The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) has officially
announced its Assistant Recruitment 2026-27 notification, inviting applications
for 500 assistant (Class-III) vacancies across India through official
website nationalinsurance.nic.co.in . Candidates can apply by online
registration process begins on 18 July 2026 and will remain open until 7 August
2026. Candidates must complete the application form, upload required documents,
and pay the fee within this period. The Phase‑I Preliminary Examination is
scheduled for 27 August 2026, followed by the Phase‑II Main Examination on 30
October 2026. Shortlisted candidates will then undergo a Regional Language Test
to ensure proficiency in the local language of the state/region they apply for.
Selected candidates will be appointed as Assistants in NICL
offices nationwide with attractive pay under the 7th CPC pay scale, along with
allowances such as Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Travel
Allowance (TA), Medical benefits, Leave Travel Concession (LTC), and Pension
under NPS. NICL also provides excellent career growth opportunities, including
promotions to higher administrative and managerial positions. Applications must
be submitted online through the NICL official website, where candidates can
complete registration, upload documents, pay the application fee, and download
the confirmation slip.
NICL Assistant Recruitment 2026 Notification |
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Recruiting
Body
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National
Insurance Company Limited (NICL)
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Post Name
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Assistant
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Total
Vacancies
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500
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Advt. No.
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Notification
Release Date
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18 July
2026
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Application Start Date
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18 July 2026
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Application
End Date
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07
August 2026
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Fee Payment Window
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18 July – 07 August 2026
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Phase‑I
Exam (Prelims)
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27
August 2026
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Phase‑II Exam (Mains)
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30 October 2026
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Regional
Language Test
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After
Mains (date to be notified)
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Educational Qualification
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Graduation in any discipline from a recognized university;
knowledge of regional language of the state/UT applied for
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Age
Limit
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21 – 30
years (as on notification date) Relaxations: SC/ST – 5 yrs; OBC – 3 yrs; PwBD
– 10 yrs
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Selection Process
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Phase‑I (Prelims) → Phase‑II (Mains) → Regional Language
Test (qualifying)
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Exam
Pattern (Prelims)
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English
(30 Qs, 30 Marks) Reasoning (35 Qs, 35 Marks) Numerical Ability (35 Qs, 35
Marks)
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Exam Pattern (Mains)
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Reasoning, English, General Awareness, Computer Knowledge,
Numerical Ability (200 Qs, 250 Marks)
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Negative
Marking
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Yes
(–0.25 marks per wrong answer)
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Salary (Approx.)
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₹36,000 – ₹63,000/month (Basic + Allowances)
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Job
Location
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Across
India (NICL offices/branches)
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Official Website
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NICL ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT 2026 VACANCIES
Vacancies are distributed state‑wise, category‑wise, and
require knowledge of the regional language of the chosen state/UT.
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State
/ UT
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Regional
Language
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SC
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ST
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OBC
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EWS
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UR
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Total
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Andhra
Pradesh
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Telugu
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1
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0
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6
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1
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6
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14
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Arunachal Pradesh
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English
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0
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2
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0
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0
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3
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5
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Assam
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Assamese
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0
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3
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4
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1
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10
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18
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Bihar
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Hindi
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2
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0
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4
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1
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5
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12
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Chhattisgarh
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Hindi
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2
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5
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1
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1
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9
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18
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Goa
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Konkani
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Gujarat
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Gujarati
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2
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4
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9
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3
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16
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34
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Haryana
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Hindi
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1
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0
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0
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0
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2
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3
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Himachal
Pradesh
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Hindi
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Jharkhand
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Hindi
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1
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3
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1
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1
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4
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10
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Karnataka
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Kannada |
5 |
2 |
8 |
3 |
12 |
30 |
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Kerala
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Malayalam
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5
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0
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6
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3
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21
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35
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Madhya
Pradesh
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Hindi
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3
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3
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1
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1
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10
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18
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Maharashtra
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Marathi
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3
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6
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16
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5
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27
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57
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Meghalaya
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Khasi/Garo
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Mizoram
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Mizo
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Nagaland
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English
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Odisha
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Odia
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3
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0
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3
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1
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9
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16
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Punjab
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Punjabi
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3
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0
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2
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1
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4
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10
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Rajasthan
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Hindi
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7
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5
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6
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3
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15
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36
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Sikkim
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Nepali/English
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0
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0
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0
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0
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1
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1
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Tamil Nadu
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Tamil
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8
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1
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8
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4
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28
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49
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Telangana
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Telugu
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3
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1
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2
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1
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8
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15
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Tripura
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Bengali/Kokborok
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0
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0
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0
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0
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2
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2
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Uttar
Pradesh
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Hindi
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3
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0
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4
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2
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15
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24
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Uttarakhand
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Hindi
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1
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0
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1
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0
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6
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8
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West
Bengal
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Bengali
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9
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1
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13
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4
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19
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46
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Chandigarh (UT)
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Hindi/Punjabi
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1
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0
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1
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0
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2
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4
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Delhi
(UT)
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Hindi
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4
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0
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6
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2
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8
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20
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Jammu & Kashmir
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Hindi/Urdu
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0
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0
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1
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0
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3
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4
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Puducherry
(UT)
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Tamil
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0
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0
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1
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0
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1
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2
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Grand Total
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—
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67
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36
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104
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38
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255
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500
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NICL ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT 2026 QUALIFICATION
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Parameter
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Details
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Minimum
Qualification
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Graduation
in any discipline from a recognized university/institute
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Regional Language Requirement
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Must be able to read, write, and speak the
regional language of the State/UT applied for
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Computer
Knowledge
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Basic
computer skills are mandatory (MS Office, typing, email handling)
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Marks Requirement
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No minimum percentage specified; pass in
graduation is sufficient
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Final
Year Students
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Not
eligible – degree must be completed before application closing date
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Certificates Required
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Graduation certificate/mark sheet, regional language proof
(school/college certificate or self‑declaration), caste/disability
certificate if applicable
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Additional
Notes
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Candidates
must produce all original documents during verification; failure to prove
language proficiency or qualification will lead to disqualification
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NICL ASSISTANT 2026 AGE LIMIT
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S.
No.
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Category
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Age
Relaxation
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1
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Scheduled
Castes / Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST)
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5 years
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2
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Other Backward Classes (OBC – Non‑Creamy Layer)
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3 years
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3
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Persons
with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) under RPwD Act, 2016
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PwBD
(Gen/EWS): 10 years PwBD (SC/ST): 15 years PwBD (OBC): 13 years
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4
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Ex‑Servicemen / Disabled Ex‑Servicemen
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Actual period of service in defence forces + 3 years (8
years for SC/ST Disabled Ex‑Servicemen) Maximum age limit: 50 years |
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5
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Widows,
Divorced Women & Women legally separated (not remarried)
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Up to
35 years (Gen/EWS) Up to 38 years (OBC) Up to 40 years (SC/ST)
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6
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Existing Employees of NICL
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5 years
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NICL ASSITANT RECRUITMENT 2026 SELECTION PROCESS
Phase I – Preliminary Examination
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Section
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No.
of Questions
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Max.
Marks
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Duration
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Medium
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English
Language
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30
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30
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20
minutes
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English
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Reasoning Ability
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35
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35
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20 minutes
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English / Hindi
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Quantitative
Aptitude
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35
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35
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20
minutes
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English
/ Hindi
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Total
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100
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100
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60 minutes
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Phase II – Main Examination
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Section
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No.
of Questions
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Max.
Marks
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Duration
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Medium
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Reasoning
Ability
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40
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40
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30
minutes
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English
/ Hindi
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English Language
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40
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40
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30 minutes
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English
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Numerical
Ability
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40
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40
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30
minutes
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English
/ Hindi
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General Awareness
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40
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40
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15 minutes
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English / Hindi
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Computer
Knowledge
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40
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40
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15
minutes
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English
/ Hindi
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Total
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200
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200
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120 minutes
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NICL ASSISTANT 2026 SYLLABUS
1. NICL Assistant Recruitment 2026 – Prelims Syllabus
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Subject
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Detailed
Topics
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English
Language
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Vocabulary
(synonyms, antonyms, word usage), Grammar (tenses, articles, prepositions,
subject‑verb agreement), Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Para Jumbles,
Sentence Rearrangement, Error Detection, Fill in the Blanks
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Reasoning Ability
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Puzzles (linear, circular, floor‑based), Seating
Arrangement, Coding‑Decoding, Syllogism, Inequalities, Blood Relations,
Direction Sense, Order & Ranking, Alphanumeric Series
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Numerical
Ability
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Simplification
& Approximation, Number Series, Quadratic Equations, Data Interpretation
(tables, bar graph, pie chart, line graph), Arithmetic (Profit & Loss,
Time & Work, Time & Distance, SI/CI, Ratio & Proportion,
Partnership, Mixtures & Allegations, Average, Percentage, Mensuration)
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2. NICL Assistant
Recruitment 2026 – Mains Syllabus
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Subject
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Detailed
Topics
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Reasoning
Ability
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Advanced
Puzzles, Seating Arrangement, Input‑Output, Data Sufficiency, Logical
Reasoning, Analytical Decision Making
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English Language
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Reading Comprehension (multiple passages), Para Jumbles,
Sentence Improvement, Vocabulary (idioms, phrases), Cloze Test, Error
Spotting
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General
Awareness
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Banking
& Insurance Awareness, Financial Awareness, Current Affairs (last 6
months), Static GK (countries, capitals, currencies), Indian Economy,
Government Schemes, Awards & Honors, Sports, Important Days & Events
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Computer Knowledge
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Basics of Computers, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint),
Internet & Email, Operating Systems, Networking Basics, Cyber Security,
DBMS basics, Hardware & Software fundamentals
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Numerical
Ability
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Data
Interpretation (caselet, missing DI, mixed DI), Quadratic Equations,
Arithmetic Word Problems, Number Series, Advanced topics in Profit &
Loss, Time & Distance, Probability, Permutation & Combination
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NICL ASSISTANT 2026 SALARY
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Component
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Details
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Basic
Pay
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₹22,405
per month
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Pay Scale
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₹22,405 – ₹62,265 (with annual increments)
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DA
(Dearness Allowance)
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Approx.
40% of Basic Pay (variable as per CPI)
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HRA (House Rent Allowance)
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8% – 24% of Basic Pay (depends on city of posting)
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Other
Allowances
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Transport
Allowance, Medical Benefits, Newspaper Allowance, Leave Travel Subsidy, etc.
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Gross Salary (Approx.)
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₹36,000 – ₹40,000 per month (initial posting)
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In‑Hand
Salary
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Around
₹36,000/month after deductions
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Additional Benefits
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Pension under NPS, Gratuity, Group Insurance, Career
progression opportunities
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NICL ASSISTANT PREVIOUS YEAR CUT_OFF LIST (2024)
NICL ASSISTANT EXAM CENTER LIST 2026
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State
/ UT
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Exam
Cities
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Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
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Port
Blair
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Arunachal Pradesh
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Naharlagun
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Assam
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Dibrugarh,
Guwahati*, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur
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Manipur
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Imphal, Churachandpur, Kakching
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Meghalaya
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Shillong
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Mizoram
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Aizawl
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Nagaland
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Dimapur,
Kohima
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Sikkim
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Gangtok
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Tripura
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Agartala
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West Bengal
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Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata*,
Siliguri
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Bihar
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Arrah,
Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna*, Purnea
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Jharkhand
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Bokaro, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi*
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Odisha
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Balasore,
Berhampur‑Ganjam, Bhubaneswar*, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur
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Delhi (NCT)
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New Delhi*
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Haryana
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Faridabad,
Gurugram, Ambala, Kurukshetra
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Uttar Pradesh
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Agra, Aligarh, Ayodhya, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur,
Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow*, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida,
Prayagraj, Varanasi
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Uttarakhand
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Dehradun*,
Haldwani, Roorkee
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Rajasthan
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Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur*, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur
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Himachal
Pradesh
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Hamirpur,
Kangra, Una, Shimla*
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Punjab
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Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
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Chhattisgarh
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Bilaspur,
Raipur
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Madhya Pradesh
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Bhopal*, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Satna, Ujjain
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Maharashtra
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Aurangabad,
Mumbai*, Nagpur, Pune, Thane
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Goa
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Panaji
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Gujarat
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Ahmedabad*,
Gandhinagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
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Karnataka
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Bengaluru*, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysuru
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Kerala
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Kochi,
Kozhikode, Thiruvananthapuram
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Tamil Nadu
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Chennai*, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli
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Telangana
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Hyderabad*
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Andhra Pradesh
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Guntur, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam*
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Jammu
& Kashmir
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Jammu,
Srinagar
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Ladakh
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Leh
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Chandigarh
(UT)
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Chandigarh*
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HOW TO APPLY—NICL ASSISTANT ONLINE APPLICATION 2026
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Step
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Details
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Application
Dates
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Online
applications open from 18 July 2026 to 07 August 2026 (both
days inclusive). No other mode of application is accepted.
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Website
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Apply online at nationalinsurance.nic.co.in under
the “Recruitment” section.
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Registration
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- Click
“APPLY ONLINE” → “New Registration” - Enter
Name, Contact details, Email ID -
System generates Provisional Registration Number & Password (note
them down).
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Filling Form
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- Use “SAVE & NEXT” option to fill step‑by‑step - Verify details carefully before final submission - Ensure name matches certificates/ID proof.
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Upload
Documents
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Candidates
must upload:
- Photograph (passport
size, 4.5 cm × 3.5 cm, 20–50 KB)
- Signature (black
ink, 10–20 KB, not in CAPITAL letters)
- Left
Thumb Impression (black/blue ink, 20–50 KB; right thumb if left not
available)
- Handwritten
Declaration (English only, 50–100 KB, text: “I, ______
(Name), hereby declare that all information submitted by me in the
application form is correct, true and valid. I will present the supporting
documents as and when required.”)
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Payment of Fees |
- Online mode only (Debit/Credit Card, Net Banking,
Wallets, UPI) - On successful payment, e‑Receipt generated -
Take printout of e‑Receipt and Application Form.
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Final
Submission
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-
Preview application before clicking “COMPLETE REGISTRATION”
- After
payment, click “SUBMIT”
- Take
printout of system‑generated application form for records.
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Important Notes
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- Apply for one State/UT only; multiple
registrations → last one retained.
- Incomplete applications (missing
photo/signature/declaration/fee) will be rejected.
- Ensure valid personal email ID & mobile
number remain active till recruitment process ends.
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ABOUT NICL – NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED
The National Insurance Company Limited (NICL) is
India’s oldest general insurance company, established in 1906 in
Kolkata during the Swadeshi movement to provide indigenous insurance
services. Today, it operates as a wholly owned Government of India
enterprise under the Ministry of Finance, serving millions
of policyholders across India and Nepal.
NICL offers a wide range of non‑life insurance
products, including health insurance, motor insurance, property
insurance, marine and aviation coverage, crop insurance, and engineering
insurance. It plays a vital role in supporting individuals, businesses, and
farmers by providing financial protection against risks and uncertainties.
In 1972, NICL was nationalized under the General
Insurance Business Nationalisation Act, merging with several Indian and
foreign insurers. Later, in 2002, it was de‑linked from the General
Insurance Corporation (GIC) and became an independent PSU.
With a strong network of over 850 offices and
a workforce of more than 7,600 employees, NICL has built a
reputation for trust and reliability. It actively participates in government
social security schemes and has introduced innovative initiatives
like Insurance‑on‑Wheels to expand financial inclusion.
Despite facing financial challenges in recent years, NICL
remains a pillar of India’s insurance sector, combining over a
century of legacy with modern services and nationwide reach.
FAQ:–
Q: Does NICL come under government jobs?
Yes, NICL (National Insurance Company Limited) is a government-owned company under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India. So all its recruitments — such as Administrative Officer (AO), Assistant, and other posts — are indeed government jobs.
Q: Is the NICL Assistant post permanent?
Yes, the NICL Assistant job is a permanent government job. Employees are appointed on a permanent basis after completing their probation period, and they enjoy all the benefits of a public sector undertaking (PSU) under the Government of India — including job security, allowances, and career growth opportunities.
Q: Can candidates use a calculator in the NICL exam?
No, candidates cannot use a calculator in the NICL exam. The exam rules clearly state that calculators, mobile phones, smartwatches, or any electronic devices are not permitted inside the examination hall. Candidates must solve all numerical and reasoning questions on their own.
