NIACL AO Recruitment 2023: Check Eligibility & Selection Process

The New India Assurance Company Limited (NIACL) released an official notification for recruitment of 450 Administrative Officers (Generalists & Specialists) in Scale I cadre. The online application for interested candidates was open from 1st August 2023 to 21st August 2023 on the official website - www.newindia.co.in. 

This is a great opportunity for candidates looking to join the insurance sector as an AO in a leading PSU general insurance company. As an AO of the NIACL, your job profile will include crucial administrative and managerial roles within the organization, ensuring the smooth functioning of various departments.

The important details regarding the NIACL AO 2023 Recruitment have been compiled in this article. Candidates who wish to be appointed at a respectable job in the prestigious insurance company will find the exam details provided here useful for their exam preparation. 

NIACL Notification 2023 - AO Overview

The NIACL is one of the leading public sector general insurance companies in India. It provides a wide range of insurance products like motor, health, travel, property, etc. Currently, candidates are going through the NIACL AO recruitment for 2023. This is an exceptional opportunity for individuals aspiring to build a career in the Indian insurance sector. The important updates regarding this exam are summarized below.

Important Dates: NIACL AO Examination 2023

Candidates must be informed of the important exam events for the NIACL AO exam 2023, which will be updated in the table as soon as official information is given by the company's website. The NIACL AO Mains Exam (Phase-II) is scheduled to be held on 8 October 2023 and the Phase-I exam was held on 9 September 2023. You can check all relevant dates of NIACL Recruitment in the table below:

Important Links for NIACL AO 2023 

The NIACL has organised all the important links related to the NIACL AO exam under the Recruitments section on the website. The important relevant links including the official website, official notification and other important ones have been provided in the table below. 

NIACL AO 2023 Vacancy Details 

In the official recruitment advertisement issued by the NIACL, a total of 450 vacancies have been announced for the post of Administrative Officers in various disciplines. 

The tentative vacancies for the AO posts in NIACL have been provided below. 

Eligibility Criteria for NIACL AO 2023

Candidates interested in being appointed as Administrative Officers in NIACL must first ensure that they satisfy the conditions for eligibility set out by the company for this purpose. These include conditions for nationality of the candidate, age requirements, and minimum educational qualifications. The NIACL AO eligibility criteria for 2023 have been explained in brief below. 

Nationality

An applicant must meet one of the following conditions of nationality to be eligible for the NIACL AO posts. The candidate must be either : 

• An Indian citizen, or 
• A Nepalese subject,  or
• A subject of Bhutan,  or 
• A Tibetan refugee who came to India for settling permanently 
• A person of Indian origin having migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries and Vietnam to settle permanently. 

Age Limit 

The NIACL AO age limit as prescribed by the company is mentioned below: 

Minimum Age : 21 years 

Maximum Age : 30 years  

Note : For this purpose, the candidate's age as of 1st August 2023 will be considered. 

Certain categories of candidates are allowed a relaxation in the upper age limit, as mentioned below : 

* Note : In case of ex-servicemen and candidates disabled during defence operations, there are certain detailed conditions regarding period of service, etc to avail the relaxation in age limit. Candidates falling in these categories must check the official recruitment notice to confirm the same. 

Educational Qualification

As per the official recruitment notice issued by NIACL, candidates must satisfy the minimum educational qualifications prescribed for the Administrative Officers. The requirements are different for the Generalist and Specialist posts and are explained in brief in the table below.

The candidate’s educational qualification as on 1 August 2023 shall be taken into consideration for the purpose of deciding their eligibility. 

The application process for NIACL AO is conducted online. Candidates need to fill out the application form on the official website and pay the required application fee. To avoid complications later on, double-check all of the information you submit. 

Candidates meeting the eligibility criteria had to apply for NIACL AO recruitment online from 1st August 2023 to 21st August 2023 on the official website - www.newindia.co.in

Here are the steps to fill the NIACL AO online application form:

Step 1: Go to the official website and click on the "Recruitment" section.

Step 2: Search for the AO recruitment advertisement and click on "Apply Online".

Step 3: Register yourself by providing basic details and note down the registration number. 

Step 4: Login using credentials, fill the application form and upload required documents. 

Step 5: Then you can pay the application fee online through credit/debit card or net banking etc. 

Step 6: Submit the NIACL AO application form and take a printout for future reference.

Application Fees

The application fee for the NIACL AO exam as prescribed by the company in its official recruitment advertisement is given below:

• For General/OBC/EWS candidates : Rs.850 (application fee + intimation charges)
• For SC/ST/PwBD candidates : Rs.100 (intimation charges only)

NIACL AO Selection Process

The NIACL AO Selection Process involves three stages that a candidate has to go through. These include a Preliminary Exam, a Main Exam and an Interview. 

Phase I : Preliminary Exam 

The NIACL Pre exam is an online computer based objective test of 100 marks. Candidates who qualify the Pre will be eligible to move on to the next phase, the Main exam. This exam is common for both Generalist and Specialist posts. 

Phase II : Main Exam

The main examination will consist of 200-marks Objective Tests and a 30-marks Descriptive Test. The Objective and Descriptive Tests will both be available online. Candidates will be required to type their answers to the Descriptive Test on a computer.The Descriptive Test will be conducted immediately following the completion of the Objective Test.

Phase III : Interview 

The company shall conduct an Interview for the candidates who qualify the 2nd phase Main exam. The final selection of suitable candidates shall be made on the basis of the Mains and Interview scores combined. The weightage attributed to the result of the exam and the interview is in the ratio of 75:25.

Exam Pattern for NIACL AO 2023

As mentioned above, the selection of candidates for the NIACL AO posts is done on the basis of eligibility tests in three phases - a preliminary exam, a main exam, and an interview.

The phase-wise exam pattern has been provided in the following sections. 

NIACL AO Phase I Preliminary Exam Pattern 

• The Pre exam is an objective type test consisting of 3 sections. Candidates need to pass each section separately. 
• All sections will have multiple choice questions (MCQs) of 1 mark each. 
• Candidates will have to select one correct answer out of 5 options given. 
• There will be a negative marking of 1/4th marks for every wrong answer. 
• Except for the English language test, all other tests shall be bilingual (held in English and Hindi).

NIACL AO Phase II Main Exam Pattern

The Main exam consists of two tests : an objective test of 200 marks and a descriptive test of 30 marks. Candidates are required to secure passing marks in both the exams to qualify this stage. 

I) The 1st section is a 200 mark objective type test with MCQs of 1 mark each. The  exam pattern for the objective type test is as tabulated below. 

Exam Pattern for Generalist Posts 

Exam Pattern for Specialist Posts 

II) The second part of phase 2 Mains exam has a descriptive test of 30 marks. Candidates are supposed to write a letter for 10 marks and an essay for 20 marks in English. The descriptive test shall also be conducted online.

NIACL AO Admit Card 2023 

NIACL AO admit card 2023 for the online examination are released on the official website prior to the exam. Candidates will be able to download the admit card using their Registration No/Roll No and Date of Birth. Admit cards will not be sent by post to any candidate.

The admit card or NIACL Call letter for each phase of the exam shall be issued separately. These will be available in the Recruitments section of the official website. Candidates must carry a printout of admit card along with an original and valid photo ID proof for verification purposes.

NIACL AO Phase II Call Letter Direct Link 

The NIACL AO Phase II call letter has been released on the official website on 30 September. Candidates who have been shortlisted in the Phase I exams need to download their call letter to carry it to the exam center. 

NIACL Answer Key

NIACL will release the official answer key of the AO exam on the website after completion of each phase. Candidates can calculate their marks and estimate scores using the published answer key. 

First, the provisional answer keys will be released, followed by the final answer keys. Candidates can also submit objections against the provisional answer key within the stipulated time. 

NIACL AO 2023 Result

NIACL will announce the result in a phased manner at each stage of the selection process. Candidates who obtain the minimum required score in the preliminary exam will be shortlisted for mains. The NIACL has issued the Pre exam result for the AO exam. The list of shortlisted candidates is available on the official website. 

NIACL AO 2023 Pre Result 

After the mains exam, candidates who secure the prescribed cutoff marks will be shortlisted for the interview round. 

Finally, a merit list will be prepared based on the consolidated marks obtained by the candidates in Mains and Interview. The final result will mention the roll numbers of provisionally selected candidates.

NIACL AO 2023 Scorecard Direct Link (For Prelims) 

NIACL AO Cut-off Marks

In the official announcement of the phase 1 result, the NIACL has stated that the mark sheets and cut off marks for the 2023 Pre exams shall be released on the website soon. The company shall declare separate cut-off marks for every exam stage. 

The NIACL AO pre cut-off for 2023 has been released along with the scorecard. When candidates go to the Scorecard download link, the cut-off for all categories and subjects shall be displayed on selecting the Marksheet for Phase I Online Exam from the drop down. 

For the reference of candidates, the NIACL AO Prelims cut-off marks 2023 are given in the table below.

Category-wise Cut Off Marks (out of 100) 

For section-wise cut off for the various AO posts, candidates can check the NIACL AO Pre scorecard link.

Salary Details for NIACL AO 

Candidates selected for the post of AO will be placed in the pay scale of Rs.50925-2500(14)-85925-2710(4)-96765. Additional allowances and perks are also admissible as per company norms.

FAQs for NIACL AO 2023