Short Detail:
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released the notification for Assistant Manager in Grade A Recruitment 2025 across multiple services, including Rural Development Banking Service (RDBS), Legal, and Protocol & Security for total 91 Posts. Candidates who meet the required qualifications and are interested in applying for the NABARD Assistant Manager Vacancy 2025 can submit their applications online from 08 Nov 2025 to 30 Nov 2025. For details about eligibility, vacancies, selection process, pay scale, and more, please refer to the full notification below.
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National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development – NABARD
NABARD Assistant Manger Recruitment 2025
Advt No.: No. 05/ Grade A /2025-26
Important Dates
- Application Start Date: 08/11/2025
- Last Date To Apply: 30/11/2025
- Last Date Of Fee Payment: 30/11/2025
- Form Correction Date: N/A
- Admit Card Date: Before the exam
- Phase I (Preliminary): 20 Dec 2025
- Phase II (Mains): 25 Jan 2026
- Phase III (Psychometric Test): Notify later
Application Fees
- General / OBC / EWS: ₹850/-
- SC / ST / PH: ₹150/-
- Pay the application fees online using debit card, credit card, net banking or UPI
Age Limit
Age As On Date: 01/11/2025
- Assistant Manager (RDBS/Legal): 21-30 Years
- Assistant Manager (Protocol & Security Service): 25-40 Years
- Age relaxation extra is applicable as per the rules of NABARD Assistant Manager Recruitment 2025
Age Relaxation
| Category / Condition | Age Relaxation |
|---|---|
| OBC | 3 years |
| SC / ST | 5 years (only if posts are reserved) |
| Ex-Servicemen (including ECO/SSCO) | 5 years (with 5 years continuous service & proper release) |
| ECO/SSCO (extended assignment) | 5 years (with MoD release certificate within 3 months) |
| Children/Family of 1984 Riots Victims | 5 years |
| PWBD – General | 10 years |
| PWBD – OBC | 13 years |
| PWBD – SC/ST | 15 years |
| PWBD candidates applying for UR posts | Eligible for age & fee relaxation |
| PWBD applying to Legal / Protocol & Security Services | Eligible, except no relaxation for Assistant Manager (Protocol & Security Service) |
| Assistant Manager (Protocol & Security Service) | No age relaxation for any category |
Vacancy Details
Total Posts: 91
| S.NO. | POST / DISCIPLINE | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AM (RDBS) | ||||||
| i) | General | 20 | 7 | 4* | 13 | 4 | 48 |
| ii) | Chartered Accountant | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 4 |
| iii) | Company Secretary | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| iv) | Finance | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 5 |
| v) | Computer/ Information Technology | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| vi) | Agriculture Engineering | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| vii) | Plantation & Horticulture | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| viii) | Fisheries | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| ix) | Food Processing | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| x) | Land Development & Soil Science | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| xi) | Civil Engineering | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 2 |
| xii) | Electrical Engineering | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| xiii) | Media Specialist | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| xiv) | Economics | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| 1. | AM (RDBS) Total | 35 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 8 | 85 |
| 2. | AM (Legal) | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| 3. | AM (Protocol & Security) | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 4 |
| Grand Total | 40 | 40 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 8 | 91 |
Eligibility Details
I. Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ – RDBS (Discipline-wise Eligibility)
1. General
- Bachelor’s Degree in any subject with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PWBD)
OR PG/MBA/PGDM with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWBD)
OR CA / CS / CMA / ICWA
OR Ph.D.
2. Chartered Accountant
- Bachelor’s Degree
- ICAI Membership (on or before 01-11-2025)
3. Company Secretary
- Bachelor’s Degree
- ICSI Membership (on or before 01-11-2025)
4. Finance
- BBA/BMS (Finance/Banking) with 60% (55% for SC/ST/PWBD)
OR MBA/PGDM/MMS (Finance) with 55% (50% for SC/ST/PWBD) + Bachelor’s Degree
OR BFIA with 60% (55% SC/ST/PWBD)
OR CA / CMA (ICWA) Membership (before 01-11-2025)
OR CFA (USA) / FRM (GARP)
5. Computer / Information Technology
- B.Tech/BE (CS/IT/EC/Electronics/Data Science/AI/ML etc.) with 60% (55% SC/ST/PWBD)
OR PG in same subjects with 55% (50% SC/ST/PWBD)
OR Graduate with 60% + DOEACC ‘B’ Level
6. Agriculture Engineering
- B.Tech (Agri Engineering) with 60% (55% PWBD)
OR PG in Agri Engineering with 55% (50% PWBD)
7. Plantation & Horticulture
- B.Sc (Horticulture) with 60% (55% PWBD)
OR PG in Horticulture with 55% (50% PWBD)
8. Fisheries
- B.F.Sc with 60% (55% ST/PWBD)
OR M.F.Sc with 55% (50% ST/PWBD)
9. Food Processing
- B.Tech/B.Sc in Food Processing/Food Tech/Dairy Tech with 60% (55% SC/PWBD)
OR PG in same with 55% (50% SC/PWBD)
10. Land Development & Soil Science
- Bachelor’s in Soil Science/Agriculture/Environmental Science with 60% (55% PWBD)
OR PG in same with 55% (50% PWBD)
11. Civil Engineering
- B.Tech/BE (Civil/Structural) with 60% (55% SC/ST/PWBD)
OR PG in same with 55% (50% SC/ST/PWBD)
12. Electrical Engineering
- B.Tech/BE (Electrical/Electrical & Electronics/Power Systems) with 60% (55% PWBD)
OR PG in same with 55% (50% PWBD)
13. Media Specialist
- PG in Mass Media / Mass Communication / Communication / Journalism with 55% (50% PWBD)
14. Economics
- PG in Applied Economics with 55% (50% SC/PWBD)
- Economics must be a main subject in all years/semesters
II. Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ – Legal Service
- Bachelor’s Degree in Law (LLB) with 60%
OR LLM with 55% - Advocates must show Bar Council Registration & practice certificate (at interview)
III. Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ – Protocol & Security Service
- Commissioned Officer with 10 years service (5 years for PWBD)
- Must hold a valid Ex-Serviceman Identity Card
- No specific academic degree required
Here is the short, simple, clean version of the Selection Procedure for Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’:
Selection Procedure
A. For Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ – RDBS / Legal
The recruitment happens in 4 stages:
1. Phase I – Preliminary Exam (Online)
- Total: 200 marks, 120 minutes
- Two sections:
- Qualifying Section: Reasoning, English, Computer, Quant, Decision Making
- Merit Section: General Awareness, Eco & Social Issues, ARD
- Shortlisting based only on Merit Section marks
- Negative marking: 1/4th
- Ratio for Mains: 1:25
2. Phase II – Main Exam (Online)
Two papers:
Paper I – General English (Descriptive)
- 3 questions, 100 marks, 90 minutes
Paper II – Stream-Specific Paper
- Objective: 50 marks, 30 minutes
- Descriptive: 50 marks, 90 minutes (attempt 4 out of 6)
- Negative marking: 1/4th
- Cut-offs applied on each test and overall
3. Phase III – Psychometric Test
- Mandatory
- MCQ-based, 90 minutes
4. Phase IV – Interview
- 50 marks
- Ratio: 1:3
B. For Assistant Manager Grade ‘A’ – Protocol & Security Service
Selection happens in 2 stages + Psychometric Test:
1. Online Examination
- Total: 200 marks, 120 minutes
- Tests: Reasoning, English, General Awareness (Banking), Professional Knowledge
- Negative marking: 1/4th
- Cut-offs applied test-wise and total score-wise
2. Psychometric Test
- Mandatory
- MCQ-based, 90 minutes
- Only those who appear in this test are considered for Interview
3. Interview
- 50 marks
- Ratio: 1:3
Final Selection
- RDBS/Legal: Based on Main Exam + Interview
- P&SS: Based on Online Exam + Interview
Tie-Breaking
In case of equal final marks:
- Higher marks in Main/Online Exam
- If still tied → Higher qualification or higher graduation marks
- If still tied → Older candidate gets higher rank
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