NIACL Administrative Officer (AO), conducted by New India Assurance Company Limited. Current stage: result. NIACL Administrative Officers (AO) inspect commercial risks, process general insurance claims (motor, health, marine, fire), evaluate loss reports, and manage branch underwriting.

VI and PwBD vacancies

Suitable for Visually Impaired candidates. Visually Impaired (VI): 6 posts reserved (Blindness & Low Vision) out of 550 total vacancies. Total posts: 550 total vacancies in NIACL AO 2025. Breakdown: Generalist + Specialist streams.

Scribe and compensatory time

NIACL AO 2025 PDF listed VI suitability for Administrative Officer posts — office-based work suitable for Blindness and Low Vision. Candidate-arranged scribe. Compensatory time as per company norms. For the 2025 cycle, candidates were advised to apply in only one discipline (Generalist or Specialist).

Key dates and deadlines

Notification released: 7 August 2025. Online registration opens: 7 August 2025. Online registration closes: 30 August 2025. Phase-I (Prelims) exam: 14 September 2025. Phase-II (Mains) exam: 29 October 2025. Interview: 21 January to 14 February 2026. Provisional result / PEME list: 2 April 2026. Pre-Employment Medical Exam (PEME): 6 April 2026.

Step by step: what to do now

SCRIBE ELIGIBILITY & RULES (Extracted from Official NIACL Notification): 1. Scribe Source: Candidate arranges scribe at own cost and choice. Indicate scribe requirement in online application form. 2. Academic Stream: Scribe may be from ANY academic stream (no minimum/maximum qualification restriction specified). 3. Non-Candidate Rule: Scribe must NOT be a candidate for the same examination exercise. 4. Non-Employee Rule: Scribe must NOT be an active employee of The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. (NIACL). 5. Single Candidate Rule: A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot act as a scribe for another candidate. 6. Declaration Form: Joint Scribe Declaration Form (with passport photos of candidate and scribe) must be submitted at the test venue. 7. Extra Time: 20 minutes per hour compensatory time (allocated on computer system; must register in online form).

Official source and verification

Source: New India Assurance Recruitment page — newindia.co.in. Status of these dates: official. Verified by the SuoMoto team on 2026-09-09.

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NIACL Administrative Officer (AO) 2025 — Applications Closed, Interviews Under Way

Source: New India Assurance Recruitment page — newindia.co.in. Last verified: 2026-09-09.

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1. Exam Overview
NIACL Administrative Officers (AO) inspect commercial risks, process general insurance claims (motor, health, marine, fire), evaluate loss reports, and manage branch underwriting.
2. Posts and What They Involve
Administrative Officer (Generalist and Specialist)
Accessibility: Suitable
New India Assurance Company Limited · AO — basic ~₹50,900; CTC ~₹12–14 lakh per year
A managerial officer role in India’s largest general insurer — underwriting, claims and administration across Generalist and Specialist streams. The 2025 cycle confirmed 6 VI posts.
Accessibility & Quota note: Office administrative work; candidate-arranged scribe and 20-minutes-per-hour compensatory time. 6 VI posts were confirmed in the recent cycle.
3. Vacancies — Total & Reserved Quotas
Total: 550 total vacancies in NIACL AO 2025. Breakdown: Generalist + Specialist streams.
Reserved / PwBD: Visually Impaired (VI): 6 posts reserved (Blindness & Low Vision) out of 550 total vacancies.
4. Exam Structure and Pattern
Prelims
Online objective CBT (qualifying)
Duration: 60 minutes; 80 with compensatory time
- English Language30 Q · 30 marks
- Reasoning Ability35 Q · 35 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude35 Q · 35 marks
Total: 100 marks · Minus 0.25 per wrong answer
Shortlists for Mains.
Mains
Online objective plus a descriptive English paper
Duration: 2 hours objective plus 30 minutes descriptive
- Reasoning40 Q · 50 marks
- English Language40 Q · 50 marks
- General Awareness / Insurance40 Q · 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude40 Q · 50 marks
- Descriptive English2 Q · 30 marks
Total: 230 marks · Minus 0.25 per wrong objective answer
Mains plus interview decide the merit.
Interview
Personal interview
Duration: As scheduled
Total: 0 marks · Not applicable
Final selection: Mains plus interview.
5. Important Dates
1. 7 August 2025Notification released
2. 7 August 2025Online registration opens
3. 30 August 2025Online registration closes
4. 14 September 2025Phase-I (Prelims) exam
5. 29 October 2025Phase-II (Mains) exam
6. 21 January to 14 February 2026Interview
7. 2 April 2026Provisional result / PEME list
8. 6 April 2026Pre-Employment Medical Exam (PEME)

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