NICL AO 2024 Prelims Results and Mains Admit Card out

The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) has released the AO Prelims Result 2024. Candidates can check their NICL AO 2024 prelims results now. NICL AO 2024 mains exam is going to be conducted on 7th April. NICL has also released the Mains admit card candidates can download their NICL AO 2024 Mains admit card. The direct link of NICL AO 2024 Prelims results and Mains admit card are given in this blog.  

1. NICL AO 2024 Notification

The NICL AO 2024 notification will be released soon. National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) is one of the leading government insurance companies in India. NICL released the notification for AO (Administrative Officer), Generalist, and Specialist Scale-I based on the requirements of the National Insurance Company Limited. 

The detailed NICL AO 2024 exam pattern, syllabus, eligibility criteria, and many more details about  NICL AO are given in this blog. NICL AO recruitment contains Prelims and Mains exams. For your reference, the NICL AO 2024  notification PDF link is given below. 

Check here for NICL AO 2024 Notification

2. About NICL AO 2024 Exam

The Exam pattern of NICL AO of Prelims and Mains exam is given below. 

NICL AO Prelims  Exam Pattern
Phase of Examination Subjects Number of Questions Time Duration
Prelims English Language 30 60 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude 35
Reasoning Ability 35
Total 100  60 minutes

 

NICL AO 2024 Mains Pattern For Generalists
Name of Test Type of test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Duration 
Test of Reasoning Objective 50 50 40 min
Test of English Language Objective 50 50 40 min
Test of General Awareness Objective 50 50 30 min
Test of Computer Knowledge Objective 50 50 30 min
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Objective 50 50 40 min
Total     250  

 

NICL AO 2024 Mains Pattern For Specialist
Name of Test Type of test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration for each test/section
Test of Reasoning Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 35 min
Test of English Language Objective 40 40 Eng 30 min
Test of General Awareness Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 20 min
Test of Computer Knowledge Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 25 min
Test of Quantitative Aptitude Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 35 min
In the Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional knowledge in the relevant discipline  Objective  50  50  Eng / Hindi  35 min
Total (Aggregate)     250    

 

NICL AO 2024 Mains Pattern For Rajbhasha Officers
Name of Test Type of test No. of Questions Maximum Marks Medium of Exam Duration 
Test of Reasoning Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 35 min
Test of General Awareness Objective 40 40 Eng / Hindi 25 min
Test of English Language Objective 40 40 Eng 35 min
Test of Translation          
(English to Hindi and Hindi to English) Objective 40 40   25 min
Test of Hindi and English grammar Objective  40  40  Eng / Hindi 30 min
Test of Hindi Language descriptive  Descriptive 4 50 Hindi 60 min
Total (Aggregate)     250    

3. About IACE coaching for NICL AO

IACE Academy provides coaching for National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) aspirants. Candidates must take guidance from coaching institutes because coaching institutes provide a competitive environment. Candidates can stay updated, with the latest information about NICL updates, IACE provides a lot of benefits for NICL aspirants such as

  • Complete study material for the NICL AO exam.
  • Mock test series and computer lab facility for the students.
  • Different interactive programs such as Real Intensive program, Battle of Brains, W-CAT & many more programs. 
  •  Current affairs material and daily newspaper. 
  • Grand test series, Home assignments, Practice books.

4. NICL AO 2024 Exam Highlights

The exam highlights NICL AO 2024 vacancies, the selection process and exam dates are given below.

NICL AO 2024  Exam Overview
Conducting Body National Insurance Company Limited
Post Administrative Officer
Level of Exam National Exam
Mode of Examination Online
Stages of Recruitment
  • Preliminary exam
  • Mains exam 
  • Interview
Exam Duration
  • Prelims – 60 minutes
  • Mains – 2 hours 30 minutes
Total Vacancies 274
Release of Notification 29 December 2023
Date of Start of Application  22 January 2024
Date of Application End  21 February 2024
Prelims Exam Date 4 March 2024
Prelims Results date 26 March 2024
Mains Exam date 7 April 2024

5. NICL AO 2024 Online Application & Fee

5.1 Online Application Process

  • Candidates must visit the official website of NICL https://nationalinsurance.nic.co.in/
  • Go to the recruitment page of the NICL website.
  • Click on new recruitment for AO.
  • Fill out the complete application form and make the payment 
  • Upload the documents as per the specification of NICL guidelines.
  • Submit and save the application form. 

5.2  Application Fees

The details of NICL AO 2024 application fees are given below.

NICL AO Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD Rs.250/- (including GST)
All other candidates Rs. 1000/- (including GST)

6. NICL AO 2024 Eligibility Criteria

The eligibility criteria of National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) depend on the Age limit and Educational qualification. 

6.1 Educational qualification

Discipline Minimum Qualification
Doctors (MBBS) M.B.B.S / M.D. / M.S. or PG – Medical Degree from a recognized University or equivalent foreign degrees.
Legal Graduate / Post Graduate in Law with 60% marks for general candidates and 55% for SC/ST candidates.
Finance Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) OR B.COM / M.COM with 60% marks for general candidates and 55% for SC/ST candidates.
Actuarial Bachelor / Master degree in Statistics / Actuarial Science / Mathematics or any other quantitative discipline
Information Technology B.E / M.E. / Information Technology/ MCA/ B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science/
Automobile Engineering M.E. / B.E. / B.Tech. / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering
Generalist Officers Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream
Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers Master’s Degree from a recognized University in Hindi with English or English with Hindi with 60% marks for general candidates and 55% for SC/ST candidates.

 

6.2 Age limit 

The age limit for applying for NICL AO 2024 is 

Minimum:  21 years

Maximum: 30 years

The upper age limit can avail the age relaxation.  Candidates can check the below table for age relaxation details.

6.3 Age Relaxation

The Upper age limit candidates can avail of Age relaxation. The age relaxation as per different categories is given below. 

Categories NICL AO Age Relaxation
A Defence service disabled in operation                    3 Years
OBC 3 Years
Ex-Servicemen  5 Years
SC/ST 5 Years
Existing employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies 8 Years
PWD 10 Years

7. NICL AO 2024- Important Dates

The NICL AO 2024 notification was released on 29th December 2023 The important dates are given below

NICL AO Exam Dates
Events   Dates
NICL AO Notification 2024 29th December 2023
NICL AO Online Apply Starts 2nd January 2024
NICL AO Last Date to Apply 22nd January 2024
NICL AO Pre-Exam Training Date 2024 18th to 21st February 2024
NICL AO Admit Card 2024 26th February 2024
NICL AO Exam Date 2024 4th March 2024

 

8. NICL AO Selection Procedure

The selection procedure for NICL AO depends on Prelims, Mains, and Interviews.

Stage 1 Prelims exam: There will be 100 questions for 1 hour. The Prelims exam contains 3 sections i.e. English, Reasoning and Quant. Candidates have to qualify for each section there will be sectional and total cut-offs. NICL AO prelims exam also contains negative marking, 1/4 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. 

Stage 2 Mains Exam: It consists of an Objective and descriptive paper. An objective test is conducted for 200 marks for 2 hours duration. The descriptive paper is conducted for 30 minutes, it contains 3 questions. There will be a penalty for a wrong answer 1/4 mark is deducted for each wrong answer. 

Stage 3 Interview: The shortlisted candidates are called for an interview. The NICL AO interviews will be conducted in the selected centres. The date and venue for the interview will be shared with the shortlisted candidates.

9. NICL AO Syllabus 2024

The Prelims and Mains NICL AO syllabus is given below. 

NICL AO Syllabus
Section Important Topics
Reasoning
  • Puzzle Tabulation
  • Seating Arrangement
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Coded Inequalities
  • Syllogism
  • Coding-Decoding
  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Logical Reasoning
  • Input-Output
  • Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  • Blood Relations
Quantitative Aptitude
  • Work & Time 
  • Mixtures & Allegations
  • Permutation, Combination & Probability.
  • Data Interpretation
  • Simplification
  • Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
  • Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
  • Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
  • Number Systems
  • Sequence & Series
  • Profit & Loss
  • Time & Distance
English Language
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Fill in the blanks
  • Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
  • Miscellaneous
  • Cloze Test
  • Paragraph Complete / Sentence Correction
  • Para jumbles
General Awareness
  • Banking Awareness
  • International Organisation / Financial Institutions
  • Summits
  • Sports
  • History of Indian Banking Industry
  • Appointment
  • Other important concepts
  • Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
  • National
  • Books & Authors
  • Current Affairs
  • Defence
  • Regulatory Bodies Monetary & Credit Policies
  • Budget Basics and Current Union Budget
  • Indian Financial System
  • Government Schemes Abbreviations and Economic 
  • International Affairs
  • Capital Market & Money Market added in NIACL AO Syllabus
  • terminologies
  • Obituary
  • Awards

10. NICL AO Vacancy 2024: Category-Wise

The NICL AO 2024 notification has been released. The NICL 2017 vacancy is given below. 

Discipline No. of Posts UR OBC SC ST EWS
Specialist: 57 33 26 12 14
Doctors (MBBS) 28
Legal 20
Finance 30
Actuarial 2
Information Technology 20
Automobile Engineers 20
Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers 22
Generalist 130 68 24 18 7 13
Backlog 2 2

 

11. NICL AO Cut-Off: Previous Year’s Cut-off Marks

NICL AO 2016 Prelims and Mains exam cut-off will be given below. 

NICL AO Sectional Cut Off 2016 Prelims
Sections  UR PWD (HI) SC, ST, OBC, PWD (VI, OC)
Reasoning Ability  16.00 9.75 12.00
Quantitative Aptitude  10.75 6.25 7.75
English Language  9.75 5.75 7.00

 

NICL AO Overall Cut Off 2016 Prelims
Category  Cut Off
UR 65.50
OBC 59.75
SC 57.25
ST 51.25
OC 52.25
HI 26.50
VI 55.50

 

NICL AO Mains Section-wise Cut Off (2016)
Section  UR SC, ST, OBC, PWD 
Quantitative Aptitude  9.75 7.25
Reasoning Ability  20.50 16.75
English Language  12.25 8.00
General Awareness  13.25 10

 

NICL AO Mains Overall Cut Off (2016)
Category  Cut Off
UR 99.25
OBC 88.25
SC 81.5
ST 72.25
HI 67.50
OC 75.45
VI 84.75

 

NICL AO Mains Descriptive Paper Cut Off (2016)
Category  Cut Off (Total 30)
UR 15
OBC  15
SC 13.5
ST 13.5
HI 13.5
OC 13.5
VI 13.5

12. NICL AO 2024 Salary Structure

The NICL AO salary structure is given below: 

NICL AO Salary Structure
Pay Scale  INR .50925-2500(14) 85925-2710(4) -96765
Basic Pay  INR Rs. 50,925 /-
Total Emoluments  INR 85,000//month 

 

13. NICL AO 2024 Guarantee bond

Before Joining the selected candidates will have to undergo a training period i.e. 6 months which may extend up to 1 year. The selected candidates will have to serve the company for a minimum of 4 years including a probation period. If any employee resigns from the company before the expiry of the bond period, they are liable to pay one year of gross salary. 

14. NICL AO 2024 Exam Centre

The exam centres of NICL AO Phase-I, Phase-II and Interview exam centres are given below.

State  Phase-I Exam Centres Phase-II Exam centres 
Andhra Pradesh  Vijayawada

Visakhapatnam

Ongole

Assam  Guwahati

Dibrugarh

Silchar

Jorhat

Guwahati
Arunachal Pradesh  Itanagar
Bihar  Patna

Gaya

Bhagalpur

Chandigarh  Chandigarh/Mohali Chandigarh/

Mohali

Chhattisgarh  Raipur

Bilaspur

Delhi- NCR  Delhi-NCR Delhi-NCR
Goa  Panaji
Gujarat  Ahmedabad/Gandhi Nagar

Vadodara

Surat

Rajkot

Ahmedabad
Haryana  Hissar

Faridabad

Gurgaon

Himachal Pradesh  Shimla

Dharamsala

Mandi

Palampur

Jammu & Kashmir  Srinagar

Jammu

Leh

Jammu
Jharkhand  Ranchi

Jamshedpur

Karnataka  Bengaluru

Hubli

Mangalore

Mysore

Gulbarga

Bengaluru
Kerala  Ernakulam/Kochi

Thiruvananthapuram

Kozhikode

Madhya Pradesh  Bhopal

Indore

Gwalior

Jabalpur

Bhopal
Maharashtra  Mumbai/ Navi 

Mumbai/  Thane/Greater Mumbai

Nagpur

Pune

Aurangabad

Nasik

Mumbai
Manipur  Imphal
Meghalaya  Shillong
Mizoram  Aizawl
Nagaland  Kohima

Dimapur

Odisha  Bhubaneshwar

Cuttack

Rourkela

Berhampur

Puducherry  Puducherry
Punjab  Amritsar

Ludhiana

Bhatinda

Rajasthan  Jaipur

Jodhpur

Bikaner

Sikkim  Gangtok
Tamil Nadu  Chennai

Coimbatore

Madurai

Chennai
Telangana  Hyderabad/ Rangareddy

Warangal

Tripura  Agartala
Uttar Pradesh  Lucknow

Allahabad

Kanpur

Noida/Greater Noida

Lucknow
Uttrakhand  Dehradun

Haridwar

Haldwani

West Bengal  Kolkata/ Greater Kolkata

Siliguri

Asansol

Kolkata/

Greater Kolkata

Andaman & Nicobar  Port Blair

 

NICL AO Interview Exam Centres
Delhi Chennai Kolkata Mumbai

15. NICL AO Preparation Tips 2024

Candidates who are preparing for NICL Administrative Officer must start their preparation. You must develop some habits and preparation strategies to prepare for phase-I and phase-II exams. Here are some preparation tips for NICL AO Phase-I and Phase-II. 

  • Analyse the previous year’s question paper,  and understand the syllabus, create a blueprint. 
  • Prepare the study timetable and stick to it.
  • Give mock tests and practice regularly. 
  • Follow single study material for each subject. 
  • Prepare short notes, and read daily newspapers. 

16. NICL AO 2024 Admit Card & Call Letter

The exam for the NICL AO Mains, scheduled for April 7, 2024, has released the admit card. 274 positions were up for in the NICL AO Recruitment. To be eligible to attend the National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) NICL AO recruiting test, the most important document is the NICL AO Admit Card. applicants without the NICL AO call letter are not accessible to the online exam. 

NICL has released the Administrative Officer Mains Admit card. Candidates log in with their roll number and Password (D.O.B). The direct link of the NICL AO 2024 Mains Admit card is given below.

Click here for NICL AO 2024 Mains admit card link

17. NICL AO Phase-I 2024 Result

On March 27, 2024, the NICL AO Result was made public. This relates to the NICL AO Recruitment Prelims Exam. The candidates who made the shortlist will show up for the Main Exam. Below given is the breakdown of the NICL AO Result for every level.

Click here for NICL AO 2024 prelims results

18. NICL AO Phase-II 2024 Result

NICL AO Phase-II 2024 results will be released soon. Candidates can check their Phase-II  NICL AO 2024 results; the link will be updated here.

19. NICL AO Interview Results

The final results of NICL AO will be released soon. Interview results will be announced on the official website. The link to NICL AO 2024 interview Results will also be updated here. 

21. FAQ's

1. What is the selection process for NICL AO 2024?

Ans. The selection process for NICL AO consists of three stages: Prelims, Mains and Interviews.

2. What are the NICL AO 2024 eligibility criteria?

Ans. The Eligibility criteria for NICL AO depend on the Age limit and Educational qualification.

  • The age limit should be between 21 to 30 years. 
  • Educational Qualification: The minimum educational qualification for applying should be Graduation from agricultural science or a minimum graduation with 60% marks. 

3. Is there any negative marking in NICL AO Prelims and Mains exam?

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking in the NICL AO Prelims and Mains Exam. 1/4 mark is deducted for each wrong answer.  

4. When will the NICL AO 2024 notification be released?

Ans. The NICL Ao 2024 notification was released on 29th December 2023.

5. What is the Age limit for applying for NICL AO 2024?

Ans. The age limit for applying for NICL AO should be 21 to 30 years. The upper-age candidates can avail of age relaxation. 

6. When will the NICL AO 2024 prelims results be released?

Ans. The NICL AO 2024 prelims results are released and the results pdf is mentioned in the results section of this blog.

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