NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 2026 – 162 Posts, Online Apply

 

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released an advertisement for the recruitment of 162 Development Assistant and Development Assistant (Hindi) Posts in National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). Interested and eligible candidates may apply online here. 

Last Date: 03/02/2026.

 

Name of post: Development Assistant and Development Assistant (Hindi) 

No of posts: 162 posts

 

# Development Assistant: 159 posts

# Development Assistant (Hindi): 3 posts  

 

No of posts in Assam: 5 posts

 

Note: Candidates can apply for vacancies in one State only. Candidate can apply for only one post either Development Assistant or Development Assistant (Hindi).

 

Remuneration: Selected Candidates will draw a starting basic pay of ₹23,100/- per month (including two advance increments) in the scale of ₹20700(1)-1200(3)-24300-1440(4)-30060-1920(6)-41580-2080(2)-45740-2370(3)-52850-2850(1)-55700 (20 years) and other allowances, viz. Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance etc., as admissible from time to time. At present, initial monthly Gross emoluments for Development Assistant/Development Assistant (Hindi) is approximately ₹46,500/-.

 

Eligibility Criteria of NABARD Development Assistant

 

Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian citizen.

 

Age Limit: Age of the candidates must be between 21 and 35 years of age as on 01-01-2026, i.e., Candidates born not earlier than 02nd January 1991 and not later than 01st January 2005 (both days inclusive) are eligible to apply.

 

Age Relaxation: Category-wise age relaxation is as mentioned below.

# SC/ ST: 5 years
# OBC: 3 years

# PwBD (Unreserved): 10 years
# PwBD (OBC): 13 years
# PwBD (SC/ ST): 15 years  

 

Educational Qualification:  

 

Development Assistant

i) Bachelor's Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD and Ex-Servicemen candidates) in aggregate or possess equivalent qualification from a recognised University / Institution incorporated by an Act of Central or State Legislature in India or any other Educational Institution established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as University under Section-3 of UGC Act, 1956.

ii) Knowledge of word processing on PC.

i) Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University in English/Hindi medium with Hindi and English as a compulsory or elective subject with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD/EXS candidates) in the aggregate OR Bachelor's Degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ST/PWBD/EXS candidates) in the aggregate Candidate must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice-versa.

ii) Knowledge of word processing on PC.

 

Note: For detail eligibility criteria, pl check official notification given below. 

 

Official Language Proficiency: Candidates applying for post in a particular State should be proficient in the official language of the State (i.e. should be able to read, write, speak and understand the language). The Official language of the state would be the main language declared in the State gazette of the concerned state. 

  

Application Fee of NABARD

Category	Fee (in Rs.)
GEN/OBC/MOBC	₹550/- + 18% GST
SC/ST/PwBD	₹100/- + 18% GST
Staff	NIL

 

Important Dates of NABARD Recruitment 2026

 

# Starting date of submission of online application: 17th January 2026
# Last date of submission of online application: 03rd February 2026
# Phase-I (Preliminary) – Online Examination: 21st February 2026
# Phase-II (Main) – Online Examination: 12th April 2026 

 

Important Web-Links of NABARD Vacancy

Online Application Form	Click Here
Official Notification	Click Here
Official Website	Click Here