NICL AO 2020
National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) conducts a yearly exam for the
recruitment of Administrative Officers (Generalist) Scale I post to fill in
vacancies across the country. NICL AO is an online exam which is divided into
two stages Preliminary and Mains stage which is then followed by an Interview. After
qualifying the NICL AO Exam, candidates are eligible to get a job in NICL and
will be hired as an Administrative Officer. NICL AO is the desired Insurance exam
among the Indian Insurance sector job aspirants.
NICL AO 2020 Prelims exam will be conducted around June 2020
while the Mains Exam will be conducted in July 2020 and the commencement of the
NICL AO 2020 registration will be around March 2020.
NICL AO 2020 Highlights
Specification
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Overview
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Exam Name
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National Insurance Corporation Ltd. Administrative Officer (Officer in
Scale I Cadre)
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Commonly Known As
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NICL AO
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Conducting Body
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National Insurance
Corporation Ltd.
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Examination Level
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National Level
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Frequency
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Vacancy Based
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Languages
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English and Hindi
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Exam Mode
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Computer-based test (CBT)
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Mode of Application
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Online
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NICL AO 2020 Important Dates
Events
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Dates
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Start Date for Online Application
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March 2020
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Last Date for Online Application
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April 2020
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Online Fee Payment
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April 2020
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NICL AO 2020 Admit Card
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Ma 2020
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NICL AO 2020 Prelims Exam Date
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June 2020
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NICL AO 2020 Mains Exam Date
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July 2020
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NICL AAO 2020 Eligibility Criteria
Fields
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Eligibility Conditions
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Nationality
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Indian citizen
Subject of Bhutan/Nepal
Tibetan refugee who migrated to India before January 1962 with the
intention of permanently settling in India.
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Age Limit
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21-30 years , along with relaxation for reserved categories as given
below:
Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Scheduled Castes (SC) - 5 years
Other Backward Classes (OBC) - 3 years
Persons with Disability (PWD) - 10 years
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Academic Qualification
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Bachelor or Master’s degree in any discipline from a recognized
University or by Central Govt. with at
least 60% marks aggregate in either degree (55% for SC/ST category)
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NICL AO 2020 Application Form
Registration for NICL AO Exam will be conducted in March 2020 and will be
done through online mode only. Follow the below mentioned steps to complete the
procedure:
1.
Candidates must register through the official website of
NICL by filling the basic details with name, valid id and an active phone
number which should be kept till the declaration of results. This will generate
registration number and password.
2.
Candidates must upload their photograph, signature as per
specifications and fill in the requisite details as mentioned in the official
notification.
3.
Candidates must pay the Application fee online through
online mode using Debit Card/Credit Card/Internet Banking/Wallets etc.
4.
On successfully finishing the steps, submit the
application form. An e-receipt will be generated of which print out should be
taken along with application form for future references.
Application fee for general category is Rs. 600/- while that
for SC/ST/PWD is Rs.100/-
NICL AO 2020 Admit Card
NICL AO 2020 Admit card will be released separately for each phase of the
examination. Candidates are mandatory to download their respective admit cards
& carry it to the examination hall without which entry is not allowed.
Admit Cards can be downloaded by visiting the official website of NICL. Hall
ticket for NICL AO 2020 exam will be officially announced 10 days prior to the
examination date.
NICL AO 2020 Exam Pattern
NICL AO 2020 exam is conducted online and is a
computer-based test (CBT).
The exam is divided into 3 stages
1.
Prelims Exam
2. Mains Exam
3.
Personal Interview
Prelims
NICL 2020 Prelims Exam is an objective type questions test
which needs to be attempted by candidates in 1 hour. Medium of the exam is
bilingual i.e. English and Hindi. Marking scheme- 0.25 marks will be deducted
for every wrong answer.
Section-wise distribution of question is mentioned below:
Subject
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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English Language
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30
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1 hour
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Reasoning
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35
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Quantitative Aptitude
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35
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Total
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100
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Mains
NICL AO 2020 Mains exam comprises of objective and
descriptive test. Following is the subject-wise distribution of exam pattern
given below:
Subject
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No. of Questions
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Maximum Marks
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Duration
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Reasoning
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40
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40
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2 hours
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English
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40
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40
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General Awareness
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40
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40
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Computer Knowledge
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40
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40
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Quantitative Aptitude
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40
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40
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Total
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200
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200
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English Language (Descriptive)
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3
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30
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30 minutes
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Marking scheme- Negative marking of 0.25 marks will be
deducted as a penalty for every wrong answer.
NICL AO 2020 Recommended Books
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Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal
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Quicker Mathematics by M. Tyra
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Descriptive General English by S.P. Bakshi and Richa
Sharma
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Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic
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NCERT books for History, Politics, Science
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Lucent’s General Knowledge (English)
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Manorama Year Book 2020
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Competition Success Review Year Book (English)
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English Grammar by Wren and Martin
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Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy
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Objective General English by S P Bakshi
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Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal
&Vikas Aggarwal
NICL AO 2020 Result
The NICL AO 2020 Exam result for all the stages exams will be announced
within 1-2 months of the examination date. NICL AO 2020 Results will be
released on the official website of the NICL. Candidates can download the
result with their score card of each stage by entering their login credentials.
Candidates qualifying the prelims cut off will be eligible for the mains exam.
Consequently, the selected candidates will be then called for the interview
round. The weightage (ratio) of online NICL AO Main Examination and Interview
will be 80:20 respectively.
NICL AO 2020 Preparation Tips
The following NICL AO exam Preparation Tips for AO is for every candidate
who desires to crack the exam. Mentioned below are the NICL AO preparations on
major tasks:
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Versed with NICL AO Exam Pattern 2020- Being familiar
with the exact exam pattern saves the last minute surprises in the examination.
Start reading the basic pattern of the exam, i.e. the various sections, overall
marks, time-distribution, etc. for NICL AO exam. Additionally, be aware of the
complete NICL AO syllabus & nature and changes in the question paper before
starting the preparation.
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Go through the expected & previous years NICL AO Cut
Off- Cut offs basically are the minimum marks that need to be stored in the specific level of an exam to become eligible to appear for the next level of
examination. Analyze the previous years cut offs, especially NICL AO Cut
off& NICL question papers.
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Preparation for all subjects with equal Importance- Equal
importance should be given to each & every section such as Quant,
Reasoning, General Awareness, Computer & English and work harder on the
topics which are frequently asked or carry more weightage than rest of the
topics.