NABARD Grade A Syllabus 2023, Prelims and Mains Exam Pattern

Reasoning Ability

Puzzles & Seating arrangement

Syllogism

·         Data sufficiency

·         Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning)

·         Inequality

·         Miscellaneous Questions

·         Input-Output

·         Blood relations

·         Coding-Decoding

·         Quadratic Equations

·         Number Series

·         Simplification/ Approximation

·         Data Sufficiency

·         Arithmetic Questions

·         Quantity Comparisons

·         Mathematical Inequalities

·         Cloze test

·         Sentence improvement

·         Spotting the errors

·         Fill in the blanks

·         Sentence rearrangement

·         Para Jumbles

·         New pattern questions

·         Banking and Economy

·         Insurance

·         Recent appointments

·         Awards and honors

·         Sports

·         New schemes

·         National and international news

·         Latest developments in science and technology

·         Input-output devices

·         DBMS

·         MS Office

·         Internet

·         History of computers & generation

·         Shortcuts

Rural Development.

·         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.

·         Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village

·         Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory

·         Precision Farming

·         System of Crop Intensification

·         Organic farming

·         Soil fertility

·         Fertilizers

·         Soil erosion

·         Soil conservation

·         Watershed 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.

·         Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels

·         Water harvesting structures

·         Farm Ponds

·         Agro-Processing

·         Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins, and grain silos.

·         Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops

·         Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.

·         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 status)

·         Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management

·         The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socioeconomic conditions of farmers in India

·         Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.

·         Management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine

·         Aquaculture- Inland and marine

·         Biotechnology

·         Post-harvest technology

·         Importance of fisheries in India

·         Common terms pertaining to fish production.

·         Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics

·         Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management

·         Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015

·         Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

·         Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra’s (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies.

·         Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis

·         Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation.

·         Climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods

·         Carbon credit

·         IPCC, UNFCCC, and CoP meetings

·         Funding mechanisms for climate change projects

·         Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.

·         Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance

·         Viability of agriculture

·         Factors of Production in agriculture

·         Agricultural Finance and Marketing

·         Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security

·         Concept and Types of Farm Management.

·         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 dwellers/tribes, and others in rural India

·         Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce

·         Problems and conditions of rural labor

·         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.