NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022 PDF, Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern

 Candidates can check and download the NABARD Grade A syllabus 2022 given in the article below

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NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 1

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 2

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern Generalist/Rajbhasha

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern(Specialist)

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022: Phase 1

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022: Phase 2

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Economic and Social Issues

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Agriculture and Rural Development

NABARD Grade A (RDBS) Information Technology Syllabus 2022

NABARD Grade A Legal Service Syllabus 2022

NABARD Grade A Selection Process 2022

NABARD Grade A Detailed Syllabus PDF

FAQs: NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022: Knowing the NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022 and exam pattern is the initial step to start the preparation. Candidates who are dreaming to join the NABARD this year as Grade A officer must be aware of the exam pattern along with the NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022 to know all the topics which are asked in the examination. The prelims exam of NABARD Grade A is an objective type exam while the mains examination is a combination of both objective as well as descriptive questions. In this article, we have covered the detailed NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022 for the prelims as well as mains examination. Candidates can download the discipline-wise syllabus PDF for better understanding.

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022

The NABARD selection will be done based on the prelims & mains exam, and interview round. In order to reach up to the interview round, all the candidates must prepare well for the exam. The detailed NABARD Grade A exam pattern provided below will help you in preparing for the exam well.

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 1

In the prelims exam of NABARD Grade A 2022, there will a total number of 8 sections i.e. Test of reasoning, English language, Computer knowledge, Quantitative aptitude, Decision making, Economic and social issues with a special focus on rural development and Agriculture and Rural Development. Candidates will be needed to solve 200 questions in a composite time of 2 hours. There will also be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for every incorrect answer.

• In NABARD Grade A 2022 prelims exam, there are 5 sections that are qualifying in nature. These sections are Tests of reasoning, English language, Computer knowledge, Quantitative aptitude, and Decision making. The marks scored in the rest three sections will be considered for merit to qualify for NABARD Grade A 2022 mains examination.

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 1
S.No.	Name of the Test	Questions	Marks	Version	Total Time
1	Test of Reasoning	20	20	Bilingual – Hindi and English except for test of English language	Composite time of 120 Minutes for all the tests together
2	English Language	30	30
3	Computer Knowledge	20	20
4	Quantitative Aptitude	20	20
5	Decision Making	10	10
6	General Awareness	20	20
7	Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India)	40	40
8	Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India	40	40
Total		200	200

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022: Phase 2

Candidates can check the detailed NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2022 for Phase 2 here:

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern Generalist/Rajbhasha

The NABARD Grade A Mains Exam 2022 will be consisting of two papers. The First paper will be general English having a weightage of 100 marks with a sectional time limit of 90 minutes. The second paper will be of Economic and Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development having both objective as well as descriptive questions. Keep reading to check the complete exam pattern of the NABARD Grade A 2022 Mains Exam.

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern of Generalist/Rajbhasha
Paper	Grade A	Type of Paper	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration	Remarks
Paper I	General English	Online Descriptive	3	100	90 Minutes	Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard
Paper II	Economic and Social Issues, Agriculture & Rural Development	Objective	30	50	30 minutes
		Descriptive Type	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]	50	90 Minutes	Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards)

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern(Specialist)

Here, in the following table, NAABRD Grade A Phase 2 exam pattern is given for the Specialists Officers.

Officers.

NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern of Specliast
Paper	Grade A	Type of Paper	Total Questions	Total Marks	Duration	Remarks
Paper I	General English	Online Descriptive	3	100	90 Minutes	Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard
Paper II	Stream Specific Paper	Objective	30	50	30 minutes
		Descriptive Type	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]	50	90 Minutes	Descriptive Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards)

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022

As the recruitment will be done based on the prelims, mains, and interview round, so we are going to provide you with the detailed NABARD Grade A syllabus 2022.

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022: Phase 1

The NABARD Grade A prelims exam 2022 consists of the 7 sections, i.e. reasoning ability, quantitative aptitude, computer knowledge, English Language, General Awareness, economic and social issues, agriculture, and rural development. The detailed subject wise NABARD Grade A syllabus 2022 for prelims exam is given below:

NABARD Grade A syllabus 2022: Phase 1
Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	English Language	General Awareness	Computer knowledge
Number Series	Blood Relation	Spotting Errors	Current Affairs	Networking
Quadratic Equations	Input-Output	Reading Comprehension	Banking Awareness	Input-output devices
Simplification & Approximation	Inequality	Cloze Test	Insurance	DBMS
Data Sufficiency	Puzzles & Seating Arrangement	Sentence Improvement	Economy	MS Office
Arithmetic Questions	Verbal Reasoning	Fill in the blanks	Awards and Honors	History of computers & generations,
Data Interpretations	Syllogism	Sentence Rearrangement	Science and Technology	Shortcuts
Mathematical Inequalities	Coding-Decoding	Para Jumbles	New appointments	Internet
Quantity Comparisons	Miscellaneous Questions			Basic Hardware and Software

NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2022: Phase 2

The NABARD Grade A mains exam consists of 2 papers, paper 1 consists of the online descriptive test, and paper 2 is an online objective test and the detailed subject-wise syllabus of NABARD Grade A 2022 is given below:

PAPER 1 

Paper 1 includes Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension, and Business/Office Correspondence. The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expressions and understanding of the topic.

PAPER 2 

NABARD Grade A 2022 Mains (RDBS) Paper 2  General consists of two parts. Part one will contain questions from Economic and Social Issues and another part will have questions from Agriculture and Rural Development (focus on Rural India).

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Economic and Social Issues

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

NABARD Grade A Syllabus for Agriculture and Rural Development

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

NABARD Grade A (RDBS) Information Technology Syllabus 2022

Subject

Topic

Information Technology

Introduction to Software, Data Structure through ‘C’ and ‘PASCAL’, Elements of Systems Analysis and Design, Numerical and Statistical Computing, Data Communication and Networks, Computer Architecture, Object-Oriented Systems, Computer Fundamentals, File Structure and Programming in COBOL, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Accounting and Finance on Computers, Operating Systems, Intelligent Systems, Relational Database, Management Systems

NABARD Grade A Legal Service Syllabus 2022

Subject	Topics
Legal Service	The paper will be based on proficiency in interpreting various Laws viz., Banking, Negotiable Instruments, Company, Industrial and Cooperative Laws, Cyber laws, Commerce/Property transactions, Rural non-life insurance, direct financing, staff matters, and good experience in drafting various types of documents.

NABARD Grade A Selection Process 2022

The selection process for the posts of NABARD Grade A- RDBS and Rajbhashsa is given below:

• Phase 1
• Phase 2
• Interview

The selection process for the posts of NABARD Grade A- Protocol & Security Service (P&SS) consists of only:

• Interview

NABARD Grade A Detailed Syllabus PDF

Candidates can check the NABARD Grade A detailed syllabus PDFs which was released by NABARD in year 2022 on its official website. Candidates can download the PDFs from the links mentioned below and check the detailed syllabus:

NABARD Grade A Syllabus PDF
General	CLICK HERE
General Agriculture	CLICK HERE
Agriculture Engineering	CLICK HERE
Animal Husbandry	CLICK HERE
Finance	CLICK HERE
Forestry	CLICK HERE
Horticulture-Plantation	CLICK HERE
Land Development- Soil Science	CLICK HERE
Water Resources	CLICK HERE
Information Technology	CLICK HERE

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