NIACL Assistant Syllabus

English Language (Tier I 30, Tier II 50)

• Reading comprehension — one passage, often on economy or a social theme.
• Cloze test, fillers, error spotting, para-jumbles, sentence improvement, spelling and vocabulary — grammar in context.

Reasoning (Tier I 35, Tier II 50)

• Puzzles and seating arrangement — linear, circular, floor and box puzzles at clerk level.
• Syllogism, inequality, coding-decoding, alphanumeric and number series — quick marks.
• Blood relations, direction sense, order and ranking, alphabet test — two to four each.

Numerical Ability (Tier I 35, Tier II 50)

• Simplification and approximation, number series, quadratic comparison — speed questions.
• Arithmetic — percentages, ratio, averages, profit and loss, interest, time and work, speed and distance, mensuration.
• Data interpretation — one or two table or chart sets.

General Awareness (Tier II 50)

• Insurance — general-insurance products and terms, IRDAI, the four PSU general insurers and GIC Re, insurance schemes, recent insurance news.
• Financial and economic awareness — RBI, budget, banking terms and news.
• Current affairs and static GK — six months of events; polity, geography, awards, sports, important days.

Computer Knowledge (Tier II 50)

• Fundamentals — hardware, software, memory, input-output devices, operating systems.
• MS Office, internet, e-mail, networking basics, security, abbreviations and shortcuts — the standard bank-clerk computer syllabus.

Regional language test (qualifying)

• Reading, writing and speaking the state’s language — a short test before final selection; no marks.

Study material for this syllabus

English notes Reasoning notes Quantitative aptitude notes Money and banking General knowledge