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 exam to prepare a detailed NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026. Overall, the exam of 1st and 2nd shift was of an Easy to Moderate level. To know section-wise questions asked and the difficulty level of the exam, go through the analysis & exam review that has been 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 feedback, the overall exam of both shifts was of Easy to Moderate level while Quantitative Aptitude was of a Moderate level.
| Sections | Shift 1 Difficulty Level | Shift 2 Difficulty Level |
| English Language | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Moderate | Moderate |
| Reasoning Ability | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
| Overall | Easy to Moderate | Easy to Moderate |
NABARD Development Assistant Exam 2026 Good Attempts
After the completion of the NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis for both Shift 1 and Shift 2, we have shared the good attempts for each section below.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Shift 1 Good Attempts | Shift 2 Good Attempts |
| English Language | 40 | 30-32 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 30 | 22-24 | |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 21-23 | |
| Overall | 100 | 73-79 |
NABARD DA Exam Analysis 2026 – Sectional Review
Through our NABARD Development Assistant Exam Analysis 2026, we have provided 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 attempt 25-26 questions.
Puzzles & Seating Arrangement Asked-
- Box-based puzzles (7 boxes)- 4 to 5 questions
- Linear Seating (8 persons)- 5 questions
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Inequality (non-comma-based) | 04 |
| Direction & Distance (2-3 linear) | 03 |
| Pair Formation (Backwards & Forward) | 01 |
| Number (Descending) | 01 |
| Word Based | 01 |
| Coding | 05 |
| Alphabetical Series | 05 |
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.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Missing Number | 04-05 |
| Simplification/Approximation | 12 |
| Data Interpretation (Table) | 05 |
| Arithmetic | 10 |
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 has been shared here shortly.
| Topics | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension (Fishing) | 08-09 |
| Spotting Errors | 05 |
| Para Jumble (Story-based) | 05 |
| Cloze Test | 05-06 |
| Phrase Rearrangement | 05 |
| Double Fillers | 05 |
| Word Swap | 05 |
| Sentence Arrangement | 05 |
NABARD Development Assistant Expected Cut Off 2026- Click to Check
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)
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