Life Insurance Corporation has released the notification for the LIC AAO under various disciplines for 168 vacancies. LIC is the most trustable insurance company and has been providing various insurance such as General, Life, Accidental etc insurance cover to its employees.
The notification was released in February 2020, the application process was over by March 2020. The preliminary exam was scheduled to be conducted in April 2020 but was delayed citing COVID-19. LIC has released the delay notice for the preliminary exam. The notice reads that the AAO exam will be conducted once the lockdown is lifted and conditions become normal.
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Highlights of LIC Assistant Administrative Officer
The major highlights of the LIC AAO notification are as follows:
| Important Dates | Events |
| Online Applications | 25th February 2020- 3rd March 2020 |
| Preliminary Exam | 4th April 2020 (Delayed) |
| Preliminary Exam Results | To be announced later |
| Mains Exam | To be announced later |
| Mains Result | To be announced later |
| Interview | To be announced later |
| Final Result | To be announced later |
LIC AAO Exam Pattern
Phase 1- Preliminary Exam
This is the first stage of the recruitment process it is a 1-hour exam comprising of 3 subjects. There are prescribed sectional timing for each subject and a total of 100 questions are asked at this level.
| Subject | No of questions | Total Marks | Sectional timing | Mark/question | |
| Correct answer | Wrong answer | ||||
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | +1 | -0.25 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | +1 | -0.25 |
| English Language | 30 | 35 | 20 minutes | +1 | -0.25 |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes | ||
Level 2- Mains Exam
The candidates who will be successful in clearing the cut-off of pre-exam will be called for the mains exam. The mains exam is slightly difficult in terms of level as compared to the preliminary exam.
| Subject | No of questions | Total Marks | Sectional timing | Mark/question | |
| Correct answer | Wrong answer | ||||
| Insurance and Financial Market | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes | +1 | – ¼ |
| General Knowledge | 30 | 40 | 20 minutes | +1 | – ¼ |
| Data Analysis and Interpretation | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes | +1 | – ¼ |
| Reasoning and Computer Aptitude | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes | +1 | – ¼ |
| Descriptive Paper | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes | ——— | ——– |
Final Selection in the AAO
The final selection will be based on the (mains + interview) marks obtained by the candidate. If the candidate clears all the sectional as well as the mains cut-off, he will be called for the interview. Post this, he will be assessed in the personality test and LIC will draw an overall cut-off. Only those candidates who will pass both the stages will be selected for the job.
Total Vacancies in LIC Assistant Administrative Officer
The total vacancies that are reported under the LIC AAO 2020 are 168. The vacancy break up for all the posts are given below:
| Posts | Vacancy |
| AAO (CA) | 40 |
| AAO (Actuarial) | 30 |
| AAO (Legal) | 40 |
| AAO (Rajbhasha) | 8 |
| AAO (IT) | 50 |
| Total | 168 |
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