The NABARD DA syllabus 2026 covers five major sections across Prelims and Mains: English Language, Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, General Awareness (with special focus on agriculture, rural development, and banking), and Computer Knowledge. Understanding the complete syllabus is essential for structured preparation [citation:2][citation:9].
NABARD DA Prelims Syllabus
English Language Syllabus (40 Marks)
- Reading Comprehension: Passages with questions testing understanding, inference, and vocabulary
- Cloze Test: Fill in blanks in a passage using grammar and context
- Error Spotting: Identify grammatical errors in sentences
- Para Jumbles: Rearrange jumbled sentences to form coherent paragraphs [citation:8]
- Fill in the Blanks: Single and double fillers
- Sentence Improvement and Correction
- Vocabulary: Synonyms, antonyms, idioms and phrases
- Word Swap and Phrase Rearrangement [citation:8]
- Starters and Connectors
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus (30 Marks)
- Simplification and Approximation: BODMAS, fractions, percentages [citation:8]
- Number Series: Missing and wrong number series
- Quadratic Equations
- Data Interpretation: Table, bar graph, line graph, pie chart [citation:2]
- Arithmetic Topics: Percentage, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Profit and Loss, Simple and Compound Interest, Time and Work, Work and Wages, Time Speed and Distance, Mixture and Alligation, Mensuration (2D and basic 3D), Probability, Permutation and Combination [citation:6][citation:9]
Reasoning Ability Syllabus (30 Marks)
- Puzzles and Seating Arrangement: Box-based puzzles, floor-based puzzles, linear and circular arrangement [citation:8]
- Syllogism
- Inequality
- Coding-Decoding: Letter, number, and mixed coding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense Test
- Order and Ranking
- Alphanumeric Series
- Input-Output
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning: Statement and assumptions, statement and conclusions [citation:2]
NABARD DA Mains Syllabus
General Awareness Syllabus (50 Marks) - With Special Reference to Agriculture, Rural Development, and Banking
- Current Affairs: National and international events (last 6-10 months) [citation:5]
- Banking and Financial Awareness: Indian banking system, RBI functions, monetary policy, financial institutions, types of accounts, capital market basics [citation:2]
- NABARD & Rural Development: Role and functions of NABARD, NABARD schemes and initiatives, agriculture credit system, rural development programmes, Self Help Groups (SHGs), microfinance institutions, priority sector lending [citation:5]
- Agriculture in India: Cropping patterns, agricultural practices, government schemes for agriculture
- Economic Developments: Budget highlights, economic survey, GDP, inflation, fiscal deficit
- Static GK: Important days, awards and honours, appointments, reports and indices, books and authors, sports news [citation:9]
Computer Knowledge Syllabus (40 Marks)
- Computer Fundamentals: History and generations of computers, hardware and software
- Operating Systems: Windows basics, functions
- MS Office: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint - features and shortcut keys
- Internet Fundamentals: Protocols, services, browsers
- Networking Basics: Types, topologies, OSI model
- Computer Security: Viruses, malware, firewalls, cyber awareness
- Input and Output Devices
- Database Basics [citation:2][citation:9]
Descriptive English Syllabus (50 Marks)
- Essay Writing: 250-word essay on banking, agriculture, or rural development topics
- Précis Writing: Summarizing given passages
- Letter/Report Writing: Formal letters on banking/rural development topics [citation:5][citation:9]