NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) Exam Date 2026
Here is the NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2026 schedule — notification, exam and result timeline — with the official source to confirm each date. Dates change every cycle, so always verify on the official website before you plan around them.
NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2026 schedule
| Notification | NABARD Grade A notification is typically released in July or August on nabard.org (Career Notices section) and ibpsonline.ibps.in for the application portal. The application window runs for approximately 3 weeks. Specialist stream vacancies are announced together with General in the same notification cycle. |
| Exam | Phase I Preliminary: August-September. Phase II Mains: October-November. Personal Interview: January-March of the following year. Some years see a delay of 6-10 weeks across all stages depending on NABARD's recruitment calendar and IBPS centre availability. |
| Result | Phase I result: roughly 2-4 weeks after Phase I exam. Phase II result: roughly 6-8 weeks after Phase II exam. Final result with stream allocation: typically March-April following the recruitment cycle. |
All dates can shift by 4-10 weeks based on NABARD's annual calendar and operational considerations. Always verify against the official Career Notices page at nabard.org and the IBPS application portal for current-cycle status, admit card releases and result updates.
How to track the NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) dates
- Open the official website. Go to the official NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) conducting-body website (linked below) — exam dates are published there first, never on a coaching site.
- Check the Latest News / Notice Board. Look under the "Latest News", "What's New" or "Notice Board" section for the NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) notification and exam-date notice.
- Note the key dates. Note the application window, exam date, admit-card and result dates. Set a reminder a few days before each.
- Re-check before acting. Dates are often revised. Re-confirm on the official site (or the live updates below) before you travel, apply or plan.
Official NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) links
- NABARD — Career Notices (official notification page) ↗
- NABARD — Official Website (about, schemes, annual report) ↗
- IBPS Online Application Portal (NABARD applications routed via IBPS) ↗
- Reserve Bank of India — Database on Indian Economy (DBIE) for ESI/ARD data ↗
- Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare — schemes and statistics ↗
NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) exam date — FAQs
When is the NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2026 exam?
Phase I Preliminary: August-September. Phase II Mains: October-November. Personal Interview: January-March of the following year. Some years see a delay of 6-10 weeks across all stages depending on NABARD's recruitment calendar and IBPS centre availability. Always confirm the exact NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) exam date on the official website — the schedule above and the live updates below link straight to it.
When will the NABARD Grade A (Assistant Manager) 2026 notification be released?
NABARD Grade A notification is typically released in July or August on nabard.org (Career Notices section) and ibpsonline.ibps.in for the application portal. The application window runs for approximately 3 weeks. Specialist stream vacancies are announced together with General in the same notification cycle. The official notification PDF is published on the conducting body's website first.
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