NICL AO Prelims 2017 Exam Analysis and Expected Cut Off |

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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):

SECTIONS	GOOD ATTEMPTS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE	16-19
REASONING ABILITY	23-28
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE	21-27
TOTAL	68-74

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:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Quadratic Equations	5	Easy-Moderate
Data Interpretation	15	Moderate
Miscellaneous (SI,CI, Speed &Time, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Averages, Ages, Ratio etc.)	10	Moderate
Number Series (Missing)	5	Moderate
Total	35	Moderate

Number Series Questions asked:

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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.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Passage related to YouTube)	10	Easy-Moderate
Error Detection	6	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test (based on election in Europe and Pollution in Europe)	8	Moderate
Phrasal Replacement	6	Easy
Total	30	Moderate

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:

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Inequality	2	Easy
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles	18	Moderate
Coding Decoding	5	Easy
Alphabetical	2	Easy
Ranking (In Paragraph form)	2	Easy-Moderate
Blood Relation (In Paragraph form)	3	Easy
Direction	3	Easy
Total	35	Easy