Anangsha PatraDeputy Manager – Editorial
NABARD Grade B exam centres are released along with the notification. The prelims exam of NABARD Grade B is conducted at around 160 exam cities while the mains exam is conducted at around 21 exam cities. Candidates can select only one NABARD exam centre each for prelims and mains exam. Candidates are required to indicate their choices of exam centres separately for prelims and mains exams. In this article, we have provided NABARD exam centres for prelims and mains exams.
NABARD Recruitment Exam Centres for Preliminary exam
The preliminary exam of NABARD recruitment was conducted in the following exam centres.
| States/UTs |
Exam Cities |
| Andaman & Nicobar |
Port Blair |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Chirala, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Vizianagaram |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Naharlagun |
| Assam |
Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| Bihar |
Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh-Mohali |
| Chattisgarh |
Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raipur |
| Goa |
Panaji |
| Gujarat |
Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara |
| Haryana |
Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Ambala |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Hamirpur, Shimla, Solan, Mandi, Kangra |
| Jammu &Kashmir |
Samba, Jammu, Srinagar |
| Jharkhand |
Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| Karnataka |
Bengaluru, Belgaum, Hubli-Dharwad, Hassan, Gulbarga, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi |
| Kerala |
Alappuzha, Ernakulam/Kochi, Kannur, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Pallakad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Ujjain, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna |
|
Maharashtra |
Aurangabad, Amravati, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Chandrapur, Solapur, Dhule, Ratnagiri |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
| Mizoram |
Aizawl |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
| New Delhi |
Delhi-NCR |
| Odisha |
Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Dhenkanal, Rourkela |
| Puducherry |
Puducherry |
| Punjab |
Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala |
| Rajasthan |
Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok-Bardang |
| Tamilnadu |
Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Vellore, Erode, Virudhunagar |
| Telangana |
Hyderabad/Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
Agra, Aligarh, Prayagraj, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Varanasi |
| Uttarakhand |
Roorkee, Dehradun, Haldwani |
| West Bengal |
Asansol, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri |
NABARD Grade B
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NABARD 2024 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
17 Nov '21 | Mains exam date |
02 Nov '21 - 17 Nov '21 | Mains admit card |
17 Sep '21 | NABARD Grade B prelims exam |
NABARD Recruitment Exam Centres for Mains Exam
The mains exam is conducted for the shortlisted candidates of the prelims exam. The exam cities for the mains exam are listed below.
| Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar |
Kolkata |
| Bangalore |
Lucknow |
| Bhopal |
Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai /Thane |
| Bhubaneshwar |
Delhi-NCR |
| Chandigarh-Mohali |
Patna |
| Chennai |
Pune |
| Guwahati |
Raipur |
| Hyderabad |
Ranchi |
| Jaipur |
Shillong |
| Jammu |
Thiruvananthapuram |
| Srinagar |
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NABARD Exam Centres for Interview
The interview centres are given in the table below:
| Andhra Pradesh Regional Office, Hyderabad |
Madhya Pradesh Regional Office, Bhopal |
| Arunachal Pradesh Regional Office, Itanagar |
Maharashtra Regional Office, Pune |
| Assam Regional Office, Guwahati |
Manipur Regional Office, Imphal |
| Bihar Regional Office, Patna |
Meghalaya Regional Office, Shillong |
| Chhattisgarh Regional Office, Raipur |
Mizoram Regional Office, Aizawl |
| Delhi Regional Office, Delhi |
Nagaland Regional Office, Dimapur |
| Goa Regional Office, Panji |
Orissa Regional Office, Bhubneswar |
| Gujarat Regional Office, Ahmedabad |
Rajasthan Regional Office, Jaipur |
| Head Office, Mumbai |
Sikkim Regional Office, Gangtok |
| Haryana Regional Office, Chandigarh |
Tamil Nadu Regional Office, Chennai |
| Himachal Pradesh Regional Office, Shimla |
Tripura Regional Office, Agartala |
| Jammu & Kashmir Regional Office, Jammu |
Uttar Pradesh Regional Office, Lucknow |
NABARD Exam Centres: Important Points
Some of the important points related to NABARD Grade B exam centres are given below:
- Candidates could select only one NABARD recruitment exam centres 2021 each for preliminary and mains exam
- The choice of NABARD exam centre for preliminary and mains exam should be different
- Candidates need to enter their choices of exam centres separately for prelims and mains exam
- The examination authority will take the final decision on the number or NABARD exam centres 2021 for the mains exam based on the availability of candidates
- If a particular exam centre is cancelled, it will be informed to candidates by the exam conducting authority. Candidates are allotted to the alternative exam centre
- The details of the exam centres are mentioned on the NABARD admit card
- No request for change of exam centres is entertained
- The examination authority reserves the right to cancel any NABARD exam centres or add some centres at its discrepancies
- NABARD also reserves the right to allot candidates exam centres other than the one opted by them
- NABARD exam centres 2021 once allotted will be final
NABARD 2021 Exam Centre FAQs
Candidates can check below NABARD Grade B exam centres FAQs.
Q: What is NABARD Grade B recruitment?
The full form of NABARD is National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development. NABARD Grade B recruitment is done for the post Managers. The primary aim of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development is to provide strategies, operations, and planning related to Agriculture and other Economics activities that cater to the need in rural areas of India.
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Q: When NABARD Grade B notification 2024 will be released?
NABARD Grade B notification 2024 will be released soon by NABARD. The notification will be released on the official website in PDF form. The notification comprises details such as important dates, application process, exam pattern, syllabus, selection process, etc. Candidates should read the notification before applying for the exam.
Upvote Q: How to apply for NABARD Grade B exam?
NABARD Grade B application form is released online. To apply for the exam, candidates need to pay the required application fees which is INR 900 for General category and INR 150 for others. The steps to fill NABARD Grade B application form are given below:
- Visit the official website of NABARD
- Click 'NABARD Grade B apply online link'
- Register for the exam by entering the required details
- Upload the scanned photograph and signature
- Fill the detailed application form
- Upload the left thumb impression and handwritten declaration
- Pay the application fees
- Submit the application form
Upvote Q: What documents are required to fill NABARD Grade B application form?
The following documents are required to fill NABARD Grade B application form:
- Scanned photograph and signature
- Left thumb impression
- Hand-written declaration in English only. The text is “I. (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
- Valid personal email ID and mobile number
- Bank cards for online transactions
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B handwritten declaration?
Applicants need to upload NABARD Grade B handwritten declaration while filling the application form. By uploading the handwritten declaration, candidates verify that the details provided in the application form are correct and valid. The text for handwritten declaration is given below:
The text is “I. (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
Upvote Q: What is the registration process for NABARD Grade B exam?
The registration process for NABARD Grade B exam is given below:
- Candidates need to visit the official website
- Click on the 'Apply Online'
- To register, select the tab 'Click here for New Registration'
- Candidates need to enter their name, contact details, and email ID
- Provisional registration number and password are generated
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B salary?
NABARD Grade B salary structure is given below.
| Description | Amount |
| Basic Salary | 38650.00 |
| Dearness Allow | 24996.00 |
| CCA/Local Allow | 1933.00 |
| Grade Allow | 6800.00 |
| Special Allow | 1800.00 |
| Family Allow | 1546.00 |
| Special Perq Allow | 4058.00 |
| SPA Cess | 122.00 |
| Total Earnings | 79905.00 |
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B selection process?
NABARD Grade B selection process comprises prelims exam, Mains and interview. Candidates qualifying the prelims exam are called for the Mains exam. The marks obtained in the prelims exam are not counted for the final merit list. The final selection of candidates is done based on the Mains exam and interview.
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B prelims exam pattern?
NABARD Grade B prelims exam pattern is given below.
| Sections | Marks | Question | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 40 | 40 | 2 Hours |
| Quantitative aptitude | 20 | 20 | |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 | |
| Economic and social issues | 40 | 40 | |
| Agricultural and rural development | 40 | 40 | |
| Reasoning | 20 | 20 | |
| Computer knowledge | 20 | 20 |
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B Mains exam pattern?
NABARD Grade B Mains exam pattern is given below.
| Section | Type of questions | Time duration |
|---|---|---|
| General English | Descriptive type | 90 minutes |
| Economic and social and agricultural and rural development | Objective type | 90 minutes |
| Development economics, statistics, finance, and management | Objective type | 90 minutes |
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B syllabus for prelims?
NABARD Grade B syllabus for prelims is given below.
| Section | Topics |
|---|---|
| Quantitative Aptitude | Time and Work, Mensuration, Average, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Simplification & Approximation, Percentage, Set Theory, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equation, Number Series, Profit & loss, Boats & Stream, Simple and Compound Interest, Data Sufficiency |
| English Language | Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Sentence Rearrangement, Idioms & Phrases |
| General Awareness | Monetary Policies, Banking & Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial & Economics News, Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals, Banking terms, rates, processes, National Institution |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles, Seating Arrangement - Circular, Square and Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series |
| Computer Knowledge | Computer Knowledge Computer Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computer, Devices, Viruses and Hacking, MS Office, Networking |
| Decision Making | Behaviour Decision Making, Managerial Decision making, Eligibility Criteria based decision making, Data Arrangements Based Decision making |
Upvote Q: What is NABARD Grade B syllabus for Mains?
NABARD Grade B syllabus for Mains consists of three papers. Paper 1 will consist of a Descriptive English paper where you will be required to write an essay, letter, report, comprehension and paragraph. Paper 2 will be objective + descriptive consisting of Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development where you will have to study the rural areas of India. Paper 3 will also be an objective + descriptive consisting of questions from Development Economics, Statistics, Finance & Management.
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