NICL Administrative Officer Recruitment 2024 – Apply Online for 274 Posts

 Introduction:

National Insurance Company Ltd (NICL) has released a recruitment notification for the position of Administrative Officer (Specialist & Generalist) in the Scale I cadre. 

This presents a golden opportunity for qualified and enthusiastic individuals to join one of the leading insurance companies in India. The recruitment drive aims to fill a total of 274 vacancies, offering a diverse range of roles in both Specialist and Generalist categories.

                                     

                              

Important Dates:

Event	Date
Online Registration Commences	2nd January, 2024
Last Date for Online Registration	22nd January, 2024
Payment of Application Fees	2nd January 2024, to 22nd January 2024 (both days inclusive)
Date of Online Examination – Phase I	To be notified later
Downloading of Call Letters for Examination Commences	To be notified later
Date of Online Examination – Phase II & Hindi Officers Exam	To be notified later

Vacancy Details:

Specialist Discipline

Discipline	No. of Posts	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	Out of which PwBD (a, b, c, d & e)
Doctors (MBBS)	28	14	11	5	6	1	1 1 1 1 1
Legal	20	10	8	4	4	-	-
Finance	30	15	12	6	7	1	1 1 1 1 1
Actuarial	02	1	1	-	-	-	-
Information Technology	20	10	8	4	4	-	-
Automobile Engineers	20	10	8	4	4	-	-
Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers	22	11	9	4	4	-	-

Generalist Discipline

Discipline	No. of Posts	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS	Out of which PwBD (a, b, c, d & e)
Generalist	130	68	24	18	7	13	1 2 3 3 3
Backlog	2	-	-	-	2	-	-

Note:

• UR: Unreserved
• OBC: Other Backward Classes
• SC: Scheduled Caste
• ST: Scheduled Tribe
• EWS: Economically Weaker Section
• PwBD: Persons with Benchmark Disabilities
• PwBD (a, b, c, d & e): Reservation for specific disabilities (a, b, c, d, and e) within the PwBD category.

Application Fee:

For All Candidates (except SC/ST/PwBD): Rs. 1000/- (incl. of GST) (Application fee including intimation charges)

For SC/ST/PwBD: Rs. 250/- (incl. of GST) (Intimation Charges only)

Payment Mode: Through Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/Mobile Wallets.

Age Limit:

Minimum Age: 21 Years

Maximum Age: 30 Years

Note: Candidate must have been born not earlier than 02.12.1993 and not later than 01.12.2002 (both dates inclusive). Age relaxation is applicable for SC/ST/PwD, and OBC candidates as per rules.

Qualification:

Sl. No.	Discipline	Minimum Qualification
1	Doctors (MBBS)	M.B.B.S / M.D. / M.S. or PG – Medical Degree from a recognized University OR equivalent foreign degrees recognized by the National Medical Commission (Formerly Medical Council of India) with the prescribed benchmark. Additionally, the candidate must hold a valid registration from the National Medical Commission or any State Medical Council (as applicable for Allopathy) as of the scheduled interview date.
2	Legal	Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
3	Finance	Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) OR B.COM / M.COM from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
4	Actuarial	Bachelor / Master degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Actuarial Science or any other quantitative discipline from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
5	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 in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
6	Automobile Engineering	B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
7	Generalist Officers	Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examinations (at least 55% for SC/ST candidates).
8	Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers	Master’s Degree from a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level 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 English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level 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 Hindi and English as the compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks).

Emoluments & Benifits:

The starting Basic pay would be Rs. 50,925 /- in the scale of Rs.50925-2500(14)-85925-2710(4)-96765 and such other allowances as may be admissible

under the rules in force from time to time in the company. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs. 85,000/- per month in Metropolitan Centres. Other

benefits such as Pension under the New Pension scheme governed by PFRDA, Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal Accident Insurance, etc.

shall be as per rules in force in the Company at the time of appointment. The Officers are also entitled to the Company’s / leased accommodation as per norms.

In addition to the above, Doctors (MBBS) appointed as Specialist Officers are eligible for Non-Practicing Allowance (NPA) to the tune of 25% of the Basic

Pay is subject to conditions that may be applicable from time to time.

Application Process:

Visit the official NICL website.

Navigate to the career section and find the recruitment notification for Administrative Officers (Scale I)

Read the notification carefully to ensure you meet the eligibility criteria.

Click on the 'Apply Online' link and fill in the required details.

Pay the application fee through the specified payment modes.

Submit the application and take a printout for future reference.

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Selection Process:

Part A - Applicable for all applicants other than for Hindi Officers

Phase – I: Preliminary Examination

The Preliminary Examination will be conducted online and is applicable for all disciplines except for Hindi Officers. It consists of Objective Tests (Multiple Choice type Questions) for a total of 100 marks. The duration of the test is 60 minutes, divided into 3 sections with separate timings for each section:

S. No	Name of Test/Section (Not in Sequence)	Type of Test	Max. Marks	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)	Version
1	English Language	Objective	30	20 minutes	English
2	Reasoning Ability	Objective	35	20 minutes	Eng / Hindi
3	Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	35	20 minutes	Eng / Hindi
Total	(Aggregate)		100

Candidates must qualify in each test/section by securing passing marks. Shortlisted candidates (approximately 15 times the number of vacancies) will proceed to the Main Examination.

Phase – II: Main Examination

The Main Examination is applicable for all disciplines except for Hindi Officers. It consists of Objective Tests (Multiple Choice type Questions) for 250 marks and a Descriptive Test for 30 Marks, all conducted online.

(i) Objective Test:

For Generalists

S. No	Name of Test/Section (Not in sequence)	Type of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	50	50	Eng / Hindi	40 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	50	50	Eng	40 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	50	50	Eng / Hindi	30 min
4	Test of Computer Knowledge	Objective	50	50	Eng / Hindi	30 min
5	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	50	50	Eng / Hindi	40 min
Total	(Aggregate)			250

For Specialists

S. No	Name of Test/Section (Not in sequence)	Type of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	35 min
2	Test of English Language	Objective	40	40	Eng	30 min
3	Test of General Awareness	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	20 min
4	Test of Computer Knowledge	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	25 min
5	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	35 min
6	In a Specialist stream, an additional test to assess technical & professional knowledge in the relevant discipline	Objective	50	50	Eng / Hindi	35 min
Total	(Aggregate)			250

(ii) Descriptive Test

The Descriptive Test of 30 minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay – 10 Marks, Précis – 10 & Comprehension – 10 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and conducted online.

Candidates must obtain a minimum score for each section separately in the objective test for shortlisting for the Descriptive Test evaluation. The Descriptive test is qualifying in nature, and the marks scored will not be counted towards shortlisting for the interview or final selection.

Part B - Applicable for Hindi Officers Only

The online written exam of 3 hours 30 minutes duration will be conducted in a single phase for Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers:

S. No	Name of Test/Section (Not in sequence)	Type of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
1	Test of Reasoning	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	35 min
2	Test of General Awareness	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	25 min
3	Test of English Language	Objective	40	40	Eng	35 min
4	Test of Translation (English to Hindi and Hindi to English)	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	25 min
5	Test of Hindi and English grammar/ vocabulary & knowledge of Act/ Rules regarding Official Language implementation	Objective	40	40	Eng / Hindi	30 min
6	Test of Hindi Language (Essay, Précis, Comprehension & Letter Writing)	Descriptive	4	50	Hindi	60 min
Total	(Aggregate)			250

Note:

• The marks distribution for the Test of Hindi Language (Section 6) is Essay – 20 Marks, Précis – 10, Comprehension - 10 marks & Letter Writing – 10 marks.
• The Descriptive Test of Hindi Language will be conducted only through online mode. Questions will be displayed on the screen of the computer. Answers are to be typed using the keyboard.
• For Hindi typing, the candidates should have knowledge of the following keyboard layouts: i. Inscript ii. Remington (GAIL)
• Before the start of typing answers to questions in Descriptive Paper, please check all key functions of the keyboard.
• Candidates will get 60 minutes to answer the questions.
• Each candidate must obtain a minimum score for each section separately to be eligible for shortlisting for the interview.
• Furthermore, each candidate must obtain a minimum total score (to be decided by the Company according to the number of vacancies) in the Written Examination for shortlisting for the Interview.

Conclusion:

This NICL recruitment drive for Administrative Officers presents an excellent career opportunity for qualified individuals looking to join the insurance sector. Interested candidates are encouraged to read the full notification before applying to ensure they meet all eligibility criteria. Don't miss the chance to be a part of NICL – a prestigious organization in the insurance industry.