NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off Marks have been posted in the current write up keeping in mind the level of the exam this year. The expected NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off score for Mains has been posted and the final NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off for prelims has been updated. Also, the NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off that was released officially by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development over the past three years have been compiled in this article for your benefit. Go through the NABARD Grade A Cut Off marks over the years to make an assessment of the expected score this year.
- NABARD Grade A Exam Analysis for Prelims Exam
- NABARD Grade A Questions Asked for Prelims Exam
- NABARD Grade A Exam Syllabus
- NABARD Garde A Exam Pattern
NABARD Grade A & Grade B Exam 2021 Cut Off Marks For Prelims And Mains Exam – Check Expected & Previous Year Cut Off Here
NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released the Assistant Manager (Grade A) Recruitment for the year 2018. This year NABARD will fill up 92 vacancies. The Prelims is scheduled for 12th May 2018 & most of you must be looking for Previous years’ NABARD Grade A and Grade B Cut Off. Here we are providing you the previous years’ NABARD Grade A and B Cut Off for Prelims (Phase I) & Mains (Phase II). This will also help you to understand the level of preparation needed to crack the exam.
The NABARD Grade A online registration has started. If you haven’t filled up the online application then do it before the closing date i.e 2nd April 2018.
Apply Here for NABARD Grade A 2020
NABARD Selection Procedure – NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off
There are 3 stages in the NABARD Exam Pattern:
For detailed NABARD Exam Pattern, read this article: Exam Pattern for NABARD Grade A |
| Our expert panel has compiled the complete category wise cutoffs for NABARD Grade A Exam 2017 keeping in mind the exam this year. We have kept a gap of +/- 5 marks as always so do consider that.
You are also free to view the official NABARD Grade A Cut off of 2016 and 2015. The NABARD Grade A Examination (Preliminary Stage) was held on 05 Aug 2017. |
Predicted NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off Marks 2020
It is important to point out here that even though most of the aspirants feel that the cut off marks will be less than last year owing to the difficulty level of the exam, that is not likely the case because the number of aspirants has increased this year.
| Category | Predicted NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off 2020 |
| General | 123-127 |
| OBC | 112-117 |
| SC | 102-107 |
| ST | 95-100 |
| HI | 84-89 |
| OC | 92-96 |
| VC | 94-98 |
NABARD Grade A Result >> CLICK HERENABARD Grade B Result >> CLICK HERE |
For General Category: Expected Cut off for NABARD Grade A 2020 (Sectional)
| ES (40) | 14-16 |
| AR (40) | 15-18 |
| RE (20) | 6-7 |
| EL (40) | 15-17 |
| CK (20) | 11-12 |
| GA (20) | 8-9 |
| QA (20) | 5-6 |
For SC, ST, OBC, PWD Category:
| ES (40) | 10-13 |
| AR (40) | 12-14 |
| RE (20) | 4-5 |
| EL (40) | 11-12 |
| CK (20) | 9-10 |
| GA (20) | 6-7 |
| QA (20) | 4 |
Note: The Abbreviations used are:
| ES: Economic & Social Issues AR: Agriculture & Rural Development RE: Reasoning EL: English Language CK: Computer Knowledge GA: General Awareness QA: Quantitative Aptitude |
NABARD Grade A Cut Off >> CLICK HERE |
NABARD Important Dates – NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off
| NABARD Admit Card 2020 (Grade A Assistant Manager) | |
|---|---|
| Events | New Dates |
| NABARD Grade A Admit Card 2020 for Prelims Exam | 14th February 2020 |
| NABARD Grade A 2020 Preliminary Exam | 25th February 2020 |
| Download Admit Card for NABARD Main Examination | ________ |
| NABARD Grade A 2020 Exam Date (Mains) | ________ |
Previous Years NABARD Grade A and B Cut Off
NABARD Grade A Cut Off – For 2019
For Phase 1
Table showing test-wise & category-wise cut-off points applied for all disciplines
| CATEGORY | RE | EL | CK | GA | ES | AR | QA |
| (20) | (40) | (20) | (20) | (40) | (40) | (20) | |
| SC, ST, OBC, PWBD | 1.00 | 5.75 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| EWS, UNRESERVED | 3.00 | 10.75 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 4.25 |
Table showing discipline-wise & category-wise cut-off points applied on total
| DISCIPLINE | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | LD | MD |
| GENERAL | 109.50 | 100.50 | 117.00 | 111.00 | 129.00 | 65.25 | 92.25 | 43.75 |
| ANIMAL HUSBANDRY/ DAIRY TECHNOLOGY | — | 31.50 | 60.25 | — | 62.75 | |||
| ECONOMICS & AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS | 66.00 | 66.50 | 75.00 | 74.25 | 101.25 | |||
| ENVIRONMENT | 48.50 | 33.50 | 70.25 | — | 94.00 | |||
| FOOD PROCESSING | 41.25 | — | 67.75 | — | 88.50 | |||
| FORESTRY | — | 47.25 | 55.25 | — | 79.25 | |||
| FINANCE | 53.00 | 24.00 | 35.25 | 62.00 | 94.50 | |||
| LAND DEVELOPMENT – SOIL SCIENCE | — | — | 93.00 | — | 102.50 | |||
| PLANTATION & HORTICULTURE | — | — | 59.00 | — | 69.25 |
For Phase 2
Table showing discipline, category-wise cut-off points applied on total
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | LD | MD |
| General | 115.50 | 111.75 | 120.75 | 118.50 | 127.50 |
101.00 |
111.00 |
105.25 |
| Animal Husbandry/ Dairy Technology | 111.00 | 125.50 | 115.00 | 128.25 | ||||
| Economics & Agricultural Economics | 100.00 | 105.75 | 105.75 | 101.00 | 116.00 | |||
| Environment | 113.75 | 115.25 | 125.50 | 132.50 | ||||
| Food Processing | 107.50 | 96.25 | 121.25 | |||||
| Forestry | 121.00 | 120.50 | 131.50 | |||||
| Finance | 118.00 | 105.25 | 103.75 | 132.00 | 133.75 | |||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 94.00 | 100.50 | 108.25 | |||||
| Plantation & Horticulture | 96.75 | 106.25 |
Table showing discipline and category-wise cut-off points applied on an Objective test and Descriptive paper
| Paper | I | II | ||||||||
| DP | ES | |||||||||
| (100) | (100) | |||||||||
| Post Name | For All Post | General | Animal Husbandry/Dairy Technology | Economics & Agricultural Economics | Environment | Food Processing | Forestry | Finance | Land Development- Soil Science | Plantation & Horticulture |
| SC, ST, OBC, PWBD (HI, LD & MD) | 56.00 | 40.75 | 42.50 | 37.50 | 56.75 | 34.00 | 46.25 | 43.75 | 22.25 | 25.25 |
| EWS & Unreserved | 58.00 | 45.50 | 49.75 | 41.25 | 60.50 | 40.00 | 52.25 | 51.25 | 28.75 | 30.75 |
Final Cut-off Grade A – 2019 – Select List· Cut Off
| Discipline | EWS | OBC | OBC-HI | OBC-MD | SC | ST | UR | UR-LD | UR-MD |
| Ah/Dairy | 148.25 | 168.25 | – | – | 165.5 | 158.75 | – | ||
| Eco & Agri Eco | 138.75 | 134.25 | – | 124.75 | 135 | 141.50 | – | – | |
| Environment | – | 162 | – | 148.25 | 138.25 | 157 | –– | – | |
| Finance | 147 | 147.75 | –– | – | 140 | 157.75 | – | ||
| Food Processing | 145.5 | – | 129.5 | – | 153.50 | – | |||
| Forestry | 152 | – | – | 152 | 157 | – | |||
| General | 149.25 | 152.25 | 121 | 126.25 | 146.75 | 149.25 | 154 | 142.50 | 135.75 |
| Land Dev – Soil Sci | – | 133.25 | –– | 125.25 | –– | 138.25 | |||
| Plant & Horticulture | – | 127.75 | 134.50 | – | – |
NABARD Grade A Cut Off – Phase I & II [2018]
Exam Conducted on 19 May 2018
Discipline-Wise & Category-Wise Cut-Off Applied On Total
| Discipline | Category | |||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | LD | MD | VI | |
| GENERAL | 99.75 | 94.75 | 105.25 | 116.50 | 51.50 | 88.50 | 34.00 | 90.75 |
| Animal Husbandry | 19.25 | – | 55.00 | 64.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Chartered Accountant | 53.75 | – | 34.50 | 74.50 | – | – | – | – |
| Economics | – | 61.75 | 67.50 | 90.50 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Engineering | – | – | 68.75 | 90.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Food Processing/Food Tech | – | 25.50 | 69.25 | 86.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Forestry | 28.75 | – | 57.00 | 77.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Land Development (Soil Science)/Agriculture | 76.00 | 62.25 | 79.25 | 91.50 | – | – | – | – |
| Minor Irrigation (Water Resources) | 35.25 | 29.25 | 46.25 | 59.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 23.50 | – | 39.25 | 70.75 | – | – | – | – |
Table Showing Discipline-Wise & Category-Wise Cut-Off Applied On Test Papers
| Discipline |
Category |
TEST | ||||||
| RE (20) | EL (40) | CK (20) | GA (20) | ES (40) | AR (40) | QA (20) | ||
| General | SC, ST, OBC, PWBD(HI, LD, MD, VI) | 1.75 | 8.75 | 2.50 | 1.25 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| UNRESERVED | 4.50 | 13.25 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.75 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| All Other Disciplines | SC, ST, OBC, PWBD (HI, LD, MD, VI) | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| UNRESERVED | 1.00 | 7.25 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |
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NABARD Grade A Cut Off – Phase II [2018]
Discipline-Wise & Category-Wise Cut-Off Applied On Total
| DISCIPLINE | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | LD | MD | VI |
| General | 113.75 | 114.25 | 117.75 | 124.00 | 104.75 | 106.75 | # | 106.75 |
| Animal Husbandry | 128.25 | – | 130.50 | 134.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Chartered Accountant | 108.00 | – | 131.25 | 142.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Economics | – | 102.00 | 113.75 | 128.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Environmental Engineering | – | – | 120.25 | 127.00 | – | – | – | – |
| Food Processing/ Food Tech | – | 98.50 | 111.50 | 121.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Forestry | 141.50 | – | 139.75 | 145.25 | – | – | – | – |
| Land Development (Soil Science)/ Agriculture | 124.25 | 121.75 | 132.50 | 136.75 | – | – | – | – |
| Minor Irrigation (Water Resources) | 93.00 | 85.75 | 103.25 | 111.50 | – | – | – | – |
| Social Work | 121.25 | – | 128.50 | 137.75 | – | – | – | – |
Discipline-Wise & Category-Wise Cut-Off Applied On Descriptive Paper & Objective Test
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PAPER |
I | II | |||||||||
| DP | ESI / Specialized Paper | ||||||||||
| (100) | (100) | ||||||||||
| Discipline | ALL POST | GEN | Animal HUSB. | CA | ECO | ENV ENG | Food PROC | Forestry | AND DEV. | Minor IRR | Social Work |
| SC,ST, OBC, PWBD (Hl,LD,MD,VI) | 56.50 | 39.50 | 44.25 | 44.75 | 25.00 | 35.50 | 26.50 | 54.50 | 43.25 | 9.00 | 49.25 |
| UNRESERVED | 60.00 | 44.00 | 49.25 | so.so | 31.75 | 40.25 | 32.75 | 59.75 | 48.50 | 17.00 | 52.75 |
Official NABARD Grade A & B Cut Off 2017 – Phase I (Prelims)
The exam pattern & syllabus of NABARD Phase I is almost same for Grade A & Grade B. In the year 2017, the Exam Pattern was changed for both NABARD Grade A & Grade B Exam. Here are the official sectional & overall cut off for NABARD Grade A & B Prelims.
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Official NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2017 – Discipline wise & Category wise Cut Off Applied on Total
| Discipline | Category | ||||||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VC | |
| General | 93.50 | 88.00 | 98.25 | 109.25 | 36.50 | 79.25 | 77.50 |
| Economics | 53.25 | 46.25 | 66.25 | 89.00 | – | – | – |
| Agriculture | 67.75 | 59.50 | 74.50 | 82.00 | – | – | – |
| Agriculture Engineering |
– | – | 59.75 | 80.75 | – | – | – |
| Plantation Horticulture |
38.00 | – | 49.50 | 63.75 | – | – | – |
| Animal Husbandry |
15.00 | – | 38.00 | 51.25 | – | – | – |
| Fisheries | 19.25 | – | 18.25 | 53.75 | – | – | – |
| Food Processing | – | – | 55.75 | 73.00 | – | – | – |
| Forestry | – | – | 48.25 | 66.00 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Engineering |
– | – | 58.75 | 75.00 | |||
| Water Resource Development & Management |
28.75 | 31.00 | – | 46.75 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | – | – | 19.75 | 57.50 | – | – | – |
| Chartered Accountant |
58.50 | – | 46.25 | 66.25 | – | – | – |
| Company Secretary |
– | – | 57.75 | 57.75 | – | – | – |
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Official NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off 2017 – Discipline wise & Category wise Cut Off Applied on Test Papers
| Discipline | Category | Test | ||||||
| RE (20) | EL (40) | CK (20) | GA (20) | ES (40) | AD (40) | QA (20) | ||
| General & Agriculture | SC, ST, OBC, PWD (OC) |
1.25 | 2.50 | 2.75 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| UR | 4.00 | 6.50 | 4.50 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 3.00 | |
| All Other Discipline |
SC, ST, OBC, PWD (OC) |
1.00 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| UR | 1.50 | 4.00 | 3.25 | 1.00 | 1.25 | 1.25 | 1.00 | |
Official NABARD Grade B Cut Off 2017 – Prelims
| Category | General | Agriculture |
| SC | 96.25 | 58.00 |
| ST | 87.75 | 42.00 |
| OBC | 99.25 | 63.25 |
| UR | 11.50 | 75.00 |
| OC | 58.75 | – |
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Official Cut off for NABARD Grade B 2017 – Descriptive Paper & Objective Paper
| Discipline | Category | Test | ||||||
| RE (20) | EL (40) | CK (20) | GA (20) | ES (40) | AD (40) | QA (20) | ||
| General & Agriculture | SC, ST, OBC, PWD (OC) |
3.25 | 6.00 | 3.75 | 1.25 | 1.75 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| UR | 5.50 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 2.75 | 4.75 | 2.25 | 4.00 | |
The Abbreviations used are:
ES: Economic & Social Issues
AR: Agriculture & Rural Development
RE: Reasoning
EL: English Language
CK: Computer Knowledge
GA: General Awareness
QA: Quantitative Aptitude
You can download the official notice of NABARD Grade A & B Prelims cut off here:
NABARD Grade A Phase I Cut off 2017 – Official NoticeNABARD Grade B Phase I Cut off 2017 – Official Notice |
Official NABARD Grade A and B Cut Off 2017 – Phase II (Mains)
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NABARD Grade A – Phase II (Mains) Cut Off 2017
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | UR | HI | OC | VC |
| General | 118.50 | 115.75 | 125.00 | 132.50 | 111.25 | 110.00 | 116.00 |
| Economics | 126.50 | 114.00 | 128.00 | 137.25 | – | – | – |
| Agriculture | 104.75 | 101.50 | 116.25 | 119.00 | – | – | – |
| Agriculture Engineering |
– | – | 102.00 | 113.25 | – | – | – |
| Plantation & Horticulture |
99.25 | – | 115.25 | 117.75 | – | – | – |
| Animal Husbandry |
94.75 | – | 104.25 | 110.75 | |||
| Fisheries | 79.75 | – | 90.50 | 96.25 | – | – | |
| Food Processing | – | – | 98.75 | 102.00 | – | – | – |
| Forestry | – | – | 118.50 | 121.75 | – | – | – |
| Environmental Engineering |
– | – | 107.50 | 111.50 | – | – | – |
| Water Resource Development & Management |
87.50 | 89.00 | – | 106.00 | – | – | – |
| Social Work | – | – | 114.00 | 124.50 | – | – | – |
| Chartered Accountant |
128.25 | – | 117.25 | 128.25 | – | – | |
| Company Secretary |
– | – | 127.00 | 138.00 | – | – | – |
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NABARD Grade A Mains (Phase II) Cut Off 2017 – Descriptive Paper & Objective Test
| Paper | Discipline | SC, ST, OBC, PWD (HI, OC, VC) |
GEN |
| I (DP ESI) 100 Marks |
ALL | 62.75 | 66.00 |
| II (DP ESI) 100 Marks |
GEN | 41.50 | 46.75 |
| ECO. | 41.00 | 47.75 | |
| AGRI | 32.00 | 37.00 | |
| AGRI. ENG | 20.00 | 24.75 | |
| PLANT. AND HORTI | 33.50 | 39.00 | |
| ANIMAL HUS. | 21.75 | 26.50 | |
| FISH. | 10.25 | 15.25 | |
| FOOD PROC. | 16.75 | 21.00 3 | |
| FOREST | 34.75 | 39.50 | |
| ENVT. SCI | 26.25 | 30.00 | |
| WATER RES. DEVP. & MGT. | 17.50 | 24.50 | |
| SOCIAL WORK | 36.75 | 42.00 | |
| C.A | 40.00 | 44.75 | |
| C.S | 54.00 | 58.00 |
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NABARD Grade B Cut Off Phase II (Mains) 2017 – Category wise
| Category | General | Agriculture |
| SC | 177.75 | 140.00 |
| ST | 161.75 | – |
| OBC | 179.25 | 139.25 |
| UR | 195.75 | 159.00 |
| OC | 159.00 | – |
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NABARD Grade B Cut Off Phase II (Mains) 2017 – Descriptive Paper & Objective Test
| Discipline | Paper | I | II | III |
| Category | DP | ESI | AP | |
| (100) | (100) | (100) | ||
| General | SC, ST, OBC, PWD (OC) |
61.25 | 45.50 | 38.00 |
| UR | 65.00 | 49.50 | 44.75 | |
| Agriculture | SC, ST, OBC, PWD (OC) |
61.25 | 25.50 | 38.00 |
| UR | 65.00 | 30.50 | 44.75 |
You can also download the official Mains Cut Off notice from the link below:
NABARD Grade A Phase II Cut off 2017 – Official NoticeNABARD Grade B Phase II Cut off 2017 – Official Notice |
Official NABARD Grade A Cut Off (Overall) for the Year 2016: Prelims
The official Cutoff for NABARD Grade A 2016 Prelims including objective test out of a total of 200 marks was as follows –
| Category | Final NABARD Grade A Cut Off |
| General | 112.50 |
| OBC | 99.25 |
| SC | 95.00 |
| ST | 81.50 |
| HI | 65.75 |
| OC | 88.25 |
| VC | 84.75 |
Official NABARD Grade A Cut Off (Section Wise) for the Year 2016: Prelims
The official section wise NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2016 was as follows –
For General Category:
| ES (25) | 6 |
| AR (25) | 7 |
| RE (40) | 10.50 |
| EL (40) | 14.5 |
| CK (20) | 10.5 |
| GA (20) | 6.75 |
| QA (30) | 4.75 |
For SC, ST, OBC, PWD Category:
| ES (25) | 4.25 |
| AR (25) | 5 |
| RE (40) | 6.5 |
| EL (40) | 10.25 |
| CK (20) | 8.5 |
| GA (20) | 5 |
| QA (30) | 2.75 |
Official Cutoff for NABARD Grade A for the Year 2016>> CLICK HERE |
Official NABARD Grade A Cut Off (Overall) for the Year 2015: Prelims
The official Cutoff for NABARD Grade A 2015 Prelims including objective test out of a total of 200 marks was as follows –
| Category | Final NABARD Grade A Cut Off |
| General | 116 |
| OBC | 102 |
| SC | 99 |
| ST | 91 |
| HI | 61 |
| OC | 95 |
| VC | 65 |
Official NABARD Grade A Cut Off (Section Wise) for the Year 2015: Prelims
The official section wise NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2015 was as follows –
For General Category:
| ES, CK (50) | 6 |
| GA (50) | 7 |
| RE (50) | 6.75 |
| QA (50) | 4.75 |
For SC, ST, OBC, PWD Category:
| ES, CK (50) | 4.25 |
| GA (50) | 5 |
| RE (50) | 5 |
| QA (50) | 2.75 |
NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2017: Frequently Asked Questions
| Q1. When is the official NABARD Grade A Cut Off released each year? | The official cutoff marks for NABARD Grade A exam are released after the declaration of the result in the form of a score card. |
| Q2. How will the NABARD Grade A Cut Off marks be scaled up to an equal level? | The marks of each aspirant will be scaled equally using the process of normalization. |
| Q3. What are the 3 most important parameters for deciding the final cutoff? | The 3 most important criteria for deciding the final cutoff are the total number of applicants, total number of vacancies and the difficulty level of the exam. |
NABARD Grade A Cut Off Calculation Criteria
| Criteria 1 | Total number of applicants this year. |
| Criteria 2 | Total number of vacancies this year. |
| Criteria 3 | Level of ease or difficulty of the exam. |
| Criteria 4 | Moderation and answer keys |
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