The New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL), in a recent notification,has announced 312 vacancies for the post of Administrative Officer – AO (Generalists and Specialists) in various disciplines. Check the official notification for the NIACL AO Recruitment 2018. Here we bring to you Exam Pattern and Syllabus for NIACL AO Exam 2018.
Let’s have a look at the exam pattern –
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Exam Pattern
The NIACL AO 2018 Recruitment will be having 3 Phases:
Phase 1 – Prelims Exam (Objective Test)
Phase 2 – Main Exam (Objective and Descriptive Test)
Phase 3 – Interview
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Phase 1 Exam Pattern
| Subject | Marks | Time | Medium |
| English Language | 30 | 20 Minutes | English |
| Reasoning | 35 | 20 Minutes | English & Hindi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 Minutes | English & Hindi |
| Total | 100 | 60 Minutes |
Candidates have to qualify in each test/section by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company.
NIACL AO Exam 2018 – Phase 2 Exam Pattern
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.
Objective Test For Generalists -:
| Subject | No. of Ques. / Max Marks | Time | Medium | Type |
| Test of English Language | 50 | 120 Mins | English | Objective |
| Test of Reasoning | 50 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Test of General Awareness | 50 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Total | 200 |
Objective Test For Specialists -:
| Subject | No. of Ques. / Max Marks | Time | Medium | Type |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 120 Mins | English | Objective |
| Test of Reasoning | 40 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Test of General Awareness | 40 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
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In Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional |
40 | English & Hindi | Objective | |
| Total | 200 |
(ii) Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing-10 marks & Essay-20 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through online mode.
Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section of the objective test separately for shortlisting for the Descriptive test evaluation/Interview. Descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test.
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NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Phase 3 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. The interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of Online Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively
Final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) & Interview
NIACL AO Exam Syllabus
- English Language
Grammar (verb, prepositions, adverbs, articles, tenses etc.),
Synonyms, Antonyms,
Vocabulary,
Idioms, Phrases,
Para-jumbles,
Cloze Test
Sentence Correction,
Reading Comprehension (theme detection, passage completion, deriving conclusions), etc.
- Reasoning
Syllogisms,
Seating Arrangements,
Puzzles,
Blood Relations,
Inequalities and
Decision Making,
Data Sufficiency,
Input-Output,
Number Series,
Coding – Decoding,
Order and Ranking etc.
- Quantitative Aptitude
DI: Tables, Pie Charts, Bar, Line Graphs, Caselet,
Percentage
Simplification & Approximation
Averages, Mixtures and Allegations,
Ratio and Proportion,
Time & Work,
Time & Distance,
Rate Benefit,
Stocks & Shares,
Mensuration,
Height & Distance,
Permutations & Combinations,
Simple & Compound Interest,
Number System, etc.
- General Awareness
Owing to the nature of the exam, questions can be expected from the banking and insurance sector. Other important topics are: General Awareness, Current Affairs, Culture, Geography, Indian Economy, Finance, Books and Authors, Awards and Honours, Sports, Science Inventions and Discoveries, Abbreviations / Full Forms, Important Days / Dates etc.
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