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The Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) conducts the selection process for Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) every year to select candidates for the generalist/ IT/ CA/ Actuarial/ Rajbhasha posts. Aspirants of the exam about to start their preparation for the examination must go through the selection process of the LIC AAO. This will assist the candidates in understanding the exam pattern.

The LIC AAO 2023 exam has two CBT exams (Phase I and Phase II) and a personal interview. The marks of the language paper are not included in the merit list. Phase I is qualifying in nature whereas marks of phase II and interview are considered for the merit list.

The detailed selection pattern of LIC AAO are provided below:

●       Phase I (Preliminary exam)

●       Phase II (mains exam

●       Interview

The first phase of the LIC AAO is common for all the posts. This exam is meant to screen serious candidates for Phase II. The Phase I exam has three sections namely Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Comprehension.

All the questions are objective. There is sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section. The English language is qualifying in nature, marks will not be included in the merit list for mains.

Subject	Questions	Marks	Language	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 Comprehension	30	30**	English	09	10	20 minutes
Total	100	70		60 minutes

** The marks of English language are not considered for the merit list prepared to select candidates for mains examination. The English language is qualifying in nature.

●       Candidates will be selected for the mains on the basis of their scores in the prelims exam.

●       The cut off will be prepared on the basis of scores of candidates and the number of vacancies. Only 20 times the number of vacancies will be called for the mains exam for each category.

●       Each question is 1 mark.

●       There is a negative marking of 0.25 marks for each wrong answer.

The Phase II of LIC AAO consists of both objection types as well as descriptive type questions. There are 2 subjective questions for language tests (English/ Hindi). The language test is only qualifying in nature. Marks will not be included in the final merit list.

Check the post wise exam pattern in the table below:

LIC AAO (Generalist) Mains Exam Pattern
Subject	Questions	Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks		Duration
			SC/ ST	Others
Reasoning Ability	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
Data Analysis & Interpretation	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
Insurance & Financial Market awareness	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
English (Letter & Essay writing)	2	25**	09	10	30 minutes
Total	120	300	-	-	120 minutes
AAO (IT/ Chartered Accountant/ Actuarial) Mains Exam Pattern
Reasoning Ability	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
Professional Knowledge	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
Insurance & Financial Market awareness	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
English (Letter & Essay writing)	2	25**	9	10	30 minutes
Total	120	300	-	-	120 minutes
LIC AAO (Rajbhasha) Mains Exam Pattern
Reasoning Ability	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
General Knowledge & Current Affairs	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
Professional Knowledge	30	90	40	45	40 minutes
Insurance & Financial Market awareness	30	60	27	30	20 minutes
Hindi (Letter & Essay writing)	2	25**	9	10	30 minutes
Total	120	300	-	-	120 minutes

** The descriptive paper is only qualifying in nature. The marks obtained in the paper will not be included in the merit list.

●       Both the papers (descriptive & objective) are conducted on the same day, one after the other.

●       The descriptive paper is an online paper. Candidates need to type the answers on the computer.

●       All the sections have separate time. The section will automatically switch to next after the time is over.

Those who will score the mains minimum qualifying marks and cut-off, decided by the LIC will appear for the personal interview. Only the marks of the mains exam will be considered for the shortlisting of candidates for interview. The number of candidates to be called for an interview will be 3 times the number of vacancies. The interview is 60 marks.

Each candidate needs to qualify for the interview otherwise their candidature will be canceled. The minimum qualifying marks for interview are given below:

Category	Cut-Off
UR/ OBC/ EWS	30
SC/ ST/ PwBD	27

            How many phases are there in the LIC AAO exam?

            The LIC AAO is divided into three phases namely Phase I, Phase II and Interview exam.

             

            Is there negative marking in the LIC AAO exam?

Yes, there is negative marking in LIC AAO Phase I as well as in Phase II exam.

How many questions are there in Phase I of LIC AAO?

There are a total of 100 questions of 70 marks. The marks of the English language exam will not be considered in the merit list.

How many questions are there in the Phase II exam?

There are 120 questions of 300 marks. Phase II has both objective and subjective questions. The marks of language questions will not be considered in the final selection.

Will marks of Phase I be included in the merit list?

No, phase i is only qualifying in nature. The marks of the prelims exam will not be included in the final merit list.