The New India Assurance Company Limited has announced 312 vacancies for the post of Administrative Officer – AO (Generalists and Specialists) in various disciplines. NIACL has released the official notification for the NIACL AO Recruitment 2018. All the details of the New India Assurance AO 2018 recruitment are given in this blog for you.
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Important Dates
Online Application Start Date – 10th Dec 2018
Online Applications End Date – 26th Dec 2018
Phase 1 Exam Date – 30th Jan 2019
Phase 2 Exam Date – 2nd March 2019
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NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Vacancies (Discipline-wise)
Discipline |
Vacancies |
| Company Secretary | 2 |
| Legal | 30 |
| Finance & Accounts | 35 |
| Generalists | 245 |
| Total | 312 |
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NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Vacancies (Category-wise)
| Vacancies | ||||||||
| Discipline | SC | ST | OBC | UR | PwBD | |||
| HI | VI | OC | ID/Mul. | |||||
| Company Secretary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| Legal | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | – | – | 1 | – |
| Finance & Accounts | 4 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | – | |
| Generalists | 29 | 20 | 59 | 137 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Total | 37 | 26 | 74 | 175 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 Newspaper Notification
(Source – Times of India)
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Min. Educational Qualifications
Generalists – 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.
Company Secretary – ACS/FCS from ICSI and Graduation/Post-graduation in any discipline with min 60%
Legal – Graduate/Post-graduate in Law with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)
Finance & Accounts – Chartered Accountant (ICAI) and Graduation/Post-graduation in any discipline with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD) Or Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India, earlier known as ICWAI) and Graduation/Post-graduation in any discipline with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD) Or MBA Finance/PGDM FINANCE* with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD) Or M.COM with min 60% (55% for SC/ST/PwBD)
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Age Requirements
Minimum Age: 21 years
Maximum Age: 30 years
Both Min. and Max. Age would be calculated as on 01.12.2018, i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd Dec-1988 and not later than 1st Dec-1997 (both dates inclusive).
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Exam Pattern
The NIACL AO 2018 Recruitment will be having 3 Phase
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 |
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Candidates have to qualify in each test/section by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company.
NIACL AO Recruitment 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 |
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 |
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 Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional knowledge in the relevant discipline |
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-10marks & 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 Recruitment 2018 – Application Fee (Non-Refundable)
All candidates other than SC/ ST / PwBD – Rs. 600/- (Application fee including intimation charges)
SC/ ST / PwBD Candidates – Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges Only)
NIACL AO Recruitment 2018 – Salary Structure
Basic pay of Rs. 32,795/- in the scale of Rs. 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)- 62315 and other admissible allowance as applicable. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs.51,000/- p.m. in Metropolitan Centers.
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