NIACL conducts yearly exams to recruit eligible candidates to the post of Administrative Officer (AO). The examination will be held in phases- Prelims (Phase-I) and Mains (Phase-II), followed by the interview round.
NIACL AO Phase-II exam is scheduled to be held on 2nd March 2019 (tentative).
NIACL AO Main Exam Pattern 2019
The details of the Main examination is given below-
- For Generalists-
SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MAXIMUM MARKS | DURATION |
Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | |
General Awareness | 50 | 50 | |
English Language | 50 | 50 | |
Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | |
Total | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
- For Specialists-
SECTION | NO. OF QUESTIONS | MAXIMUM MARKS | DURATION |
Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
English Language | 40 | 40 | |
Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | |
An additional test to evaluate professional and technical knowledge in the relevant discipline | 40 | 40 | |
Total | 200 | 200 | 2 hours |
The Main exams also consist of a ‘descriptive test’ section, which comprises 50 marks for Letter/Essay writing.
Candidates, who qualify the Phase-II examination, will be called for the final interview round.
NIACL AO Main Exam Syllabus 2019
Aspirants need to prepare for the upcoming exams thoroughly. Here is a look at the detailed exam syllabus so that you can ace your competitive exam preparation.
REASONING | QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | ENGLISH LANGUAGE | GENERAL AWARENESS |
Coding-decoding | Ratio and proportion | Fill in the blanks | Current Affairs |
Seating arrangements | Approximation/ Simplification | Cloze test | Static GK |
Input-output | Number series | Reading Comprehension | Banking Awareness |
Puzzles | Quadratic equations | Para jumbles | |
Ranking and Order | Average and Percentage | Spotting the error/Multiple meaning | |
Syllogism | Mixtures and Alligations | Sentence correction | |
Blood relations | Profit and Loss | Miscellaneous | |
Direction and Distance | Pipes and Cisterns | Odd one out | |
Data sufficiency | Simple and Compound Interest | ||
Input-output | Boats and Streams | ||
Alphanumeric series | Series and sequence | ||
Logical reasoning | Permutation and combination | ||
Probability | |||
Data interpretation | |||
Time and Work; Time and Distance |
NIACL AO Prelims Result 2018-19
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NIACL AO Phase 2 Scorecard 2019
NIACL AO Phase 2 scorecard 2019 will be out in April (tentative). The exact dates will be announced soon after the exam. Candidates can then log in and download the scorecard. Keep in mind that in order to get selected for the interview stage, candidates need to obtain the minimum cut-off after combining the first two phases of examination (Prelims and Mains).
NIACL has not declared the cut-off for the upcoming examination. Students can refer to previous years’ cut-off to get an idea of the score pattern.
Overall and Sectional Cut-off for NIACL AO Mains in the previous years
The overall cut-off for NIACL AO Main examination (2016-17) is mentioned below-
CATEGORY | OVERALL CUT-OFF |
General | 99.25 |
OBC | 88.25 |
SC | 81.5 |
ST | 72.25 |
HI | 67.5 |
OC | 75.75 |
VI | 84.75 |
The sectional cut-off for NIACL AO Main examination (2016-17) is as follows-
CATEGORY | REASONING | QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE | ENGLISH LANGUAGE | GENERAL AWARENESS |
General | 12.25 | 13.25 | 20.50 | 9.75 |
OBC | 8.00 | 10.00 | 16.75 | 7.25 |
SC | 8.00 | 10.00 | 16.75 | 7.25 |
ST | 8.00 | 10.00 | 16.75 | 7.25 |
PWD | 8.00 | 10.00 | 16.75 | 7.25 |
The cut-off changes every year, depending on the number of vacancies, question pattern, and level of difficulty. Candidates can NIACL AO 2019 cut-off to be slightly higher than the previous year. However, if you start taking your competitive exam preparation seriously from today, then you will be able to crack the exams.
Candidates will be informed about the NIACL AO Phase 2 scorecard 2019 details once the official notification is out.
Conclusion
Like every year, the scorecard will be generated online after the Phase-II examination. Candidates can view their marks after downloading the niacl ao scorecard 2019. The e-scorecard will feature the name of the candidate, the post for which he/she has appeared, the minimum cut-off, and the actual marks obtained by the candidate. Candidates, who pass the Phase-II exams successfully, will be deemed eligible to appear for the Interview stage.

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