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NICL AO Exam Centres 2026: Phase I and II City List
NICL AO exam centres 2026: see the provisional Phase I and Phase II cities by zone and state, and the rules for centre changes.
In short
- NICL lists provisional Phase I centres in the East, North, South, and West zones.
- Phase II uses a shorter list of cities.
- The call letter names your exact exam venue.
On this page 3 sections
The provisional NICL AO exam centres 2026 cover the East, North, South, and West zones. The company lists many cities for the Phase I exam on 17 November 2026. It lists fewer cities for the Phase II exam on 22 December 2026. The company can cancel or add centres. See the NICL AO Automobile Engineer 2026 guide for all stages.
NICL AO exam centres 2026 for Phase I
The table lists the provisional Phase I centres by zone and state.
| Zone | State or Union Territory | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| East 1 | Bihar | Arrah, Aurangabad, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea |
| East 1 | Jharkhand | Bokaro Steel City, Dhanbad, Hazaribagh, Jamshedpur, Ranchi |
| East 1 | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur-Ganjam, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur |
| East 2 | Andaman and Nicobar Island | Port Blair |
| East 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Naharlagun |
| East 2 | Assam | Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur |
| East 2 | Manipur | Imphal, Churachandpur |
| East 2 | Meghalaya | Shillong, Tura |
| East 2 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| East 2 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| East 2 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| East 2 | Tripura | Agartala |
| East 2 | West Bengal | Asansol, Burdwan, Durgapur, Hooghly, Kalyani, Kolkata, Siliguri |
| North 1 | Delhi | Delhi/NCR |
| North 1 | Haryana | Faridabad, Gurugram |
| North 1 | Uttar Pradesh | Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Noida |
| North 1 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee |
| North 2 | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Bareilly, Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Jhansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Moradabad, Prayagraj, Varanasi |
| North 3 | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur |
| North 4 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh/Mohali |
| North 4 | Haryana | Ambala |
| North 4 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Una |
| North 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu, Samba, Srinagar |
| North 4 | Ladakh | Kargil, Leh |
| North 4 | Punjab | Amritsar, Bathinda, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Phagwara |
| South 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Eluru, Vijayawada/Guntur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Ongole, Rajahmundry, Srikakulam, Tirupati, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagaram |
| South 1 | Karnataka | Belagavi (Belgaum), Bengaluru, Hubli/Dharwad, Mangaluru (Mangalore), Mysuru (Mysore), Shivamogga (Shimoga), Udupi |
| South 1 | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal |
| South 2 | Kerala | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Kannur, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur |
| South 2 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| South 2 | Puducherry | Puducherry |
| South 2 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Kanyakumari, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Tiruchirappalli, Tirunelveli, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar |
| West 1 | Goa | Panaji |
| West 1 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Anand/Vadodara, Jamnagar, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat/Bardoli |
| West 1 | Maharashtra | Amravati, Chandrapur, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Dhule, Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai/MMR, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Solapur |
| West 2 | Chhattisgarh | Bhilai, Bilaspur, Raipur |
| West 2 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain |
NICL AO Phase II exam centres
The table lists the provisional Phase II centres.
| Zone | State or Union Territory | Cities |
|---|---|---|
| South 1 | Andhra Pradesh and Telangana | Hyderabad, Guntur/Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
| East 2 | Assam | Guwahati |
| East 1 | Bihar | Patna, Muzaffarpur |
| North 4 | Chandigarh | Mohali |
| West 2 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur, Bhilai/Bhilai Nagar |
| North 1 | Delhi | Delhi-NCR |
| West 1 | Gujarat | Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar, Rajkot |
| North 4 | Himachal Pradesh | Bilaspur, Solan |
| North 4 | Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu |
| East 1 | Jharkhand | Ranchi, Dhanbad |
| South 1 | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Hubballi/Dharwad |
| South 2 | Kerala | Ernakulam, Thiruvananthapuram |
| West 1 | Maharashtra | Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane/MMR, Pune, Nashik |
| West 2 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Indore |
| East 1 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar, Berhampur-Ganjam |
| North 3 | Rajasthan | Jaipur, Udaipur |
| South 2 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai, Madurai |
| North 2 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow, Kanpur, Prayagraj |
| North 1 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Roorkee |
| East 2 | West Bengal | Kolkata, Burdwan |
Which rules apply to exam centres?
- The company holds the online exam at the venue in your call letter.
- The company does not entertain a request to change the centre, venue, date, or session.
- The choice of centre, once made, is final.
- The company may cancel a centre or add a centre.
- The company may allot a centre other than the one you chose.
- The company may allot an adjacent centre if too few candidates choose a centre. It may do the same if a centre has more candidates than seats.
- If the company cancels a centre, it may allot another centre to the affected candidates.
- Candidates appear at their own risk and expense.
The company issues separate call letters for Phase I and Phase II. Read the admit card page for the download steps. See the exam date page for the schedule.
Next step: read the NICL AO admit card 2026 guide.
Frequently asked questions
Which cities host the NICL AO Phase I exam?
NICL lists provisional Phase I centres in the East, North, South, and West zones. Examples are Delhi/NCR, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mumbai, and Pune. The full city list is on this page, grouped by state.
Where is the NICL AO Phase II exam held?
Phase II uses fewer cities than Phase I. Examples are Delhi-NCR, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Mumbai. The company lists the Phase II centres by zone and state on this page.
Can I change my exam centre in NICL AO?
No. The company does not entertain a request to change the centre, venue, date, or session. The choice of centre, once made, is final. The company can also allot a different centre to a candidate.
Can NICL change my exam centre?
Yes. NICL can cancel a centre, add a centre, or allot a centre other than the one you chose. It can allot an adjacent centre if too few candidates choose a centre or if a centre has no seats left.
Where do I find my exact exam venue?
The call letter shows the exam venue. Download it from the Recruitment section of the NICL website. The company holds the online exam at the venue named in the call letter.
Does NICL pay for travel to the exam centre?
No. Candidates appear for the online exam at their own expense and at their own risk. NICL is not responsible for any injury or loss of any kind at the centre.
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