# 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. Source: https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/exam-centres/ Category: [NICL](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/) Guide: [NICL AO Automobile Engineer 2026](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/) ## 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. 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](/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/) 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](/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/admit-card/) for the download steps. See the [exam date page](/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/exam-date/) for the schedule. **Next step:** read the [NICL AO admit card 2026](/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/admit-card/) 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. ## More in this guide - [NICL AO Automobile Engineer 2026](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer 2026 has 20 posts. Phase I is on 17 November 2026. See eligibility, pattern, salary, cut off, and dates. - [Notification](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/notification/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer notification 2026 lists 20 posts, category-wise vacancies, and key dates. Phase I is on 17 November 2026. - [Eligibility](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/eligibility/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer eligibility 2026: automobile degree, 60% marks, and age 21 to 30 years on 1 October 2026, with relaxation rules. - [How to apply](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/how-to-apply/): NICL AO 2026 how to apply: registration steps, fee of ₹1,000 or ₹250, photo and signature sizes, and rules that can cancel your form. - [Selection process](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/selection-process/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer selection process: Phase I, Phase II, descriptive test, and interview. The final merit list uses an 80:20 weight. - [Exam pattern](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/exam-pattern/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer exam pattern 2026: Phase I has 100 marks in 60 minutes. Phase II has 250 objective marks and a 30-mark descriptive test. - [Previous year cut off](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/previous-year-cutoff/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer cut off: Phase I was 20.00 out of 100 in 2025 and 21.00 for UR in 2024. See sectional and Phase II marks. - [Salary and service](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/salary-and-service-conditions/): NICL AO Automobile Engineer salary 2026: basic pay ₹82,485, about ₹1,14,000 total in metro centres, plus benefits, probation, and bond rules. - [Exam date](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/exam-date/): NICL AO Prelims exam date 2026 is 17 November 2026. Phase II follows on 22 December 2026. See the schedule, duration, and rules for date changes. - [Admit card](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/admit-card/): NICL AO admit card 2026 for Phase I on 17 November 2026: download steps, login details, accepted photo IDs, and name match rules. - [Exam day checklist](https://bunkpoint.com/article/nicl/nicl-ao-automobile-engineer-specialist-phase-i-prelims-2026/before-exam-checklist/): NICL AO exam day checklist for Phase I on 17 November 2026: documents, banned items, reporting rules, and the Phase II biometric check.