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NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY Ltd (NIACL) ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (AO) RECRUITMENT EXAM Exam Pattern 

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NIACL AO SELECTION PROCEDURE :  

NIACL AO Phase - I : Preliminary Examination
NIACL AO Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections as follows:

English Language
Reasoning Ability
Quantitative Aptitude  

Section No.

Name of Test / Section

Type of Test

Maximum Marks

Duration for each section

Version

1

English Language

Objective

30

20 minute

English

2

Reasoning Ability

Objective

35

20 minute

English / Hindi

3

Quantitative Aptitude

Objective

35

20 minute

English / Hindi

 

 

 

100

 

 

 

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Candidates have to qualify in each test by securing passing marks  to be decided by the Company.

Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Company (approximately 15 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Examination.

NIACL AO Phase –II : Main Examination
NIACL AO 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.
Immediately after completion of Objective Test, Descriptive Test will be administered.

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(i)        NAICL AO MAIN Objective Test : ( For GENERALISTS)
The Objective Test of 2.5 hours duration consists of 4 sections for total 200 marks.

Section No.

Name of Test / Section

Type of Test

Maximum Marks

Duration for each section

Version

1

Test Of Reasoning

Objective

50

40 minute

English

2

Test Of Quantitative aptitude

Objective

50

40 minute

English / Hindi

3

Test Of General Awareness

Objective

50

30 minute

English / Hindi

4

Test Of English Language

Objective

50

40 minute

English

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

Medium of NIACL AO Exam is English / Hindi

(ii) Descriptive Test:
The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English  Language (Letter  Writing-10 marks &  Essay-20  marks).
The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on-line mode.

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section of objective test separately for short listing for the Descriptive test evaluation/Interview. Descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect  of those candidates who qualify the objective test.

PENALTY FOR WRONG ANSWERS (Applicable to both – NIACL AO Preliminary and Main examination)

There will be negative marks for wrong answer, 1/4th of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

NAICL AO PHASE - III : 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.
Interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 75:25 respectively.  

Final Selection :
Final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) & Interview. The final merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the  consolidated marks secured by the candidates.

NIACL AO Cut off Score :

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score for short listing for the interview. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut offs will be decided for short listing.  

The above tests, except the Test of English Language, will be available bilingually, i.e. English and Hindi. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. 

 

Exam Type Online Computer Based Test (CBT)
Question Type

Multiple Choice

Subjects  No. of Questions  Marks
English Language 30
Total Questions 30, 35, 35
Maximum Marks 100
Marks for each Correct Answer 1
Negative Marks for Incorrect Answer -0.25
Marks for questions not attempted Nil
Total Time for Exam (in minutes) 60

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