We have provided the Exam pattern of the LIC HFL exam in the official notification. The selection process is two-stage for all the posts. First, there is an online examination; qualified candidates will then be called for an interview. The merit list will be made from the combined marks of the Online examination and interview.
S. No |
Section |
Questions |
Marks |
Time |
1 |
English Language |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
2 |
Logical Reasoning |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
3 |
General Awareness (with special emphasis on Housing Finance Industry) |
50 |
50 |
15 minutes |
4 |
Numerical Ability (For Assistant)/ Quantitative Aptitude (For Assistant Manager) |
50 |
50 |
35 minutes |
Total |
200 |
200 |
120 minutes |
|
There will be a total of 50 questions asked from the English language section in the LIC HFL Online Exam. Here we have provided the study notes for the English section of the LIC HFL Exam that will help the candidates to score 50/50 marks in the English section.
LIC HFL English Topics |
LIC HFL English Study Material PDF |
Reading comprehension |
Types of Passages, How to Tackle Reading Comprehension? |
Para jumbles |
Concepts, types, and approach |
Cloze test |
Meaning, Concepts, Link the Sentences Together, Eliminate Options |
Fill in the Blanks |
Meaning, Concepts, Important Fill in the Blanks Topics |
Error spotting |
Meaning, Concepts, Tips for Error Spotting, Strategies to be used |
Paragraph completion |
Stepwise approach for Para-Completion questions, Tips & Tricks for solving Para completion |
Sentence connectors |
Meaning, Concepts, what exactly are Sentence Connectors? |
Sentence Rearrangement |
Types of sentence rearrangement questions, correct approach to solve the questions |
Idioms & Phrases |
Important Idioms and Phrases |
One Word Substitution |
Types of One-word substitution and examples |
Synonyms & Antonyms |
Important Synonyms & Antonyms |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Verb |
Meaning, Concepts, Practice Questions |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adjectives |
Meaning, Degrees of Adjectives, Forming Comparative and Superlatives of Irregular Adjectives |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Adverbs |
Meaning, What do Adverbs modify?Rules |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Articles |
A, An, The, Rules, Examples |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Conjunctions |
Coordinating Conjunctions, Correlative Conjunctions, Subordinating Conjunctions |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Noun |
Kinds of Noun, Types of Noun, Rules for Singular and Plural Nouns |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Preposition |
Meaning, Uses, Prepositions, or conjunctions? |
Miscellaneous (Grammar) - Pronoun |
Meaning, Types of Pronouns, Practice Questions |
There will be a total of 50 questions from the Quant section. Here we have provided the study notes for the Quant section of the LIC HFL Online exam that will help them to score full marks in the Quant section.
LIC HFL Quantitative Aptitude Topic |
LIC HFL Study Material PDF |
Algebraic Equations |
Linear Equation, Quadratic Equation, Methods to solve quadratic equation |
Simplification |
Helping Hands, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, etc. |
Ratio and proportion |
Meaning, Concepts, Compounded Ratio, Some Important Questions |
Percentage |
Fractions and Percentages, Important Fraction to Percentage Conversions |
Average |
Concepts, Important Formulae Related to Average of numbers |
Partnership |
Important Terms, Formula, Solved Examples |
Profit and Loss |
Profit and Loss terminologies, Some Important Concept, Some Formulae |
Time and work |
Concepts, Basic Questions, When three persons do a work, Questions Based on Efficiency |
Pipes and cisterns |
Concept, Basic Questions, Work Alternately, etc. |
Problems on age |
Concepts, Smart methods to solve |
Problems on train |
Concepts, Solved Examples, Smart Method to Solve |
Mixture of allegation |
Allegation, Mean price, Basic Formula, Mixture of more than two elements, etc. |
Time, speed & distance |
Definition, Unit Conversions, Ratios of Speed, Distance and/or Time, Average Speed, etc. |
Mensuration |
Triangle, Square, Rectangle, Parallelogram, Rhombus, Trapezium, Circle, etc. |
LCM and HCF |
Concepts, Solved Examples, Types of questions asked in the exam |
Number Series |
Meaning, Different types of Number Series, Type of questions asked in the exam |
Number System |
Meaning, Different types of Number System, Types of questions asked in the exam |
Data interpretation |
Concepts, Types of Data Interpretation, Caselet DI |
Simple and Compound interest |
Definition, Tree-method, Effective Rate Method, Installment, etc. |
Permutation, combination & probability |
Meaning, Concepts, Permutation vs Combination |
There are a total of 50 questions asked from the Reasoning Ability section in the LIC HFL exam. We have provided here, the topic-wise study notes for the reasoning section of the LIC HFL Online Exam that will help them to build good reasoning ability.
LIC HFL Reasoning Topic |
LIC HFL Study Material PDF |
Syllogism |
Basic Syllogism, Syllogism Possibility, New Keywords, Reverse Syllogism |
Inequality |
Important symbols and their meaning, Basic Inequality, Coded Inequality |
Direction and Distance |
Directions, Types of Questions |
Blood relation |
Important Symbol and their meaning, Pointing or Introducing, Family Tree |
Alpha-numeric series |
Alphabet Test, Number Series, Alphabet Series, Mixed Series |
Order and ranking |
Total Number of persons, Rank of a person from the left or right side |
Puzzle |
Floor Puzzle, Scheduling Puzzle, Day Based Puzzle |
Seating arrangement |
Linear Arrangement, Circular Arrangement, Polygonal Arrangement, Triangular Arrangement |
Input-Output |
Machine Input, Some Important Tips, Key Factors |
Coding decoding |
Letter to Letter Coding, Letter to Number Coding, Substitutional Coding |
Data sufficiency |
Relationships, Dates, Comparison, Figures |
Reasoning Analogy |
Types of Analogy questions, Tips & Tricks to solve Reasoning Analogy, Solved examples |
Classification (Word, Number, Figural) |
Questions on classification, choosing the odd pair of words, choosing the odd letter group |
Venn Diagrams |
Different types of questions based on Venn diagrams and solved examples |
Mathematical Operations |
Methods to solve mathematical operations questions |
Statement and Conclusion |
Concept, tips & tricks to solve statement and conclusion questions |
Calendar & Clock |
Concept, the basic structure of calendar and solved examples |
There are a total of 50 questions on General Awareness asked in the LIC HFL Online exam. The candidates must be well acquainted with banking terms and other general things related to banking and financial awareness.
LIC HFL General Awareness Topic |
LIC HFL Study Material PDF |
Banking Awareness |
● History of banking in India, Important functions of the bank, Types of bank |
Important Abbreviations - Banking & Finance |
● Abbreviations of Banking and Finance ● History of banking in India ● Banking Sector in India |
Indian Economy |
● Economics NCERT for UPSC ● Indian Economy Notes ● History of banking in India ● Banking Sector in India |
Current Affairs |
● Daily News Analysis and Current Affairs ● The Hindu newspaper and editorial analysis ● Government Scheme Notes |
Financial System |
● Financial Institutions ● RBI ● NABARD ● NHB ● SEBI ● Monetary Polity ● RBI Act |
Financial Markets |
● Financial Markets ● Primary Market ● Secondary Market ● Financial Market Instruments |
General topics |
● Banking Sector ● Basics of Derivatives ● Global financial markets and International Banking ● Financial Inclusion ● Corporate Governance ● Union Budget – Concepts, approach and broad trends ● Inflation ● WPI, CPI ● FinTech ● Financial Sector Reforms |
Aspirants should study all the subjects of the LIC HFL exam from the above-provided notes. They must practice as many questions as they can and stay focused, make a study plan and stick to it, and that will help them score well in the examination.
Ques. What are the stages of the LIC HFL exam?
Ans. LIC HFL Exam follows a two-stage selection process, namely:
1. Online Examination.
2. Personal Interview.
Ques. Which books can we refer to for LIC HFL Online Exam preparation?
Ans. Students can refer to the following books for LIC HFL Online Exam preparation:
● Objective General English by SP Bakshi
● Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal
● Tricky Approach to Competitive Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by Kiran Prakashan
● Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Exam by R.S. Agarwal
● Current Affairs by Lucent
● Economics NCERT for class 11th and 12th
Ques. Is LIC HFL tough to crack?
Ans. The competition level for LIC HFL is higher as compared to other banking exams because of the less number of vacancies. LIC HFL online examination is the most difficult phase of the exam to crack. Students have to do a lot of problem-solving practice in order to get selected for the interview. However, through proper preparation and strategy, students can easily crack the LIC HFL exam.
Ques. How much time is required for LIC HFL preparation?
Ans. At least 2 months of preparation and hard work are required to successfully crack the LIC HFL exam. The syllabus of LIC HFL is similar to other banking exams. During the first month, students should prepare for the aptitude part, and during the second month, they should cover the general awareness part and practice the mock tests.
Ques. How to prepare General and Financial Awareness for LIC HFL?
Ans. 50 questions on General and Financial Awareness are asked in the LIC HFL exam. Students can use the following books to prepare for General and Financial Awareness for LIC HFL:
● Indian Economy by Ramesh Singh
● Economics NCERT for classes 11th and 12th
● Current Affairs Magazines
● LIC HFL website notifications and circulars.
● Economic Survey
● Union Budget
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