NABARD Recruitment 2023: Notification, Application Form, Eligibility, Pattern, Admit Card, Result

NABARD Recruitment: The National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) has released a notice for the contract hire of specialist officers at its Mumbai headquarters. Between June 14, 2023, and June 30, 2023, candidates must submit an online application via the NABARD website, http://www.nabard.org.

A formal announcement of NABARD Recruitment 2023–23 has been made by the National Bank for Agricultural and Rural Development (NABARD). There are 69 openings listed in this announcement for various positions, including Grade A Development Assistant, Assistant Manager, and Grade B Manager, Assistant Manager. Online applications are accepted from candidates for this test. The preliminary exam, the main exam, and an interview are the three components of the selection process. To be hired by NABARD, candidates must pass all required exams and meet all eligibility requirements.

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NABARD Exam Highlights 2023

The following table lists some pertinent exam highlights for candidates:

Particulars	Details
Name of the Exam	NABARD Recruitment 2023
Exam helpdesk no.	022-26539895/96/99
Exam Conducting Body	National Bank For Rural And Agriculture Development
Job location	India
Exam level	National level
Mode of application	Online
Job Type	Administration and Managerial
Official website	http://www.nabard.org

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About NABARD 

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is the full name of the organization. On July 12, 1982, NABARD received the agricultural credit operations of RBI and the refinancing operations of the former Agricultural Refinance and Development Corporation. It was started in order to serve the country and help set up the Bank of the Nation for Rural Prosperity. It works to ensure prosperity through innovative financial and non-financial interventions, technological advancements, and institutional development in agriculture and rural development.

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NABARD Notification 2023

For the announcement of NABARD Recruitment 2023–23, NABARD has released an official notification. The syllabus, exam format, and other exam information will be made public by the NABARD exam authorities in a notification soon. To stay updated on the time, applicants must frequently visit the NABARD website.

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NABARD Exam Dates 2023

The dates for the NABARD 2023 exam are listed here for candidates:

Events	NABARD Exam Dates
Notification	January 2023
Start the online submission	January 2023
Closing date for Application	February 2023
Download call letter for the Prelims exam	February 2023
Prelims exam date	February 2023
Result	To be announced
Mains exam admit card	September 2023
Mains Exam date 2023	September 2023
Mains exam result	To be announced

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NABARD Vacancy 2023

For the position of Specialist Officers, there are a total of 21 openings. The following sections provide more information for candidates interested in NABARD careers.

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NABARD Recruitment Eligibility Criteria 2023

The applicants who plan to submit a form must meet all eligibility requirements, including those related to education, age, and percentage requirements, among others. The following information relates to the eligibility requirements.

NABARD Educational Qualification 2023

Posts	Educational qualification
Information technology	Bachelor’s Degree or a postgraduate degree in Information Technology/ Computer Technology/ Computer Science/ Computer Applications with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized institute/ organization
Assistant Manager Grade A (Rajbhasha)	Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university in English or Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants – 55%) or equivalent in aggregate, ANDPG Diploma in Translation (minimum one year) in Hindi to English and vice-versa from any recognized University.
Agriculture Engineering	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Agriculture with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from any recognized University/Institution.
Human Resource Management	Postgraduate or Bachelor’s degree such as BBM (Human Resource Management)/ BBA (Human Resource Management)/BMS (Human Resource Management) / full-time MBA/ with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) from recognized Institute/ University.
General Agriculture	Bachelor’s or a Postgraduate Degree in Agriculture with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from any recognized University.
Agricultural Economics/ Economics	Postgraduate or Bachelor’s Degree with Agriculture Economics/Economics with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized university/ institute.
Land Development Soil Science	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Agriculture/Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) from a recognized university with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate.
Geo Informatics	B Tech/BE/Bs.C./M.Tech/M.E./Ms.C. degree in Geo-Informatics with a minimum of 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized university/ institute.
Agriculture marketing/ Agribusiness Management	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree or Diploma in Agriculture Business Management/Agriculture Marketing with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized University / Institution.
Chartered Accountant	Graduation in any discipline from a recognized Institute/ University along with Membership of ICAI (Institute of Chartered Accountants of India). The Membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India must have been received on or before 01-01-2023.
Environment	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree with Environmental Engineering/Environmental Science as a subject with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
Statistics	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Statistics from a recognized institute/ university with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate.
Agriculture Engineering	Bachelor’s or Postgraduate Degree in Agriculture with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from any recognized University.
Company Secretary	Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of ICSI(Institute of Company Secretaries of India ). The Membership of the Institute of Company Secretaries of India must have been received on or before 01-01-2023.
Food Processing	Bachelor’s degree / Bachelor in Engineering/ Bachelor or Postgraduate in Technology in Food Processing /Food Technology/ with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
Finance	Bachelor OR Postgraduate degree such as BMS (Finance/Banking)/ BBA (Finance/Banking) /MBA/ Financial and Investment Analysis with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate from University/Institute recognized by Government of India / UGC.
General	Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree with at least 50% marks (Relaxation of 5% will be provided for SC/ST/PWD applicants) in aggregate in any discipline from a recognized Institute/University. OR, Ph.D./ CA/CS/CWA with a bachelor’s degree. OR 2-year full-time MBA degree/ full-time MBA from an Institute recognized by Government of India / UGC along with a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
Assistant Manager (Protocol & Security Service)	He / She should be an Officer with a minimum of five years of Commissioned Service in the Army/Navy/Air Force holding a valid Ex-Serviceman identity card.

NABARD Age Limit 2023

On January 1, 2023, the minimum age should be 21 and the maximum age should be 30. The candidate could not have been born before January 2, 1990, or after January 1, 1999, according to this rule. According to NABARD officials’ policies, the following age restrictions will apply:

Category	Age Relaxation
OBC	3 Years
PwD in OBC	13 Years
PwD in General	10 years
ST/SC/ Ex-serviceman	5 Years
PwD IN SC/ST	15 years

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NABARD Recruitment Application Form 2023

The NABARD Grade A 2023 application form must be filled out using the subsequent four steps, which are as follows:

NABARD Registration Form:

• Check out the NABARD website for more information.
• Go to the Career option, and once you’re there, click on the Apply Online tab to bring up a new page on your screen.
• To create a new account, select the “New Registration” tab.
• Enter all of the required details, such as your name, address, contact information, email address, date of birth, and so on.
• After the candidate has finished providing all of the required information, the system will generate a registration number and password and send them to the candidate’s email address.

NABARD Application Form:

• Prior to submitting the application form, the aspirant must first click the Save And Next button in order to verify and, if necessary, modify the details that were previously filled out.
• After clicking the button labeled Validate Your Details, the candidate then clicks the button labeled Save & Next.
• Keep in mind that once you have submitted your application in its final form, changes cannot be made to the application form.
• Please attach any necessary documents.
• After the submission has been completed, click the Payment tab to begin the process of making a payment.
• Only online payment methods, such as debit and credit cards, internet banking, mobile wallets, IMPS, etc., will be accepted for the purchase price.
• After submitting all of the necessary payment details, you will then be required to wait while the processing is completed. To avoid being charged twice, avoid pressing the back button and the refresh button.
• An electronic receipt is made available once the payment processing has been finished. You are required to print out this information and keep it for future use.

NABARD Application Fees 2023

Category	Exam Fee
SC/ST	Rs. 100/- (including immigration charge of Rs. 100/-)
Other categories	Rs. 750/- (including immigration charge of Rs. 100/-)

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NABARD Admit Card 2023

The official website will host the online release of the NABARD admit card. The steps listed below can be used to download the admit card:

• Visit the official NABARD website.
• On the homepage, click the link for the admit card.
• The admit card will show up on the screen after you enter your registration number and password.
• Print out the admissions card after downloading it.

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NABARD Recruitment 2023 Selection Process 

For the convenience of the applicants, the following details about the selection process are provided:

• On the basis of their educational and professional backgrounds, prior employment, résumé and skill set, and any relevant certifications, the applicants will be shortlisted in a ratio of 1:10.
• The shortlisted candidates will be given projects based on their job profiles. A screening interview based on one‘s project and other technical expertise relevant to their job profile will follow it. This will be a qualifying round, and following this, applicants will be shortlisted for the next round in a 1:5 ratio.
• A second interview will be held with the shortlisted candidates before a decision is made.

NABARD Recruitment Exam Pattern 2023

While preparing for the test, a candidate must be aware of the NABARD exam format. The format of the exam is as follows:

NABARD Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

Subjects	Marks	No. of Question
Reasoning ability	20	20
Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
Computer Knowledge	20	20
General Awareness	20	20
English language	40	40
Economic and social issues	40	40
Agriculture & Rural Development	40	40
Total Marks	200	200

• This preliminary exam is an online test with MCQs.
• This exam is qualifying in nature.
• This test will last two hours in total.
• For each incorrect answer, 0.25 points will be deducted.
• Candidates will take the NABARD Mains exam if they meet the sectional and overall cutoffs.
• Following the preliminary exams, the main exam selection calling ratio is 1:25.
• If the candidates pass the Merit Qualifying Subjects, they will be selected to take the Main Examination.

NABARD Mains Exam Pattern 2023

Paper	Maximum marks	Subjects
Paper – 1	100	General English
Paper – 2	100	Economic & social issues, and Agricultural & rural development
Paper – 3	100	Development economics, statistics, finance & management

• Everyone must pass the descriptive-style Paper I (General English) exam.
• Paper I lasts for one and a half hours.
• According to the various general posts and other posts, Paper-II differs.
• The time allotted for Paper II is 1 hour and 30 minutes.
• For each incorrect response, there will be a 25% deduction.
• Candidates who pass the main exams are eligible to move on to the interview stage.

NABARD Recruitment Syllabus 2023

For the exam, the syllabus is crucial. Following is a detailed syllabus:

NABARD Prelims Syllabus 2023

Subjects	Topics
Reasoning Ability	Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Syllogism, Inequality, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Data sufficiency, Blood relations, Puzzles & Seating arrangement, Miscellaneous Question
Economic and social issues	Nature of Indian economy, Structural and Institutional Features, Economic underdevelopment, Indian economy, Globalization economic, Reforms in India- Privatization, Inflation, Employment Generation in India- Rural and Urban, Measurement of poverty, Population trends, Agriculture industry, Rural banking and financial institution in India, Reforms in Banking/ Financial Sector, Education, Social structure in India, Social justice.
Quantitative Aptitude	Number Series Simplification/ Approximation Data Interpretations Quadratic Equations Arithmetic Questions, Mathematical Inequalities, Data Sufficiency, Quantity Comparisons,
English language	Spotting the errors, Sentence improvement, Cloze test, Para Jumbles, Reading Comprehension, Fill in the blanks, Sentence rearrangement, New pattern questions
General Awareness	Current Affairs related to Banking, Economy, and Insurance. Awards, Honors, Sports, New schemes, National and International News, Latest Developments in science and technology.
Computer Knowledge	History of computer & generations, Shortcut Keys. Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office Internet.
Agriculture & Rural Development	Agriculture, Agronomy, Classification of field crops, Factors affecting crop production, Agro-Climatic Zones, Cropping system, Problems of dryland agriculture, Seed production, Seed processing, Seed village, Meteorology, Soil and Water conservation, Water Resource, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Ecology and climate change, Rural Development, Rural population in India, Panchayati Raj institution.

NABARD Mains Syllabus 2023

Subjects	Topics
Economic & social issues, and Agricultural & rural development	Objective and Descriptive question comes as per the specified post.
General English	To check the analytical and drafting skills of the aspirants, assessed through this paper comprising, essay writing, comprehension, report writing & letter writing
Development economics, statistics, finance & management	The syllabus varied as per different posts.

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NABARD Recruitment Answer Key 2023

NABARD answer key consists of all the answers. The answer key is published on the NABARD official website within 20 days after the examination. Aspirants have an opportunity to analyze and evaluate the exam paper and marks they obtain in the examination. The notification related to the Answer key will be released on the official website.

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NABARD Recruitment Result 2023

The NABARD results will soon be made available on the NABARD website. Candidates can check the results by going to the official website and clicking the Result link, where they can enter one‘s roll number or registration number. The candidate may print out his results for their records. Here, candidates can also learn about the NABARD Grade-A Cut-Off.

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NABARD Cut-Off 2023

Following the release of the exam results, the information regarding the cut-off is made available on the NABARD website. Although the cut-off for NABARD 2023 has not yet been made public, candidates can view the prelims and mains cut-off here.

Category	EWS/ UNRESERVED	SC/ST/OBC/PWBD
RE 20	2.25	1.00
EL 40	8.50	3.50
CK 20	3.25	1.50
GA 20	1.75	1.00
ES (40)	2.00	1.00
AR (40)	1.00	1.00
QA (20)	1.25	1.00

NABARD Prelims Cut-Off

Discipline	EWS	SC	OBC	ST	UR
General	95.75	98.50	104.00	92.00	118.50
General Agriculture	61.75	–	82.25	62.25	99.50
Agriculture Engineering	–	62.50	82.25	–	96.50
Food /Dairy processing	–	–	71.00	33.25	87.75
Land development- soil science	–	70.50	–	33.50	88.25
Environmental Engg./Science	–	49.50	48.75	22.25	82.00
Agriculture Marketing/ Agribusiness Management	–	–	56.25	–	71.00
Geoinformatics	–	–	26.50	–	45.75
Agriculture Economics/ Economics	31.00	55.50	72.75	–	93.75
Information Technology	34.75	74.50	69.25	50.75	94.25
Chartered Accountant	44.25	37.00	37.75	36.50	57.50
Company Secretary	–	50.25	47.25	–	50.25
Finance	35.25	31.75	25.75	32.75	65.50
Human Resource Management	–	–	27.50	–	66.25
Statistic	–	–	33.25	–	61.50
AM (Rajbjasha)	–	23.75	–	25.00	34.25
AM (Legal)	–	36.75	–	28.50	84.50

NABARD Mains Cut-Off

Discipline	EWS	SC	OBC	ST	UR
General	117.00	116.75	1117.00	115.25	126.00
General Agriculture	103.50	–	112.00	100.00	117.75
Agriculture Engineering	–	101.00	108.50	–	125.25
Food / Dairy Processing	–	–	106.25	84.50	119.50
Land Development- Soil Science	–	107.00	–	82.00	117.50
Environmental Engg./ Sciences	–	107.25	114.75	101.50	124.75
Agriculture Marketing/ Agribusiness Management	–	–	105.00	–	110.00
Geoinformatics	–	–	93.00	–	103.00
Agriculture Economic/ Economics	123.25	129.00	137.00	–	145.75
Information Technology	93.75	102.50	97.25	100.50	113.75
Chartered Accountant	97.75	97.25	102.75	100.50	110.50
Company Secretary	–	106.75	99.25	–	119.50
Finance	100.75	109.50	103.25	102.25	122.50
Human Resource Management	105.50	–	116.25	–	139.25
Statistic	–	–	108.25	–	122.00
AM(Rajbjasha)	–	119.75	–	98.75	131.50
AM(Legal)	–	114.00	–	89.75	121.50

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NABARD Salary 2023

Depending on their experience and educational background, shortlisted candidates are eligible to receive salaries ranging from Rs. 1,00,000 per month to Rs. 4,50,000 per month. For a detailed breakup, please refer to the official notification.

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NABARD Recruitment 2023 Careers 

Recruitment campaigns by NABARD offer positions and posts across the board. For the position of Specialist Officers, there are two openings.

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NABARD Recruitment FAQs