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Agricultural Officer (IBPS AFO / NABARD)
Become an Agricultural Field Officer at a bank (IBPS AFO), development officer at NABARD, or agricultural officer in state services.
1–2 years₹5L – ₹18L (IBPS AFO ₹36,000–₹63,840/month | NABARD Grade A ₹44,500+)
Why this path
Growing sector. Government actively hiring. Rural banking expansion creating hundreds of AFO posts annually.
Job titles
Agricultural Field Officer
NABARD Development Manager
Agricultural Extension Officer
Step-by-step roadmap
1
Agronomy & Soil Science
2
Crop Science & Horticulture
3
Plant Pathology & Entomology
4
Agricultural Economics & Policy
5
Current Agri Schemes (PM-KISAN, MSP)
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IBPS AFO / NABARD Grade A Exam
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Top employers
SBI (AFO)PNBBank of BarodaNABARDICAR institutesState Agriculture Departments
Timeline reality check
IBPS AFO exam every year. B.Sc Agriculture degree is mandatory. 6–8 months focused preparation sufficient.