SBI Clerk vs NABARD Development Assistant

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Happy news for every bank job aspirants! Two wonderful opportunities are knocking at your door. State Bank of India (SBI) and National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) are two wonderful career platforms for which thousands of government job seekers dream for. And it is time to grab the opportunity.

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), one of the top institutions which plays a major role in the development of agriculture and rural areas is now looking forward for young talents to join for the post of development assistant. Those who have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks can apply for the post.

At the same time SBI has released its latest notification on SBI Clerk 2020 which is one of the most awaited exams in the country. SBI is the largest bank of the nation which provides a lot of opportunities for young talents every year. SBI Clerk is one of the most sought after exams in the country.

In this blog, we are discussing the details of these two examinations.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam at a Glance

Conducting body	NABARD
Mode of exam	Online
Phases of exam	Preliminary, mains
Negative marking	1/4^th marks
Time duration	1 hour for prelims 2 hours for mains
Maximum marks	100 marks for prelims 200 marks for mains

SBI Clerk 2020 –At a Glance

Name of posts	· Junior associate · Junior agricultural associate
Name of organization	SBI (State Bank of India)
Phases of exam	Preliminary exam Main exam
Mode of Exam	Online
Time duration	1 hour for prelims 2 hours and 40 minutes for mains
Total marks	100 marks for prelims 200 marks for mains

Exam Pattern

NABARD Development Assistant Exam

The NABARD development assistant examination comprises two phases.

Prelims
Mains

Both the exams are conducted in online mode. The preliminary examination consists of objective type multiple choice questions. On the other hand, in the mains exam both objective and descriptive types of questions will be there.

Since there are two posts namely development assistant and development assistant (Hindi), the preliminary examination questions will not be the same for both.

The preliminary examination consists of three papers.

English language
Numerical ability
Reasoning

For the development assistant Hindi exam, the topic numerical ability is replaced by ‘professional knowledge in Hindi’.

Prelims Exam Pattern (Development Assistant)

Sl No	Subjects	No. of questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1	English language	40	40	One hour
2	Numerical ability	30	30
3	reasoning	30	30
	total	100	100

Prelims Exam Pattern (Development Assistant Hindi)

Sl no	Subjects	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Duration
1	English language	40	40	One hour
2	Professional knowledge (Hindi)	30	30
3	Reasoning	30	30
	total	100	100

The second phase of the exam-mains- consists of both objective and descriptive types of questions. There will be a negative marking of ¼ marks for each wrong answer. The details of the mains exam are given below.

Mains Exam Pattern

S no	Name of the paper	No of questions	Maximum marks	Type of questions	Duration
1	Reasoning	20	20	Objective	90 minutes
2	Quantitative aptitude (development assistant)/ professional knowledge (Hindi) (development assistant Hindi0	50	50	Objective
3	General awareness with special reference to agriculture, rural development and banking	40	40	Objective
4	Computer knowledge	40	40	Objective
5	English language	1 (Essay or letter writing)	50	objective	30 minutes
	Total		200

SBI Clerk

SBI Clerk examination comprises two stages- Preliminary and mains.
Both the exams are conducted online.
The preliminary examination consists of 100 objective type questions.
The time duration of preliminary examination is one hour.
The preliminary examination carries a total of 100 marks.
There will be 5 different topics for the prelims each carrying 20 marks.
Candidates will have to score the qualifying marks for each topic.
The time duration of SBI clerk mains examination is 2 hours and 40 minutes.
SBI clerk mains examination carries 190 objective type questions with 200 marks.

Preliminary Exam Pattern

Name of the test	No. of questions	Marks	duration
English language	30	30	20 minutes
Numerical ability	35	35	20 minutes
Reasoning ability	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Main Exam Pattern

Name of the test	No. of questions	Marks	Duration
General/ financial awareness	50	50	35 minutes
General English	40	40	35 minutes
Quantitative aptitude	50	50	45 minutes
Reasoning ability and computer aptitude	50	60	45 minutes
total	190	200	2 hours and 40 minutes

NB: there will be a negative marking of ¼ marks for each wrong answer.

Interview

Based on the marks of mains examination, the eligible candidates will be invited for an interview which is the final stage of the recruitment process. Candidates are supposed to score the qualifying marks in the interview to get selected for the job.

Syllabus

Having a clear idea about the syllabus is really important for starting your exam preparations. Here we give you the complete syllabus of both NABARD development assistant and SBI clerk exams.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam

Quantitative aptitude

Ratio and proportion
Average
Time and work
Speed, distance and time
Mixture and allegations
Stocks and shares
Percentage
Permutation and combination
Algebra
Trigonometry
Data interpretation
Mensuration
Probability
Set theory

Reasoning ability

Inequality
Coding and decoding
Syllogism
Machine input output
Data sufficiency
Circular arrangement
Linear arrangement
Floor puzzle
Scheduling
Verbal reasoning
Ordering and ranking
Arrangement and pattern
Blood relations
Direction and distance

General awareness

Current affairs
Indian financial system
Indian banking system
Monetary plans
National institution
Banking terms

English language

Grammar
Vocabulary
Error spotting
Comprehension
Passage making
Jumble words
Fill in the blanks
Sentence framing

Computer knowledge

Languages
Basic hardware and software
History of computers
Devices
Viruses and hacking
MS Office
Networking
DBMS

SBI Clerk Exam

Prelims

As we already mentioned SBI Clerk preliminary exam is an objective type exam with 100 questions. There will be three papers which are English language, numerical ability and reasoning respectively. The time duration of the exam is one hour. Now let us have a look at the syllabus of SBI Clerk preliminary examination.

Numerical ability	English language	Reasoning
Number series	Reading comprehension	Puzzle and arrangement
Simplification/ approximation	Cloze test	Inequality
Quadratic equation	Fillers	Syllogism
Data interpretation	Spotting errors	Coding decoding
Data sufficiency	Sentence improvement	Blood relations
miscellaneous	Fill in the blanks	Direction senses
		Order and ranking

Mains

SBI Clerk mains exam has 4 sections. They are,

Reasoning ability
Quantitative aptitude
English language
Banking and computer awareness

There will be 190 questions with a total of 200 marks. The time duration is two hours and 40 minutes.

The table below explains the syllabus of SBI Clerk mains examination.

Reasoning	Quantitative aptitude	English language	General economy/ banking awareness	Computer awareness
Logical reasoning	Simplification	Reading comprehension	Financial awareness	Internet
Alphanumeric series	Profit and loss	Grammar	Current affairs	Memory
Ranking/ direction/ alphabet test	Mixture and allegations	Vocabulary	General knowledge	Keyboard shortcuts
Data sufficiency	Simple interest and compound interest Surds and indices	Verbal ability	Static awareness	Computer abbreviation
Coded inequalities	Work and time	Word association	Banking and financial awareness	Microsoft office
Seating arrangement	Time and distance	Sentence improvement		Computer hardware
Puzzle	Mensuration, cylinder, cone, sphere	Para jumbles		Computer software
Tabulation	Data interpretation	Cloze test		Operating system
Syllogism	Ratio and proportion percentage	Error spotting		Networking
Blood relations	Number systems	Fill in the blanks1q		Computer fundamentals/ terminologies
Input output	Sequence and series
Coding decoding	Permutation, combination and probability

Duties and Responsibilities

NABARD Development Assistant

Assisting the administrative tasks
Bringing money from individuals or corporations to their respective banks
Managing relationships with the donors of the bank
Dealing with policy issues and projects regarding agricultural and rural development
Leading research, studying data and collecting reports on existing and potential donors etc