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📋 NABARD GRADE A 2026 — ASSISTANT MANAGER (RDBS)
NABARD Grade A is a premier development-banking job focused on agriculture and rural India. Selection runs over three phases — Prelims (qualifying), Mains (objective + descriptive), and Interview. The 2026 notification is expected around July-August 2026 atnabard.org.
Key Highlights
- Body: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
- Post: Assistant Manager (Grade A) — RDBS & specialist streams.
- Eligibility: degree 60% (55% SC/PwBD) or PG 55%.
- Age: 21-30 years (relaxation as per rules).
- Phases: Prelims + Mains + Interview.
Eligibility
A bachelor's degree in the concerned discipline with a minimum of 60% (55% for SC/PwBD), OR a postgraduate degree with 55%. Streams include General (RDBS) and specialists (Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Economics, Computer/IT, Civil/Electrical Engineering, etc., depending on the year's vacancies). Age 21-30 years with standard relaxation.
Exam pattern (3 phases)
Phase-1 (Prelims) — a 200-mark online objective test (200 questions, 120 minutes) covering Reasoning, English, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, plus Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (the last two are merit sections); qualifying with sectional cut-offs. Negative marking 0.25.
Phase-2 (Mains) — Paper-I General English (descriptive, 100 marks) and Paper-II on the post's specialisation, combining objective and descriptive questions.
Phase-3 — Interview.
Selection process
Phase-1 is purely qualifying. Candidates who clear it sit Phase-2, and those who clear Phase-2 are called for the Interview. The final merit is based on Phase-2 + Interview marks combined.
Salary
NABARD Grade A officers draw a basic pay around ₹44,500 in the applicable scale, with DA, HRA, grade allowance and other benefits taking the gross to roughly ₹1,00,000+/month in metro postings, plus development-banking exposure and excellent growth.
NABARD ग्रेड A 2026: हिंदी सारांश
NABARD ग्रेड A 2026 — RDBS में Assistant Managers की भर्ती (कृषि/ग्रामीण विकास केंद्रित)। पात्रता: स्नातक 60% (SC/PwBD 55%) या स्नातकोत्तर 55%; आयु 21-30 वर्ष। चयन तीन चरण: Phase-1 Prelims (200 अंक, qualifying, sectional cut-off सहित) → Phase-2 Mains (English descriptive + specialisation paper) → Interview। अंतिम merit Phase-2 + Interview पर। प्रारंभिक basic ~₹44,500 + भत्ते (gross ~₹1,00,000+/माह metro में)। 2026 का notification जुलाई-अगस्त 2026 के आसपास अपेक्षित — nabard.org पर पुष्टि करें।
Application Fee
| Category | Fee |
|---|---|
| General / OBC / EWS | ₹800 |
| SC / ST / PwBD | ₹150 |
How to Apply Online
- Visit the official portal of NABARD (linked in Important Links below).
- Register with a valid email and mobile number to generate login credentials.
- Fill the application form with personal, educational, and contact details exactly as on official documents.
- Upload a recent passport-size photograph and signature in the prescribed format and size.
- Pay the application fee through the prescribed payment mode (see Application Fee table above).
- Review all entries carefully, then submit the form.
- Download and print a copy of the submitted application for your records.
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Frequently Asked Questions
NABARD Grade A 2026 ke liye eligibility kya hai?
संबंधित विषय में स्नातक 60% (SC/PwBD के लिए 55%) या स्नातकोत्तर 55%। आयु 21-30 वर्ष, नियमानुसार छूट के साथ।
NABARD Grade A mein kitne phase hote hain?
तीन चरण: Phase-1 Prelims (200 अंक, qualifying) → Phase-2 Mains (English + specialisation paper) → Phase-3 Interview। अंतिम merit Phase-2 + Interview पर।
NABARD Grade A ki salary kitni hoti hai?
प्रारंभिक basic ~₹44,500 + DA/HRA/grade allowance आदि, जिससे gross लगभग ₹1,00,000+/माह (metro में) हो जाता है, साथ ही उत्कृष्ट growth।
What subjects are special in the NABARD Grade A exam?
Beyond the usual aptitude sections, NABARD Grade A tests Economic & Social Issues (ESI) and Agriculture & Rural Development (ARD) — these are the merit-deciding sections in Prelims and continue into the Mains specialisation paper, reflecting NABARD's development-banking mandate.
Is the NABARD Grade A Prelims merit-counting?
No, Phase-1 (Prelims) is purely qualifying with sectional cut-offs. The final merit is decided by Phase-2 (Mains) plus the Interview. So focus your scoring effort on the Mains descriptive and specialisation papers.
When will the NABARD Grade A 2026 notification come?
Based on recent cycles, the NABARD Grade A 2026 notification is expected around July-August 2026, with Phase-1 around September. Confirm the exact schedule on nabard.org.