National Insurance Company Ltd. (NICL) has officially invited applications for the recruitment of Administrative Officers Scale-I for 274 vacant posts. Eligible candidates can apply for the openings from January 2, 2024, onwards up till January 22, 2024 on the official website nationalinsurance.nic.co.in.
| NICL Administrative Officer (Scale I) Recruitment Overview | |
| Recruitment Body | National Insurance Company Limited |
| Post Name | Administrative Officer (Scale I) |
| Vacancy | 274 |
| Basic Pay | Rs. 50,925/- |
| Salary | Rs. 85,000/- (metro cities) + other benefits (Pension, medical etc.) (Additional 25% of basic for doctors as Non Practicing Allowance) |
| Application start | 2nd January 2024 |
| Last date to apply | 22nd January 2024 |
| Application Fee | Rs. 1000/- for all except SC/ST/PWBD Rs. 250/- for SC/ST/PWBD |
| Exam Date | To be announced |
| Final Result | To be announced |
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NICL Administrative Officer Vacancy 2024
National Insurance Company Ltd. (NICL) has announced 274 vacancies for directly recruiting Scale-I Administrative Officers (Specialists & Generalists). Discipline-wise details are as follows:
| Discipline | No. of vacant posts | |
| Specialists | Doctor (MBBS) | 28 |
| Legal | 20 | |
| Finance | 30 | |
| Actuarial | 02 | |
| Information Technology | 20 | |
| Automobile Engineers | 20 | |
| Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers | 22 | |
| Generalists | 132 | |
| Total Vacancies | 274 | |
NICL Administrative Officer Eligibility Criteria
To apply online for the post of Scale – I Administrative Officer in NICL, the detailed criteria list is as follows:
| Criteria | Details | |
| Education | Doctor (MBBS) | M.B.B.S / M.D. / M.S. or PG Medical Degree from a recognized University OR Equivalent foreign degrees which are recognized with the prescribed benchmark. Furthermore, the candidate must hold a valid registration from the National Medical Commission or any State Medical Council. |
| Legal | Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Finance | Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) OR B.COM / M.COM from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Actuarial | Bachelor / Masters degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Actuarial Science or any other quantitative discipline from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Information Technology | B.E / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/ MCA from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Automobile Engineers | B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers | Master’s Degree from a recognized University in either of the two languages Hindi/English and the other (English/Hindi) as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree from a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with either of the two languages Hindi/English as the medium and the other (English/Hindi) as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) | |
| Generalist | Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates) | |
| Age | Age Requirement (as on 01/12/2023) Minimum – 21 yrs Maximum – 30 yrs | Age Relaxation (in upper age limit) OBC – 3yrs SC/ST- 5 yrs Defence Personal – 3 yrs Ex-Servicemen – 5 yrs PwBD – 10 yrs Widows, divorced & legally separated women, who have not remarried – 9 yrs Existing confirmed employees of Public Sector General Insurance companies – 8 yrs |
| Nationality | Citizen of India / Subject of Nepal / Subject of Bhutan / Tibetan Refugee / Person of Indian origin from the listed countries with the intention of permanently settling in India | |
NICL Administrative Officer Application Fee
Candidates are required to pay an application fee through various online payment modes.
| Category | Application Fee |
| SC / ST / PwBD | Rs. 250/- |
| All other candidates | Rs. 1000/- |
NICL Administrative Officer Selection Process & Exam Pattern
As per the official notification released by the NICL, the written exam for all (except for Hindi Rajbhasa Officers) will be conducted in two phases – Prelims & Mains. written exam for Hindi Rajbhasha officers will be conducted in a single phase. Shortlisted candidates based on the marks scored will be called for the interview & document verification. The detailed selection procedure is mentioned below-
Written Exam (Applicable for all disciplines except for Hindi Officers)
Preliminary examination – Online objective test (Multiple Choice Questions) will have 3 sections of 100 Marks and each section will be timed separately (20 mins duration for each section). A candidate must qualify for each section by securing cut-off marks decided by NICL to appear in the main examination.
| Prelims Exam Pattern for Generalists & Specialists | |||
| Subject | Marks | Duration (Separately timed) | Language |
| English Language | 30 | 20 mins | English |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 20 mins | Eng/Hindi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 20 mins | Eng/Hindi |
| Total | 100 | 60 mins | |
Mains Examination – Mains exam will consist of an objective test for 250 marks and a descriptive exam for 30 marks. Both the exams will be conducted through online mode. The descriptive exam will be qualifying in nature, shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview based on marks scored in the mains exam.
| Mains Exam Pattern for Generalists | ||||
| Subject | No. of question | Marks | Duration | Language |
| Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 min | Eng/Hindi |
| English Language | 50 | 50 | 40 min | English |
| General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | 30 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 3 hrs | |
| Mains Exam Pattern for Specialists | ||||
| Subject | No. of question | Marks | Duration | Language |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 min | Eng/Hindi |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 min | English |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 25 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Specialist Stream | 50 | 50 | 35 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 3 hrs | |
| Descriptive Test (English Language) | |
| Subject | Marks |
| Essay | 10 |
| Precis | 10 |
| Comprehension | 10 |
| Total | 30 |
Written Exam (Applicable only for Hindi Officers) – Computer based exam of 3.5 hrs will be conducted in a single phase divided into 6 sections including an online descriptive exam. Candidates need to qualify for each section to be shortlisted for the Interview. For Hindi descriptive test answers are to be typed using the keyboard (Inscript / Remington)
| Subject | No. of question | Marks | Duration | Language |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 min | Eng/Hindi |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 35 min | English |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Translation Test | 40 | 40 | 25 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Test of Hindi & English Grammar/vocabulary & knowledge of Act/ Rules regarding official language implementation | 40 | 40 | 30 min | Eng/Hindi |
| Test of Hindi Language Essay (20 marks), Precis (10 marks), Comprehension (10 marks) & Letter Writing (10 marks) | 50 | 50 | 60 min | Hindi |
| Total | 250 | 250 | 3 hrs 30 mins |
Interview – Shortlisted candidates will be called for Interview and document verification. Candidates must score minimum qualifying marks to be considered for final selection.
Final Selection – The final merit list will be prepared based on the marks obtained in the Mains Exam & interview. The weightage of the Mains Exam & Interview will be 80:20 respectively. Final appointment of the selected candidates will be subject to being found medically fit as per NICL requirements.
NICL Administrative Officer Preparation Books
| Subject | Book Title |
| General Knowledge | General Knowledge 2024 |
| Mental Ability & Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude |
| A Modern Approach To Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning | |
| Computer Science | Handbook Computer Science & IT |