Complete Syllabus of NABARD Grade A & B Exam – Prepare for Success
How would you battle it out with thousands of competitors unless you are well-equipped? To be well-endowed for the upcoming NABARD exam 2022, better start from the scratch. By saying that, we meant candidates should have access to the detailed syllabus of NABARD Grade A & B. Applicants having impulsive interests in the field of Economic and Social Issues will be on the verge of cracking the exam and eventually get posted as Manager or Assistant Manager in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS). Let’s take a sneak peek into the syllabus and prepare for glory.
NABARD Grade A & B Phase-I Syllabus (Preliminary Exam):
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Reasoning Ability |
Quantitative Aptitude |
English Language |
General Awareness |
Computer Knowledge |
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Puzzles (Seating arrangement, linear seating arrangement, floor-based) |
Data Interpretation |
Reading comprehension |
Current Affairs |
Networking |
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Syllogism |
Quadratic Equations |
Cloze test
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Banking and Economy |
Input-output devices |
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Data sufficiency |
Number Series |
Sentence improvement |
Insurance |
DBMS |
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Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning) |
Simplification/ Approximation |
Spotting the errors |
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MS Office |
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Inequality |
Data Sufficiency |
Fill in the blanks |
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Internet |
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Miscellaneous Questions |
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Sentence rearrangement. |
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History of computers & generations |
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Input-Output |
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Shortcuts |
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Blood relations etc |
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NABARD Grade A & B Phase II Syllabus (Main Exam) -
Paper I – English Writing: Essay; Précis writing; Comprehension; Report writing; Paragraph writing; Business/Office Correspondence.
Paper-II – Economic & Social Issues:
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(a) Economic & Social Issues |
(b) Agriculture & Rural Development |
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Nature of Indian Economy |
Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches |
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Structural and Institutional features |
Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy |
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Economic underdevelopment |
Classification of field crops |
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Opening up the Indian Economy |
Factors affecting crop production |
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Globalization |
Agro Climatic Zones |
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Economic Reforms in India |
Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems |
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Privatization |
Problems of dry land - Seed production, seed processing, seed village |
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Inflation |
Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory |
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Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India |
Precision Farming; System of Crop Intensification |
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Measurement of Poverty |
Organic Farming |
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Population Trends |
Soil and Water Conservation: Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilizers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management |
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Population Growth and Economic Development |
Water Resource |
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Population Policy in India |
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 |
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Agriculture - Characteristics / Status |
Farm and Agri Engineering: Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro-Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos |
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Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture |
Plantation & Horticulture: Definition, meaning and its branches |
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Agricultural performance |
Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops |
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Issues in Food Security in India |
Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops |
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Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit |
Animal Husbandry: Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods in India, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds of cattle |
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Industrial and Labor Policy |
Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility |
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Industrial performance |
Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management |
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Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development |
Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to the socio-economic conditions of farmers in India |
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Rural banking and financial institutions in India |
Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming |
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Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector |
Fisheries: Fisheries resources, management and exploitation |
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Globalization of Economy |
Freshwater, brackish water and marine |
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Role of International Funding Institution |
Aquaculture- Inland and marine |
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IMF & World Bank |
Biotechnology |
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WTO |
Post-harvest technology |
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Regional Economic Co-operation |
Importance of fisheries in India |
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Social Structure in India |
Common terms pertaining to fish production |
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Multiculturalism |
Forestry: Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry |
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Social Justice |
Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics |
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Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged
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Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management |
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Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015 |
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Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change |
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Agriculture Extensions: Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies |
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Ecology and Climate Change: Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation |
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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 Page 12 of 28 livelihoods, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC |
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Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities |
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Recent trends |
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Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance the viability of agriculture |
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Factors of Production in agriculture |
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Agricultural Finance and Marketing |
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Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security |
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Concept and Types of Farm Management |
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Rural Development: Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy |
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Importance and role of the rural sector in India- Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy, causes of Rural Backwardness |
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Rural population in India |
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Occupational structure, Farmers, Agricultural Laborers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders |
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Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce |
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Problems and conditions of rural labor |
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Issues and challenges in Hand-looms |
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Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working |
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MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programs. |
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NABARD Grade B Phase III Syllabus (Development Economics, Statistics, Finance & Management) -
1. Development Economics: Measures of development, Economic Development Models, the role of subsidies, the importance of savings and investment, Importance of agriculture, Terms of trade in agriculture, Development issues in India.
2. Statistics: Basic statistical concepts, Summarizing of data, Frequency distribution, Measures of Central Tendency, Relative dispersion, Elementary Probability, Relative Frequency Approach, Sampling, Axiomatic Approach, Analysis of frequency distribution, Correlation, Regression, Sampling Methods, Time Series Analysis.
3. Finance: Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions, Banking and Financial Institutions in India, Financial system- features, characteristics and issues, Microfinance, its significance and importance, Union Budget, Project finance, Infrastructure financing, Sources of capital, Development finance, Concept of project cycle management, Private and Social Cost-Benefit significance of development finance, Financial Inclusion
4. Management: Management: its nature and scope, The Management Processes, Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling, The Role of a Manager in an Organisation, Leadership, Human Resource Development, Communication.
With the above well-furnished information available at your disposal, preparation for the NABARD officer 2022 exam should not get slowed down. Make a practical as well as a smart strategy, take tips from peers and never take the NABARD exam for granted. You are right on the threshold of becoming a bank officer.
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