NICL AO Syllabus 2024: For 274 Administrative Officer (Scale-I) positions as generalists and specialists, National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) has published an official notification in PDF format. The NICL Administrative Officer Exam Pattern 2024, marking scheme, selection procedure, and NICL AO Syllabus 2024 must all be thoroughly understood by candidates who wish to sit for the next NICL AO 2024 Exam. As stated in the NICL AO Notification 2024, we have included the most recent NICL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024 in this post.
NICL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024
For the positions of Generalist, Specialist (Doctors (MBBS), Legal, Finance, Actuarial, Information Technology, and Automobile Engineers), and one phase for Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers, the selection procedure will consist of two stages. Below is a discussion of some of the key information regarding the NICL AO 2024.
| NICL AO Syllabus 2024- Overview | |
| Recruitment Body | National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) |
| Posts | Administrative Officer (Scale-I) |
| Vacancies | 274 |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Selection Process | Prelims, Mains, and Interview |
| Number of Questions | Prelims- 100 Mains- 250 (objective test) |
| Negative Marking | 1/4th marks |
| Official website | https://nationalinsurance.nic.co.in/ |
NICL AO Selection Process 2024
The selection for Generalists and Specialist (except Hindi Officers) posts will be conducted in three phases-
Phase- I: Preliminary Examination online
Phase- II: Main Examination online
Phase- III: Interview
There would be only a single phase and Interview for the candidates who apply for Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers.
| NICL AO Selection Process 2024 | ||
| Disciplines | Selection Process | Details |
| Generalist | Prelims- Objective Test | No. of Questions- 100 Total Marks- 100 Negative Marking- 0.25 Duration- 60 minutes |
| Mains- Objective Test and Descriptive Test | No. of Questions- 250 Total Marks- 250 Negative Marking- 0.25 Duration- 180 minutes Descriptive- 30 marks & 30 minutes | |
| Interview | The weightage (ratio) of online Main Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively. | |
| Specialist (Doctors (MBBS), Legal, Finance, Actuarial, Information Technology, and Automobile Engineers) | Prelims- Objective Test | No. of Questions- 100 Total Marks- 100 Negative Marking- 0.25 Duration- 60 minutes |
| Mains- Objective Test and Descriptive Test | No. of Questions- 250 Total Marks- 250 Negative Marking- 0.25 Duration- 180 minutes Descriptive- 30 marks & 30 minutes | |
| Interview | The weightage (ratio) of online Main Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively. | |
| Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers | Single Phase | No. of Questions- 204 Total Marks- 250 Negative Marking- 0.25 Duration- 3 Hours 30 Minutes |
| Interview | The weightage (ratio) of Single phase Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively. | |
NICL AO Exam Pattern 2024
Along with the announcement for NICL AO Recruitment 2024, the NICL AO Exam Pattern 2024 for the Prelims and Mains exams has been released. Candidates must review the test pattern information as explained below in order to prepare for the Generalist and Specialist NICL Administrative Officer (Scale-I) positions.
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NICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
The 100 Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) in the English Language, Reasoning Ability, and Quantitative Aptitude sections make up the NICL AO Prelims Exam, according to the officials. The NICL AO Phase 1 Exam lasts 60 minutes, with 20 minutes allotted to each section. For every wrong response, there would be a 0.25 or 1/4 mark deduction.
| NICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024 | ||||
| SNo. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| 2. | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | |
NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 [Objective]
NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 for Generalist
- For generalist posts, there will be 5 sections namely Reasoning Ability, English Language, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, and Quantitative Aptitude.
- The duration of NICL AO Generalist Mains Exam is 180 minutes and there will be sectional timing as discussed in the below table.
- As per the marking scheme, a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer will be there.
| NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 for Generalist | ||||
| SNo. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 4. | Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | 30 minutes |
| 5. | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 minutes |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 180 minutes | |
NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 for Specialist
- For Specialist posts, there are 6 sections. Reasoning Ability, English Language, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and an additional test to assess technical & professional knowledge in relevant disciplines will be there.
- As per the marking scheme, a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each incorrect answer will be there.
- The duration of NICL AO Specialist Mains Exam is 180 minutes and there will be sectional timing as discussed in the below table.
| NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 for Specialist | ||||
| SNo. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 2. | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 3. | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| 4. | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 25 minutes |
| 5. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 minutes |
| 6. | In Special stream, an additional test to assess technical & professional knowledge in relevant discipline | 50 | 100 | 35 minutes |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 180 minutes | |
NICL AO Mains Descriptive Test
The 30-minute, 30-mark descriptive test will assess your English language proficiency in essay, precision, and comprehension. The descriptive test will be administered online in English only.
| NICL AO Mains Descriptive Test | ||
| Topics | Marks | Duration |
| Essay | 10 | 30 minutes |
| Précis | 10 | |
| Comprehension | 10 | |
| Total | 30 | |
NICL AO Interview 2024
The candidates’ combined final score will be determined by taking into account their scores from the online Main Exam (Objective test) and Interview. The online Main Exam and the interview will have an 80:20 weighting (ratio).The final merit list will be created by sorting the candidates’ combined scores in descending order.
NICL AO Syllabus 2024
Candidates must comprehend the comprehensive NICL AO Syllabus 2024 in order to effectively prepare for the exam. English language proficiency, quantitative aptitude, and reasoning ability are all covered in the NICL syllabus. The section below covers the NICL AO Prelims and Mains Syllabus for every subject.
NICL AO Syllabus for English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Cloze Test
- Spelling Checks
- Improving Sentences
- Jumbling of Paragraphs
- Completing sentences and paragraphs
- Parts of Speeches
- Articles
- Prepositions Fillers
- Detection of errors
NICL AO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
| NICL AO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude | |
| Topics | Sub Topics |
| BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage, etc. | |
| Number Series | Missing Number series, Wrong number series, etc. |
| Inequality | Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison (I and II), etc. |
| Arithmetic | Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System, HCF and LCM, Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Alligation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work & wage, Pipe and Cistern, Profit and Loss and discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination, etc. |
| Data Interpretation (DI) | Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI (single and multiple pie chart), Line chart DI (Single and multiple lines), Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet (Simple table-based caselet, Venn diagram based case let, Arithmetic based case), etc. |
| Data Sufficiency (DS) | Two-Statement Data Sufficiency |
NICL AO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability
| NICL AO Syllabus for Reasoning Ability | |
| Topics | Sub Topics |
| Puzzles | Box-based puzzle, Designation-based puzzle, Category based puzzle, Floor / Flat-floor based puzzle, Day / Month / Year based puzzle |
| Seating Arrangement | Circular Seating Arrangement (Uncertain), Square / Rectangle / Triangular seating Arrangement, Linear seating arrangement, Single row, Double row, Uncertain |
| Miscellaneous | Inequality (Direct and Indirect Statement), Distance and Direction (Normal), Coding-Decoding (General), Blood Relation (Normal), Syllogism (2/3 statement + 2 conclusion), Series, Alpha-numeric-symbol based, Alpha-numeric based, Word-based, Number based, Digit based series, Letter based series, Order – Ranking (Comparison), Word Pair / Number Pair, Word formation (Meaningful word), Odd one out, Word / Number based (Multiple operations) |
NICL AO Syllabus for General Awareness
- National Current Affairs
- International Current Affairs
- State Current Affairs
- Sports News
- Central Government Schemes
- Agreements/MoU
- Books & Authors
- Summits & Conferences
- Defense News
- Science & Technology News
- Banking & Insurance News
- Static GK
- Ranks/Reports/Indexes
- Business & Economy Related News
- Important Days
- Obituaries
- Important Appointments
- Important Awards & Honours
- Union Budget 2023-24
- Current Static
- Apps & Portals
- Static Insurance
- Committees/Councils
- NICL In News
- International Loans
- Abbreviation
