NIACL AO Notification 2025 Out !! 550 Posts

NIACL has released the detailed notification for recruitment of 550 Administrative Officers (Scale-I) - Generalists and Specialists. 

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(A) Important Dates : 

Online registration window : 07th to 30th August 2025

Date of Phase I (Objective) Online Exam : 14th September 2025

Date of Phase II (Objective + Descriptive) Online Exam : 29th October 2025

(B) Total VAcancies : 550

Risk Engineers 50

Automobile Engineers 75 

Legal Specialists 50 

Accounts Specialists 25 

AO (Health) 50 

IT Specialists 25 

Business Analysts 75 

Company Secretary 2 

Actuarial Specialists 5 

Generalists 193  


(C) Eligibility : (as on 01.08.2025)

Age : 21 years and Maximum Age: 30 years.

Degree : Refer detailed notification (Page No. 2)


(D) Selection Procedure :


Phase I: Preliminary Examination:

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:   

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration (min.) 

English Language

30

30

20

Reasoning Ability

35

35

20

Quantitative Aptitude

35

35

20

Total 

100

100

60


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.

Phase II : Main Examination:

Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 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.   

(a) Objective Test: The Objective Test of 2.5 hours’ duration will be as follows. There will be separate timing for every section.

For Generalists:

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration (min.) 

Test of Reasoning

50

50

40

Test of English Language

50

50

40

Test of General Awareness

50

50

30

Test of Quantitative Aptitude

50

50

40

Total 

200

200

150


For Specialists:

Name of Test

No. of Questions

Max. Marks

Duration (min.) 

Test of Reasoning

40

40

30

Test of English Language

40

40

30

Test of General Awareness

40

40

25

Test of Quantitative Aptitude

40

40

30

In Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical& professional knowledge in the relevant discipline

40

40

35

Total 

200

200

150


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

Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score (to be decided by the Company according to number of vacancies) in the objective test (main examination) and qualify in the descriptive test for short listing for the Interview. Qualifying marks in the descriptive test shall be as follows: 15/30 (13.5/30 for SC, ST and PwBD).

A candidate shall be required to qualify in the descriptive test, but the marks in the descriptive test will not be counted towards shortlisting for interview or final selection.


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

There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online 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.


Phase III : Interview:

Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of Phase-II will subsequently be called for an Interview to be conducted by the Company. Interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 75:25 respectively.

(E) Application Fee : 

SC/ST/PWD : Rs. 100/· (Intimation Charges only)

Others: RS.850/·(Application fee including Intimation Charges)

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