NIACL AO Exam Pattern - Complete details

NIACL AO Exam Recruitment 2021 – Exam Pattern

The NIACL AO 2021 Recruitment has 3 phases:

Phase 1 – Prelims Exam (Objective Test)

Phase 2 – Main Exam (Objective and Descriptive Test)

Phase 3 – Interview

NIACL AO Recruitment 2021 – Phase 1 Exam Pattern

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

NIACL AO Exam 2021 – Phase 2 Exam Pattern

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 Recruitment 2021 – Phase 3 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. The interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 75:25 respectively. The centre, address of the venue, time & date of Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter. Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from company's

website. Please note that any request regarding change in date, centre etc. of interview will not be entertained. However, the company reserves the right to change the date/ venue/ time/ centre etc. of interview or hold supplementary

process for a particular date/session/venue/centre/set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any.

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.