The NABARD Grade A Phase 1 (Preliminary) exam for 2025 is scheduled for 20th December 2025, and if there is one section that can significantly boost your score in the final days, it is Government Schemes & Reports. Every year, NABARD tests candidates on agriculture‑centric schemes, rural development initiatives, and flagship government programs that directly impact the farm and rural economy. This is why revising schemes and reports is not just important, but it is essential. With only a few days left, you need a crisp, high‑yield, exam‑oriented list that helps you revise smartly, not endlessly. This blog brings you exactly that: a structured, exam‑focused revision guide based on the most important schemes and reports relevant to NABARD Grade A 2025, inspired by the scheme‑centric approach seen in the reference blog open in your browser.
Government schemes form the backbone of rural development and agricultural transformation in India. As a future NABARD officer, you are expected to understand how these schemes work, what they aim to achieve, and how they support farmers, cooperatives, and rural communities.
NABARD tests this knowledge in Phase 1 through:
The examiners want to know whether you can connect policy with on‑ground impact — a skill essential for the role.
These are the schemes that NABARD has repeatedly asked about and are highly probable for the 20th December exam:
Tip: Revise the ministry, objective, key features, and budget/targets for each.
Also follow: Last 6 Day Revision Plan
Below is a curated list of schemes that have consistently appeared in previous years and are highly probable for the 2025 exam. The list is inspired by the scheme categories highlighted in the blog open in your browser, but rewritten in your style for clarity and exam‑readiness.
These schemes strengthen India’s farm infrastructure, mechanization, and post‑harvest systems—areas NABARD frequently tests. Questions often focus on components, funding patterns, and implementation ministries. Revising these schemes helps you understand how infrastructure support directly improves productivity and rural livelihoods.
A financing facility for post‑harvest management projects and community farming assets. Know: interest subvention, credit guarantee, eligible beneficiaries.
A digital platform connecting farmers with custom hiring centers. Know: purpose, ministry, benefits.
Important due to stubble burning concerns. Know: target states, machinery supported, subsidy pattern.
These schemes aim to stabilize farmer income through direct support and MSP‑linked mechanisms. NABARD often asks about eligibility, components, and operational frameworks. Understanding these schemes helps you connect policy intent with real‑world income security for small and marginal farmers.
Direct income support of ₹6,000 per year. Know: eligibility, exclusions, and installment cycle.
Ensures MSP‑based procurement. Know: its three components — PSS, PDPS, PPSS.
Digital agriculture and market reforms are major focus areas in recent exams. These schemes promote transparent trading, better price discovery, and tech‑enabled advisory services. NABARD frequently tests objectives, platform features, and stakeholder roles, making this category essential for scoring well.
A pan‑India electronic trading portal. Know: objectives, number of mandis integrated, and benefits.
A digital platform for selling agricultural produce. Know: stakeholders, purpose.
Mobile apps offering weather, market, and advisory services. Know: features and ministry.
Cooperatives and rural youth programs are central to inclusive agricultural growth. NABARD often asks about funding patterns, implementing bodies, and scheme objectives. These schemes highlight how entrepreneurship, skill development, and cooperative models strengthen rural economies and create sustainable livelihood opportunities.
Promotes cooperative entrepreneurship. Know: eligibility, objective.
Financial assistance for young entrepreneurs in cooperatives. Know: funding pattern.
Encourages rural youth to take up agriculture as a profession. Know: implementing body, objectives.
These schemes promote sustainable farming, soil improvement, and climate‑resilient practices—topics NABARD prioritizes. Questions typically revolve around parameters, components, cluster approaches, and implementing institutions. Revising these helps you understand India’s long‑term strategy for ecological and agricultural sustainability.
Provides soil nutrient status to farmers. Know: cycle, parameters tested.
Promotes organic farming through cluster‑based approach. Know: cluster size, certification process.
Focuses on climate‑resilient technologies. Know: components, implementing institutions.
These sectors are vital for rural income diversification, and NABARD frequently tests related schemes. Expect questions on funding structures, targets, nodal agencies, and disease‑control initiatives. Mastering these schemes strengthens your understanding of allied sectors that support rural economic growth.
Supports fisheries infrastructure. Know: funding pattern, nodal agencies.
A flagship fisheries development scheme. Know: objectives, targets.
Targets FMD and Brucellosis. Know: vaccination strategy, timeline.
Improves milk productivity and infrastructure. Know: components, implementing agencies.
Reports are another scoring area. NABARD asks about publishing bodies, themes, rankings, and India‑specific data.
Revise these thoroughly:
Here’s how to create quick micro‑notes for faster retention:
Use these micro‑notes along with mock tests to reinforce memory.
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This short quiz helps you quickly test your understanding of high‑yield schemes and reports expected in NABARD Grade A 2025.
Use it to recall, find your weak areas, and reinforce concepts before attempting full‑length mock tests.
1. PM‑AASHA consists of how many components?
a) 2 b) 3 c) 4 d) 5
2. Which ministry implements the Soil Health Card Scheme?
a) MoRD b) MoA&FW c) MoEFCC d) MoF
3. e‑NAM is implemented under which department?
a) DA&FW b) DoRD c) DFPD d) DoC
4. PM Matsya Sampada Yojana focuses on:
a) Dairy b) Fisheries c) Organic farming d) Irrigation
5. NADCP targets which diseases?
a) FMD & Brucellosis b) TB & FMD c) Brucellosis & Anthrax d) PPR & FMD
6. SOFI is published by:
a) IMF b) FAO+IFAD+UNICEF+WFP+WHO c) UNDP d) World Bank
7. Which scheme promotes cluster‑based organic farming?
a) PKVY b) PMKSY c) PMFBY d) ARYA
8. AIF supports:
a) Crop insurance b) Post‑harvest infra c) Soil testing d) Certification
9. WEO is released by:
a) FAO b) IMF c) UNDP d) World Bank
10. ARYA aims to:
a) Promote irrigation b) Attract youth to agriculture c) Improve dairy infra d) Support fisheries
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Government schemes form a major chunk of the ARD and ESI sections. NABARD tests candidates on scheme objectives, components, ministries, budgets, and implementation details. A strong command over schemes can easily boost your Phase 1 score.
Ideally, revise the last 9–12 months of schemes, along with evergreen flagship schemes like PM‑KISAN, PMFBY, PMKSY, PKVY, and major FAO/UN/World Bank reports. NABARD often mixes recent updates with long‑term schemes.
Focus on SOFI, SOFA, WESP, WEO, Global Hunger Index, Human Development Report, FAO Agricultural Outlook, and the NABARD Annual Report. Questions usually revolve around publishing bodies, themes, rankings, and India‑specific data.
Use micro‑notes, revise ministry + objective + key features, and practice scheme‑based MCQs. Attempting high‑quality mock tests from PracticeMock helps you identify weak areas quickly and reinforces retention.
Yes. PracticeMock’s NABARD Grade A mock tests include exam‑level scheme questions, report‑based MCQs, and ARD‑linked current affairs, designed exactly as per previous years’ trends. They help you understand the depth and pattern NABARD follows.
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