The NIACL AO exam Syllabus is decided by the New India Assurance Company Limited. The Govt-owned New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) conducts the NIACL AO exams to select candidates for Administrative Officer in Generalist and Specialist Cadre. The NIACL Administrative Officer is Scale-I post.
In order to ace the exam, the aspirants of the NIACL Administrative Officer exam must be thorough with the NIACL AO Syllabus and exam pattern.
Let’s have a look at the exam pattern –
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NIACL AO exam Recruitment 2021 – Exam Pattern
The NIACL AO 2021 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 2021 – 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 for each test/section by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company.
NIACL AO Exam 2021 – Phase 2 Exam Pattern
The Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Tests for 30 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the 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 | |
| In the 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 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 for the objective test.
NIACL AO Recruitment 2021 – 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 centers. The weightage (ratio) of Online Examination and interviews will be 80:20 respectively
Final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) & Interview
NIACL AO Exam Syllabus
The topic-wise syllabus for each section in the NIACL AO examination is as follows:
| Subject | Topics |
| Reasoning | Coded Inequalities Seating Arrangement (Circular, Linear, Square) Puzzle Tabulation Logical Reasoning Order/ Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test Data Sufficiency Syllogism Blood Relations Input-Output Coding-Decoding Alphanumeric Series/ Number Series/Alphabet Series Direction based question inequalities (Direct and Coded) |
| English | Reading Comprehension Cloze test Fill in the blanks Error Spotting/New Pattern Error Spotting Sentence Correction/Sentence Improvement Para Jumbles Para Summary Odd One Out Para Completion |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation Simplification/ Approximation Number Series Quadratic Equations Quantity based problems Ratio & Proportion Percentage & Averages Profit & Loss Mixtures & Allegations Pipes and Cisterns Boats and Streams Simple Interest & Compound Interest Time, Work, and Wages Time & Distance Permutation, Combination & Probability |
| General Awareness | Current Affairs Summits Books & Author Awards Sports added in NIACL AO Syllabus Defense National Appointment International Obituary etc. Banking Awareness Indian Financial System History of Indian Banking Industry Regulatory Bodies Monetary & Credit Policies Budget Basics and Current Union Budget International Organisation / Financial Institutions Capital Market & Money Market added in NIACL AO Syllabus Government Schemes Abbreviations and Economic terminologies Other important concept abbreviations and Economic terminologies Other important concepts. |
Preparation tips:
With a proper strategy candidate, can crack the NIACL AO exam in one attempt. More than lakh of candidates apply for this exam every year, but only a small fraction make it to the final. Hence here we are sharing the list of important preparation tips for the candidates preparing for this exam.
- Know the syllabus- You Have to clearly understand what topics are asked and what not. This can be done by going through the syllabus carefully.
- Prepare precise notes- lengthy notes are of no use when you have a lot of things to revise at the last moment, so make precise notes.
- Mock Tests- Join a mock test series for better understanding of the actual exam level, test series can immensely help you in acing this exam.
- Newspaper and current events: For the general knowledge section, you can refer to some standard newspapers, it will help you immensely to ace the GK section.
- Short-tricks: Learn short tricks to solve quant problems, it will save your time.
- Previous Year Question Papers- Go through the previous year question papers, It will help you to get a better idea of the level of exam and the kind of questions asked.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The Govt-owned New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) conducts the NIACL AO exams to select candidates for Administrative Officer in Generalist and Specialist Cadre.
Yes, there will be a negative marking of 1/4 marks for each wrong answer.
There are a total of three sections in the prelims exam of the NIACL AO exam.
Yes, there will be an interview round before the final selection of the candidates.
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