LIC AAO Mains Syllabus & Exam Pattern 2021: Life Insurance Corporation India is one of the largest Insurance Companies in India and it has invited applications for the post of Assistant Administrative Officer in different cadres (GENERALIST/ IT/ CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT/ ACTUARIAL / RAJBHASHA). LIC AAO Mains Exam will be conducted soon. From this year, LIC AAO Exam Pattern is changed as Preliminary Exam was introduced and some changes have been made in mains examination also. Before you make the strategy to crack LIC AAO, you must be aware about the Exam Pattern and LIC AAO Mains Syllabus.
LIC AAO Mains Question Paper
As LIC has introduced prelims first time, Exam Pattern of LIC AAO mains has also changed compared to 2016. LIC AAO Mains 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. Let us discuss the LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern and Syllabus in detail.
LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern (Generalist):
| Section | Subject | Questions | Max 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 and 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 | |||||
| 5 | English Language (Letter writing & Essay) | 2 | 25* | English | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern (IT/ Chartered Accountant / Actuarial)
| Section | Subject | 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 | |||||
| 5 | English Language (Letter writing & Essay) | 2 | 25* | English | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern (Rajbhasha):
| Section | Subject | 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 | |||||
| 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.
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LIC AAO Mains Syllabus 2021:
(I) LIC AAO Mains Syllabus: Reasoning Ability:
In this section, candidates will be given 30 questions. There will be sectional timing of 40 minutes in this Section. Maximum marks for this section is 90. Sectional Cut off will be 40 for SC/ST and 45 for other candidates. Below we have given the LIC AAO Mains Syllabus – Reasoning Topics.
- Coding-Decoding
- Alpha-numeric Series
- Inequality
- Syllogism
- Direction and Distance
- Seating Arrangement
- Blood-relation
- Puzzles
- Input-Output
- Data Sufficiency
- Statement and Assumptions, Statement and Conclusion
- Course of Action
(II) LIC AAO Mains Syllabus: General Knowledge and Current Affairs:
In this section, candidates will be given 30 questions. There will be sectional timing of 20 minutes in this Section. Maximum marks for this section is 60. Sectional Cut off will be 27 for SC/ST and 30 for other candidates. Check the General Knowlegde and Current Affairs topics which includes in LIC AAO Mains Syllabus.
- Banking and Economics
- History
- Polity and Law
- Geography
- Science
- Sports
- Rank of India in Different Indexes
- Important Committees
- Agreements & Deals
- Important Schemes launched by Central and State government – Aim, Budget, Objective, Nodal Ministry
- Abbreviations
- Important Days
- Books and Authors
- Summits and Events Held ( National and International )
- Obituaries
- India’s GDP rate forecast by Different Organizations
(III) LIC AAO Mains Syllabus: Data Analysis and Interpretation:
In this section is one of the important part in LIC AAO Mains Syllabus 2019, candidates will be given 30 questions. There will be sectional timing of 40 minutes in this Section. Maximum marks in this section are 90. Sectional Cut off will be 40 for SC/ST and 45 for other candidates.
- Pie charts
- Tables
- Bar Graphs
- Line charts
- Radar Graphs
- Mixed Graphs
- Number Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems
(IV) LIC AAO Mains Syllabus: Insurance and Financial Market Awareness:
In this section, candidates will be given 30 questions. There will be sectional timing of 20 minutes in this Section. Maximum marks in this section are 60. Sectional Cut off will be 27 for SC/ST and 30 for other candidates.
- Indian Financial Market
- Money Markets and Capital Markets
- Regulatory bodies and their roles
- Bond Markets and types of Bonds
- Primary Market and Secondary Market
- Important Financial Institutions of the World I.e. World Bank, IMF, ADB
- Role of LIC in Financial Market
- Insurance and Finance Related Schemes
- Types of Insurance
- Insurance Companies in India – their Headquarters, Head and Establishment Date
- Latest Current Affairs related to Insurance and Financial Market
- Capital markets and the government
- Future of Financial markets
- Bancassurance
(V) LIC AAO Mains Syllabus 2019: English Language:
In LIC AAO Mains Question Paper, there will be last section of English Language Descriptive Test. Two questions will be asked – Letter Writing and Essay. This section is qualifying in nature. Minimum Qualifying Marks for this section is 9 for SC/ST Candidates and 10 for other candidates.
In this article, We have provided the LIC AAO Mains Exam Pattern and section wise syllabus for LIC AAO Mains Examination. If you have any query regarding the LIC AAO Exam Pattern and LIC AAO Syllabus, feel free to comment below.
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