🧭 Introduction

National Housing Bank (NHB), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of India, conducts recruitment for Assistant Manager (Scale-I) posts every year to strengthen its operations in housing finance, credit policy, supervision, risk management & regulation of housing sector institutions.

NHB Assistant Manager is a prestigious banking/regulatory job suitable for aspirants focused on financial markets, housing & real estate finance, credit operations, and policy formulation.
This guide includes NHB syllabus 2026, NHB exam pattern 2026, negative marking, preparation tips, and official resources.

🧭 Selection Process (Expected for 2026)

The NHB Assistant Manager recruitment process includes:

Online Examination
Interview
Final Merit List
Document Verification & Medical Fitness

📘 Exam Pattern (2026)

🔹 Phase-I: Online Examination

Section	No. of Questions	Marks	Duration
Reasoning & Computer Aptitude	45	60	60 min
Quantitative Aptitude	35	60	45 min
English Language	25	30	35 min
General Awareness (Finance/Economy/Housing Sector)	35	60	20 min
Total Objective	140	210	—
Essay + Letter (Descriptive)	2 questions	25	30 min
Grand Total	—	235	3 hours (approx.)

🛑 Negative Marking: ¼ (0.25) mark deducted for every wrong answer.

🔹 Phase-II: Interview

Face-to-face panel interview.
Weightage counts towards the final merit list.
Focus areas: housing finance knowledge, banking trends, current economic issues, NHB’s role & regulatory functions.

📘 Section-wise Detailed Syllabus (2026)

🔹 Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Input–Output
Syllogism, Blood Relation, Inequality
Direction Test, Coding-Decoding
Computer Memory, OS & Software Basics
Internet, Networking, MS Office, Cyber Security Concepts

🔹 Quantitative Aptitude

Simplification, Approximation, Number Series
Ratio & Percentage, Profit-Loss, Time-Work
Time, Speed & Distance, Partnership, Mensuration
Probability, Permutation-Combination
Data Interpretation (Table / Bar / Line / Pie / Caselet)

🔹 English Language

Reading Comprehension
Para Jumbles, Cloze Test, Error Detection
Sentence Improvement, Grammar Rules, Vocabulary
Descriptive: Essay & Letter Writing (banking/infrastructure topics)

🔹 General Awareness (Core Scoring Section)

Current Affairs (National + Banking + Financial + Economic)
Union Budget, Economic Survey, Government Schemes
Regulatory Institutions: RBI, SEBI, IRDAI, NHB
Housing Finance Sector, Affordable Housing, Urban Development Policies
PMAY (Urban & Rural), RERA, NHB Refinance Schemes
Reports related to housing, real estate credit, mortgage market

⚖️ Final Selection & Marks Weightage

Stage	Weightage
Online Exam	Included in final merit
Interview	Included in final merit
DV & Medical	Qualifying

👉 Candidates must score above sectional and overall cut-offs to be shortlisted for interview.

✅ Practical Preparation Tips

✔ Prepare General Awareness & Housing Finance topics systematically — high scoring & differentiating section.
✔ Maintain notes on government policies, PMAY, RERA, refinancing, real estate finance, mortgage markets.
✔ Solve DI & puzzle-based reasoning every week for speed and accuracy.
✔ Practice essay & letter writing weekly — topics usually relate to finance/infrastructure.
✔ Read newspapers + RBI/NHB circular summaries weekly.
✔ Attempt full-length mock tests under exam timing conditions — accuracy matters because of negative marking.
✔ For interview, prepare banking + housing sector concepts, NHB role and recent policy initiatives.

🔗 Useful Official Resources

📌 NHB Official Website:
🔗 https://nhb.org.in/

📌 Career / Recruitment Section (Official Notifications & PDFs):
🔗 https://nhb.org.in/en/careers/

📌 Future Notification Location (For 2026 Recruitment)
Look for “Recruitment of Assistant Manager (Scale-I) – 2026” PDF under Current Openings once published.

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🏦 NHB Assistant Manager (Scale-I) Recruitment 2026 – Exam Pattern, Syllabus, Selection Process & Preparation Guide