NABARD DA Exam Pattern, Sample papers & Books : Career Quips

i) General Intelligence

ii) Test of English Language

iii) Test of Numerical Ability

iv) Test of Clerical and Computer Aptitude.

Each of above section has 50 questions, each question worth 1 mark. Thus the Paper-I (Objective tests) consists of 200 questions carrying 200 marks which has to be answered in total 95 Minutes Duration.

There is -ve marking: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. So make your guesses wisely!

NABARD written test pattern Paper-II (Descriptive) :

Paper II is again a test of General English for testing analytical and drafting ability of a candidate through precise/ letter/ report writing etc. There are 3 compulsory questions worth 50 marks to be answered in 60 minutes.

As you can see, this NABARD exam pattern is exactly similar to pattern of bank clerical exam, with same test sections and same distribution of marks. Hence you can use the sample papers of bank clerical exams for preparation of NABARD DA (Development Assistant) Exam.

Online sample/model/mock-test papers for NABARD DA Exam:

Your first study material for the NABARD DA Exam should be the online papers available in various websites. Since you may be having limited time, I searched in the net to find these free online papers for the Bank Clerical exam. Although these papers are not exclusive to NABARD DA (Development Assistant) Exam, I think you would find the materials useful.

I found that Competition Master is an excellent resource which has good collection of online papers for these exams:

NABARD DA Exam Sample Paper: Test of Reasoning
Test of Reasoning Paper: United Bank of India Clerical Exam
Test of Reasoning Paper: SBI Clerical Exam-1
Test of Reasoning Paper: SBI Clerical Exam-2
Test of Reasoning Paper: Andhra Bank Clerical Exam

NABARD DA Exam Sample Paper: Numerical Ability
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: Union Bank of India Clerical Exam
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: SBI Clerical Exam-1
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: SBI Clerical Exam-2
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: Vijaya Bank Clerical Exam
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: Coop. Bank Clerical Exam
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Paper: UCO Bank Clerical Exam

NABARD DA Exam Sample Paper: Test of English`
Test of English Paper: Bank of Maharashtra Clerical Exam.
Test of English Paper: Dena Bank Clerical Exam.
Test of English Paper: Bank of Baroda Clerical Exam.
Test of English Paper: Vijaya Bank Clerical Exam.
Test of English Paper: SBI Clerical Exam.

NABARD DA Exam Sample Paper:
Test of Clerical Aptitude:
Clerical Aptitude tests your ability to notice similarities and differences between pairs of names and numbers. Questions asked also assesses ability to handle office routine work, like filing, abbreviating, indexing etc. Following links should help you prepare for it:
Psytech
Psychometric-success
Personality-and-aptitude-career-tests

NABARD DA Exam Sample Paper:
Computer knowledge test

UPSC Portal has a good collection of 100 sample questions for Computer General Knowledge For Bank Examination. You can view this sample paper here.
Way2Freshers has also a similar sample question paper on SBI Clerk computer knowledge. Click here to view the same.

Following book would also help you to prepare for the test section on Computer knowledge:

Computer Literacy & Knowledge by Kiran Prakashan Price: Rs. 155/=

Apart from Competition Master, I also found these websites offering sample papers for Bank Clerical exams:
Allinterview: It gives 130 model questions with answers.
Allexam: It gives 25 SBI Bank Clerk GK model questions with answers.
Upscportal: It gives you 20 Allahabad Bank model questions.
Upscportal: General Awareness sample Question Paper 2008: 40 Q
Edutalkindia: Numerical Ability/Maths samle Paper: 40 Q

Books for NABARD DA Exam:

While the above on-line exam papers should be treated as eye-openers, you need to lay more emphasis on the preparatory books. I found following list of books available on the net.

You can buy any of the books, as the clerical exam pattern is similar in all of the Public sector industries. These books are available in most of the bookstores, but you can also order them online by clicking the links below, from Flipkart.com which offers hugediscounts from 10% to 20%, apart from free shipping/postage in India if the order exceeds Rs. 100/=. You can choose to pay through Credit Card/Debit Card/Internet Banking. You can also choose to pay through “Cash-on-Delivery” i.e. you pay in cash only when the same is delivered at your doorstep:

State Bank Of India Clerks Grade Recruitment Exam 2009-10 (Publisher: Arihant)

Price: Rs. 225

State Bank Of India Clerk Pariksha Abhyas Praroop (Hindi) by Virtuous

List Price: Rs. 315 Offer Price:Rs. 293 Discount: Rs. 22 (7%)

UCO Bank Clerks Exam Guide by Rph Editorial Board

List Price: Rs. 240 Offer Price Rs. 228 Discount: Rs. 12 (5%)

UCO Bank Clerks Exam Guide (Hindi) by Rph Editorial Board

Price: Rs. 240

Complete Self Study Guide For Bank Clerk Recruitment Exams 2009 Publisher: Arihant

Price: Rs. 190

Previous Years Solved Papers 2005-2009 Bank Clerk Recruitment Exams Publisher: Arihant

Price: Rs. 145

Computer Literacy & Knowledge by Kiran Prakashan Price: Rs. 155/=

With above, I am confident that you would be able to qualify in the NABARD DA (Development Assistant) Exam. But how should you prepare for the Interview?

Prep material for Interview of NABARD DA Exam:

For Interview, click here to visit this article, which tells you what are the requirements an interviewer looks for in you. It also gives you an interesting YouTube video telling you how you can also analyze an interviewer and hence be prepared for it. And than it gives you a list of 99 interview questions, which are most repeated in every other interview! These questions helps you prepare yourself.

I would post more info on NABARD Development Assistant Exam as and when I find them. So just keep visiting.
Best wishes!