NABARD Grade A Eligibility

Eligibility

Age - RDBS

For the 2025 recruitment, candidates applying for RDBS were required to be between 21 and 30 years of age as on 1 November 2025. The candidate had to be born not earlier than 2 November 1995 and not later than 1 November 2004, subject to applicable relaxations.

Educational Qualification - RDBS General

A bachelor's degree in any subject from a recognised university or institution with a minimum of 60% marks in aggregate was accepted. For SC, ST and PWBD applicants, the minimum was 55%.

Alternatively, a postgraduate degree, MBA or PGDM with a minimum of 55% marks was accepted, with the corresponding relaxation to 50% for SC, ST and PWBD applicants. CA, CS, CMA/ICWA and Ph.D. qualifications recognised by the Government of India/UGC were also specified as qualifying routes.

Specialised Disciplines

Specialised RDBS disciplines had discipline-specific educational qualifications. Candidates could apply for only one post or discipline.

Legal

The Legal discipline had separate educational and age requirements specified in the notification.

Protocol & Security

For Protocol & Security Service, candidates were required to be between 25 and 40 years of age as on 1 November 2025 and meet the prescribed experience and service requirements. No age relaxation was provided for this post.