Candidates who qualify and rank sufficiently high in Preliminary Exam shall be called for appearing in the Main Examination. So, the marks secured in Phase I – On-line preliminary examination will not be counted for final selection. Prelims exam pattern is common for both Grade A & Grade b Exam.
Exam Pattern for Phase I
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks |
|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 20 |
| English Language | 40 |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 |
| General Awareness | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 |
| Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 40 |
| Total | 200 |
NABARD Grade A Mains Exam pattern
| Exam | Post | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I (Descriptive Test) | Common for all | General English (Essay writing, Comprehension, Report Writing, Paragraph writing & Letter writing) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase II | For 'General' post | Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| For posts including following - Economics, Agriculture, Agriculture Engineering, Plantation and Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Food Processing, Forestry, Environmental Engineering, Water Resource Development & Management, Social Work, Chartered Accountant and Company Secretary | Paper on related discipline |
NABARD Grade B-Mains Exam Pattern
| Exam | Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Total Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase I | General English (Descriptive Test) | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase II | Economic and Social Issues and Agri. and Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) for General Posts and Agriculture for candidates applying for Manager (RDBS) Agriculture Post | 100 | 90 minutes |
| Phase III | Development Economics, Statistics, Finance & Management | 100 | 90 minutes |
Syllabus
Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles (Seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, floor based)
- Syllogism
- Data sufficiency
- Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)
- Inequality
- Miscellaneous Questions
- Input Output
- Blood relations etc
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation
- Quadratic Equations
- Number Series
- Simplification/ Approximation,
- Data Sufficiency
- Miscellaneous (profit and loss, age, average, simple and compound interest, boat and stream, time and work, area)
English Language
- Reading comprehension
- Cloze test
- Sentence Improvement
- Spotting the errors
- Fill in the blanks
- Sentence Rearrangement
General Awareness
- Current Affairs
- Banking and Economy,
- Insurance.
- Appointments,
- Awards and Honours,
- Sports,
- New schemes,
- National and international news,
- Latest developments in science and technology.
Computer Knowledge
- Networking
- Input-output devices
- DBMS, MS Office
- Internet
- History of computer & generations
- Shortcuts
The syllabus of Part II of Prelims and Phase II Syllabus Paper-II is the same
Syllabus of NABARD Grade A & B-Mains Exam
The phase II of the Exam consists of Online Objective Test & Online Descriptive Test.
Paper I – English Writing
- Essay
- Précis writing
- Comprehension
- Report writing
- Paragraph writing
- Business/Office Correspondence
Paper II -
Economic and Social Issues- Nature of Indian Economy: Structural & Institutional Features.
- Opening Up The India Economy: Globalisation- Economic Reforms in India- Privatisation
- Inflation: Trends in Inflation & Their Impact on the Nationa Economy & Individual Income
- Objectives of Economic Planning: Evaluation of Indian Planning
- Poverty Alleviation & Employment Generation in India: Rural & Urban- Measurement of Poverty- Poverty Alleviation Programmes of The Government
- Population Trends: Population Growth & Economic Development, Population Policy in India
- Industry: Industrial & Labour Policy- Industrial Performance, Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development- Public Sector Enterprises.
- Social Infrastructure: Education- Health & Environment
- Education: Status & System of Education, Socio-Economic Problems Associated with Illiteracy, Educational Relevance & 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 backwards classes, positive discrimination in the favour of underprivileged
- Social Structure in India: Multiculturalism, Current Economic & Social Issues: Human Development, Indian Political System, Social Movements, Gender Issues: Joint Family System, Demographic Trends: Urbanisation & Migration
Agriculture & Rural Development
Agriculture: Characteristics/Status, Technical & Institutional Changes in Indian Agriculture- Agricultural Performance, Issues in Food Security in India, Non-Institutional & Institutional Agencies in Rural Credit.
Agriculture: Characteristics/Status, Technical & Institutional Changes in Indian Agriculture- Agricultural Performance, Issues in Food Security in India, Non-Institutional & Institutional Agencies in Rural Credit.
Rural Marketing: Development of Banking & Financial Institutions in India- Reforms in Banking & Financial Sector
Role of International Funding Institutions: IMF and World Bank- WTO- Regional Economic Corporation
The syllabus of agriculture can be divided into following blocks
Block I
- Branches of Agriculture
- Agronomy: Definition, Meaning, Scope
- Classification of Crops
- Factors Affecting Crop Production & Agro Climate Zones
- Cropping Systems
- Crops & Weathers
- Seeds
- Precision Farming
- Organic Farming
Block II
- Types of Soil
- Soil Fertility
- Soil Erosion & Conservation
- Watershed Management
Block III
- Sources of Irrigation
- Types of Irrigation
- Crop Water Requirement
- Command Area Development
- Water Conservation Techniques
Block IV
- Sources of Power on Farms
- Water Harvesting Structure
- Agro Processing
- Storage: Godowns, bins, silos etc
Block V
- Plantation & Horticulture: Definition, Meaning & Branches
- Post Harvest Management, Supply Chain Management of P & H Crops
Block VI
- Role of Animals in Indian Economy
- Animal Husbandry Methods
- Classification of Breeds of Cattle
- Feeds & Fodder Classification
- Poultry Industry in India
- Mixed Farming
- Linkages between Livestock/poultry & farming
Block VII
- Importance of Fisheries in India
- Aquaculture
- Post-Harvest Technology
- Freshwater, brackish water, & marine fisheries
Block VIII
- Silviculture
- Social Forestry
- Agro Forestry
- Joint Forest Management
- Forest Policy, Legislation in India
- State of Forest Report
- Recent Development Under MOEFCC
Block IX
- Agricultural Extension: Importance, Role and Methods
- Role of KVKs
Block X
- Ecology & Environment
- GHGs: Concept & Countries
- Adaptation Vs Mitigation
- Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture & rural livelihood
- Carbon Credit
- IPCC
- UNFCCC
- COP Meetings
- Funding Mechanism
- Initiative by GOI: NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC
Block XII
- Rural Areas: concept & importance for India
- Rural Population: Composition & Trends
- Problems of Rural Population
- Issues in handlooms
- PRIs: workings 7 functions
- MNREGA, NRLM, Ajeevika, Rural drinking water programmes, swatchh bharat, rural housing, PURA, other programmes
- Rural Credit System: Evolution & Growth
- Role & Functions of RBI , NABARD SIBDI etc
Phase III
Development Economics
- Measures of development
- Economic Development Models
- Role of subsidies
- Importance of savings and investment
- Importance of agriculture
- Terms of trade in agriculture
- Development issues in India
Statistics
- Basic statistical concepts
- Summarizing of data
- Frequency distribution
- Measures of Central Tendency
- Relative dispersion
- Elementary Probability
- Relative Frequency Approach
- Sampling
- Axiomatic Approach
- Analysis of frequency distribution
- Correlation
- Regression
- Sampling Methods
- Time Series Analysis
Finance
- Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions
- Banking and financial Institutions in India
- Financial system- features
- Characteristics and issues
- Micro finance, its significance and importance
- Union Budget
- Project finance
- Infrastructure financing
- Sources of capital
- Development finance
- Concept of project cycle management
- Private and Social Cost Benefit significance of development finance
- Financial Inclusion
Management
- Management: its nature and scope
- The Management Processes: Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling
- The Role of a Manager in an Organisation
- Leadership
- Human Resource Development
- Communication
