NABARD Grade A Notification and Exam Dates
Only NABARD's advertisement fixes the dates. Here is the latest one, and what to watch for next.
NABARD has no fixed annual calendar for Assistant Manager (Grade A) recruitment. Each cycle starts with an advertisement on nabard.org, and that advertisement is the only document that fixes the application window and the exam dates.
As of 19 October 2026, the latest Grade A advertisement on nabard.org is the 2025 cycle, Advertisement No. 05/Grade A/2025-26, and that cycle has run to its final select and wait lists. No Grade A 2026 advertisement is listed yet, so there are no 2026 exam dates to show.
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The 2025 Cycle, as Advertised
Recruitment to Assistant Manager in Grade A (RDBS, Legal, and Protocol & Security Service), 91 vacancies in all:
| Stage | Date |
|---|---|
| Online application and fee payment | 8 November to 30 November 2025 |
| Phase I (Preliminary), online | 20 December 2025 (RDBS, Legal, Protocol & Security) |
| Phase II (Mains), online | 25 January 2026 (RDBS, Legal) |
| Phase III (Psychometric Test) | Dates announced later on the website |
Advertised Dates Can Move
The advertisement itself says NABARD reserves the right to change the examination dates. Treat the advertised dates as the plan, and the call letter on nabard.org as the confirmation.
The Cycle Does Not Come at the Same Time Each Year
In the 2024 cycle the detailed notification came on 27 July 2024, with applications open from 27 July to 15 August 2024 and Phase I in September. In the 2025 cycle the window opened on 8 November and Phase I followed in December. A gap of over three months between the two openings is a reason not to plan around a particular month; plan around the syllabus, and watch the careers page.
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How NABARD Announces Each Stage
- 1
Advertisement
Published under careers notices on nabard.org, with the vacancy table, eligibility, fee and the important-dates box.
- 2
Application
Online only, through NABARD's website, within the advertised window. No other mode is accepted.
- 3
Information handouts
Stage-wise handouts for each post and discipline are posted before the exam.
- 4
Call letters
Downloaded from the link on nabard.org for each phase. You are not admitted without one, and Phase II and III shifts get separate call letters.
- 5
Results and cut-offs
Shortlists, cut-offs and marks for each phase appear on the same careers notices page.
How the Exam Tests This: the Cut-off Date
The date that trips up applicants is not the exam date but the eligibility date. In 2025, qualifications and age were reckoned as on 1 November 2025: RDBS and Legal applicants had to be born between 2 November 1995 and 1 November 2004 (Protocol & Security had its own, older age band), and your final result had to be declared on or before 1 November 2025. Candidates whose final results came after that date were not eligible, even though the application window ran until 30 November. Check this date in every new advertisement before you apply.
When the Next Advertisement Appears
Read these items in the new advertisement before anything else:
- checkThe application window, and the last date for fee payment.
- checkThe date on which age and qualifications are reckoned.
- checkThe Phase I and Phase II dates, and whether any stage says "to be announced later".
- checkThe disciplines and vacancies on offer, since these change from cycle to cycle.
- checkThe exam centres, as you choose one for Phase I and one for Phase II and III in the application.
FAQs
When is the NABARD Assistant Manager exam in 2026?expand_more
No Grade A 2026 advertisement was listed on nabard.org as of 19 October 2026, so there is no official 2026 exam date yet. The dates will be in the advertisement when it is published.
When was the last NABARD Grade A exam?expand_more
In the 2025 cycle, Phase I was advertised for 20 December 2025 and Phase II for 25 January 2026, with the psychometric test dates announced later.
Where is the NABARD Grade A notification published?expand_more
On nabard.org, under careers notices. Applications are made online through the same website, and call letters are downloaded from it.
How long is the NABARD Grade A application window?expand_more
It varies by cycle. In 2025 it ran from 8 to 30 November; in 2024 from 27 July to 15 August.
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