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NIACL Assistant Mains 2018 Study Plan/Strategy to Crack Mains in 20 days

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

Here we are with the 20 days study plan for NIACL Assistant Mains 2018 Examination. The first phase of this exam got over on 08th September 2018. The Mains exam for NIACL Assistant is scheduled on 6th October 2018. Just 20 days left for NIACL assistant Mains, some of you must be preparing hard to pass Mains Examination with a good score, while some of you are waiting for the result of NIACL Prelims. You should not waste your time in waiting because this golden time between the Prelims and Mains, which you are getting, will never come back. Your preparation is going to help you anyway.

Table of content

1. Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant Mains:
2. NIACL Assistant Mains Study Plan :
3. Important points to remember:

Scoring good in Mains exam is very important because it is the final stage of the exam to decide merit. There is no interview for NIACL Assistant mains 2018. So, start your preparation for the mains exam right away by the below-mentioned study plan.

Before we start, read more about the NIACL Assistant job profile to know what you are signing up for and what will be your responsibilities.

Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant Mains:

First, It is very important to have a clear idea about the pattern of the examination. There is no change in NIACL Assistant Mains Exam pattern as compared to last year. Take a look at the distribution of marks in different sections from the following table.

S.No.	Test Name	Number of Questions	Total Marks	Total duration
`1.	Reasoning Ability	40	50	Composite duration of 120 minutes
2.	Numerical Ability	40	50
3.	English	40	50
4.	General Awareness	40	50
5.	Computer Knowledge	40	50
	Total	200	250

NIACL Assistant Mains Study Plan :

Days	Numerical Ability	Reasoning	English	General Awareness	Computer Knowledge
Day 1	Number Series (Missing, Wrong)	Inequality (Coded inequalities)	Error detection rules and questions of topics Tenses, articles, noun, pronoun	Headquarters of insurance companies, banks, national and international organization, Important dates, All cabinet ministers and Governors	Computer history, fundamentals, generations of computers, Types of computer
Day 2	Simplification and Approximation	Syllogism (Also Reverse & Does not follow syllogism)	Error detection rules and questions of topics verb, adjective, adverb, subject-verb agreement	Static gk(Important rivers, dams and waterfalls, airports, seaports etc.). Static GK Tornado	Computer hardware devices
Day 3	Quadratic equations Quantity Based Questions	Coding-decoding (New pattern also)	Error detection rules and questions of topics Preposition, conjunction,	Static GK (Important wildlife sanctuaries, nuclear power stations, temples, places, and dances ) Static GK Tornado	Operating system
Day 4	Average Ratio & Proportion	Blood relation (Coded blood relations	Error detection rules and questions of topics conditional sentences and other remaining topics	Insurance awareness	Computer Memory
Day 5	Percentage	Directions Order and Ranking	Sentence improvement/Sentence Correction	Insurance and Finance Awareness, Financial terminology., important insurance terms, New schemes introduced in insurance and finance sector	Computer Software
Day 6	Profit, loss & Discount	Data Sufficiency Alphabet test based	Para jumble Sentence Rearrangement	Insurance and Banking Awareness (static insurance and banking concepts)	Computer security and viruses
Day 7	DI (Tabulation)	Input-output	Cloze Test	Current insurance and banking news	MS word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS access important points
Day 8	DI(Bar graph)	Series (Alphabet , Number & Alphanumeric Series)	Fill in the blanks (Single/double fillers)	Current affairs revision of June	Database management
Day 9	DI (Line chart)	Data Sufficiency	Reading comprehension	Current affairs revision of June	Internet, Networking and protocols
Day 10	DI (Pie Chart) Caselet DI	Linear Seating arrangement	Phrase Replacement Sentence Connector	Current affairs revision of July	Computer terminologies + abbreviations
Day 11	DI(Mixed) DI (Missing)	Circular/square seating arrangement	Statement & Para completion’ Para Summary	Current affairs revision of July	MS windows + important keyboard shortcuts
Day 12	Simple interest & compound interest Partnerships	Puzzles (Floor, date of birth based)	Match the column Reading comprehension	Current affairs revision of August	Programming languages important points
Day 13	Mixture & Allegation Boats & Streams	Puzzles (month, days scheduling based)	Odd one out Theme based questions	Current affairs revision of August	Revise topics of your choice
Day 14	Time, work & Wages Pipes & Cisterns	Logical Reasoning (Cause and effect, a course of action) Seating arrangement	Phrases, Idioms, word meanings, spellings exercises	Current affairs revision of September	Revise topics of your choice
Day 15	Speed, Time & Distance Trains Quadratic Equation	Logical reasoning (Statement and assumptions, arguments, inferences ) Puzzles	Reading Comprehension and sentence improvement	Current affairs revision of September	Revise topics of your choice
Day 16	Quantity Based Questions Probability & Permutations	Syllogism, Inequalities	Vocabulary(Synonyms)	Current Affairs Revision	Computer quizzes
Day 17	Data Sufficiency questions Simplification and Approximation	Coding-decoding Input-output	Vocabulary (Antonyms)	Revision of insurance and banking awareness GK Tornado	Computer tornado (It will be published today)
Day 18	Data Interpretation Number Series	Puzzles/Seating arrangement + sectional test	Sectional test + Reading comprehension	GK Tornado	Computer tornado
Day 19	Sectional test	Puzzles + sectional test	Sectional test + Error Spotting	GK tornado	Computer tornado
Day 20	Sectional test	Seating arrangement + sectional tests	Sectional test +Fillers/Cloze Test	GK tornado	Revise Computer tornado

Note: You can give time to each subject per day as per your suitability. For example, one person may be good in reasoning, another person may be good in English. So, give more time to that section for which you think that you need more practice in this 20 days schedule.

Important points to remember:

Tips For Numerical ability :

Practice all levels of questions of simplification, approximation, number series, and quadratic equations, because these are must attempt topics in this section to score well. These topics comparatively take less time to solve and also answers are more accurate.
Properly understand the concepts of ratio and proportion, average, percentage. These topics help in simplification/approximation and mostly data interpretation questions revolve around these topics.
Do not just mug up formula and short tricks. Practice them in questions.
We already have a lot of useful study material of Numerical Ability. Make sure that you go through it to clear your basics.

Tips For Reasoning Ability :

Give much time to puzzles and seating arrangement during your preparation because in the current pattern of exams, most of the reasoning part is covered with puzzles and seating arrangement. With constant practice, you can excel in puzzles and seating arrangements topics.
Practice new pattern of questions of topics coding-decoding, input-output, syllogism. Be updated with new types of questions.
We already have a lot of useful study material of Reasoning Ability. Make sure that you go through it to clear your basics.

Tips For English Language:

Make a habit of reading the newspaper daily. This will boost up your English reading skill and it will also enhance your vocabulary. All in all, it is very important to read English newspaper daily to score well in the English Section.
Try to learn 10 new English words every day and use those words in your daily life to be familiar with them.
Be familiar with the basic and proper usage of grammar rules. Strengthen your English grammar.
We already have a lot of useful study material of English . Make sure that you go through it to clear your basics.

Tips For General Awareness:

On a daily basis attempt financial awareness quizzes, static GK quizzes and daily GK quizzes which we provide.
Also, read and learn one-liner regularly.
Read newspaper daily. It will keep you updated with the current happenings every day.
We already have a lot of useful study material of General Awareness Section. Make sure that you go through it to clear your basics.

Tips For Computer Awareness :

You can score very good marks in this section in less time because its syllabus is not very vast and questions asked in exams are not very complicated.
First, study one topic per day from a book or PDF and must revise it before exams.
On daily basis , attempt computer quizzes .
We already have a lot of useful study material of Computer Awareness. Make sure that you go through it to clear your basics.

Most Important point :

The most important trick to score well in the examination is to attempt mock tests on a regular basis. Take mock tests very seriously.
Analysis of attempted mock tests is very important. Through analysis of mock tests, you will get to know your strong and weak areas in each section.
The analysis will tell you where you are lacking and where you need improvement. It will also tell you what are your strengths and which topics will give you a good score in the actual exam.
Mock tests will not tell you how good you are in any subject, but it will tell you that how you can be better and how you can give your best during the actual exam.

You can try our NIACL Assistant Mains Test Series 2018 for better chances of success.

So start your preparation for NIACL Assistant Mains 2018 right now and we wish for your grand success in this exam.

All the best,
Team gradeup