How to Prepare for NIACL AO Reasoning Section?

The New India Assurance Company Limited has released a notification regarding the administrative officer post. The Prelims exam is going to be conducted on September 14. So, hardly 25 days are left. In such a short period, you need to prepare each section with precision. For this, you need to have a good strategy for each section. One of the trickiest parts is the reasoning section, and in this blog, we are going to discuss in detail how to prepare for NIACL AO Reasoning Section. 

NIACL AO Prelims Exam Pattern

The Preliminary Examinations, consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks, will be conducted online. This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:

NIACL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
Name of Test/Section (not in sequence)	Type of test	Max. Marks	Duration for each test/section (Separately timed)
English Language	Objective	30	20 min
Reasoning Ability	Objective	35	20 min
Quantitative Aptitude	Objective	35	20 min
Total		100	1 Hour

• There is a sectional cutoff decided by the conducting authority.
• There is sectional timing as well.

Most Important Reasoning Topics

Before heading to the strategy part, let’s first discuss the list of important topics that you need to prepare. Remember that only a few days are left, and to prepare well in such a short period, you need to do smart work. The topics are suggested after analysing previous year papers by our experts. In the table below, we have given a list of the most important reasoning topics. 

• Box-Based Puzzle
• Flat & Floor Puzzle
• Linear Row + Variable
• Square Seating Arrangement
• Chinese Coding
• Direction & Distance
• Syllogism
• Word Formation
• Pair Formation
• Odd One Out

Tips to Prepare the Reasoning Section in a Smart Way

Here are a few tips. By following them, you can smartly prepare the reasoning section. Also, for day-wise topic preparation, you can check out our NIACL AO Study plan. 

Do not start your preparation with Puzzles

Yes, you read it right! Do not start your preparation with puzzles, as they are a bit tricky and require a lot of time. Instead, what you can do is during the first three days practice alphanumeric series, syllogism, word or pair formation. It will help you to get accustomed to the nature of the reasoning section. Once you get the tricks and your brain starts working in the same direction, then you can head towards the Puzzles. 

Make Several Diagrams

In reasoning questions, you will always be presented with at least 2-3 clues that are taking you to two different directions. Draw both conclusions on a piece of paper and proceed accordingly. Ultimately, what comes to the end or matches the given options is your answer. This technique is specifically very useful in solving floor-based puzzles and linear arrangements. 

Solve Blood Relation Questions Using Flowcharts

Solve Blood Relation questions using flowcharts, as this will help you in getting to the right answer, and that too in less time. As you have already gone through the exam pattern, you know that there is a sectional time limit. So using diagrams, flow charts, and arrows as symbols for direction sense helps a lot in saving time. 

Practice Daily to Enhance Your Accuracy

While you’re in the preparatory stage, focus more on the accuracy part rather than speed. Because once you know how to crack the question correctly, you will build momentum with practice. As already mentioned above, after three days, start solving puzzles every day. Make sure to solve 3 sets daily of easy to difficult levels. 

Give a Mock test and analyse your mistakes

It is necessary to check your progress, where you are doing great, and where you’re lacking in preparation. All these can be estimated only by giving mocks a regular intervals. Say, for the first seven days, give only two mocks, and later on, increase the frequency accordingly. 

Conclusion

In this blog, we have given all the details regarding the preparation of NIACL AO reasoning section, along with a list of important topics. To prepare and practice, you can take our mock test series of NIACL AO, where we provide one full-length mock test free! You can also join our courses and get yourself fully prepared for the examination. The course includes video as well as PDF courses and a lot more things that will help you in your preparation. The link is given below. 

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