NABARD 2021 is a recruitment examination to be conducted by NABARD/National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development which is an apex development financial institution in India, headquartered at Mumbai with branches all over India. NABARD has declared the official notification about the NABARD vacancies for Officer Grade A and Grade B posts. NABARD has come up with more than 3000 vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS/ Rajbhasha/ Legal service) and Grade ‘A’ (P & SS).
Interested and eligible candidates who aspire to build their career in banking sector may take this examination after filing an application form.
NABARD 2021: Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Assistant General Manager: Degree in bachelor's programme in any subject from an accredited University with at least 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree with at least 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or Ph.D. OR Chartered Accountant /Company Secretary/Cost Accountant with Degree in bachelor's programme OR 2 year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from Institutions accredited by GOI / UGC with Degree in bachelor's programme in any stream.
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Assistant Manager General Agriculture: Degree in bachelor's programme in Agriculture with 50 percent scores (ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/ Agronomy) with at least 50 percent scores (ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Agriculture Engineering: Degree in bachelor's programme in Agriculture Engineering with 50 percent scores (SC/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Agriculture Engineering with at least 50 percent scores (SC/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Food/Dairy Processing: Degree in bachelor's programme in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50 percent scores (ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Food Processing /Food Technology/ Dairy Sciences and /or Dairy Technology with 50 percent scores (ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent)in aggregate from a accredited University/Institution.
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Assistant Manager Land Development-Soil Science: Degree in bachelor's programme in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with at least 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Environmental Engg/Sciences: Degree in bachelor's programme with EVS/Environmental Engineering with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from a accredited University/Institution.
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Assistant Manager Agriculture marketing/Agri.Business Management: Degree in bachelor's programme in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or 2 years full-time PG Degree/ PG Diploma/MBA in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with at least 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Geo Informatics: BE/B.Tech/BSC degree in Geoinformatics with 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or ME/M.Tech/MSC degree in Geoinformatics with at least 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from a accredited university.
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Assistant Manager Agricultural Economics/Economics: Degree in bachelor's programme with Economics/Agriculture Economics with 50 percent scores (SC/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Economics/Agriculture Economics with at least 50 percent scores (SC/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited university. percent) in aggregate. |
For Assistant Manager IT: Degree in bachelor's programme in Computer Technology/Computer Science/ Computer Applications/IT with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates 45 percent) in aggregate or a PG degree Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/IT with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited university.
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Assistant Manager Chartered Accountant: Degree in bachelor's programme in any stream from an accredited University/Institution with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-01-2020.
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Assistant Manager Company Secretary: Degree in bachelor's programme in any stream with Associate membership of ICSI. The Membership of ICSI must have been attained on or before 01-01-2020.
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Assistant Manager Assistant Manager Finance: BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent) OR 2 years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance) degree from Institutions / Universities accredited by GoI/UGC OR Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 50 percent scores (SC/ST/PWD category candidates - 45 percent). |
Assistant Manager HRM: BBA (HRM)/ BBM (HRM)/ BMS ((HRM) with 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) OR 2 years full-time P.G. Diploma in Management in HRM/HR / Full-time MBA degree in HRM/ HR from accredited University / Institute.
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For Assistant Manager Statistics: Degree in bachelor's programme in Statistics with 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate or PG degree in Statistics with at least 50 percent scores (PWD category candidates - 45 percent) in aggregate from an accredited university. |
Age Eligibility
Applicants interested in applying for the NABARD Officer Grade examination must be 21 years old but not more than 30 years old at the time of the given notification (01-01-2020). There is also age relaxation for the relevant category wise applicants as per the government rules:
Category |
Age Relaxation |
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) |
5 years |
Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer) |
3 years |
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) |
10 years |
Persons with Disabilities (PWD) SC/ST |
15 years |
NABARD 2021: Important Dates
NABARD 2021 Notification Release |
Jan 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Application Starting Date |
Jan 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Application Ending Date |
Feb 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Pre Exam Date |
March 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Mains Exam Date |
May 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Interview |
July 2021 |
NABARD 2021 Provisional Allotment |
Aug/ Sep 2021 |
NABARD 2021: Recruitment Application Form
The aspirants who are interested in appearing for the recruitment process of the NABARD 2021 will have to fill an application form that will be released by the competent authority soon in the year 2021. In the application form, interested applicants need to provide their valid personal and academic details, upload the scanned images of required documents, thumb impression of left hand and signature, followed by the payment of the application fee.
Steps to fill NABARD 2021 Application Form
- Click on the “NABARD Online Application Form” link.
- Fill in the required details & upload the latest photograph.
- Upload the scanned copies of crucial documents.
- Pay the mentioned application fee.
- Press the “submit” button to submit your application
Nabard 2021: Application Fee
After filling the application form and uploading the scanned copies of important documents & signature, the candidates need to pay a certain amount of application fee. A candidate can not be a successful applicant only after the payment of the application fee.
NABARD 2021: Grade A
The aspirants belonging to General and OBC category need to pay an application fee of INR 800.
The aspirants belonging to SC / ST / PWD category need to pay an application fee of INR 150.
NABARD 2021: Grade B
The aspirants belonging to General and OBC category need to pay an application fee of INR 900.
The aspirants belonging to SC / ST / PWD category need to pay an application fee of INR 150.
NABARD 2021: Admit Card
The admit cards for the NABARD 2021 will be released in the online mode for the successful candidates who will pay the specified application fee and fill all the valid details. Admit card is an entry hall ticket without the entry to the examination centre is not permitted. So, the applicants are advised to download admit cards from the official website, keep it safe and carry it along while appearing for the examination.
- Download the admit card, there won’t be any offline intimation sent to the candidates.
- All the details about the examination will be mentioned on the Admit Card.
- Applicants should check all the details on the admit card and ensure that they are correct.
- Any discrepancies found on the admit card must be reported to the officials immediately.
NABARD 2021: Exam Pattern
The NABARD examination for ASSISTANT MANAGER is of 1 hour and 20 min duration and is taken online. It has 3 sections with 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. Negative marking is there in the IBPS Clerk Pre exam as 0.25 mark is deductible for every wrong answer. The section-wise details are given here:
Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam): Objective Type, MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
Subject |
Marks |
Time |
Test of Reasoning |
20 marks |
120 Minutes |
English Language |
40 marks |
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Computer Knowledge |
20 marks |
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General Awareness |
20 marks |
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Quantitative Aptitude |
20 marks |
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Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) |
40 marks |
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Agriculture & Rural Development(with focus on Rural India) |
40 marks |
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Total |
200 marks |
Phase II – Mains Examination
Test Name |
Marks |
Time |
Phase - I General English: (Descriptive - writing skills - online through keyboard). There will be descriptive questions.
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100 |
90 Min |
Phase -II 1. Economic and Social Issues 2. Agriculture and Rural Development for General Posts 3. Agriculture for Applicants applying for Manager Agriculture Post
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100 |
90 Min |
Phase-III Legal Services: proficiency in interpreting various Laws viz.,Banking, negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters |
100 |
90 Min |
NABARD 2021: Result
The result of the NABARD 2021 exam will be declared online on the official website of NABARD. NABARD 2021 results will be accessible to the candidates once they login using the valid login credentials. Steps to check the result are as follows:
- Go to the NABARD’s official website.
- Click on the “Career Notices” tab present on the top right of the home page.
- Click on the link of NABARD Manager Results and NABARD Assistant Manager Results as mentioned below.
- “Employment of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RDBS) (General & Specialized Disciplines)- Roll Nos. of Aspirants qualified for Interview” link OR “Employment of Manager in Grade ‘B’ (RDBS) (General Discipline)- Roll Nos. of Aspirants qualified for Interview” link
- Click on the “NABARD Mains Exam Result” link.
- Enter the Roll Number and DOB in the space given.
- Click on the “Find” to find the results.
- Download the result and keep it safe
NABARD 2021: Vacancies
Post |
Total Vacancy |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General |
69 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-General Agriculture |
4 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Engineering |
3 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Food/ Dairy Processing |
3 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Land Development – Soil Science |
3 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Environmental Engg/Sciences |
4 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management |
2 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Geo Informatics |
2 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Agriculture Economics/Economics |
5 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Information Technology |
12 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Chartered Accountant |
8 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Company Secretary |
3 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Finance |
16 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Human Resource Management |
3 |
Assistant Manager (RDBS)-Statistics |
2 |
Assistant Manager (Rajbhasha) |
8 |
Assistant Manager (Legal) |
3 |
Total |
150 |
Vacancies for the post of Officers in Grade ‘A’ (P & SS): 4
S. No |
Post |
Total Vacancy |
1 |
Assistant Manager (P & SS) |
4 |
FAQs
How many types of exams are conducted by NABARD?
There are four major types of exams that are conducted by NABARD:
- NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’)
- NABARD Manager (Grade ‘B’)
- NABARD Development Assistant
- NABARD Office Attendant
What job positions are offered through the notifications that have been released recently by NABARD in 2020?
There are two official notifications which have been released by NABARD in 2020 that are:
- NABARD Assistant Manager (Grade ‘A’)
- NABARD Office Attendant
What will be the eligibility criteria of NABARD Exams?
The eligibility criterion is different for different posts in the NABARD exams
How to know about the latest job notifications regarding NABARD?
Applicants can check the latest job notifications regarding NABARD on the official NABARD website.