NIACL Assistant 2017 Exam Pattern and Syllabus

NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 notification is already out. So today we're going to share the NIACL Assistant syllabus, exam pattern, & selection procedure for NIACL Asst Preliminary as well as Mains Exam.

The Prelims phase of NIACL Assistant Exam is expected to be conducted tentatively on 22nd and 23rd April 2017. This gives you approximately 45 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 2017

Preliminary Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant 2017

S. No	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	Composite time of 60 minutes
2.	Reasoning Ability	35	35
3.	Numerical Ability	35	35
	Total	100	100

Mains Exam Pattern of NIACL Assistant 2017

S. No.	Name of the Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration
1.	Reasoning Ability	40	50	Composite time of 120 minutes
2.	English Language	40	50
3.	General Awareness	40	50
4.	Computer Knowledge	40	50
5.	Numerical Ability	40	50
	Total	200	250

NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 - Key Takeaways

• Both Preliminary and Mains Exam of NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 will be conducted in Online Mode
• Total marks obtained out of 250 in the mains exam will be proportionately reduced to 35 marks.
• All the tests of Prelims and Mains exam, except for English Language Test will be available in Hindi as well as English.
• Regional Language Test will be just qualifying in nature. No separate marks will be awarded for this test.
• There will be a penalty of 0.25 marks for every wrong answer in the Prelims as well as Mains exam.

NIACL Assistant Syllabus 2017

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 including following -
• 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 2017 Selection Procedure

NIACL Assistant Exam 2017 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.