The New India Assurance Company Limited or as popularly known as the NIACL conducts a recruitment drive to select eligible candidates for the post of ‘Assistant’. The last notification was released by NIACL in the year 2018. It is expected to be released in the coming days now. A large number of aspirants prefer applying for this post as it is a golden chance to enter the Insurance industry where you can get job security along with numerous other perks and benefits.
To ensure you fare well in the upcoming NIACL Assistant 2021 exam, you should be well prepared and well aware of the previous years’ exam pattern and the cut-offs. There will be two main stages of online examination: Prelims & Mains. Those who will clear both these phases will have to go through a final ‘Regional Language Test’. Let us look into the NIACL Assistant Prelims exam details.
NIACL Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern
| S.No. | Name of Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 min |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| 3 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| 4 | Total | 100 | 100 | 60 min |
NIACL Assistant Exam Analysis
The last NIACL Assistant recruitment was held in the year 2018, where the online examination was conducted in two stages. To confirm your selection, you need to first know the ‘what’ and ‘how’ of the examination. The first thing you need to do is check out the previous years’ exam analysis. Why?
- To know the exam pattern
- To know the level of difficulty
- To know the kind of questions that might be asked
- To know which chapters to prioritize over others
Let us look into the subject-wise analysis of the NIACL Assistant Prelims exam:
English Language
The English language section of the NIACL Assistant Prelims 2018 had questions from various chapters/topics. The overall level of difficulty was easy-moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Reading Comprehension | 5 |
| Error Spotting | 5 |
| Sentence Improvement | 5 |
| Para jumble | 5 |
| Cloze Test | 5 |
| Single Fillers | 5 |
| Total | 30 |
Reasoning Ability
The questions in the Reasoning section were also from a variety of topics out of which some of the questions were easy and some were moderate. The overall level of difficulty can be considered as easy-moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Puzzle & Seating Arrangement – Box Puzzle – Month & Date Puzzle – Day puzzle | 15 |
| Syllogism | 5 |
| Blood relation | 4 |
| Inequality | 4 |
| Alpha Numeric Series | 5 |
| Misc | 2 |
| Total | 35 |
Numerical Ability
The Numerical Ability section is feared by many and loved by less. It is all about the numbers and a minor error can lead to deduction of marks. A variety of questions were asked in the Numerical Ability section of NIACL Assistant 2018 Prelims, which covered most of the important topics. The overall level of difficulty was moderate.
| Topic | No. of Questions |
| Data Interpretation (Ratio) | 5 |
| Simplification | 10 |
| Number Series | 5 |
| Approximation | 5 |
| Application Sums | 10 |
| Total | 35 |
NIACL Assistant Prelims Previous Year Cut-off
NIACL Assistant is a much-awaited examination and thus the competition usually is quite tough. This is the reason why you need to be well-acquainted with all the information related to the examination. Having the previous year cut-off with you will prove to be useful in planning your preparation in the future.
NIACL Assistant Prelims Cut-off 2018
| State | SC | ST | OBC | UR |
| Andaman & Nicobar | – | – | 53.25 | 74.25 |
| Andhra Pradesh | – | 73.50 | – | 88.25 |
| Assam | 75.75 | 69.75 | 78.00 | 83.75 |
| Bihar | – | – | – | 88.25 |
| Chandigarh | 76.00 | – | 77.50 | 87.75 |
| Chhattisgarh | 74.25 | 67.25 | – | 86.75 |
| Delhi | 80.25 | 72.00 | 82.50 | 89.25 |
| Goa | – | – | – | 69.00 |
| Gujarat | 78.25 | 64.50 | 71.50 | 82.75 |
| Haryana | 77.50 | – | – | 89.00 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 77.75 | – | – | 87.25 |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 75.50 | 65.25 | – | 86.50 |
| Jharkhand | 76.50 | – | – | 88.00 |
| Karnataka | 71.75 | 70.00 | 75.75 | 81.25 |
| Kerala | 79.75 | – | 86.25 | 89.00 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 77.25 | 59.25 | – | 86.75 |
| Maharashtra | 79.00 | 56.50 | 78.00 | 82.50 |
| Odisha | 79.00 | 69.00 | 86.50 | 88.00 |
| Puducherry | – | – | – | 79.50 |
| Punjab | 76.25 | – | – | 90.00 |
| Rajasthan | 82.00 | 73.00 | 84.00 | 88.75 |
| Tamil Nadu | 75.75 | 61.25 | – | 84.50 |
| Telangana | 83.00 | 74.00 | – | 86.00 |
| Tripura | – | 53.00 | – | 85.75 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 80.75 | – | 84.50 | 89.00 |
| Uttarakhand | – | 74.00 | – | 88.75 |
| West Bengal | 83.00 | 64.50 | 82.25 | 91.00 |
NIACL Assistant Prelims Cut-off 2018: Subject-wise
| Subject/ Category | English Language | Test of Reasoning | Numerical Aptitude |
| Maximum Marks | 30 | 35 | 35 |
| SC, ST, OBC, PC, EXS & DISEXS AND DXS | 11.00 | 11.00 | 13.50 |
| GENERAL | 14.75 | 16.25 | 17.75 |
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