NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026, Shift 1 DA Exam Review & Questions

The 1st shift of the NABARD Development Assistant Exam concluded at 10 am, and thousands of aspirants have appeared in this shift. After the completion of the exam, our faculty has connected with the candidates who appeared in the the exam to prepare a detailed NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026. Overall, the exam of 1st shift was of Easy to Moderate level. To know section-wise questions asked and the difficulty level of the exam, go through the analysis & exam review that will be shared in the article.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026

The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is set to conduct the Development Assistant (DA) Prelims Examination 2026 on 21st February 2026 across multiple exam centres in India. This recruitment drive aims to fill 162 vacancies for Development Assistant across various NABARD offices nationwide. The NABARD Development Assistant exam had 5 sections in the objective test comprising 100 questions to be solved in 60 minutes, which are given below:

• English Language – 40 questions for 40 marks (20 minutes)
• Quantitative Aptitude – 30 questions for 30 marks (20 minutes)
• Reasoning Ability – 30 questions for 30 marks (20 minutes)

NABARD Development Assistant Exam 2026 Difficulty Level

The candidates who appeared in this shift reviewed the difficulty level of the exam after the completion of the NABARD Development Assistant Exam. As per the feedbacks, the overall exam was of Easy to Moderate while Quantitative Aptitude were of Moderate level.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam 2026 Good Attempts

After the completion of NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis, we will share the good attempts for each section below.

NABARD DA Exam Analysis 2026 – Sectional Review

Through our NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026, we will provide the complete exam review for each section in this article. The NABARD Development Assistant Exam 2026 has 3 sections: Reasoning Ability, English Language, and Quantitative Aptitude. The complete exam analysis will be discussed below.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026: Reasoning

This section includes 30 questions from puzzles and seating arrangements, order & ranking, blood relations, cloze test and other topics. This section is quite scoring and candidates must have to attempt 25-26 questions.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026: Quantitative Aptitude

There were 30 questions from the Quantitative Aptitude section, including questions from Data Interpretation, number series, Quadratic Equation, SI & CI, Profit & Loss, Mensuration and many more.

NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026: English Language

This section is of maximum marks i.e. 40 and as per review, the questions are of easy level. The topic-wise number of questions asked will be shared here shortly.

NABARD Development Assistant 2026 Shift Timings

The exam is scheduled for only 2 shifts (morning and afternoon)

• Shift 1 – 9 am to 10 am (reporting time 8 am)
• Shift 2- 11:30 am to 12:30 pm (reporting time 10:30 am)