LIC AAO Exam will be conducted in the following three phases: Preliminary Exam, Mains Exam and Interview Process. It is mandatory for every applicant to clear all levels of examination to get selected to the post of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAO) in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC).
LIC AAO 2023 Selection Process
There will be three stages of the selection process for LIC AAO Recruitment 2023. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination (Phase I) will not be added for the selection as the prelim exam is qualifying in nature. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of the total marks obtained by a candidate in LIC AAO Main Examination (Phase II) and Interview.
- Phase 1 – LIC AAO Prelims Exam (Qualifying)
- Phase 2 – LIC AAO Mains Exam (Scoring)
- Phase 3 – LIC AAO Interview/Personality Test (Scoring)
LIC AAO Prelims Exam Pattern 2023
- The exam will be conducted online and the duration will be 1 hour or 60 minutes (20 minutes for each section).
- There are 3 sections, Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language. Each question is given 1 mark.
- There will be a negative marking of 0.25 marks in the prelims exam.
- LIC AAO Prelims is qualifying in nature.
| Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30** | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 70 | 60 minutes |
LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern 2023
- Candidates appearing in the prelim exam will be shortlisted for the main examination.
- LIC AAO’s main exam consists of Objective Test (300 marks) & Descriptive Test (25 marks).
- Both the exams will be conducted online mode.
- The descriptive exam will be through typing on the computer.
- There will be a negative marking of ¼ mark for each wrong answer.
| Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 120 minutes |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting for AAO(Legal) | 2 | 25** | 30 minutes |
Descriptive test of English Language etc. will be of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking. “Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who qualify in the objective part of main Examination.”
LIC AAO Syllabus 2023
The detailed LIC AAO Syllabus 2023 for each subject has been listed below
LIC AAO Syllabus for Reasoning
- Seating Arrangements
- Direction Test
- Input-Output
- Statement, Arguments, and Conclusion
- Analytical Reasoning
- Coding-Decoding
- Puzzles
- Inequalities
- Syllogism
- Logical Reasoning
- Blood Relations
- Order and Ranking
- Alphabet and Number Series
- Machine Input-Output
- Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
LIC AAO Syllabus for Quantitative Aptitude
- Simplification
- Simple and Compound Interest
- Problem on Ages
- Probability
- Cistern and Pipe
- Mensuration
- Percentage
- Data Sufficiency
- Number Series
- Profit and Loss
- Work and Time
- Average
- Quadratic Equations
- Ratio and Proportion
- Surds and Indices
- Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
- HCF and LCM
- Permutation and Combination
- Speed, Distance and Time
- Boats and Streams
- Approximation
- Partnership
- Mixtures & Alligations
LIC AAO Syllabus for GK & Current Affairs
- History of India
- Indian Constitution
- Government Schemes
- Government Policies
- Books and Authors
- Inventions and Discoveries
- Geography of India and the World
- Environment Topics
- Sports News
- New Legislations
- Important Days
- Person in News
- Indian Economy
- National and International Events
- Awards and Honours
- Science and Technology
- Committee, Commissions and Reports
- National and International Organizations
LIC AAO Syllabus for English
- Parts of Speech
- Sentence Improvement
- Active and Passive Voice
- Singular-Plural
- Passage Completion
- Vocabulary based questions
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Spotting Errors
- Direct and Indirect Speech
- Para-jumbles
- Reading Comprehension
- Word Usage
- Error Corrections
- Antonyms and Synonyms
- Idioms and Phrases
- Fillers
- Cloze Tests
- Phrase/Connector
LIC AAO Syllabus for Data Analysis & Interpretation, Insurance & Financial Market Awareness
Data Analysis & Interpretation (For Generalists)
- Pie charts
- Bar graphs
- Data Handling
- Data Derivation
- Data Implementation
- Elementary mathematics
Insurance & Financial Market Awareness
- Development
- Business/ Finance topic
- Various laws and policies
- History of Banking & Insurance
- Financial institutes, terminologies & derivations
- Current Banking news and events related to insurance and financial market
