NIACL AO Exam 2021 | Notification, Exam Dates, Application Form, Eligibility

NIACL or New India Assurance Company Ltd. Is an Indian Company that is going to recruit candidates for the Administrative Officer or AO. NIACL AO Notification will be released soon in the upcoming months of 2021. All the interested candidates can apply for the post of NIACL AO. Before applying it is highly advised to check out all the details regarding the NIACL AO Exam 2021.

NIACL conducts a yearly drive for filling the vacancy of AO Post, all over India. The recruitment for this post is done in 2 categories:

• NIACL AO Specialist
• NIACL AO Generalist

Interested candidates can go through this article and know more about NIACL AO Exam 2021. All the details regarding NIACL AO Exam, like the notification and recruitment, eligibility, exam details, etc. will be discussed here.

NIACL AO Exam– Overview

Organization name	NIACL
Post	Assistant Officer
Vacancies	To be released
Exam mode	Online
Selection process	·         Prelims ·         Mains
Exam duration	·         Prelims – 1 hour ·         Mains – 2 hours and 30 mins
Official website	www.newindia.co.in
NIACL AO Notification	To be released

NIACL AO – Exam Date

Event	Date
NIACL AO Exam Notification Released	To be announced
NIACL AO Exam Registration Opening Date	April 2021
NIACL AO Exam Registration Closing Date	April 2021
NIACL AO Exam Date	To be announced
NIACL AO Exam Admit Card	To be announced
NIACL AO Exam Result	To be announced

NIACL AO Exam– Vacancy

As of now, no notification regarding the NIACL AO Vacancy 2021 has been released. Candidates can check out the vacancy list of 2018-19 to get acquainted with the idea of the vacancy list.

Categories	Vacant seats
General	175
SC	37
ST	26
OBC	74
Total seats	312

NIACL AO – Eligibility Criteria

All those who fulfill the given eligibility criteria can apply for the NIACL AO Exam. The Eligibility Criteria includes

• Age limit and relaxation (category-wise)
• Nationality
• Educational qualification

AGE LIMIT AND RELAXATION

1. For the NAICL AO, candidates must be born on or after 2^nd December 1988 and on or before 1^st December 1997.
2. The minimum age to appear for the exam is 21 years and the maximum is 30 years.
3. For reserved categories, age relaxation is provided to apply for the post of NAICL AO. The table mentioned below shows age relaxation for reserved categories.

Categories	NAICL AO Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 Years
OBC (Non-creamy layer)	3 Years
PWD	10 Years
Ex-servicemen	5 Years
Defence personnel disable in operation	3 Years
People originally domiciled in the State of J&K during the time 1-1-80 to 31-12-89	5 Years
Existing NAICL employees and existing confirmed employees of Public Sector General Insurance Company (this includes GIC and Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.	8 Years

NATIONALITY

 A candidate applying for the NIACL AO recruitment 2021 must fulfill either of these conditions:

1. He/she must be an Indian citizen.
2. He/she must be a subject of Nepal.
3. He/she must be a subject of Bhutan.
4. The candidate must be a Tibetan refugee before Jan 1^st, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India.
5. Must be of Indian origin, migrated from Sri Lanka, Kenya, Burma, Pakistan, Uganda, the countries of East Africa and The United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, and Vietnam. He/ she must have an intention of permanently settling in India.

Candidates falling under the categories (2), (3), (4) & (5), must have a certificate of eligibility, issued by the Government of India. 

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION

1. The minimum qualification to apply for NIACL AO is Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university.
2. Reserved category candidates like SC/ST/PWD, applying for General Cadre, must have 55% marks (at least). For general category candidates, it is 60% (at least).
3. For the NAICL AO specialist cadre, candidates must have the following educational qualification:

Discipline	Educational qualification
Legal	Graduation or Post-Grad in any discipline with at least 60% marks.
Company Secretary	·         ACS or FCS from ICSI ·         Grad or Post-Grad in any discipline with at least 60% marks.
Finance and Accounts	·         Chartered Accountant (ICAI) ·         Grad or Post-Grad in any discipline with at least 60% marks. For SC/ST/PWD, it is 55%. ·         Cost & Management Accountant ICWAI – B.A. or M.A. degree in any discipline with at least 60% marks. For SC/ST/PWD, it is 55%. ·         PGDM Finance/MBA Finance/M.COM with at least 60% marks. For SC/ST/PWD, it is 55%.

NIACL AO Exam – Selection Process

NAICL AO Exam has 2 main stages – Prelims and Mains. Both the stages are divided into various sections.

While Prelims is an Objective type exam with a time limit of one hour, Mains is both Objective and Descriptive type, with the time limit of 2 hours and 30 minutes, respectively.

NAICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2021

Test name	Number of questions	Maximum marks	Time
Reasoning ability	35	35	20 minutes
Numerical ability	35	35	20 minutes
English language	30	30	20 minutes
Total	100	100	1 Hour

 NAICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2021

The Mains exam is both Objective of 2 hours and Descriptive of 30 minutes.

• Objective Paper (For Generalists)

Sections	Maximum marks	Time
Test of Reasoning	50	120 Hours
Test of English Language	50
Test of Quantitative Aptitude	50
Test of General Awareness	50
Total	200	2 hours

• Objective Paper (For Specialists)

Sections	Maximum marks	Time
Test of Reasoning	40	120 Hours
Test of English Language	40
Test of Quantitative Aptitude	40
Test of General Awareness	40
Additional test for assessing technical & professional knowledge in the relevant discipline	40
Total	200	120 Hours

• Descriptive Paper

Language	English
Mode of paper	Online
Total time	30 minutes
Topics	·         Letter writing ·         Essay writing
Marks	·         Letter writing – 10 marks ·         Essay writing – 20 marks ·         Total marks – 30

NAICL AO Exam– Application form

1. Open the Official website of NIACL and click on ‘Online Apply’.
2. Click on the ‘New Sign-up option and enter the required details.
3. The website will generate a Provisional number & Password and note it down.
4. Enter all the details and click on ‘Save & Next.
5. Before pressing the ‘Final Submit’ option make sure to check your details.
6. Upload your scanned photograph and scanned signature as per the requirements given in the notification.
7. Click on the payment tab and complete the procedure.

NAICL AO – Application fee

• Fee payment for the NIACL registration process can be done via Debit card (Visa, MasterCard, and Rupay), Credit card, Net banking, and Mobile wallets.
• The candidate will receive an e-receipt after successful fee payment.
• The application fee is non-refundable.

Categories	Fee
General/OBC	Rs. 600
SC/ST/PWD/Ex-servicemen	Rs. 100

NIACL AO – Admit card

1. After the successful submission of the Application form and fee payment.
2. It will have all the details like personal details, exam date, time. Centre, etc.
3. Expected to release a few days before the examination.

NIACL AO Exam– Syllabus

Reasoning Ability	Quantitative Aptitude	English Language	General Awareness
Seating Arrangement (linear, circular, square)	Number series	Para jumbles	History
Alphabet series, numeric series, alphanumeric series	Data interpretation	Para summary	Geography
Blood relations	Approximation/simplification	Cloze test	Politics
Coding-decoding	Quadratic equation	Reading comprehension	Current Affairs
Logical reasoning	Ration & proportion	Fill in the blanks	Culture
Syllogism	Quantity based questions	Para completion	Banking, insurance and financial awareness
Puzzles	Profit & Loss	Odd one out	Awards & Recognition
Data sufficiency	Percentage & Averages	Sentence correction or improvement	General science
Input-output	Simple & Compound interest	Error spotting
Inequalities	Time & Distance
Order & ranking	Mixtures & Allegations
Direction based questions	Time, work and wages
	Permutation, Combination & Probability
	Boats & Streams
	Pipes & Cisterns

 NIACL AO– Result

• NIACL AO Prelims exam results will be announced after a few weeks of the exam.
• All the candidates who have cleared the Prelims will be selected for the Mains.
• All the candidates who have cleared the Mains will be recruited for the post of NIACL AO.

NIACL AO– Cut-Off

The Cut-Off for NIACL AO 2021 has not been announced yet, but you check the cut-off list of 2018-19 for your reference:

• Prelims Cut-off

Specialization	SC	ST	OBC	General
Generalist	70.50	61	75.75	36.75
Finance & Accounts	47	28.25	46.25	56.50
Legal	20.25	14.50	16.75	36.25
Company Secretary	–	–	–	36.75

• Mains Cut-off

Specialization	SC	ST	OBC	General
Generalist	108	95.25	118.25	126.50
Finance & Accounts	81	64.75	89.25	99
Legal	67.25	52.75	67.75	87.75
Company Secretary	–	–	–	102

 NIACL AO– Answer Key

1. Published on the Official website after the exam is conducted.
2. A direct link to the answer key will be uploaded as soon as it gets out.

NIACL AO – Recommended books

The candidates appearing for the NAICLAO Exam 2021 can study from the books mentioned below:

Author/Publisher	Name of books
B S Sijwalii	A new approach to Verbal and non-verbal reasoning
Lucent	Lucent General Knowledge
N.D.V. Prasad Rao	High school English grammar & composition by Wren & Martin
Dilip Khushwaha	Reading comprehension, ordering of sentences, ordering of words & cloze test
R.S. Agarwal	Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive exams

NIACL AO – Preparation

To ace your AO Exam in one go you can prepare like this:

1. Know about your exam – syllabus, exam pattern, everything.
2. Make a timetable and split your time according to your need. If a subject is tough, try to devote extra time to it. And always stick to your timetable.
3. Practice Quants and Reasoning daily.
4. Do essay and letter writing practice.
5. You can also appear for online mock tests for NIACL Assistant.
6. Read a lot of newspapers, watch the news and keep your general knowledge and current affairs updated.

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