABARD Grade A exam pattern 2021 check the tables below.

    NABARD Grade A prelims exam pattern

    Phase I: Preliminary examination (online)


    Topics

    No. of questions

    Total marks

    Duration

    Negative Mark

    Reasoning

    20

    20

    120 minutes

    1/4th mark for every wrong answer marked

    English Language

    40

    40

    Computer Knowledge

    20

    20

    General Awareness

    20

    20

    Economics and Social Issues with focus on rural India

    40

    40

    Agriculture and Rural Development with focus on rural india

    40

    40

    Quantitative Aptitude

    20

    20

    Total

    200

    200

    NABARD Grade A prelims marking scheme

    Marks for correct answer

    +1

    Marks for incorrect answer

    -1/4

    Marks for unanswered questions

    -

    NABARD Grade A mains exam pattern

    Phase II: Main examination (Online: MCQ + descriptive)

    Paper I:

    General English

    Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/ Office Correspondence

    100

    1 hour 30 mins

    Paper II:

    MCQs

    Specialised as per posts applied for

    100

    1 hour 30 mins

    NABARD Grade A 2021 marking scheme

    NABARD Grade A exam pattern phases

    Total marks allotted per phase

    Prelims - phase 1

    200

    Mains - phase 2

    200

    Interview - phase 3

    25

    Here are some other banking exams that candidates appearing for NABARD Grade A exam can apply for are RBI Grade B exam, IBPS PO exam, RBI Assistant exam, SBI PO exam and more.

    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is there negative marking in the NABARD Grade A examination?
    A:

    Yes, there is negative marking in the NABARD Grade A exam.

    Q: What is the application fee for the NABARD Grade A examination?
    A:

    The NABARD Grade A application form fee is Rs 800 for General/ OBC category candidates.

    Q: What are the phases of the NABARD Grade A exam?
    A:

    The NABARD Grade A exam has three phases. They are as follows:

    • Prelims

    • Mains

    • Interview

    Q: What is the marking scheme of the NABARD Grade A 2021 exam?
    A:

    The NABARD Grade A 2021 exam for all the phases is as follows.

    NABARD Grade A 2021 marking scheme

    NABARD Grade A phases

    Total marks allotted as per phase

    Prelims - phase 1

    200

    Mains - phase 2

    200

    Interview - phase 3

    25

    Q: What are the common subjects asked in the NABARD Grade A prelims and mains exam?
    A:

    Common subjects asked in the NABARD Grade A prelims and mains exam are as follows.

    Prelims

    Reasoning, english, quantitative aptitude, general awareness, etc.

    Mains

    English

    Q: How many hours should I study for the NABARD Grade A exam?
    A:

    To crack the NABARD Grade A exam aspirants must study for at least 6 hours.

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    NABARD Grade A exam pattern contains the following 7 sections of the following marks;-

    1. Test of reasoning- 20 marks
    2. English language-40 marks
    3. Computer knowledge-20 marks
    4. General awareness-20 marks
    5. Quantitative aptitude-20 marks
    6. Economic & Social Issues-40 marks
    7. Agricultural and rural development -40 marks

    To prepare for the exam, you