NABARD Grade A 2022: Know Everything

Detailed NABARD Grade a Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2022: The NABARD Grade A syllabus is
segregated into prelims and mains. The candidates must get complete knowledge of the topics to land the
aspired job. Also learn about NABARD Grade a Prelims Exam Pattern 2022

NABARD Grade A 2022: Prelim Exam Pattern

Number of Maximum
S. No. Name of Test Total Time
Questions Marks

1. Reasoning Ability 20 20

2. Decision Making 10 10

3. English Language 30 30

4. Computer Knowledge 20 20

5. General Awareness 20 20

6. Quantitative Aptitude 20 20 Composite time

of 120 minutes
(2 hours)

Economic & Social Issues

7. 40 40
(with focus on Rural India)

Agriculture & Rural

8. Development (with focus on 40 40
Rural India)

Total 200 200

NABARD Grade A 2022: Mains Exam Pattern

This is an objective and descriptive type online test. Now, Let’s understand the NABARD Grade-A Exam
Pattern for Mains Exam which is consists of

Paper I – Common for all posts

Paper-II – Different for all posts

Given below is the detailed exam pattern of the NABARD Grade-A officer mains exam.

Separate Admission Letters will be issued for Paper - I and Paper - II (Conducted in two shifts with a
gap of One Hour). The time-table for Phase-II will be intimated to the candidates concerned along
with Admission Letter for Phase-II.
 Maximum Total
Exam Name of Test No. of Questions
Marks Time

General English: The

analytical and drafting abilities
of the candidate will be
Paper I
assessed through this Paper 90
(Descriptive 3 100
comprising essay writing, minutes
Test)
comprehension, report writing,
paragraph writing & letter
writing.

Economic & Social Issues and

Agriculture & Rural 30
30 50
Development (with focus on minutes
Rural India) - Objective
Paper-II
(Specific 6 questions will be
Stream asked, of which
Paper) candidates will be
Paper on related discipline - 90
required to attempt 50
Descriptive minutes
4 questions [2 of 15
marks each and 2 of
10 marks each]

Economics and Social Issue: Unit Wise Syllabus

The questions in this section are centered on the topics such as inflation, the nature of the Indian economy,
population trends, rural banking and financial institutions in India, globalization of the economy, education,
and social structure in India. You can take a look at the important topics of the NABARD Grade A syllabus
to be able to get through the selection process.

Topic Name Syllabus Detail

• Structural and Institutional features

• Economic Underdevelopment
• Opening up the Indian Economy
Nature of Indian
• Globalization
Economy
• Economic Reforms in India
• Privatization.

• Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual

Inflation Income.

• Rural and Urban

Poverty Alleviation
• Measurement of Poverty
and Employment
• Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government.
Generation in India
 • Population Growth and Economic Development
Population Trends • Population Policy in India.

• Characteristics / Status
• Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture
• Agricultural performance
Agriculture
• Issues in Food Security in India
• Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit.

• Industrial and Labour Policy

• Industrial performance
Industry • Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development
• Public Sector Enterprises.

Rural banking and

• Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector.
financial institutions in
India

• Role of International Funding Institutions

• IMF & World Bank
Globalization of
• WTO
Economy
• Regional Economic Co-operation.

• Multiculturalism
• Demographic trends
• Urbanization and Migration
Social Structure in • Gender Issues Joint family system
India • Social Infrastructure
• Education
• Health and Environment.

• Status & System of Education

• Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy
Education • Educational relevance and educational wastage
• Educational Policy for India.

• Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes

• Socio-economic programs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes
Social Justice
and other backward classes.

Positive • Social Movements

Discrimination • Indian Political Systems
in favour of the • Human Development
underprivileged
Agriculture and Rural Development: Unit Wise Syllabus

The topics in the NABARD Grade A syllabus for agriculture and rural development, the questions on
agriculture, soil and water conservation, water resource, Irrigation, Agriculture Extension, Rural
Development and Panchayat Raj etc.

Topic Name Details

• Definition, meaning, and its branches

• Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy.
• Classification of field crops.
• Factors affecting crop production
• Agro Climatic Zones
• Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems.
Agriculture • Problems of dry land - Seed production, seed processing, seed
village
• Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
• Precision Farming
• System of Crop Intensification
• Organic farming

• Major soil types

• Soil fertility
• Fertilizers
Soil and Water
• Soil erosion
Conservation
• Soil conservation
• Watershed management

• Irrigation Management
• Types of irrigation
• Sources of irrigation
• Crop-water requirement
• Command area development
Water Resource
• Water conservation techniques
• Micro-irrigation
• Irrigation pumps
• Major, medium, and minor irrigation.

• Farm Machinery and Power

• Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical,
wind, solar and biomass, biofuels
• Water harvesting structures
Farm and Agri
• Farm Ponds
Engineering
• Agro-Processing
• Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns,
bins, and grain silos.

• Definition, meaning, and its branches

• Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation
Plantation & and horticulture crops
Horticulture • Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of
Plantation and Horticulture crops.
 • 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.
• Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification, and
utility.
• Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present, and future
Animal Husbandry
status)
• Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management
• The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic
conditions of farmers in India
• Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry
production with that of agricultural farming.

• Fisheries resources
• Management and exploitation - freshwater, brackish water, and
marine
• Aquaculture- Inland and marine
Fisheries • Biotechnology
• Post-harvest technology
• Importance of fisheries in India
• Common terms pertaining to fish production.

• Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry

• Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and
forest economics
• Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management
Forestry • Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report
2015
• Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and
Climate Change.

• Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs

Agriculture • Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in the dissemination of
Extensions Agricultural technologies.

• Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, sustainable

management, and conservation
• Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG
emitting countries, climate analysis
• Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation
Ecology and Climate
• Climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods
Change
• Carbon credit
• IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings
• Funding mechanisms for climate change projects
• Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
 • Recent trends
• Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance
• Viability of agriculture
Present Scenario of Factors of Production in agriculture
Indian Agriculture • Agricultural Finance and Marketing
and Allied activities • Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food
Security
• Concept and Types of Farm Management.

• Concept of Rural Area

• Structure of the Indian Rural Economy
• Importance and role of the rural sector in India
• Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian
rural economy
• Causes of Rural Backwardness.
• Rural population in India
• Occupational structure
• Farmers, Agricultural Laborers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest
Rural Development dwellers/tribes, and others in rural India
• Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce
• Problems and conditions of rural labour
• Issues and challenges in Hand-looms
• Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working.

• MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes,

Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA, and other rural development
programs.

NABARD Grade A 2021: Descriptive Questions

NABARD Grade A 2022: Past 4 Years Exam Analysis of ESI and ARD

NABARD Grade A 2022: Subject Wise Check List

Till now you must have understood, what is expected from you as an officer, now lets understand What to
Read for NABARD Grade A 2022.

Economics and Social Issue (Same for Prelim and Mains)

I. Banking and Economy Current Affairs - Prepare Banking News specially RBI, SEBI and Other
Regulatory Body in News on priority, also cover news related to Public sector and Private sector banks,
GDP Data, Loans and Advances and news related to business sector.

• Last 3-4 months for Prelim and 6-9 months for Mains exam.

II. Union Budget and Economic Survey: It is must even you can expect Questions in Descriptive Answer
Writing, so cover all the terminology or anything new discussed in Economic Survey, do go through the gist
of Union Budget, note down all the allocations to different ministry and flagship programs, see if any new
programs have been launched.

• We have covered Budget and Economic Survey in Detail in our Jan and Feb PIB Summary PDF
respectively.
III. Reports and Indices: Focus on RBI reports, NITI Aayog, any other national report then World Bank,
IMF, OECD, UNDP, UN-DESA, UNCTAD, UNESCO (Related to Education) or any report which talk related
to Poverty, Employment, Inequality, Education, Health, Status of Women and Economy.

IV. Government Schemes - Major Flagship programs of Govt of India, Programs which completed 2-7
years of launch anniversary, recently launched schemes in last one year and then Cover PIB summary
from Jan 2022 - You can Buy PIB Summary from Here. For Flagship scheme make your own notes from
Ministry website.

• Related Ministry: Finance, MSME, Labour, Health, Education, Women, Social Justice, Tribal and
Commerce.

V. Summits in News - Cover all the Important summits like G20, G7, BIMSTEC, ASEAN, QUAD etc

What to do for ESI Descriptive Section: -

In NABARD Phase II Exam, ESI and ARD comes under single as mentioned above in syllabus
although for better understanding and clarity, I'm providing you details separately.

Descriptive can be based on Current Topic which is connected to our syllabus like Rising Inflation,
Unemployment, Poverty, Geopolitics and Various Groups like QUAD and Its recent initiatives, 12th WTO
Ministerial summit, Recent Economic Reforms such as new labour Law, Sustainable Development and
Climate Change, New FTA etc.

It can also be based on static topics mentioned in our syllabus, below are the priority chapters:-

• Economic Growth and Development

• Poverty, Inequality and Unemployment
• Sustainable Development and Environmental Issue
• Labour Reforms
• Economic Reforms after 1991
• Rural Credit
• Balance of Payment
• Inflation and Its Impact
• WTO and Contemporary Issue
• Regional Economic Partnership

Agriculture and Rural Development (Same for Prelim and Mains)

Agriculture Static: It has significant weightage in Prelim and mains exam, so covering the basics of it is
most important. You can refer any summary PDF or master notes, but if you have time follow any standard
book either R K Sharma or Arun Katyan Vol-I (It covers only 3-4 Units)

• Arun Katyan Vol - I: Agronomy (Means chapters under basic agriculture), Soil Science and
Extension. Only these units are covered. R K Sharma covers more chapters.

• Important Agriculture Static Topics – Basic Agriculture, Soil & Its Types, Fisheries, Animal
Husbandry, Forestry, Irrigation Management, Agriculture Extension, Ecology and Climate Change.

Programs and Policies: Generally, two types of programs are asked one is flagship programs and another
are programs in news or recently lunched. For flagship cover it ministry wise and for In news use PIB
Summary PDF.

• Agriculture Related Ministry - Agriculture, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Food Processing,
Animal Husbandry, Jal Shakti, Environment and Climate Change, Consumer Affairs (Mainly
Production, MSP and Procurement Data)
Agriculture Current Affairs: Not much comes from this segment, only 3-4 questions generally related to
recent digital initiatives or some other news, before exam you will compilation, although I have covered till
May 2022 in PIB Summary - May PDF.

Union Budget and Economic Survey: Budget Allocation for Various Agriculture Programs

Important Agriculture Focused Reports: -

• NABARD Annual Report 2021-22 (FY22)

• Agriculture Census 2015-16
• Social Economic Caste Census 2011
• 20th Livestock Census 2019-20
• India State of Forest Report 2021
• State Food Safety Index 2021

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WRITTEN BY: - BRAJESH MOHAN

Mentor, Regulatory Body Exam (5+ Years of Experience)
Ex-Educator, Unacademy Plus (Economics & General Awareness)