NABARD Development Assistant 2021 Notification will be released on the NABARD official website in September 2021. Interested candidates who fulfill the minimum eligibility conditions will be able to apply online by filling the online application form through the official website @ www.nabard.org/.
NABARD Development Assistant / Development Assistant Hindi (Group B Post) Prelim exam is expected to be held in October 2021. Interested candidates should read further to get more information about the eligibility criteria, exam pattern, selection process, etc.
NABARD Development Assistant 2021 Overview
| Post | Development Assistant (Group B) |
|---|---|
| Organization | NABARD |
| Application Mode | Online |
| Number of vacancies | To be notified |
| Job Location | Pan India |
| Official Notification | To be released soon |
| Official Website | https://www.nabard.org/ |
Important Dates
Candidates who are willing to apply for the NABARD Group B Recruitment for Development Assistant should know about the following important dates.
| Event | Date (tentative) |
|---|---|
| Notification | Sep 2021 |
| Application Form Release | Sep 2021 |
| Last Date To Apply | Oct 2021 |
| Preliminary Exam | Oct 2021 |
| Result Preliminary | Nov 2021 |
| Main Exam | Nov 2021 |
| Result | To be notified |
NABARD Development Assistant Notification 2021
NABARD is expected to release the official recruitment notification for NABARD Development Assistant 2021 in September 2021 on its official website @ https://www.nabard.org/.
Download NABARD Development Assistant Notification 2021 PDF
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Eligibility Criteria
Nationality
Only Indian citizens are eligible for the NABARD Development Assistant / Development Assistant (Hindi) Post.
Age Limit
The applicant must be between the ages of 18 years and 35 years. In other words, the applicants must not have been born before 02-09-1985 and not after 01-09-2002.
| Minimum Age Limit | Maximum Age Limit |
|---|---|
| 18 | 35 |
Relaxation In Age Limit
Applicants belonging to the reserved categories will get relaxation in the upper age limit as per the following.
| Category | Relaxation |
|---|---|
| Domicile of Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir between 01-01-1980 and 31-12-1989 | 5 years |
| Widows / divorced women/women judicially separated who are not remarried | 10 years |
| Ex-Servicemen | Duration of Service plus 3 years |
| (maximum age should not exceed 50 years) | |
| PwBD (Persons with Benchmark Disabilities) | General – 10 years |
| OBC – 13 years | |
| SC / ST – 15 years | |
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC / ST | 5 years |
Educational Qualification
Candidates should possess the following minimum educational qualification to be eligible for NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2021
Development Assistant
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with at least 50% marks or equivalent qualification from a recognized university
Development Assistant (Hindi)
- Bachelor’s degree in English / Hindi medium with English and Hindi as compulsory or elective subjects. They should have a minimum of 50% aggregate marks
OR
- Bachelor’s degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with at least 50% aggregate marks
AND
- They must be able to translate from Hindi to English and English to Hindi
Note: Candidates who belong to SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen category will only have to score minimum passing marks in their bachelor’s degree exam to become eligible for NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2021.
NABARD Development Assistant Application Form 2021
NABARD will release the Development Assistant Application Form on the official website @ https://www.nabard.org/ most probably in September 2021. Interested candidates who fulfill the minimum eligibility criteria will be able to apply online by filling the application form through the website. The last date to submit the application will be in October 2021.
NABARD Development Assistant Apply Online Link
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How To Apply?
Candidates need to follow the below-mentioned steps to successfully apply for NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2021
Step I – Registration
- Go to the NABARD’s official website @ https://www.nabard.org/
- Click on the “Apply Online” link under the “Career notices” section
- A new page will open
- Click on the “Click here for new Registration” link
- A Registration form will open
- Enter your name, contact details, email, and phone number
- Click on submit
- A provisional Registration Number and Password will be generated
- Note down the Registration Number and Password
- The Registration Number and Password will also be sent to the email id and mobile number of the candidate entered in the registration form
- Login using the registration number and password
- Enter the required details
- Confirm the details by clicking on the “Validate your details” button
- Click on the “Save & Next” button
- Upload the required documents
- Preview the application
- Make changes if required
- Click on the “Final Submit” link
- Proceed to make payment of the application fee
Step II – Payment of Fee
- Select the method of payment
- Make a payment of the application fee
- Take a printout of the application form
NABARD Development Assistant Application Fee 2021
General/OBC candidates have to pay Rs. 450/- towards NABARD Development Assistant Fee whereas SC/ST/PwD/Ex-servicemen have to pay Rs.50/-.
| ategory | Application Fee | Intimation Charges | Total Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unreserved | Rs. 400/- | Rs. 50/- | Rs. 450/- |
| SC / ST / PwBD / Ex-servicemen | Exempted | Rs. 50/- | Rs. 50/- |
Note: Payment of the NABARD Development Assistant Application Fee can be made only through online mode using Debit / Credit card, internet banking, IMPS, Cash Cards / Mobile Wallets.
Documents Required
Scanned copies of the following documents will need to be uploaded at the time of filling the NABARD Development Assistant Application Form
- Candidate’s photograph
- 5 cm x 3.5 cm
- 200 x 230 pixels
- size 20kb-50kb
- JPG or JPEG format
- Signature in back ink
- 140 x 60 pixels
- size 10kb-20kb
- JPG or JPEG format
- Left thumb impression of the candidate (if they do not have left thumb then they should use the impression of the right thumb)
- Size 20kb-50kb
- JPG or JPEG format
- Hand Written Declaration as per the following – “I _____________ (Name of the candidate), hereby declare that all the information submitted by me in the application form is correct, true, and valid. I will present the supporting documents as and when required.”
- Maximum Size 100kb
- JPG or JPEG format
Apart from the above-mentioned documents, the candidate will also need the following documents while appearing for the document verification stage.
- Valid photo id proof
- Educational qualification certificates
- Category certificate (if applicable)
- Disability certificate (if applicable)
- Age proof, etc.
NABARD Development Assistant Exam Pattern 2021
The exam pattern will be different for the Development Assistant and Development Assistant Hindi as mentioned below.
- The Preliminary and Main exam will be conducted in online mode
- All the questions will be bilingual i.e. in Hindi and English (except for the Hindi / English Language)
- The preliminary exam will be qualifying in nature and only serve as a screening test, the marks scored in preliminary will not be considered for final selection
- There will be negative marking, for every incorrect answer 1/4th marks assigned to that question will be deducted
NABARD Development Assistant Preliminary Exam
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 30 | 30 | 60 Minutes |
| Numerical Ability | 30 | 30 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- NABARD Development Assistant prelim exam has 3 subjects, Reasoning, Numerical Ability, and the English language.
- Total questions will be 100 for 100 marks and the time duration is 60 minutes.
- The prelim exam is qualifying in nature.
Main Exam
| Type | Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 90 Minutes |
| General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development, and banking) | 50 | 50 | ||
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 30 | ||
| Reasoning | 30 | 30 | ||
| Descriptive | English Language | Essay, Précis Writing, Report / Letter Writing | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| Total | Total | 200 | ||
- The main exam has objective and descriptive papers.
- The objective paper has 4 subjects, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning.
- Total questions in the objective paper will be 150 for 90 minutes duration.
- The descriptive paper will have an English language paper consisting of Essay, Précis Writing, Report / Letter Writing for 50 marks and time duration is 30 minutes.
- The total marks will be 200.
NABARD Development Assistant Hindi
Preliminary Exam
| Subject | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 30 | 30 | 60 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Hindi) | 30 | 30 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- NABARD Development Assistant Hindi prelim exam has 3 subjects, Reasoning, Professional Knowledge (Hindi), and the English language.
- Total questions will be 100 for 100 marks and the time duration is 60 minutes.
- The prelim exam is qualifying in nature.
Main Exam
| Type | Subject | Number of Questions | Max. Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Objective | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 90 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Hindi) | 50 | 50 | ||
| Reasoning | 20 | 20 | ||
| General Awareness (with special reference to agriculture, rural development, and banking) | 40 | 40 | ||
| Descriptive | English Language | Essay, Précis Writing, Report / Letter Writing | 50 | 30 Minutes |
| Total | 200 | |||
- The main exam has objective and descriptive papers.
- The objective paper has 4 subjects, Computer Knowledge, Professional Knowledge (Hindi), Quantitative Aptitude, and Reasoning.
- Total questions in the objective paper will be 150 for 90 minutes duration.
- The descriptive paper will have an English language paper consisting of Essay, Précis Writing, Report / Letter Writing for 50 marks and time duration is 30 minutes.
Language Proficiency Test
- The language proficiency test will be conducted for those candidates who qualify in both the Preliminary and Main exams and become eligible for final selection.
- If they produce a class 10th or 12th mark sheet, indicating official language as one of the subjects then they will be exempted from the Language Proficiency Test (LPT).
- Qualifying the LPT is essential as the candidates who are not proficient in the official language will be disqualified from the selection process.
NABARD Development Assistant Syllabus 2021
Candidates who will be appearing for the NABARD Development Assistant 2021 Exam should prepare according to the syllabus provided here.
| General Awareness | Reasoning | Computer Knowledge | English | Numerical Ability |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports | Decision Making | Computer Software | Idioms & Phrases | Data Interpretation |
| Union Budget | Analogy | Computer Fundamentals | Grammar | Time & Ratio |
| Books and Authors | Mirror Images | Internet Usage | Fill in the Blanks | Decimal & Fractions |
| Science – Inventions & Discoveries | Clocks & Calendars | MS Word | Vocabulary | Profit and Loss |
| Awards and Honours | Non-Verbal Series | Operating System | Cloze Test | Time and Work |
| Current Affairs – National & International | Directions | MS Excel | Verb | Mixtures & Allegations |
| Five Year Plans | Blood Relations | MS PowerPoint | Comprehension | Simple & Compound Interest |
| Countries & Capitals | Cubes and Dice | Articles | Percentages | |
| Abbreviations | Arrangements | Error Correction | Ratio and Proportions | |
| Important Financial & Economic News | Embedded Figures | Sentence Rearrangement | HCF & LCM | |
| Important Days | Number Series | Synonyms | Average | |
| Banking Awareness | Arithmetical Reasoning | Antonyms | Problems on Ages | |
| International & National Organizations | Number Ranking | Tenses | Simplification | |
| Alphabet Series | Unseen Passages | Number System | ||
| Coding & Decoding | Time and Distance |
NABARD Development Assistant Selection Process 2021
NABARD Development Assistant Selection Process will consist of the following stages
Preliminary Exam
All the candidates who successfully apply online will be called to appear for the preliminary exam which will be conducted for 100 marks and there will be different papers for Development Assistant and Development Assistant Hindi. The Preliminary Exam will be qualifying in nature and marks scored in it will not be considered for final selection.
Main Exam
Those who qualify in the preliminary exam will have to appear for the main exam which will be conducted for 200 marks. Similar to the preliminary exam, in the main exam, there will be different papers for the Development Assistant and Development Assistant Hindi.
Language Proficiency Test (LPT) / Document Verification
After the main exam, the qualifying candidates will be called for Language Proficiency Test and document verification. The candidates who have not taken the official language as one of the subjects during the 10th or 12th class will have to go through the Language Proficiency Test.
Final Selection
Those who qualify in the Main Exam and LPT will become eligible for final selection. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the performance of candidates in the main exam only. Those who get placed in the final merit list will be considered for appointment on the post of NABARD Development Assistant.
NABARD Development Assistant Admit Card 2021
NABARD Development Assistant Admit Card 2021 will be issued on the official website at least one week before the exam. Separate call letters will be released for the preliminary and main exams. Candidates will need to download their call letters from the official website as the same will not be provided to them through any other means.
How To Download Admit Card?
Follow the below-mentioned steps to download the NABARD Development Assistant call letter 2021
- Go to NABARD’s website @ https://www.nabard.org/
- Click on the Call Letter link on the homepage
- Enter the registration number and password
- Click on submit
- The call letter will be displayed
- Download and take a printout of the call letter
NABARD Development Assistant Result 2021
NABARD Development Assistant Result for preliminary/main exam and final selection will be published on the official website @ https://www.nabard.org/. The candidate will be able to check their result by following the steps mentioned below
- Open NABARD website @ https://www.nabard.org/
- Click on the “Results” link
- Click on “NABARD Development Assistant”
- Click on preliminary / main / final result link
- Look for your roll number in the merit list
NABARD Development Assistant Cut Off Marks
NABARD will release the region-wise cut-off marks which will decide on the basis of the number of vacancies and total marks obtained by all the candidates in a particular region. To qualify in the preliminary /main exam or to become eligible for final selection candidates will need to score more or equal marks to the cut-off.
NABARD Development Assistant Salary
Selected Candidates will receive basic pay of Rs. 14,650/- per month (including two advance increments) in the scale of Rs.13150 -750 -15400 – 900 -19000 -1200-26200 -1300-28800-1480-33240 -1750 -34990 (20 years) plus other allowances, like, DA, HRA, City Compensatory Allowance, TA, etc.
Gross salary for Development Assistant/Development Assistant (Hindi) will be approximately Rs. 32,000/-
NABARD Development Assistant Helpline 2021
If candidates face any problem at the time of filling the online application form, making payment of application fee or downloading the call letter, then they can get in touch with https://cgrs.ibps.in/ and register a complaint by mentioning the problem faced by them selecting “NABARD – Dev. Asst. Hindi 2021” in the “Help Topic” menu.
NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2021 FAQs
Q. When The NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment Will Commence?
A. NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment is expected to start in September 2021.
Q. What Is The Maximum Age Limit To Apply For NABARD Development Assistant?
A. 35 years is the maximum age limit to apply.
Q. How Much Is The Application Fee For SC / ST Candidates?
A. There is no application fee for SC / ST candidates but they have to pay intimation charges of Rs. 50/-.