By Anangsha Patra, Manager – Editorial
NABARD Grade A Cut Off is released for prelims and mains exams. It is applied on the total score and individual tests. It is the minimum score that candidates need to secure to qualify the exam and become eligible for the next round of selection process. The cut off is released discipline-wise for different sections and categories. The final NABARD Grade A cutoff is calculated based on the mains exam and interview.
Also Read: NABARD Grade A dates 2023
- Applicability of NABARD Grade A cut off
- NABARD 2022 Exam Dates & Schedule
- Factors determining NABARD Grade A cut off
- NABARD Grade A Cut off for Prelims
- NABARD Grade A Mains Cut off
- NABARD Grade A Final Cut off
Applicability of NABARD Grade A cut off
NABARD Grade A cut off for prelims and mains exams are applied in two stages:
- On scores in individual tests
- On total score
NABARD 2022 Exam Dates & Schedule
Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of NABARD 2024 exam
| Dates | Past Exam Dates |
|---|---|
| 02 Dec ' 22 | NABARD Grade A mains result 2022 |
| 29 Oct ' 22 | NABARD Grade A mains exam |
| 03 Oct ' 22 | NABARD Grade A prelims result |
Factors determining NABARD Grade A cut off
The cut off of NABARD Grade A is calculated based on the following factors:
- Number of vacancies
- Total marks
- Difficulty level
- Number of test-takers
NABARD Grade A Cut off for Prelims
The prelims exam comprises eight sections. NABARD Grade A cut off for prelims is calculated out of 200 marks. On the basis of sectional and overall cut offs, candidates are selected for the mains exam. The preliminary exam is qualifying in nature. Candidates in the 1:25 are called for the mains exam. Candidates can check below previous years’ NABARD Grade A prelims cut off marks.
NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut off 2021
The category-wise and discipline NABARD Grade A prelims cutoff is given below:
NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut-Off 2021: Discipline & Category-wise
| NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Prelims | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | CAT.B | CAT.C | CAT.A | CAT.E |
| General |
44.00 |
41.50 |
45.75 |
31.75 |
53.50 |
14.25 |
37.50 |
38.75 |
12.75 |
| Agriculture |
31.50 |
28.00 |
40.75 |
29.00 |
46.25 |
||||
| Agriculture Engineering |
15.50 |
- |
16.00 |
- |
40.00 |
||||
| Fisheries |
23.00 |
-- |
19.25 |
– |
22.00 |
||||
| Animal Husbandry |
21.00 |
– |
21.00 |
– |
27.25 |
||||
| Forestry |
30.50 |
– |
– |
– |
27.00 |
||||
| Plantation/ Horticulture |
14.75 |
– |
21.50 |
– |
24.75 |
||||
| Land Development/ Soil Science |
– |
– |
18.75 |
– |
20.75 |
||||
| Water Resources |
– |
– |
15.50 |
– |
36.25 |
||||
| Finance |
8.75 |
11.75 |
8.25 |
– |
16.75 |
||||
| Computer/ Information Technology |
9.25 |
– |
8.50 |
19.75 |
26.25 |
||||
| Rajbhasha |
10.25 |
- |
– |
– |
23.50 |
– |
22.50 |
-- |
-- |
NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut-Off 2021: Section-wise
| NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Prelims | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Qualifying Section | Merit Section | ||||||
| RE | EL | CK | QA | DM | GA | ES | AR | |
| 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 40 | 40 | |
| Unreserved and EWS |
3.75 |
11.25 |
3.25 |
5.00 |
1.25 |
3.00 |
4.50 |
6.50 |
| OBC, ST, SC, PWBD |
1.25 |
7.50 |
2.00 |
2.50 |
1.00 |
1.75 |
1.00 |
3.00 |
NABARD Grade A Cutoff 2020
The link to download NABARD Grade A 2020 prelims cut off marks is given below.
| NABARD Grade A cut off for prelims | Download Here |
NABARD Grade A 2019 Prelims Cut off
Sectional Cut off
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 |
Overall Cut off
| 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 |
| Aninal Husbandary/Diary 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 |
NABARD Grade A Cut off 2018
Overall
| 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 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
Sectional
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 |
|
NABARD Grade A Cut off 2017
Sectional
| Section | Posts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General | Other Disciplines | |||
| SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | Unreserved | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | Unreserved | |
| Reasoning Ability |
1.25 |
4 |
1 |
1.5 |
| English Language |
2.5 |
6.5 |
1 |
4 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Computer Knowledge |
2.75 |
4.5 |
1.75 |
3.25 |
| General Awareness |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Economic & Social Issues |
1 |
2 |
1 |
1.25 |
| b |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1.25 |
NABARD Grade A 2016 Prelims Cutoff
Sectional
| Name of Subject | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | General |
|---|---|---|
| Economic and Social Issues |
4.25 |
6.00 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development |
5.00 |
7.00 |
| Reasoning Ability |
6.50 |
10.50 |
| English Language |
10.25 |
14.50 |
| Computer Knowledge |
8.50 |
10.50 |
| General Awareness |
5.00 |
6.75 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
2.75 |
4.75 |
Overall Cutoff
| Category | Assistant Manager (Grade A) |
|---|---|
| SC |
95.00 |
| ST |
81.50 |
| OBC |
99.25 |
| General |
112.50 |
| HI |
65.75 |
| OC |
88.25 |
| VC |
84.75 |
NABARD Grade A Mains Cut off
The mains exam is conducted for the qualified candidates of the prelims exam. Only those candidates are selected for the Interview who score the minimum cutoff marks or above in the mains exam. Candidates in the ratio 1:3 are called for the Interview. Check the previous years’ NABARD Cut off marks.
NABARD Grade A Mains Cut off 2022
| NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Cut Off 2021- Mains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| General |
109.67 |
109.83 |
114.08 |
115.50 |
118.42 |
| Agriculture |
116.83 |
116.75 |
124.67 |
122.33 |
127.92 |
| Agriculture Engineering |
121.00 |
-- |
127.33 |
-- |
129.58 |
| Animal Husbandry |
107-83 |
-- |
120 |
114.92 |
134.50 |
| Fisheries |
100.33 |
-- |
104.33 |
-- |
117.08 |
| Forestry |
107.42 |
-- |
-- |
-- |
120.25 |
| Plantation/ Horticulture |
97.83 |
-- |
110.83 |
90.75 |
112.67 |
| Land Development/ Soil Science |
-- |
-- |
123.75 |
-- |
130.08 |
| Water Resources |
-- |
-- |
89.92 |
-- |
121.75 |
| Finance |
91.83 |
93.75 |
105.17 |
94.67 |
113.33 |
| Computer/ Information Technology |
98.33 |
Considered under |
109.25 |
103.00 |
112.58 |
| Rajbhasha |
96 |
No candidate |
Considered under |
No candidate |
102.67 |
NABARD Grade A 2020 Mains Cutoff-Download Here
NABARD Grade A 2019 Cut off
| 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 |
NABARD Grade A Cut off 2018
| 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 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
NABARD Grade A 2017 Cutoff
Sectional Cutoff
| Discipline | Name of the Category | Paper I (Descriptive Test) (100 Marks) | Paper II (ESI) (100 Marks) | Paper III (AP) (100 Marks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD (OC) |
61.25 |
45.50 |
38.00 |
| General |
65.00 |
49.50 |
44.75 |
|
| Agriculture |
SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD (OC) |
61.25 |
25.50 |
38.00 |
| General |
65.00 |
30.50 |
44.75 |
Overall cutoff
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | General | OC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
177.75 |
161.75 |
179.25 |
195.75 |
159.00 |
| Agriculture |
140.00 |
- |
139.25 |
159.00 |
- |
NABARD Grade A 2016 Cutoff
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
|---|---|
| General |
125.75 |
| SC |
108.25 |
| ST |
103.25 |
| OBC |
116.50 |
| HI |
- |
| OC |
109.50 |
| VC |
115.25 |
NABARD Grade A Final Cut off
The final cut off is calculated based on the mains exam and interview. On the basis of the final cut off, candidates are offered an appointment. Candidates can check below previous years’ NABARD Grade A final cut off marks.
NABARD Grade A Cut off 2021 for Select List
| Discipline | Category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | UR-VI | UR-HI | UR-LD | SC | ST | OBC | OBC-HI | EWS | |
| General |
164.33 |
|
|
147.75 |
152.92 |
157.83 |
160.17 |
141.50 |
159.75 |
| Agriculture |
177.83 |
152.83 |
|
|
164.50 |
161.08 |
172.83 |
|
173.33 |
| Agriculture Engineering |
179.58 |
|
|
|
169.08 |
|
172.33 |
|
|
| Animal Husbandry |
180.75 |
|
|
|
142.83 |
|
178.08 |
|
152.92 |
| Fisheries |
168.42 |
|
|
|
164.67 |
|
158.42 |
|
|
| Forestry |
165.75 |
|
|
|
151.67 |
|
|
|
|
| Plantation/Horticulture |
163.83 |
|
|
|
146.42 |
|
156.75 |
|
155.25 |
| Land Development/Soil Science |
180.83 |
|
|
|
|
|
175.08 |
|
|
| Water Resources |
184.17 |
|
|
|
|
|
169.08 |
|
|
| Finance |
158.75 |
|
|
|
132.42 |
138.92 |
150.42 |
|
124.83 |
| Computer/Information Technology |
161.92 |
|
142.67 |
|
146.00 |
|
155.42 |
|
149.33 |
NABARD Grade A Cut off 2021 for Wait List
| Discipline | Category | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UR | UR-VI | UR-HI | UR-LD | SC | ST | OBC | OBC-HI | EWS | |
| General |
160.08 |
|
|
136.00 |
147.42 |
147.17 |
158.08 |
|
156.58 |
| Agriculture |
169.50 |
|
|
|
157.00 |
156.75 |
169.92 |
|
169.00 |
| Agriculture Engineering |
159.92 |
|
|
|
162.67 |
|
169.00 |
|
|
| Animal Husbandry |
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
159.50 |
|
- |
| Fisheries |
156.42 |
|
|
|
162.08 |
|
156.42 |
|
|
| Forestry |
163.58 |
|
|
|
151.58 |
|
|
|
|
| Plantation/Horticulture |
- |
|
|
|
135.83 |
|
155.50 |
|
120.75 |
| Land Development/Soil Science |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
173.25 |
|
|
| Water Resources |
- |
|
|
|
|
|
156.75 |
|
|
| Finance |
155.83 |
|
|
|
126.67 |
112.83 |
145.25 |
|
118.25 |
| Computer/Information Technology |
153.25 |
|
|
|
143.50 |
|
154.58 |
|
144.92 |
NABARD Grade A 2020 Final Cutoff
| NABARD Grade A cut off for final selection | Download Here |
NABARD Grade A Final Cut off 2019
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | UR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
113.75 |
114.25 |
117.75 |
124.00 |
| 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 |
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