NICL AO Exam Guide 2026
NICL AO 2026 notification updates and complete exam guide. Check exam dates, vacancies, eligibility criteria, selection process, syllabus, and application details.
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📊 Application Fee
- Category
- Age Relaxation
- Other Backward Classes (OBC)
- 3 Years
- Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST)
- 5 years
- Persons domiciled in the Kashmir region of Jammu and Kashmir state
- 5 years
- Existing and Confirmed Employees of the General Public Sector Insurance Companies
- 8 years
- Defense Service Personnel, injured during the hostile with Foreign countries or any disturbed area and released on the consequences
- 3 years
- Ex-Servicemen, commissioned officers including emergency commissioned officers who have served military services in the last 5 years and have been released on the completion of assignments/physical disabilities/invalided
- 5 years
📊 Exam Pattern & Marking Scheme
| Discipline | Minimum Qualification |
|---|---|
| Doctors (MBBS) | M.B.B.S / M.D. / M.S. or PG – Medical Degree from a recognized University OR equivalent foreign degrees which are recognized as such by the National Medical Commission (Formerly Medical Council of India) with the prescribed benchmark. Furthermore, the candidate must be holding a valid registration from National Medical Commission (Formerly Medical Council of India) or any State Medical Council (as applicable for Allopathy) as on date of the scheduled interview. |
| Legal | Graduate / Post Graduate in Law from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Finance | Chartered Accountant (ICAI) / Cost Accountant (ICWA) OR B.COM / M.COM from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Actuarial | Bachelor / Masters degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Actuarial Science or any other quantitative discipline from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Information Technology | B.E / B.Tech / M.E. / M.Tech in Computer Science/Information Technology/ MCA from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Automobile Engineering | B.E. / B.Tech. / M.E. / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Generalist Officers | Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates. |
| Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers | Master’s Degree from a recognized University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree from a recognized University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree from a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree from a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR Master’s Degree from a recognized University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as the compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) |
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Q1.What is the maximum time one can apply for the NICL AO exam?
There is no limit as such. As long as the candidates meet the age requirements, they are eligible to apply for the NICL AO exam.
Q2.What is the minimum age limit to apply for the NICL AO exam?
The minimum age of the candidates need to be 21 years to be eligible to apply for the NICL AO exam recruitment.
Q3.What are the Nationality requirements to be able to apply for the NICL AO Exam 2025?
The candidate must be Indian to be eligible to apply for the exam. Further details are mentioned above in this article.
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