NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024

NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024

The NIACL AO 2023 Recruitment has 3 phases:

Phase 1 – Prelims Exam (Objective Test)

Phase 2 – Main Exam (Objective and Descriptive Test)

Phase 3 – Interview

NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024 For Phase 1

Candidates have to qualify for each test/section by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company.

NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024 For Phase 2

The Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Tests for 30 marks. Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.

(i) Objective test

Objective Test For Generalists -:

Objective Test For Specialists -:

(ii) Descriptive Test: 

The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Letter Writing-10 marks & Essay-20 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted online mode.

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section of the objective test separately for shortlisting for the Descriptive test evaluation/Interview. Descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify for the objective test.

NIACL AO Exam Pattern 2024 For Phase 3 

Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of Phase-II will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Company. The interview will be conducted at select centers. The weightage (ratio) of Online examinations and interviews will be 80:20 respectively.

Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both – Preliminary and Main examination)

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-fourth of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as a penalty to arrive at a corrected score. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question. The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website.

Final selection

The final selection would be based on consolidated marks of the main examination (objective test) & Interview. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment. The seniority of the selected candidates will be as per the merit / select list. A Waiting List of candidates not exceeding 50% of the number of vacancies may also be prepared and may be utilized in the event of non-acceptance of employment offer by the candidates selected in the final merit list.