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NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Details
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Online Course
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The course highlights are given below:
Study Notes
- IT/Computer Topics
- Computer & Decision Making Topics
- ESI & ARD Topics
- Descriptive English Paper
- Current Affairs
Mock Tests
- 10 Tests for Phase 1
- 5 Objective Tests for Phase 2
- 5 Descriptive Tests with Evaluation for Phase 2
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam - Important Dates
The schedule for the NABARD Grade A exam is provided below:
| Events | For 2022 | For 2021 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer Notification Release Date | Out on the 18th of July 2022 | 15th July 2021 |
| NABARD Grade IT Officer - Online Application Start Date | 18th July 2022 | 17th July 2021 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer - Online Application End Date | 7th August 2022 | 07th Aug 2021 |
| NABARD Grade A IT Officer (RDBS) - Phase 1 Prelims | 7th September 2022 | 18th September 2021 |
| NABARD Grade A Officer - Phase 2 (Mains) | To be Announced | 16th November 2021 |
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Vacancy
The vacancies for NABARD Grade A AM (RDBS) - IT are provided below:
| Category | 2022 Vacancies | 2022 Vacancies |
| Unreserved | 10 | 06 |
| OBC | 9 | 04 |
| SC | 4 | 03 |
| ST | - | - |
| EWS | 2 | 02 |
| Total | 25 | 15 |
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Eligibility Criteria
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.
Age Limit
The candidate must be between 21 and 30 years of age. The candidate must have been born not earlier than 02-07-1992 and not later than 01-07-2001 as of 01-07-2022.
Relaxation in Upper Age Limit:
| Category | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| OBC | 3 years |
| 1. SC/ST 2. Ex-servicemen 3. Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers 4. Children/family members of victims died in the 1984 riots | 5 years |
| PWBD 1. General 2. OBC 3. SC/ST | 10 years 13 years 15 years |
Educational Qualification
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate
OR
A post-graduate degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/Computer Applications/Information Technology with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognized university.
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Pattern
The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:
- Preliminary Examination - 200 Marks
- Mains Examination - 200 Marks
- Interview - 50 Marks
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Prelims Exam Pattern
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 |
| Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) | 40 | 40 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development with an Emphasis on Rural India | 40 | 40 |
| Total | 200 | 200 |
Note:
- Qualifying Section - Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making
- Merit Section - General Awareness, Economic & Social 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.
- For every wrong answer marked, 1/4th of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty in the Phase 1 paper. Cut-offs in Phase 1 may be applied in two stages: (i) On scores in individual tests, (ii) On Total Score
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Mains Exam Pattern
The Mains Exam Pattern of NABARD Grade A Assistant Manager - IT is given below:
| Paper | Subject | Type of Paper | Number of Questions | Marks | Duration | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper 1 | General English | Online Descriptive | 3 | 100 | 90 minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using the keyboard |
| Paper 2 | IT | Objective | 30 | 50 | 30 minutes | |
| Paper 2 | IT | Descriptive Type | 6 [2 of 15 marks each & 2 of 10 marks each] | 50 | 90 Minutes | Descriptive Answers to be typed using the keyboard either in English or Hindi (Remington and Inscript keyboards) |
The calling ratio to qualify for the main examination and interview would be a maximum of 1:25 and 1:3 respectively.
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 1 and Phase 2.
- Cut-offs in Phase 1 and Phase 2 may be applied in two stages: (i) On the scores in individual tests, (ii) On the total score
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Cut Off
Check the table below to find the Prelims and Mains Cut-off of the Previous Year:
NABARD Grade A IT Officer - Prelims Cut Off
| Category | 2020 Cut-off | 2019 Cut-off |
|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | 94.25 | 113.75 |
| OBC | 69.25 | 97.25 |
| SC | 74.50 | 102.50 |
| ST | 50.75 | 100.50 |
| EWS | 34.75 | 93.75 |
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Mains Cut Off
| Category | 2020 Cut-off |
|---|---|
| Unreserved | 113.75 |
| OBC | 97.25 |
| SC | 102.50 |
| ST | 100.50 |
| EWS | 93.75 |
NABARD Grade A IT Officer Exam Syllabus
NABARD Grade A Preliminary Examination and Mains Examination Syllabus are given below:
Syllabus for Phase 1 (Prelims Examination)
| Name of Section | List of Important Topics |
|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | Alphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, Direction Sense, Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Logical Reasoning |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation, Quantity Based, Data Sufficiency, Simplification, Approximation, Quadratic Inequalities, Number Series both missing and wrong number series Important Arithmetic Topics: Partnership, Average, Ages, Profit & Loss, Time & Work, Speed, Time, Distance, Boat & Stream, Trains, Simple Interest & Compound Interest, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion |
| English Language | Cloze test, Fillers, Spotting the errors, Para Jumbles, New pattern questions, Idioms and phrases, Word Rearrangement, Column Based questions, Sentence improvement, Paragraph Completion, Grammar, Reading Comprehension |
| General Awareness | Majorly includes questions from Current Affairs - Banking, Finance, Insurance, Appointments, Awards and Honours, Sports, Schemes, and National and International Events. |
| Computer Knowledge | Computer Fundamentals and Terminologies Computer Hardware and Software History - Generations of Computer Operating System Internet and Networking DBMS MS Office - MS Word, MS Excel, MS Powerpoint, etc. Keyboard Shortcuts Basic Security Concepts Computer Abbreviations |
Economic and Social Issues
| 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 |
Agriculture and Rural Development
| 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, 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 Handlooms 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 |
Syllabus for Phase 2 (Mains Examination)
| Paper 1 - English |
| Essay, Precis writing, Comprehension, and Business/Office Correspondence |
| Paper 2 - Syllabus |
| 1. Introduction to Software 2. Computer Fundamentals 3. Data Structure, File structure and programming through C, C++, Java and Python 4. Elements of Systems Analysis and Design 5. Numerical and Statistical Computing 6. Data Communication and Networks 7. Computer Architecture and Network Architecture 8. Object-Oriented Systems 9. Database Management Systems including RDBMS 10. Software Engineering 11. Operating Systems 12. Management Information Systems 13. Internet of Things (IoT), Mobile Computing 14. Design and analysis of Algorithms 15. Basic of AI, ML and natural language processing 16. Cyber Security 17. Big data Analytics 18. Data Modelling and Analytics 19. Concept of data visualisation using reporting tools 20. Data warehousing with Analytical capabilities and virtual data management 21. API usage for cross-user interaction and data exchange |
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NABARD Grade A Topper
Ranjan Kumar
NABARD Grade A 2021 - IT Officer
"The mock tests actually helped me a lot for which I am really thankful to OB's team. I would recommend those who are seriously looking for an IT job in banks or regulatory bodies to practice the questions as much as possible since these give you an edge above others as you have covered not only the topics but various questions that can be asked from those."
FAQs
A. With Oliveboard's online course, you get comprehensive study material for your all-around preparation. The course highlights are given below: 1. Study Notes: IT/Computer Topics, Computer & Decision Making Topics, ESI & ARD Topics, Descriptive English Paper, Current Affairs 2. Mock Tests: 10 Tests for Phase 1, 5 Objective Tests for Phase 2, 5 Descriptive Tests with Evaluation for Phase 2
A. Yes, NABARD is recruiting for Grade A officers in 2022. A total of 170 vacancies have been announced for the post of Assistant Manager in Grade A for Rural Development Banking Services (RDBS) (161 vacancies), Rajbhasha Service (7 vacancies), and Protocol & Security Service (2 vacancies).
A. A total of 25 vacancies are released in the NABARD Grade a 2022 notification for the IT officer's post.
A. A total of 15 vacancies were released in the NABARD Grade a 2021 notification for the IT officer's post.
A. The scheme of examination for the NABARD Grade A officers comprises three Phases: 1. Phase 1 (Prelims) 2. Phase 2 (Mains) 3. Interview
A. You can choose our Online Course for your preparation. We have launched a comprehensive course for your all-around preparation for the NABARD Grade A IT Officer post. Invest early in your NABARD Gr. A IT officer's exam preparations to gain an edge over your competitors. Cover the basics of Computer/IT, ESI & ARD, and Decision-Making through Crisp Study Notes and test your understanding through Objective + Descriptive Mock Tests.
