1) The document provides tips for preparing for the NIACL Assistant exam scheduled for September 8th or 9th 2018. 2) It outlines the exam pattern which includes a preliminary exam with sections on English, reasoning and quantitative aptitude, and a main exam with sections on reasoning, English, general awareness and computer knowledge. 3) It proposes a 30 day preparation plan allocating hours to different sections and providing strategies for topics like reading comprehension, error spotting, and puzzles in reasoning. Emphasis is placed on practicing previous year papers and mock tests.

1. How to crack NIACL Assistant in
First Attempt
New Insurance Company Limited released a notification to recruit NIACL assistant
and the registrations have begun. The tentative date of exam is 8th
or 9th
September
2018. It is recommended to keep a check on the official site for the exam dates.
This article provides the tips to crack NIACL in first attempt.
Exam Pattern:
In order to prepare for the exam, you must be aware of the NIACL Assistant syllabus
as well as the exam pattern. You can refer to the article NIACL Assistant Syllabus
Here I will provide the exam pattern.
The exam happens in two tiers namely Preliminary and the Main exams.
Prelims Exam:
Section Number of Questions
Maximum
Marks
Exam
Duration
English 30 30 60 minutes
composite
duration
Reasoning 35 35
Quant 35 35
TOTAL 100 100

2. NIACL Mains 2018 Exam Pattern:
Section Number of Questions
Maximum
Marks
Exam
Duration
Reasoning 40 50
120 minutes
composite
duration
English 40 50
General Awareness 40 50
Computer
Knowledge
40
50
Numerical Ability 40 50
Preparation strategy:
As there are solid 30 days for preparation, I would provide the preparation plan of
30 days which can be tweaked as per you convenience and strength as well as
focus areas in the syllabus.
Total Number of Days 30 Days
Number of Hours per Day 3 Hours
Hours dedicated to NIACL Quantitative Aptitude Preparation 30 Hours
Hours dedicated to NIACL Reasoning Ability Preparation 30 Hours
Hours dedicated to NIACL English Language Preparation 30 Hours
Allocation of hours for English Section:
If the candidates are thorough in the basics of English, then the preparation is a
cake walk. All you need is a bit of preparation in the particular topics and you will be
prepared.

3. Reading is a good thing to develop vocabulary and to know the meanings of the
words. It also helps in developing your pace of reading. Therefore, you can cover
vocabulary, reading passages if you read newspapers, magazines. This will help in
your preparation. Also ensure to go through the rules of grammar.
These are the topics you must practice accordingly as per the number of questions
asked. Practice more of such questions where the frequency is more.
Topic Name
Number of Questions
(Expected)
Allocation of
Hours
Reading
Comprehension
10 12
Spotting the Error 5 6
Para jumbles 5 3
Synonyms/ Antonyms 2-3 3
Idioms and Phrases 1-2 3
Cloze Test 5-10 3
Allocation of hours for QA Section:
Practice the questions as much as you can and solve them in less time with
accuracy. Practice the basics, memorize the formulae. Solve around 300 questions
in number series of different patterns. Solve 50 questions in on permutations &
combinations to get the accuracy. Practice previous NIACL question papers.
Attempt NIACL practices sets, test series, mock tests.
Take a look at the syllabus for QA section. Practice the topics according to the table
below:
Topic Name
Number of Questions
(Expected)
Allocation of
Hours
Simplification 10 9
Number Series 6-8 5
Approximation 3-4 4
Data Interpretation 5 4
Miscellaneous 8-10 8

4. Allocation of hours for Reasoning Ability:
Reasoning Ability is all about checking the candidate’s presence of mind. While
solving the questions during practice, solve at least 40 to improve accuracy. This
section carries 35 marks for 35 questions. There is a negative marking of 0.25
marks for each incorrect answer. Just follow the table below for preparing and be
able to solve the questions and practice to be able to answer accurately.
Topic Name
Number of Questions
(Expected)
Allocation of
Hours
Blood Relations 2-4 2
Coding Decoding 3-5 4
Mathematical Operations and
Inequalities
4-5 4
Direction Sense Test 2-4 2
Alphabet Tests and Dictionary 2-4 2
Number, Ranking and Time
Sequence Test
3-5 4
Sitting/Complex Arrangement and
Puzzle Tests
5-7 6
Miscellaneous 8-10 6
Along with the preparation, practicing the questions, it is also important to keep
solving NIACL Assistant mock test to check your position. Also check the NIACL
Assistant cut-off marks of previous year, it will give a better picture. Check the
results of the mock tests and analyze which has taken away most of your time and
marks. Prepare an action plan to overcome this and solve with great accuracy and
better speed. All the best.