{"id":11234,"date":"2017-07-25T13:05:30","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T13:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=11234"},"modified":"2017-07-26T13:53:58","modified_gmt":"2017-07-26T13:53:58","slug":"nabard-2017-prelims-last-minute-preparation-study-material-tips-time-management-grade-a-b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nabard-2017-prelims-last-minute-preparation-study-material-tips-time-management-grade-a-b\/","title":{"rendered":"NABARD 2017: Time Strategy & Last Minute Tips for Phase 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Aspirants,<\/span><\/p>\n

The NABARD 2017 Prelims Exam<\/strong><\/a> is just around the corner! It\u2019s time to fasten your seat belts and gear up for it. To help you with the same, we have provided last minute revision tips<\/strong> and section-wise time allocation strategy<\/strong> for NABARD 2017 Exam<\/strong> in the following article. Download it as a PDF<\/strong><\/a> and use it as a handy guide for your revision.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Section-wise Time Allocation Strategy<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

After checking and analyzing the time allocation strategy<\/strong> used by NABARD toppers<\/strong>, we arrived at the following. This, is broadly what most toppers used as their approximate time allocation.<\/span><\/p>\n

Quantitative Aptitude \u2013 31 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Logical Reasoning \u2013 26 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
English Language \u2013 19 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Computer Knowledge \u2013 5 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
General Awareness \u2013 6 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Economic and Social Issues \u2013 17 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Agriculture and Rural Development \u2013 16 minutes<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

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NOTE:<\/em><\/strong><\/span> What works for some may not work for others. We recommend using the above section-wise time allocation for NABARD as a guideline and not a target. Based on your strengths & weaknesses, you can change this to suit your strategy. However, if you have a better strategy that works for you, we suggest you stick to it.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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Practice NABARD 2017 Exam questions<\/strong> in latest pattern to determine your speed & accuracy<\/strong>:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Order of attempt<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

While it is important to attempt all the sections, it is also important to strategize your order of attempt before the exam.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

There has been a slight change in the NABARD 2017 Prelims exam pattern<\/strong>. NABARD has increased the weightage of the Agriculture and Rural Development [ARD]<\/strong> and the Economic and Social Issues [ESI] <\/strong>sections from 25 marks to 40 marks. It has reduced the weightage of Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong> and Reasoning <\/strong>sections from 30 marks to 20 marks and 40 marks to 20 marks, respectively. <\/span><\/p>\n

The Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development papers together constitute 120 marks<\/strong>, whereas Quantitative Aptitude, English Language and Reasoning constitute 80 marks<\/strong>. The former is theoretical & requires lesser time to solve<\/strong>, and the latter is practical and requires calculation<\/strong> and mental ability<\/strong>, therefore takes more time to solve<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Therefore, we recommend you aim to score maximum marks in the theoretical papers <\/strong>(ARD, ESI, GK and CK) in less time <\/strong>(around 40 minutes) and use the remaining time (around 75-80 minutes) for the practical papers<\/strong> (Quant, Reasoning, English).<\/span><\/p>\n

NABARD 2017 Prelims exam<\/strong> has a duration of 120 minutes. Since there\u2019s no sectional timing, you can start with the section you\u2019re most comfortable with. However, we suggest you consider factors like weightage, time-taken to solve and difficulty level to decide your order of attempt. The order you choose needs to help you cover all the topics within the time provided and with great accuracy.<\/span><\/p>\n

Deciding your order of attempt could be a challenging task. Therefore, we suggest you take NABARD 2017 Mock Tests<\/strong><\/a> to help you with it. Take mock tests will help you determine your strong and weak areas and speed and accuracy across topics and sections in NABARD<\/strong>. You can use this information to decide your order of attempt before the exam.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take a FREE trial to determine your order of attempt:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Section-wise Revision Tips<\/u><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n
Before we start, check out the<\/span> NABARD 2017 Exam Syllabus & Previous Year Cut Off Marks<\/a>.<\/strong><\/h6>\n

Agriculture and Rural Development [ARD]<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Learn names of various schemes and sub-schemes launched by the Government for the welfare of Agriculture and \"Agriculture<\/a>rural development<\/strong>. Know the full-forms of these schemes, as the questions will most likely contain the abbreviated form. Focus more on the current affairs related to Agriculture and Rural Development of last 1 year. The questions are mostly direct and based on facts and figures.<\/span><\/p>\n

For a comprehensive NABARD Agriculture & Rural Development Preparation Guide<\/strong>, click on the banner to your right!<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Economic<\/a><\/strong><\/span>Economic and Social Issues [ESI]<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Questions from the Economic and Social Issues [ESI] paper<\/strong> too focus more on the current affairs. Therefore, even for ESI, we recommend you go through current affairs related to Economic and Social Issues of last 1 year. Also read up on schemes and sub-schemes launched by the government for the welfare of the social sector and about committees, missions, social sector programs, autonomous government agencies, etc.\u00a0For a comprehensive\u00a0NABARD Economic & Social Issues\u00a0Preparation Guide<\/strong>, click on the banner to your left!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Computer Knowledge<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Questions from the Computer Knowledge section are not going to be as tricky as the other sections. The questions will be pretty basic.<\/span><\/p>\n

Important topics:<\/em> Hardware & software, important computer abbreviations, keyboard shortcuts, Microsoft office, operating system, internet, fundamental technologies, networking, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Click here to download<\/strong> the Guide <\/strong>for the complete preparation <\/strong>of Computer Awareness<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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General Awareness<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

General Awareness paper will include Static GK and Current Affairs questions, with special reference to the Banking and Finance industry. Go through the current affairs of last 1 year.<\/span><\/p>\n

To Practice latest General Awareness Questions<\/strong> for NABARD 2017 Exam<\/strong>, click on the banner:<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Reasoning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can expect maximum marks from the Sitting Arrangement (linear, circular, with a mix of blood relations) topic in Reasoning section.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other important topics:<\/em> Mathematical inequalities, machine input output, critical reasoning, data sufficiency, comparison, syllogism, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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English Language<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

You can expect up to 15 marks from the Reading Comprehension passages in English Language of NABARD 2017 exam<\/strong><\/a>. The topics are generally based on Banking, Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture. Make a habit of reading newspapers every day. This will not only improve your grammar, vocabulary and reading speed, but is also good for your General Awareness section.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other important topics:<\/em> Phrase Replacement, Cloze Test, Parajumbles, Error Spotting<\/span><\/p>\n

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Quantitative Aptitude <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Data Interpretation is a very important topic under Quantitative Aptitude section of NABARD 2017 exam<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Other important topics:<\/em> Number series, time speed distance, ratio and proportion, average, percentage, mensuration, profit and loss, boat and stream, simple and compound interest, problem on ages, time and work, permutation and combination, probability, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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NOTE:<\/em><\/strong><\/span> Do not base your NABARD 2017 exam preparation<\/strong><\/a><\/span> on previous year NABARD exam analysis<\/strong> alone. Use the NABARD 2016 Exam<\/strong> analysis as a guideline to strategize your 2017 NABARD exam preparation<\/strong><\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\"NABARDNABARD 2017 Exam Preparation Material for Revision<\/span><\/u><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n

We suggest keeping your preparation material minimum. Hoarding too many books or any other kind of preparation material will only end up confusing you.<\/span><\/p>\n

Following are some sources you can use to revise your current affairs and also practice questions:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n