{"id":204084,"date":"2026-08-24T21:10:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=204084"},"modified":"2026-08-24T21:11:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T15:41:47","slug":"nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"NICL Assistant Exam Analysis 2026, 27th August Good Attempts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Previous_Year_Prelims_Trends\" >NICL Assistant Previous Year Prelims Trends<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Good_Attempts_Trend\" >NICL Assistant Prelims Good Attempts Trend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Overall_Difficulty_Trend\" >NICL Assistant Prelims Overall Difficulty Trend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Prelims_English_Language_Trend\" >NICL Assistant Prelims English Language Trend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Quantitative_Aptitude_Trend\" >NICL Assistant Prelims Quantitative Aptitude Trend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/#NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Reasoning_Ability_Trend\" >NICL Assistant Prelims Reasoning Ability Trend<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims Exam 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on 27th August 2026 in multiple shifts. Since the examination is yet to be conducted, the NICL Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 will be updated after the exam based on candidate feedback and expert analysis. The analysis will cover the shift-wise difficulty level, good attempts, and section-wise distribution of questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-exam-analysis-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Exam_Analysis_2026\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Exam Analysis 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 will be available after the examination scheduled for 27th August 2026. It will cover the section-wise difficulty level, good attempts, and questions asked based on candidate feedback and expert analysis. Candidates can use the analysis to evaluate their performance and understand the overall difficulty of the exam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/nicl-assistant-previous-year-papers\/?ref=conttm-nicl-assistant-exam-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">download NICL Assistant pYPs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis-2026-shift-wise-difficulty-and-good-attempts\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Exam_Analysis_2026_Shift-wise_Difficulty_and_Good_Attempts\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2026: Shift-wise Difficulty and Good Attempts<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims Exam 2026 is scheduled to be held on 27th August 2026. The shift-wise difficulty level and good attempts will be updated after the examination based on candidate feedback and expert analysis. Check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-shift-timings\/?ref=conttm-nicl-assitant-exam-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NICL Assistant Shift Timings<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Section<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Shift 1: Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Shift 1: Good Attempts<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Shift 2: Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Shift 2: Good Attempts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English Language<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reasoning Ability<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Overall<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><td>TBA<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Good attempts will be updated after the examination. These figures will be indicative and should not be considered official cut-offs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>FREE NICL Assistant Quizzes<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-reasoning-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-assitant-exam-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NICL Assistant Reasoning Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &amp; Live Quiz<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-quant-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-assitant-exam-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NICL Assistant Quant Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &amp; Live Quiz<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-english-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-assitant-exam-analysis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NICL Assistant English Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &amp; Live Quiz<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-shift-wise-sectional-analysis-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Shift-wise_Sectional_Analysis_2026\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Shift-wise Sectional Analysis 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2026 will include a detailed section-wise analysis after the examination is conducted. The analysis will cover the topics asked, number of questions, difficulty level, and overall review of each section based on candidate feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-reasoning-ability-analysis-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Reasoning_Ability_Analysis_2026\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Reasoning Ability Analysis 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The detailed topic-wise analysis, including questions asked from puzzles, seating arrangements, inequality, blood relations, direction, alphanumeric series, order and ranking, and other reasoning topics, will be updated once the exam is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TABLE TO BE UPDATED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-english-language-analysis-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_English_Language_Analysis_2026\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims English Language Analysis 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The detailed analysis of Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Fillers, Misspelt Words, Cloze Test, and other topics will be updated once the examination is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TABLE TO BE UPDATED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-quantitative-aptitude-analysis-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Quantitative_Aptitude_Analysis_2026\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Quantitative Aptitude Analysis 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The topic-wise analysis covering Data Interpretation, Arithmetic, Missing Number Series, Approximation, Simplification, and other Quantitative Aptitude topics will be updated once the exam is over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TABLE TO BE UPDATED<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-previous-year-prelims-trends\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Previous_Year_Prelims_Trends\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Previous Year Prelims Trends<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims exam pattern has remained consistent, with English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude forming the three sections. Each section has a fixed number of questions, with 30 questions in English and 35 questions each in Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. Analysing previous-year trends helps candidates understand the commonly asked topics and prepare according to their weightage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-good-attempts-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Good_Attempts_Trend\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Good Attempts Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Good attempts depend on the difficulty level of the paper, question distribution, and candidates&#8217; accuracy. In the NICL Assistant Prelims 2024, the overall good attempts were estimated at 79\u201385 questions, with Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude recording higher good attempts than English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Reasoning Ability<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Overall Good Attempts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td>24\u201326<\/td><td>28\u201330<\/td><td>27\u201329<\/td><td><strong>79\u201385<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Good-attempt figures are indicative and may vary across shifts depending on the difficulty level and accuracy of candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-overall-difficulty-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Overall_Difficulty_Trend\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Overall Difficulty Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims 2024 was reported to be Easy overall, with all three sections\u2014English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude\u2014rated Easy.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Year<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>English Language<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Reasoning Ability<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Overall Difficulty<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td>Easy<\/td><td>Easy<\/td><td>Easy<\/td><td><strong>Easy<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-english-language-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_English_Language_Trend\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims English Language Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The English Language section has consistently focused on Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Fillers, and vocabulary-based questions. In the 2024 examination, Reading Comprehension carried the highest weightage, while Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Fillers, and Misspelt Words were also asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reading Comprehension<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Para Jumbles<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Error Detection<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fillers<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Misspelt Words<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> Reading Comprehension, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, and Fillers have been important areas of the English section. Candidates should also prepare vocabulary-based questions such as misspelt words and word usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-quantitative-aptitude-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Quantitative_Aptitude_Trend\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Quantitative Aptitude Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Quantitative Aptitude section has included a combination of Data Interpretation, Arithmetic, Number Series, Approximation, and Simplification. In 2024, Arithmetic and Data Interpretation together formed a significant portion of the section, making calculation speed important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bar Graph DI<\/td><td>7<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tabular DI<\/td><td>6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caselet DI<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arithmetic<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Missing Number Series<\/td><td>5<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approximation<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> <strong>Data Interpretation and Arithmetic<\/strong> have remained important areas of Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates should also practise Number Series and Approximation to improve speed and accuracy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-assistant-prelims-reasoning-ability-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_Assistant_Prelims_Reasoning_Ability_Trend\"><\/span>NICL Assistant Prelims Reasoning Ability Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reasoning Ability has primarily focused on Puzzles and Seating Arrangements, along with short and scoring topics such as Inequality, Blood Relation, Direction, Alphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, and Meaningful Word. The 2024 paper included three major puzzle sets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Puzzles<\/td><td>15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blood Relation<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Direction<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inequality<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alphanumeric Series<\/td><td>4<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meaningful Word<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Order and Ranking<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Alphabet Test<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pair and Letter<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous<\/td><td>1<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total Questions<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Trend:<\/strong> <strong>Puzzles and Seating Arrangements<\/strong> have formed a major part of the Reasoning section, while topics such as Inequality, Direction, Blood Relation, and Alphanumeric Series provide opportunities for quick and accurate attempts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-3 wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-shift-timings\/\">NICL Assistant Shift Timings 2026, Reporting Time &amp; Admit Card Link<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-prelims-exam-analysis\/\">NICL Assistant Exam Analysis 2026, 27th August Good Attempts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-study-material\/\">FREE NICL Assistant Study Material 2026: Notes, Mocks &amp; PDFs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-english-mock-paper\/\">NICL Assistant English Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &amp; Live Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-quant-mock-paper\/\">NICL Assistant Quant Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &#038; Live Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-assistant-reasoning-mock-paper\/\">NICL Assistant Reasoning Mock Paper 2026: FREE Practice PDF &#038; Live Quiz<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The NICL Assistant Prelims Exam 2026 is scheduled to be conducted on 27th August 2026 in multiple shifts. 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