LIC AAO Syllabus, Exam Pattern — Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) Generalist — 32nd Batch (2025)
| Conducting body | Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) |
|---|---|
| Qualification | Bachelor's Degree in any discipline from a recognised Indian University/Institution (result declared on or before 01.08.2025). Age: 21–30 years as on 01.08.2025 (relaxation: SC/ST 5 years, OBC 3 years, PwBD 10–15 years). |
| Selection process | Preliminary Examination → Main Examination → Interview → Pre-recruitment Medical Examination. Final merit = Main Examination (300) + Interview (60) = 360 marks; Prelims marks are not added. |
| Negative marking | There is NO negative marking in either the Preliminary or the Main examination — the advertisement states this expressly for both phases. |
| Official website | licindia.in |
Exam Pattern
Preliminary Examination (Phase I)
Each section is separately timed and must be qualified separately (minimum qualifying marks — Others: Reasoning 18, Quant 18, English 10; SC/ST/PwBD: 16, 16, 9). The English test is qualifying only — its marks are NOT counted for ranking, so the ranking total is 70. About 20 times the vacancies are shortlisted for the Main examination.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language (grammar, vocabulary, comprehension) — qualifying only | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Total: 100 questions, 1 hour · ranking total 70 marks
Main Examination (Phase II) — Objective
Every section is separately timed and must be qualified separately (minimum qualifying marks are given in the advertisement). The descriptive paper below is qualifying only and is evaluated only for candidates who qualify the objective part.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| English Language Descriptive Paper (emails, reports, situation analysis, précis) — qualifying only | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
Objective total: 120 questions, 300 marks, 2 hours · plus 30-minute descriptive paper · overall 2 hours 30 minutes
Interview (Phase III)
About 3 times the number of vacancies are called, in Main-examination rank order. Not scoring the minimum qualifying marks in the interview excludes the candidate from further selection.
| Section | Questions | Marks | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | — | 60 (qualifying: 30 for EWS/UR/OBC, 27 for SC/ST/PwBD) | — |
Final merit: Main 300 + Interview 60 = 360 marks
Syllabus — Topics to Prepare
Note: this body does not publish a topic-wise syllabus — the pattern above is official, and these are the standard topics asked under each section. Treat them as an indicative preparation list.
Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude / Data Analysis
- Puzzles and seating arrangement, syllogism, blood relations, alphanumeric series, inequality, coding-decoding
- Number series, simplification, quadratic equations
- Data interpretation — tables, graphs, caselets; arithmetic — percentage, ratio, average, profit and loss, interest, time and work
English Language
- Grammar, vocabulary and comprehension (Prelims emphasis, as stated in the advertisement)
- Descriptive paper (Mains): emails, reports, situation analysis and précis writing — communication skills
General Knowledge, Current Affairs; Insurance and Financial Market Awareness
- Current affairs — national and international; Indian economy and polity
- Insurance basics — principles, types of insurance, LIC and the Indian insurance sector, IRDAI
- Financial markets — banking, capital markets, mutual funds, government schemes and financial institutions
Sources (official documents)
Checked: Pattern verified from the official LIC AAO (Generalist) 32nd Batch advertisement notified on 16.08.2025 (Section 9, Phases I–III). The advertisement does not publish a topic-wise syllabus (details are given in LIC's Information Handout with the call letter) — the topics above are indicative. Always confirm with the latest advertisement before applying.