NABARD Grade A 2025 notice, explained

The main rules of the official notice in plain words. Each point gives the page or para, so you can check it in the notice yourself.

In short

Age	21 to 40 years, depending on the post on 01-11-2025
Education	A bachelor’s degree in any subject (more for some posts)
Final-year students	Cannot apply (p.7, para III(d))

Who can apply

Age limit (counted on 01-11-2025)

Age relaxation (upper limit)

Work out your own age limit

Education

• AM (RDBS) - General: Bachelor's degree in any subject with 60% (SC/ST/PwBD 55%), OR PG/MBA/PGDM with 55% (SC/ST/PwBD 50%), OR CA/CS/CMA/ICWA, OR Ph.D (p.8, para 1(A)(i))
• AM (RDBS) - Chartered Accountant: Bachelor's degree in any discipline + ICAI membership obtained on or before 01.11.2025 (p.8, para 1(A)(ii))
• AM (RDBS) - Company Secretary: Bachelor's degree in any discipline + Associate/Fellow membership of ICSI obtained on or before 01.11.2025 (p.8, para 1(A)(iii))
• AM (RDBS) - Finance: BBA/BMS (Finance/Banking) 60%, or 2-yr PGDM/MBA/MMS (Finance) 55%, or BFIA 60%, or any degree + ICAI/ICMAI membership, or any degree + CFA/FRM (p.8-9, para 1(A)(iv))
• AM (RDBS) - Computer/Information Technology: 4-yr B.E./B.Tech in CS/CE/CA/IT/Electronics/E&T/E&C/Data Science/AI-ML 60%, or PG in these 55%, or any graduate 60% + DOEACC 'B' Level (p.9, para 1(A)(v))
• AM (RDBS) - Agriculture Engineering: Bachelor's in Agriculture Engineering 60% (PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (PwBD 50%) (p.9, para 1(A)(vi))
• AM (RDBS) - Plantation & Horticulture: Bachelor's in Horticulture 60% (PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (PwBD 50%) (p.9, para 1(A)(vii))
• AM (RDBS) - Fisheries: Bachelor's in Fisheries Science 60% (ST/PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (ST/PwBD 50%) (p.9, para 1(A)(viii))
• AM (RDBS) - Food Processing: Bachelor's in Food Processing/Food Technology/Dairy Technology 60% (SC/PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (SC/PwBD 50%) (p.9, para 1(A)(ix))
• AM (RDBS) - Land Development & Soil Science: Bachelor's in Soil Science/Agriculture/Environmental Science 60% (PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (PwBD 50%) (p.10, para 1(A)(x))
• AM (RDBS) - Civil Engineering: Bachelor's in Civil/Structural Engineering 60% (SC/ST/PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (SC/ST/PwBD 50%) (p.10, para 1(A)(xi))
• AM (RDBS) - Electrical Engineering: Bachelor's in Electrical / Electrical & Electronics Engg / Power Systems 60% (PwBD 55%) or PG 55% (PwBD 50%) (p.10, para 1(A)(xii))
• AM (Legal): Bachelor's degree in Law (recognised by UGC and Bar Council of India) with 60%, or LLM with 55% (p.10, para 1(B))
• AM (RDBS) - Media Specialist: PG degree in Mass Media/Mass Communication/Communication/Journalism 55% (PwBD 50%) (p.10, para 1(A)(xiii))
• AM (RDBS) - Economics: PG degree in Applied Economics 55% (SC/PwD 50%), with Economics as a main subject in all years/semesters (p.10, para 1(A)(xiv))
• AM (Protocol & Security Service): No academic qualification stated; eligibility is service: officer with at least 10 years' commissioned service (5 for PwBD) in Army/Navy/Air Force holding a valid Ex-Serviceman Identity Card (p.19, para (C) I.2)

Final-year students: cannot apply; the qualification must already be complete (p.7, para III(d))

Other conditions

• Only one post/discipline may be applied for; multiple applications - only the last is kept (p.7, para III(b))
• If the degree does not name the specialisation, a university/college certificate stating it is needed (p.7, para III(e))
• Protocol & Security: commissioned-officer ex-serviceman with 10 years' service (see education); no age relaxation for any category (p.19, para (C) I.1-2)
• Must be willing to serve anywhere in India including rural areas (p.36, para 12)
• PwBD reservation only for AM (RDBS); Legal and P&SS have no PwBD reservation (p.4, para (vii))

Syllabus

• Phase II (Main Examination) - Paper I, all RDBS disciplines and Legal: English (p.17, para VI(1))
• Phase II (Main Examination) - Paper II, RDBS General discipline (ESI & ARD): Economic & Social Issues, Agriculture, Rural Development (p.17-19, para VI(2))

Every topic, with a tick list

Documents

To upload with the form

• Photograph (200x230 px, 20-50 KB) (p.26, p.29)
• Live photograph captured by webcam or mobile (p.29)
• Signature in black ink (140x60 px, 10-20 KB) (p.26, p.30)
• Left thumb impression (240x240 px, 20-50 KB) (p.26, p.30)
• Handwritten declaration in English (800x400 px, 50-100 KB) (p.26, p.30)

Plus 12 documents to bring for verification. See them as a tick list

Photo and signature sizes, with resizers

Source: Advertisement No. 05/Grade A/2025-26 - Assistant Manager in Grade 'A' (RDBS/Legal/Protocol & Security Service) (08.11.2025 (application window 08.11.2025-30.11.2025; the PDF carries no separate issue date)). Always confirm in the current notice.

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