The NABARD will release the NABARD Grade A cut-off marks for each category of applicants who took the exam on its official website following the examination. The NABARD Grade A Recruitment Exam will take place on 01 September, 2024. The cut-off is frequently announced for both waitlisted and selected candidates. The last exam cycle’s NABARD Grade A Prelims exam difficulty ranged from easy to moderate. The mains cut-off was comparably difficult to meet. The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, better known as NABARD, holds the NABARD Grade A Recruitment procedure each year.
How to check the NABARD Grade A Cut Off?
The cut-off marks for the NABARD Grade A recruitment exam 2024 will be out on the official website once the exams are over. Here are the procedures to check the cut-off 2024.
- Log on to the NABARD website using your roll number and date of birth.
- Locate the NABARD Grade A Cut Off Marks notification in the list of notifications/announcements. Click on the appropriate PDF link.
- The post-wise cut-off will appear on your screen.
- Check the cut-off for the position you’ve applied for.
- Download and print for future reference.
Expected NABARD Grade A Cut Off
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development will release the NABARD Grade A cut off 2024 a month or two after the exams. However, we have projected a variety of cutoffs for 2024. We will update this area on the cut-off list once official announcements is out.
NABARD Grade A Mains Expected Cut Off 2024
The official cut-off list for NABARD Grade A Mains 2024 has not yet been announced. It will be released once the exam has been completed. However, based on recent years’ cut-off trends, we may predict a set of cut-off lists for NABARD Grade A Mains 2024. You can find it below:-
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | HI | LD | MD |
| General | 114-118 | 109-113 | 118-122 | 116-12- | 125-129 | 99-103 | 109-113 | 103-107 |
| Animal Husbandry/ Dairy Technology | – | 109-113 | 123-127 | 113-117 | 126-130 | |||
| Economics & Agricultural Economics | 98-112 | 103-107 | 103-107 | 99-103 | 114-118 | |||
| Environment | 111-115 | 113-117 | 123-127 | – | 131-135 | |||
| Food Processing | 105-109 | – | 94-98 | – | 119-123 | |||
| Forestry | – | 119-123 | 118-122 | – | 129-133 | |||
| Finance | 116-120 | 103-107 | 105-109 | 130-134 | 131-135 | |||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 92-96 | – | 98-102 | – | 106-110 | |||
| Plantation & Horticulture | – | – | 94-98 | – | 104-108 |
Previous year’s NABARD Grade A Cut Off
The NABARD Grade A 2024 cut-off will be out shortly on the official website. Meanwhile, candidates should review the previous year’s prelims and Mains cut off marks to help them prepare. Because the cut-off marks for this year have not yet been revealed, we are presenting you with the prelims and mains cut-offs for NABARD Grade A recruitment from past test cycles below.
NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2020 (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/InformationTechnology | 161.92 | 142.67 | 146.00 | 155.42 | 149.33 | ||||
NABARD Grade A Cut Off 2020 (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/InformationTechnology | 153.25 | 143.50 | 154.58 | 144.92 | |||||
NABARD Grade A Prelims Cut Off 2020
| Discipline | Category | PWBD | |||||||
| AM (RDBS) | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Category-B | Category-C | Category-A | Category-E |
| General | 98.50 | 92.00 | 104.00 | 95.75 | 118.50 | 51.00 | – | 77.75 | 31.00 |
| General Agriculture | – | 62.25 | 82.25 | 61.75 | 99.50 | ||||
| Agriculture Engineering | 62.50 | – | 82.25 | – | 96.50 | ||||
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 33.25 | 71.00 | – | 87.75 | ||||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 70.50 | 33.50 | – | – | 88.25 | ||||
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 49.50 | 22.25 | 48.75 | – | 82.00 | ||||
| Agriculture Marketing/ Agri businessManagement | – | – | 56.25 | – | 71.00 | ||||
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 26.50 | – | 45.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 55.50 | – | 72.75 | 31.00 | 93.75 | ||||
| Information Technology | 74.50 | 50.75 | 69.25 | 34.75 | 94.25 | ||||
| Chartered Accountant | 37.00 | 36.50 | 37.75 | 44.25 | 57.50 | ||||
| Company Secretary | 50.25 | – | 47.25 | – | 50.25 | ||||
| Finance | 31.75 | 32.75 | 25.75 | 35.25 | 65.50 | ||||
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 27.50 | # | 66.25 | ||||
| Statistics | – | – | 33.25 | – | 61.50 | ||||
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 23.75 | 25.00 | – | – | 34.25 | – | 25.00 | – | – |
| AM (Legal) | 36.75 | 28.50 | – | – | 84.50 | – | – | – | – |
NABARD Grade A Mains Cut Off 2020
| Discipline | Category | PWBD | |||||||
| AM (RDBS) | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | Category-B | Category-C | Category-A | Category-E |
| General | 116.75 | 115.25 | 117.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 | 91.00 | – | 110.00 | NA |
| General Agriculture | – | 100.00 | 112.00 | 103.50 | 117.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Engineering | 101.00 | – | 108.50 | – | 125.25 | ||||
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 84.50 | 106.25 | – | 119.50 | ||||
| Land Development – Soil Science | 107.00 | 82.00 | – | – | 117.50 | ||||
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 107.25 | 101.50 | 114.75 | – | 124.75 | ||||
| Agriculture Marketing/Agri businessManagement | – | – | 105.00 | – | 110.00 | ||||
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 93.00 | – | 103.00 | ||||
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 129.00 | – | 137.00 | 123.25 | 145.75 | ||||
| Information Technology | 102.50 | 100.50 | 97.25 | 93.75 | 113.75 | ||||
| Chartered Accountant | 97.25 | – | 102.75 | 97.75 | 110.50 | ||||
| Company Secretary | 106.75 | – | 99.25 | – | 119.50 | ||||
| Finance | 109.50 | 102.25 | 103.25 | 100.75 | 122.50 | ||||
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 116.25 | 105.50 | 139.25 | ||||
| Statistics | – | – | 108.25 | – | 122.00 | ||||
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 119.75 | 98.75 | – | – | 131.50 | – | 110.50 | – | – |
| AM (Legal) | 114.00 | 89.75 | – | – | 121.50 | – | – | – | – |
Factors affecting the NABARD Grade A Cut Off
The NABARD Grade A cut-off values vary year after year due to a variety of factors that are known to influence the cut-off. All of these elements are considered by the recruitment board when determining the cut off. The list is as follows:
- Number of Vacancies: The cut-off will be lower if there are more vacancies and higher if there are fewer.
- The number of applicants: If there are more candidates who apply, the cut-off may be higher because the competition is higher.
- The difficulty level of the paper is: If the paper is challenging, the cut-off may be reduced; if the paper is not as demanding, the cut-off may be increased.
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