{"id":253640,"date":"2026-10-08T17:03:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:33:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=253640"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T11:33:07","slug":"nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/","title":{"rendered":"NICL AO Topic-Wise Weightage 2026: Check Previous Trends"},"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\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_Topic-Wise_Weightage\" >NICL AO Topic-Wise Weightage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_English_Topic-Wise_Weightage\" >NICL AO English Topic-Wise Weightage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_English_Trend\" >NICL AO English Trend<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_Reasoning_Topic-Wise_Weightage\" >NICL AO Reasoning Topic-Wise Weightage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_Quantitative_Aptitude_Topic-Wise_Weightage\" >NICL AO Quantitative Aptitude Topic-Wise Weightage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_Previous_Year_Weightage_Comparison\" >NICL AO Previous Year Weightage Comparison<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\/#NICL_AO_Expected_Topics_2026\" >NICL AO Expected Topics 2026<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>The NICL AO Topic-Wise Weightage 2026 gives candidates an idea of the topics that have been frequently asked in the previous examinations. While NICL does not release an official topic-wise weightage, analysing the questions asked in the 2024 and 2025 NICL AO Phase-I examinations helps identify recurring topics and their approximate distribution. The NICL AO Prelims consists of 100 questions, including 30 questions from English Language and 35 questions each from Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-topic-wise-weightage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_Topic-Wise_Weightage\"><\/span>NICL AO Topic-Wise Weightage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The previous-year analysis shows that reading comprehension and grammar-based questions were prominent in English, while puzzles and seating arrangements dominated reasoning. In quantitative aptitude, data interpretation and arithmetic accounted for a substantial share of the questions. Candidates can use these trends to prioritize topics while continuing to cover the complete syllabus.<\/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\/blog\/nicl-ao-previous-year-question-papers\/?ref=conttm-nicl-ao-tww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">solve NICL AO PYPs<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-english-topic-wise-weightage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_English_Topic-Wise_Weightage\"><\/span>NICL AO English Topic-Wise Weightage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The English Language carries 30 questions for 30 marks in the NICL AO Prelims. The section has consistently included reading comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, and sentence-based questions. In the 2024 examination, 10 questions were asked from Reading Comprehension, along with Double Fillers, Para Jumbles, Error Detection, Phrase Replacement, and Word Usage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, the English section again included a 10-question reading comprehension, while the cloze test and error spotting also had significant weightage. This indicates that candidates should not depend on a single topic and should prepare both comprehension and grammar-based questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>English Topic<\/strong>s<\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Trend<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reading Comprehension<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cloze Test<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>Moderate-High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Error Spotting<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>7\u20138<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Fillers<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>2\u20133<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Para\/Sentence Rearrangement<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Phrase Replacement<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Word Usage<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Low<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>30<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2024:<\/strong> Reading Comprehension was based on <strong>James Bond research<\/strong> and accounted for 10 questions. Five questions each were asked from Double Fillers, Para Jumbles, and Error Detection, while Phrase Replacement had four and Word Usage had one question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2025:<\/strong> The English section included a <strong>10-question reading comprehension based on a dating-app theme<\/strong>, five Cloze Test questions, 7\u20138 Error Spotting questions, 5 Sentence Rearrangement questions, and 2\u20133 Fillers.<\/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\/blog\/nicl-ao-english-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-ao-tww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve NICL AO English Mock Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-english-trend\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_English_Trend\"><\/span>NICL AO English Trend<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The two-year comparison shows that reading comprehension remained stable at 10 questions, making it one of the most important topics. Error spotting also remained significant, while the cloze test, fillers, and sentence-based questions changed slightly from one year to another. Therefore, candidates should prioritize reading comprehension, error spotting, cloze tests, para\/sentence rearrangement, and fillers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-reasoning-topic-wise-weightage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_Reasoning_Topic-Wise_Weightage\"><\/span>NICL AO Reasoning Topic-Wise Weightage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Reasoning Ability carries 35 questions for 35 marks in the Prelims. The 2024 paper had a strong focus on puzzles and arrangements, with questions from Box\/Stack, Flat-Floor, Linear Arrangement and Square Seating. Coding-Decoding, Syllogism and Blood Relation were also asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2025 paper again had a puzzle-heavy Reasoning section. Month-Based, Floor and Box Puzzles accounted for 5 questions each, while Linear Seating Arrangement had 5 questions. Inequality and Direction Sense were also tested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Reasoning Topics<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Trend<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Box\/Stack Puzzle<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Floor\/Flat Puzzle<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Linear Seating\/Arrangement<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Other Puzzles\/Arrangements<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Coding-Decoding<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Syllogism<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inequality<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blood Relation<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Direction Sense<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Miscellaneous<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>Low-Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2024:<\/strong> The paper included Box-Stack, Flat-Floor and Linear Arrangement puzzles along with Square Seating Arrangement, accounting for a large portion of the section. Five Coding-Decoding questions, four Syllogism questions and three Blood Relation questions were also reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2025:<\/strong> The Reasoning section included a 5-question Month-Based Puzzle, 5-question Floor Puzzle, 5-question Box Puzzle, 4-question Uncertain Seating Arrangement and 5-question linear seating arrangement. Inequality contributed 5 questions, while Direction Sense had 3 questions.<\/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\/blog\/nicl-ao-reasoning-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-ao-tww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve NICL AO Reasoning Mock Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-reasoning-trend\">NICL AO Reasoning Trend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The biggest takeaway from the two years is the consistently high weightage of Puzzles and Seating Arrangement. Candidates should therefore give maximum priority to Box, Floor, Month-Based, Linear and other arrangement-based puzzles. At the same time, topics such as Inequality, Syllogism, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relation and Direction Sense should be prepared because the exact mix can change each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-quantitative-aptitude-topic-wise-weightage\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_Quantitative_Aptitude_Topic-Wise_Weightage\"><\/span>NICL AO Quantitative Aptitude Topic-Wise Weightage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantitative Aptitude carries 35 questions for 35 marks. The previous two examinations show a strong focus on Data Interpretation and Arithmetic, along with topics such as Approximation, Number Series and Quadratic Equations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In <strong>2024<\/strong>, candidates encountered Line DI, Tabular DI, Caselet DI, Approximation, Quadratic Equations and approximately 10\u201312 Arithmetic questions. In <strong>2025<\/strong>, the paper included a 7-question Bar Graph DI, 6-question Tabular DI and 4-question Caselet DI, followed by 9 Arithmetic questions, 5 Missing Number Series questions and 4 Approximation questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quantitative Aptitude Topic<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2024<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>NICL AO 2025<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Trend<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Data Interpretation<\/td><td>13\u201314<\/td><td>17<\/td><td>Very High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arithmetic<\/td><td>10\u201312<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Approximation<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>Moderate-High<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quadratic Equation<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Number Series<\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Caselet DI<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>Moderate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>35<\/strong><\/td><td>\u2014<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2024:<\/strong> The Quantitative Aptitude section included 5\u20136 questions each from Line DI and Tabular DI, 3 Caselet DI questions, 5 Approximation questions, 5 Quadratic Equation questions and approximately 10\u201312 Arithmetic questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NICL AO 2025:<\/strong> The section included 7 Bar Graph DI questions, 6 Tabular DI questions, 4 Caselet DI questions, 9 Arithmetic questions, 5 Missing Number Series questions and 4 Approximation questions.<\/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\/blog\/nicl-ao-quant-mock-paper\/?ref=conttm-nicl-ao-tww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Solve NICL AO Quant Mock Paper<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-quantitative-aptitude-trend\">NICL AO Quantitative Aptitude Trend<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Data Interpretation and Arithmetic<\/strong> have remained the most important areas across the two examinations. However, the type of DI and the remaining calculation-based topics changed between 2024 and 2025. Candidates should therefore prepare <strong>Bar Graph, Tabular, Line Graph and Caselet DI<\/strong>, along with Arithmetic, Approximation, Number Series and Quadratic Equations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-previous-year-weightage-comparison\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_Previous_Year_Weightage_Comparison\"><\/span>NICL AO Previous Year Weightage Comparison<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The overall comparison of the 2024 and 2025 Prelims shows a clear pattern. English remained relatively balanced, Reasoning was heavily dependent on puzzles and arrangements, while Quantitative Aptitude gave substantial weightage to DI and Arithmetic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Section<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2024 Major Areas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>2025 Major Areas<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Key Trend<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>English<\/td><td>RC, Fillers, Para Jumbles, Error Detection<\/td><td>RC, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, Sentence Rearrangement<\/td><td>RC + Grammar<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reasoning<\/td><td>Puzzles, Seating, Coding, Syllogism<\/td><td>Puzzles, Seating, Inequality, Direction<\/td><td>Puzzles dominate<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Quantitative Aptitude<\/td><td>DI, Arithmetic, Approximation, Quadratic<\/td><td>DI, Arithmetic, Series, Approximation<\/td><td>DI + Arithmetic<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-nicl-ao-expected-topics-2026\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"NICL_AO_Expected_Topics_2026\"><\/span>NICL AO Expected Topics 2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the 2024 and 2025 NICL AO Prelims trends, candidates can prioritize the following topics for the 2026 examination. 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