National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is an apex development financial institution in India, headquartered at Mumbai with branches all over India. The Bank has been entrusted with "matters concerning policy, planning and operations in the field of credit for agriculture and other economic activities in rural areas in India". NABARD is active in developing financial inclusion policy and is a member of the Alliance for Financial Inclusion.
NABARD announced the official notification of Grade ‘A’ assistant manager posts in Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS)/ Rajbhasha Service on 18th July 2022. The online application link for this exam will be open from 18th July to 07th August 2022. The candidates eligible and interested can register themselves online for the said post on the official NABARD website. Students can also check the official notification for the year 2022 on the below-given link.
Click here to download the official notification
Here are some highlights of the exam given as follows:
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Name of the Recruitment
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Recruitment to the post of Officers in Grade 'A'
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Conducted by
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National Bank of Agriculture and Rural Development
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Name of the Post
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Grade A Assistant Manager
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Selection Process
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Preliminary Exam, Main Exam, Interview
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Exam Level
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National
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Exam Conducted
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Once a year
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Exam Mode
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Online
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Official Website
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www.nabard.org
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Exam Dates are also released with the release of notification on 15th July 2022. Here tabulated below is the exam dates for the NABARD recruitment 2022:
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Activity
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Exam Dates
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NABARD Notification Release
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18th July 2022
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NABARD Application Start
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18th July 2022
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NABARD Application End
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07th August 2022
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NABARD Pre Exam Date
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To be announced
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NABARD Mains Exam Date
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To be announced |
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Conduct of Interview
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To be announced |
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NABARD Provisional Allotment
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To be announced |
The number of vacancies released for this year is 170 vacancies. Last Year, the number of vacancies was 154. Here, given below is the vacancy table for the year 2022:
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S. No.
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Post Name
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Total Vacancy
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1.
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Assistant Manager (Rural Development Banking Service)
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161
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2.
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Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Rajbhasha Service)
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07
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Assistant Manager in Grade ‘A’ (Protocal & Security Service)
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02
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Manager in Grade ‘B’ (Rural)(Development Banking Service)
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To Be Notified
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Total
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170
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Educational Qualification:
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Post
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Qualification
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Assistant Manager 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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Assistant Manager 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 recognized University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Fisheries
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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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Assistant Manager 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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Assistant Manager 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 recognized University / Institution.
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Assistant Manager Plantation/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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Assistant Manager 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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Assistant Manager Environmental Engineering/Sciences
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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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Assistant Manager 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 OR 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 OR Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University with Membership of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ACMA/FCMA) & ICWA. The Membership of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICAI) must have been obtained on or before 01-07-2022.
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Assistant Manager 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 postgraduate degree in 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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Assistant Manager 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 Postgraduate 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 recognized University / Institution
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Assistant Manager 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 Page | 8 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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Age Eligibility: Candidates applying for the NABARD Officer Grade examination should be 21 years old but not more than 30 years old at the time of the given notification (01-01-2022). Besides this, there is age relaxation relevant to category wise candidates as per the government rules:
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Category
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Age Relaxation
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Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)
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5 years
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Other Backward Classes (OBC Non-Creamy Layer)
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3 years
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Persons with Disabilities (PWD)
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10 years
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Persons with Disabilities (PWD) OBC
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13 Years
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Persons with Disabilities (PWD) SC/ST
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15 years
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NABARD 2022 Exam Pattern
The Preliminary Exam is an online objective test comprising 200 marks that have to be completed in 2 hours. The subject-wise details are given below:
Phase I – Preliminary Examination (Online Exam): Objective Type, MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions)
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S. No.
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Subject
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Marks
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Time Allotted
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1.
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Test of Reasoning
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20 marks
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120 Minutes
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English Language
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30 marks
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Computer Knowledge
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20 marks
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General Awareness
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20 marks
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Decision Making
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10 marks
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Quantitative Aptitude
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20 marks
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Economic & Social Issues (with focus on Rural India)
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40 marks
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Agriculture & Rural Development(with focus on Rural India)
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40 marks
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Total
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200 marks
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Phase II – Mains Examination
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Paper
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Grade A
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Type of Paper
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No. of Questions
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Marks
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Duration
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Remarks
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Paper I
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General English
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Online Descriptive
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3
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100
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90 Minutes
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Descriptive Answers to be typed using a keyboard
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Paper II
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Stream Specific Paper
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Objective
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30
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50
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30 Minutes
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Descriptive Type
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6 questions will be asked, of which candidates will be required to attempt 4 questions [2 of 15 marks each (with difficulty level) and 2 of 10 marks each]
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50
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90 Minutes
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Descriptive Answers to be typed using a keyboard in Hindi ( with Remington /Inscript keyboard)
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Exam Syllabus For Grade-A
Phase-I Exam:
Given below is the syllabus for NABARD Grade-A Phase-I Examination 2022
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Section
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Topics
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English
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Reading comprehension, Cloze test, Sentence improvement, Spotting the errors, Fill in the blanks, Sentence rearrangement, One word out, Fillers- Single/ Double, Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary based questions.
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Reasoning
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Puzzles, Syllogism, Data Sufficiency, Statement based questions (Verbal reasoning), Inequality, Miscellaneous Questions, Input-Output, Blood relations, Coding-Decoding, Series completion, Order and Ranking, etc.
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equations, Number Series, Simplification/ Approximation, Profit & Loss, SI & CI Interest, Data Sufficiency, Partnerships & Discounts, Ratio, and Proportion, Problems on Ages, Mensuration, Percentage, etc.
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General Awareness
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Current Affairs (Agriculture Focused), Banking Awareness and Economy (Agriculture Focused), Agricultural Insurance, Important people in the news, Sports News, Appointments, etc.
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Computer
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Networking, Input-output devices, DBMS, MS Office, Internet, History of computer & generations, Abbreviations, Shortcuts, Computer Terminology, Operating system, etc.
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Economic and Social Issues
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Nature of Indian Economy, Structural and Institutional features, Economic underdevelopment, Opening up the Indian Economy, Globalisation, Economic, Reforms in India– Privatisation, Inflation, Employment Generation in India – Rural and Urban, Measurement of Poverty – Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government, Population Trends – Population, Growth and Economic Development – Population Policy in India, Agriculture Industry, Rural banking and financial institutions in India, Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector, Globalisation of Economy, Social Structure in India, Education, Social Justice.
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Agriculture and Rural Development
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Agriculture, Agronomy, Classification of field crops, Factors affecting crop production, Agro-Climatic Zones, Cropping Systems, Problems of dryland agriculture, Seed production, seed processing, seed village, Meteorology, Soil and Water Conservation, Water, Resource, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Ecology, and Climate Change, Present Scenario of Indian, Agriculture and Allied activities, Rural Development, Rural population in India, Panchayati Raj Institutions.
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Phase II (Main Examination):
Illustrative syllabus for Phase II (Main Examination) may be as furnished below:
Paper-I – Essay, Précis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence. The paper on English shall be framed in a manner to assess the writing skills including expressions and understanding of the topic.
Paper-II – Economic & Social Issues
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Economic Issues
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Nature of Indian Economy - Structural and Institutional features - Economic underdevelopment - Opening up the Indian Economy - Globalization - Economic Reforms in India - Privatisation. Inflation - Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. Poverty Alleviation and Employment Generation in India - Rural and Urban - Measurement of Poverty - Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government. Population Trends - Population Growth and Economic Development - Population Policy in India. Agriculture - Characteristics / Status - Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture - Agricultural performance - Issues in Food Security in India - Non Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit. Industry - Industrial and Labour Policy - Industrial performance - Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development - Public Sector Enterprises. Rural banking and financial institutions in India - Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector. Globalization of Economy - Role of International Funding Institutions - IMF & World Bank - WTO - Regional Economic Co-operation.
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Social Issues
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Social Structure in India - Multiculturalism - Demographic trends - Urbanisation and Migration - Gender Issues Joint family system - Social Infrastructure - Education - Health and Environment. Education - Status & System of Education - Socio -Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy - Educational relevance and educational wastage - Educational Policy for India. Social Justice: Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes - socio-economic programmes for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. Positive Discrimination in favour of the under privileged - Social Movements -Indian Political Systems - Human Development. Current Economic & Social Issues.
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Agriculture & Rural Development
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Name of Section
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Topics Asked
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Agriculture
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Definition, meaning and its branches, Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy. Classification of field crops. Factors affecting crop production, Agro Climatic Zones; Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems. Problems of dryland agriculture; Seed production, seed processing, seed village; Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory; Precision Farming, System of Crop Intensification, organic farming;
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Soil and Water Conservation
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Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilizers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management;
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Water Resource
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Irrigation Management: types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, command area development, water conservation techniques, micro-irrigation, irrigation pumps, major, medium and minor irrigation.
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Farm and Agri Engineering
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Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, bio fuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos
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Plantation & Horticulture
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Definition, meaning and its branches. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops. Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.
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Animal Husbandry
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Farm animals and their role in Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods in India, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds of cattle. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility.
Introduction to poultry industry in India (past, present and future status), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India. Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
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Fisheries
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Fisheries resources, management and exploitation - freshwater, brackish water and marine; Aquaculture- Inland and marine; biotechnology; post-harvest technology. Importance of fisheries in India. Common terms pertaining to fish production.
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Forestry
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Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015. Recent developments under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Agriculture Extensions
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Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
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Ecology and Climate Change
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Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC.
Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities; recent trends, major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance viability of agriculture. Factors of Production in agriculture; Agricultural Finance and Marketing; Impact of Page | 15 Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security; Concept and Types of Farm Management.
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Rural Development
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Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural EconomyImportance and role of the rural sector in India- Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy, causes of Rural Backwardness.
Rural population in India; Occupational structure, Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural work force; problems and conditions of rural labour; Issues and challenges in Handlooms
Panchayati Raj Institutions – Functions and Working. MGNREGA, NRLM – Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural Housing, PURA and other rural development programmes.
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Exam Syllabus For Grade-B
Syllabus for Grade B: No syllabus is prescribed for Phase – I examination papers. However, candidates may use the above syllabus for relevant sections of Phase I examination wherever applicable.
Given below is the syllabus for NABARD Grade-B Phase-I Examination 2022
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Section
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Topics asked
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English
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Reading comprehension, Cloze test, Sentence improvement, Spotting the errors, Para Jumbles
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Reasoning
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Syllogism, Arrangement, Inequality, Input-Output, Comparison, Data Sufficiency, etc.
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Quantitative Aptitude
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Data Interpretation, Mensuration, Number Series, Miscellaneous Questions
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General Awareness
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Banking Awareness, Financial Awareness and Static GK
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Computer
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Internet, Memory, Keywords shortcut, Abbreviations, Shortcuts, MS Office, Computer Hardware & Software, Operating system, Networking, Terminology, Computer Fundamental Technologies
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Economic and Social Issues
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Nature of Indian Economy, Globalisation, EconomicReforms, Privatisation, Inflation, Economic underdevelopment, Social Infrastructure, Education Social Justice, Human Development, Social Structure in India, Demographic Trends.
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Agriculture and Rural Development
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Soil and Water Conservation, Soil Erosion, Water Resource, Farm and Agri Engineering, Plantation & Horticulture, Animal Husbandry, Fisheries, Forestry, Agriculture Extensions, Ecology, and Climatic Change, Present Scenario of Indian.
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Illustrative syllabus for Phase II (Main Examination) may be as furnished below
Paper I - English (Online Descriptive Paper): Essay, Precis writing, Comprehension and Business/Office Correspondence. (Common for both General and Agriculture Posts)
Paper-II-- Economic & Social Issues and Agriculture & Rural Development (For General Posts)
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Section
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Topics Asked
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Economic & Social Issues
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Nature of Indian Economy, Structural and Institutional features, Economic underdevelopment, Opening up the Indian Economy, Globalisation, Economic Reforms in India, Privatisation. Inflation Trends in Inflation & their Impact on National Economy and Individual Income. Employment Generation in India, Rural and Urban, Measurement of Poverty, Poverty Alleviation Programmes of the Government. Population Trends, Population Growth, and Economic Development, Population Policy in India. Agriculture, Characteristics / Status, Technical and Institutional changes in Indian Agriculture
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Agricultural performance - Issues in Food Security in India
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Non, Institutional and Institutional Agencies in rural credit. Industry, Industrial and Labour Policy, Industrial performance, Regional Imbalance in India's Industrial Development, Public Sector Enterprises. Rural banking and financial institutions in India, Reforms in Banking/ Financial sector. Globalization of Economy, Role of International Funding Institutions, IMF & World Bank, WTO, Regional Economic Co, operation. Social Structure in India, Multiculturalism, Demographic trends, Urbanisation and Migration, Gender Issues Joint family system, Social Infrastructure, Education, Health and Environment. Education, Status & System of Education, Socio,Economic Problems associated with Illiteracy, Educational relevance and educational wastage, Educational Policy for India. Social Justice: Problems of scheduled castes and scheduled tribes, socio, economic programs for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes and other backward classes. Positive Discrimination in favor of the underprivileged, Social Movements, Indian Political Systems, Human Development. Current Economic & Social Issues.
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Agriculture and Rural Development
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Agriculture: definition, meaning and its branches, Agronomy: definition, meaning and scope of agronomy. Classification of field crops. Factors affecting on crop production, Agro Climatic Zones , Cropping Systems: Definition and types of cropping systems. Problems of dryland agriculture, Seed production, seed processing, seed village, Meteorology: weather parameters, crop-weather advisory, Precision Farming, System of Crop Intensification, organic farming
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Soil and Water Conservation
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Major soil types, soil fertility, fertilizers, soil erosion, soil conservation, watershed management.
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Water Resource: Irrigation Management
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Types of irrigation, sources of irrigation, crop-water requirement, command area development, water conservation techniques, micro-irrigation, irrigation-pumps, major, medium and minor irrigation.
Farm and Agri Engineering: Farm Machinery and Power, Sources of power on the farm- human, animal, mechanical, electrical, wind, solar and biomass, biofuels, water harvesting structures, farm ponds, watershed management, Agro-Processing, Controlled and modified storage, perishable food storage, godowns, bins and grain silos.
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Plantation & Horticulture
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Definition, meaning and its branches. Agronomic practices and production technology of various plantation and horticulture crops. Post-harvest management, value and supply chain management of Plantation and Horticulture crops.
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Animal Husbandry
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Farm animals and their role in Indian economy, Animal husbandry methods in India, common terms pertaining to different species of livestock, Utility classification of breeds of cattle. Introduction to common feeds and fodders, their classification and utility.
Introduction to poultry industry in India (past, present and future status ), Common terms pertaining to poultry production and management. Concept of mixed farming and its relevance to socio-economic conditions of farmers in India. Complimentary and obligatory nature of livestock and poultry production with that of agricultural farming.
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Fisheries
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Fisheries resources, management and exploitation - freshwater, brackish- water and marine; Aquaculture- Inland and marine; biotechnology; post-harvest technology. Importance of fisheries in India. Common terms pertaining to fish production.
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Forestry
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Basic concepts of Forest and Forestry. Principles of silviculture, forest mensuration, forest management and forest economics. Concepts of social forestry, agroforestry, joint forest management. Forest policy and legislation in India, India State of Forest Report 2015. Recent developments under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
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Agriculture Extension
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Its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of Agricultural technologies.
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Ecology and Climate Change
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Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Causes of climate change, Green House Gases (GHG), major GHG emitting countries, climate analysis, distinguish between adaptation and mitigation, climate change impact to agriculture and rural livelihood, carbon credit, IPCC, UNFCCC, CoP meetings, funding mechanisms for climate change projects, initiatives by Govt of India, NAPCC, SAPCC, INDC
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Present Scenario of Indian Agriculture and Allied activities
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recent trends, major challenges in agriculture measures to enhance viability of agriculture. Factors of Production in agriculture; Agricultural Finance and Marketing; Impact of
Globalization on Indian Agriculture and issues of Food Security; Concept and Types of Farm Management.
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Rural Development
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Concept of Rural Area, Structure of the Indian Rural Economy- Importance and role of the rural sector in India- Economic, Social and Demographic Characteristics of the Indian rural economy, causes of rural backwardness.
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Rural population in India;
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Occupational structure, Farmers, Agricultural Labourers, Artisans, Handicrafts, Traders, Forest dwellers/tribes and others in rural India- Trends of change in rural population and rural work force; problems and conditions of rural labour; Issues and challenges in Handlooms
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Panchayati Raj Institutions- Functions and Working MGNREGA, NRLM
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Aajeevika, Rural Drinking water Programmes, Swachh Bharat, Rural housing, PURA and other rural development programmes.
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Paper-II - Agriculture (For Agriculture Posts)
Food production and consumption trends in India. Food security and growing population - Vision 2022. National and international food policies. Production, procurement, distribution constraints. Availability of food grains, per capita expenditure on food. Trends in poverty, Public Distribution System and Below Poverty Line population, Targeted Public Distribution System (PDS), policy implementation in context to globalization. Processing constraints. Relation of food production to National Dietary Guidelines and food consumption pattern. Food based dietary approaches to eliminate hunger. Nutrient deficiency - Micro nutrient deficiency: Protein Energy Malnutrition or Protein Calorie Malnutrition (PEM or PCM), Micro nutrient deficiency and HRD in context of work capacity of women and children. Food grain productivity and food security.
Ecology and its relevance to man, natural resources, their sustainable management and conservation. Physical and social environment as factors of crop distribution and production. Agro ecology; cropping pattern as indicators of environments. Environmental pollution and associated hazards to crops, animals and humans. Climate change - International conventions and global initiatives. Greenhouse effect and global warming. Advance tools for ecosystem analysis - Remote sensing (RS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Cropping patterns in different agro-climatic zones of the country. Impact of high yielding and short-duration varieties on shifts in cropping patterns. Concepts of various cropping and farming systems. Organic and Precision farming. Package of practices for production of important cereals, pulses, oil seeds, fibres, sugar, commercial and fodder crops.
Important features and scope of various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro-forestry, and natural forests. Propagation of forest plants. Forest products. Agro forestry and value addition. Conservation of forest flora and fauna.
Weeds, their characteristics, dissemination and association with various crops; their multiplications; cultural, biological, and chemical control of weeds. Soil- physical, chemical and biological properties. Processes and factors of soil formation. Soils of India. Mineral and organic constituents of soils and their role in maintaining soil productivity. Essential plant nutrients and other beneficial elements in soils and plants. Principles of soil fertility, soil testing and fertilizer recommendations, integrated nutrient management, Bio-fertilizers. Losses of nitrogen in soil, nitrogen-use efficiency in submerged rice soils, nitrogen fixation in soils. Efficient phosphorus and potassium use. Problem soils and their reclamation. Soil factors affecting greenhouse gas emission.
Soil conservation, integrated watershed management. Soil erosion and its management. Dry land agriculture and its problems. Technology for stabilizing agriculture production in rain fed areas. Water-use efficiency in relation to crop production, criteria for scheduling irrigations, ways and means of reducing runoff losses of irrigation water. Rainwater harvesting. Drip and sprinkler irrigation. Drainage of waterlogged soils, quality of irrigation water, effect of industrial effluents on soil and water pollution. Irrigation projects in India.
Farm management, scope, importance and characteristics, farm planning. Optimum resource use and budgeting. Economics of different types of farming systems. Marketing management
- strategies for development, market intelligence. Price fluctuations and their cost; role of co- operatives in agricultural economy; types and systems of farming and factors affecting them. Agricultural price policy. Crop Insurance.
Agricultural extension, its importance and role, methods of evaluation of extension programmes, socio-economic survey and status of big, small and marginal farmers and landless agricultural labourers. Training programmes for extension workers. Role of Krishi Vigyan Kendra's (KVK) in dissemination of agricultural technologies. Non-Government Organization (NGO) and self-help group approach for rural development.
Cell structure, function and cell cycle. Synthesis, structure and function of genetic material. Laws of heredity. Chromosome structure, chromosomal aberrations, linkage and cross-over, and their significance in recombination breeding. Polyploidy, euploids and aneuploids. Mutations - and their role in crop improvement. Heritability, sterility and incompatibility, classification and their application in crop improvement. Cytoplasmic inheritance, sex-linked, sex-influenced and sex-limited characters.
History of plant breeding. Modes of reproduction, selfing and crossing techniques. Origin, evolution and domestication of crop plants, center of origin, law of homologous series, crop genetic resources conservation and utilization. Application of principles of plant breeding, improvement of crop plants. Molecular markers and their application in plant improvement. Pure-line selection, pedigree, mass and recurrent selections, combining ability, its significance in plant breeding. Heterosis and its exploitation. Somatic hybridization. Breeding for disease and pest resistance. Role of interspecific and intergeneric hybridization. Role of genetic engineering and biotechnology in crop improvement. Genetically modified crop plants.
Seed production and processing technologies. Seed certification, seed testing and storage. DNA finger printing and seed registration. Role of public and private sectors in seed production and marketing. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues, WTO issues and its impact on Agriculture.
Principles of Plant Physiology with reference to plant nutrition, absorption, translocation and metabolism of nutrients. Soil - water- plant relationship.
Enzymes and plant pigments; photosynthesis- modern concepts and factors affecting the process, aerobic and anaerobic respiration; C3, C4 and CAM mechanisms. Carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Growth and development; photoperiodism and vernalilzation. Plant growth substances and their role in crop production. Physiology of seed development and germination; dormancy. Stress physiology - draught, salt and water stress.
Major fruits, plantation crops, vegetables, spices and flower crops. Package of practices of major horticultural crops. Protected cultivation and high tech horticulture. Post-harvest technology and value addition of fruits and vegetables. Landscaping and commercial floriculture. Medicinal and aromatic plants. Role of fruits and vegetables in human nutrition.
Diagnosis of pests and diseases of field crops, vegetables, orchard and plantation crops and their economic importance. Classification of pests and diseases and their management. Integrated pest and disease management. Storage pests and their management. Biological control of pests and diseases. Epidemiology and forecasting of major crop pests and diseases. Plant quarantine measures. Pesticides, their formulation and modes of action.
Paper – III Analytical Paper on Development Economics, Statistics, Finance and Management (Common for General & Specialized Posts)
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Section
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Topics Asked
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Development Economics
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Measures of development, Economic Development Models, role of subsidies, importance of savings and investment, Importance of agriculture, Terms of trade in agriculture, Development issues in India – Post 2015 Agenda.
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Statistics
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Basic statistical concepts, Summarizing of data, Frequency distribution, Measures of Central Tendency, Relative dispersion, Elementary Probability, Relative Frequency Approach, sampling, Axiomatic Approach, Analysis of frequency distribution, Correlation, Regression, Sampling Methods, Time Series Analysis.
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Finance
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Financial system in India; Regulation of Banks & Financial Institutions, Banking and financial institutions in India; financial system- features, characteristics and issues; Microfinance, its significance and importance; Union Budget; Project finance- Assessment and Sources for block capital, working capital, Infrastructure financing- Risk Management in Banking Sector, Sources of capital, instruments and methods, salient features; Development finance- scope and needs of development finance; Concept of project cycle management, Private and Social Cost Benefit significance of development finance, , Financial Inclusion – Use of Technology, Public Private Partnership.
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Management
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Management: its nature and scope; The Management Processes; Planning, Organisation, Staffing, Directing and Controlling; The Role of a Manager in an Organisation. Leadership: The Tasks of a Leader; Leadership Styles; Leadership Theories; A successful Leader versus an effective Leader.
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Human Resource Development
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Concept of HRD; Goals of HRD; Performance Appraisal - Potential appraisal and development - Performance Counselling - Career Planning - Training and Development - Rewards - Employee Welfare. Motivation, Morale and Incentives: Theories of Motivation; How Managers Motivate; Concept of Morale; Factors determining morale; Role of Incentives in Building up Morale.
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Communication
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Steps in the Communication Process; Communication Channels; Oral versus Written Communication; Verbal versus non-verbal Communication;
upward, downward and lateral communication; Barriers to Communication, Role of Information Technology. Corporate Governance: Factors affecting Corporate Governance; Mechanisms of Corporate Governance.
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The Salary Structure for the exam is given below:
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Basic Pay
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Rs. 28150 p.m.
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Pay-scale
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