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NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus

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Exam Syllabus, a preparation guide, is a crucial element that always helps the candidates to devise effective preparation strategies, by, focusing on their strengths and weaknesses in different topics. Below mentioned data gives an overview of the NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus.

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Exam Phase Exam Dates
Online Application Start Date 15-01-2020
Online Application End Date 03-02-2020
Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Examination 25th February 2020
Phase – II: Examination – Main Update Soon !!!

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Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 200 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 2 Hours duration consisting of 7 sections as follows.
S.No Name of Test Number of Questions Maximum Marks Duration
1 Reasoning 20 20 120 Minutes
2 English Language 40 40
3 Computer Knowledge 20 20
4 General Awareness 20 20
5 Quantitative Aptitude 20 20
6 Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
7 Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
Total 200 200

NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus - Preliminary Exam:
Reasoning Ability (20 Marks) Syllabus
  • Number Series
  • Non-Verbal Series
  • Analogy
  • Embedded Figures
  • Arrangements
  • Mirror Images
  • Directions
  • Figure Classification
  • Clocks & Calendars
  • Problem Solving
  • Decision Making
  • Relationship Concepts
  • Verbal and Figure Classification
  • Blood Relations
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Number Ranking
  • Arithmetical Computation
  • Arithmetical Number Series

English Language Syllabus (40 Marks)
  • Verb
  • Tenses
  • Articles
  • Synonyms
  • Adverb
  • Subject-Verb Agreement
  • Antonyms
  • Error Correction
  • Vocabulary
  • Sentence Rearrangement
  • Fill in the Blanks
  • Grammar
  • Idioms & Phrases
  • Comprehension
  • Unseen Passages etc.

Computer Knowledge Syllabus (20 Marks)
  • Computer Fundamentals and Terminologies
  • Computer Hardware and Software
  • History – Generations of Computer
  • Operating System
  • Internet and Networking
  • DBMS
  • MS Office – MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, etc.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Basic Security Concepts
  • Computer Abbreviations

General Awareness Syllabus (20 Marks)
  • Current Affairs
  • Geography
  • Indian Constitution
  • Financial Awareness
  • History
  • Culture
  • Economic News
  • Banking Awareness
  • Insurance
  • Latest Developments in Science and Technology
  • Sports
  • Awards and Honors

Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus (20 Marks)
  • Number Systems
  • Averages
  • Percentages
  • Profit and Loss
  • Discount
  • Decimals and Fractions
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Interest
  • Mensuration
  • Use of Tables and Graphs
  • Time and Work
  • Time and Distance
  • Computation of Whole Numbers etc.

Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) Syllabus (40 Marks)
    Most of the questions in this section are based on the Government schemes, economic policies and banking.

Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) Syllabus (40 Marks)
    Most of the questions in the section are based on the Central Government policies for agriculture and rural development.

Main Examamination will consists of two papers i.e. Paper I - Descriptive Test for 100 marks with 4 sections [Essay (40 Marks), Precis (20 Marks), Questions on the Precis para (20 Marks), Report/ Letter Writing (20 Marks)] and Paper II - MCQ's for 100 marks.
Mains Section Maximum Marks Time Allotted for Each Paper (Separately Timed)
Paper-I General English 100 1 ½ hr
Paper-II
I) For Grade A (RDBS):
i) General Discipline as at (i) in Table 1 - Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India)
ii) Specialized Discipline as at (ii) to (xv) in Table 1 - : Paper on related discipline Duration: 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Marks
II) For Grade A Rajbhasha:
The Paper will have multiple choice questions. Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 marks
Proficiency in Hindi including Translation from English to Hindi and Vice versa. The analytical and drafting ability of the candidate shall also be assessed from the descriptive paper.
III) For Grade A (Legal Services):
The paper will have multiple choice questions. Duration: 1 ½ hrs – 100 marks		 100 1 ½ hr

NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus - Main Exam:
Paper I Syllabus (For all the Posts)
    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 the topic.

Paper II Syllabus (For the General Post)
Economic & Social Issues:
Nature of Indian Economy - Structural and Institutional features - Economic underdevelopment - Opening up the Indian Economy - Globalisation - Economic Reforms in India - Privatisation. 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 Banking/ Financial sector. Globalisation of Economy - Role of International Funding Institutions - IMF & World Bank - WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India - Multiculturalism - Demographic trends - Urbanisation 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 favour of the under privileged - Social Movements - Indian Political Systems - Human Development. Current Economic & Social Issues.
Agriculture & Rural Development:
Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches, Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy. Classification of field crops. Factors affecting on crop production, Agro Climatic Zones; Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems. Problems of dry land agriculture; Seed production, seed processing, seed village; Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory; Precision Farming, System of Crop Intensification, organic farming;
    a) Soil and Water Conservation : Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilisers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management;
    b) 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.
    c) Farm and Agri Engineering : Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, bio fuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos.
    d) 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.
    e) Animal Husbandry: Farm animals and their role in 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 poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. 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.
    f) 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.
    g) 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 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
    h) Agriculture Extensions: Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
    i) Ecology and Climate Change: Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
    j) 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 EconomyImportance 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 Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural work force; problems and conditions of rural labour; Issues and challenges in Handlooms Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working. MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programmes.
Paper II Syllabus (For the Remaining Posts)

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