Saturday, 3 June 2017


Dear Aspirants, NICL AO Phase-I Recruitment Exam is over, Now it's time for exam NICL AO Exam Review (3rd June 2017) - 1st Shift. A lot of students have appeared for this exam today and this brings them to a step closer in their journey of getting a Job in Banking Sector. Without wasting any moment, let's get straight to the analysis for which you are all waiting for. The overall exam was of an easy to moderate level, this was a major relief to all the aspirants but this also means that the number of attempts will go high.

There are 3 Sections in NICL AO 2017 Prelims Exam namely English, Reasoning, and Quantitative Aptitude. English had 30 questions, Quant and Reasoning had 35 questions in each section. 60 minutes time limit was given for 100 questions.

NICL AO PRELIMS 2017-18 EXAM ANALYSIS (OVER-ALL):

SECTIONSGOOD ATTEMPTS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE16-19
REASONING ABILITY23-28
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE21-27
TOTAL68-74


QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Moderate)

The level of quantitative aptitude was moderate. There were three sets of DI.
  • Pie Chart + Tabular
  • Bar Graph (easiest)
  • Tabular
The questions were:

TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Quadratic Equations5Easy-Moderate
Data Interpretation 15Moderate 
Miscellaneous (SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.)10Moderate
Number Series (Missing)5Moderate
Total35Moderate



ENGLISH LANGUAGE (Moderate)

The level of English was Moderate. All the questions asked were of the conventional pattern and this added to the relief of all candidates who appeared for this examination.

TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Reading Comprehension (Passage related to YouTube)10Easy-Moderate
Error Detection6Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test (based on election in Europe and Pollution in Europe)8Moderate
Phrasal Replacement6Easy
Total30Moderate

REASONING ABILITY (Easy)

The level of reasoning was Easy. There were 4 Seating Arrangements and Puzzles:
  • Month related (2 variable)
  • Linear (North-South) (1 variable)
  • Circular Based (1 variable)
  • Floor (3 questions only)

The questions were:
TopicNo. of QuestionsLevel
Inequality2Easy
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles 18Moderate
Coding Decoding5Easy
Alphabetical 2Easy
Ranking (In Paragraph form)2Easy-Moderate
Blood Relation (In Paragraph form)3Easy
Direction3Easy
Total35Easy


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