Selection of Assistant Administrative Officers and Assistant Engineers will be done through a three-tiered process and subsequent Pre-recruitment Medical examination.
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Phase-I: Preliminary Examination
Phase-II : Main Examination
Phase-III: Interview
Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination
Phase-I: LIC AAO & AE 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 | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 min |
| English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension |
30 | 30** | English | 20 min |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 min |
| Total | 100 | 70 | 1 hour |
| Section | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| General/OBC/EWS | SC/ST/PwD | ||
| English Language (Qualifying) | 30 | 10 | 9 |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 18 | 16 |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 18 | 16 |
| Total | 28 | 26 | |
Phase-II : LIC AAO & AE Mains Examination
The 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 the Descriptive test by typing on the computer. The descriptive test will be administered immediately after the completion of the objective test.
| Section | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 min |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs |
30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 20 min |
| Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 min |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness |
30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 20 min |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hours | |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting for AAO(Legal) | 2 | 25 ** | English | 30 min |
| Section | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks |
Duration | |
| SC/ST/PwBD | Others | |||
| Reasoning Ability | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 min |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs |
60 | 27 | 30 | 20 min |
| Professional knowledge | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 min |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness |
60 | 27 | 30 | 20 min |
| Total | 300 | 2 hours | ||
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting for AAO(Legal) | 25 ** | 9 | 10 | 30 min |
The number of candidates to be called for interview will be about three times of the number of vacancies to be filled in subject to availability of successful candidates in the online main examination will be purely as per their ranking in their respective category. There will be no contingency/waiting list for candidates not declared successful in the main list. Marks obtained in Main examination plus marks obtained in interview will be considered for final merit listing.
