National Bank For Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has released an official notification for selection to the post of Development Assistant (DA) and Development Assistant (Hindi) for 162 vacancies for Advertisement No. 08 /DA/2025-26. All interested Indian Nationals can apply online at NABARD official portal nabard.org from 17th January 2026 to till application closing date 03rd February 2026 for Development Assistant recruitment examination 2026.
Total Vacancies
Graduation Degree in any discipline with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ ST/ PWBD and ESM) in aggregate or possess equivalent qualification from a recognised University / Institution.
Knowledge of word processing on Personal Computer (PC).
Graduation 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/ ESM) in the aggregate OR Graduation Degree with Hindi and English as main subjects with a minimum of 50% marks (pass class for SC/ ST/ PWBD/ ESM) in the aggregate. Candidate must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice-versa.
Candidate must be able to translate from English to Hindi and vice-versa.
Knowledge of word processing on Personal Computer (PC).
| Regional Offices | Total | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Assam | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bihar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chhattisgarh | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Goa | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gujarat | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Haryana | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jharkhand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karnataka | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kerala | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ladakh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Maharashtra (Includes HQ Mumbai) | 48 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 |
| Manipur | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Meghalaya | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| New Delhi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Odisha | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Punjab | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rajasthan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| West Bengal | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 159 | 78 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 17 |
| Regional Offices | Total | UR | SC | ST | OBC | EWS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maharashtra (HO - Mumbai) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tami Nadu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Appointed applicants will draw a starting basic pay of Rs.23,100/- per month (including two advance increments) in the scale of Rs.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 Rs.46,500/-.