NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern 2024: Marking Scheme, Question Distribution

NABARD Grade A prelims exam comprises objective-type questions and carries a total of 200 marks. The duration of the test is 120 minutes. A new section-Decision Making has been included. The sections of prelims exam are Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Decision Marking, Quantitative Aptitude, Economic & Social Issues (With focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development (With focus on Rural India). The preliminary exam is only qualifying in nature and is a screening test. Candidates who qualify the exam and secure a high rank are called for the mains exam. Candidates in the ratio 1:25 are called for the mains exam. The language of the question paper will be in Hindi and English except test of English Language. The topic-wise distribution of questions is given below:

• Qualifying Sections are Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making
• Merit Sections are General Awareness, Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India
• Shortlisting of the candidates for the mains exam will be based on marks scored in the merit section only

The mains exam of NABARD Grade A is conducted for qualified candidates of the prelims exam. According to NABARD Grade A mains exam pattern, the test is conducted online and is a mix of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQ) and descriptive-type papers. The exam comprises two papers - I, II. Paper-I will carry descriptive-type questions while Paper-II will carry both descriptive and objective-type questions. The descriptive paper will be for 90 minutes while objective paper will be for 30 minutes.Total marks allotted to the mains exam are 200, each paper carries a total of 100 marks. In Paper-I, answers need to be typed using keyboards. In Paper-II, answers need to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards). The revised structure of NABARD Grade A exam pattern is given below.

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern for Generalist Post

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2022 for Specialist 

NABARD Grade A Mains Exam Pattern 2022 for Rajbhasha 

The interview is conducted for candidates qualifying the Phase-II or mains exam and placed sufficiently high in the order of merit. Candidates in the ratio 1:3 are called for the Interview. The total marks allotted to the interview are 50 marks. Interview for P&SS posts carries 100 marks.

The marking scheme of NABARD Grade A is given below:

• There is a penalty for wrong answers. For every wrong answer, 1/4 marks assigned to that question are deducted as a penalty in both prelims and mains exams
• The final selection is done based on the mains exam and interview

Candidates can check below NABARD Grade A syllabus for the preliminary exam.

NABARD Grade A Reasoning Syllabus 

• Puzzles
• Data sufficiency
• Input Output
• Statement based questions,
• Inequality
• Miscellaneous Questions

NABARD Grade A English Language Syllabus 

• Essay
• Precis writing
• Comprehension
• Business/Office Correspondence
• Sentence Rearrangement

NABARD Grade A Computer Knowledge Syllabus 

• Computer Basics
• Networking
• Input/output devices
• DBMS
• MS Office
• History of computer & generations, Shortcuts
• Internet

NABARD Grade A General Awareness Syllabus 

• Current Affairs and Banking and Economy
• Insurance

NABARD Grade A Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus 

• Data Interpretation
• Profit And Loss
• Age
• Average
• Boat and Stream
• Time and Work
• Area
• Quadratic Equations
• Number Series
• Data Sufficiency
• Simple and Compound Interest

Candidates can check below NABARD Grade A pattern FAQs.