New India Assurance Company Limited will conduct the NIACL Exam for graduates and post-graduates for the post of Scale-I Administrative Officer (Generalist and Specialist). Therefore the candidates must begin with their preparation for the NIACL AO 2024 Exam, and for your help we have provided the complete syllabus, exam pattern and selection process in this section. The proper strategy before beginning the exam preparation is a must and the syllabus plays a vital role in strengthening preparations. 

NIACL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024

The NIACL AO Prelims Exam consists of 3 sections namely Reasoning, Numerical Ability and English Language whereas, in Mains Exam, there will be an additional General Awareness Section and a descriptive test. In this article, we have discussed the section-wise NIACL AO 2024 Syllabus along with the detailed exam pattern. 

NIACL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2024
OrganisationNew India Assurance
PostsAdministrative Officer (Scale-I)
CategorySyllabus
Mode of ExamOnline
NIACL AO Exam Date 2024Prelims- 13th October 2024 
Mains- 17th November 2024 
Marking Scheme1 mark for each correct answer
Negative Marking¼th mark for each incorrect answer
Selection ProcessPrelims-Mains-Interview
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NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024

NIACL AO 2024 will be conducted in 3 phases: Prelims, Mains, and Interviews. The candidate has to qualify each stage to get recruited at the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist) Scale-I.  

NIACL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024

1. Three sections: English, Reasoning, and Numerical/Quantitative Aptitude are covered in the prelims exam.

2. The duration for the exam is 1 hour (20 minutes each section)

3. A penalty of ¼th mark is deducted for incorrect answers.

Check the NIACL AO Prelims Exam Pattern from the below table.

NIACL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2024
S. No.Name of TestNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDurationLanguage
1.English Language303020 minutesEnglish
2.Reasoning Ability353520 minutesEnglish/Hindi
3.Numerical Ability353520 minutesEnglish/Hindi
 Total100100 60 minutes 

NIACL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024

1. The Mains Exam is divided into 2 parts: Objective & Descriptive type 

2. Passing both sections is compulsory. 

3. The total duration of the NIACL AO Mains Exam is 3 hours which is divided as 2.5 hours for objective (sectionally divided) and 30 minutes for descriptive.

4. There will be 200 MCQ-type questions and 2 Essay/Letter Writing questions.

5.  ¼ mark will be deducted for each incorrect answer.

NIACL AO Phase 2 Objective Type

Check the NIACL AO Mains Objective Exam Pattern from here.

NIACL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 [Generalist]
S. No.Name of the TestNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Reasoning Ability505040 minutes
2.English Language505040 minutes
3.General Awareness505030 minutes
4.Quantitative Aptitude505040 minutes
 Total200200150 minutes
NIACL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2024 [Specialists]
S. No.Name of the TestNo. of QuestionsMaximum MarksDuration
1.Reasoning Ability404030 minutes
2.English Language404030 minutes
3.General Awareness404025 minutes
4.Quantitative Aptitude404030 minutes
5In the Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical 
and professional knowledge in the relevant discipline
404035 minutes
 Total200200150 minutes

NIACL AO Descriptive Test 2024

The duration of the NIACL AO Descriptive Test will be 30 minutes for 30 marks test. It will be a Test of English Language – Letter & Essay writing. NIACL AO descriptive test will be conducted in English and will take place online.

Name of ExamMarks
Letter Writing10 marks
Essay Writing20 marks

NIACL AO Interview Process 2024

The candidates qualifying for both the Prelims and mains exam will be called for an Interview round, which will be the final selection stage for Administrative Officer posts. The Ratio of the Online Examination and Interview Process will be calculated as 80:20.

NIACL AO Syllabus 2024

Don't begin your preparation without the detailed NIACL AO syllabus; as an updated syllabus is important to score good marks and you can better understand which topics are to be covered and which topics require more hard work. Check the section-wise Prelims & Mains Syllabus from the below section.  

NIACL AO Prelims Syllabus 2024

The NIACL AO Prelims Syllabus is compiled of three subjects: English Language, Reasoning Ability & Quantitative Aptitude. The topics covered in each section have been discussed below. 

NIACL AO Prelims Syllabus for English 

The questions of this section will be assessing the candidate's knowledge about the English language and the questions will be of English language only. 

  1. Reading Comprehension
  2. Cloze Test
  3. Fill in the blanks
  4. Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
  5. Paragraph Complete / Sentence Correction
  6. Para jumbles
  7. Miscellaneous

NIACL AO Prelims Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

The questions of this section are more calculation and formula-based, therefore the candidates are advised to learn tricks to learn the concepts of solving the questions of this section. 

  1. Simplification
  2. Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
  3. Number Systems
  4. Profit & Loss
  5. Mixtures & Allegations
  6. Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
  7. Time & Distance
  8. Work & Time
  9. Sequence & Series
  10. Permutation, Combination & Probability. Data Interpretation
  11. Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere

NIACL AO Prelims Syllabus for Reasoning Ability 

The topics of Reasoning Ability are the same in both Prelims & Mains, however, the difference lies in the difficulty level of the questions. Check the topics of Reasoning Ability of NIACL Prelims Exam 2024.  

  1. Coded Inequalities
  2. Seating Arrangement
  3. Puzzle Tabulation
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  6. Data Sufficiency
  7. Syllogism
  8. Blood Relations
  9. Input-Output
  10. Coding-Decoding
  11. Alphanumeric Series

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus 2024

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus for Reasoning Ability

Though the topics of this section seem to be easy, however, you must be knowing the shortcuts to solves these tricky questions. Check the topics of the Reasoning section asked in NIACL AO Mains Exam 2024 from here. 

  1. Coded Inequalities
  2. Seating Arrangement
  3. Puzzle Tabulation
  4. Logical Reasoning
  5. Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test
  6. Data Sufficiency
  7. Syllogism
  8. Blood Relations
  9. Input-Output
  10. Coding-Decoding
  11. Alphanumeric Series

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude

Check the topics covered in the Quantitative Aptitude Section from the below list and prepare accordingly for NIACL AO 2024 Exam. The questions of this section are calculation based, therefore advised to learn tricks to solve these questions quickly. 

  1. Simplification
  2. Ratio & Proportion, Percentage
  3. Number Systems
  4. Profit & Loss
  5. Mixtures & Alligations
  6. Simple Interest & Compound Interest & Surds & Indices
  7. Time & Distance
  8. Work & Time
  9. Sequence & Series
  10. Permutation, Combination & Probability. Data Interpretation
  11. Mensuration – Cylinder, Cone, Sphere
  12. English Language Reading Comprehension
  13. Cloze Test
  14. Fill in the blanks
  15. Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting
  16. Paragraph Complete / Sentence Correction
  17. Para jumbles
  18. Miscellaneous

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus for General Awareness

For this section, the candidates have to prepare for the below topics at the national and international levels. This section requires proper discipline and frequency of learning the topics daily.   

  1. Current Affairs
  2. Summits
  3. Books & Authors
  4. Awards
  5. Sports
  6. Defence
  7. National
  8. Appointment
  9. International
  10. Obituary etc
  11. Banking Awareness
  12. Indian Financial System
  13. History of Indian Banking Industry
  14. Regulatory Bodies Monetary & Credit Policies
  15. Budget Basics and Current Union Budget
  16. International Organisation / Financial Institutions
  17. Capital Market & Money Market added in NIACL AO Syllabus
  18. Government Schemes Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
  19. Other important concepts
  20. Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
  21. Other important concepts

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus 2024 (Specialist)

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus- Risk Engineers

  1. Engineering Mechanics
  2. Basic Civil Engineering
  3. Engineering Chemistry
  4. Basics of Electrical and Electronics
  5. Basics of Mechanical Engineering
  6. Basics of Energy Generation
  7. Engineering Physics

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus- Health

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus- Health
SubjectsTopics
General Anatomy
  1. General Anatomy
  2. Upper Limb
  3. Lower Limb
  4. Thorax
  5. Abdomen, Perineum, Pelvis
  6. Head & Neck
  7. Neuroanatomy
  8. Embryology
  9. Histology
General Physiology
  1. General Physiology
  2. Haematology
  3. Nerve and Muscle Physiology
  4. Gastrointestinal System
  5. Cardiovascular System
  6. Respiratory system
  7. Renal Physiology
  8. Endocrine System
  9. Reproductive system
  10. Neurophysiology
General Biochemistry
  1. General Biochemistry
  2. Molecular biology
  3. Chemistry and Metabolism of haemoglobin.
  4. Vitamins
  5. Metabolism of carbohydrates.
  6. Chemistry and metabolism of lipids.
  7. Mineral metabolism: Water and electrolyte balance & imbalance.
  8. Acid-base balance and imbalance.
  9. Mechanism of hormone action.
  10. 10. Liver function tests, Kidney function tests, Thyroid function tests, Adrenal function tests.
  11. Detoxification mechanisms, Role of xenobiotics in disease
  12. Biochemical basis of cancer and carcinogenesis, Apoptosis
  13. Oxidative stress & Antioxidants in health & diseases.
General Microbiology
  1. Introduction to Microbiology - a) Classification of Microbes b) Introduction to Bacteriology and Bacterial Taxonomy
  2. Morphology: a) Microscopy b) Staining methods
  3. Growth & Nutrition
  4. Sterilization & Disinfection
  5. Cultural media & methods
  6. Identification of bacteria
  7. Bacterial genetics + Recombinant DNA technology 8. Pathogenesis of bacterial diseases 9. Antimicrobial agents.
Immunology
  1. Immunity
  2. Structure & functions of the immune system
  3. Immune response & tolerance (Cell-mediated immunity)
  4. Antigens
  5. Antibody
  6. Ag-Ab reaction
  7. Hypersensitivity
  8. Complement
  9. Autoimmunity – tumor & transplant immunity
  10. Immunodeficiency
  11. Immunodiagnosis
  12. Immunoprophylaxis
Forensic Medicine
  1. Identification
  2. Medicolegal Autopsy
  3. Changes in the body after death
  4. Mechanical Injuries
  5. Regional Injuries
  6. Burns and firearm injuries
  7. Asphyxial deaths
  8. Sexual Jurisprudence
  9. Starvation, Torture, Artefacts
  10. Forensic Psychiatry
  11. Legal Procedures in Medico-Legal Cases
  12. Medical Jurisprudence
  13. Forensic Science Laboratory
  14. Forensic Toxicology
  15. Recent advances in Forensic Medicine

For detailed NIACL AO Mains Syllabus 2024 for Specialised Streams refer to the pdf link attached below. 

NIACL AO Mains Syllabus 2024 PDF (Specialised Streams)

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NIACL AO Syllabus: FAQs

Ans. NIACL AO Selection will be done through Prelims, Mains, and Interview stages.

Ans. Yes, there will be a negative marking of 1/4 marks for NIACL AO Prelims & Mains Exam.

Ans. The detailed NIACL AO Exam Pattern & Syllabus for prelims & mains has been discussed in the article.

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