NABARD has announced 92 posts of Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ in the Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS).

Important Dates :

• Online Registration and Payment of Online Fees/Intimation Charges: 13th March 2018 to 2nd April 2018
• Last date for submission of online Applications: 2nd April 2018
• Download of Phase I (Preliminary Exam) Admission Letters: 27th April 2018 onwards
• Phase I (Preliminary Exam) – Online Examination: 12th May 2018
• Phase II (Main) - Online Examination : 6th June 2018

Vacancies :

i) General - 46

ii) Animal Husbandry - 5

iii) Chartered Accountant - 5

iv) Economics - 9

v) Environmental Engineering - 2

vi) Food Processing / Food Technology - 4

vii) Forestry al Husbandry - 4

viii) Land Development (Soil Science) / Agriculture - 8

ix) Minor Irrigation (Water Resources) - 6

x) Social Work 3 Total-RDBS - 92

Eligibility Criteria : Refer to the advertisement for details.

Selection Process :

The selection will be in three Phases as furnished below:

Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam) :

Objective Type: MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) carrying 200 marks.

Duration: 120 Minutes Composite Time

1. Test of Reasoning  - 20 questions - 20 marks
2. English Language  - 40 questions - 40 marks
3. Computer Knowledge - 20 questions - 20 marks
4. General Awareness - 20 questions - 20 marks
5. Quantitative Aptitude - 20 questions - 20 marks vi) Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India) - 40 questions - 40 marks
6. Agriculture & Rural Development (with focus on Rural India) - 40 questions- 40 marks

Total Marks: 200

Phase II – the Main Examination will be online and will be a mix of MCQ and descriptive pattern.

Paper-I - General English: (Descriptive - online through a key board) The paper will have descriptive questions carrying 100 marks. Duration: 1 ½ hrs.

Essay (40 Marks), Precis (20 Marks), Questions on the Precis para (20 Marks), Report / Letter Writing (20 Marks).

Paper–II (MCQ): Paper on related discipline Duration: 1 ½ hrs. – 100 Marks

Phase III – Interview: Applicants qualifying in the Phase-II Examination and securing a sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for interview. Marks for Interview: 25 Marks