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NIACL Assistant 2018 Exam Pattern and Syllabus

By BYJU'S Exam Prep

Updated on: September 25th, 2023

NIACL Assistant Exam 2018 notification is already out. So today we’re going to share the NIACL Assistant syllabus, exam pattern, & selection procedure for NIACL Assistant Preliminary as well as Mains Exam.

The Prelims phase of NIACL Assistant Exam is expected to be conducted tentatively on 8th and 9th September 2018. This gives you approximately 50 days to prepare well for this exam. So, go through the article, understand the exam pattern and syllabus of NIACL Assistant Exam and start your preparations now. 

NIACL Assistant Exam Pattern 2018

Preliminary Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant 2018

The Preliminary Examination (Online Objective Test) for 100 marks, would be of one-hour duration and will consist of 3 sections as follows:

S. No

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1.

Test of English Language

30

30

20 Minutes

2.

Test of Reasoning

35

35

20 Minutes

3.

Test of Numerical Ability

35

35

20 Minutes

 

Total

100

;100

60 Minutes

  • Candidates will have to qualify in each test by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company.

 

See also: NIACL Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis 2018 Shift 4 – 8th Sept (Overall Analysis)

Mains Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant 2018

The structure of Main Examination (Online objective test) will be as follows –

S. No.

Name of the Test

No. of Questions

Maximum Marks

Duration

1.

Test of Reasoning

40

50

Composite Time 120 minutes

2.

Test of English Language

40

50

3.

Test of General Awareness

40

50

4.

Computer Knowledge

40

50

5.

Numerical Ability

40

50

 

Total

200

250

  • The candidates will be required to obtain a minimum total score (as decided by the company) in the Mains Examinations. 
  • Total marks obtained in Mains Exam shall be proportionately reduced to a base of 35 marks
  • Adequate number of candidates state-wise and category-wise as decided by the Company will be shortlisted for the Tier II-Main Examination.

NIACL Assistant Exam 2018 – Key Takeaways

  • Both Preliminary and Mains Exam of NIACL Assistant Exam 2018 will be conducted in Online Mode.
  • All the tests of Prelims and Mains exam, except for English Language Test will be available in Hindi as well as English.
  • Candidates qualifying in Online Mains Exam will be shortlisted and called for Regional Language Test before final selection.
  • No separate marks will be given for Regional Language Test. This test will only be qualifying in nature.
  • Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the online Main examination subject to qualifying the Regional Language Test.
  • Merely satisfying the eligibility norms do not entitle a candidate to be called for online examinations & Regional Language Test.
  • There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the Prelims as well as Mains exam.
  • In case of equal marks scored by the last two or more candidates in the merit list, the candidate senior most in age will be shortlisted for further process of recruitment.

NIACL Assistant Syllabus 2018

Reasoning Ability

  • Puzzles
  • Seating Arrangement (Circular, Square and Linear)
  • Inequality (Both Direct and Coded)
  • Syllogism (New as well as Old Pattern)
  • Input – Output
  • Coding – Decoding (New as well as Old Pattern)
  • Order and Ranking
  • Direction based problems
  • Blood Relations (Coded as well as Direct)
  • Alphanumeric Series
  • Data Sufficiency
  • Verbal Reasoning

English Language

  • Reading Comprehension
  • Cloze Test
  • Spotting Errors
  • Sentence Improvement
  • Para Jumbles
  • Fill in the Blanks / Double Fillers
  • Para/ Sentence Completion

Numerical Ability

  • Data Interpretation (Try to have a thorough practice of calculative sets)
  • Number Series
  • Simplification / Approximation
  • Quadratic Equations
  • Arithmetic Topics which are as follows –
  • Problem on Ages
  • Profit, Loss and Discount
  • Averages
  • Ratio and Proportion
  • Simple and Compound Interest
  • Time & Work
  • Mixture and Alligations
  • Pipes and Cisterns
  • Time, Speed and Distance
  • Boats & Streams
  • Probability
  • Data Sufficiency

General Awareness

  • Questions will be asked mainly from the Current Affairs & Insurance/ Banking Awareness topics will be asked.
  • This section may also include questions on  Books & authors, Currencies, Important Places, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Ministers Schemes, Important Days etc.
  • It would be advisable to go through the GK updates of at least last 3 – 4 months.
  • Do not forget to prepare for static GK part as well, especially the countries, their capitals and currencies (Try to focus especially on the countries that have been in news lately, for instance, the countries visited by our Prime Minister or President or with whom any major MoU has been signed).

Computer Knowledge

  • Fundamentals of Computer
  • History of Computer
  • Internet
  • MS Office – Word, Powerpoint, Excel & Access
  • Memory
  • Input Output devices
  • Computer Shortcuts
  • Important Abbreviations

NIACL Assistant 2018 Selection Procedure

NIACL Assistant Exam 2018 Selection Procedure will consist of the following phases –

1. Preliminary Exam
2. Mains Exam
3. Regional Language Test

Candidates who qualify the mains exam will have to undergo a regional language test before the final selection.

Check here the official notification of NIACL Assistant Exam 2018 –

 NIACL Assistant Exam Notification 2018, Click Here!

Step up your Exam preparation by attempting the mock test through below link –

NIACL Assistant Combo Test Series 2018

 

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