NABARD conducts Grade A  recruitment exam every year for different departments. Thousands of candidates apply every year and the 2023s official notification will release soon. Candidates preparing for NABARD Grade A must be aware of the latest exam pattern and syllabus for 2023. The exam is conducted in three phases Prelims, Mains, and Interview. Exam pattern depends on the type of department and posts applied in Grade A officers. Candidates who qualify for the cut-off scores for Prelims, Mains, and then, are called for an interview. 

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NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2023

• NABARD Grade A Prelims exam is bilingual except in the English Language.
• Exam Duration: 120 minutes
• Qualifying Section Subjects: Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, General Awareness & Quantitative Aptitude
• Merit Section Subjects: Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) & Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India
• Total Questions: 200
• Marks Alotted: 200
• Correct Answer: 1 Marks
• Negative Marking: 0.25 Mark

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

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NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2023

Candidates who qualify for prelims are called for the Mains exam. The exam pattern for Mains depends on the types of posts applied for. 

NABARD Grade A Mains Test Structure for Generalist Officer

Paper	Subject	Type of Paper	No. of Questions	Marks
Paper I	General English	Online Descriptive	3	100
Paper II	Economic & Social Issues	Objective & Descriptive Type	30 Objective 6 Descriptive (4 to be attempted)	100

NABARD Grade A Specialist Officer Mains Exam Pattern

Paper	Subject	Type of Paper	No. of Questions	Marks
Paper I	General English	Online Descriptive	3	100
Paper II	Stream Specific Paper	Objective & Descriptive Type	30 Objective 6 Descriptive (4 to be attempted)	100

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NABARD Grade A Interview Process

The candidate has to qualify for prelims and mains to reach to interview process to get the job of NABARD Grade A officer. The interview ratio is 1:3 for candidates. It is the final round of the selection process and carries 50 marks. Then, the final merit list is prepared after calculating the scores of prelims, mains, and interviews.

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