NICL AO Prelims 2017 Exam Analysis and Expected Cut Off: 2nd Shift

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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) - 02nd 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. In second shift we have found the paper was similar to the 1st shift. This must have given some confidence to all those appearing for the 2nd shift exam. Now let us look at the analysis of 2nd Shift of NICL AO Pre.

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	17-20
REASONING ABILITY	24-29
QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE	20-24
TOTAL	69-76

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE (Moderate)

The level of quantitative aptitude was moderate. There were three sets of DI. In fact the DI was similar to the DI asked in 1st shift.

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

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. Only the topics were changed in this shift. Rest everything remained same.

Topic	No. of Questions	Level
Reading Comprehension (Social-Media)	10	Easy-Moderate
Error Detection	6	Easy-Moderate
Cloze Test (Air Pollution )	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. This section should officially declared as Puzzles Section.

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		Easy
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles
Coding Decoding
Alphabetical
Ranking (In Paragraph form)		Easy-Moderate
Blood Relation (In Paragraph form)		Easy

	35	Easy