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RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

NIACL has Released Notification For Administrative Officer ( Scale- I ) with the Aim of Filling 170 Vacancies, According to the Notification issued by NIACL, Application Started from 10 September 2024, Last Date of Online Application was 29 September 2024. NIACL AO has Successfully conducted Prelims Examination on 13 October 2024 and NIACL AO Mains exam will be conducted on 17 November 2024 (Tentative).

EXAM SYLLABUS

The syllabus for NIACL AO is given below:

Name of Test	Topic
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification
	Number Series
	Average
	Interest
	Mensuration
	Percentage
	Ratio & Proportion
	Linear & Quadratic equation
	Profit & Loss
	Time, Speed & Distance
	Data Interpretation
	Time & Work
	Permutation & Combination/ Probability
	Mixture & Alligation
	Number System
Reasoning Ability	Arrangements & Patterns
	Mathematically Inequalities
	Coding - Decoding
	Directions & Distances
	Blood Relations
	Order & Ranking
	Circular Seating Arrangements
	Linear Seating Arrangements
	Syllogisms
	Scheduling
	Alphabetical Series
English Language	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Spotting Errors
	Para jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement
	Sentence Improvement
	Fill in the blanks
	Sentence Connectors

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for Numerical Ability section with Topic description, Topic Example is given below:

Topic	Topic Description	Topic Example
Simplification	Questions based on BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages etc.	45×20 + 360/15 = X × 3
Number Series	Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong Term etc.	8 4 6 15 52.5 ?
Average	Questions based on Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure, Average Temperature, etc.	The average age of a group of 20 persons is 18.25 years. Some new persons with an average age of 16 years join the group, now the average age of the group becomes 17 years. Find the number of persons who join the group.

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EXAM SYLLABUS

The syllabus for NIACL AO is given below:

Name of Test	Topic
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification
	Number Series
	Average
	Interest
	Mensuration
	Percentage
	Ratio & Proportion
	Linear & Quadratic equation
	Profit & Loss
	Time, Speed & Distance
	Data Interpretation
	Time & Work
	Permutation & Combination/ Probability
	Mixture & Alligation
	Number System
Reasoning Ability	Arrangements & Patterns
	Mathematically Inequalities
	Coding - Decoding
	Directions & Distances
	Blood Relations
	Order & Ranking
	Circular Seating Arrangements
	Linear Seating Arrangements
	Syllogisms
	Scheduling
	Alphabetical Series
English Language	Reading Comprehension
	Cloze Test
	Spotting Errors
	Para jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement
	Sentence Improvement
	Fill in the blanks
	Sentence Connectors

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for Numerical Ability section with Topic description, Topic Example is given below:

Topic

Topic Description

Topic Example

Simplification

Questions based on BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages etc.

45×20 + 360/15 = X × 3

Number Series

Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong Term etc.

8 4 6 15 52.5 ?

Average

Questions based on Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure, Average Temperature, etc.

The average age of a group of 20 persons is 18.25 years. Some new persons with an average age of 16 years join the group, now the average age of the group becomes 17 years. Find the number of persons who join the group.

Interest

Calculating Simple & Compound Interest on a given amount for a specific time at given rate.

A sum of money becomes 9 times in 20 years. Find the 10 times of rate of interest.

Mensuration

Finding area, volume, perimeter surface area etc.

The area of a square is 1444 square metres. The breadth of a rectangle is 1/4th the side of the square and the length of the rectangle is thrice the breadth. What is the difference between the area of the square and the area of the rectangle?

Percentage

Calculating percentage and performing operation based on it.

Rahul spends 50% of his monthly income on household items, 20% of his monthly income on buying clothes, 5% of his monthly income on medicines and the remaining amount of Rs. 11250 he saves. What is Rahul's monthly income ?

Ratio & Proportion

Questions related to finding ratio or proportion among the numbers.

Ratio of earnings of A and B is 8 : 9 respectively. If the earnings of A increased by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by 25%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 16:9 respectively. What are ‘A’ earnings ?

Linear & Quadratic equation

Questions based on finding the values of the unknown variable in a given equation.

I. x² + 9x + 18 = 0
II. y² – 13y + 40 = 0

Profit & Loss

Calculating Profit or Loss by selling or purchasing articles at a given amount.

Vandana sells an article for Rs 3,240 and earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the article ?

Time, Speed & Distance

Calculation of time, speed or distance covered by a moving object.

A and B start at the same time with speeds of 40 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. If in covering the journey A takes 15 minutes longer than B, What is the total distance of the journey?

Data Interpretation

Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Miscellaneous Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.

The table given below shows the percentage of appeared and qualified candidates in a competitive examination from different institutes.

Institutes	Appeared Candidates = 24000	Qualified Candidates = 4000
Institutes	Percentage of appeared candidates	Percentage of qualified candidates
A	25%	18%
B	10%	12%
C	15%	18%
D	12%	16%
E	18%	20%
F	20%	16%

Time & Work

Questions related to work done by persons and time taken by them.

4 boys and 3 women can do a piece of work in 6 days while 2 boys and 4 women can do the same piece of work in 9 days. How much time will be taken by 7 boys and 9 women to do the same piece of work?

Permutation & Combination/ Probability

Finding the chances of occurrence or non-occurrence of a certain event.

How many 3 - letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed?

Mixture & Alligation

Questions based on mixing up of two or more materials in a specific proportion

The ratio of milk to water in three containers of equal capacity is 3 : 2, 7 : 3 and 11 : 4 respectively. The three containers are mixed together. What is the ratio of milk to water after mixing?

Number System

Questions based on Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.

Find the remainder when 82¹⁵⁷ is divided by 9.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:

1. Quantitative Aptitude Book by Wiley’s Publication

2. Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examination by The Pearson Guide

3. Teach Yourself Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma

4. Rapid Quantitative Aptitude with Shortcuts & Tricks by Disha Publication

5. Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)

6. Data Interpretation magical books series by BSC Publication

REASONING ABILITY DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for Reasoning Ability section with Topic description, Topic Example and Difficulty level is given below:

Topic	Topic Description	Topic Example
Arrangements & Patterns	Questions based on arrangement of Alphabets and numbers.	How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters A, D, E and R using all the letters, and each letter only once in each word?
Mathematically Inequalities	When a group of elements are given with a certain coded relationship denoted by , = etc, such type of questions fall under the category of reasoning Inequality.	Statements: P W = K; K L; N Conclusions: I. Q = P II. Q > P
Coding-Decoding	Identifying the pattern used for coding of a given data set and using the same for performing specific operation.	In a code language, “revenue exceeds expectation” is coded as “7EC 7E 11T” “money and instruments” is coded as “5NC 3N 11U” “other transaction ahead” is coded as “5H 11AG 5E” Find the code for “Assured value”?
Directions & Distances	Questions are based on Direction sense.	Abhay travelled 9 km Northwards, turned left and travelled 5 km, then turned left again and travelled 9 km. How far is Abhay from the starting point?
Blood Relations	Questions based on Blood Relations and Family tree.	In a family of some persons Bhanu says that Reshma is the daughter of my sister Banti, who is the only daughter of Tamanna. Rahul is the child of Tamanna and Farhan, who is the grandmother of Harish. Krishna is the mother of Mohan, who is the only sister of Harish. Rahul is unmarried.
Order & Ranking	Questions based on the finding the correct order as per given information.	Harsha is standing in a queue, tenth from behind. There are 40 students in the queue including Harsha. What is Harsha’s position from the front?
Circular Seating Arrangements	Questions based on find the correct order of people sitting in a circular arrangement.	Eight people O, H, U, V, I, D, B and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. O is sitting second to the left of U and third to right of H. D and I are immediate neighbors of each other and one of them is an immediate neighbor of O. V is sitting second to the right of B. G is sitting second to the left of D.
Linear Seating Arrangements	Questions based on find the correct order of people sitting in a row.	P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T is 2nd to the right of R who is 3rd to the right of P. S is 2nd to the left of P and 4th to the right of Q. Z is 3rd to the right of V who is not an immediate neighbour of P.
Syllogisms	Questions require thinking for arriving at a specific conclusion by examining other premises or ideas.	Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are tigers. Some tigers are lions. Some lions are monkeys. Conclusions: I. Some tigers are horses. II. Some monkeys are birds. III. Some tigers are birds. IV. Some monkeys are horses.
Puzzles	Questions require to analyze the given piece of information, pick the information that is important and leave out the information that is not required in solving the given set of questions.	Eight candidates from A to G appeared for an exam on 5th and 12th of different months viz. April, May, June and July such that on one day only one candidate appeared for exam. D had appeared before two candidates but not before B and E. Only C had appeared between A and B, who had his exam on 5th of an even numbered month. F and B appeared in consecutive months but not on consecutive turns. G was among the last two candidates that appeared for exam. F has his exam before G. Only one candidate appeared between H and E.
Alphanumeric Series	Combination of numbers, alphabets and symbol-based series which candidates need.	Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside: 1 W E 3 $ R T % M 9 4 L S C 8 & F J 2 @ U P 7 D 5 * 6 Z C ? A If all the elements which are on the prime position in the above sequence are to be dropped then which of the following element will be 13th from the left end?

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR REASONING ABILITY:

1. Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal

2. A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal (Arihant) by BS Sijwali

3. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey

4. Bank PO/MT Examination Practice Workbook by Arihant

5. Logical Reasoning by K Kundan BSC Publishing

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for English Language section with Topic description, Topic Example is given below:

Topic	Topic Description	Topic Example
Reading Comprehension	Analysing the passage and answering Questions based on it.	Theme of the Passage "Policy Holder Surplus" (Asked in NIACL AO 2019)
Cloze Test	Filling Appropriate word in each of the blank in the given paragraph.	Theme of the Passage "Activity of Human that affects Environment" (Asked in NIACL AO 2019)
Spotting Errors	Correcting spelling Errors in a given sentence.	Select the option which contains the part/parts of the sentence which has/have an error All the members of parliament (A.) / gave their consent to (B.) / the act, few opponents only (C.) / reprimanded it. (D.) / No error (E.)
Para jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement	Rearranging the sentences in a logical order such that they make sense.	You are required to find the correct order 2016, but little money has come in as retailers want (A) / like soaps and shampoos for customers (B) / permission to stock a few non-food items (C) / 100% FDI was allowed in the food retail business in (D)
Sentence Improvement	Improving the sentence by correcting the mistake.	I rang the Colonel and asked him to put my name forward for the vacancy in Zurich. A) put my name up B) put my name around C) put out my name D) put my name through E) No correction required
Fill in the blanks	Filling the blanks with the necessary word according to the sentence.	The upcoming housing units in Maharashtra will increase residential building sector floor space by approximately 100 million square metre and will generate higher carbon footprint, posing _____________ environmental impacts if not constructed _____________ and factoring occupants comfort.
Sentence Connectors	Connecting the given sentences using appropriate word.	You have to select that option which could connect both the sentences and make them grammatically and contextually correct. I. The current changes in the tax rate would raise significant revenue. II. Analysts believe the new tax rate would be very progressive. A) Finally, such as B) Also, instead C) Subsequently, clearly D) Opposite to, then E) Furthermore, in addition

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

1. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin

2. Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Mcgraw Hill Education

3. Objective General English by S. Chand

4. General English by Arihant Publication

Other Books :

1. The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (Generalist) Administrative Officer Scale – 1

2. NIACL AO Practice Work Book—English – 1207: Administrative Officers Practice Work Book

SYLLABUS OUTCOME HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Core topics from Quantitative Aptitude section: Data Interpretation, Simplification, Number Series, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Quadratic Equations, Interest.

2. Core topics from Reasoning Ability section: Inequalities / Coded Inequalities, Syllogism, Circular / Linear Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Alphanumeric Series.

3. Core topics from English Language section: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Spotting Errors, Para jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement, Sentence Improvement.

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Format

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EXAM FORMAT

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	20 Minutes
	Reasoning	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Total	100 Questions	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Mode of Examination

The Preliminary Examination for NIACL AO is conducted as on Online computer Based Test. The test contain Objective type questions.

Medium of Examination

The objective tests except test on “English Language” will be bilingual (in English and Hindi Languages).

Marking Scheme

Sections of the test:

1. English Language

2. Quantitative Aptitude

3. Reasoning Ability

Question from the above - mentioned sections are asked in NIACL AO Preliminary Examination where, English language comprises 30 Questions of 1 mark each, Quantitative Aptitude comprises 35 questions of 1 mark each and Reasoning Ability comprises 35 questions of 1 mark each summing up to total 100 marks.

Marking Scheme Highlights:

1. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

2. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

3. If a question is left blank, No answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

IMPORTANT LINKS

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RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

EXAM FORMAT

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	20 Minutes
	Reasoning	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Total	100 Questions	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Mode of Examination

The Preliminary Examination for NIACL AO is conducted as on Online computer Based Test. The test contain Objective type questions.

Medium of Examination

The objective tests except test on “English Language” will be bilingual (in English and Hindi Languages).

Marking Scheme

Sections of the test:

1. English Language

2. Quantitative Aptitude

3. Reasoning Ability

Marking Scheme Highlights:

1. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

2. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

3. If a question is left blank, No answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

IMPORTANT LINKS

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Eligibility

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Candidates willing to apply for NIACL AO 2024 Examination are required to fulfil certain conditions to be eligible for it. The candidate who does not satisfy the Eligibility criteria like Age, Minimum educational qualification etc, their candidature shall be rejected by the authorities. The criteria for eligibility NIACL AO 2024 are decided by the conduction body itself.

The candidate’s eligibility for NIACL AO 2024 Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1. Nationality.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations.

3. Educational Qualifications.

Nationality

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(v) A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

Age: (as on 01.09.2024)

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

A candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Sep-1994 and not later than 1st Sep-2003 (both dates inclusive).

Age Relaxations

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 Years
Ex- Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01.12.2021	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 years

Educational Qualifications

For Generalist

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of a graduate / post graduate in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination for General candidates and at least 55% marks for SC / ST / PwBD candidates.

For Specialist

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification as follows. Qualification should be from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government.

Specialization

Minimum Qualifications

Accounts

Chartered Accountant (ICAI)/ Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, earlier known as ICWAI) and Graduation/Postgraduation in any discipline with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)

MBA Finance/PGDM Finance/ M.Com with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)

Note: MBA / PGDM Finance candidates must furnish a certificate from university confirming their specialization in finance at the time of interview, failing which they will not be allowed to appear for the interview.

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate’s eligibility for NIACL AO 2024 Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1. Nationality.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations.

3. Educational Qualifications.

Nationality

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

Age: (as on 01.09.2024)

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

A candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Sep-1994 and not later than 1st Sep-2003 (both dates inclusive).

Age Relaxations

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 Years
Ex- Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01.12.2021	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 years

Educational Qualifications

For Generalist

For Specialist

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification as follows. Qualification should be from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government.

Specialization

Minimum Qualifications

Accounts

MBA Finance/PGDM Finance/ M.Com with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)

QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS

1. A Candidate must be a Citizen of India.

2. Candidates from Nepal or Bhutan should possess a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

3. The candidate shall be minimum 21 years and maximum 30 years of age.

4. A candidate must possess Educational qualification as prescribed from a recognised University

5. Candidates should have working knowledge of computer

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Schedule

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IMPORTANT DATES:

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	10 September 2024
Start of the application form	10 September 2024
Last date to submit application form	29 September 2024
Phase-I Admit Card Date	07 October 2024
Phase-I Online Examination Date	13 October 2024
Phase-II Admit Card Date	07 November 2024

MPORTANT FACTS:

1. The official notification for NIACL AO 2024 has Released on 10 September 2024.

2. Online Application Validity Period - Approx 2 weeks.

3. NIACL AO exam is totally vacancy based examination.

4. Candidates are advised to be clear about the exam schedule.

5. Candidates are advised to download and print the Admit Card timely.

6. Candidates should reach the Examination centre well before time in order to prepare themselves for the examination.

7. Candidates must be fully aware of all the barred items that are not permitted in the examination.

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Analysis

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EXAM ANALYSIS

Section - wise Analysis 2021 Shift- 1, 16th October:

The New India Assurance Company Ltd. (NIACL) has successfully conducted the 1st shift of the NIACL AO Prelims exam on 16th October 2021. Let us have a look at the individual sections and the type of questions asked in the exam. This analysis will help all the candidates who have appeared in the exam or all those aspirants who are going to appear for the NIACL AO Exam in the future.

English Language

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	08	Easy to Moderate
Word Rearrangement	04	Easy
Sentence Rearrangement	03	Easy to Moderate
Phrase Replacement	04	Easy
Error Detection	05	Easy to Moderate
Cloze Test	06	Easy to Moderate
Total	30	Easy to Moderate

Reasoning Section

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	22	Easy to Moderate
Blood Relation	03	Easy
Coding-Decoding (Simple)	01	Easy to Moderate
Letter Series (Vowel & Consonant)	01	Easy
Distance - Direction	04	Easy to Moderate
Syllogisms (only a few)	04	Easy to Moderate
Total	35	Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation (Line Graph, Caselet, Tabular DI)

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EXAM ANALYSIS

Section - wise Analysis 2021 Shift- 1, 16th October:

English Language

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	08	Easy to Moderate
Word Rearrangement	04	Easy
Sentence Rearrangement	03	Easy to Moderate
Phrase Replacement	04	Easy
Error Detection	05	Easy to Moderate
Cloze Test	06	Easy to Moderate
Total	30	Easy to Moderate

Reasoning Section

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Puzzles and Seating Arrangement	22	Easy to Moderate
Blood Relation	03	Easy
Coding-Decoding (Simple)	01	Easy to Moderate
Letter Series (Vowel & Consonant)	01	Easy
Distance - Direction	04	Easy to Moderate
Syllogisms (only a few)	04	Easy to Moderate
Total	35	Easy to Moderate

Quantitative Aptitude

Topic	No. of Questions	Difficulty Level
Data Interpretation (Line Graph, Caselet, Tabular DI)	15	Easy to Moderate
Quadratic Equation	05	Easy to Moderate
Missing Number Series	05	Easy
Miscellaneous- Arithmetic Word Problems	10	Easy to Moderate
Total	35	Easy to Moderate

Overall Good Attempts

Section	Good Attempts	Level of Difficulty
Quantitative Aptitude	17 - 19	Easy to Moderate
Reasoning Ability	22 -24	Easy to Moderate
English Language	20 - 22	Easy to Moderate
Total	59 - 65	Easy to Moderate

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Study Tips

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SELECTION PROCESS

NIACL AO Examination is divided into three main stages:

1. Preliminary Exam.

2. Mains Exam + Descriptive Test.

3. Interview / Document Verification.

STUDY PLAN

The only deciding factor for the selection or rejection of a candidate is the Strategy & Planning which is used by them for their preparation for the NIACL AO Examination. A good and result - oriented Strategy & Planning for the examination will definitely allow the candidates to make their way through NIACL AO Examination. The foremost step in planning involves preparing a study plan based on the Syllabus:

Important Topics are given below:

(Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, English Language)

Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	English Language
Simplification	Inequalities / Coded Inequalities	Reading Comprehension
Data Interpretation	Syllogism	Cloze Test
Quadratic Equations	Coding / Decoding	Para jumbles / Sentence Rearrangement
Mensuration	Direction & Distance	Sentence Improvement
Profit & Loss	Blood Relations	Fill in the blanks
Number Series	Puzzles	Sentence Connectors

3-Month Study Plan

Week	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning Ability	English Language
Week 1	Tables, Square, and Cubes up to 30, Square roots & Cube Roots Finding Short Tricks HCF & LCM Shortcuts of finding Square and cube, addition, multiplication, division, and subtraction of numbers	Blood Relation, Direction Sense	Grammar Rules
Week 2	Simplification, Number Series	Inequalities/ Coded Inequalities	Reading Comprehension
Week 3	Data Interpretation	Circular/ Linear Seating Arrangement	Cloze Test
Week 4	Ratio & Proportion, Problems on Ages	Puzzles	Spotting Errors
Week 5	Number System, Linear Equations	Alphanumeric Series	Para jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement

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General info

RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

OVERVIEW

NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD NIACL conducts the Exam to hire Administrative Officers in the Specialist and Generalist cadre. The exam is conducted in three stages Prelims, Mains and interviews. The candidates who qualify all three stages are finally selected by the organisation.

IMPORTANT DATES

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	10 September 2024
Start of the application form	10 September 2024
Last date to submit application form	29 September 2024
Phase-I Admit Card Date	07 October 2024
Phase-I Online Examination Date	13 October 2024
Phase-II Admit Card Date	07 November 2024
Phase-II Online Examination Date	17 November 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate’s eligibility for NIACL AO 2024 Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1. Nationality.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations.

3. Educational Qualifications.

Nationality

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

Age: (as on 01.09.2024)

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

A candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Sep-1994 and not later than 1st Sep-2003 (both dates inclusive).

Age Relaxations

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 Years
Ex- Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01.12.2021	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 years

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RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

OVERVIEW

IMPORTANT DATES

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	10 September 2024
Start of the application form	10 September 2024
Last date to submit application form	29 September 2024
Phase-I Admit Card Date	07 October 2024
Phase-I Online Examination Date	13 October 2024
Phase-II Admit Card Date	07 November 2024
Phase-II Online Examination Date	17 November 2024 (Tentative)

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate’s eligibility for NIACL AO 2024 Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1. Nationality.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations.

3. Educational Qualifications.

Nationality

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

Age: (as on 01.09.2024)

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

A candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Sep-1994 and not later than 1st Sep-2003 (both dates inclusive).

Age Relaxations

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 Years
Ex- Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01.12.2021	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 years

Educational Qualifications

For Generalist

For Specialist

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification as follows. Qualification should be from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government.

Specialization

Minimum Qualifications

Accounts

MBA Finance/PGDM Finance/ M.Com with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)

EXAM PATTERN

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	20 Minutes
	Reasoning	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Total	100 Questions	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Phase – II: Main Examination

Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer Descriptive Test by typing on the computer. Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2.5 hours’ duration will be as follows. There will be separate timing for every section.

For Generalists

S. No	Name of Test (not in sequence)	Type of test	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	50	Eng	40 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
4	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
	Total (Aggregate)		200

For Specialists

S. No	Name of Test (not in sequence)	Type of test	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	30 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	40	Eng	30 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	25 min
4	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	30 min
	In Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional knowledge in the relevant discipline	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	35 min
	Total (Aggregate)		200

Descriptive Test:

The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes’ duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing-10marks & Essay-20 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on-line mode.

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section of objective test separately for short listing for the Descriptive test evaluation/Interview. Descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut offs will be decided for Descriptive paper evaluation.

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score (to be decided by the Company according to number of vacancies) in the objective test (main examination) and qualify in the descriptive test for short listing for the Interview. Qualifying marks in the descriptive test shall be as follows: 15/30 (13.5/30 for SC, ST and PwBD).

Note - A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interview or final selection.

Phase – III: Interview

Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of Phase-II will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Company. Interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 75:25 respectively. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from company’s website. Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However, the company reserves the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary process for particular date / session / venue / centre / set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.

Mode of Examination

The Preliminary Examination for NIACL AO is conducted as on Online computer Based Test. The test contain Objective type questions.

Medium of Examination

The objective tests except test on “English Language” will be bilingual (in English and Hindi Languages).

Marking Scheme

Sections of the test:

1. English Language

2. Quantitative Aptitude

3. Reasoning Ability

Marking Scheme Highlights:

1. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

2. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

3. If a question is left blank, No answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process of NICAL AO consists of three stages.

1. Prelims
2. Mains
3. Interview

Candidates have to appear for the prelims exam first. Candidates who score more than the cut-off marks will be shortlisted for the main examination and then Only those candidates will be eligible for interview.

Final Selection

The final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) & Interview. The final merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the consolidated marks secured by the candidates. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment. The selected candidates may be appointed in more than one batch as per the discretion of the Management. The seniority of the selected candidates will be as per the merit / select list. A Waiting List of candidates not exceeding 50% of the number of vacancies may also be prepared and may be utilized in the event of non acceptance of employment offer by the candidates selected in the final merit list.

Appointment of selected candidates is subject to their being found medically fit as per the requirements of the Company. Such appointment will also be subject to the service and conduct rules of the Company.

IMPORTANT LINKS

For Official Website- Click here

For Official Notification- Click here

2024 exam

RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

OVERVIEW:

IMPORTANT DATES:

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	10 September 2024
Start of the application form	10 September 2024
Last date to submit application form	29 September 2024
Phase-I Admit Card Date	07 October 2024
Phase-I Online Examination Date	13 October 2024
Phase-II Admit Card Date	07 November 2024
Phase-II Online Examination Date	17 November 2024 (Tentative)

VACANCY DETAILS

NIACL AO Vacancies
Disciplines	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
Generalist	07	04	13	05	21	50
Accounts	18	08	32	12	50

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RECRUITMENT OF NIACL ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER 2024 PRELIMS EXAM: LATEST UPDATE

OVERVIEW:

IMPORTANT DATES:

Events	Dates
Notification Release Date	10 September 2024
Start of the application form	10 September 2024
Last date to submit application form	29 September 2024
Phase-I Admit Card Date	07 October 2024
Phase-I Online Examination Date	13 October 2024
Phase-II Admit Card Date	07 November 2024
Phase-II Online Examination Date	17 November 2024 (Tentative)

VACANCY DETAILS

NIACL AO Vacancies
Disciplines	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
Generalist	07	04	13	05	21	50
Accounts	18	08	32	12	50	120
Total Vacancies	25	12	45	17	71	170

SALARY STRUCTURE

Basic pay of Rs. 50,925/- in the scale of Rs. 50925-2500(14)-85925-2710(4)- 96765 and other admissible allowance as applicable. Gross emoluments will be approximately Rs. 88,000/- p.m. in Metropolitan Centers. Other benefits such as coverage under National Pension System governed by PFRDA, Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal Accident Insurance etc. shall be as per rules in force in the Company at the time of appointment. The Officers are also entitled for Company’s / leased accommodation as per norms.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

The candidate’s eligibility for NIACL AO 2024 Examination is based on the fulfilment of the following conditions:

1. Nationality.

2. Age Limit & Relaxations.

3. Educational Qualifications.

Nationality

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

(i) A citizen of India, or

(ii) A subject of Nepal, or

(iii) A subject of Bhutan, or

(iv) A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(vi) Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India

Age: (as on 01.09.2024)

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years

A candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Sep-1994 and not later than 1st Sep-2003 (both dates inclusive).

Age Relaxations

Category	Age relaxation
Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes	3 Years
Persons With Benchmark Disability as defined under “The Rights of Persons With Disabilities Act, 2016”	10 Years
Ex- Servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs / SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 01.12.2021	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir	5 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 years

Educational Qualifications

For Generalist

For Specialist

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification as follows. Qualification should be from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government.

Specialization

Minimum Qualifications

Accounts

MBA Finance/PGDM Finance/ M.Com with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)

SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process of NICAL AO consists of three stages.

1. Prelims
2. Mains
3. Interview

Final Selection

HOW TO APPLY

The application process is online. Applicants who meet the eligibility criteria can only fill out the application form. application process involves several steps, such as registration, completing the application form, uploading the required documents, and paying the fee.

Documents Required

1. Active mobile number and email ID.

2. Scanned passport - sized photograph.

3. Scanned copy of candidate's signature.

4. Details of credit / debit card for fee payment.

Steps to Fill Application Form

Step 1. Candidates to go to the Recruitment Section of official Website.

Step 2. Click on Apply Online.

Step 3. Choose the option stating "Click here for New Registration" and fill in your name and contact details.

Step 4. A registration ID and password will be created and displayed on the screen. An email and SMS will be sent to their registered email address and their mobile number.

Step 5. Check the information if it is filled correctly or not and then click on the “Submit Button.”

Step 6. Upload the scanned copy of the photograph and signature. Size of documents are mentioned below:

Parameters	File Size	Dimension
Photo	20KB - 50 KB	4.5 cm x 3.5cm
Signature	10 KB - 20 KB	3cm x 3cm

Step 7. Now proceed for final payment. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay / Visa / MasterCard / Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards / Mobile Wallets. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated. And click on the submit button.

Step 8. Take out the printout for future purpose.

Application Fee

Category	Application Fee
All Other Categories	Rs. 850/- (Application fee including intimation charges)
SC / ST / PWBD	Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges Only)

EXAM CENTERS

Examination Centers for Phase-I (Tentative)

State	City / Cities
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Vijaywada, Tirupati, Srikakulam, Rajahmundry, Ongole, Nellore, Kurnool, Kakinada, Kadapa, Guntur, Chittor, Chirala, Anantpur
Assam	Kokrajhar, Jorhat, Guwahati, Dibrugarh
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar/Naharlagun
Bihar	Samastipur, Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Darbhanga, Chhapra, Bihar Sarif, Bhagalpur, Arrah
Chandigarh	Chandigarh / Mohali
Chattisgarh	Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Surat
Daman & Diu	Surat
Delhi	Delhi/Faridabad/ Ghaziabad,Greater Noida/Gurgaon/NCR
Goa	Panji
Gujarat	Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot, Mehsana, Anand, Ahmedabad / Gandhi Nagar
Haryana	Yamuna Nagar, Sonipat, Rohtak, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Karnal, Hisar, Gurugram, Faridabad, Ambala
Himachal Pradesh	Solan, Shimla, Kangra, Hamirpur, Bilaspur
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar, Leh, Jammu
Jharkhand	Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Daltonganj, Bokaro Steel City
Karnataka	Udupi, Shivamogga (Shimoga), Mangaluru, Kalaburgi (Gulbarga), Hassan, Dharwad/Hubballi (Hubli), Bidar, Bengaluru (Bangalore), Bellary, Belagavi (Belgaum)
Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Kottayam, Kollam, Kannur, Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh	Sidhi, Ujjain, Satna, Sagar, Rewa, Jabalpur, Indore, Gwalior, Chindwara, Bhopal
Maharashtra	Thane, Solapur, Satara, Sangli, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Pune, Nashik, Nanded, Nagpur, Mumbai / Navi Mumbai, Latur, Kolhapur, Jalgaon, Dhule, Chandrapur, Aurangabad, Amravati, Ahmednagar
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
Odisha	Sambalpur, Rourkela, Dhenkanal, Cuttack, Bhubneshwar, Berhampur - Ganjam
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Patiala, Pathankot, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Bhatinda, Amritsar
Rajasthan	Udaipur, Sriganganagar, Sikar, Kota, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Bikaner, Alwar, Ajmer
Sikkim	Gangtok
Tamilnadu	Vellore, Thanjavur, Salem, Nagercoil, Madurai, Erode, Coimbatore, Chennai
Telangana	Warangal, Karimnagar, Hyderabad
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Varanasi, Sitapur, Prayagraj (Allahabad), Muzzafarnagar, Muradabad, Meerut, Mathura, Lucknow, Khalilabad, Kanpur, Jhansi, Jaunpur, Greater Noida, Gorakhpur, Gajipur, Ghaziabad, Deoria, Basti, Bareilly, Balia, Ayodhya (Faizabad), Aligarh, Agra
Uttrakhand	Roorkee, Haridwar, Dehradun, Haldwani
West Bengal	Burdwan, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kolkata, Siliguri, Bankura

Examination Centers for Phase-II (Tentative)

State	City / Cities
Andhra Pradesh	Vijaywada/Guntur, Vishakhapatnam
Arunachal Pradesh	Naharlagun
Assam	Guwahati
Bihar	Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh / Mohali
Chattisgarh	Raipur
Delhi	Delhi/ NCR
Goa	Panji
Gujarat	Ahmedabad / Gandhi Nagar
Haryana	Hissar
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla, Hamirpur
Jammu & Kashmir	Srinagar, Jammu
Jharkhand	Ranchi
Karnataka	Bengaluru
Kerala	Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
Maharashtra	Thane, Mumbai / Navi Mumbai, MMR, Pune
Manipur	Imphal
Odisha	Bhubaneshwar
Odisha	Bhubneshwar
Punjab	Mohali
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Tamilnadu	Chennai
Telangana	Hyderabad
Uttar Pradesh	Prayagraj (Allahabad), Lucknow
Uttrakhand	Dehradun
West Bengal	Greater Kolkata

EXAM PATTERN

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	20 Minutes
	Reasoning	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks	20 Minutes
	Total	100 Questions	100 Marks	60 Minutes

Phase – II: Main Examination

Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2.5 hours’ duration will be as follows. There will be separate timing for every section.

For Generalists

S. No	Name of Test (not in sequence)	Type of test	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	50	Eng	40 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
4	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	50	Eng/ Hindi	40 min
	Total (Aggregate)		200

For Specialists

S. No	Name of Test (not in sequence)	Type of test	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	30 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	40	Eng	30 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	25 min
4	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	30 min
	In Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional knowledge in the relevant discipline	Objective	40	Eng/ Hindi	35 min
	Total (Aggregate)		200

Descriptive Test:

Note - A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interview or final selection.

Phase – III: Interview

Mode of Examination

The Preliminary Examination for NIACL AO is conducted as on Online computer Based Test. The test contain Objective type questions.

Medium of Examination

The objective tests except test on “English Language” will be bilingual (in English and Hindi Languages).

Marking Scheme

Sections of the test:

1. English Language

2. Quantitative Aptitude

3. Reasoning Ability

Marking Scheme Highlights:

1. One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

2. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty

3. If a question is left blank, No answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

4. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

ADMIT CARD

Candidates need to follow the steps to download admit card of NIACL AO Exam:

Step 1. Visit the official website of NIACL.

Step 2. Select the 'Recruitment' option.

Step 3. Click on the Admit card link.

Step 4. Login with your registration ID and password.

Step 5. Download the admit card.

Step 6. Take two print out of the admit card for future reference.

RESULT

Steps To Check NIACL Assistant Result:

Step 1: Go to the official website of NIACL.

Step 2: Click on the link for NIACL Assistant Result.

Step 3: Enter the necessary details, like Roll Number, Date of Birth, etc.

Step 4: Click on “Submit”.

Step 5: Your Result will be displayed on the screen.

Step 6: Take a printout of your Result for future reference.

IMPORTANT LINKS

For Official Website- Click here

For Official Notification- Click here

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Query	Response
What is the full form of NIACL AO?	The full form for NIACL is New India Assurance Company Limited. This exam is conducted to recruit Administrative Officers in the firm.
What is the basic pay of NIACL AO?	The basic pay of NIACL AO is Rs. 50,925/-
Is the competition for NIACL AO tough?	Since the exam for NIACL AO is not conducted every year, the competition is very tough.
Is there an educational qualification required for NIACL AO?	Yes, the candidates need to be a graduate with a minimum of 60% to be eligible for NIACL AO.
How many sections are there in the NIACL AO Prelims exam?	There are 3 sections i.e. Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English in the NIACL AO Prelims exam.
What is the duration of the NIACL AO Mains Exam?	The duration of the NIACL AO Mains Exam is 2 hours.
What are the allowances for the NIACL AO Posts?	The major allowances for the post are House Rent Allowances, Dearness Allowances, Medical Benefits, Leave Fare Concessions, Transport Allowances, and so on.
What is the NIACL AO selection process?	The NIACL AO selection process comprises three stages: Prelim, Mains, and interview.

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