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NHB Assistant Manager 2026 cycle (notification awaited)

Officer recruitment into the National Housing Bank, the apex body for housing finance, through a sectionally timed objective test, a qualifying descriptive paper and an interview.

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Overview

Conducting body
NHBwww.nhb.org.in
Age limit
21 years and above, upper limit varies by post
Application fee
₹175 to ₹850
Vacancies
To be announced
First stage duration
3 hr
Negative marking
1/4 mark per wrong answer

NHB Assistant Manager (Scale I) in the National Housing Bank is conducted by National Housing Bank. Selection runs through 3 stages: Online Examination: Objective Test, Online Examination: Descriptive Paper (English), Interview.

  1. Sit the online exam: a sectionally timed objective test, then a qualifying descriptive English paper.
  2. Clear the minimum marks in each objective section and overall.
  3. Get shortlisted for the interview on the objective score, with the descriptive paper qualifying.
  4. Attend the interview, worth 50 marks.
  5. The final merit combines the online exam and the interview in an 80:20 ratio.

Important dates

Important dates
EventDateStatus
2026 recruitment notification

Not yet released for 2026. NHB advertises the Assistant Manager post on the Careers or Recruitment section of nhb.org.in. Every date here is indicative until the official advertisement appears.

To be announcedNot announced
Online application window

Opens with the notification and usually stays open for two to three weeks, with fee payment running alongside.

To be announcedNot announced
Online examination (objective and descriptive)

Held a few weeks after applications close. The date, shift and centre are on the call letter.

To be announcedNot announced
Interview

For candidates who clear the online exam, at NHB's head office or a designated centre.

To be announcedNot announced

Eligibility

Educational qualification

Open toGraduatePostgraduate

For the Generalist stream, a Bachelor's degree in any discipline with at least 60% marks (55% for SC, ST and PwBD), or a Master's degree with at least 55%.

Specialist posts such as Legal, IT, Rajbhasha and Economics need the corresponding degree, and some carry an experience requirement in place of, or alongside, the percentage. Read the post you are applying for in the notification carefully.

Age

21 to 30 years as on the cut-off date stated in the official notification.

Upper age relaxation

  • SC and ST+5 years
  • OBC (non-creamy layer)+3 years
  • Persons with Benchmark Disability (unreserved)+10 years
  • Ex-servicemen+5 years

Nationality

A candidate must be one of the following:

  • A citizen of India
  • A subject of Nepal or Bhutan
  • A Tibetan refugee who came to India before 1 January 1962 intending to settle permanently
  • A person of Indian origin who has migrated from specified countries intending to settle permanently in India

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Application fee

CategoryFee
General, OBC and EWS

Application fee plus intimation charges in the most recent cycle, non-refundable. Confirm the current figure from the 2026 notification.

₹850
SC, ST and PwBD

Intimation charges only in the most recent cycle, non-refundable.

₹175

Fees have been stable across recent cycles but are the kind of detail a notification can revise. Confirm on the official notification before paying.

Exam pattern

Stage by stage structure with question counts, marks, timing and the marking scheme.

Stage 1: Online Examination: Objective Test

Computer based testSectional timing
SectionQuestionsMarksTime
Reasoning and Computer Aptitude456060 min
General Awareness (economy and banking) and Computer Knowledge505040 min
English Language253035 min
Quantitative Aptitude (with data analysis and interpretation)356045 min
Total1552003 hr

Duration: 3 hr|Negative marking: 1/4 mark per wrong answer

  • 155 questions for 200 marks, with separate timing for each of the four sections.
  • Two of the four sections, Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude, carry 60 marks each, so they weigh more than their question count suggests.
  • You must clear a minimum mark in each section and overall to move ahead.

Stage 2: Online Examination: Descriptive Paper (English)

Descriptive, typed
SectionQuestionsMarks
Letter writing and essay225
Total225

Duration: 30 min|Negative marking: None

  • Typed on the computer immediately after the objective test: one letter and one essay.
  • Qualifying in nature and evaluated only if you clear the minimum marks in the objective test.

Stage 3: Interview

Interview

Duration: Varies|Negative marking: None

  • Carries 50 marks. The final merit combines the online exam and the interview in an 80:20 ratio.

Syllabus

Every subject in the paper, topic by topic. Open a subject for its weightage in this exam, the full topic list and the mock tests, practice sets and notes that cover it.

Reasoning Ability

  • Puzzles and seating arrangement
  • Syllogism, inequality and data sufficiency
  • Coding-decoding, blood relations and directions
  • Computer aptitude and basic terminology
Reasoning Ability guide & weightage →

Quantitative Aptitude

  • Data interpretation (heavily weighted)
  • Simplification, approximation and number series
  • Quadratic equations
  • Arithmetic: percentage, ratio, interest, time and work, mixtures
Quantitative Aptitude guide & weightage →

General Awareness

  • Banking and financial awareness with a housing-finance focus
  • RBI, NHB and monetary and fiscal policy
  • Economy, government schemes and current affairs
  • Computer knowledge and basic terminology
General Awareness guide & weightage →

English Language

  • Reading comprehension, cloze test and error spotting
  • Para jumbles and fillers
  • Descriptive writing: letter and essay
English Language guide & weightage →

How to apply

  1. Register on the NHB recruitment portal

    Open the Careers or Recruitment section on nhb.org.in, choose the Assistant Manager advertisement and register with your name, email and mobile number. Save the registration number and password.

  2. Fill the application and choose your post

    Complete the form with your education, category and the post (generalist or specialist) you are eligible for, since the requirements differ.

  3. Upload documents and pay the fee

    Upload photograph, signature and any required documents, then pay the fee online or claim the exemption. Save the e-receipt and the application printout.

Documents to keep ready

  • Valid photo identity proof such as Aadhaar, PAN, passport, driving licence or voter ID
  • Graduation and, where relevant, post-graduation certificates and mark-sheets
  • Category certificate (SC, ST, OBC, EWS) in the prescribed format, where applicable
  • PwBD certificate issued by the competent authority, where applicable
  • Recent passport-size photograph and signature matching the uploads

Salary and job profile

Pay and allowances

Pay scale:
Assistant Manager Scale I officer pay scale, aligned to the development financial institution structure.
Initial basic pay:
To be announced
Approximate in-hand:
To be announced

Allowances

  • Dearness Allowance revised periodically
  • House Rent Allowance or accommodation
  • Grade Allowance and Special Allowance
  • Local Compensatory Allowance

Perks

  • Medical benefits for self and dependants
  • Leave Fare Concession
  • Concessional interest on housing and vehicle loans
  • Pension under the National Pension System

Figures follow NHB's wage structure and the city of posting. Treat them as indicative and confirm from the official notification.

What the job involves

  • Refinance and development work for housing finance companies and banks that lend for housing.
  • Regulation and supervision support for the housing-finance sector under the RBI framework.
  • Appraising and monitoring housing-finance schemes and refinance lines.
  • Policy work on affordable housing and the government's housing missions.
  • Postings largely at NHB's head office in New Delhi and its regional presence.

Free mock tests

Written to this exam's pattern, with the same interface, sectional locking and marking scheme you will face on exam day.

  • NHB Assistant Manager: 28-question practice mock

    28 questions | 28 min

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How to prepare for NHB Assistant Manager

  • Respect the sectional timing. Each objective section has its own clock, so you cannot borrow time from Reasoning to finish Quantitative Aptitude; practise each to its own limit.
  • Quantitative Aptitude carries 60 marks with a heavy data-interpretation weight. Drilling DI sets is the single highest-return activity for this paper.
  • Bend your General Awareness towards banking, RBI, NHB and the housing-finance sector, and learn what NHB actually does, which also helps in the interview.
  • Treat the descriptive paper as a threshold, not a scoring chance: practise a letter and an essay so you clear the qualifying minimum comfortably.
  • Because selection is 80:20 between exam and interview, the objective test is the main lever. Sit full-length, sectionally timed mocks to build that score.

Practise NHB Assistant Manager by topic

Free question banks with worked solutions for the topics NHB Assistant Manager tests. Drill one topic at a time, then sit a full mock and keep a daily habit going.

Daily quiz

A fresh mixed set every day to keep every section warm.

Untimed practice drills

Learn a topic with the method shown after every question.

Current affairs

Daily, sourced digests for the general-awareness section.

Frequently asked questions

What does NHB do, and how does that shape the exam?

NHB is the apex institution for housing finance, providing refinance to and supervising housing finance companies. Its General Awareness leans towards banking, RBI, NHB and the housing-finance sector, so build that alongside the usual current affairs.

Why do Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude matter more here?

Those two sections carry 60 marks each out of 200, more than their 45 and 35 question counts suggest, and each is separately timed. Strong scores there move the needle most, and the data-interpretation-heavy quantitative section is where careful practice pays off.

Is the descriptive paper scored into the merit?

No. The descriptive English paper is qualifying, evaluated only if you clear the objective minimums. The interview shortlist is built on the objective score, and the final merit is the online exam and interview in an 80:20 ratio.

Is there negative marking?

Yes, one fourth of a mark for each wrong answer in the objective test. The descriptive paper has no negative marking.

Last verified 20 August 2026(36 days ago, by editorial)

Not yet confirmed for this cycle: the schedule, the vacancy count, the application fee, pay scale, gross pay and the upper age limit. Where we have a figure from previous cycles we show it and label it as expected; where we do not, the page says "to be announced". Check the official source below before you rely on any of it.

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