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NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

The prelim exam is the gateway to your dream job as a Grade A officer in NABARD. The exam is conducted online. 

• Qualifying Subjects: English Language, Test of Reasoning, Decision Making, Computer Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude.
• Merit Subjects: Economic & Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development & General Awareness
• Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark
• Time Duration: 120 Minutes

Section	No. Of Questions	Marks
Test of Reasoning	20	20
English Language	30	30
Decision Making	10	10
Computer Knowledge	20	20
General Awareness	20	20
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Economic & Social Issues (with a focus on Rural India)	40	40
Agriculture & Rural Development (with Emphasis on Rural India)	40	40
Total	200	200

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NABARD Grade A Powerpacked Study Plan 60 Days

Check out the study to boost your exam preparation and cover the vast NABARD Grade A exam syllabus within 60 days. 

Days	Reasoning	English	General Awareness	Computer Knowledge	Quantitative Aptitude	ARD & ESI
1	Coding-Decoding	Reading Comprehension	Banking & Financial Affairs	Input-output devices	Quadratic Equations	Soil
2	Revise Notes	Prepare & Revise Notes	Make Notes on Banking	Prepare & Revise Notes	Revise Notes	Prepare Notes Soil
3	Solve Free Puzzles	Solve Question Bank	Solve Free Quizzes	Solve Question Bank	Revise Notes	Solve Questions
4	Input-Output	Basic Grammar Notes Revision	Solve Free Quizzes	DBMS	Practice Question Bank	Animal Husbandry, Poultry, Plantation & Horticulture
5	Prepare & Revise Notes	Revise Notes	Financial news	Prepare & Revise Notes	Simplification/ Approximation	Revise Notes
6	Solve Free Quizzes	Solve Question Bank	Solve Free Quizzes	Solve Question Bank	Solve Question Bank	Solve Questions for Practice
7	Revise Notes	Solve Question Bank	Sports News	Solve Question Bank	Prepare & Revise Notes	Current Affairs
8	Blood Relations	Sentence rearrangement	Solve Free Quizzes	MS Office	Solve Question Bank	Solve Questions
9	Prepare & Revise Notes	Revise Notes	Practice Questions Bank	Solve Question Bank	Number Series	Revise Notes
10	Practice Question Bank	Solve Question Bank	Agreements & MoUs	Prepare & Revise Notes	Solve Question Bank	Government Schemes
11	Miscellaneous Questions	Solve Question Bank	Make Notes	Solve Question Bank	Solve Question Bank	Revision of Notes
12	Prepare & Revise Notes	Spotting the errors	Practice Questions Bank	History of Computers	Prepare & Revise Notes	Solve Questions
13	Solve Free Quizzes and Puzzles	Revise Notes	Sports News	Solve Question Bank	Solve Question Bank	Reports & Indices
14	Statement-based questions (Verbal reasoning)	Solve Question Bank	Make Notes	Prepare & Revise Notes	Data Interpretations	Revise
15	Revise Notes	Solve Question Bank	Practice Questions Bank	Solve Question Bank	Revise Notes	Revise Notes
16	Practice Question Bank	Fill in the blanks	International Affairs	Networking	Solve Question Bank	Solve Questions
17	Coding-Decoding	Revise Notes	Make Notes	Practice Question Sets	Revise Notes	Solve Questions
18	Prepare & Revise Notes	Solve Question Bank	Solve Questions Bank	Prepare & Revise Notes	Mathematical Inequalities	Current Events
19	Solve Questions Bank	Practice Questions	Practice Questions Bank	Attempt PreviousYr. Questions	Revise Notes	Revise Notes
20	Statement-based questions (Verbal reasoning)	Para Jumbles	Solve Questions Bank	Shortcuts	Attempt PreviousYr. Questions	Reports & Indices
21	Prepare & Revise Notes	Revise Notes	Awards & Recognition	Prepare & Revise Notes	Prepare & Revise Notes	Practice ESI Quiz 1
22	Practice Questions Bank	Attempt Questions Bank	Make Notes	Attempt Previous Yr. Questions	Attempt PreviousYr. Questions	Union Budget Revision
23	Missing Series	Fill in the Blanks	Practice Quiz 1		Practice Questions	Solve Questions for Practice
24	Revise Notes	Revise Notes	Important Days June, July & August		Quantity Comparison	Practice Question Bank of F&M 1
25	Solve Free Quizzes and Puzzles	Solve Questions Bank	Practice Quiz Set 2		Prepare & Revise Notes	Revise Notes
26	Puzzles & Seating arrangement		Prepare Notes		Attempt PreviousYr. Questions
27	Prepare & Revise Notes		Revision Important Days Notes		Solve Questions
28	Practice Questions		Schemes & Committees		Practice Question Bank
29	Prepare & Revise Notes		Solve Questions		Arithmetic Questions
30	Data Sufficiency		Practice Quiz Set 3		Practice Question Bank
31	Revise Notes		Revise Notes		Prepare & Revise Notes
32	Solve Topic Tests		Practice Quiz Set 4		Practice Question Bank
33	Statement-based questions (Verbal reasoning)		Revise Notes		Quantity Comparison
34	Solve Topic-Wise Tests		National Affairs (part-1)		Practice Question Bank
35	Revise Notes		Practice Quiz Set 5		Prepare & Revise Notes
36	Coding-Decoding		Revise Notes		Practice Question Bank
37	Attempt Topic-Wise Tests		State affairs Part I		Arithmetic Questions
38	Revise Notes		Revise Notes		Practice Question Bank
39	Inequality		Practice Quiz Bank		Solve Questions
40	Revise Notes		Appointments & Resignation		Prepare & Revise Notes
41	Solve Question Bank		Revise Notes		Quadratic Equations
42	Data sufficiency		Practice Questions Bank		Practice Question Bank
43	Revise Notes		State Affairs Part II		Prepare & Revise Notes
44	Practice Questions		Notes Revision		Practice Question Bank
45	Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)		Practice Quiz Question Bank 6		Mathematical Inequalities
46	Revise Notes on Statement Questions		Appointments & Resignation		Practice Question Bank
47	Attempt Topic-Wise Tests		Revise Notes		Number Series
48	Syllogism		Solve Questions		Revise Notes
49	Attempt Question Bank		Defence News		Practice Question Bank
50	Solve Blood Relation Question		Revise Notes		Data Sufficiency
51	Coding-Decoding		Practice Question bank for Practice
52	Solve Previous Year Paper 1
53	Revise Notes Overall Sections
54	Solve Previous Year Question Paper 2
55	NABARD Grade A Mock Test Challenge 1
56	NABARD Grade A Mock Test Challenge 2
57	NABARD Grade A Mock Test Challenge 3
58	NABARD Grade A Mock Test Challenge 4
59	Revise ESI & ARD Notes
60	Revise Current Affairs

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Takeaway

Be focused to study and cover exam topics for NABARD Grade A. Apply a strategic approach to get your dream job of Grade A officer post in NABARD. Utilize your time and efforts to cover the most important tips and tricks. Additionally, practice solving mock tests to boost your test-taking skills and performance.