NABARD Grade A Mock Test Free: Phase 1 Mocks and ESI/ARD Tests, No Login
Practise for NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) with free mocks on the established pattern: Phase 1 has 200 questions for 200 marks in a composite 120 minutes, and only General Awareness, Economic and Social Issues (ESI) and Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) count for shortlisting to Phase 2.
As of 1 November 2026, NABARD has not released the Grade A 2026-27 notification, so no vacancy, date or salary figure is published here. The mocks follow the established pattern from recent cycles and will be re-checked against the notification when it appears.
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200 questions in total · NABARD Grade A Phase 1 marking +1 / −0.25
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Free NABARD Grade A Full Mock Tests (1)
Exam-length tests on the official pattern: 200 questions, 200 marks, 120 minutes composite (only GA, ESI and ARD count for merit).
Official NABARD Grade A Exam Pattern
Copied from the official notice; the full mocks above follow the first table.
NABARD Grade A Phase 1 Exam Pattern (Established Pattern)
| Section | Questions | Marks | Nature |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test of Reasoning | 20 | 20 | Qualifying |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | Qualifying |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 20 | Qualifying |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 20 | 20 | Qualifying |
| Decision Making | 10 | 10 | Qualifying |
| General Awareness | 20 | 20 | Merit |
| Economic and Social Issues (ESI) | 40 | 40 | Merit |
| Agriculture and Rural Development (ARD) | 40 | 40 | Merit |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 120 minutes |
- Composite 120 minutes with no sectional timings; you manage the time across all eight sections. Each wrong answer loses one-fourth of a mark.
- Phase 1 is a screening test: its marks do not count towards final selection. You must clear the sectional cut-off in every section, but only the three merit sections (General Awareness, ESI and ARD — 100 marks) decide who reaches Phase 2.
- ESI and ARD carry 80 of the 100 merit marks. A candidate who scores heavily in Reasoning and Quant but neglects ESI and ARD will not be shortlisted.
- Established pattern from recent cycles. The 2026-27 notification has not been released: re-check every detail against it on nabard.org when it appears.
Source: nabard.org
NABARD Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern (Established Pattern)
| Paper | Type | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paper I: General English | Descriptive, typed | 3 (essay, precis, comprehension) | 100 | 90 min |
| Paper II: ESI and ARD (Generalist) | Objective | 30 (mixed 1- and 2-mark questions) | 50 | 30 min |
| Paper II: ESI and ARD (Generalist) | Descriptive, typed | 6 set, attempt any 4 | 50 | 90 min |
- Both papers count towards final merit together with the interview. Paper II is stream-specific: Generalist (RDBS) candidates answer ESI and ARD; specialist streams answer their own subject paper.
- Negative marking in Phase 2 is not confirmed in the sources used here. Do not assume Phase 1's one-fourth deduction applies; check the notification.
- After Phase 2, shortlisted candidates face a psychometric test followed by an interview (50 marks in the previous-cycle pattern). Final selection is Phase 2 marks plus interview marks.
Source: nabard.org
NABARD Grade A Negative Marking (+1 / −0.25)
Phase 1 deducts one-fourth of a mark for each wrong answer. With 200 questions in a composite 120 minutes, blind guessing across eight sections loses marks on average — guess only when you can rule out at least one option.
Negative marking in Phase 2 is not confirmed. Do not assume the Phase 1 rule carries over; check the notification when it appears.
Worked example (Phase 1 marking)
60 right and 12 wrong: 60 × 1 − 12 × 0.25 = 57 marks. Leaving those 12 blank instead would have given 60.
How to use NABARD mocks: ESI and ARD first, from day one
ESI and ARD are 80 of the 100 Phase 1 merit marks and the whole of Phase 2 Paper II. Candidates coming from banking exams often spend weeks on Reasoning and Quant and discover ESI and ARD a month before the exam. Reverse that order: start ESI and ARD, and fit the qualifying sections around them.
Study each ESI and ARD topic twice: once for objective questions (facts, figures, definitions) and once for descriptive answers (causes, effects, evaluation, suggestions). A topic you can only recognise in an MCQ will fail you in Phase 2, where you must write about it.
Practise typing. Both Phase 2 papers are typed on a keyboard: Paper I (essay, precis, comprehension) in 90 minutes and Paper II descriptive in 90 minutes. If you type slowly, your knowledge will not convert into marks.
Phase 1 has no sectional timings, so practise managing 120 minutes yourself: clear the qualifying sections quickly and safely, then spend the remaining time on the merit sections. Never let a qualifying section eat the time ESI and ARD need.
When the notification appears, check four things on nabard.org before trusting any summary: the vacancies and stream-wise split, the Phase 1 and Phase 2 dates, the age limit and eligibility, and whether the Phase 2 structure has changed.
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NABARD Grade A Free Mock Test: FAQs
Are these NABARD Grade A mock tests free?
Yes. All 1 NABARD Grade A tests listed here are free.
Do I need to log in to attempt a NABARD mock?
No login is needed to start. The first three tests in a browser run in guest mode; after that a free Google sign-in keeps your practice going. Detailed solutions also open after the free sign-in.
How many NABARD Grade A mock tests are available?
1 at present: 1 full mocks, 0 sectional tests, 0 topic-wise tests and 0 mini mocks.
Has the NABARD Grade A 2026 notification been released?
No. As of 1 November 2026, NABARD has not issued the Grade A 2026-27 advertisement: no PDF, no vacancy figure, no application link and no exam date. Pages claiming 162 vacancies or a released notification are wrong.
What is the NABARD Grade A Phase 1 exam pattern?
200 questions for 200 marks in a composite 120 minutes, across eight sections. Only General Awareness (20), ESI (40) and ARD (40) are merit sections; the other five are qualifying, with sectional cut-offs in all sections. Negative marking is one-fourth.
What is the NABARD Grade A Phase 2 pattern?
Paper I: descriptive General English, 100 marks, 90 minutes. Paper II: ESI and ARD for Generalist candidates — 30 objective questions (50 marks, 30 minutes) plus a descriptive part (50 marks, 90 minutes, attempt 4 of 6 questions).
What are ESI and ARD?
Economic and Social Issues and Agriculture and Rural Development — the two subjects that decide NABARD selection, with an emphasis on rural India. They are 80 of the 100 Phase 1 merit marks and the whole of Phase 2 Paper II.
Is there negative marking in NABARD Phase 2?
Not confirmed in the sources used here. Do not assume Phase 1's one-fourth deduction applies in Phase 2; check the notification.