LIC AAO Exam Details :
Life Insurance Company(LIC) is the largest life insurance company in India. It recruits the Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) through the LIC AAO exam every year. There are four stages in the exam 1) Prelims 2) Mains 3) Interview 4) Medical
LIC AAO Prelims exam Phase 1 Online Classes
- No of MCQ :100
- Total Marks:70
- Time : 60 Min
- No. of Sections: 3 English language, Reasoning & Quantitative Aptitude
- The medium of examination: bilingual – English & Hindi.
| Name of Test | Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension | 30 | 30** | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 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. There is no negative marking in the LIC AAO exam.
LIC AAO Mains exam Phase 2
Both the objective and descriptive tests will be online. The objective test will have separate timing for every section. Descriptive test will be administered immediately after the completion of the objective test.
- Objective: 300Marks
- Aptitude Qs: 120
- Aptitude Time: 120 min
- Descriptive test Marks: 25
- Descriptive Qs: 2
- Descriptive test time: 30 minutes
| Tests Name | No. of Qs | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 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 | 2 hours |
| 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. There is no negative marking in the LIC AAO exam.
Candidate MUST pass in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the online examinations (Preliminary and Main) and the interview.
Descriptive test of English Language etc. is of qualifying nature and marks in this test will not be counted for ranking.
Professional Knowledge: This section deals with specializations in IT, CA, Actuarial, and Raj Bhasha. This section comprises of questions related to the candidate’s professional subject .
Insurance & Financial Market Awareness: This section does not require the candidates to have a deep knowledge of the subject: Current News pertaining to Insurance Sector, legislations related to the Insurance sector, Guidelines issued by IRDA, History of Insurance sector in India, Important Financial Institutions
LIC AAO Interview Phase 3
Marks obtained in the Main Examination only will be considered for short listing for interview.
LIC AAO Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination Phase 4
Shortlisted candidates in final merit list will have to undergo Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination and if found medically fit, will be offered appointment.
Syllabus Prelims
| Reasoning | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
| Alphabetical Series
Numeric Series Figure Series Analogy Blood Relation Causes and Effects Coding-Decoding Decision Making Direction Sense Odd man out Ranking Sitting Arrangements Statement and Arguments Statement and Assumption Statement and Conclusion Syllogism Alphabet Test Classification Clocks & Calendars Logical Venn Diagrams Mathematical Operations Situation Reaction Test |
Age & Averages
Time& Distance-Boat & Stream Simple & Compound Interest Data Interpretation – Bar graph, Line, tabular, pie chart HCF and LCM Number System Percentage Permutation and Combination Pipe & Cistern Probability Profit and Loss Inequality -Quadratic Equation Ratio, Proportion, Partnership Mixtures& Allegations Simplification Time and Work Mensuration (2D&3D) Roots, Surds & Indices Logarithms Decimal and Fraction Heights & Distances |
Antonym & Synonym
Homonyms Cloze Test Fill in the Blanks Grammar based Idioms and Phrases Jumbled Words One-word Substitution Para Jumbles Paragraph completion Phrase Substitution Qs on Vocabulary Reading Comprehension Sentence Completion Spotting Errors Passage Correction Sentence Re-arrangement Shuffling of Sentence parts |
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