NABARD grade B 2024 Exam

The notification is released regarding the entire recruitment process every year. For NABARD Grade B 2023, the notification is yet to release. The candidates can find the same on the official website. The application process and notification were expected to be released in January 2023 but have been delayed.

Candidates get all the information regarding the exam from the notification along with the detailed eligibility criteria and a list of exam centers. The vacancy details are usually released a few days later or sometimes, along with the notification.

It is advised to keep a continuous tab on the official website of NABARD to get the latest update about the NABARD Grade B notification for 2023. The application process along with fee collection starts as soon as the notification is out.

Generally, the NABARD GRADE B Exam notification is released between the month of July and August. The tentative exam dates given in the table below will help the candidates in getting a general idea about the exam dates for this year.

It is important to check the eligibility before applying for the NABARD Grade B Exam. Here, NABARD Grade B eligibility criteria have been provided in complete detail. The applicants must have the prescribed educational qualifications and must fulfil the age criteria to apply for the NABARD Exam.

Candidates applying for the post of Grade B must have attained the minimum age of 25 years and their maximum age should not be above 35 years as of 01.07.2022 for the NABARD Grade B 2022 exam.

Upper age limit relaxation will be provided to the reserved category candidates as follows:

Candidates must possess at least one of the below eligibility criteria for the Manager post:

• Candidates must have completed their Master’s degree programs from any recognized university in any relevant subject such as Agriculture, Veterinary Sciences, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Dairy Technology, Horticulture, Arts, Management, Commerce, Science, Engineering, Information Technology etc. with a First Class and a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate of all semesters/years.

• Candidates must have a Doctorate degree.

• Candidates must have a bachelor's degree in Chartered / Cost Accountants / Company Secretary (ACS).

• Candidates should hold a two-year full-time PGDM Diploma in Management / MBA Qualification from institutions recognised by the Government of India / UGC are eligible to apply for this post.

• For SC/ST/ PWD students who must possess a master’s degree with an aggregate of at least 45% marks or have a postgraduate degree or equivalent from a recognised university are eligible to apply for this post.

• Candidates must have a minimum of three years full-time experience (02 years for SC/ST) as an Officer in Commercial / Cooperative / Regional rural Banks/ Corporates /Non-Banking Finance Companies.

• SC/ST/ PWD students who must possess a master’s degree with an aggregate of at least 55% marks or have a postgraduate degree or equivalent from a recognised university are eligible to apply for this post.

The NABARD Grade B Recruitment Vacancy will be released along with the notification. Till then candidates can go through the last year vacancy details.

The admit card of the NABARD Grade B 2022 Preliminary Exam will be released on its official website once the notification is out. The applicants who had applied for NABARD Exam will be able to download the admit card from their official website soon using their registration number and password.
 

Given below, the steps to follow for downloading the NABARD Grade B admit card

• Step 1: Visit the official website to download NABARD Grade B admit card 2022.
• Step 2: Log in with all the required mandatory details like name, DOB, password, registration number, etc.
• Step 3: Cross-check all the given details you have entered the match with the details applied on your application form.
• Step 4: Download the admit card and take a clear colour printout of it on an A4 size paper.

It is always advisable to take at least 2 printouts of the NABARD Grade B admit card to be taken into the exam. The students are required to take one valid photo identification proof along with their admit card in the examination.
 

The NABARD Grade B admit card may contain the following details about the candidates.

• Candidate’s Name
• DOB of the candidate
• Candidate’s Registration Number or Roll number
• Candidate’s Photograph
• Candidate's Signature/Thumb impression of the candidate
• Guardian’s name
• Category of the candidate(General/SC/ST/OBC)
• Exam Date & Reporting Time
• Exam Centre/Venue
• Exam Slot
• Space for Invigilator’s signature
• Examination centre guidelines

If any mismatch or errors are found in the NABARD Admit Card details, the candidates must contact the examination authority immediately. The candidates must also read the guidelines written on the NABARD Grade B Admit Card and strictly follow them during the examination.

The NABARD Grade B Recruitment 2022 Selection Process will be in three phases:

Phase 1: Preliminary Exam

The test will be held online. It will be a screening test and the questions will be objective. The candidates who qualify in this exam will be sent call letters for the Main Exam
 

Phase 2: Main Exam

Candidates who qualify in the Preliminary Exam need to give this test which will be objective and descriptive in nature. The final marks obtained in this test will be used to shortlist candidates for a Personal Interview.
 

Phase 3: Personal Interview

Personal Interview is the final round of the selection process. Candidates selected in this phase will be employed as per the company’s recruitment process.

The NABARD Grade B Exam is conducted in a wide range of sections. The section-wise syllabus for the NABARD Exam is provided in the table below. The candidates can also go through the official website of NABARD for more details about the syllabus.

• Nature of Indian Economy
• Structural and Institutional Features
• Economic Underdevelopment
• Opening up the Indian Economy
• Globalization
• Economic Reforms in India
• Privatization
• Inflation
• Poverty alleviation and employment generation in India
• Measurement of Poverty
• Population Trends
• Population Growth & Economic Development
• Population Policy in India
• Agriculture- Characteristics/ Status
• Technical and Institutional changes in agriculture
• Agricultural Performance
• Issues in Food Security in India
• Non-institutional and institutional agencies in rural credit
• Industrial and Labor Policy
• Industrial Performance
• Regional imbalance in India’s industrial development
• Rural banking and financial institutions in India
• Reforms in Banking/Financial sector
• Globalization of Economy
• Role of International Funding Institution
• IMF &World Bank
• WTO
• Regional Economic Cooperation
• Multiculturalism
• Social Justice
• Positive discrimination in favour of the underprivileged

• Agriculture
• Agronomy
• Factors affecting crop production
• Agro Climatic Zones
• Cropping Systems
• Problems of dry land
• Meteorology
• Precision Farming
• Organic farming
• Soil and Water Conservation
• Water Resource
• Farm and Agri Engineering
• Plantation & Horticulture
• Animal Husbandry
• poultry industry
• Fisheries
• Forestry
• Agriculture Extensions
• Ecology and Climate Change
• Ecology and Climate Change
• The scenario of Indian Agriculture

NABARD Grade B online test consists of three parts Phase I, II, and III. The Phase I exam is conducted on the Objective method while Phase II is on Objective & Descriptive and there will be a personal interview round on Phase III. The conducting body has also specified the NABARD Grade B syllabus on various disciplines soon. The students who qualify in the preliminary exam are shortlisted for the next main level and final selection will be done on a merit basis.

The NABARD Grade B Preliminary exam is a computer-based online exam that contains 200 multiple-choice questions. The candidates have to mark the correct answer in the exam paper window. The total duration of the prelims exam is 80 minutes.

The NABARD Grade B 2022 Prelims exam pattern

The candidates after qualifying the cutoff marks in the NABARD Preliminary Exam are further shortlisted for the next mains level. The mains exam is a computer-based exam that is to be completed within 6 hours.

The table further explains the NABARD Grade B Mains exam pattern.

After qualifying for the Mains Exam, candidates will have to appear in a Personal Interview Round which consists of 30 minutes. The final selection will be based on the merit list prepared by the marks obtained in the Main Exam and Interview Round.

The candidates aspiring for the Grade B posts can apply for the NABARD Exam through an online process. The exam application process is in online mode. Those candidates interested will have to fill up the application forms accessible on the official website. The steps to apply for the NABARD exam are provided below.

Step 1: Click here or visit the exam official website www.nabard.org.in

Step 2: Click on the important announcements sections for the NABARD application form

Step 3: Click on the new registration button and complete your registration process.

Step 4: After completing the registration process complete a registration number and password is sent on your mail-id.

Step 5: Log in using your registration number and password and click on the apply now button.

Step 6: Fill up your application form and proceed with all the mandatory documents.

Step 7: Upload all the required documents in scan format and submit them.

Step 8: Go through your application fee payment process and submit your application fees online through any payment options available.

Step 9: After successful payment of the application, save a soft copy of the application form along with the fee payment receipt for further references.
 

The students have to pay the required application fees to complete their application process. The NABARD Grade B 2022 Application Fees for various categories are provided below. This is as per the previous year.

Note: The application fees are tentative and can be changed after the release of the application notification.