NABARD Development Assistant Exam 2016 : Exam Pattern, Syllabus and Preparation Tips

NABARD is one of the most prestigious institutions in the country which takes care of development activities of the cottage industry, small industry, village industry and rural industries .NABARD also plays an important role in the growth of economic sectors, helps and promotes integrated development.

NABARD has invited applications from the candidates for the post of Development Assistant Grade A & B in Officer Cadre to fulfil the pan India requirement of the Bank.

 NABARD Development Assistants Prelims Exam Pattern :

The objective test of 1 hour duration consists of 3 Sections for total 100 marks. The candidates are required to qualify in each of the sections by securing passing marks which is to be decided by the Bank. 

The Objective Exam Pattern is given below:

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
English Language	40	40	Composite Time of 1 hour
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
Reasoning Ability	30	30

In the General Awareness section, special focus will be on questions from banking industry. Candidates who clear the cut off marks, as decided by NABARD, will be called to appear for the Mains Exam. There will be sectional cut offs and also 1/4^th mark will be deducted for each wrong answer.

NABARD Development Assistants Mains Exam Pattern :

This test will be both objective as well as subjective. The Objective test will be of 90 minutes duration consisting of 4 Sections of total 150 marks.

The Objective Exam Pattern is given below:

Section	Questions	Marks	Time
Computer Knowledge	40	40	Composite Time of 90 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	30	30
Reasoning Ability	30	30
General Awareness	50	50

 

The candidate needs to qualify in each section separately. There will be a deduction of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

 

The Descriptive paper will consist of the English Language Test .This test will be of 30 minutes duration for total 50 marks. Following questions may be asked:

• Letter writing
• Essay writing
• Precise writing
• Application writing

NABARD Development Assistants – Section- wise Preparation Tips

Preparation Tips for Reasoning Section:

In the reasoning section, you need to understand the logic. There are several variations of the questions. Practice each and every type of question. This section needs some time to solve as you have to think a lot.

Important topics for Reasoning section:

• Syllogism
• Statement and Conclusions
• Directions
• Seating Arrangements
• Ranking
• Data sufficiency
• Puzzles
• Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Coding-Decoding
• Analogy
• Classification

Preparation Tips for Quantitative Aptitude Section:

The quant section will check your numerical ability. Learn short cut methods and maths formulas which will help in getting the results faster. Focus on accuracy and speed. Attempt questions which require lesser calculations first.

Important topics for Quant section:

• Number Systems
• Simple Interest & Compound Interest
• Time & Work
• Time & Distance
• Profit & Loss
• Percentage
• Average
• Ratio and Proportion
• Bar graph & Pie-chart
• Probability

Preparation Tips for Computer Awareness Section:

Learn all the basic facts and history about computers. Keep yourself aware about latest developments in technology and computing field. Refer 'Computer Fundamentals' book of class 11^th and 12^th.

Important topics for Computer Awareness section:

• History of Computers
• Generation of Computers
• Abbreviations
• Networking basics and terms
• Database concepts
• Decimal/Binary/Hex/Octal number system
• Internet terminologies
• Web technology

Preparation Tips for General Awareness Section:

Focus on study topics which are related to banking and economy. Read newspapers, magazines and watch news on TV daily. Avoid negative marking by attempting questions which you are not sure about.

Important topics for General Awareness section:

• Current Affairs of past 6 months
• Topics related to finance, economics
• History of Banking
• Banking Terms
• Fiscal & Monetary Policies

We recommend you to go through the above tips. Focus on smart preparation rather than hard-core superficial preparation. Follow our website for more updates. Till then, happy learning!