Selection Procedure for NABARD Recruitment 2010

The NABARD Bank Selection Process will be in two stages :

• Stage I : Preliminary and Main Examination in two phases.


• Stage II : NABARD Bank Interview.

Stage - I :

Phase I : NABARD Bank Preliminary Examination - Totally objective type (multiple choice questions) carrying 225 marks. Duration of the Paper would be 2 hrs. It will test the candidates on :

• General Awareness
• English Language
• Quantitative Aptitude and
• Reasoning

This Preliminary Examination is only qualifying in nature and is meant to serve as a screening test. The candidates who qualify and rank sufficiently high in merit in respective disciplines (RDBS - General, RDBS Technical / Professional discipline-wise, Rajbhasha, and Legal services) as decided by the National Bank, shall be called for appearing in the Main Examination.

The candidate applying for the post under RDB5 mentioned at para I has to opt for only one of the poets from (a) to (k) of the disciplines. There will be no preliminary examination for the post of NABARD Bank Manager Recruitment (Legal Service).

There will be only interview and no preliminary or main examination for the post of Recruitment in NABARD 2010 Assistant Manager (Protocol & Security Services), Date and venue for interview will be intimated to the candidates directly.

Phase II : Main Examination for NABARD Bank 2010 Recruitment - It will consist of 2 papers (Paper I - 2 hours & Paper II - 1 hour).

Paper - I ( Descriptive Test in NABARD Exam 2010 ) : General English common for all Grade 'A' posts in Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS). Separate paper for Rajbhasha service and Grade 'B' posts in Legal Services {Duration 2 hours - 100 marks).

The analytical and drafting ability of the candidate shall be assessed from the Descriptive English paper through essay writing, comprehension, report writing, paragraph writing & Letter writing.

The descriptive paper for Rajbhasha and Legal services shall assess the analytical and drafting ability of the candidates in the respective disciplines.

Paper - II ( NABARD Objective Test 2010 ) : The candidates would be required to appear in the Paper as follows :

The paper will have 50 objective questions in respective disciplines of duration 50 minutes - 200 marks.

Stage - II : NABARD Bank 2010 Interview

Applicants qualifying in the Phase - II Examination and securing sufficiently high rank in merit shall be short-listed for interview in NABARD Bank.

The final selection and ranking of the applicants for the post of Grade 'A' in RDBS and Rajbhasha Service as also the Grade 'B' (Legal Service) will be based on their performance in the Phase - II written examination and interview, taken together.

The final selection and ranking of the applicants for the post of Assistant Manager in Protocol & Security Service will be based on their performance in the interview.

NABARD Bank Examination Centres :

Phase - I : Preliminary Examination : The Phase - I written examination will be conducted at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu. Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong and Thiruvananthapuram.

Phase - II : Main Examination : The Phase - II written examination will be held on Zonal basis at the Centres to be decided after declaration of NABARD results of Phase I examination.

Applicant should select only one centre for Phase - I written examination and indicate the same in the application. Choice of centre once exercised by the applicant will be final. Request for change in centre will not be entertained.

Nabard, however, reserves the right to change / cancel any of the centers for the written test depending on the response / number of applications. Candidates admitted to the written test will be intimated the time and full address of the venue through NABARD Online Call Letters only,

Candidates will not be allowed to write the written test without the NABARD call letter with photograph affixed and original payment receipt. As the advice to download the Written Test Call Letter will be sent by e-mail only, no duplicate call letter will be issued / sent to the candidates by post.

Pre-Examination Training for SC / ST Applicants :

NABARD will arrange non-residental Pre-Examination Training programmes at Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Dehradun, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jammu, Kolkata, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Patna, Pune, Raipur, Ranchi, Shillong and Thiruvananthapuram for SC / ST applicants appearing for written examination, free of cost.

Such SC / ST applicants who desire to attend the programme may accordingly indicate willingness in the online form. An attested copy of the Caste Certificate is required to be submitted at the time of reporting for the training along with a copy of the bank challan for Rs. 50.

Note :

Pre-Examination Training will generally be imparted in English. However, if the number of applicants opting for training in Hindi Medium at any centre is sufficiently large, it may be imparted in Hindi Medium also. Travel cost for attending the training will have to be borne by the applicant. Other details regarding training would be advised separately to the applicants.

NABARD Bank Recruitment 2010 Selection Procedure