NABARD Grade A Examination format 2026: confirm Prelims & Mains Pattern as well as Detailed Syllabus
According to the latest notice, NABARD Grade A Test structure 2026 is detailed for Prelims as well as Mains (Generalist & Specialist). verify latest examination format, marking scheme, negative marking, along with full syllabus for Assistant Manager posts.
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Details
NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2026
- NABARD Grade A Examination format 2026 consists of three stages -Prelims (Objective, 200 marks), Mains (Descriptive English + Objective & Descriptive subject paper, 200 marks), along with Interview -for Assistant Manager (Grade A) recruitment in National Bank for Agriculture as well as Rural Development (NABARD).
NABARD Grade A Selection Process 2026
- Prelims Exam (Phase 1)
- Aspirants are advised that, Mains Exam (Phase 2)
- Interview (Phase 3)
- Aspirants are advised that, Shortlisting for Mains is based only on merit sections (General Awareness, ESI, as well as ARD) in Prelims. Final selection is based on Mains + Interview marks.
NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2026
- Key Highlights :
- 5 sections are qualifying in nature.
- 3 sections are merit sections.
- Interested applicants should know that, Shortlisting for Mains depends only on merit section scores.
- As per the official update, Composite time: 120 minutes.
- Bilingual (English & Hindi) except English section.
Reasoning Ability
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
- Syllogism
- Data Sufficiency
- The department has confirmed that, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)
- Inequality
- Miscellaneous Questions
- According to the latest notice, Input-Output
- Blood Relations
- It is informed that, Coding-Decoding
Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation
- Quadratic Equations
- Number Series
- Simplification/Approximation
- The department has confirmed that, Data Sufficiency
- According to the latest notice, Arithmetic Questions (Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Time & Work, etc.)
- Quantity Comparisons
- Mathematical Inequalities
English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- The conducting body has announced that, Cloze Test
- Sentence Improvement
- Spotting Errors
- Fill in the Blanks
- Sentence Rearrangement / Para Jumbles
- New Pattern Questions (Match the column, etc.)
General Awareness
- Current Affairs (National & International), Banking & Economy, Insurance, Awards & Honours, Sports, Government Schemes, Science & Technology, Appointments, in addition to Static GK with focus on Rural & Agricultural developments.
Computer Knowledge
- Networking
- The conducting body has announced that, Input-Output Devices
- DBMS
- MS Office
- Internet
- History of Computers & Generations
- Computer Shortcuts
Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD) with Emphasis on Rural India
- For Specialist Posts : Paper II covers stream-specific professional knowledge (e.g., Finance, IT, Economics, Statistics, etc.) along with the above ESI/ARD focus in line with the discipline.
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