Introduction
Understanding the exam pattern and syllabus will help the candidates in devising effective preparation strategies. Speed/ Time management is vital in obtaining a good score in any competitive exam and hence, analysis of LIC AAO Exam Pattern and syllabus is very crucial to be able to complete the exams in the stipulated time.
LIC AAO Selection Process shall involve four stages: Preliminary Examination, Main Examination, Interview and Medical examination.
Pattern
The LIC AAO Exam Pattern are as described below:
Scheme of Preliminary Examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAOs) in LIC is as follows:
- Preliminary Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online.
- The test will have three sections (with separate timings for each section).
| Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC/ST | Others | |||||
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 minutes |
| English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension | 30 | 30 | English | 9 | 10 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 70 | 1 hour | |||
- English Language test will be of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.
- Candidates equal to 20 times of number of vacancies in each category, subject to availability, will be shortlisted for Main examination.
Scheme of Main Examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAOs) - Generalist in LIC is as follows:
- Main examination will consist of objective tests for 300 marks and descriptive test for 25 marks.
- Both the objective and descriptive tests will be online.
- The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
- Candidates will have to answer descriptive test by typing on the computer.
- Descriptive test will be administered immediately after the completion of the objective test.
| Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC/ST | Others | |||||
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hour | English Language (Letter writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
- English Language test will be of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.
Scheme of Main Examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAOs) - IT/ Chartered Accountant/ Actuarial in LIC is as follows:
- Main examination will consist of objective tests for 300 marks and descriptive test for 25 marks.
- Both the objective and descriptive tests will be online.
- The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
- Candidates will have to answer descriptive test by typing on the computer.
- Descriptive test will be administered immediately after the completion of the objective test.
| Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC/ST | Others | |||||
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hour | English Language (Letter writing & Essay) | 2 | 25 | English | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
- English Language test will be of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.
Scheme of Main Examination for recruitment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAOs) - Rajbhasha in LIC is as follows:
- Main examination will consist of objective tests for 300 marks and descriptive test for 25 marks.
- Both the objective and descriptive tests will be online.
- The objective test will have separate timing for every section.
- Candidates will have to answer descriptive test by typing on the computer.
- Descriptive test will be administered immediately after the completion of the objective test.
| Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SC/ST | Others | |||||
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hour | Knowledge of Language (Descriptive) | 2 | 25 | English & Hindi | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
- Knowledge of Language test will be of qualifying nature and the marks thereof will not be counted for ranking.
Key Points
Points to be Noted:
- Candidate MUST obtain minimum qualifying marks in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the examinations (Preliminary and Main) and the interview.
- Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who qualify in the objective part of main examination. The responses (answers) of individual candidates with other candidates would be analyzed to detect patterns of similarity of right and wrong answers.
- If in the analytical procedure adopted in this regard, it is inferred/concluded that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/valid, LIC reserves the right to cancel the candidature of the concerned candidate and the result of such candidates (disqualified) will be withheld.
- English Language test is of qualifying nature and marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking. The decision of LIC in this regard shall be final and binding on the candidates. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
- The scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equipercentile equating method.
- The Scores of Examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:
- (i) Number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Score.
(ii) The score so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores.
Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.
(iii) Test wise scores and scores on total is reported with decimal point up to two digits.
Note:
LIC reserves the right to modify the structure of the examination which will be intimated through its website. Other detailed information regarding the examination will be given in an Information Handout which will be made available for the candidates to download along with the call letters from the LIC website www.licindia.in
LIC AAO – Related Information
LIC AAO 2020 – Official Notification (English)
LIC AAO 2020 – Official Notification (Hindi)
LIC AAO 2020 – Selection Process
LIC AAO 2020 – Eligibility
LIC AAO 2020 – Apply Online
