The NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 will be conducted in various exam centres across India on 7 April 2024 (Sunday).
This NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 Exam Pattern is applicable for all disciplines except for Hindi Officers. The NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 will consist of online objective tests with multiple choice questions for a total of 250 marks and a Descriptive Test for 30 Marks.
Both the Objective test and the Descriptive Test will be held in online mode. Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on their computer at the designated exam centre.
The Descriptive Test will be administered during the NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 immediately after completion of the Objective test consisting of 250 marks.
The Objective Test for the NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 will be conducted for a duration of 3 hours and consists of five sections for Generalists & & six sections for Specialists posts respectively for a total 250 marks.
NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 – Objective Test: Exam Pattern for Generalists |
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (sectional Timings) |
Test of Reasoning | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Test of English Language | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Test of General Awareness | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
Test of Computer Knowledge | 50 | 50 | 30 mins |
Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 50 | 50 | 40 mins |
Total | 250 | 250 | 180 mins / 3 hours |
NICL AO Mains Exam 2024 – Objective Test: Exam Pattern for Specialists |
Sections | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration (sectional Timings) |
Test of Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 35 mins |
Test of English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 mins |
Test of General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 mins |
Test of Computer Knowledge | 40 | 40 | 25 mins |
Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 35 mins |
Test of Specialist Stream in relevant discipline | 50 | 50 | 35 mins |
Total | 250 | 250 | 180 mins / 3 hours |
There is a negative marking of one-fourth of the marks for every wrong answer in the NICL AO Mains Exam 2024.