NABARD GRADE B 2021: Eligibility, Application Form, Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Admit Card & Result
Updated On -
Mar 19, 2021
Exams Prepmaster
NABARD is a development finance agency with its headquarters in Mumbai and regional offices across India. job opportunities for candidates who are aspiring to secure a good and rewarding job. Especially for the ones who hold interest in the agricultural field and its development by hosting a pan India exam to recruit NABARD Grade B Officers.
The NABARD shall release the notification advertisement about the NABARD Recruitment 2021-22 for Engineers, freshers, Diploma, Polytechnic, Arts, Medical, Science including 10+2 degree holders.
NABARD Grade B 2021 Highlights
| Name of the recruitment | Recruitment to the post of officers in Grade 'B' (RDBS) |
| Conducted by | National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development |
| Name of the post | Manager of Grade B |
| Selection Process | Preliminary exam, Main exam, Interview |
| Exam Level | National |
| Exam Conducted | Once a year |
| Exam Mode | Online |
| Official Website | www.nabard.org |
NABARD Grade B 2021 Important Dates
| Events | For Assistant Manager | For Development Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Start of the online application form submission | 2nd week of March,2021 | Last week of August,2021 |
| Closing date for online register | April,2021 | 2nd week of September, 2021 |
| Download call letter for first phase of Prelims | April,2021 | 3rd week of September |
| NABARD 2021 Preliminary Exam Date | May,2021 | Last week of September,2021 |
| NABARD 2021 Mains Exam Date | June 2021 | October 3rd week,2021 |
| Conduct of Interview | July 2021 | November 2021 |
| NABARD Provisional Allotment | August/September 2021 | December 2021 |
NABARD Grade B 2021 Eligibility Criteria
The eligibility criteria parameters include age limit and educational qualification. The details of which are mentioned below-
Educational Qualifications- Candidates completing their graduation or post-graduation in any subject/order can apply for the examination pertaining they have secured minimum qualifying marks of 60% in case of the general category;
The minimum application criteria for the order categories namely SC/ST/PWD should not have less than a 55%;
Age Limit Relaxation
Age limit- 21 to 35 years of age
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) | 5 years |
| Other Backward Classes (OBC) | 3 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (PWD) | 10 years |
| Persons with Disabilities (SC/ST) | 15 years |
NABARD Grade B 2021 Application Process
Applicants can apply both in online and offline mode.
Offline
- Candidates are required to download and print the Bank Challan.
- The same has to be filed by the applicant and submitted to the near bank, along with paying an application fee of INR 600 along with bank charges.
- After submission of the challan, a unique transaction number also known as the journal number shall be generated and the same shall be written by the bank staff.
- The bank component of the challan will be kept by the bank manager for reference and the remaining 2 portions of the challan shall be given back to the candidate.
- The candidate must enter the journal number on the challan before leaving.
Online
Steps to apply online are mentioned below:
- Aspirants, in order to apply online must go to their official website (www.nabard.org)
- On the home page, go to the career tab;
- Before applying, the candidates should check the official notification and then register;
- After registration, the registration ID and one’s password shall be directed by auto response confirmation emails;
- Successful registration is indicated by a page displaying the generated registration number and password;
- The candidate should then proceed to click on the link of the post that he/she wants to apply for.
- They must thereafter fill in the application form using accurate details as well as upload their scanned size passport size photograph and signature (if needed);
- Application form must be submitted before the last mentioned date;
- It is recommended for the nominee to take the printout of the same for future reference.
Candidates can pay the application fee (INR 600 /-) while Credit/Debit Cards, Net Banking etc.
Check the detailed NABARD Grade B application process here.
Application Fee
| Category | Application fee |
|---|---|
| General | INR 600 |
| OBC | INR 600 |
| SC/ST/PWD | No application fee required |
NABARD Grade B 2021 Admit Card
The NABARD Grade B Admit Card 2021 shall be released a few days before the NABARD Prelims examination. Applicants are expected to download it from the NABARD official website www.nabard.org. No candidate shall be permitted to enter the examination center without a copy of the NABARD Grade B admit card along with an attached passport size photograph and valid identity proof. Candidates are also required to read all the instructions on the admit card before attempting the exam. The date of the issuance of the admit card for the 2021 exam shall be published on the website soon.
NABARD Grade B 2021 Exam Centres
Since the exam centres for the year 2021 are yet to be published, the same for 2020 have been mentioned below.
Preliminary Examination
| Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Eluru, Vizianagaram. |
| Andaman and Nicobar Island | Port Blair |
| Assam | Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur. |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh-Mohali |
| Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea. |
| Chattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raipur. |
| Gujarat | Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat,, Vadodara. |
| Goa | Panaji-Mapusa |
| Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Kangra. |
| Haryana | Muzzafarnagar, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Sonipat |
| Jharkhand | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi. |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Samba, Jammu, Srinagar. |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bidar, Dharwad, Hassan, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi, Mandya. |
| Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam/Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pallakad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam. |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Maharashtra | Aurangabad, Amravati, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Chandrapur, Solapur, Latur, Dhule. |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ujjain, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna. |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizwal |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| New Delhi | Delhi-NCR |
| Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Rourkela. |
| Puducherry | Puducherry |
| Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Alwar |
| Punjab | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur. |
| Sikkim | Gangtok-Bardang |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Thirupur, Erode, Virudhunagar, Namakkal, Nagercoil. |
| Telangana | Hyderabad/Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam. |
| Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Varanasi |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| West Bengal | Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani. |
| Uttarakhand | Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
Mains Examination
| Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar | Kolkata |
| Bangalore | Lucknow |
| Bhopal | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane |
| Bhubaneshwar | Delhi-NCR |
| Chandigarh-Mohali | Patna |
| Chennai | Pune |
| Guwahati | Raipur |
| Hyderabad | Ranchi |
| Jaipur | Shillong |
| Jammu | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Srinagar | - |
NABARD Grade B Exam Centres Important Points
- The interview will take place in a few cities in the centers alluded to above. Candidates will be told of the information via the NABARD Admit Card.
- Only NABARD exam centres for the Preliminary and Mains Exam 2021 may be chosen by the applicants.
- For Prelims and Mains examination, they need to reach their preference of the examination centers separately.
- The final decision on the number of NABARD Test Centres for the 2021 Mains test will be made by the examination authority on the basis of applicant availability.
- If a certain exam center is canceled then the NABARD authorities will take the responsibility of notifying the candidates. An alternate exam centre shall be dedicated to them.
- The specifics of the exam centres will be mentioned on the admit cards.
- No appeal will be entertained for a shift in the exam centre.
- The examination authority retains the right to retain,cancel or add any such NABARD examination centres to its inconsistencies.
- NABARD also retains the right to designate examination centres for the applicants besides the ones they mentioned as their preferences.
- NABARD Test Centres shall be deemed post allotment.
NABARD Grade B Exam Pattern
NABARD Grade B exam pattern for Managers 2020 exam consists of 3 stages, which are-
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview
Manager Exam Pattern Prelims
| Sections | Marks |
|---|---|
| English | 40 |
| Reasoning | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 |
| General Awareness | 20 |
| Economic Issues | 20 |
| Agriculture and Rural Development | 40 |
- Total time allotted is 1 hour and 20 minutes, total marks-200
- A negative grading of 0.25 would occur for every incorrect answer.
Exam Pattern Mains
| Paper | Paper Type | Total Marks | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| General English | Descriptive | 100 | 1.5 hours |
| Economic & Social Issues | MCQ | 100 | 1.5 hours |
| Agricultural & Rural Development | MCQ | 100 | 1.5 hours |
| Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management | MCQ | 100 | 1.5 hours |
NABARD Grade B 2021 Interview
Scoring a sufficiently high rank in the Mains, shall enable them to appear for the oral evaluation. The final list of merits shall be drawn up on the basis of the marks obtained by the candidate in both Mains as well as the Interview round. The Interview shall amount to a total of 30 marks.
NABARD Grade B 2021 Final Selection
The candidates who qualify Mains, as well as the Interview shall only be selected as the NABARD Grade B Managers.
NABARD Grade B 2021 Syllabus
The NABARD Grade B Syllabus covers a number of topics. For the prelims, the main topics are English, General Awareness, quantitative aptitude, computer knowledge, economic and social issues, agriculture and rural development. For the Mains, the topics are English, Economic and social issues in rural India, Agricultural and rural development, and livestock and poultry production.
For a detailed syllabus of NABARD Grade B exam, check the NABARD Grade B Syllabus.
NABARD Grade B 2021 Cutoff and Results
NABARD Grade B Results for 2020 are yet to be declared. The same will be available in PDF Format and will consist of the roll numbers of the qualified candidates. The candidates can visit the website to check the results when published. (www.nabard.org)
The cut-off for 2020 is yet to be published. So for reference the cut-off for 2019 has been tabulated below-
Prelims 2019
| Category | RE | EL | CK | GA | ES | AR | QA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (20) | (40) | (20) | (20) | (40) | (40) | (20) | |
| SC, OBC | 4.75 | 16.00 | 6.50 | 2.75 | 6.00 | 5.25 | 6.50 |
| Unreserved | 7.50 | 20.50 | 8.25 | 4.50 | 10.00 | 8.25 | 9.25 |
Prelims Cut-off (Category Wise applied on total):
| SC | OBC | UR |
|---|---|---|
| 122.75 | 126.75 | 139.25 |
Mains 2019
| Post | Paper | I | II | III |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | DP | ES | AP | |
| (100) | (100) | (100) | ||
| General | SC, OBC | 65.00 | 56.25 | 51.25 |
| Unreserved | 67.25 | 59.50 | 55.25 |
Mains Cut-off (Category wise applied on total)
| General | 191.75 | 189.25 | 199.50 |
FAQs
Ques. I’m 19 years old. Can I sit for the exam?
Ans. No, the minimum age to apply is 21 and can apply till the age of 35.
Ques. I'm a Final year student. Can I apply for the exam?
Ans. Those who are in their final year/graduation year can also apply provisionally they have accurate document verification showing the year of applying as their graduation year.
Ques. Is the Application fee/charge refundable?
Ans. No, the application fee will not be refunded irrespective of the candidate applying via online or the offline mode.
Ques. Is there any pre recruitment training for the candidates?
Ans. Yes, the bank arranges pre recruitment training for the candidates belonging to OBC/SC/ST/PWD, free of cost. Candidates who desire to avail the same may apply for it separately to the Chief General Manager, NABARD at any of the 21 centres.
*The article might have information for the previous academic years, please refer the official website of the exam.