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).
NABARD Development Assistant Recruitment 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).
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.
Development Assistant (Hindi)
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 Recruitment
|
Category |
Fee
(in Rs.) |
|
GEN/OBC/MOBC |
₹550/-
+ 18% GST |
|
SC/ST/PwBD |
₹100/-
+ 18% GST |
|
Staff |
NIL |
# 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 |
|
|
Official Notification |
|
|
Official Website |