NIACL AO highlights

NIACL AO Important Dates

• Phase-I Online Examination (Objective) Expected in September 2026.
• Phase-II Online Examination (Objective + Descriptive) October 29, 2026,(tentative)

NIACL AO Vacancies

New India Assurance has introduced 300 vacancies for the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist) for the NIACL AO 2026 Exam. Check the NIACL 2026 category-wise vacancy breakdown as mentioned in the notice below:

NIACL AO Eligibility Criteria

Nationality

A candidate must be:

• a citizen of India, or
• a subject of Nepal, or
• a subject of Bhutan, or
• a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 01st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Govt. of India

Education Qualification (as of 30/09/2026)

Must be a Graduate/ Post Graduate from a recognized University in any discipline.

Must hold at least 60% marks in either of the degree exams for General candidates and at least 55% marks for SC/ST/PWD candidates.

Age Limit (as of 01/04/2026)

The candidate should be of age group 21 to 30 years (for the general candidate) to apply for NIACL AO Recruitment 2026. The upper age relaxation for other categories is tabulated below.

Age Relaxation

NIACL AO Application Form

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NICL
• Step 2: Select the “Recruitment” option given at the top of the homepage
• Step 3: Click on the “NICL AO Apply Online” option
• Step 4: You are redirected to the application form page. Click o n the “New Registration” option
• Step 5: Fill in all the required fields like your name, Parent’s Name, contact details, email ID, etc. Once you fill this page and click on the “Submit” option, your registration number and password are shared with you on the contact details mentioned in the form
• Step 6: Next upload your passport size photo and scanned image of your signature.
• Step 7: Next, fill in your educational qualifications. Make sure that the information you entered is correct as these certificates and degrees are checked at the time of Interview
• Step 8: In the next part of the application form, you need to state information regarding your date of birth, category, disabilities, exam centre, etc.
• Step 9: Once you have reviewed the form, the final step is paying the application fee. Given below is the application fee details for the NICL

NIACL AO Exam Pattern

NIACL AO Preliminary Exam Pattern:

NIACL AO Mains Exam Pattern

I) Objective Paper

II) Descriptive Paper

• There will be a 30-minute Descriptive Test with 30 marks
• The English Language Test will be for
• Letter Writing - 10marks
• Essay - 20 marks
• The descriptive test will be conducted in English and online mode.

NIACL AO Exam Syllabus

Prelims Exam

Mains Exam

NIACL AO Job profile

• NIACL AO (Generalist) is the Scale-I administrative job profile and the work profile includes the responsibilities of the First entry-level officer.
• NIACL Administrative Officer is responsible for dealing with policymaking, clauses, risk proposals and authorization of claims
• NIACL AO files the official returns and statements that have to be shared with higher regional offices
• NIACL AO is responsible for managing and overlooking the issuance of insurance policies, settling insurance claims, etc.

NIACL AO Salary

The basic pay NIACL AO Salary is Rs. 32,795/- on the scale of Rs. 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)- 62315. The selected candidate will be salaried with total emoluments of approximately Rs 60,000/- per month (Metropolitan Centers) with the other allowances such as Dearness Allowance, House Rent Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, Transport Allowance, etc.

Exam Cutoff

The NIACL AO 2026 Cut-Off will be released after each phase of the examination is completed. The cut-off for the Preliminary exam will be released first followed by the cut-off for Mains Exam. Candidates can evaluate their selection chances by matching their scores with the cut-off list released by NIACL.

NIACL AO (Generalist) Section-Wise Cut Off

2018-19

NIACL AO Admit Card

Steps to Download NIACL AO Admit Card

• Step 1: Visit the official website of NIACL.
• Step 2: Click on the “Recruitment” link available on the homepage of the website.
• Step 3: Then, click on the download link of the NIACL AO Admit Card.
• Step 4: Now enter the ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Date of Birth’ in the required space and click on submit button.
• Step 5: The admit card will be displayed on the computer screen.
• Step 6: Save, download, or take the printout of the hall ticket for future reference.

Exam Preparation

Candidates need to thoroughly study the syllabus and examination pattern of the NIACL AO so that they can start preparing for the online exam. To help them prepare better, they can follow the steps below:

• Step 1 : Try and understand the syllabus and exam pattern in order to know the subjects.
• Step 2: Make sure that you equally split your time between all the subjects. This will assist in allocating additional time to subjects that you think are a bit difficult.
• Step 3: Make sure to practice Quants as well as reasoning daily.
• Step 4: Candidates can also go through the NIACL AO online test series.
• Step 5: Go for solving NIACL AO previous year’s papers also
• Step 6: Regularly stay informed about the Current Affair .
• Step 7: Practice Letter and Essay Writing
• Step 8: Read a lot of articles and daily newspapers to build Vocabulary

NIACL AO Results

The Result for NIACL AO 2026 Exam will be released separately for all three rounds in which the paper is going to be conducted. NIACL AO Prelims Result 2026 will be released first followed by NIACL Mains Result 2026.

NIACL AO Frequently Asked Questions