LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA (LIC)
RECRUITMENT OF ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS (AAOs)
(GENERALIST/ IT/ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT/ ACTUARIAL / RAJBHASHA)
TOTAL POST: 590
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) invites online applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the post of Assistant Administrative Officer (Generalist/ IT/ Chartered Accountant/ Actuarial/ Rajbhasha). Candidates should apply through On-line mode only. No other means/mode of application will be accepted.
LIC AAO 2019 Vacancies:
Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, Economically Weaker sections
and Persons with Benchmark Disabilities shall be as under:
Post | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR | TOTAL | PWBD | |||
LD | VI | HI | ID/MD | |||||||
AAO (Generalist) | 55 | 35 | 85 | 35 | 140 | 350 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
AAO (IT) | 25 | 14 | 36 | 15 | 60 | 150 | 1 |
| 1 | 4 |
AAO (CA) | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 20 | 50 |
| 1 | 1 |
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AAO (Actuarial) | 4 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 30 | 1 |
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AAO (Rajbhasha) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
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Total | 92 | 58 | 144 | 59 | 237 | 590 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Schedule of events:
The schedule of events shall be as under:
Activity | Dates |
Start date for Online Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges | 02.03.2019 |
Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges | 22.03.2019 |
Download of Call Letter for Online Preliminary Examination From | 22.04.2019 to 30.04.2019 |
Dates of Online Examination – Preliminary (tentative) | 4th & 5th May 2019 |
Dates of Online Examination – Main (tentative) | 28th June 2019 |
Candidates are advised to regularly keep in touch with the authorized LIC website www.licindia.in for details and updates.
Eligibility Conditions:
Eligibility conditions as on 01.03.2019 shall be as under:
Age | Minimum Age shall be 21 years (completed) as on 01.03.2019. Maximum age shall not be more than 30 years (candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.03.1989 and not later than 01.03.1998 both days inclusive only are eligible ) Relaxations in upper age limit for Scheduled Caste (SC)/Scheduled Tribe(ST)/Other Backward Community(OBC)/ Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECO) /Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCO) /Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD) /Confirmed LIC employees shall be as under : | |
SC/ST | 5 YEARS | |
OBC | 3 Years | |
PwBD(Gen) | 10 YEARS | |
PwBD(SC/ST) | 15 YEARS | |
PwBD(OBC) | 13 YEARS | |
ECO/SSCO (GEN) | 5 YEARS | |
ECO/SSCO (SC/ST) | 10 YEARS | |
ECO/SSCO (OBC) | 8 YEARS | |
Confirmed LIC employees | Further Relaxation of 5 YEARS | |
Educational Qualification | A. For AAO (Generalist): “Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian University/Institution”. | |
B. For AAO (IT) : Graduation degree in Engineering in Computer Science, IT or Electronics, or an MCA, or an MSC(Computer Science) from a recognized Indian University/Institution. | ||
C. For AAO (Chartered Accountant): Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized Indian University/Institution and Candidate should have passed Final Examination of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and completion of Articles as presented by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The candidate should be Associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Candidates should provide their membership number and the same will be verified with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. | ||
D. For AAO (Actuarial): Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian University/Institution and Candidates should have compulsorily passed paper CT1 and CT5 plus 4 or more other papers of the examination conducted by the Institute of Actuaries of India / Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK. (Total 6 or more papers) as on the date of eligibility i.e. 1st March, 2019. Candidates should provide their membership number and the same will be verified with Institute of Actuaries of India / Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK. | ||
E. For AAO (Rajbhasha): Post Graduate Master’s Degree in Hindi/Hindi translation with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level OR Post Graduate Master’s Degree in English with Hindi as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s degree level OR Post Graduate Master’s Degree in Sanskrit with English and Hindi as subjects at Bachelor’s degree level. |
Emoluments and Benefits:
Basic pay of Rs. 32795/- per month in the scale of Rs. 32795- 1610(14) –55335– 1745(4) –62315 and other admissible allowances as per rules. Total emoluments at the minimum of the scale, inclusive of House Rent Allowance & City Compensatory Allowance wherever admissible depending upon the classification of the city, will be approximately Rs 56,000/- per month in ‘A’ Class city. Other benefits are Defined Contributory Pension,
Special Allowance for passing Actuarial Examination, Gratuity, LTC, Cash Medical Benefit, Group Mediclaim, Group Personal Accident Insurance, Group Insurance , Vehicle Loan (2-wheeler/4 wheeler) as per rules, meal coupon, reimbursement towards cost of Brief case/leather bags, mobile handset, supply of dailies and magazines and tea/coffee, mobile expenses, etc. as per rules.
Candidates selected for the post of Assistant Administrative Officer (Chartered Accountant) with two years post qualification work experience on the date of eligibility are eligible for two advance increments.
Application fees/ Intimation charges (Non-refundable):
Candidates will have to make the payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges through the On-Line Mode as under:
For SC/ST/ PwBD candidates | Intimation Charges of Rs. 100/- plus Transaction Charges |
For all other candidates | Application Fee-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs. 600/- plus Transaction Charges |
For detailed instructions on method of payment please refer “How to Apply”.
Selection Procedure:
Selection of Assistant Administrative Officers will be done through a three tiered process and subsequent Prerecruitment Medical examination.
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. The test will have three sections
(with separate timings for each section) as follows:
Section | Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
SC/ST | Others | ||||||
1 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 minutes |
2 | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 minutes |
3 | English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension | 30 | 30** | English | 9 | 10 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 70 |
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| 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.
Phase-II : Main Examination:
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.
Main Examination for recruitment of AAO (Generalist):
Section | Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
SC/ST | Others | ||||||
1 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
3 | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
4 | Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 |
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| 2 hours |
5 | 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.
Main Examination for recruitment of AAO ( IT/ Chartered Accountant / Actuarial):
Section | Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration (Total 120 minutes) | |
SC/ST | Others | ||||||
1 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
3 | Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
4 | Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 |
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| 2 hours |
5 | 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.
Main Examination for recruitment of AAO (Rajbhasha):
Section | Name of the tests | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
SC/ST | Others | ||||||
1 | Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
3 | Professional Knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
4 | Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 |
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| 2 hours |
5 | 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.
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
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.
Phase-III: Interview
Marks obtained in the Main Examination only will be considered for shortlisting for interview and marks obtained in Main Examination + marks obtained in Interview will be considered for final merit listing of candidates.
How to apply for LIC AAO 2019:
Detailed guidelines/procedures for –
- Application registration
- Payment of fees
- Document scan and upload
Candidates can apply online only from 02.03.2019 to 22.03.2019 and no other mode of application will be accepted.
Issue of Call Letters for on-line examination:
Candidates will have to visit the website under the heading “Careers” https://www.licindia.in/careers for downloading call letters for on-line Preliminary examination from 22.04.2019 to 30.04.2019 from the given link hosted on LIC’s website. Intimation for downloading call letter will also be sent through e-mail/SMS. Once the candidate clicks the relevant link, he/she can access window for call letter download. The candidate is required to use (i) Registration Number/Roll number, (ii) Password/Date of Birth for downloading the call letter. Candidate should affix recent recognizable photograph on the call letter preferably the same as provided during registration and appear at the examination centre with (i) The Call Letter (ii) Photo Identity Proof as stipulated in the Call Letter and Photocopy of the same Photo Identity Proof as brought in original.