National Insurance Company Ltd has released notification on 10th June,2025 for 266 Administrative Officer ( General & Special) posts in Scale-I cadre . Online applications will start from 12th June,2025 onwards. NICL AO exam is conducted in 3 stages Phase-I, Phase-II and Interview. In this article, we have discussed the exam pattern and Old question papers of NICL AO exam.
Important Dates:
Notification released: 10th June,2025
Vacancy: 266
Age: 21-30
Salary: 90,000/- per month (Metropolitan)
Online Application starts: 12th June, 2025
Last date to apply (Including payment): 3rd Juy,2025 (11 pm)
Application Fee: Rs.1000 for All Candidates except SC/ST/PWD, Rs.250/- for SC,ST,PWD
Phase-I Exam Date: 20th July
Phase-II Exam Date: 31st August
National Insurance Company Ltd 2025 Notification PDF : NICL AO Recruitment 2025
NICL AO Online Application Link: Click to Apply
Details of Administrative Officer Vacancy:
| Sl.No | Stream/Discipline | Vacancy |
| 1 | Generalist | 170 |
| 2 | Doctors (MBBS) | 10 |
| 3 | Legal | 20 |
| 4 | Finance | 20 |
| 5 | Information Technology | 20 |
| 6 | Automobile Engineers | 20 |
| 7 | Doctors (MBBS)-Backlog | 4 |
| 8 | Finance-Backlog | 1 |
| 9 | Automobile Engineers-Backlog | 1 |
| Total | 266 |
NICL AO Educational Qualification:
NICL AO educational qualification (as on 1-5-2025) is given below:
| Sl.No | Discipline | Education Qualification |
| 1 | Generalists | Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| 2 | Doctors (MBBS) | M.B.B.S / M.D. / M.S. or PG – Medical Degree from a recognized University. OR
Equivalent foreign degrees which are recognized as such by the National Medical Commission (Formerly Medical Council of India) with the prescribed benchmark. Furthermore, the candidate must be holding a valid registration from National Medical Commission (Formerly Medical Council of India) or any State Medical Council (as applicable for Allopathy) as on date of the scheduled interview. |
| 3 | Legal | Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| 4 | Finance | Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) OR B.COM / M.COM from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| 5 | Information Technology | B.E / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology / MCA from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) |
| 6 | Automobile Engineers | B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering OR B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in any branch of Engineering together with Diploma (at least one year duration) in Automoblie Engineering from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
Phase-I Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests (Multiple Choice type Questions) for 100 marks will be conducted online (applicable for all disciplines). This test would be of 60 minutes duration consisting of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
| Sl.No | Name of Subject/Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
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. 1/4th of the marks assigned to the question will be deducted as a penalty for each wrong answer.
Phase – II: Main Examination:
Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests (Multiple Choice type Questions) for 250 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.
(i) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 3 Hours duration consists of six sections for Generalists & Specialists respectively for total 250 Marks:
For General:
| Sl.No | Name of Subject/Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| 2 | English Language | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| 3 | General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30 min |
| 4 | Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | 30 min |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 min |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 180 min |
For Specialist:
| Sl.No | Name of Subject/Section | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| 2 | English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 min |
| 3 | General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 min |
| 4 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 25 min |
| 5 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 min |
| 6 | Technical & professional knowledge in the relevant discipline | 50 | 50 | 35 min |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 180 min |
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, 1/4th 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
Candidates will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section separately of objective test for short listing for the Descriptive Test evaluation .i.e., the descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test. Depending on the number of vacancies, cut offs will be decided for Descriptive Papers evaluation i.e., there will also be a separate cut-off marks for the Descriptive Test. The Descriptive test will be qualifying in nature and the marks scored in the Descriptive test will not be counted towards short listing for interview
or final selection.
(ii) Descriptive Test: The descriptive Test of 30 Minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay – 10 Marks, Précis – 10 & Comprehension – 10 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on-line mode.
NICL AO Previous Year Paper:
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