NICL AO Syllabus 2025, Exam Pattern For Prelims and Mains

The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) is going to conduct the NICL AO Exam 2025 for Generalist and Specialist post. To qualify the examination, candidates need to be thorough with the NICL AO Syllabus which is designed to test the knowledge and mental aptitude of the candidates. Understanding the syllabus helps you prepare better and focus on the important topics. Preparing according to the syllabus will improve your chances of doing well in the exam. For a detailed overview of the section-wise syllabus and exam pattern, candidates can check the article below.

NICL AO Syllabus 2025

Candidates need to go through the NICL AO Syllabus and exam pattern to strategies the preparation. In this article, we have discussed the NICL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern in detail for both Prelims and Mains Exam. Studying with the NICL AO Syllabus helps ensure that candidates cover all important topics. The exam pattern also gives insight into the number of questions, marks distribution, and time allocation for each phase, guiding candidates in their preparation.

NICL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern- Overview

Candidates will be selected through Prelims and Mains for both Generalist and Specialist posts. The NICL AO 2025 Syllabus consists of English Language, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, Computer Knowledge, General Awareness, etc. The detailed syllabus is given below.

NICL AO Selection Process 2025

NICL is going to conduct the recruitment process for the Administrative Officer (Scale I) post. The selection will be done through the following stages:

NICL AO Exam Pattern 2025

The NICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern for Generalist and Specialist Post is the same whereas for the Mains, the additional section of Descriptive writing is included in the Specialist post Mains Exam. However, for the Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officer post, there is an online Single Phase Exam of 250 marks which includes both Objective and descriptive paper. Candidates can check the Exam Pattern for Prelims and Mains as shown below.

NICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern (For Generalist and Specialist post)

The exam shall be conducted online and it questions are objective/multiple choice based (MCQ) type. The total marks is 100. There are sections in the Preliminary Exam and each section is 20 minutes and the total duration is 60 Minutes.

NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern is given here. The NICL AO Mains Exam is of 250 Marks and each section is allotted separate timing. The medium of the exam is both English and Hindi. Check the post-wise exam pattern as given below.

NICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2025 (Specialists Post)

The NICL AO Mains Exam for specialist posts will comprise Objective Tests, consisting of Multiple Choice Questions, carrying a total of 250 marks, and a Descriptive Test, which will be worth 30 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be conducted online. Candidates are required to respond to the Descriptive Test by typing on a computer. The Descriptive Test will follow the completion of the Objective Test without delay.

NICL AO Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officer Exam Pattern 2025

The Descriptive Test of Hindi Language will be conducted only through online mode. Questions will be displayed on the screen of the computer. Answers are to be typed in Hindi using the keyboard. The allocation of marks for the Hindi Language descriptive paper test is as follows: Essay – 20 marks, Précis – 10 marks, Comprehension – 10 marks, and Letter Writing – 10 marks.

NICL AO Syllabus 2025 Subject-wise

Candidates can check the NICL AO Syllabus for Prelims and Mains is given below. The subjects included in the NICL AO Exam and their respective syllabus is given below. The NICL AO Prelims Syllabus is given below. The syllabus mainly consists of 3 subjects: English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates can check the syllabus here.

NICL AO Syllabus English

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

NICL AO Syllabus Quantitative Aptitude

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

NICL AO Syllabus Reasoning Ability

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

NICL AO Syllabus General Awareness

1. Current Affairs
2. Summits
3. Books & Authors
4. Awards
5. Sports
6. Defense
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. Government Schemes Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
18. Other important concepts
19. Abbreviations and Economic terminologies
20. Other important Topics

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