New India Assurance Company Limited recruitment for Assistant exam notification is out. The phase I examination of the selection procedure is on 22nd and 23 rd April, 2017 while phase II is scheduled to be held on 23rd May, 2017.

In this post we are trying to elaborate on How To Prepare For New India Assurance Assistant Exam 2017. Let’s discuss the syllabus and preparation strategies for each section.

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination

Preliminary Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1-hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows:

1. Reasoning – 35 marks 

• Difficulty Level – Usually high-level questions (35 questions)
• Syllabus – The topics generally covered under this section are: Verbal Reasoning, Alphabet test, Mathematical operations, Odd man out, classification, blood relations, syllogism, coding-decoding, causes effect, analysis, sitting arrangements, statement and conclusion, decision making, puzzle, assertion and reasoning, word formation, series. (Few other changes may be included from time to time.)

Strategy for preparation

Initially, this section needs thorough preparation especially with the sitting arrangement kind of questions, but once you get the hang of it reasoning can prove to be high scoring.

This section is to test your analytical and reasoning skills.

• Reasoning can be comparatively easy to score once you have adequate practice. Questions are almost of the similar kind to what is asked in the other exams.
• The level of questions asked is similar to that of the bank PO papers.
• Blood relations and word formations are relatively easy and scoring topics. Practice more so that you get good accuracy. You can expect questions based on directions e.g. which side she is facing after walking a certain distance and a certain direction. This question is on the easier side. So it’s better if you solve them correctly.
• For syllogism, input-output, standing in the line: It is better if you write down the alphabets and if necessary make a rough sketch of the persons (for standing in queue questions) then approach to solve these.
• Sitting/Standing arrangements, who-stays-on-which-floor, in a group of working friends who likes which color and who works in which shift etc. kind of questions can be really tricky and if you are not thorough with practice these can take up a lot of time.
• There is negative marking so be cautious while answering reasoning questions.

2. Quantitative Aptitude – 35 marks

• Difficulty Level- You should expect moderate to high-level questions in this section. (35 questions)
• Syllabus – Number system, LCM-HCF, Number series, Decimal Fractions, partnership, Simple/compound Interest, time distance and speed, time and work, profit and loss, percentage, permutation combination, Data Interpretation.

Strategy for preparation

• It is important to practice the quantitative questions in a time bound manner.
• Try not to spend too much time on a single question. If one sum appears to be too lengthy or too time-consuming do not fixate on that. There will be plenty others that you will be able to answer.
• DI questions are comparatively easy (compared to Bank PO questions). So do not panic. But the questions are usually very lengthy so they take up a lot of your time. Practice, you will be able to improve your speed and accuracy.
• Questions from Interest (SI and CI), Profit and Loss, Percentage, Time and work, Time and Distance and Speed will be till 10^th-12^th.

• NCERT Books (Download for free)

3. English – 30 marks

• Difficulty Level- You can expect easy to moderate level of questions.(30 questions)
• Syllabus – Comprehension, jumbled sentence, fill in the blanks, idioms and phrases, synonyms antonyms, spelling check, spot the error in a sentence, one-word substitution.

Strategy for preparation

• Spotting the wrong in a sentence, idioms and phrases, fill in the blanks are comparatively easy and scoring. So practice them.
• Comprehension and jumbled sentences can be of comparatively high level.
• For jumbled sentences try taking 2-3 sentences at a time and arranging. Once you have arranged them it would be easier to put all of them together.
• Read English newspaper and magazines and especially the editorials. These will improve your command over the language.

Phase II-Main Examination

Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 250 marks against 200 question. Duration of the exam would be of 2 hours.

For the below five sections, your preparation of phase 1 would be enough to clear this round too. The difficulty level will be up but if you are thorough with your concepts then you would not face any problem attempting the questions. For phase II just work on your speed.Try solving as many questions CORRECTLY as you can.

We have tried to compile a list of books for each section to help you prepare well for New India Assurance  Exam 2017

1. Test of Reasoning – 50 marks

Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by B S Sijwali, Indu Sijwal	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Logical and Analytical Reasoning (English) by A.K Gupta	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal &  Vikas Aggarwal	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

2. Test of English Language – 50 marks

English Grammar by Wren and Martin	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Objective General English by S P Bakshi	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal &  Vikas Aggarwal	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

3. Test of Quantitative Aptitude- 50 marks

You can check out these books for preparing Quantitative Aptitude section 

Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Quicker Mathematics by M. Tyra	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Advance Maths for General Competitions by KD Publications	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

4. Computer Knowledge – 50 marks 

Objective Computer Awareness For General Competitive Exams: Arihant Publications	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Objective Computer Knowledge & Literacy: Kiran Prakashan	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

5. Test of General Knowledge – 50 marks

• Difficulty Level – You can expect High level questions from this section.
• Syllabus – In GK section there is no exact syllabus. You need to know and remember as much as you possibly can. Give special attention to economic news and current affairs of India and to world at large. Refer to Newspapers and magazines as The Hindu or the Frontline etc for other information apart from the financial sector (though these questions (general topics) are very few in number).

Strategy for preparation

• Keep yourself acquainted with the economic terms, their cause and the effect on the economy.
• Know about the current budget and the economic survey.
• Focus on current affairs in the business and financial world. Shares of the major companies etc
• Follow the financial news and keep a note of all the recent happenings.
• It would help you if you maintain a copy. Note down the important news that you come across. It would help in the last minute revision.

Manorama Year Book 2017	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
Current Affairs Yearly 2017 by Arihant Publications	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
India 2017	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

For Practice Paper/ Previous Year Paper, You can buy one of these

The New India Assurance Assistant TIER-I 2017  by Arihant Experts	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart
NIACL Assistant Exam New India Assurance Co.Ltd Practice Work Book by  Kiran Publications	Buy on Amazon	Buy on Flipkart

You may also wish to see : How to prepare for Insurance Exams

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