The NABARD Grade A IT Notification 2025 was released on 8th November 2025, and the last date to fill out the application form is 30th November 2025. This year, the notification has been released for a total of 91 vacancies, out of which 10 are for the post of Computer and IT Technology. In this blog, we have provided all the details regarding vacancies, eligibility, exam dates, and the application process.
NABARD Grade A IT Notification PDF Released
The detailed NABARD Grade A IT Notification 2025 has been released. Aspirants must go through the notification PDF once before applying. The direct link to download the NABARD Grade A Official Notification 2025 PDF is provided below.
Download NABARD Grade A IT Notification PDF (Link Active)
NABARD Grade A IT Officer 2025 – Important Dates
The schedule for the NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam 2025 has been released. The exact dates related to the NABARD Grade A 2025 Notification are as follows:
| Events | Important Dates |
| NABARD IT Officer Short Notification Release Date | 4th November 2025 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer Notification Release Date | 8th November 2025 |
| NABARD Grade IT Officer Application Start Date | 8th November 2025 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer Application Last Date | 30th November 2025 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer (RDBS) – Phase 1 Prelims Exam Date | 20th December 2025 |
| NABARD Grade A Officer – Phase 2 (Mains) Exam Date | 25th January 2026 |
NABARD Grade A IT Vacancies 2025
The vacancies for NABARD Grade ‘A’ AM (RDBS) – IT have been released along with the detailed notification PDF. However, we have also shared the vacancies from previous years so that aspirants can understand the vacancy trend being followed.
| Category | 2025 Vacancies | 2024 Vacancies | 2023 Vacancies | 2022 Vacancies | 2021 Vacancies |
| Unreserved | 4 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 06 |
| OBC | 2 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 04 |
| SC | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 03 |
| ST | 2 | 5 | 1 | – | – |
| EWS | 1 | – | 3 | 2 | 02 |
| Total | 10 | 16 | 40 | 25 | 15 |
NABARD Grade A IT Apply Online 2025
The NABARD Grade A IT Officer 2025 Notification has been released along with the online application form on 8th November 2025. The last date to fill out the online application form is 30th November 2025. The direct link to apply online is provided below.
Direct NABARD Grade A IT Officer Apply Online Link (Active)
NABARD IT Officer Eligibility
While applying for NABARD Grade A, be aware that you can apply only for one discipline/ post of your choice. If you apply for Assistant Manager in IT discipline, you cannot opt for any other discipline like General, Fisheries, Agriculture, Finance, etc.
NABARD IT Officer Eligibility – Age Limit
The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age which means that the candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-11-1995 and not later than 01-11-2004 as of 1st November 2025. Also note that the reference date are as per the 2025 Notification PDF.
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Age Limit – Relaxation
Check out the relaxation in the table given below:
| Category | Age Relaxation | Maximum Age Limit |
| General / UR | — | 30 years |
| OBC | 3 years | 33 years |
| SC / ST | 5 years | 35 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | 5 years | 35 years |
| ECOs / SSCOs | 5 years | 35 years |
| Children / Family Members of 1984 Riot Victims | 5 years | 35 years |
| PWBD (General) | 10 years | 40 years |
| PWBD (OBC) | 13 years | 43 years |
| PWBD (SC / ST) | 15 years | 45 years |
NABARD IT Officer Eligibility – Educational Qualification
Check out the NABARD Grade A IT Educational Qualification required below:
| Qualification | Eligible Disciplines | Minimum Marks |
| Four years Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering/Technology | Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Information Technology, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Communication, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning OR | 60% (General) 55% (SC/ST/PWBD) |
| Post Graduate Degree | Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Applications, Information Technology, Electronics, Electronics & Telecommunications, Electronics & Communication, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning OR | 55% (General) 50% (SC/ST/PWBD) |
| Graduate Degree AND DOEACC ‘B’ Level Certification | Graduate in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution AND must have passed Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) ‘B’ Level | 60% (General) 55% (SC/ST/PWBD) |
NABARD Grade A IT Notification – Selection Process
The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:
- Phase 1 (Preliminary Examination) – 200 Marks
- Phase 2 (Mains Examination) – 200 Marks
- Phase 3 (Interview) – 50 marks
NABARD Grade A IT Exam Pattern 2025
The NABARD Grade A IT Exam Pattern for both prelims and mains has been discussed below. The candidates must check out the detailed pattern to have a better understanding of subjects and their weightage.
NABARD Grade A IT Exam Pattern 2025 for Prelims
The Prelims Exam Pattern of NABARD Grade ‘A’ Assistant Manager – IT is given below :
| Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Max Marks |
| Test of Reasoning | 20 | 20 |
| English Language | 30 | 30 |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 |
| Decision Making | 10 | 10 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 |
| Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development with an Emphasis on Rural India | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Important Notes
- Qualifying Section – Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making.
- Merit Section – General Awareness, Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India.
- Shortlisting of the candidates for the Main exam will be based on marks scored in the Merit section only.
NABARD Grade A IT Exam Pattern 2025 for Mains
The Mains exam pattern of NABARD Grade A IT Officer (Assistant Manager Exam) is given below :
| Paper | Type of Paper | Questions/Marks | Duration | Remarks |
| Paper I: General English | Online Descriptive | 3/100 Marks | 90 Minutes | Answers to be typed using keyboard |
| Paper II: Stream-Specific Paper | Objective | 30/50 Marks | 30 Minutes | Paragraph/Numerical/Application-based interpretive questions. Some questions carry 2 marks each and some carry 1 mark each. |
| Paper II: Stream-Specific Paper | Descriptive Type | 6 (Attempt any 4) • 2 × 15 marks each (higher difficulty) • 2 × 10 marks each Total: 50 Marks | 90 Minutes | Answers to be typed using keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington/Inscript keyboards) |
The calling ratio to qualify for the main examination and interview would be a maximum of
1:25 and 1:3, respectively.
NABARD Grade A IT Negative Marking
- There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked by the candidate.
- For every wrong answer marked, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty in Phase-I and Phase-II.
- Cut-offs in Phase-I and Phase-II may be applied in two stages that are On scores in individual tests & On Total Score.
NABARD Grade A IT Syllabus 2025
NABARD Grade A Phase 1 (prelims) examination and Phase 2 (mains) examination syllabus are given below:
NABARD Grade A IT Prelims Syllabus 2025
Check out the detailed NABARD Grade A IT Prelims Syllabus below:
| Name of Section | Topics asked |
| Reasoning Ability | 1. Puzzles & Seating arrangement 2. Syllogism 3. Data sufficiency 4. Statement-based questions (Verbal reasoning) 5. Inequality 6. Coding-Decoding 7. Input-Output 8. Blood relations 9. Miscellaneous Questions |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1. Data Interpretation 2. Quadratic Equations 3. Number Series 4. Simplification/ Approximation 5. Data Sufficiency 6. Arithmetic Questions 7. Quantity Comparisons 8. Mathematical Inequalities |
| English Language | 1. Reading Comprehension 2. Sentence improvement 3. Cloze test 4. Spotting the errors 5. Fill in the blanks 6. Sentence rearrangement 7. Para Jumbles 8. New pattern questions |
| General Awareness | Majorly includes questions from current affairs – Banking, Finance, Insurance, Appointments, Awards and Honours, Sports, Schemes, and National and International Events. |
| Computer Knowledge | It various topics like Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, History of computers & generations, and Shortcuts. |
NABARD Grade A IT ESI Syllabus 2025
The ESI is one of the most important subjects to excel if you want to clear the NABARD Grade A Exam.
| Name of Section | Topics asked |
| Nature of Indian Economy | 1. Structural and Institutional features 2. Economic Underdevelopment 3. Opening up the Indian Economy 4. Globalization 5. Economic Reforms in India 6. Privatization |
| 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 | 1. Characteristics / Status 2. Technical and Institutional changes in Indian 3. Agriculture 4. Agricultural performance 5. Issues in Food Security in India 6. Non-Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit |
| Industry | 1. Industrial and Labour Policy 2. Industrial performance 3. Regional Imbalance in India’s Industrial Development 4. Public Sector Enterprises |
| Rural banking and financial institutions in India | Reforms in the Banking/ Financial sector. |
| Globalization of Economy | 1. Role of International Funding Institutions 2. IMF & World Bank 3. WTO 4. Regional Economic Cooperation |
| Social Structure in India | 1. Multiculturalism 2. Demographic trends 3. Urbanization and Migration 4. Gender Issues- Joint family system 5. Social Infrastructure 6. Education 7. Health and Environment |
| Education | 1. Status & System of Education 2. Socio-Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy 3. Educational relevance and educational wastage 4. Educational Policy for India |
| Social Justice | Problems with scheduled castes and scheduled tribes Socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. |
| Positive Discrimination in favour of the underprivileged | 1. Social Movements 2. Indian Political Systems 3. Human Development |
NABARD Grade A IT ARD Syllabus 2025
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| Name of Section | Topics asked |
| Agriculture | 1. Definition, meaning, and its branches 2. Agronomy: Definition, meaning, and scope of agronomy 3. Classification of field crops 4. Factors affecting crop production 5. Agro Climatic Zones 6. Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems 7. Problems of dry land – Seed production, seed processing, seed village 8. Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory 9. Precision Farming 10. System of Crop Intensification 11. Organic farming |
| Soil and Water Conservation | 1. Major soil types 2. Soil fertility 3. Fertilizers 4. Soil erosion 5. Soil conservation 6. Watershed management |
| Water Resource | 1. Irrigation Management 2. Types of irrigation 3. Sources of irrigation 4. Crop-water requirement 5. Command area development 6. Water conservation techniques 7. Micro-irrigation 8. Irrigation pumps 9. Major, medium, and minor irrigation. |
| Farm and Agri-Engineering | 1. Farm Machinery and Power 2. Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar, and biomass, biofuels 3. Water harvesting structures 4. Farm Ponds 5. Agro-Processing 6. Controlled and modified storage, of perishable food storage, godowns, bins, and grain silos |
| Plantation & Horticulture | 1. Definition, meaning, and its branches 2. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops 3. Post-harvest management, value, and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops. |
| Animal Husbandry | 1. Farm animals and their role in the Indian economy 2. Animal husbandry methods in India 3. Common terms pertaining to different species of livestock 4. Utility classification of breeds of cattle Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification, and utility 5. Introduction to the poultry industry in India (past, present, and future status) 6. Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management 7. The concept of mixed farming and its relevance to the socio-economic conditions of farmers in India 8. Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming. |
| Fisheries | 1. Fisheries resources Management and exploitation – freshwater, brackish water, and marine 2. Aquaculture- Inland and marine 3. Biotechnology Post-harvest technology 4. Importance of fisheries in India 5. Common terms pertaining to fish production. |
| Forestry | 1. Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry 2. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management, and forest economics 3. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management 4. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015 5. Recent developments under the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change |
| Agriculture Extensions | 1. Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programs 2. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in the dissemination of Agricultural technologies |
| Ecology and Climate Change | 1. Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, sustainable management, and conservation 2. Causes of climate change, GreenHouse Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis 3. Distinguish between adaptation and mitigation 4. Climate change impact on agriculture and rural livelihoods 5. Carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings 6. Funding mechanisms for climate change projects 7. Initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, and INDC. |
| Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities | 1. Recent trends 2. Major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance 3. Viability of agriculture 4. Factors of Production in agriculture 5. Agricultural Finance and Marketing 6. Impact of Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security 7. Concept and Types of Farm Management. |
| Rural Development | 1. Concept of Rural Area 2. Structure of the Indian Rural Economy 3. Importance and role of the rural sector in India 4. Economic, Social, and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy 5. Causes of Rural Backwardness 6. Rural population in India 7. Occupational structure 8. Farmers, Agricultural Laborers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes, and others in rural India 9. Trends of change in rural population and rural workforce 10. Problems and conditions of rural labour 11. Issues and challenges in Hand-looms 12. Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water 13. Working Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA, and other rural development programs |
NABARD Grade A IT Mains Syllabus 2025
The NABARD Grade A IT Mains Syllabus is divided into two papers. Check out the detailed syllabus of both the papers below:
| Paper-I – English Topics |
| Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension, and Business/Office Correspondence |
| Paper-II – Syllabus |
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NABARD Grade A IT Notification 2025 FAQs
The NABARD Grade A IT Notification 2025 has been released on 8th November 2025.
Candidates can download the Notification PDF provided in this blog.
The NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam has been scheduled for 20th December 2025 and the Phase 2 will be held on 25th January 2026.
There are a total of 91 vacancies, among which 10 vacancies are for the post of IT officer.
2025: Total 10
2024: Total 16
2023: Total 40
2022: Total 25
2021: Total 15
The application process has been started and the direct link to apply is provided above.
Age: 21–30 years (born between 02-11-1995 and 01-11-2004). Age relaxation is applicable for OBC, SC/ST, Ex-servicemen, and PwBD candidates.
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/IT/Computer Applications (60% marks, 55% for SC/PwBD) or Postgraduate in the same fields with 55% marks (50% for SC/PwBD).
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