NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024, Prelims And Mains

Post Name :  NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024, Prelims And Mains
Post Date :  03 February , 2024
Post Description :   NABARD will release the NABARD Grade A Notification 2024 for the Assistant Manager Post. Candidate selection will be held based on three main stages: preliminary, mains, and interview. The NABARD Grade A Syllabus will act as a base to start preparation for UIIC Exam.  However, to qualify for the exam with a good score, candidates must understand the NABARD Grade A exam pattern and the selection process.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024

NABARD Grade A syllabus 2024 consists of three major stages. Candidates need to clear all three stages to be selected for the exam. A good understanding of the syllabus is very much important for scoring well on the exam. Candidates who want to appear for the NABARD Grade A Recruitment 2024 process can apply through the ect link or the official website. Candidates need to have proper knowledge of the NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 to prepare a study plan for the preparation. Candidates must cover all topics in the NABARD Grade A Syllabus. Candidates who are applying for the NABARD Grade A exam must be familiar with the NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus And Exam Pattern 

In order to gain a comprehensive understanding of the NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024, it is essential to familiarize yourself with the corresponding exam format. Candidates must be familiar with NABARD Grade A 2024. Some of the important facts are given here in the table.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 Overview
Name of the organizationNational Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Posts NameGrade A
CategorySyllabus
Selection ProcessPrelims, Mains, and Interview
Types of QuestionsPrelims – Objective
Mains – Objective and Descriptive
DurationPrelims – 120 minutes
Mains – 90 minutes for each paper
Negative MarkingPrelims – 0.25 Marks
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NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2024 

Candidates must go through the latest NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus to get an idea of the essential topics to be covered. The NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 also helps make a study plan and structure your preparation journey. Due to the high competition, the exam paper may be difficult, and you need to know the exam pattern and syllabus well.

The preliminary exam consists of a total of seven sections, such as, reasoning ability, quantitative aptitude, computer knowledge, general awareness, economics, and social issues. We will cover the important topics for the NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2024.

NABARD Grade A Prelims Syllabus 2024
Quantitative AptitudeReasoning AbilityEnglish LanguageGeneral AwarenessComputer knowledge
Number SeriesBlood RelationSpotting ErrorsCurrent AffairsNetworking
Quadratic EquationsInput-OutputReading ComprehensionBanking AwarenessInput-output devices
Simplification & ApproximationInequalityCloze TestInsuranceDBMS
Data SufficiencyPuzzles & Seating ArrangementSentence ImprovementEconomyMS Office
Arithmetic QuestionsVerbal ReasoningFill in the blanksAwards and HonorsHistory of computers & generations,
Data Interpretations and CaseletsSyllogismSentence RearrangementScience and TechnologyShortcuts
Mathematical InequalitiesCoding-DecodingPara JumblesNew appointmentsInternet
Quantity ComparisonsMiscellaneous QuestionsWord Swap and ColumnBasic Hardware and Software

NABARD Grade A Syllabus Mains 2024

There are two essential papers consisting of objective and subjective tests. Paper I consists of descriptive questions, and Paper II consists of a subject-wise syllabus.

Paper I comprises reading comprehension, business correspondence, essay, and precis writing skills. However, Paper II consists of economic and social issues related to rural development and others.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 Economic and Social Issues

NABARD Grade A Mains Syllabus 2024
Name of SectionImportant Topics
Nature of Indian Economy
  1. Structural and Institutional features
  2. Economic Underdevelopment
  3. Opening up the Indian Economy
  4. Globalization
  5. Economic Reforms in India
  6. Privatization.
InflationTrends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income.
Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India
  1. Rural and Urban
  2. Measurement of Poverty
  3. Poverty Alleviation Programs of the Government
Population Trends
  1. Population Growth and Economic Development
  2. Population Policy in India
Agriculture
  1. Characteristics / Status
  2. Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture
  3. Agricultural performance
  4. Issues in Food Security in India
  5. Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit
Industry
  1. Industrial and Labour Policy
  2. Industrial performance
  3. Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development
  4. Public Sector Enterprises
Rural banking and financial institutions in IndiaReforms in the Banking/ Financial sector.
Globalization of Economy
  1. Role of International Funding Institutions
  2. IMF & World Bank
  3. WTO
  4. Regional Economic Cooperation
Social Structure in India
  1. Multiculturalism
  2. Demographic trends
  3. Urbanization and Migration
  4. Gender Issues Joint family system
  5. Social Infrastructure
  6. Education
  7. Health and Environment
Education
  1. Status & System of Education
  2. Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy
  3. Educational relevance and educational wastage
  4. Educational Policy for India.
Social Justice
  1. Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
  2. Socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward es.
Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged
  1. Social Movements
  2. Indian Political Systems
  3. Human Development

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 Agriculture And Rural Development

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 Mains Exam
Name of SectionImportant Topics 
Agriculture
  1. Definition, meaning and its branches
  2. Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy.
  3. Classification of field crops.
  4. Factors affecting crop production
  5. Agro Climatic Zones
  6. Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping Systems
  7. Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village
  8. Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
  9. Precision Farming
  10. System of Crop Intensification
  11. Organic farming
Soil and Water Conservation
  1. Major soil types
  2. Soil fertility
  3. Fertilizers
  4. Soil erosion
  5. Soil conservation
  6. Watershed management
Water Resource
  1. Irrigation Management
  2. Types of irrigation
  3. Sources of irrigation
  4. Crop-water requirement
  5. Command area development
  6. Water conservation techniques
  7. Micro-irrigation
  8. Irrigation pumps
  9. Major, medium and minor irrigation.
Farm and Agri Engineering
  1. Farm Machinery and Power
  2. Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels
  3. Water harvesting structures
  4. Farm Ponds
  5. Agro-Processing
  6. Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins, and grain silos.
Plantation & Horticulture
  1. Definition, meaning, and its branches
  2. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops
  3. Post-harvest management, value, and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.
Animal Husbandry
  1. Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy
  2. Animal husbandry methods in India
  3. Common terms pertaining to different species of livestock
  4. Utility ification of breeds of cattle.
  5. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their ification, and utility.
  6. Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present, and future status)
  7. Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management
  8. The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to the socio-economic conditions of farmers in India
  9. complementary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
Fisheries
  1. Fisheries resources
  2. Management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine
  3. Aquaculture- Inland and marine
  4. Biotechnology
  5. Post-harvest technology
  6. Importance of fisheries in India
  7. Common terms pertaining to fish production.
Forestry
  1. Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry
  2. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics
  3. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management
  4. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015
  5. Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Agriculture Extensions
  1. Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs
  2. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
Ecology and Climate Change
  1. Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, sustainable management, and conservation
  2. Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis
  3. Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation
  4. Climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods
  5. Carbon credit
  6. IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings
  7. Funding mechanisms for climate change projects
  8. Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities
  1. Recent trends
  2. Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance
  3. Viability of agriculture Factors of Production in agriculture
  4. Agricultural Finance and Marketing
  5. Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security
  6. Concept and Types of Farm Management.
Rural Development
  1. Concept of Rural Area
  2. Structure of the Indian Rural Economy
  3. Importance and role of the rural sector in India
  4. Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy
  5. Causes of Rural Backwardness.
  6. Rural population in India
  7. Occupational structure
  8. Farmers, Agricultural Laborers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India
  9. Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce
  10. Problems and conditions of rural labour
  11. Issues and challenges in Hand-looms
  12. Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working.

NABARD Grade A- Information Technology Syllabus 2024

Candidates can check the main syllabus for Information Technology 2024 in the table given here.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2024 Mains exam
SubjectImportant Topic
Information Technology
  1. Introduction to Software
  2. Data Structure through ‘C’ and ‘PASCAL’
  3. Elements of Systems Analysis and Design
  4. Numerical and Statistical Computing
  5. Data Communication and Networks
  6. Object-Oriented Computer Architecture
  7. Object-Oriented Systems
  8. Computer Fundamentals
  9. File Structure and Programming in COBOL
  10. Database Management Systems
  11. Software Engineering
  12. Accounting and Finance on Computers
  13. Operating Systems
  14. Intelligent Systems
  15. Relational Database
  16. Management Systems

NABARD Grade A Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

This table contains the draft NABARD Grade A exam schedule for 2024.

Name of the TestNumber of questionsMax Marks
Test of Reasoning2020
English Language3030
Computer Knowledge2020
Quantitative Aptitude2020
Decision Making1010
General Awareness2020
Environmental and social issues, with a focus on rural India4040
Agriculture and Rural Development with an emphasis on Rural India4040
Total200200

NABARD Grade A Main Exam Pattern 2024

NABARD Grade A main exam pattern is given. Here in the table is a sample exam schedule for the main exam.

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2024
S. No.SubjectsNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Paper-I (Descriptive Test)3100 Marks90 Minutes
2.Paper-II: Objective3050 Marks30 Minutes
Descriptive (6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each])450 Marks90 Minutes
Total37200 Marks3 Hours 30 Minutes

 

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