As you all know the notification for NICL AO Recruitment Exam 2015 is out. The application procedure will start from 05-01-2015. If you have appeared for NICL AO Recruitment Exam earlier, you will be accustomed to the paper pattern. It is not a very difficult exam to crack and also enough time to solve the paper is alloted. This makes the competition a bit difficult. So to have a good chance of clearing the exam we should have a good understanding of syllabus, books and paper pattern to have an upper hand over others.
The first step to prepare for any examination is to get a sense of the syllabus and to have books/practice papers. For this exam we still have around three months in hand. If you haven’t started preparing for the exam, start TODAY!! Without wasting any time let us check out the books which will be helpful for NICL AO Recruitment Exam 2015
For Generalist discipline, there are five sections you need to prepare which are common in most of the exams. Below is the list of Books For NICL AO Recruitment Exam 2015 :
1. Reasoning
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal (English) 1st Edition by B S Sijwali, Indu Sijwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Logical and Analytical Reasoning (English) 1st Edition by A.K Gupta – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
2. Quantitative Aptitude
- NCERT books from class 7 to 10 – You need not buy NCERT Books. Instead you can save this money and buy other books/ practice papers which will help you gain the momentum and also help you learn short cuts and simpler methods. But for concept clarity , it is advisable that you practice NCERT Books. We are giving you the Direct link from where you can Download NCERT Books in English and Hindi medium
Class VIII NCERT Mathematics(English)
Class VIII NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
Class IX NCERT Mathematics (English)
Class IX NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
Class X NCERT Mathematics (English)
Class X NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
- Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Quicker Mathematics by M. Tyra – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Advance Maths for General Competitions by Paramount Reader Publications – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
3. General Awareness
- NCERT books for History, Polity, Science
- Manorama Year Book 2015 (English) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Manorama Year Book 2015 (Hindi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- India 2014 by Ministry of Information- Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Lucent’s General Knowledge (English) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Lucent’s General Knowledge (Hindi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Competition Success Review Year Book (English) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Competition Success Review Year Book (Hindi) – Buy on Amazon
4. Objective English
- English Grammar by Wren and Martin – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Objective General English by S P Bakshi – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
5. English Descriptive Section
- Descriptive General English by S.P. Bakshi and Richa Sharma – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- IBPS Bank PO/MT Descriptive English –Buy on Flipkart
- Descriptive English & Communication Skills by K. Kundan – Buy on Flipkart
(These books are not specifically designed for NICL AO Exam but they will help you as the syllabus and pattern of questions are same in almost all the exams.)
For Practice Papers & Solved Papers
- NICL /GIC AO (Administrative Officer Exam) Practice Work Book (English) by Kiran Publications – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- NICL /GIC AO (Administrative Officer Exam) Practice Work Book (Hindi) by Kiran Publications –Buy on Amazon
- General Insurance Companies Administrative Officer Exam Guide (English) by Ramesh Publishing House –Buy on Flipkart
- Insurance Officer Exams AAO,AO & ADO Solved Papers (NICL/LIC/OIC/UIICL/OICL) (2013 – 2002) – (English) – Buy on Amazon
- Insurance Officer Exams AAO, AO & ADO Solved Papers (NICL/LIC/OIC/UIICL/OICL) (2013 – 2002) by Kiran Publications (HIndi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
You may also like to see – Syllabus for NICL AO Exam 2015
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Suchit says
Nice one. Really helpful books.
pushpanjali singh says
Suggest me a guide book that includes every items according to NICL AO exam syllabus and one book of previous years solved papers.
admin says
Dear Pushpanjali,
Please refer to the post above for suggestions on books. If you want to buy a work book and solved papers, then go for
NICL (National Insurance Coperation Limited) (AO) Administrative Officer Online Exam Practice Work Book
and
Insurance Officer Exams AAO,AO & ADO Solved Papers(NICL/LIC/OIC/UIICL/OICL) (2013 – 2002) – (English).
You can also search for these books on Flipkart to compare their prices.
ARIJIT GHOSAL says
please tell me about the syllabus of law..
admin says
Hi Arijit,
As such there is not prescribed syllabus for the speciality part. Just focus on your basics and you will sail through. Consider basing your preparation around previous year papers. Please share your experience with us!
UPDATE:
The syllabus for NICL AO Legal Officer would be quite similar to what you would normally study in LLB. The important topics will include Constitutional Law, Evidence, Law of Contract, Specific Relief, Prop Laws, Spl Contract N.I Act, Jurisprudence, Professional Ethics & Cases of Professional misconduct under B.C.I rules+ Arbitration Act, Limitation Act, Company Law, Labour and Industrial Law, Administration Law, Law of Tort, including Motor Vehicle Accidents and Consumer Protection Law.
This is infact same as what is asked in the IBPS Law Officer Exam, so if you want to buy a book, for this portion, we would suggest you choose the following publication from Arihant, it also covers other practice material.
IBPS-CWE Specialist Officer Cadre Law Officer Scale I Online Exam 2015 – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon.
At the time of writing this post, Amazon has a better deal.
shovikg says
in the NICL AO GENERALIST EXAM 2015 the online test and the descriptive english test will commence on the same day?? and in the online exam it is mentioned not to touch the keyboard then will there be time limit so that the descriptive english commences after the online objective test??
admin says
Hi Shovik,
Yes both the exams will be conducted in a single sitting. Please note that both the tests will be conducted online. The time allotted for the objective exam is 120 minutes and the same for the descriptive exam is 45 minutes.
hasa says
please tell me about finance books to be read
admin says
Normally, you are simply required to brush up the basic concepts of what you had studied during your graduation/post graduation degree. Please consider this comment as only a guideline for NICL AO Finance Syllabus.
For NICL AO finance specialist paper, you should at least cover the following important topics – Fundamentals of Financial Systems, Market Economics, Basic Concepts of Economics, Monetary Systems, Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, Infrastructure, Nature and Key Components of the Indian Economy. In addition to this, remember to go through what you have learned in ICWA/PGDBA FINANCE.
rohit says
hey sir pls help me
I have given some exams like sbi, insurance ….
but im feeling little bit weak…
my QA is not strong, but im very good in rest..
im getting frustrated now….too much..
so kindly tell me what should I do????????
how should I do?????
admin says
Hi Rohit,
Hundreds and thousands of ordinary people clear exams every year, there is no rocket science in it. Also if you think about it, I am 100% confident that you can find people who are much less talented than you, and have still cleared these exams. The important thing to realise is that all you can do is work hard to get what you want.
Sometimes luck can play as a deciding factor in reaching or missing your goals. So don’t lose hope. If you can, take some coaching for QA, don’t think about the cost. Going for a movie is a cost, but spending money on education is an investment! Also, buy a few good books from what we have suggested, and use them. There is no reason why you cannot succeed! Best of luck.
rohit says
thanx..
yes you are right…
I started coaching for QA.. and now im waiting for confidence…that I can crack everything…
and yeah I would like to be in touch with you for guidance…
rohit says
and pls tell me..
from where I should practice QA section FOR BANKIG,po,ssc etc exams???
any particular site, book??
because I want to make my QA very very strong…..
admin says
Start your preparations with NCERT maths books. Later you can use Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal (Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon) to practice. I would also suggest Quicker Mathematics by M. Tyra (Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon) to learn short cuts.
For more detailed advice – read How To Prepare For Quantitative Aptitude For SSC, IBPS And Other Competitive Exams