Introduction
The NIACL Assistant Selection Process involves Two tiers: Tier I - Preliminary Examination, Tier II - Main Examination. Preliminary Examination would be held on 8th and or 9th September 2018 (Tentative dates). Candidates who will clear the Prelims Exam will proceed to the NIACL Assistant Main exam to be held on 6th October 2018 (Tentative).
Candidates shortlisted in the online Main examination will subsequently be called for Regional Language Test to be conducted by the Company, at select centers.
Tiers
The Preliminary Examination (Online Objective Test) for 100 marks, would be of one-hour duration and will consist of 3 sections as follows:
The questions in objective tests, except for the test of English Language, will be made available in English & Hindi. Candidates will have to qualify in each test by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company. Adequate number of candidates state-wise and category-wise as decided by the Company will be shortlisted for the Tier II-Main Examination.
| SL. No. | Name of the test | No of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test of English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Test of Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Test of Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
The structure of Main Examination (Online objective test) will be as follows:
a) Main Examination will consist of Online Objective Test for 250 marks to be conducted in duration of 120 minutes.
b) The questions in objective tests, except for the test of English Language, will be made available in English & Hindi.
c) Each candidate will be required to obtain a minimum total score (as decided by the Company) in the main examination.
d) Candidates qualifying in the Online Main Examination will be shortlisted and called for Regional Language Test, before final selection. No separate marks will be awarded for Regional Language Test. This test will be only qualifying in nature.
e) Final selection will be made on the basis of performance in the online Main examination subject to qualifying the Regional Language Test. Merely satisfying the eligibility norms do not entitle a candidate to be called for online examinations & Regional Language Test.
f) In case of equal marks scored by the last two or more candidates in the merit list, the candidate senior most in age will be shortlisted for further process of recruitment.
| SL. No. | Name of the test | No of questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test of Reasoning | 40 | 50 | Composite Time 120 minutes |
| 2 | Test of English Language | 40 | 50 | |
| 3 | Test of General Awareness | 40 | 50 | |
| 4 | Computer Knowledge | 40 | 50 | |
| 5 | Test of Numerical Ability | 40 | 50 | |
| Total | 200 | 250 | ||
| Total marks obtained as above shall be proportionately reduced to a base of 35 marks | ||||
Note:
- Penalty for Wrong Answers (Applicable to both - Preliminary and Main examination) There will be penalty for wrong answers marked in the Online 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 penalty to arrive at corrected score. No marks will be deducted for un-attempted questions.
- The Company reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its Website.
- The Final Merit List state wise and category wise shall be prepared in descending order of the marks secured by the candidates in the Online Main Examination subject to qualifying the Regional Language Test. Candidates who fall within the number of vacancies in the merit list shall be considered for appointment subject to Medical Fitness. Candidates will be intimated of the same through the Company's website. The candidates are requested to check the website regularly.
Language Test
Regional Language Test:
- Candidates shortlisted in the online Main examination will subsequently be called for Regional Language Test to be conducted by the Company, at select centers. The name and address of the Centre, time & date of this test will be informed to the shortlisted candidates on official website.
- Candidates are required to download their call letters for the Regional Language Test from the company's website, Please note that any request regarding change in date, time, centre etc. will not be entertained, However, the Company reserves the right to change the date/ time/ venue/ centre etc. of this test or hold a supplementary process for particular date/ session/ venue/ centre/ set of candidates at its discretion, under unforeseen circumstances, if any
- The Regional Language Test will be of qualifying nature only. No Scores will be allotted for the same.
- The scores obtained by the candidates in the Online Main Examination will be considered while arriving at the final ranking subject to their qualifying the Regional Language Test. Candidate should be sufficiently high in the merit list to be shortlisted for subsequent recruitment process.