LIC AAO Exam Pattern 2023 - Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) mentioned the LIC AAO 2023 exam pattern along with the notification on its official website - licindia.in. LIC AAO exam pattern 2023 is released for two stages – prelims and mains. The exam pattern of LIC AAO 2023 includes various sections, number of questions, total marks, subjects and the marking scheme of the exam.
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Candidates must go through the LIC AAO 2023 exam pattern to know the structure and format of the online question paper. As per the LIC AAO exam pattern, the preliminary exam will have 100 multiple-choice questions from English Language, Reasoning and Numerical Ability.
The LIC AAO prelims exam will of one hour with 20 minutes of sectional timing. The mains exam of LIC AAO will carry 120 questions along with a descriptive test of English Language which will be qualifying in nature. To know more about the LIC AAO exam pattern 2023, go through the article below.
The computer-based exam in LIC AAO exam pattern will be available in English and Hindi language except for English language section.
The prelims and mains exam will be conducted in online mode.
All questions will be asked in multiple-choice type except the descriptive paper in the mains exam.
The exam will be conducted in multiple shifts with different sets of question papers.
Candidates who clear the mains exam will be called for personal interview round of LIC AAO.
Events | Dates |
LIC AAO notification | January 15, 2023 |
Application start date | January 15, 2023 |
Last date to fill the application form | January 31, 2023 |
LIC AAO admit card release date | To be announced |
LIC AAO exam date | February 17 & 20, 2023 (Tentative) |
Preliminary exam
Mains exam
Interview
The prelims exam of LIC AAO will be conducted in online mode. The questions will be asked from the English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. Candidates who clear the prelims exam will be called for the mains exam. For more details about LIC AAO exam pattern candidates can check the table below.
LIC AAO Prelims Exam Pattern
Particulars | Details |
Mode | Online |
Duration | 1 hour |
Sections | Quantitative aptitude: 35 |
Reasoning ability: 35 | |
English language: 30 | |
Total questions | 100 |
Maximum marks | 100 |
Candidates who clear the prelims exam will be called for the mains exam. The mains exam of LIC AAO will be conducted in online mode. The questions will be asked from Reasoning Ability, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Professional Knowledge and Insurance & Financial Market Awareness. The total duration for the mains exam is 2 hours 30 minutes. Candidates also need to appear for a descriptive test which is qualifying in nature. For more details, candidates can check the table given below.
LIC AAO 2023 Exam Pattern For Mains - Generalist
Section | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Qualifying marks | Duration | |
SC/ST/PwD | Others | ||||
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 Language (Letter writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting For AAO(Legal) | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
LIC AAO Exam Pattern 2023 For Mains - IT/ Chartered Accountant / Actuarial
Section | Maximum marks | Number of questions | marks | Duration | |
SC/ST/PwD | Others | ||||
Reasoning Ability | 90 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 60 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Professional Knowledge | 90 | 30 | 40 | 45 | 40 minutes |
Insurance & Financial Market Awareness | 60 | 30 | 27 | 30 | 20 minutes |
English Language (Letter writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting For AAO(Legal) | 25 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
LIC AAO 2023 Exam Pattern For Mains - Rajbhasha
Section | Number of questions | Maximum marks | Qualifying marks | Duration | |
SC/ST/PwD | Others | ||||
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 Language (Letter writing & Essay)/ Legal drafting For AAO(Legal) | 2 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 30 minutes |
On the basis of marks scored in the mains exam, candidates will be called for the personal interview round. The number of candidates called for the interview stage will be three times the number of vacancies released by LIC. The questions asked in the interview will be from banking affairs, personal details, international affairs etc. LIC will also provide traveling allowances to all the candidates called for the interview stage. The final merit list will be prepared on the basis of marks scored by the candidate in the mains and interview stage.
Candidates must check the syllabus of LIC AAO before starting their preparations. It will help candidates to understand the LIC AAO exam pattern, topics asked in the exam, chapters etc. Candidates are advised to practice mock tests regularly for effective preparations. For more details, candidates can check the table given below.
LIC AAO 2023 Syllabus
Section | Topics |
Reasoning Ability | Sitting arrangement |
Puzzles | |
Distance and direction | |
Quantitative aptitude | |
Simplification | |
English Language | Spotting errors |
Sentence improvement | |
Cloze test | |
Comprehension passage | |
General Knowledge & Current Affairs | Indian constitution |
National and international affairs | |
Finance and budget |
While preparing for LIC AAO it is very important to select the best books. Candidates must check the best books to prepare for LIC AAO from the table below.
Books | Author |
Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma | |
Quantum CAT by Sarvesh Verma | |
Fast track Mathematics by M. Tyra | |
Analytical Reasoning by M.K Pandey | |
Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R.S Aggarwal | |
English Language | Objective English by S.P Bakshi |
Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis | |
General Knowledge & Current Affairs | Lucent’s General knowledge |
Monthly Current Affairs Magzine |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
No, the questions will be available in English/Hindi language except English section.
Yes there will be a penalty for the wrong answer as per the marks allotted to that question.
No, LIC AAO 2023 application form is available in online mode only. Candidates can fill the application form from the official website.
After joining the basic pay of LIC AAO Salary per month is Rs. 32795/-. Candidates will also get perks and allowances along with the basic pay.
On Question asked by student community
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