NIACL Assistant Preparation Tips, Tricks & Strategy

NIACL Assistant Preparation tips

New Insurance Company Limited Assistant exam is conducted three phases, Prelims, Mains and Regional language test. The tentative date of exam for prelims is 22^nd and 23^rd April, 2017. The aim of this article is to provide Preparation tips, Tricks & Strategy. Primarily, it is important to know the pattern as well as the syllabus of the exam.

Preliminary Exam:

Mains:

Reasoning Ability

1. Puzzles/ Seating Arrangement (Circular, Square, Floor, Linear etc.)
2. Inequality (Coded and Direct)
3. Syllogism
4. Direction based questions
5. Logical Reasoning
6. Blood Relations
7. Coding - Decoding
8. Input - Output
9. Order and Ranking
10. Alphanumeric Series
11. Data Sufficiency

English Language

1. Sentence Improvement
2. Para Jumbles
3. Cloze Test
4. Spotting Errors
5. Reading Comprehension
6. Single / Double Fillers
7. Para/ Sentence Completion

Numerical Ability

1. Data Interpretation (Pie, Tabular, Line, Missing etc)
2. Number Series
3. Quadratic Equations
4. Problem on Ages
5. Simple and Compound Interest
6. Time, Speed and Distance
7. Probability
8. Simplification / Approximation
9. Boats & Streams
10. Ratio and Proportion
11. Profit, Loss and Discount
12. Averages
13. Time & Work
14. Mixture and Alligations
15. Pipes and Cisterns
16. Data Sufficiency(Two and Three Statement)

General Awareness

1. Current Affairs of the last 3 to 4 months & Insurance/ Banking Awareness can also be asked.
2. Static Awareness includes questions on Books & authors, Currencies, Important Places, Awards, Headquarters, Prime Ministers Schemes, Dams, Folk dances, Rivers, Wildlife centuries/National Park, Important Days etc.

Computer Knowledge

1. Fundamentals of Computer
2. History of Computer
3. Internet
4. MS Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel & Access
5. Memory
6. Input Output devices
7. Computer Shortcuts
8. Important Abbreviation

Preparation tips, Tricks & Strategy

1. Prepare a study plan according to the syllabus. The study plan must be inclusive of the easy and the difficult topics, it should be a balanced plan.
2. Keep practicing mock tests, previous years’ papers, online tests. Self assessment helps in improving your accuracy and speed. You can identify the gray areas which needs more preparation.
3. Refer to previous years’ papers of at least 3-4 years.
4. You must be aware of the GK and Static GK of the last 6 months (minimum).
5. Brush up your grammar knowledge. Reading a good English News paper every day helps to cover 2 things, one is vocabulary and the other is general awareness and current affairs.
6. Practice various sets of puzzles, coding-decoding, order and ranking, blood relations to improve accuracy.
7. Be prepared with the basics of computer.

These preparation tips and strategy should help you prepare for the NIACL Assistant Exam.