Organization: National Insurance Company Limited (NICL)
Post Exam Name: Administrative Officer (AO) Generalist & Specialist Scale-I 2025
Total Posts: 266 Vacancies
Official Website: nationalinsurance.nic.co.in
Important Dates:
- Official Notification Release: 10 June 2025
- Application Start Date: 12 June 2025
- Last Date to Apply Online: 03 July 2025 (Closed)
- Pre-Exam Training for Reserved Categories: 14 to 17 July 2025
- Admit Card Release (Prelims): 13 July 2025
- Phase I (Preliminary) Examination: 20 July 2025 (Tentative)
- Phase II (Main) Examination: 31 August 2025 (Tentative)
- Interview: To Be Announced
Vacancy Details – Total: 266 Posts
- Generalist Officers: 170 Posts
- Specialist Officers: 96 Posts
- Doctors (MBBS): 28
- Legal: 20
- Finance: 30
- Information Technology: 20
- Automobile Engineers: 10
- Hindi (Rajbhasha): 8
Eligibility Criteria (As on 01 May 2025)
Age Limit:
- Minimum: 21 Years
- Maximum: 30 Years
Candidates must be born between 02.05.1995 and 01.05.2004 (inclusive)
Age Relaxation: - SC/ST: 5 Years
- OBC: 3 Years
- PwBD: 10 Years
Educational Qualification:
- Generalist Officers: Graduate or Postgraduate in any discipline with minimum 60% marks (55% for SC/ST).
- Specialist Officers: Specific qualifications with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST):
- Legal: Graduate or Postgraduate in Law
- Finance: Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) or B.Com / M.Com
- Information Technology: B.E. / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science / IT or MCA
- Doctors (MBBS): MBBS / MD / MS or PG Medical Degree with valid registration
- Automobile Engineers: Degree in Automobile or Mechanical Engineering
- Hindi (Rajbhasha): Postgraduate in Hindi with English as one of the subjects at Graduation
Nationality:
Indian citizen, or subject of Nepal/Bhutan, or Tibetan refugee (arrived before 01.01.1962), or person of Indian origin migrated from select countries intending to settle permanently in India.
Selection Process:
- Phase I: Preliminary Examination (Online Objective – Qualifying)
- Phase II: Main Examination (Online Objective + Descriptive – Merit-Based)
- Phase III: Interview
For Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers:
Single-phase Online Exam followed by Interview
Exam Pattern
Phase I – Preliminary Exam (Qualifying):
- English Language – 30 Questions – 20 Minutes
- Reasoning Ability – 35 Questions – 20 Minutes
- Quantitative Aptitude – 35 Questions – 20 Minutes
Total: 100 Questions – 100 Marks – 60 Minutes
Negative Marking: 0.25 mark per wrong answer
Phase II – Main Exam (Objective + Descriptive):
For Generalist Officers:
- Reasoning Ability – 50 Marks
- English Language – 50 Marks
- General Awareness – 50 Marks
- Computer Knowledge – 50 Marks
- Quantitative Aptitude – 50 Marks
Descriptive English Test (Qualifying): - Essay: 20 Marks
- Letter Writing: 10 Marks
- Duration: 30 Minutes
For Specialist Officers:
Same pattern as Generalist +
- Professional Knowledge: 50 Marks (Technical Subject Specific Section)
Interview:
Conducted for candidates qualified in Main Exam
Final Selection Weightage: Main Exam – 80%, Interview – 20%
Syllabus Overview
Preliminary Exam:
- English Language: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Spelling, Sentence Improvement, Rearrangement, Completion, Error Spotting, Synonyms/Antonyms
- Reasoning Ability: Puzzles (Box, Floor, Scheduling), Seating Arrangements (Linear, Circular), Coding-Decoding, Inequality, Syllogism, Direction Sense, Blood Relations, Alphanumeric Series
- Quantitative Aptitude: Number Systems, BODMAS, Profit & Loss, SI & CI, Time & Distance, Time & Work, Ratio, Mixture, Averages, Percentages, Boats, Pipes, Mensuration, Permutation, Probability, Data Interpretation, Number Series, Data Sufficiency
Main Exam (Generalist & Specialist):
- Advanced Reasoning, English, Quant, GA, Computer Knowledge
- General Awareness: Current Affairs (National/International), Sports, Schemes, MoUs, Books, Summits, Defence, Science, Banking, Insurance, Reports, Days
- Computer Knowledge: Basics, Shortcuts, Hardware, Software, Memory, Networking, MS Office
- Professional Knowledge: Based on respective disciplines
Application Fee:
- General/OBC/EWS: ₹1000/-
- SC/ST/PwBD: ₹250/-
Payment Mode: Online Only
Pay Scale:
- Basic Pay: ₹50,925/-
- Gross Salary (Metro Cities): ₹85,000 – ₹90,000 per month
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