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    NABARD Grade B Syllabus 2025 

    The NABARD Grade B exam is a highly desired job for individuals aspiring to enter the banking and finance sector professionally. The forthcoming NABARD Grade B Notification for 2025 is expected to be published soon on the official website. Before you start your preparation for NABARD Grade B 2025, you should acquaint yourself with the complete NABARD Grade B syllabus. NABARD specifies a detailed NABARD Grade B syllabus for each of the subjects, which you need to study well. Working in an organization like NABARD is a matter of great respect. It takes a lot of hard work to get into one of the most prestigious organizations. So to beat the rest and grab a seat, you need to be one step ahead of others. To get a fair idea of the NABARD Grade B 2025 syllabus and exam pattern, here we discuss the details of the same based on previous year’s notification. 

    It is crucial to commence strategizing and preparation while there is ample time available for implementation. For comprehensive support and right guidance, ixamBee provides the NABARD Grade B Online Course for the upcoming exam, consolidating all exam-related material in one accessible platform. 

    The detailed NABARD Grade B 2025 syllabus for each section is given below. 

    NABARD Grade B Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 

    NABARD Grade B Prelims is an online objective test. The exam pattern for NABARD Grade B 2025 Prelims is divided into two sections- Qualifying section: English Language, Test of Reasoning, Computer Knowledge, Decision making, Quantitative Aptitude and Merit section i.e., General Awareness Economic & Social Issues (With a special focus on Rural India), and Agriculture and Rural Development (With a focus on Rural India). Detailed NABARD Grade B 2025 exam pattern for Prelims has been mentioned below: 

    Nature of Test Test NameNo. Of QuestionsMaximum MarksTime Duration
    Qualifying Quantitative Aptitude 20 20 Composite time of 120 minutes
    Reasoning Ability 20 20
    Computer Knowledge 20 20
    English Language 30 30
    Decision Making 10 10
    Merit Based General Awareness 20 20
    Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
    Economic and Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) 40 40
    Total 200 200 2 Hours

    Important Points: 

    • Test of Reasoning, English Language, Decision Making, Computer Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude will come under the qualifying section  
    • General Awareness, ESI (Rural India being the major emphasis), and ARD (emphasizing Rural India) will come under the umbrella of the merit section. 
    • The candidates for the Mains examination will be shortlisted based on the marks secured in the Merit Section only 

    There will be sectional and overall cut-offs 

    NABARD Grade B Prelims Syllabus 2025 

    The first phase of NABARD Grade B recruitment is the Preliminary exam. NABARD Grade B Prelims is an objective type online mode exam and consists of eight sections. The detailed NABARD Grade B syllabus 2025 for Prelims is given below. 

    SectionTopics
    Quantitative Aptitude Time and Work, Mensuration, Average, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation, Ratio & Proportion, Simplification & Approximation, Percentage, Set Theory, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equation, Number Series, Profit & loss, Boats & Stream, Simple and Compound Interest, Data Sufficiency
    English Language Grammar, Vocabulary, Reading Comprehension, Passage Making, Error Spotting, Jumble Words, Sentence Framing, Fill in the Blanks, Cloze Test, Sentence Rearrangement, Idioms & Phrases
    General Awareness Monetary Policies, Banking & Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial & Economics News, Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals, Banking terms, rates, processes, National Institution
    Reasoning Ability Puzzles, Seating Arrangement - Circular, Square and Linear, Data Sufficiency, Directions and Distance, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Inequality, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Alphanumeric Series
    Computer Knowledge Computer Knowledge Computer Languages, Basic Hardware and Software, History of Computer, Devices, Viruses and Hacking, MS Office, Networking
    Decision Making Behaviour Decision Making,Managerial Decision making,Eligibility Criteria based decision making,Data Arrangements Based Decision making

    Other than the sections mentioned above, Economic and Social issues and Agriculture and Rural Development will also be asked. 

    Confused about how to study. Have a look into NABARD Grade B 2025 study plan. 

    NABARD Grade B Mains Exam Pattern 2025 

    All the candidates who will qualify for NABARD Grade B Prelims will be called to appear in Mains. NABARD Grade B Mains is an important step and will ensure your selection in the final stage if you score high marks. NABARD Grade B Mains is also an online test. The NABARD Grade B exam pattern for Mains is a mix of objective and descriptive test. The NABARD Grade B Mains has three papers. Detailed NABARD Grade B Mains exam pattern 2025 is provided in the table below 

    SubjectType of PaperNo. of QuestionsMarksDuration
    Paper I
    General English Online Descriptive (Answers to be typed using keyboard) 3 100 90 Minutes
    Paper II
    ESI & ARD Objective 30 50 30 Minutes
    Descriptive Type (Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards)) 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] 50 90 Minutes
    Total 100 2 Hours
     
    Paper III
    Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management Objective 30 50 30 Minutes
    Descriptive Type (Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards)) 6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each] 50 90 Minutes
    Total 100 2 Hours

    NABARD Grade B Mains Syllabus 2025 

    This is the second stage for NABARD Grade B. It consists of three papers - one descriptive and two objective+ descriptive type papers.  

    NABARD Grade B syllabus for Mains consists of three papers. Paper 1 will consist of a Descriptive English paper where you will be required to write an essay, letter, report, comprehension and paragraph. Paper 2 will be objective + descriptive consisting of Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development where you will have to study the rural areas of India. Paper 3 will also be an objective + descriptive consisting of questions from Development Economics, Statistics, Finance & Management. 

    The detailed syllabus of NABARD Grade B 2025 for Mains is given below. 

    NABARD Grade B Paper 1 Syllabus 

    Paper 1 of NABARD Grade B 2025 Mains was a descriptive test in online mode. The detailed NABARD Grade B syllabus 2025 for Mains Paper 1 is given in the table below. 

    SectionTopics
    English (Writing Skills) Essay, Precis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence

    NABARD Grade B Paper 2 Syllabus  

    Paper 2 of NABARD Grade B Mains 2025 was an objective + descriptive type exam containing questions from Economic and Social Issues and Agricultural and Rural Development. The syllabus of NABARD Grade B 2025 Mains for Paper 2 is given below. 

    Economic & Social Issues Syllabus

    SectionTopics
    Economic & Social Issues Nature of Indian Economy - Structural and Institutional features - Economic underdevelopment - Opening up the Indian Economy - Globalisation - Economic Reforms in India - Privatisation. Inflation - Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India - Rural and Urban - Measurement of Poverty - Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government. Population Trends - Population Growth and Economic Development - Population Policy in India. Agriculture - Characteristics / Status - Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture - Agricultural performance - Issues in Food Security in India - Non Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit. Industry - Industrial and Labour Policy - Industrial performance - Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development - Public Sector Enterprises. Rural banking and financial institutions in India - Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector. Globalisation of Economy - Role of International Funding Institutions - IMF & World Bank - WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation. Social Structure in India - Multiculturalism - Demographic trends - Urbanisation and Migration - Gender Issues Joint family system - Social Infrastructure - Education - Health and Environment. Education - Status & System of Education - Socio -Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy - Educational relevance and educational wastage - Educational Policy for India. Social Justice: Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes - socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged - Social Movements - Indian Political Systems - Human Development. Current Economic & Social Issues.

    NABARD Agriculture and Rural Development Syllabus

    SectionTopics
    Agriculture
    • Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches, Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy, Classification of field crops, Factors affecting on 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, Organic farming
    • Soil and Water Conservation: Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilizers, soil erosion, soil conservation,watershed management
    • Water Resource: 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
    • Farm and Agri Engineering: Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, bio fuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro-Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos.
    • Plantation & Horticulture: Definition, meaning and its branches. 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: Farm animals and their role in 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 poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. 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: Fisheries resources, 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.
    • Forestry: Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. 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 2017. Recent developments under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
    • Agriculture Extensions: Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
    • Ecology and Climate Change: Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. 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 livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC. Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities; recent trends, 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.
    Rural Development
    • Rural Area: Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural EconomyImportance 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 Labourers, 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 labour; Issues and challenges in Handlooms
    • Panchayati Raj Institutions: Functions and Working. MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programmes

    Paper 3 Syllabus  

    NABARD Grade B Paper 3 was based on Finance & Management, Statistics, and Development Economics. You must be aware of all the detailed syllabi of NABARD Grade B Mains Paper 3 to reach the next stage, i.e., the Interview Phase. The NABARD Grade B syllabus 2025 for Paper 3 is given below. 

    Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management
    Development Economics: Measures of development, Economic Development Models, role of subsidies, importance of savings and investment, Importance of agriculture, Terms of trade in agriculture, Development issues in India – Post 2017 Agenda.
    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.
    Finance: Financial system in India; Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions, Banking and financial Institutions in India; financial system- features, characteristics and issues; Micro finance, its significance and importance; Union Budget; Project finance- Assessment and Sources for block capital, working capital, Infrastructure financing- Risk Management in Banking Sector, Sources of capital, instruments and methods, salient features; Development finance- scope and needs of development finance; Concept of project cycle management, Private and Social Cost Benefit significance of development finance, , Financial Inclusion – Use of Technology, Public Private Partnership
    Management: Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organisation.
    Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader
    Human Resource Development: Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal - Potential appraisal and development - Performance Counselling - Career Planning - Training and Development - Rewards - Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
    Communication: Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication; upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.

    NABARD Grade B Interview 

    All the candidates who qualify in the NABARD Grade B Mains exam and secure a sufficiently high rank in merit will be short-listed for the third phase, i.e., the Interview. You can be asked any kind of questions ranging from personal, professional and subject-related. It is advisable to prepare well for the NABARD Grade B Interview stage to ensure your selection. The weightage of NABARD Grade B Interview was of 75 marks.  

    NABARD Grade B Marking Scheme 

    NABARD follows a fixed marking criteria for the NABARD Grade B 2025 exam for the post of manager (RDBS). All the questions in NABARD Grade B 2025 exam will carry different marks. 1/4th or 0.25 marks will be deducted as a penalty for every wrong answer in both phases of the NABARD Grade B 2025 recruitment process. 

    NABARD Grade B Marking Scheme

    QuestionsNumber of Marks
    For correct answers 1 Mark or 2 Marks
    For wrong answers For 1 Mark question: Negative Marking of 0.25 Marks
    For 2 Mark question: Negative Marking of 0.50 Marks 
    For not attempted 0 (no marks)

    NABARD Grade B Exam Language 

    NABARD provides the option of choosing a language of your own in both the Prelims and Mains of NABARD Grade B. You can choose between English and Hindi Language in both Prelims and Main exam but the English Language section of NABARD Grade B can only be attempted in English. 

    NABARD Grade B Free Mock Tests 

    NABARD Grade B is one of the most important examinations. Practice is one thing that will always prove helpful and never be worthless for your time. To make sure that you keep a track of what you study, you should keep revising and checking your concepts by practicing NABARD Grade B 2025 mock tests regularly. To make your concepts strong and to keep you ahead of your competitors, ixamBee is providing free practice tests for the NABARD Grade B exam so that you can test yourself well.  

    NABARD Grade B Books 

    Books are man's best friend. Before starting the preparation, you should first search for the best books for NABARD Grade B 2025 and then only initiate your preparation process. Please review the table below for some of the best books for the NABARD Grade B 2025 exam. 

    PaperBooksAuthor/Publisher
    Economic and Social Issues Indian Economy Uma Kapila or Mishra Puri
    Indian Economy Ramesh Singh
    Indian Social System Ram Ahuja / Rawat Publications
    Agriculture & Rural Development Agriculture at a Glance R K Sharma and S K Bhoi
    Rural Development GPH Panel of  Experts
    Fundamental Of Agriculture Vol 2 Arun Katyan
    A Competitive Book of Agriculture Nem Raj Sunda
    Quantitative Aptitude Quicker Mathematics BSC Publications
    Quantitative Aptitude RS Aggarwal
    Class Notes RS Aggarwal
    Reasoning Ability A modern approach to verbal & Non-verbal reasoning R.S. Aggarwal
    Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning S.Chand
    Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning Arihant Publication
    English Language English Grammar Wren & Martin
    Word Power Made Easy Norman Lewis
    Descriptive General English SP Bakshi
    General Awareness Lucent's General Knowledge Lucent Publication
    Computer Awareness Objective Computer Awareness Arihant Publications

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    General Awareness plays a vital role in NABARD Grade B Exam, therefore, it is essential to have a firm grip on this topic. ixamBee understands this and that’s why it has dedicated experts for this section who compile all the latest updates and make them accessible to the aspirants in the form of BeePedia. 

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    BeePedia is a comprehensive document to address the General Awareness (GA) content requirement of students preparing for various competitive exams conducted by regulatory bodies like RBI, NABARD, SEBI, Bank PO, Bank Clerk, Bank SO Exams like IBPS PO, SBI PO, IBPS AFO and many more competitive exams. 

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    NABARD Grade B Online Course 2025 

    NABARD Grade B is one of the most important examinations which require utmost determination, dedication and focus. NABARD provides a favourable and comfortable working environment along with attractive pay, perks & benefits.NABARD Grade B 2025 exam will be held in three phases. Prelims, Mains followed by Interview. To help you prepare, ixamBee has a detailed and comprehensive NABARD Grade B online course.  

    ixamBee also provides an online course for NABARD Grade B 2024 Mains. Some features are mentioned below. 

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    Nabard Grade B Exam Syllabus FAQs

    There are three stages for the NABARD Grade B exam; the prelims, mains and interview. The prelims exam consists of Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, Computer Knowledge, English Language, Decision Making, General Awareness, Agriculture & Rural Development, and Economic and Social Issues. The syllabus for the mains exam includes General English and Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development.
    The basic pay of a NABARD Grade B officer is Rs. 55,200. This is the is basic pay without any allowances or additional emoluments. After adding allowances like Dearness Allowance, Housing Allowance and others, the total monthly salary of a NABARD Grabe B officer comes out to be Rs. 1 lakh.
    The NABARD Grade B and RBI Grade B syllabi share a significant overlap, but there's a key difference. Both exams assess core competencies like Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, English Language, and General Awareness. They also delve into Economics & Social Issues, but with a specific twist. NABARD focuses on these issues within the context of rural India, reflecting its mission. The biggest difference lies in a subject swap. The RBI Grade B exam emphasizes Finance & Management, crucial for their central banking role. NABARD grade B, on the other hand, tests your knowledge of Agriculture & Rural Development, aligning with its focus on rural development. So, while there's a substantial common ground, the specific focus areas set them apart.
    It depends on your speed and your prior knowledge of the topics asked in the NABARD Grade B exam. If you are a beginner and have no prior knowledge of the syllabus and have an average speed, it will take you somewhere around 4 to 5 months in total.
    Yes, there is a negative marking scheme in the NABARD Grade B Prelims exam. For every incorrect answer, a candidate will lose 1/4th of the marks allotted to that question. So candidates should be very careful while attempting questions whose answers they are uncertain about as it could lead them to losing marks. Unattempted questions will neither cause a deduction or addition of marks.
    Not really. It can add or remove a few topics here and there, but the structure of the exam stays similar. It is advised to keep visiting this space regularly for the latest syllabus.
    In a competitive examination like NABARD Grade B, you need to be on your toes. Here, the number of hours doesn’t matter. In competitive examinations, target based study will sail you through. Therefore, rather than focusing on the number of hours, you should complete your target daily and complete your syllabus at least 15 to 20 days prior to the exam.
    Once the release of the NABARD Grade B recruitment details for 2025, aspirants would be eager to get all the important exam based information. Aspirants can get the details of the exam syllabus from the ixamBee portal which lists the topics they need to focus on.
    You will be able to get the NABARD Grade B mock tests at ixamBee. We provide the NABARD Grade B mock tests for the Prelims and Mains for all the streams. These tests have been set to provide aspirants with an understanding about the exam’s nature.

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