1. What is the age criteria to apply in this common written exam? The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 01-01-2020, i.e., the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-01-1990 and not later than 01-01-1999.
2. I am 19 years old. Can I sit for the exam? The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 01-01-2020.
3. What is the minimum educational qualification required? Graduation in any discipline with minimum aggregate of 50% marks
4. I am a Final-year student. Can I apply for the exam? Those who are in the final year of their Graduation / Semester may also apply provisionally subject to the condition that, if called for Document Verification they will have to produce proof of having passed the Graduation examination on or before 1st January 2020.

1. What is the Application Fee? Rs. 150/- for SC/ST/PWD candidates. Rs. 800 /- for all others.
2. Till when can I apply for this recruitment process? Candidates can apply online from 15-01-2020 to 03-02-2020
3. How to apply for the exam? Visit the official website: http://www.nabard.org/ Click on Working with us at the top of the page. Now click on “Link for Application” under Career notices. Follow the instructions to fill your NABARD Recruitment application form Validate your details and click Save and Next button Upload Photo & Signature and proceed to fill other details Preview and verify the entire form before Final Submit
4. What are the modes of payment? The payment needs to be made online by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
5. Is the application Fee / Intimation Charges refundable? Applicable Fee is Non Refundable and has to be paid Online.

1. What is the cut-off for being recruited? There is no fixed cut-off. After each phase of the examination, the cut off is declared by the organization.
2. Is there a criterion for negative marking? There is negative marking of ¼ marks for every wrong answer.
3. How is the final result declared? NABARD makes the final list of selected candidates based on the below criteria:

• Overall performance based on Mains Exam and Interview
• Document Verification

1. Will there be an interview after the written result? Yes, Applicants qualifying in the Phase-II Examination and securing sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for interview.

1. What is the selection process? The examination will be conducted in three phases Prelims – Online Phase I (objective MCQs) Mains – Online Phase II (objective MCQs + Descriptive) Interview
2. Is there any Pre-recruitment training for the candidates? Yes, the Bank arranges pre-examination training to SC/ST/OBC/PWBD candidates, free of cost. Candidates who desire to avail of the training may apply separately to the Chief General Manager, NABARD at any one of the centres from the given 21 centres.
3. What will the pay scale be like for NABARD Asst. Manager Grade A? The Initial Gross Emoluments will be Rs.60,000/- approx. The Basic Pay is Rs.28,150/- per month. There will also be numerous perks like House Rent Allowance, Furniture Allowance, Medical expenses, Dearness Allowance, Loans at concessional rates and much more.