NABARD Cut Off 2021 Check Grade A and B Expected and Previous Year Cut Off: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced the recruitment drive for Assistant Manager and Manager Posts. The NABARD Recruitment 2021 Process has begun and announced the number of vacancies. During preparation, it is good to know about the cut off marks. Here in this blog, we have provided detailed information regarding the NABARD Qualifying Marks. Go through the blog to know more in detail.
NABARD Cut Off Marks 2021
To be clear about the qualifying marks, we have provided the NABARD Expected Cut Off and NABARD Previous Year Cut Off Marks.
| Field | Expected Cut-off for SC/ST/OBC/PWD | Expected Cut-off for all others |
|---|---|---|
| RE (20) | 4.75 | 7.50 |
| EL (40) | 16.00 | 20.50 |
| CK (20) | 6.50 | 8.25 |
| GA (20) | 2.75 | 4.50 |
| ES (40) | 6.00 | 10.00 |
| AR (40) | 5.25 | 8.25 |
| QA (20) | 6.50 | 9.25 |
NABARD Cut Off 2021: Previous Year Cut Off
This article will discuss NABARD previous year cut offs ranging from NABARD previous year cut off 2020 to NABARD previous year cut off 2015. These cut-offs will give you a good idea of how much you need to score in order to make it onto NABARD’s final cut-off list.
NABARD Cut Off 2020
NABARD Prelims Cut Off 2020 (Grade A)
| Category | RE | EL | CK | GA | ES | AR | QA |
| (20) | (40) | (20) | (20) | (40) | (40) | (20) | |
| SC/ST/OBC/PWBD | 1.00 | 3.50 | 1.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| EWS/UNRESERVED | 2.25 | 8.50 | 3.25 | 1.75 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Discipline and Category-wise cut off for NABARD 2020 | |||||
| DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| General | 98.50 | 92.00 | 104.00 | 95.75 | 118.50 |
| General Agriculture | – | 62.25 | 82.25 | 61.75 | 99.50 |
| Agriculture Engineering | 62.50 | – | 82.25 | – | 96.50 |
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 33.25 | 71.00 | – | 87.75 |
| Land Development – Soil Science | 70.50 | 33.50 | – | – | 88.25 |
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 49.50 | 22.25 | 48.75 | – | 82.00 |
| Agriculture Marketing/ Agribusiness Management | – | – | 56.25 | – | 71.00 |
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 26.50 | – | 45.75 |
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 55.50 | – | 72.75 | 31.00 | 93.75 |
| Information Technology | 74.50 | 50.75 | 69.25 | 34.75 | 94.25 |
| Chartered Accountant | 37.00 | 36.50 | 37.75 | 44.25 | 57.50 |
| Company Secretary | 50.25 | – | 47.25 | – | 50.25 |
| Finance | 31.75 | 32.75 | 25.75 | 35.25 | 65.50 |
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 27.50 | – | 66.25 |
| Statistics | – | – | 33.25 | – | 61.50 |
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 23.75 | 25.00 | – | – | 34.25 |
| AM (Legal) | 36.75 | 28.50 | – | – | 84.50 |
NABARD Cut Off 2020 Grade A
| DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| General | 116.75 | 115.25 | 117.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 |
| General Agriculture | – | 100.00 | 112.00 | 103.50 | 117.75 |
| Agriculture Engineering | 101.00 | – | 108.50 | – | 125.25 |
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 84.50 | 106.25 | – | 119.50 |
| Land Development – Soil Science | 107.00 | 82.00 | – | – | 117.50 |
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 107.25 | 101.50 | 114.75 | – | 124.75 |
| Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management | – | – | 105.00 | – | 110.00 |
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 93.00 | – | 103.00 |
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 129.00 | – | 137.00 | 123.25 | 145.75 |
| Information Technology | 102.50 | 100.50 | 97.25 | 93.75 | 113.75 |
| Chartered Accountant | 97.25 | @ | 102.75 | 97.75 | 110.50 |
| Company Secretary | 106.75 | – | 99.25 | – | 119.50 |
| Finance | 109.50 | 102.25 | 103.25 | 100.75 | 122.50 |
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 116.25 | 105.50 | 139.25 |
| Statistics | – | – | 108.25 | – | 122.00 |
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 119.75 | 98.75 | – | – | 131.50 |
| AM (Legal) | 114.00 | 89.75 | – | – | 121.50 |
NABARD Cut Off 2019 Grade A Phase I
Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 Grade A Phase I
|
CATEGORY |
RE | EL | CK | GA | ES | AR | QA |
| (20) | (40) | (20) | (20) | (40) | (40) | (20) | |
| SC, ST, OBC, PWBD | 1.00 | 5.75 | 2.50 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| EWS, UNRESERVED | 3.00 | 10.75 | 4.00 | 2.50 | 3.00 | 3.25 | 4.25 |
Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 discipline and category-wise cut off marks.
| DISCIPLINE AM (RDBS) | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| General | 116.75 | 115.25 | 117.00 | 117.00 | 126.00 |
| General Agriculture | – | 100.00 | 112.00 | 103.50 | 117.75 |
| Agriculture Engineering | 101.00 | – | 108.50 | – | 125.25 |
| Food/ Dairy Processing | – | 84.50 | 106.25 | – | 119.50 |
| Land Development – Soil Science | 107.00 | 82.00 | – | – | 117.50 |
| Environmental Engg/Sciences | 107.25 | 101.50 | 114.75 | – | 124.75 |
| Agriculture Marketing/Agri business Management | – | – | 105.00 | – | 110.00 |
| Geo Informatics | – | – | 93.00 | – | 103.00 |
| Agriculture Economics/Economics | 129.00 | – | 137.00 | 123.25 | 145.75 |
| Information Technology | 102.50 | 100.50 | 97.25 | 93.75 | 113.75 |
| Chartered Accountant | 97.25 | – | 102.75 | 97.75 | 110.50 |
| Company Secretary | 106.75 | – | 99.25 | – | 119.50 |
| Finance | 109.50 | 102.25 | 103.25 | 100.75 | 122.50 |
| Human Resource Management | – | – | 116.25 | 105.50 | 139.25 |
| Statistics | – | – | 108.25 | – | 122.00 |
| AM (Rajbjasha) | 119.75 | 98.75 | – | – | 131.50 |
| AM (Legal) | 114.00 | 89.75 | – | – | 121.50 |
NABARD Phase 2 Cut Off 2019
Refer to the below table to know NABARD Cut off 2019 Grade A Phase 2
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
| General | 115.50 | 111.75 | 120.75 | 118.50 | 127.50 |
| Animal Husbandry/ Dairy Technology | – | 111.00 | 125.50 | 115.00 | 128.25 |
| Economics & Agricultural Economics | 100.00 | 105.75 | 105.75 | 101.00 | 116.00 |
| Environment | 113.75 | 115.25 | 125.50 | – | 132.50 |
| Food Processing | 107.50 | – | 96.25 | – | 121.25 |
| Forestry | – | 121.00 | 120.50 | – | 131.50 |
| Finance | 118.00 | 105.25 | 103.75 | 132.00 | 133.75 |
| Land Development – Soil Science | 94.00 | – | 100.50 | – | 108.25 |
| Plantation & Horticulture | – | – | 96.75 | – | 106.25 |
Final Cut-off 2019 Grade A
Check the below table to know Final Cut-off 2019 of Grade-A
| Discipline | EWS | OBC | SC | ST | UR |
| Ah/Dairy | 148.25 | 168.25 | – | 165.5 | 158.75 |
| Eco & Agri Eco | 138.75 | 134.25 | 124.75 | 135 | 141.50 |
| Environment | – | 162 | 148.25 | 138.25 | 157 |
| Finance | 147 | 147.75 | 140 | – | 157.75 |
| Food Processing | – | 145.5 | 129.5 | – | 153.50 |
| Forestry | – | 152 | – | 152 | 157 |
| General | 149.25 | 152.55 | 146.75 | 149.25 | 154 |
| Land Dev – Soil Sci | – | 133.25 | 125.25 | – | 138.25 |
| Plant & Horticulture | – | 127.75 | – | – | 134.50 |
NABARD Cut Off 2018
Refer to the below table to know NABARD Preliminary Exam Cut Off 2018 Category wise cut off
| Discipline | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| General | 99.75 | 94.75 | 105.25 | 116.50 |
| Economics | — | 61.75 | 67.50 | 90.50 |
| Environment Engineering | — | 68.75 | 90.75 | |
| Animal Husbandry | 19.25 | — | 55.00 | 64.75 |
| Forestry | 28.75 | — | 57.00 | 77.75 |
| Chartered Accountant | 53.75 | — | 34.50 | 74.50 |
| Food Processing/Food Tech | 25.50 | 69.25 | 86.00 | |
| Land Development(Soil Science)/Agriculture | 76.0 | 62.25 | 79.25 | 91.50 |
| Minor Irrigation(Water Resources) | 35.25 | 29.25 | 46.25 | 59.75 |
| Social Work | 23.50 | — | 39.25 | 70.75 |
Discipline wise and Category wise Cut-off 2018
| Discipline | Category | Test | ||||||
| RE(20) | EL(40) |
CK(20)
|
GA(20) |
ES(40)
|
AR(40) | QA(20) | ||
| General | SC,ST,OBC | 1.75 | 8.75 | 2.50 | 1.25 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 1.75 |
| Unreserved | 4.50 | 13.25 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 5.75 | 4.00 | 4.00 | |
| All other disciplines | SC,ST,OBC,PWBD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Unreserved | 11.00 | 7.25 | 2.00 | 11.00 | 2.05 | 3.00 | 1.00 | |
NABARD Cut off 2018 Main Exam
| Discipline | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| General | 113.75 | 114.25 | 117.75 | 124.00 |
| Economics | 102.00 | 113.75 | 128.00 | |
| Environment Engineering | 120.25 | 127.00 | ||
|
Animal Husbandry
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128.25
|
130.50 |
134.00
|
|
| Forestry | 141.50 | 139.75 | 145.25 | |
| Chartered Accountant | 108.00 | 131.25 | 142.25 | |
| Food Processing/Food Tech | 98.50 | 111.50 | 121.75 | |
| Land Development(Soil Science)/Agriculture | 124.25 | 121.75 | 132.50 | 136.75 |
| Minor Irrigation(Water Resources) | 93 | 85.75 | 103.25 | 111.50 |
| Social Work | 121.25 | 128.50 | 137.75 | |
NABARD Cut off 2017 Grade A Phase I
Refer below table know the NABARD Cut off 2017 for the Grade A Preliminary Exam.
| Name of the Section | Post | All other Disciplines | ||
| SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | Unreserved | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | Unreserved | |
| Reasoning Ability | 1.25 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 |
| English Language | 2.50 | 6.50 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 1.00 | 3.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Computer Knowledge | 2.75 | 4.50 | 1.75 | 3.25 |
| General Awareness | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Economic & Social Issues | 1.00 | 2.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.25 |
NABARD Cut off 2017
Refer to below table to know NABARD Grade-A Prelims Cut off
| Discipline | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| General | 93.50 | 88.00 | 98.25 | 109.25 |
| Economics | 53.25 | 46.25 | 66.25 | 89.00 |
| Agriculture | 67.75 | 59.50 | 74.50 | 82.00 |
| Agriculture Engineering | – | – | 59.75 | 80.75 |
| Plantation & Horticulture | 38.00 | – | 49.50 | 63.75 |
| Animal Husbandry | 15.00 | – | 38.00 | 51.25 |
| Fisheries | 19.25 | – | 18.25 | 53.75 |
| Food Processing | – | – | 55.75 | 73.00 |
| Forestry | – | – | 48.50 | 66.50 |
| Environmental Engineering | – | – | 58.75 | 75.00 |
| Water Resource Development & Management | 28.75 | 31.00 | – | 46.75 |
| Social Work | – | – | 19.75 | 57.50 |
| Chartered Accountant | 58.50 | – | 46.25 | 66.25 |
| Company Secretary | – | – | 57.75 | 57.75 |
NABARD Cut off 2017 Phase II
Refer to below table to know Category wise Phase II cut off for Grade A
| Discipline | Paper I (Descriptive Test) | Paper II (ESI) | ||
| SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | General | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | General | |
| General | 62.75 | 66.00 | 41.50 | 46.75 |
| Economics | 62.75 | 66.00 | 41.00 | 47.75 |
| Agriculture | 62.75 | 66.00 | 32.00 | 37.00 |
| Agriculture Engineering | 62.75 | 66.00 | 20.00 | 24.75 |
| Plantation & Horticulture | 62.75 | 66.00 | 33.50 | 39.00 |
| Animal Husbandry | 62.75 | 66.00 | 21.75 | 26.50 |
| Fisheries | 62.75 | 66.00 | 10.25 | 15.25 |
| Food Processing | 62.75 | 66.00 | 16.75 | 21.00 |
| Forestry | 62.75 | 66.00 | 34.75 | 39.50 |
| Environmental Engineering | 62.75 | 66.00 | 26.25 | 30.00 |
| Water Resource Development & Management | 62.75 | 66.00 | 17.50 | 24.50 |
| Social Work | 62.75 | 66.00 | 36.75 | 42.00 |
| Chartered Accountant | 62.75 | 66.00 | 40.00 | 44.75 |
| Company Secretary | 62.75 | 66.00 | 54.00 | 58.00 |
Overall Post-wise cut-off marks
| Discipline | Category | |||
| SC | ST | OBC | UR | |
| General | 118.50 | 115.75 | 125.00 | 132.50 |
| Economics | 126.50 | 114.00 | 128.00 | 137.25 |
| Agriculture | 104.75 | 101.50 | 116.25 | 119.00 |
| Agriculture Engineering | – | – | 102.00 | 113.25 |
| Plantation & Horticulture | 99.25 | – | 115.25 | 117.75 |
| Animal Husbandry | 94.75 | – | 104.25 | 110.75 |
| Fisheries | 79.75 | – | 90.50 | 96.25 |
| Food Processing | – | – | 98.75 | 102.00 |
| Forestry | – | – | 118.50 | 121.75 |
| Environmental Engineering | – | – | 107.50 | 111.50 |
| Water Resource Development & Management | 87.50 | 89.00 | – | 106.00 |
| Social Work | – | – | 114.00 | 124.50 |
| Chartered Accountant | 128.25 | – | 117.25 | 128.25 |
| Company Secretary | – | – | 127.00 | 138.00 |
NABARD Cut-off 2017 for Grade B
Refer below table to know the preliminary cut off of Grade B
Section-wise Cut-off of NABARD Grade B Phase I Exam
| Name of the Section | General | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD (OC) |
| Reasoning Ability | 5.50 | 3.25 |
| English Language | 11.00 | 6.00 |
| Computer Knowledge | 5.50 | 3.75 |
| General Awareness | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| Economic & Social Issues | 4.75 | 1.75 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development | 2.25 | 1.00 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 4.00 | 2.00 |
Overall Discipline and Category-wise Cut-off of NABARD Grade B Phase II Exam-
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | General | OC |
| General | 96.25 | 87.75 | 99.25 | 111.50 | 58.75 |
| Agriculture | 58.00 | 42.00 | 63.25 | 75.00 | – |
NABARD Grade B 2017 Main Exam
Refer to below table to know Subject-wise and Discipline-wise cut off of NABARD Grade B Phase II Examination
| Discipline | Name of the Category |
Paper I (Descriptive Test) (100 Marks) |
Paper II (ESI) (100 Marks) |
Paper III (AP) (100 Marks) |
| General | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD (OC) | 61.25 | 45.50 | 38.00 |
| General | 65.00 | 49.50 | 44.75 | |
| Agriculture | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD (OC) | 61.25 | 25.50 | 38.00 |
| General | 65.00 | 30.50 | 44.75 |
NABARD Grade B Phase II Exam Overall Cut off
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | General | OC |
| General | 177.75 | 161.75 | 179.25 | 195.75 | 159.00 |
| Agriculture | 140.00 | – | 139.25 | 159.00 | – |
NABARD Cut Off 2016
You can now go through the previous year (2016) cut-off of the NABARD Grade A and B Officer Exam for Prelims as well as the main phase.
Sectional Cutoff of NABARD Grade A & B Prelims Exam
The sectional cut-off of NABARD Grade A & Grade B for the Phase I exam was the same.
| Name of Subject | Total Marks | SC/ ST/ OBC/ PWD | General |
| Economic and Social Issues | 25 | 4.25 | 6.00 |
| Agriculture & Rural Development | 25 | 5.00 | 7.00 |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 6.50 | 10.50 |
| English Language | 40 | 10.25 | 14.50 |
| Computer Knowledge | 20 | 8.50 | 10.50 |
| General Awareness | 20 | 5.00 | 6.75 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 2.75 | 4.75 |
Overall Cutoff of NABARD Grade A & B Prelims 2016
Here is the overall cut-off of the NABARD Grade A & B Phase I exam –
| Category | Assistant Manager (Grade A) | Manager (Grade B) |
| SC | 95.00 | 104.75 |
| ST | 81.50 | 99.25 |
| OBC | 99.25 | 109.25 |
| General | 112.50 | 122.00 |
| HI | 65.75 | * |
| OC | 88.25 | * |
| VC | 84.75 | * |
NABARD Cut Off 2016
Check the below table to know the Previous year’s NABARD Cut Off 2016. The cut-off is distributed category-wise.
NABARD Cut Off 2016 of Grade-A Main Exam
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
| General | 125.75 |
| SC | 108.25 |
| ST | 103.25 |
| OBC | 116.50 |
| HI | – |
| OC | 109.50 |
| VC | 115.25 |
NABARD Cut Off 2016 of Grade-B Main Exam
| Category | Cut Off Marks |
| General | 159.25 |
| SC | 139.50 |
| ST | 147.00 |
| OBC | 148.75 |
NABARD Cut Off: Grade A Cut Off 2015
Overall Cut off NABARD Grade A and B 2015
| Post | GEN | OBC | SC | ST | HI | OC | VC |
| Assistant Manager Grade A(200 Marks) | 116 | 102 | 99 | 91 | 61 | 95 | 65 |
| Manager Grade B (200 Marks) | 124 | 115 | – | – | – | – | – |
Sectional Cut Off for NABARD Grade A and B 2015
| Category | ES, CK (50) | GA (50) | RE (50) | QA (50) |
| SC, ST, OBC | 4.25 | 5 | 5 | 2.75 |
| PWD | – | – | – | – |
| General | 6 | 7 | 6.75 | 4.75 |
Must Read: NABARD Exam Pattern 2021
The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has announced the recruitment drive for Assistant Manager and Manager Posts. The NABARD Recruitment 2019 Process has begun and announced the number of vacancies. Candidates who are willing to apply for Grade A and B Officers can know the NABARD Syllabus and Exam Pattern.
Thus, candidates can check these Cut Marks for now and prepare well. We will keep you posted regarding the latest news of NABARD Recruitment. Candidates are also suggested to go through the NABARD Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021 well in order to be aware of topics and concepts. Start your preparation now for the examination with a wide range of Bank Exam Preparation Books available online.
Frequently Answered Questions on NABARD Cut Off 2021
When will NABARD publish the cut-off marks for the Grade A and Grade B exams?
The NABARD Cut Off is expected to be released alongside the result.
What is the NABARD Grade A 2021 cut off?
Once the exam is completed, we will update this page with the expected cut off marks.
What if I only secure the overall NABARD cutoff rather than the sectional cutoff?
No, the sectional NABARD Grade A cut off, as well as the overall cut off, must be qualified.
What is the Grade A cutoff for NABARD?
The NABARD Grade A cutoff is the minimum qualifying mark that candidates must achieve in order to pass the exam and advance to the next round of selection.
Is the NABARD Grade A prelims cutoff used to determine the final merit list?
NABARD Rating The prelims exam cut off is not used for final selection.