Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) releases the LIC AAO 2024 syllabus in the notification. LIC exam syllabus 2024 contains all topics from where the questions will be asked in the LIC AAO exam. Candidates are advised to go through the AAO syllabus 2024 before starting their preparations.
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By going through the complete AAO exam syllabus 2024, candidates will find all the relevant topics at one place and they will easily be able to understand which topic needs more preparation and how to strategize their study plan. LIC AAO will be conducted for the three phases - Prelims, Mains, and Interview. The preliminary exam will contain questions from 3 sections - Quantitative Aptitude Test, Reasoning Ability, and English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar, Vocabulary and Comprehension. The mains exam will have questions from Reasoning Ability, General Awareness & Current Affairs, Data Analysis & Interpretation (For Generalists) / Professional Knowledge (For IT/CA/Actuarial & Rajbhasha), Insurance & Financial Market Awareness,
The Descriptive Test will be based on – English Language (Letter Writing & Essay)/Knowledge of Language (Descriptive) for Rajbhasha. In order to crack the LIC AAO 2024, candidates must have deep knowledge and understanding of the LIC AAO 2024 syllabus. In this article, they can find the detailed LIC AAO syllabus 2024.
The LIC AAO 2024 exam will be conducted in 3 stages
Preliminary
Mains
Interview
English Language
Syllogism | Alphabet Series |
Mathematical Reasoning | |
Puzzles | Number Series |
Linear and Circular Sitting Arrangements | Clocks and Calendars |
Distance and Direction | |
Decision Making | |
Statements and Conclusions | |
Statements and Arguments |
Simplification | Ratio and Proportions |
Simple and Compound Interest | |
Time, Distance, Work | |
Time and Distance | Mensuration |
Boats and Streams | Problems on Ages |
Cistern and Pipe | |
Antonyms and Synonyms | Par Jumbles |
Parts of Speech | Spotting Errors |
Active and Passive Voice | Sentence Improvement |
Direct and Indirect Speech | Error Corrections |
Phrases and Idioms | Passage Completion |
Singular-Plural | Cloze Tests |
Subject-Verb Agreement | Comprehension Reading |
Fill in the Blanks |
History of India | Science and Technology |
Indian Economics | Inventions and Discoveries |
Geography | Financial Institutions – National and International |
Indian Constitution | National and International Organizations |
Important Days | Current Affairs – National and International Indian Politics |
Books and Authors | Finance, Budget, Five Year Plans |
Countries, Capitals, Currencies | |
Awards, Honors and Recognition |
Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language | Minimum Qualifying Marks SC/ST/ PwBD Others | Duration | |
Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 Minutes |
English | 30 | 30 (Qualifying in nature) | English | 9 | 10 | 20 Minutes |
Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 16 | 18 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 100 | 70 | 1 Hour | |||
Name of Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Language | Minimum Qualifying Marks SC/ST/PwBD Others | Duration | |
Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
GK & Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Professional Knowledge | 30 | 90 | English & Hindi | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | English & Hindi | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
Total | 120 | 300 | 2 Hours | |||
English | 2 | 25 (Qualifying in nature) | English | 9 | 10 | 30 Minutes |
In this section, the questions will test candidates' ability to analyze and interpret data and solve questions by applying their knowledge of elementary mathematics. The questions will be based on the points mentioned in the table below:
Pie Charts | Bar graphs |
Line graphs | Tabular Graph |
Radar Graph Caselet | Missing Case DI |
Let it Case DI | Data Sufficiency |
Probability | Permutation & Combination |
This section of the LIC AAO syllabus varies from post to post. It will be different for candidates applying for IT, Chartered Accountant, Actuarial, and Rajbhasha posts. The syllabus in professional knowledge will be the same as the syllabus of the qualifying course for these particular posts.
To tackle questions from this question, candidates need to be attentive and must be aware of the latest policies, development, news, and events related to insurance and financial market. By reading the newspaper and magazines regularly especially pertaining to subjects like the business, finance, and economy pages will help in preparing for this section. Apart from this banking, insurance, and other financial institutes background, history and various laws and policies related to them will also help in preparing.
The Descriptive Test will have – Letter Writing and Essay.
While preparing for the LIC AAO exam, speed and accuracy are going to play the key role. It is always preferable to be aware of the exam pattern and syllabus and start practising mock tests first.
English- This section requires minimum focus. Rearrangements and Cloze test would be enough to make you clear the cutoff. Attempt reading comprehension in the later stages.
Quantitative Aptitude- Questions will be based on - Quadratic equations, Simplification, Number series and Percentage, Profit & Loss, SI, CI, Ratio & Proportion, Time Speed Dist, Average, Probability, Mixtures, Allegations and Time & Work. Go through the previous year questions of LIC AAO/IBPS PO/SBI PO.
Reasoning Ability - Syllogisms, Coded Inequalities, Coding-Decoding, Blood Relations, Alphanumeric series, Logical reasoning, Input-Output, Linear Arrangements and Circular arrangements.
Try to master the sections of Percentage, Fractions and Average. These sections help in solving DI faster.
Practice sufficient questions which you can easily find on bank preparing websites.
Don't attempt number series question first as they are time-consuming.
If you are unable to solve a single puzzle don't stick too long with it.
The LIC AAO exam will be conducted in 3 stages - Preliminary Exam, Mains and Personal Interview. Candidates qualifying the Preliminary exam will be qualified to appear for the mains, while the candidates qualifying the mains will be called for the final round which is the personal interview. To qualify in each stages candidates will have secure the minimum cut off marks specified by LIC. LIC will shortlist candidates twenty times the number of vacancies for the mains exam.
Candidates planning to appear for the LIC AAO 2024 exam must practise the previous year question paper for prelims and mains exam to strengthen their preparation strategy. The question paper will also help candidates to increase their question-solving skills, speed and accuracy, Help you with revision, Will make them confident for the exam and will also help in self-assessment.
LIC specifies the cut off marks of LIC AAO. The cut off is the minimum marks required for candidates to score in order to qualify the LIC AAO exam. Candidates who score the LIC 2024 AAO cut off marks are eligible to appear in the next stage of the recruitment process. The cut off of LIC AAO 2024 will be calculated out of 70 marks for Quantitative Aptitude and Reasoning.
Category | Expected Cut off marks |
General | 54-56 |
OBC | 52-54 |
SC/ST | 47-49 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The major subjects asked in Preliminary Exam are Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, English Language. While in Mains the subjects are - Reasoning Ability,
General Awareness & Current Affairs, Data Analysis & Interpretation/Professional Knowledge, Insurance & Financial Market Awareness and English Language.
It will take around 6-7 hours of your daily time to qualify for LIC AAO and cover the entire syllabus.
For each wrong answer, 0.25 marks will be deducted as negative marking.
On Question asked by student community
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As per the information provided, you are eligible to apply for the LIC AAO (Generalist) exam. The eligibility criteria require candidates to have a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university, so your educational qualification is acceptable.
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Yes, a B.Tech in Civil Engineering passed candidate can apply for the LIC AAO (Assistant Administrative Officer) post, but only for the AAO (Generalist) category.
For AAO (Generalist), candidates from any stream or discipline are eligible as long as they have a Bachelor's degree from a recognized university. So
LIC AAO EXAM NOTIFICATION is expected to be out in December 2025 tentatively.
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