To crack the NABARD Grade A 2024 exam, you need access to updated, reliable, and affordable study material. This article provides a comprehensive list of high-quality free study material and other online and offline resources for the NABARD Assistant Manager exam of 2024.
Before delving into the free NABARD Grade A preparation material, it is essential to familiarise yourself with the exam pattern and syllabus for each phase.
While the pattern and syllabus will help you understand the different stages of the exam, the subjects in each stage, the marking scheme, etc, the Previous Year’s Question Papers will help you define the scope of the syllabus, identify the most important topics, assess your strengths, and pinpoint areas for improvement.
Let’s now come to the topic at hand, i.e., where you can access and download free study material for the NABARD Grade A 2024 exam.
The NABARD Grade A Phase 1 (Prelims) stage is a single paper comprising 200 objective questions divided into 2 broad sections:
Important Note: Shortlisting of the candidates for the Mains (Phase 2) exam is based on marks scored in the merit sections only.
Let’s now look at the free resources for the merit and non-merit sections of the phase 1 exam. Kindly note that some videos for the non-merit sections may be a bit old. However, the fundamentals of the various subjects remain the same and are useful for the 2024 exam as well.
This section provides a list of free video resources for all the non-merit subjects of the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam.
Here are some free video resources for Reasoning:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Puzzles and Sitting Arrangement | Watch Now |
| 2 | Inequality + Direction Sense | Watch Now |
| 3 | Syllogism & Blood Relations | Watch Now |
| 4 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 5 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Note: Visit the official website of IndiaBIX for MCQ practice of Reasoning. | ||
Here are some free video resources for Quantitative Aptitude:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Simplification & Number Series | Watch Now |
| 2 | Profit & Loss + Time & Work + Time, Speed, & Distance | Watch Now |
| 3 | Quadratic Equation & Data Interpretation | Watch Now |
| 4 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 5 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Note: Visit the official website of IndiaBIX for MCQ practice of Quantitative Aptitude. | ||
Following are some free video resources for Computer Knowledge:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 2 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Note: Visit geeksforgeeks website for detailed theory on the Basics of Computers and its Operations. | ||
Here are some free video resources for Decision Making:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 2 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Here are some free video resources for English Phase 1:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Error Detection & Sentence Improvement | Watch Now |
| 2 | Comprehension + Cloze Test + Rearrangement | Watch Now |
| 3 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 4 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Note: Reading editorials from English newspapers such as The Hindu & The Economic Times will help you improve your vocabulary and reading speed. | ||
The merit sections are a crucial part of the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam, so it is important to focus your preparation here.
Aspirants can refer to the following sources for the subject of General Awareness.
ESI can be further divided into ESI Static and Current Affairs. The weightage of ESI Static is not very high in Phase 1 as well as Phase 2 of the exam. It is current affairs that comprise a large chunk of the questions asked in ESI.
The most important topics under ESI current affairs are as follows:
The recommended sources for ESI current affairs are listed below:
| S.No. | Name of Resource | Website | Free Videos | Remarks |
| 1 | Press Information Bureau | Visit Website | Watch Now | (for Govt. reports and schemes) |
| 2 | Economic Survey | Visit Website | Watch Now | (the given resource is for year 2023; make sure to study the survey and the budget for the exam year) |
| 3 | Union Budget | Visit Website | Watch Now | |
| 4 | Census of India | Visit Website | – | – |
| 5 | Newspapers | The Hindu | – | (or any newspaper with a designated agriculture news section) |
| Businessline | – | |||
| The Economic Times | – | |||
| 6 | Vikaspedia | Visit Website | – | (provides content in many regional languages making it student-friendly) |
| 7 | PRS Legislative Research India | Visit Website | – | – |
| 8 | Official Website of NABARD | Visit Website | – | – |
The most important sources for ESI static are as follows:
| S.No. | Name of the Resource | Video |
| 1 | Economy 2023 by Mrunal Patel | Watch Now |
| 2 | ESI Static Marathon VIdeo | Watch Now |
| 3 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Additionally, aspirants can also refer to the following resource for ESI static.
Important Note: Aspirants need to remember that official websites and theoretical resources are often exhaustive. They need to be covered selectively based on the subject topics given in the NABARD Grade A syllabus and a thorough analysis of the PYQs.
Like ESI, Agriculture and Rural Development notes can be further divided into ARD Static and Current Affairs.
Important topics to be covered for ARD current affairs are listed below.
The recommended sources for ARD current affairs are listed below:
| S.No. | Name of Resource | Link | Remarks |
| 1 | Press Information Bureau | Visit Website | (For Govt. reports and schemes) |
| 2 | Krishi Jagran | Visit Website | – |
| 3 | BusinessLine | Visit Website | (or any newspaper with a designated agriculture news section) |
| 4 | Official Websites of Ministries | Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) | (given are a few examples of syllabus-concerned ministries/organisations) |
| Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare (MoAFW) | |||
| National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development (NABARD) | |||
| 5 | ARD Current Affairs | Watch Now | – |
The most important sources for ARD static are as follows:
| S.No. | Topic | Video |
| 1 | Fisheries | Watch Now |
| 2 | Cropping System and Cropping Pattern | Watch Now |
| 3 | Rural Development | Watch Now |
| 4 | Marathon Video | Watch Now |
| 5 | Previous Year Questions | Watch Now |
Additionally, aspirants can refer to the following resources for ASI static theory. Do note that the listed websites can be exhaustive. Candidates are advised to filter topics based on the syllabus and PYQs.
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