NIACL AO recruitment 2021

New India Assurance Company Ltd - NIACL published an official notification for Recruitment to the post of Administrative Officer (AO) (Generalists) (Scale-I). As per the the notice, a total of 300 vacancies shall be filled through this recruitment. Eligible candidates can apply for this recruitment. You can view more details about this recruitment including No. of posts, name of post, Educational qualification, Age limit, Selection process, How to apply etc... You can also view official notification and other important facts about this recruitment e.g. Important links and Important dates.

Job details

No. of posts: 300
Name of posts: Administrative Officers (Generalists)

Eligibility Criteria:

Educational Qualification

A candidate must possess the minimum qualification of a graduate/post graduate in any discipline from a recognised University or any equivalent qualification recognised as such by Central Government with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination for General candidates and at least 55% marks for SC/ST/PwBD candidates. Candidate should possess certificate in proof of passing the qualifying examination as on 30.09.2021.

Age limit

21 years and Maximum Age: 30 years, as on 01.04.2021

Application Fee

Rs. 750/- (Application fee including intimation charges) for All candidates other than SC/ ST / PwBD and Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges Only) for SC/ ST / PwBD.

Selection Process

The applicants will have to appear for Stage-I (Preliminary Examination) and Stage-II (Main Examination - (I) Objective Test (II) Descriptive Test) examinations. The final selection would be based on consolidated marks of main examination (objective test) and Interview round. The final merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the consolidated marks secured by the candidates. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment.

NIACL Administrative Officer Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2021

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

Duration: 60 minutes
Total Marks: 100

English Language - Maximum Marks: 30

Reasoning Ability - Maximum Marks: 35
Quantitative Aptitude - Maximum Marks: 35

Candidates have to qualify in each test/section 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.
Phase – II: 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.

Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2.5 hours’ duration will be as follows. There will be separate timing for every section.

Duration: 120 minutes
Total Marks: 200

Test of Reasoning - Maximum Marks: 50
Test of English Language - Maximum Marks: 50
Test of General Awareness - Maximum Marks: 50
Test of Quantitative Aptitude - Maximum Marks: 50

Descriptive Test: The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes’ duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing-10marks & 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. Depending on the number of vacancies available, cut offs will be decided for Descriptive paper evaluation. Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score (to be decided by the Company according to number of vacancies) in the objective test (main examination) and qualify in the descriptive test for short listing for the Interview. Qualifying marks in the descriptive test shall be as follows: 15/30 (13.5/30 for SC, ST and PwBD).
Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination): There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. Each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty to arrive at corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question
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.