Download pdfNABARD Grade A Eligibility Criteria
NABARD Eligibility for Grade A officers post consists of the following criteria that a candidate must ensure before applying for the job. Failing to fulfill the NABARD Grade A eligibility criteria won't allow you to participate in the recruitment process. The candidates preparing for the NABARD exam must be well-versed with the educational qualifications of NABARD.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Educational Qualification (as on 01-07-2022)
- A candidate can apply for Assistant Manager (RDBS/Rajbhasha) from among the options given in Table-I (only one option). It is clarified that candidate applying for Asst. Manager (RDBS) - General cannot apply for another discipline and vice versa. Similarly, candidates applying for Asst. Manager (Rajbhasha) cannot apply for Asst. Manager (RDBS) and vice versa.
- The candidate can apply only for ONE Post/Discipline of his / her choice. In case of multiple applications across or within disciplines for Grade A (RDBS), only the last application submitted will be considered valid and fee against all other applications will be forfeited.
- PWBD candidates applying against Unreserved (UR) posts will not be eligible for relaxation in percentage in Educational Qualification. They may, however, be eligible for relaxation in Age and Fee.
- The candidate must possess the required educational qualification as on 01-07-2022. The result of final term / semester/ year examination of the required educational qualification must have been declared on or before 01-07-2022. In other words, candidates whose final year/semester results have been declared after 01-07-2022 are not eligible to apply.
Bachelor’s Degree in a particular discipline means that the candidate must have studied that discipline as main subject in respective degree course and it must be mentioned in the Degree Certificate issued by the University/Institute.
Educational Qualification for NABARD Grade A 2022
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Educational Qualification
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General
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Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from a recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree, MBA/PGDM with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate OR CA/ CS/ICWA OR Ph.D from Institutions recognized by GOI/UGC .
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Fisheries Science
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Bachelor’s degree in Fisheries Science from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (ST/PWBD applicants 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Fisheries with 55% marks (ST/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate.
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Agriculture Engineering
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Engineering with 60% marks (ST/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Agriculture Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks (ST/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution.
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Forestry
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Bachelor’s degree in Forestry from a recognized University/Institution with 60% marks (PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post graduate degree in Forestry with 55% marks (PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate.
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Land Development – Soil Science
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree in Agriculture / Agriculture (Soil Science/Agronomy) with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution
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Horticulture
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Bachelor’s Degree in Horticulture from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree in Horticulture with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate.
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Agriculture marketing/Agri-Business Management
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Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate or Two years full time Post Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/MBA in Agriculture Marketing/ Agriculture Business Management with a minimum of 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognised University / Institution
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Civil Engineering
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Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from any recognized University with a minimum of 60% marks (PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate OR Post Graduate degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of 55% marks (PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate.
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Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering
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Bachelor’s degree with Environmental Science / Environmental Engineering with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) in aggregate or Post graduate degree in Environmental Engineering or Environmental Science with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University/Institution
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Information Technology
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Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate or a post-graduate degree Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 50% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants 45%) in aggregate from a recognised university
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Finance
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BBA (Finance/Banking) / BMS (Finance/Banking) with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) OR Two years full time P.G. Diploma in Management (Finance) / Full time MBA (Finance) degree with 55% (SC/PWBD applicants - 50%) from Institutions / Universities recognized by GoI /UGC with Bachelor's Degree in any discipline. Candidates will be required to submit a certificate from Institution/University regarding specialization in finance
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Bachelor of Financial and Investment Analysis with 60% marks (SC/PWBD applicants - 55%) OR
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University/Institution with Membership of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) OR CFA. The Membership of ICAI must have been obtained on or before 01-07-2022
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Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University with Membership of Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ACMA/FCMA) & ICWA. The Membership of Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) must have been obtained on or before 01-07-2022.
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Computer/Information Technology
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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 Computer Science/ Computer Technology/ Computer Applications/Information Technology with 55% marks (SC/PWBD applicants 50%) in aggregate from a recognized university.
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Developmental Management
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Bachelor’s degree in Social Work/Development Management/Development Studies with 60% marks (SC/PWD applicants 55%) in aggregate or Post Graduate degree in Social Work/Development Management/Development Studies with 55% marks (SC/PWD
applicants 50%) in aggregate from a recognized University OR
Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development/ Rural Management/Development Management/Development Studies for a minimum of 02 years
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(B) Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (RAJBHASHA)
- Bachelor's Degree from a recognized university in English or Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 60% marks (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%) or equivalent in aggregate and
- PG Diploma in Translation (minimum one year) in Hindi to English and vice-versa from any recognized University.
Candidates must have studied English and Hindi as subjects in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
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Master’s Degree in HINDI with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%). Candidates must have studied English as main/ elective subject in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
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Master’s Degree in ENGLISH with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate (SC/ST/PWBD applicants – 55%). Candidates must have studied Hindi as main/elective subject in at least 02 years of bachelor’s degree course.
Candidates must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice/versa.
NOTE: All educational qualifications should have been obtained from Universities / Institutions incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section – 3 of UGC Act 1956.
- Some Universities/Institutes do not award Class or percentage of marks and allot Aggregate Grade Points (e.g. CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.). In case University/Institute defines criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the same will be accepted. However, where the University/Institute does not define criteria for conversion of Aggregate Grade Point into Class and/or percentage of marks, the undefined parameter(s) would be worked out as under:
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Equivalent CGPA/ OGPA/ CPI or similar terminologies allotted on a 10- point scale
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Class / Division
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Aggregate % of Marks
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6.75
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I (First)
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60%
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6.25
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II (Second)
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55%
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5.75
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II (Second)
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50%
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5.25
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II (Second)
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45%
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Aggregate Grade Point or percentage of marks where awarded would mean aggregate over the entire duration of the course.
- Where the Aggregate Grade Point (CGPA/OGPA/CPI, etc.) is awarded out of a number other than 10, it will be normalized out of 10 and computed as per item (i) above.