NICL AO Specialist (Agriculture) Syllabus 2026, Exam Pattern, Exam Date 2026

Detail Information about NICl has published notification 2026 for the recruitment of Administrative Officer Specialist (Agriculture) vacancies. Those Candidates who are Interested to the following vacancy and completed all Eligibility Criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online. In this page we provide the Complete Syllabus of this Recruitment with Latest Update Exam Pattern and the Exam Date also.

NICL AO Specialist (Agriculture) Syllabus 2026 : Overview

Department Name	National Insurance Corporation of India {NICL}
Designation	Administrative Officer Specialist (Agriculture)
Vacancy	20
Application Mode	Online
Exam Date 2026	Phase-I Preliminary Examination : 17th November 2026 Phase-II Main Examination : 22nd December 2026
Selection Process	1. Phase-I Preliminary Examination 2. Phase-II Main Examination 3. Interview 4. Final Merit List 5. Pre-Employment Medical Examination
Job Location	Across India
Category	Syllabus and Exam Pattern
Official Website	www.nationalinsuranceindia.nic.co.in

NICL Administrative Officer Specialist (Agriculture) Syllabus 2026

Phase-I Preliminary Syllabus :-

Reasoning Ability :

1. Analogy

2. Cubes and Dice

3. Directions, Input – Output

4. Order and Ranking

5. Direction based problems

6. Blood Relations (Coded as well as Direct)

7. Alphanumeric Series

8. Data Sufficiency

9. Verbal Reasoning

10. Blood Relations

11. Clocks & Calendars

12. Arithmetical Reasoning

13. Number Ranking

14. Embedded Figures

15. Mirror Images

16. Coding-Decoding

17. Non-Verbal Series

18. Decision Making

19. Number Series

20. Alphabet Series etc

21. Puzzles

22. Seating Arrangement (Circular, Square and Linear)

23. Inequality (Both Direct and Coded)

24. Syllogism (New as well as Old Pattern)

English Language :

1. Sentence Completion

2. Theme detection

3. Sentence Rearrangement

4. Grammar

5. Comprehension

6. Adverb

7. Subject-Verb Agreement

8. Articles

9. Vocabulary

10. Error Correction

11. Idioms & Phrases

12. Synonyms

13. Word Formation

14. Conclusion

15. Verb

16. Passage Completion

17. Unseen Passages

18. Antonyms

19. Fill in the Blanks

20. Tenses

Quantitative Aptitude :

1. Number Series

2. Simplification / Approximation

3. Quadratic Equations

4. Data Interpretation (Try to have a thorough practice of calculative sets)

5. Arithmetic Topics including following

6. Problem on Ages

7. Permutation & Combination

8. Probability

9. Data Sufficiency

10. Mathematical Inequalities

11. Mensuration

12. Profit

13. Loss and Discount

14. Averages

15. Ratio and Proportion

16. Simple and Compound Interest

17. Time & Work

18. Mixture and Alligations

19. Pipes and Cisterns

20. Time

21. Speed and Distance

22. Boats & Streams

Phase-II Main Syllabus :-

Reasoning Ability :

1. Analogy

2. Cubes and Dice

3. Directions, Input – Output

4. Order and Ranking

5. Direction based problems

6. Blood Relations (Coded as well as Direct)

7. Alphanumeric Series

8. Data Sufficiency

9. Verbal Reasoning

10. Blood Relations

11. Clocks & Calendars

12. Arithmetical Reasoning

13. Number Ranking

14. Embedded Figures

15. Mirror Images

16. Coding-Decoding

17. Non-Verbal Series

18. Decision Making

19. Number Series

20. Alphabet Series etc

21. Puzzles

22. Seating Arrangement (Circular, Square and Linear)

23. Inequality (Both Direct and Coded)

24. Syllogism (New as well as Old Pattern)

English Language :

1. Sentence Completion

2. Theme detection

3. Sentence Rearrangement

4. Grammar

5. Comprehension

6. Adverb

7. Subject-Verb Agreement

8. Articles

9. Vocabulary

10. Error Correction

11. Idioms & Phrases

12. Synonyms

13. Word Formation

14. Conclusion

15. Verb

16. Passage Completion

17. Unseen Passages

18. Antonyms

19. Fill in the Blanks

20. Tenses

Quantitative Aptitude :

1. Number Series

2. Simplification / Approximation

3. Quadratic Equations

4. Data Interpretation (Try to have a thorough practice of calculative sets)

5. Arithmetic Topics including following

6. Problem on Ages

7. Permutation & Combination

8. Probability

9. Data Sufficiency

10. Mathematical Inequalities

11. Mensuration

12. Profit

13. Loss and Discount

14. Averages

15. Ratio and Proportion

16. Simple and Compound Interest

17. Time & Work

18. Mixture and Alligations

19. Pipes and Cisterns

20. Time

21. Speed and Distance

22. Boats & Streams

General Awareness :

1. General Science

2. Books

3. General Knowledge

4. History

5. Geography

6. Awards

7. Indian Economy

8. Abbreviations

9. International & National Organizations

10. Authors

11. Environment

12. Budget

13. Current Affairs

Computer Knowledge :

1. Memory

2. Hardware

3. Networking

4. Computer Shortcuts

5. Important Abbreviations

6. Internet Usage

7. Word Processing – MS Word etc

8. Fundamentals of Computer

9. History of Computer

10. Internet

11. MS Office – Word

12. Powerpoint

13. Excel & Access

Professional Knowledge (Expected):

Agriculture :

1. Basics of Crop production
2. Horticulture
3. Seed Science
4. Agronomy and Irrigation
5. Agricultural Economics
6. Agricultural Practices
7. Soil resources
8. Animal Husbandry
9. Agroforestry
10.Ecology

NICL Administrative Officer Specialist (Agriculture) Exam Pattern 2026

Prelims Exam :

Duration : 60 Minutes

Negative Marking : 0.25

S.No.	Subject	No.of Question	Mark
1.	English Language	30	30
2.	Reasoning Ability	35	35
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
	Total	100	100

Mains Exam : Specialist (Agriculture)

Duration : 180 Minutes

Negative Marking : 0.25

S.No.	Subject	No.of Question	Mark	Duration
1.	Test of Reasoning	40	40	35 Minutes
2.	Test of General Awareness	40	40	20 Minutes
3.	Test of Quantitative Aptitude	40	40	35 Minutes
4.	Test of English Language	40	40	30 Minutes
5.	Test of Computer Knowledge	40	40	25 Minutes
6.	Professional Knowledge	50	50	35 Minutes
	Total	250	250	180 Minutes

(ii) Descriptive Test: The descriptive Test of 30 Minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay – 10 Marks,
Précis – 10 & Comprehension – 10 marks). The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through on-line mode.

NICL AO Phase I Exam Date 2026 : 17th November 2026

NICL AO Phase II Exam Date 2026 : 22nd December 2026

Starting Date of Application Form : 08th October 2026

Last Date of Application Form : 28th October 2026

Total Post : 20

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