NABARD Recruitment to the post of Officers in Grade A Across India
Advertisement No.3/Grade A/2017-18
Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ recruitment in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD)
Applications are invited from Indian citizens for the 91 post of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS) in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Name of the Discipline/ No. of vacancies : Total-RDBS 91
a) General /46 posts (UR-24, SC-07, ST-03, OBC-12)
b) Economics /05 posts (UR-02, SC-01, ST-01, OBC-01)
c) Agriculture /06 posts (UR-03, SC-01, ST-01, OBC-01)
d) Agriculture Engineering /02 posts (UR-01,OBC-01)
e) Plantation and Horticulture /04 posts (UR-02, SC-01, OBC-01)
f) Animal Husbandry/05 posts (UR-03, SC-01,OBC-01)
g) Fisheries /03 posts (UR-01 SC-01, OBC-01)
h) Food Processing /03 posts (UR-02, OBC-01)
i) Forestry /03 posts (UR-02, OBC-01)
j) Environmental Engineering /03 posts (UR-02, OBC-01)
k) Water Resource Development & Management /04 posts (UR-02, SC-01, ST-01)
l) Social Work /02 posts (UR-01, OBC-01)
m) Chartered Accountant /03 posts (UR-01, SC-01, OBC-01)
n) Company Secretary /02 posts (UR-01, OBC-01)
Educational Qualification (as on 01.06.2017) :
a. General
Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants 45%) in aggregate or Ph.D OR Chartered Accountant /Cost Accountant / Company Secretary with Bachelor’s degree OR Two year full time P.G. Diploma in Management / full time MBA degree from institutions recognized by GOI / UGC with Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline.
b. Economics
Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree with Economics with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants -45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Economics/Agriculture Economics with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants-45%) in aggregate from a recognized university. Candidates with Economics as one of the main subjects at all years/semesters of the course, will only be eligible.
c. Agriculture
Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants – 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Agriculture with a minimum of 50% marks (SC/ST/PWD applicants 45%) in aggregate.
d. Agricultural Engineering
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized University or Candidates having post graduate degree in Agricultural Engineering with 50% marks in aggregate after Bachelor’s degree in any engineering discipline will also be eligible.
e. Plantation and Horticulture
Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Horticulture with a minimum of 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate.
f. Animal Husbandry
Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Sciences / Animal Husbandry from any recognized University with a minimum of 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Veterinary Sciences /Animal Husbandry with a minimum of 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate.
g. Fisheries
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from a recognized University/Institution with 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Fisheries with 50% marks (SC applicants 45%) in aggregate.
h. Food Processing
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree / BE / B.Tech in Food Processing /Food Technology with 50% marks in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Food Processing /Food Technology with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
i. Forestry
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 50% marks in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Forestry with 50% marks in aggregate.
j. Environmental Engineering
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering as a subject with 50% marks in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution.
k. Water Resource Development and Management
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Hydrology/Applied Hydrology or Geology/Applied Geology with Hydrogeology /Irrigation /Water Supply & sanitation as one of the subjects with 50% marks (SC/ST applicants 45%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Engineering/ Hydrology/Applied Hydrology or Geology/Applied Geology with Hydrogeology /Irrigation /Water Supply & sanitation as one of the subjects with 50% marks in aggregate (SC/ST applicants 45%) from a recognized University.
l. Social Work
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in Social Work with 50% marks in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Social Work with 50% marks in aggregate from a recognized University.
m. Chartered Accountant
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI).
n. Company Secretary
Qualification : Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with Associate membership of Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Note : All educational qualifications should have been obtained from Universities / Institutions incorporated by an Act of Central or State legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section – 3 of UGC Act 1956 or possess an equivalent qualification.
Pay Scale: Selected candidates will draw a starting basic pay of Rs.28150/- p.m. in the scale of 28150-1550(4) -34350-1750(7) – 46600 –EB – 1750(4)- 53600-2000(1)-55600
Age : The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 01.06.2017
Application Fee (Non-Refundable) : Application fee for the post will be as under:
For SC/ ST/ PWD
Application Fee : Nil
Intimation charges etc : Rs.150/-
For all others
Application Fee : Rs.650/-
Intimation charges etc : Rs.150/-
Staff @
Application Fee : Nil
Intimation charges etc : Nil
@All employees of NABARD satisfying the educational qualification criteria would be eligible to apply. The fee/intimation charges waiver is only for those employees of NABARD (Staff Candidates) who satisfy the eligibility criteria for the post. The status as staff candidate will be verified at the time of interview. In case they are not eligible to be treated as staff candidates, they are advised to indicate themselves as non-staff candidates and pay fees/intimation charges as applicable to non-staff candidates.
Payment Of Fees – Online Mode : The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be completed by following the instructions. Payment can be made by using only Master/Visa/Rupay Debit or Credit Cards or Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash cards/Mobile Wallets by providing information as asked on the screen
Selection Procedure : A. The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:
Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam)
Objective Type : MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) carrying 200 marks.
Duration : 120 Minutes Composite Time
i) Test of Reasoning – 20 marks
ii) English Language – 40 marks
iii) Computer Knowledge –20 marks
iv) General Awareness – 20 marks
v) Quantitative Aptitude – 20 marks
vi) Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marks
vii) Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) – 40 marks
Total Marks : 200
Phase II – Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern.
Paper on General English comprising essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph
writing & letter writing.
Paper–II (MCQ): i) for posts as at (a) in Table I – Economic & Social Issues and
Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India)
ii) for posts as at (b) to (n) in Table I : Paper on related discipline
Duration : 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Marks
Phase III – Interview
Applicants qualifying in the Phase-II Examination and securing sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for interview.
Marks for Interview : 25 Marks
The Preliminary Examination is only qualifying in nature and is meant to serve as a screening test. Candidates who qualify and rank sufficiently high as decided by NABARD, shall be called for appearing at the Main Examination.
Examination Centres : Phase – I (Preliminary Examination) : The ON-LINE Examination for Phase-I will be held at the following Centres:
1. Andaman & Nicobar – Port Blair.
2. Andhra Pradesh – Chirala, Srikakulam, Guntur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, Tirupati, Kakinada, Chittor, Kanchikacherla, Gondlavelleru, Eluru, Vizianagaram.
3. Arunachal Pradesh- Itanagar, Naharlagun.
4. Assam – Dispur, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Kamrup, Kokrajhar, Silchar, Tezpur.
5. Bihar – Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Biharsharif.
6. Chandigarh – Chandigarh-Mohali.
7. Chattisgarh – Bhilai, Bilaspur, Durg-Bhilai, Raipur.
8. Goa – Panaji-Mapusa, Verna.
9. Gujarat – Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar, Anand, Bhavnagar, Himmatnagar, Mehsana, Navsari ,Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat,Vadodara.
10. Haryana – Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Sonipat, Ambala, Bahadurgarh, Palwal, Panipat, Rohtak.
11. Himachal Pradesh – Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Dharamsala, Kullu, Shimla, Solan, Una, Mandi, Kangra.
12. Jammu & Kashmir – Samba, Jammu, Srinagar.
13. Jharkhand – Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi.
14. Karnataka – Bengaluru, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar Bijapur, Chickballapur, Dharwad, Hassan, Gulbarga, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Bagalkot, Haliyal, Mandya.
15. Kerala – Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta, Ernakulam/Kochi,Kannur, Kasaragod, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Pallakad, Thrichur, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam.
16. Madhya Pradesh – Ujjain, Sagar, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Rewa.
17. Maharashtra – Aurangabad, Amravati, Kolhapur, Mumbai/ Navi Mumbai/Thane/Greater Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nasik, Pune, Satara, Ratnagiri, Chandrapur, Solapur, Latur, Dhule.
18. Manipur – Imphal.
19. Meghalaya – Shillong, Ri-Bhoi.
20. Mizoram – Aizawl.
21. Nagaland – Kohima.
22. New Delhi – Delhi – NCR.
23. Odisha – Balasore, Berhampur(Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Sambalpur, Khurda, Jharsuguda, Dhenkanal, Rourkela.
24. Puducherry – Puducherry, Cuddalore, Villupuram.
25. Punjab – Amritsar, Bhatinda, Pathankot, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Sangrur.
26. Rajasthan – Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur, Alwar.
27. Sikkim – Gangtok-Bardang.
28. Tamilnadu – Chennai, Coimbatore, Dharampuri, Kumbakonam, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Thiruchirapalli, Tirunelvelli, Tiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Vellore, Thirupur, Erode, Virudhunagar, Dindigul, Namakkal, Nagercoil, Perambalur, Pudokottai, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin.
29. Telangana -Hyderabad/Rangareddy, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam.
30. Tripura- Agartala.
31. Uttar Pradesh – Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Barabanki, Bareilly, Faizabad, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Noida/Greater Noida, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida, Sitapur, Varanasi.
32. Uttarakhand – Roorkee, Haridwar, Dehradun, Haldwani.
33. West Bengal – Asansol, Bardhaman, Berhampur, Durgapur, Hooghly, Howrah, Kalyani, Kolkata/Greater Kolkata, Siliguri.
How to apply
Candidates can apply only ON-LINE between 19th June 2017 to 10th July 2017.
Important Events/Dates :
Commencement of on-line registration of application-19/06/2017
Closure of registration of application-10/07/2017
Closure for editing application details-10/07/2017
Last date for printing your application-25/07/2017
Online Fee Payment-19/06/2017 to 10/07/2017
Phase I (Preliminary) – Online Examination (Tentatively) – August 2017
Last date :
10th.July,2017
