NABARD Officers - Syllabus and Study Plan

As NABARD Officers Grade A and Grade B exam is getting closer, many readers asked me to share detailed syllabus. 

Syllabus of descriptive paper is not clear in official notification but I writing down syllabus based on my experience.

Quantitative Aptitude

• Arithmetic (Time and work, Time and distance, Profit and loss, Mixtures, Simple and compound interest, Problems based on ages)
• Data interpretation
• Geometry
• Permutation and combinations
• Probability

Reasoning

• Data sufficiency
• Puzzles
• Seating arrangement
• Input output
• Problems based on ages
• Blood relations

English

• Reading comprehensions
• Para jumbles
• Cloze test
• Spotting errors
• Vocabulary
• Synonyms and antonyms

Computer awareness

• Computer generations
• Computer languages
• Networking
• Computer devices
• DBMS
• Microsoft office suit

Descriptive paper I (General English)

• Essay writing
• Precis writing
• Letter writing
• Report writing
• Reading comprehension

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Descriptive Paper II

• Indian economy
• Social issues
• Latest topics

Important topics

• Financial inclusion
• Kisan credit card
• Curse of Synthetic and Adulterated Fertilizers
• Lack of financial awareness among farmers
• How to increase business of a bank branch in a rural area ?
• How to widespread handicraft industry  
• How financial position of agricultural labourers can be improved 
• Manrega
• Why government's social improvement schemes are not implemented and deserving people not getting the benefits. How to eradicate this problem.

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Paper III

• Basics of Income tax, Service tax and VAT
• Basic accounting concepts and principles
• Accounting standards
• IRDA - Working and Functions
• SEBI - Working and Functions
• RBI - - Working and Functions
• Stocks - Redemption, Issue of share, Right issue, Preference shares accounting
• Cost accounting concepts
• Management accounting concepts
• Negotiable instruments
• Contract act
• Partnership act
• Company law
• Provident fund act
• Gratuity act
• Provident fund act