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Phase- I: NABARD Prelims Exam Syllabus

S. No.	Subject	Syllabus
1.	Test of English Language	Reading comprehension, Fillers (Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers), New Pattern Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement, Odd Sentence Out cum Para Jumbles,Inference, Sentence Completion,Connectors, Paragraph Conclusion, Phrasal Verb Related Questions, Error Detection Questions, Word usage/ Vocab Based Questions.
2.	Test of Reasoning Ability	Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood-Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series, Alphabet Related Questions.
3.	Test of Numerical Ability	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations), Number Series, Approximation and Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns).

Phase-II: NABARD Mains Exam Syllabus

S. No.	Subject	Syllabus
1.	Test of English Language (Descriptive)	Essay, Precis, Report / Letter Writing
2.	Test of Reasoning	Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood, Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol, Series, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument).
3.	Computer Knowledge	History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organisation, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Operating System, Computer Network, Internet, MS Office Suit and Shortcut keys, Basics of DBMS, Number System and Conversions, Computer and Network Security.
4.	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations, Quantity 1, Quantity 2), Number Series, Approximation and Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns).
5.	General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development, and banking)	Agriculture, Rural Development and Banking, Govt. Schemes and Policies, Current Affairs, Static Awareness.

Best books to prepare:

Following are some of the best books to prepare for English:

Objective General English by Dr. R.S.Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal from S Chand Publications
Objective English for Competitive Exams By Hari Mohan Prasad & Uma Rani Sinha from McGraw Hill Publications
Quantitative Aptitude Books:
Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
Advanced Maths for General Competitions by Rakesh Yadav
Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R.S.Aggarwal from S Chand Publications
Reasoning Aptitude Books:
A Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Aggarwal
A New Approach to Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning by B.S.Sijwali

General Awareness Books:Indian Year Book English/Hindi by Publication Division

Manorama Yearbook by Mathew & Mammen Manorama

Computer Awareness Books:

Objective Computer Awareness by R. Pillai
Computer Knowledge by Shikha Agarwal

Exam Structure for Preliminary Exam:

Sr. No.	Name of the Tests (Objective)	No. of Questions	Max. Marks	Duration
1.	Test of English Language	40	40	Composite Time of 60 Minutes
2.	Test of Numerical Ability	30	30
3.	Test of Reasoning	30	30
	Total	100	100

The Preliminary Exam consists of three sections: English Language, Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability. Candidate is required to qualify the cutoff in all sections individually as well as overall cutoff to make it for the Mains examination. English sections is of 40 Marks and has 40 Questions so it needs to be given a careful attention.

Exam Structure for Mains Exam:

Sr. No.	Name of the Tests	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Test of Reasoning	30	30	Composite time of 90 Minutes for Objective Tests and 30 Minutes for Descriptive Tests
2.	Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
3.	General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development and Banking)	50	50
4.	Computer Knowledge	40	40
5.	Test of English Language (Descriptive)	Essy, Precis, Report, Letter Writing	50
	Total		200

There are 5 sections in the Mains examination: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge and English Language. Only such candidates who score the cut off marks or above in the Main Examination will be shortlistedfor selection. There is no interview hence Mains Exam is the final challenge in this exam.

English Language will be Descriptive in this exam. No objective English will be asked in the exam so you need to work upon your writing skills.

NABARD Grade B Cut Offs – Grand Total 2017

Discipline	Category
Discipline	OBC	SC	ST	UR	UR-OC
General	228.25	235.00	207.25	250.50	187.00

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