The Reserve Bank of India has officially announced the registration schedule and exam dates:

Events	Important Dates
Release of LIC LIC Assistant 2020 Official Notification	To be announced
LIC LIC Assistant Registration Began on	To be announced
Last Day to Submit LIC LIC Assistant 2020 Application Form	To be announced
LIC LIC Assistant Exam Date for Phase – I	To be announced
Release of LIC LIC Assistant Phase 1 Result	To be announced
Release of LIC LIC Assistant 2020 Phase 2 Admit Card	To be announced
LIC LIC Assistant Exam Date Phase-II (General)	To be announced
LIC LIC Assistant Exam Date Phase-II (DEPR and DSIM)	To be announced
Release of LIC LIC Assistant Phase-II (General) Result	To be announced
LIC LIC Assistant Interview Dates	To be announced
Final Result Declaration	To be announced

The Vacancy of LIC Assistant 2020 will be release shortly. The Life Insurance Corporation of India Services (2019) invites applications to eligible candidates for the post mentioned below in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC):

Zones	Vacancies
Northern Zone	1544
Northern Central Zone	1313
Eastern Zone	924
Eastern Central Zone	1531
Central Zone	472
South Central Zone	631
Southern Zone	400
Western Zone	1104

I. Nationality: a candidate must be either:-

(a) a citizen of India, or

(b) a subject of Nepal, or

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

 

Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

 

A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination, but the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate is issued to him/her by the Government of India.

 

 

II. Age Limits:

 

(a) A candidate must have attained the age of 18 years and must have attained the age of 30 years i.e., he/she must have been born not earlier than 2^nd September 1990 and not later than 1st September 2001.

 

(b) The upper age-limit prescribed above will be relaxed:

 

i. up to a maximum of five years for candidates belonging to a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe if the posts are reserved for them;

 

ii. up to a maximum of three years in the case of candidates belonging to Other Backward Classes who are eligible to avail of reservation applicable to such candidates if the posts are reserved for them;

 

iii. up to a maximum of five years for ex-employees of banking institutions whose services had to be terminated for reasons of economy or because of bank going into liquidation and personnel retrenched from Government Offices after at least one year's service and currently registered with Employment Exchange;

 

iv. up to a maximum of five years if a candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh during the period from 1^st January, 1980 to 31st December,1989;

 

v. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ex-servicemen including Commissioned Officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years Military Service as on 1^st September 2019 and have been released;

 

a. on completion of assignment (including those whose assignment is due to be

completed within one year from 1st September, 2019) otherwise than by way of

dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or inefficiency; or

 

b. on account of physical disability attributable to Military Service; or

 

c. on invalidment.

 

vi. up to a maximum of five years in the case of ECOs/SSCOs who have completed an initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service as on 1st September 2019 and whose assignment has been extended beyond five years and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues a certificate that they can apply for civil employment and that they will be released on three months' notice on selection from the date of receipt of offer of appointment.

 

vii. For Gen/EWSs up to a maximum of 10 years in the case of PwBD. For SC/ST/ PwBD up to a maximum of 15 years and for OBC PwBD up to a maximum of 13 years, subject to reservation of vacancies under the respective post. Relaxation in upper age limit for PwBD will be subject to the posts having been identified suitable for such disabilities.

 

viii. For candidates having experience as an officer in Commercial Bank/Financial Institution in Public Sector as also prior experience in Reserve Bank of India, upper age limit is relaxed to the extent of number of completed years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For such candidates, upper age limit should not exceed 33 years including experience. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

 

ix. For eligible staff candidates, the relaxation in age limit is according to LIC circular CO. HRMD. No. G-75/ 5599/ 05.01.01/ 2013-2014 dated December 20, 2013.

x. For recruitment to the post of Gr. B (DR)-DEPR/DSIM candidates having Master's Degree with Research/Teaching experience at a recognised Indian/Foreign University/Institute will be eligible for relaxation in upper age to the extent of number of years of such experience subject to a maximum of three years. For experience, probationary period will not be reckoned.

 

III. Minimum Educational Qualifications: The following minimum educational qualifications are prescribed for the posts:

 

The Candidate must hold a Bachelor degree from any Government recognized Institute.

Application Fee for LIC Assistant Examination 2020 has to be paid in online mode only. Fee payable for various categories is indicated in the table below:

Category	Charges	Amount
SC /ST/ PWD	Intimation Charges only	INR 85/-
GEN/ OBC/ EWS	Application fee including intimation charges	INR 510/-

Phase-I: Preliminary Written Exam

 

Subjects	Questions	Marks	Exam Duration
Reasoning	35	35	1 Hour
Quantitative Aptitude	35	35
English Language/Hindi Language	30	30
Total Questions	100	100

 

Note: For each incorrect response, a penalty of -0.25 is given. The minimum aggregate cut-off marks for being shortlisted for Phase-II of the examination is decided by the Board in relation to the number of vacancies.

 

Phase-II: Mains written Exam

For North Central Zone:

Name of Paper	Number of Question	Exam Duration	Marks
English Language	40	30 Minutes	40
Hindi Language	40	30 Minutes	40
Quantitative Aptitude	40	30 Minutes	40
Reasoning Ability and Computer Ability	40	30 Minutes	40
General/Financial Awareness	40	30 Minutes	40
Total	200	150 Minutes	200

 

For Eastern/South Central/Southern:

Name of Paper	Number of Question	Exam Duration	Marks
English Language	40	35 Minutes	40
Quantitative Aptitude	50	40 Minutes	50
Reasoning Ability and Computer Ability	60	40 Minutes	60
General/Financial Awareness	50	35 Minutes	50
Total	200	150 Minutes	200

 

The syllabus is determined by LIC itself. But, the syllabus varies from Preliminary to Mains exam.

 

LIC Assistant Syllabus for Prelims:

 

English	Quantitative Aptitude	Reasoning	General Awareness
Grammar	Mensuration	Puzzles	Banking & Financial Awareness
Vocabulary	Time and Work	Seating Arrangement	Monetary Policies
Error Spotting	Average, Ratio, Percentages	Directions and Distance	Economic Terms
Comprehension	Speed, Distance and Time	Data Sufficiency	Current Affairs
Passage Making	Mixture and Allegations	Blood Relations	Financial & Economics News
Jumble Words	Permutation and Combination	Syllogism	Static GK
Fill in the Blanks	Data Interpretation	Coding Decoding	Government Schemes, Agreement & Deals
Sentence Framing	Probability	Inequality	Banking terms, rates, processes

Candidates applying for the LIC LIC Assistant exam 2020 can apply for the exam by following a certain set of steps:

 

• Aspirants can visit the official website of Life Insurance of India to apply online.
• Candidates need to enter their basic qualifications and other details asked in the form and upload documents accordingly.
• Candidates need to upload a set of documents, which includes a photograph, signature, handwritten declaration and thumb impression.
• Candidates must verify the details carefully before making the final submission as no changes can be made in the form once the payment is complete.
• The form will not be accepted until the online payment is complete. The application fee for this exam is Rs. 510 for Gen/OBC candidates and Rs. 85 for SC/ST/PwBD candidates.
• Candidates must also note that if any discrepancy is found in the application form, LIC holds the right to reject the application at any time during the recruitment procedure.

• LIC Assistant Exam 2020 Admit Card will be released soon. Successful applicants for LIC Assistant Examination 2020 will be issued their admit card by entering Application Number or Date of Birth.
• Candidates can download the admit card prior to the 15 days before exam from the official website of LIC.
• Candidates should check the e- call letter carefully and bring discrepancies/ errors, if any, to the notice of Board immediately.

 

Documents Required with Admit Card:

 

• In addition to LIC Assistant Admit Card, candidates need to present a valid Photo ID proof issued by the GOI or the State Government (original as well as a photocopy) for verification.
• Acceptable photo ID proofs are PAN Card/ Passport/ Driving Licence/ Voter’s Card/ Bank Passbook with photograph etc.

• For LIC Assistant Examination 2020, candidates can choose one center for Phase-I and one center for Phase–II separately in the online application form Allotment of the exam centers will be on the "first-apply-first-allot" manner based on availability.
• LIC Assistant 2020 Prelims and main exam will be conducted in 158 and 20 exam cities respectively.
• LIC Assistant Exam Centers for Prelims exam

 

State/UTs	Exam Centers
Andaman & Nicobar	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh & Telangana	Guntur, Narasaraopet, Hyderabad, Rangareddy-Kodada, Karimnagar, Warangal, Rajahmundry, Kakinada, Tirupati, Chittoor, Vijaywada, Kanchikacherla, Gudlavalleru, Eluru, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar, Naharlagun city
Assam	Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar
Bihar	Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Patna
Chandigarh	Chandigarh
Chattisgarh	Raipur, Bhilai
Daman & Diu	Jamnagar
Goa	Varna
Gujarat	Ahmedabad, Gandhi Nagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara
Haryana	Hissar, Karnal, Rohtak
Himachal Pradesh	Dharamsala, Shimla
Jammu & Kashmir	Jammu
Jharkhand	Bokaro, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur, Ranchi
Karnataka	Belgaum, Bagalkot, Bengaluru, Chikaballapur, Kolar, Tumkur, Gulbarga, Bidar, Hubli, Dharwad, Haliyal, Gadag, Mangalore, Mysore, Mandya, Udipi
Kerala	Kannur, Kasargod, Kochi, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Pathanamthitta, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thrichur, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Nagarcoil
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur
Maharashtra	Aurangabad, Kolhapur, Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Nagpur, Nasik, Pune, Solapur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima
New Delhi	Delhi –NCR
Orissa	Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Sambalpur
Puducherry	Cuddalore, Villupuram
Punjab	Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala
Rajasthan	Ajmer, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Udaipur
Sikkim	Gangtok, Bardang City
Tamilnadu	Chennai, Vellore, Coimbatore, Erode, Thirupur, Madurai, Virudhunagar, Dindigul Salem, Namakkal, Thiruchirapalli, Perambalur, Pudukottai, Thanjavur, Tirunelvelli, Kanyakumari, Tuticorin
Tripura	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Agra, Allahabad, Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Varanasi
Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haldwani, Nainital, Roorkee City
West Bengal	Berhampore (WB), Durgapur, Kolkata, Greater Kolkata, Howrah, Hooghly, Kalyani, Siliguri

 

• LIC Assistant Exam Centers for Mains exam:

Name of Examination Center
Ahmedabad	Jammu
Bengaluru	Kanpur
Bhopal	Kochi
Bhubaneswar	Lucknow
Kolkata	Mumbai
Chandigarh	Nagpur
Chennai	New Delhi
Guwahati	Patna
Hyderabad	Pune
Jaipur	Thiruvananthapuram

LIC result for the LIC Assistant 2020 will be released 25-30 days after the successful conduction of the exam. The shortlisted candidates will then appear for the mains examination. We will share the direct link to check the result from the region-wise official PDF above. Stay tuned for the latest updates.