With the NABARD Grade-A, 2020 Prelims Exam to be held on 25th of February 2020, we just have over a month remaining for Phase 1 Exam. A sincere aspirant would not waste any of this remaining time and fully devote it to exam preparation. We at Oliveboard have curated a well-structured study plan for complete preparation of NABARD Grade-A Phase 1 Examination. NABARD Grade A Study Plan 2020 will help you cover all the important topics under the syllabus.
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NABARD Grade A Study Plan 2020 – 30 Days Study Plan for Phase 1 (Prelims)
The NABARD Grade A Study Plan 2020 given below has been made strictly as per the syllabus and pattern of the Exam. The NABARD Grade A Study Plan 2020 given below is as per our understanding of the needs of the Exam. You can make changes and customize the study plan as per your convenience, weak subjects, availability of time etc.
Day | Tasks | Day | Tasks |
Day 1 | ESI – Nature of Indian Economy
English – Practice Descriptive English GA – Revise the current affairs for Dec 2019 |
Day 2 | ARD – Agriculture: Definition, Meaning and its branches
Quants – Practice Caselet DI Type Questions GA – Revise the current affairs for Dec 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 3 | ESI – Growth & Development
Reasoning – Order and Ranking, Practice 1-2 Puzzles based questions English – Practice at least 2 sets of Reading Comprehension Questions GA – Revise the current affairs for Dec 2019 |
Day 4 | ARD – Agronomy – Definition & Scope
Quants – Practice questions of Pipes & Cisterns, Time, Speed & Distance GA – Revise the current affairs for Nov 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 5 | ESI – Poverty Alleviation in India (Schemes & Programmes in India)
Reasoning – Direction based problems, Blood Relations English – Solve a few sets of Sentence Rearrangement type questions (Para-jumbles), Practice Descriptive English GA – Revise the current affairs for Nov 2019 |
Day 6 | ARD – Classification of field crops,
Factors affecting crop production Quants – Practice 3-4 Sets of DI of Mixed DI, Missing DI GA – Revise the current affairs for Nov 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 7 | ESI – Economic Reforms in India (Liberalisation, Privatisation, Globalisation)
Reasoning – Statement – Assumptions, Conclusions/Arguments English – Practice a few questions on Fillers (Single & Double Fillers) Fill in the Blanks GA – Revise the current affairs for Oct 2019 |
Day 8 | ARD – Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems
Quants – Practice 3-4 Sets of Data Interpretation questions (Tabular, Pie Chart) GA – Revise the current affairs for Oct 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 9 | ESI – Banking & Financial Institutions in India (especially RBI & NABARD)
Reasoning – Coding-Decoding, Practice 1-2 Seating Arrangement based problems English – Practice a few questions on Paragraph Completion, Sentence Completion GA – Revise the current affairs for Oct 2019 Take a NABARD Phase 1 Mock Test 3 |
Day 10 | ARD – Organic farming, Precision Farming
Quants – Revise Formulae & quick Calculation Tips from Simple Interest, Compound Interest & Partnership GA – Revise the current affairs for Sep 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 11 | ESI – Social Structure in India
Reasoning – Input-Output, Direction based problems English – Practice 1-2 sets of Cloze tests, Practice Descriptive English GA – Revise the current affairs for Sep 2019 |
Day 12 | ARD – Meteorology: Weather parameters, crop-weather advisory
Quants – Revise the Formulae and tricks from Percentages & Profit & Loss Practice questions using Topic Test GA – Revise the current affairs for Sep 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 13 | ESI – Inflation Trends in India, Education Programmes & Schemes
Reasoning – Seating Arrangements, Analogies English – Practice Error Spotting questions (Grammar errors, Spelling Errors) GA – Revise the current affairs for Aug 2019 |
Day 14 | ARD – Seed production, Seed processing, seed village
Quants – Problems on Ages, Time & Work GA – Revise the current affairs for Aug 2019 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 15 | ESI – Employment Generation in India (Theory and Government Schemes)
Reasoning – Inequalities, Coded Inequalities English – Practice 1-2 sets of Reading Comprehension Questions GA – Revise the current affairs for Aug 2019 |
Day 16 | ARD – Soil and Water Conservation
Quants – Mensuration & Number Series GA – Jan 2020 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 17 | ESI – Rural Banking and Financial Institutions in India
Reasoning – Take a Reasoning Sectional Test English – Take a sectional Tests, Practice Descriptive English GA – Revise the GA for Jan 2020 |
Day 18 | ARD – Animal Husbandry
Quants – Take a Quants sectional test GA – Revise the GA for Jan 2020 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 19 | ESI – Reforms in Banking & Financial Sector in India
Reasoning – Solve Mixed Reasoning quizzes. English – Take a sectional Tests, Practice Descriptive English GA – Jan 2020 |
Day 20 | ARD – Fisheries & Forestry
GA – Jan 2020 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 21 | ESI – Role of International Financial Institutions (Current Affairs),
Reasoning – Solve Reasoning Quizzes English – Practice Descriptive English GA – Feb 2020 |
Day 22 | ARD – Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities
GA – Feb 2020 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 23 | ESI – Food Security & Rural Credit
Reasoning – Take a Reasoning Sectional Tests English – Practice Descriptive English GA – Feb 2020 |
Day 24 | ARD – Plantation & Horticulture
GA – Feb 2020 Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 25 | ESI – Employment Generation Programmes in India
Reasoning – Take Topic Tests you are your weak topics English – Take Sectional Tests GA – Revise GA through monthly quizzes. |
Day 26 | ARD – Farm and Agri- Engineering
GA – Revise GA through the monthly quiz. Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 27 | ESI – Socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes
GA – Revise GA through monthly quizzes. |
Day 28 | ARD – Rural Development & Rural population in India
GA – Revise GA through monthly quizzes. Read the current affairs related to ARD and ESI from Yojana & Kurukshetra Magazine |
Day 29 | ESI – Human Development, Health Programmes in India | Day 30 | ARD – Panchayati Raj Institutions
Revise the important topics from ARD and ESI |
It is advisable to take up a topic from ESI and ARD and complete it in a stipulated time without procrastination. Revision is always very very important when it comes to competitive exams like NABARD. Whenever you learn a new topic, do not forget to revise it. The revision will help you in the retention of the basics that you learnt and will aid you in recollecting it on the Exam day.
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How to Prepare for NABARD Grade-A 2020 Exam?
NABARD Grade A 2020 Preparation Tips & Resources
1. Remember Phase 1 is a crucial step. You need to clear the Phase 1 Exam to be able to sit for Phase 2. Therefore pay adequate attention to the sections of Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability and English Language.
2. Clear your basics of these topics using the videos classes available for free.
3. After you are done with the basics, start taking Mock Tests. These will help you practice and solve in a time-bound atmosphere giving you clarity over your weak and strong topics of the syllabus.
4. Once done with taking the tests, go for analysis of every question of the test. Solve the questions that you weren’t able to solve while taking the Mock test. Pay attention to where you lag and try to improve upon it.
5. General and Current Affairs – Cover the current affairs of at least 6 months before the exam (Feb, Jan, Dec, Nov, Oct, Sep). Remember the current affairs for February, January, December and November are of prime importance)
6. Pay special attention to the Economics & Social Issues current affairs, Agriculture current affairs and Government Schemes of the above-mentioned months as these are important for Economics & Social Issues & Agriculture & Rural Development sections of Phase 1 which carry 40 marks each.
Other Things that need to be covered are:
For ESI
- Government Schemes (Recent ones as well as other important ones)
- Latest Budget 2020
- Latest Economic Survey
- Socio-Economic Caste Survey
- Census of 2011
- Other important reports if released in January or February 2020.
For ARD
- Agriculture Government Schemes & Rural Development Schemes
- Cover the chapter of Agriculture from the latest Budget and Economic Survey
- State of Forest Report
- The latest Agriculture Census
- The Latest Livestock Census
- NABARD Model Bankable Project Reports from NABARD website
- NABARD Annual Report
- Kurukshetra Magazine (for current affairs)
- Annual Report of Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Rural Development & Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change.
For ARD Static Portion, give special emphasis to these topics while reading.
- Basics of Agriculture
- Soil Science
- Irrigation Management
- Agriculture Engineering
- Horticulture
- Animal Husbandry & Poultry
- Fisheries
- Meteorology
- Forestry
- Basics of Agricultural Economics
- Agriculture Extension
- Rural Development (Mainly Govt. Schemes)
For ESI Static Portion, give special emphasis to these topics while reading.
- Measurement of Growth & National Income
- Human Development
- Role of Economic Planning
- Fiscal Policy
- Monetary Policy
- Balance of Payments
- Sustainable Development & Environment Issues
- Industrial and Labour Policy
- International Financial Institutions
- World Trade Organizations
- Urbanization
- Migration
Current Affairs are of prime importance here in this Exam both for Phase 1 and Phase 2.
This was all from us in this blog of NABARD Grade A Study Plan 2020. We have provided a detailed preparation plan and the topics to be covered here. We hope that you like the NABARD Grade A Study Plan and preparation resources given in here.
We have also prepared Free Agriculture & Rural Development Notes for your extensive preparation.
Refer to them below:
- Minimum Support Prices (MSP) – 2018/19: Free NABARD ARD Notes Ebook (PDF)
- Water Conservation: Methods and Importance | NABARD ARD Notes
- Organizations for Rural Development of India | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Institutional Financing Agencies | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Impact of Globalization on Agriculture | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- National Income Accounting – GDP Calculation & Per Capita Income
- Poverty Alleviation & Employment Generation – RBI Grade B Study Notes
- Fisheries in India – Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Animal Husbandry in India – Types, Importance & more | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Impact of Climate Change on Agriculture – Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Farm and Agri Engineering – Importance | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Agricultural Markets: Concept, Classification, and more | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Agricultural Credit System – Types and Sources | Free ARD Notes for NABARD
- Types of Agriculture in India – NABARD Agriculture Notes
- Food Security in India – Free Ebook for NABARD Exams
- Krishi Vigyaan Kendras – NABARD Agriculture Notes
- Agricultural Organisations – India and World | Free ARD Notes E-Book (PDF)
- Irrigation: Types of Irrigation, Sources
- Agricultural Finance: Classification and Sources – NABARD Agriculture Notes
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NABARD Grade A Mock Tests 2020
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