NABARD Garde A Cut Off 2023, Check Previous Year Cut Off!

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NABARD Grade A Cut Off: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development conducts NABARD Grade A Exam to recruit candidates for various posts. Candidates aspiring to appear for this exam should know all the information such as eligibility criteria, exam pattern, syllabus.
salary and so on. Candidates must also know NABARD Grade A previous year cut offs to have an idea about the difficulty level of the exam. NABARD Grade A cut off are the minimum marks that candidates must score to clear the exam. Read this article to know all about NABARD Grade A cut off and other details. 

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NABARD Grade A Cut Off 
NABARD Cut Off 2021
NABARD Cut Off 2020
NABARD Cut-Off 2019
NABARD Exam Pattern 

 

NABARD Grade A Cut Off 

As the NABARD Grade A exam is yet to be conducted we will update that cut-off for 2023 here later. Meanwhile, we will cover NABARD Grade A Previous Year Cut Offs. These cut-offs will give you a clear idea about how much score you have to target to get into the final cut-off list of NABARD. The candidates must note that NABARD Garde A has two types of cut offs:
  1. Qualifying Cut-Off - The candidates must attain the minimum number in order to be considered for the next stage. This cut-off is based on topics that are common for all the candidates.
  2. Merit Cut Off - The cut-off for the prelims is solely based on this cut-off, this has sections like - Agriculture and other subjects as per application.

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NABARD Cut Off 2021

 

NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut-Off 2021: Discipline & Category-wise

NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Prelims 
Post SC ST OBC EWS UR CAT.B CAT.C CAT.A CAT.E
General 44.00 41.50 45.75 31.75 53.50 14.25 37.50 38.75 12.75
Agriculture 31.50 28.00 40.75 29.00 46.25
Agriculture Engineering 15.50 - 16.00 - 40.00
Fisheries 23.00 -- 19.25 22.00
Animal Husbandry 21.00 21.00 27.25
Forestry 30.50 27.00
Plantation/ Horticulture 14.75 21.50 24.75
Land Development/ Soil Science 18.75 20.75
Water Resources 15.50 36.25
Finance 8.75 11.75 8.25 16.75
Computer/ Information Technology 9.25 8.50 19.75 26.25
Rajbhasha 10.25 - 23.50 22.50 -- --
 

NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut-Off 2021: Section-wise

NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Prelims
Category Qualifying Section Merit Section
RE EL CK QA DM GA ES AR
20 30 20 20 10 20 40 40
Unreserved and EWS 3.75 11.25 3.25 5.00 1.25 3.00 4.50 6.50
OBC, ST, SC, PWBD 1.25 7.50 2.00 2.50 1.00 1.75 1.00 3.00
 

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NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2021- Mains

NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Mains
Discipline SC ST OBC EWS UR
General 109.67 109.83 114.08 115.50 118.42
Agriculture 116.83 116.75 124.67 122.33 127.92
Agriculture Engineering 121.00 -- 127.33 -- 129.58
Animal Husbandry 107-83 -- 120 114.92 134.50
Fisheries 100.33 -- 104.33 -- 117.08
Forestry 107.42 -- -- -- 120.25
Plantation/ Horticulture 97.83 -- 110.83 90.75 112.67
Land Development/ Soil Science -- -- 123.75 -- 130.08
Water Resources -- -- 89.92 -- 121.75
Finance 91.83 93.75 105.17 94.67 113.33
Computer/ Information Technology 98.33 Considered under 
UR Category
109.25 103.00 112.58
Rajbhasha 96 No candidate 
qualified
Considered under 
UR Category
No candidate 
qualified
102.67
 

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NABARD Cut Off 2020

The cut-off for the examination that was held in the year of 2020 is listed below:

NABARD Prelims Cut Off 2020 (Grade A)

Category RE EL CK GA ES AR QA
(20) (40) (20) (20) (40) (40) (20)
SC/ST/OBC/PWBD 1.00 3.50 1.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
EWS/UNRESERVED 2.25 8.50 3.25 1.75 2.00 1.00 1.25
 
Discipline and Category-wise cut off for NABARD 2020
DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) SC ST OBC EWS UR
General 98.50 92.00 104.00 95.75 118.50
General Agriculture - 62.25 82.25 61.75 99.50
Agriculture Engineering 62.50 - 82.25 - 96.50
Food/ Dairy Processing - 33.25 71.00 - 87.75
Land Development – Soil Science 70.50 33.50 - - 88.25
Environmental Engg/Sciences 49.50 22.25 48.75 - 82.00
Agriculture Marketing/ Agribusiness Management - - 56.25 - 71.00
Geo Informatics - - 26.50 - 45.75
Agriculture Economics/Economics 55.50 - 72.75 31.00 93.75
Information Technology 74.50 50.75 69.25 34.75 94.25
Chartered Accountant 37.00 36.50 37.75 44.25 57.50
Company Secretary 50.25 - 47.25 - 50.25
Finance 31.75 32.75 25.75 35.25 65.50
Human Resource Management - - 27.50 - 66.25
Statistics - - 33.25 - 61.50
AM (Rajbjasha) 23.75 25.00 - - 34.25
AM (Legal) 36.75 28.50 - - 84.50
 

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NABARD Cut Off 2020 Grade A

DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) SC ST OBC EWS UR
General 116.75 115.25 117.00 117.00 126.00
General Agriculture - 100.00 112.00 103.50 117.75
Agriculture Engineering 101.00 - 108.50 - 125.25
Food/ Dairy Processing - 84.50 106.25 - 119.50
Land Development – Soil Science 107.00 82.00 - - 117.50
Environmental Engg/Sciences 107.25 101.50 114.75 - 124.75
Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management - - 105.00 - 110.00
Geo Informatics - - 93.00 - 103.00
Agriculture Economics/Economics 129.00 - 137.00 123.25 145.75
Information Technology 102.50 100.50 97.25 93.75 113.75
Chartered Accountant 97.25 @ 102.75 97.75 110.50
Company Secretary 106.75 - 99.25 - 119.50
Finance 109.50 102.25 103.25 100.75 122.50
Human Resource Management - - 116.25 105.50 139.25
Statistics - - 108.25 - 122.00
AM (Rajbjasha) 119.75 98.75 - - 131.50
AM (Legal) 114.00 89.75 - - 121.50
 

NABARD Cut-Off 2019 

NABARD Grade A Cut Off Phase 1

Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 Grade A Phase I

 

CATEGORY

RE EL CK GA ES AR QA
(20) (40) (20) (20) (40) (40) (20)
SC, ST, OBC, PWBD 1.00 5.75 2.50 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.25
EWS, UNRESERVED 3.00 10.75 4.00 2.50 3.00 3.25 4.25

Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 discipline and category-wise cut off marks.

DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) SC ST OBC EWS UR
General 116.75 115.25 117.00 117.00 126.00
General Agriculture - 100.00 112.00 103.50 117.75
Agriculture Engineering 101.00 - 108.50 - 125.25
Food/ Dairy Processing - 84.50 106.25 - 119.50
Land Development – Soil Science 107.00 82.00 - - 117.50
Environmental Engg/Sciences 107.25 101.50 114.75 - 124.75
Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management - - 105.00 - 110.00
Geo Informatics - - 93.00 - 103.00
Agriculture Economics/Economics 129.00 - 137.00 123.25 145.75
Information Technology 102.50 100.50 97.25 93.75 113.75
Chartered Accountant 97.25 - 102.75 97.75 110.50
Company Secretary 106.75 - 99.25 - 119.50
Finance 109.50 102.25 103.25 100.75 122.50
Human Resource Management - - 116.25 105.50 139.25
Statistics - - 108.25 - 122.00
AM (Rajbjasha) 119.75 98.75 - - 131.50
AM (Legal) 114.00 89.75 - - 121.50
 
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NABARD Phase 2 Cut-Off 2019

Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 Grade A Phase 2

Discipline SC ST OBC EWS UR
General 115.50 111.75 120.75 118.50 127.50
Animal Husbandry/ Dairy Technology - 111.00 125.50 115.00 128.25
Economics & Agricultural Economics 100.00 105.75 105.75 101.00 116.00
Environment 113.75 115.25 125.50 - 132.50
Food Processing 107.50 - 96.25 - 121.25
Forestry - 121.00 120.50 - 131.50
Finance 118.00 105.25 103.75 132.00 133.75
Land Development – Soil Science 94.00 - 100.50 - 108.25
Plantation & Horticulture - - 96.75 - 106.25
 

NABARD Grade-A Exam Pattern

The NABARD Grade-A Exam Pattern comprises two online written tests followed by an Interview. The candidates have to qualify each level to get a final appointment as a NABARD Grade A Officer.

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern: Preliminary Exam

The highlights of the NABARD Grade A Preliminary Exam are mentioned below:

  • The examination will be conducted online in a computer-based mode.

  • This is screening round is qualifying in nature and the marks scored will not be considered for final selection.

  • There will be a composite duration of 120 minutes to complete the test.

  • As per the marking scheme, the candidates will get 1 mark for each correct answer while there will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks for the wrong answer.

Subjects

Maximum Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

English

40

40

120 minutes

Reasoning Ability

20

20

Quantitative Aptitude

20

20

General Awareness

20

20

Computer

20

20

Economic and Social Issues

40

40

Agricultural and Rural Development

40

40

2 hours

NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern: Mains Exam

The Mains exam is the second round of the selection process and comprises of two papers i.e. Objective and Descriptive. The candidates have to score high marks in this round to qualify for the Interview round. 

 

Paper 1: Descriptive

The first paper will be a descriptive paper and in this, the candidates will be required to type the correct answers to questions using a keyboard. 

  • Paper 1 will be held for 1.5 hours and this will be common to candidates of all the disciplines.

  • Questions in the Paper 1 will be based on essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph, and writing & letter writing.

  • The maximum mark allotted to the Paper 1 is 100 marks.

Paper 2: Objective

The Objective paper pattern will be similar to all the students however the syllabus and topics will be different for all the posts.

  • The duration of the examination will be 1.5 hours and the total marks allotted to this paper will be 100.

  • The marking scheme ascertains 1 mark for every correct answer while deducting 0.25 marks for every wrong answer.

Interview

The Interview is the last stage of the examination and is held for 25 marks and the score of Mains and Interview will decide the appointment of candidates. 

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What is the NABARD Grade-A Selection Process?

The selection process of NABARD Grade-A has preliminary Online Computer-based tests, Mains exam, Interview and Medical Test.

What is qualifying cut off in NABARD Exam?

The cut off  is based on sections- Test of Reasoning, English Language, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude, Decision Making is known as Qualifying Section Cut Off.

What are the Merit Section in NABARD Grade A Examination?

The merit sections in the Nabard Gade A exam include- General Awareness, Eco & Soc. Issues (with focus on Rural India), Agriculture & Rural Development with Emphasis on Rural India.

What is the marking scheme of the NABARD Grade-A Exam?

The marking scheme of the NABARD Grade-A has 1 mark for a correct answer while 0.25 marks for the wrong answer.