NABARD Grade A: List of All the Reference Books

NABARD Grade-A Exam 2021: The Grade A officer exam conducted by NABARD probably ranks at the top when it comes to syllabus depth. The syllabus is so vast that you just can’t cover it with regular study material. It would be best to have good books by your side, especially for Economic and Social Issues, and Agricultural and Rural sections.
NABARD is a bank with a defined niche in the banking industry that will focus more on the topics that are of key importance to them. It is not a regular bank and, anyway, comes under the ownership of the Indian Finance Ministry.
Many interested aspirants would have felt lost once they had a first look over the syllabus, especially of phase-2. But this article will gain you back your confidence as we will reveal high-quality reference books which will help you immensely in your NABARD Grade A preparation.
Read this article for the complete syllabus of Phase-2 NABARD Grade B

Before jumping onto the books, let’s first look at the examination pattern to know how the mentioned books will aid us in our preparation.

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern (General)  

Subjects No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Paper-I (Descriptive Test) 3 100 Marks 90 Minutes
Paper-II: Objective 30 50 Marks 30 Minutes
Descriptive (6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] 4 50 Marks 90 Minutes
Total 37 200 marks 3 hours 30 min

Rajbhasha mains exam pattern   

Subjects No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Paper-I (Descriptive Test) 3 100 Marks 90 Minutes
Paper-II: Objective (Proficiency in Hindi including Translation from English to Hindi and Vice versa) 30 50 Marks 30 Minutes
Descriptive (6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] 4 50 Marks 90 Minutes
Total 37 200 marks 3 hours 30 min

Legal service mains exam pattern  

Subjects No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
Paper-I (Descriptive Test) 3 100 Marks 90 Minutes
Paper-II: Objective (Interpretation of various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters and good experience in drafting various types of documents.) 30 50 Marks 30 Minutes
Descriptive (6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] 4 50 Marks 90 Minutes
Total 37 200 marks 3 hours 30 min

List of Books for NABARD Grade B 2021

General English Books

Book Name Author’s Names Publisher
Objective General English SP Bakshi Arihant
High School English Grammar and Composition Wren and Martin S Chand
Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis Goyal

Reasoning Ability Books

Book Name Author’s Name Publisher
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning R S Aggarwal S Chand
A Modern Approach to Logical Reasoning R S Aggarwal S Chand
Tricky Approach to Competitive Reasoning Verbal and Non Vertbal _ Kiran

Quantitative Aptitude Books

Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam R.S. Agarwal S. Chand
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic Arihant Experts

General Awareness Books

Book’s Name Author’s Name Publisher
Advanced Objective General Knowledge S.Chand
Current Affairs Lucent

ESI Books

Name of the Book Author’s Name Publisher
Indian Economy Ramesh Singh MCGraw Hill
Indian Social System Ram Ahuja Rawat Publications

Agriculture and Rural Development Books

Name of the Book Author’s Name Publisher
NABARD and its Significance in Agriculture SK Chowdhury Rajat Publications
Agricultural Finance in India: The Role of NABARD Prabhakar Rajkumar Arjun Publishing House

NABARD Grade A Other Useful Books for Other Posts

Section Book Name Author Publisher
Agriculture Economics NABARD Grade-A Exam Book V.V.K.Subburaj Sura’s Publication
Agriculture Economics Agricultural Economics S.S. Reddy Oxford & IBH Publishing Co Pvt.Ltd
CA Objective Computer Awareness Arihant Arihant publication
CA Awareness in Computer Concepts (ACC) Satish Jain
Finance Social problems in India Ram Ahuja
Finance Indian Economy Ramesh Singh
HRM Human Resource Management essentials Jaquina Gilbert Vibrant
HRM HRM Text and Cases K Aswathappa Mc Graw Hill
Environmental Engg Environmental Engineering N N Basak Mc Graw Hill
Environmental Engg Environmental Engineering Handbook David H.F.Liu
Land development NABARD Development Assistant Exam Priyanka Prakashan Shyam Topper’s Choice
Land development Agriculture and rural development in India since 1947 Dr. Chandra Shekhar Prasad

Other Resources

PracticeMock’s NABARD Grade B Notes

PracticeMock has launched NABARD Grade B notes after analysing the need for aspirants to have access to the notes of all the topics as the syllabus is very vast and it’s nearly impossible to keep making notes for yourself.  

Benenfits of PM’s NABARD Grade B Notes: 

-1st Chapter Free 

-Economic & Social Issues (ESI) & Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD) covered 

-Comprehensive Coverage of Current Affairs with reference to ESI & ARD 

Click here to get PracticeMock’s NABARD Grade A Notes

Vishwas Agarwal

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