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NABARD Recruitment Notification 2020: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development released the NABARD recruitment notification. The official notification of NABARD 2020 recruitment includes all the important events and information regarding NABARD 2020 recruitment examination. Candidates will get to know about application form of NABARD, Important Dates, Eligibility criteria, exam pattern, vacancy and syllabus. Applicants are advised to go through the detailed notification to complete the application procedure without any mistake. To know more about NABARD 2020 notification, read the full article below:
NABARD Notification 2020: Highlights
Name of Examination | NABARD Examination |
Conducting Authority | National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Department |
Frequency of Examination | Once a year |
Mode of Application | Online |
Examination Mode | Online |
Examination Duration | Prelims - 120 minutes Mains: Paper I - 1 ½ hrs Paper II - 1 ½ hrs |
Age Limit | No upper age limit |
The important dates of NABARD will be mentioned in the official notice of NABARD. The important dates are regarding all the major events that need to be tracked by the candidates. Check below the table of important dates;
Important Dates for NABARD
Event | Dates |
Availability of NABARD Grade A Application Form | January 15, 2020 |
Last date to register for NABARD Grade A | February 3, 2020 |
Payment of application fee | February 3, 2020 |
NABARD Grade A Exam Dates 2020 for preliminary exam | February 25, 2020 |
Declaration of result for prelims | March 24, 2020 |
Admit card of mains exam | September 17, 2020 |
Online Mains exam | September 24, 2020 |
The important dates of NABARD recruitment is released in the NABARD recruitment notification. The important dates are related to all the major events which are scheduled for the specific date. Candidates are advised to track all the important dates so that none of the event will be missed.
The eligibility criteria for the post of NABARD Grade A is mentioned in the NABARD 2020 Recruitment Notification. Candidates who are applying for this recruitment exam are advised to check detailed eligibility criteria before filling the application form of NABARD Grade A. Candidates having graduation as minimum educational qualification can apply for this post. The age limit is between 25 - 40 years. Candidates who cannot fulfill the eligibility criteria are not allowed to fill the application form.
The NABARD recruitment notification also includes the details about the application fees that need to be paid by the candidates to complete the application procedure. It is mandatory to pay the application fees otherwise the application form will not be accepted by the examination authority. The authority provides multiple options to pay the application fee such as credit card, debit card, UPI apps or net banking. Candidates can choose one of them to pay the examination fess of NABARD recruitment exam.
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NABARD Grade A Admit Card
NABARD 2020 application fees:
NABARD Application Fee
Category | Application Fee | Intimation Charges | Total |
SC, ST | - | Rs. 100 | Rs. 100 |
All Others | Rs. 650 | Rs. 100 | Rs. 750 |
The official notification of NABARD 2020 recruitment provides the details of the vacancy available for the posts. The vacancy for NABARD is released for the different posts. Candidates can apply as per their zones for this post. The table below mentions the expected vacancy of NABARD this year which will be around 154.
Post | Vacancies |
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rural Development Banking Service) | 139 |
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Rajbhasha Service) | 08 |
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Legal Service) | 03 |
Assistant Manager in Grade A (Protocol & Security Service) | 04 |
Total | 154 |
The exam pattern of NABARD Grade A examination is provided by the conducting authority in the NABARD 2020 recruitment notification. As per the exam pattern, there will be three phases of recruitment exam namely Prelims, Mains and Interview. Candidates need to secure cut off marks at each stage of the recruitment process to get qualified. Knowing the exam pattern will help the students for better preparation.
Name of Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Total Time | Negative Marking |
General Awareness | 20 | 20 | Composite time of 120 minutes | 1/4th mark for every wrong answer marked |
Economics & Social Issues | 40 | 40 | ||
English Language | 40 | 40 | ||
Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | ||
Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | ||
Reasoning Ability | 20 | 20 | ||
Agriculture & Rural Development | 40 | 40 | ||
200 | 200 |
Paper | Marks | Time |
Paper I: General English | 100 | 90 minutes |
Paper II: General Post – Economic & Social Issues; Agriculture and Rural Development | 100 | 90 minutes |
Paper II: Other Posts | 100 | 90 minutes |
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The application fee of NABARD varies on the basis of category of students such as candidates from general category need to pay Rs. 750 whereas students from SC/ST category need to pay Rs. 100.
To know your eligibility, it is important to check the official NABARD 2020 recruitment notification. The eligibility criteria is mentioned in detail.
The admit card of NABARD recruitment exam can be downloaded from the official website after login in with the necessary credentials.
Others:05 September,2024 - 31 January,2025
Application Date:09 December,2024 - 30 December,2024
As you have used NABARD Grade A hashtag, so I shall assume you are asking the question with reference to NABARD Grade A Examination.
Examination Dates ->
As of now, no notification has been released that shows the Application Date and the Exam Date. In 2021, the Application date was released on 17th July, 2021 and the Exam (Prelims) was conducted on 18th September, 2021. So this year in 2022, you can expect the exam happening around those dates. So you are suggested to visit its official website - www.nabard.org on a frequent basis for the latest updates regarding NABARD. The duration of the Prelims exam is 2 hours (120 minutes).
Regarding exam preparation, 1 year is sufficient for a thorough preparation.
To go through the latest articles regarding NABARD, you may visit the link - Latest Articles around NABARD Grade A Exam (careers360.com)
Hi Aspirant,
NABARD Grade A examination is held in three phases like Phase 1,2,3.So to prepare for phase 1 go through Historical Basis of Indian Economy,Social Issue,current affairs,Monthly Magazines like Banking Services Chronicles etc.However for ARD Past and Present Schemes related to Agriculture and Rural Development are important and also prepare current affairs based on agricultural field.Stay focussed and motivated.The third round is all about personal interview.
Hope it helps!!!
Hello Dear,
NABARD conducts a common NABARD Grade-A Recruitment Exam to recruit Assistant Managers in the Rural Development Banking Service of NABARD. The candidates who are appointed as an Assistant Manager in the esteemed organization will get a good salary with other benefits. Candidates will have questions related to English, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer, Economic and social issues, and Agriculture and rural development.
You can download the sample papers on the following link:
https://competition.careers360.com/articles/nabard-grade-a-exam-pattern
Good Luck
Hello dear student !
In order to prepare for any examination, you have to study in a smart way. The NABARD Grade A exam asks direct questions and difficulty level is averagely difficult and the seats are quite less.
First you need to study regularly and don't skip even a single day.
For the first 5 sections , the preparation is almost same as for Bank PO, etc. For GA refer to -
Any standard static GA booklet (such as Bankers Adda's )
Affaircloud 100 Questions monthly pocket booklet
GKtoday 250 Questions monthly pdf
Now, for 2 most important sections which are there in mains also,
ARD-
You can refer to Edutap for this section.
For ESI-
you can refer to Edutap ESI static module, Union budget, Economic survey Vol. I , etc.
For English Descriptive Paper in Mains, you need to practice all the sections.
For interview, just read a national paper on Daily basis and be aware of your surrounding and all the developments amd changes.
Practice with online mock tests and practice ror every section as much as possible. Eat healthy and sleep properly.
Hope this will help you !
All the best
Hello aspirant
NABARD Grade A exam pattern contains the following 7 sections of the following marks;-
To prepare for the exam, you should follow a proper study plan, give attention to all the sections equally, revise the topics and practice the mock papers available online. Read newspaper daily.
Hope this helps
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