NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023

NABARD Grade A selection process consists of three stages Phase 1, Phase 2, and Interview. Aspirants preparing for Grade A should check and analyze the syllabus properly. Then, plan out the study plan to ace the NABARD Grade A examination. 

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NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern

NABARD Grade A Prelims exam is qualifying in nature. It is a screening test to test the knowledge of candidates in subjects Reasoning Ability, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, Agriculture & Rural Development, and Economic & Social Causes. The total number of questions is 200 to be attempted in 120 minutes/2 hours time. 

Name of Tests	Questions	Marks
Test of Reasoning	20	20
English Language	30	30
Computer Knowledge	20	20
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Decision Making	10	10
General Awareness	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

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern

A descriptive online test is conducted for NABARD Grade A Mains Examination.

Paper I: Common for all Applicants

Paper II: Descriptive Test Different for all Posts

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Exam	Name of Test	Marks	Total Time
Paper I Descriptive Test	General English: Comprehension, Essay Writing, Report Writing & Letter Writing	100	90 Mins
Paper II	Economic & Social Causes and Rural and Agriculture Development (Rural India)	100	90 Mins

NABARD Grade A Prelims: Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	English Language	Computer Knowledge	General Awareness
Quadratic Equations	Coding-Decoding	Reading Comprehension	Input-output devices	Banking and Economy, Insurance, Current Affairs
Data Interpretations	Input-Output	Sentence improvement	DBMS	Recent Appointments
Simplification/ Approximation	Blood Relations	Cloze Test	MS Office	Awards
Number Series	Miscellaneous Questions	Fill in the blanks	History of Computers	Sports
Data Sufficiency	Inequality	Spotting the errors	Shortcuts	New Schemes
Mathematical Inequalities	Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)	Para Jumbles	Networking	International News
Arithmetic Questions	Data sufficiency	Sentence rearrangement		Latest Development in Science & Technology
Quantity Comparison	Syllogism	New pattern questions
	Puzzles & Seating arrangement

NABARD Grade A Mains: Syllabus

NABARD Grade A Mains exam consists of two papers General English and Economic & Social Causes and Rural and Agriculture Development (Rural India). 

Paper I English Writing Syllabus

• Descriptive test to evaluate candidates writing skills and knowledge.
• The paper consists of questions on Precise Writing, Essay Writing, Comprehension, and Business/Office correspondence.
• Paper I is the same for Grade A Rajbhasha, RDBS, and Legal.

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Paper II Economic & Social Issues

Name of Topic	NABARD Grade A Paper II Syllabus
Nature of the Indian Economy	Structural and Institutional features economic Underdevelopment Opening up the Indian EconomyGlobalization Economic Reforms in India Privatization
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India	Rural and UrbanMeasurement of Poverty Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government
Inflation	Inflation Effect on National Economy and Individual Income and Trends
Population Trends	Population Growth and Economic DevelopmentPopulation Policy in India
Agriculture	Characteristics / StatusTechnical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture Agricultural performance Issues in Food Security in India Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit
Financial Institutions in India and Rural Banking	Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector
Globalization of Economy	Regional Economic Cooperation IMF & World BankRole of International Funding InstitutionsWTO
Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged	Social MovementsIndian Political SystemsHuman Development
Social Justice	Socio-economic cultural programs for SC and ST and other backward classes. Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
Education	Status & System of EducationSocio-Economic Problems because of IlliteracyEducational relevance and educational wastageEducational Policy for India
Social Structure in India	MulticulturalismDemographic trends Gender Issues Joint family system Urbanization and Migration Social InfrastructureEducationHealth and Environment

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Conclusion

Candidates can go through the blog to get an updated syllabus of NABARD Grade A Prelims and Mains. So that, you can frame the study plan to achieve success in the exam in your first attempt. Signup to get a free first mock test to evaluate your test-taking skills and performance.