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Life Insurance Corporation of India (abbreviated as LIC) is an Indian state-owned insurance and investment corporation. The Life insurance corporation of India was established on September 1, 1956. The Parliament Of India passed the Life Insurance of India Act, thus nationalizing the insurance industries in India. Approximately 245 insurance companies and provident societies were merged to create the state-owned Life Insurance Corporation of India. LIC Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) is one of the best entry-level jobs in the insurance sector which makes the job highly demanding. LIC is to release its notification for the LIC AAO prelims exam 2021 hence here the topic we are going to discuss is the prelims and mains cut off for LIC AAO 2021.
It is essential for the candidates to know the cut-off marks of various years for having an abstract idea about the score you need to attain for cracking the LIC AAO exam 2021. The examination of the LIC AAO has been postponed due to the pandemic situation and the new dates for the LIC AAO Prelims Exam will be announced soon. There will be a qualifying cut-off mark for each paper of the examination. It is important for the candidates to know about the qualifying cut-off marks for all the papers, and also the previous years’ cut-off marks to align their preparation accordingly. More details regarding the cut-off marks for LIC AAO are given below.
How to Prepare for LIC AAO 2021
How to Check LIC AAO Cut off 2021?
Given below are the steps that can help you for checking the LIC AAO cut-off marks.
- Go to the official website of LIC.
- Click on the Careers tab at the bottom of the page.
- Click on the exam link for LIC AAO.
- Go to LIC AAO Cut off marks.
- Enter the Registration number and Password or the roll number and date of birth along with the captcha to log in.
- You would be able to see the marks secured and the sectional and overall cut-off marks.
LIC AAO Qualifying Marks For Prelims 2021
The LIC AAO Examination has qualifying marks or the minimum mark that is required to be scored by the candidate for each of the papers or sections in both the Prelims and Mains Examination. Given below is a table where you can find the qualifying marks for the LIC AAO Prelims Examination 2021. For the prelims exam, the time duration for each section will be 20 minutes.
| LIC AAO Prelims Sections | Marks | Minimum Qualifying score | |
| – | – | SC/ST | Others |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 16 | 18 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 16 | 18 |
| English Language | 30* | 9 | 10 |
| Total | 70 | – | |
LIC AAO Qualifying Marks For Mains 2021
The qualifying cut-off marks for the LIC Mains exam different for each section. In order to qualify for the mains examination 2021 the candidate must score the minimum qualifying marks in each of the sections. The selection of the candidates for the interview stage is done after theLIC AAO main exam is conducted online. The LIC AAO exam is conducted for the functionally distinct positions and hence the mains exam has different patterns for each post. The medium of the exam is English and Hindi for all the sections except for the English section. There will be 30 questions for each section except the descriptive test. The table given below has the minimum qualifying marks for each section and each stream.
The LIC AAO mains exam comprises of two types of questions
- Objective test – 300 marks
- Descriptive type – 25 marks
Descriptive papers of only those candidates will be considered and evaluated who qualify in the objective part of the mains examination. The English Language Test is just of qualifying nature. The marks obtained in that section won’t be counted for the final merit. Given below is the pattern of LIC AAO exam separately for all the positions.
LIC AAO Exam Pattern (GENERALIST)
| LIC AAO Exam Sections | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
| SC/ST | Others | |||
| Reasoning Ability | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 300 | – | – | 2 Hours |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 25* | 9 | 10 | 30 Minutes |
LIC AAO Exam Pattern- Main Exam (IT/ Chartered Accountant / Actuarial)
| LIC AAO Exam Sections | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
| – | – | SC/ST | Others | – |
| Reasoning Ability | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | 60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 300 | 2 Hours | ||
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) | 25* | 9 | 10 | 30 Minutes |
LIC AAO Exam Pattern-Main Exam (Rajbhasha)
| LIC AAO Exam Sections | Maximum Marks | Minimum Qualifying Marks | Duration | |
| – | – | SC/ST | Others | – |
| Reasoning Ability | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 90 | 40 | 45 | 40 Minutes |
| Insurance and
Financial Market Awareness |
60 | 27 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 300 | – | – | 2 Hours |
| Knowledge of Language (Descriptive) | 25* | 9 | 10 | 30 Minutes |
The cut-off mark and qualifying marks are not the same. Qualifying marks are the marks that are notified in the notification itself whereas cutoff marks are decided and published only after the exams are over. Qualifying marks help the candidate to decide if they are eligible to remain in the competition, on the contrary, cut-off marks decide whether the candidate is selected for the next round or not.
For the LIC AAO exam, there are two cut-off marks, the sectional cut-off and overall cut-off. Candidates should score more than or equal to the cutoff mark in order to get selected for the next round. The candidates need to breach both the cut-off marks for the selection to the next phase.
LIC AAO cut-off will be decided based on the number of vacancies notified in the LIC AAO 2021 notification. Cut off is a reflection of the depth of competition in the exam. Higher the cut-off equates to higher competition in the exam. This year the cut-off marks are supposed to be high due to the lockdown situation that has given the candidates ample amount of time for their preparation.
Given below are the prelims and mains cut-off for the year 2019.
LIC AAO Previous Year Cut-Off (2019)
LIC AAO Prelims Cut-off (2019)
The LIC AAO prelims 2019 was conducted on 4th June 2019
| Category & Overall Cut off | Reasoning Ability | Quantitative Aptitude | English Language |
|---|---|---|---|
| General – 58.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 10.00 |
| SC – 50.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
| ST – 44.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
| OBC-54.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 10.00 |
| EWS-53.00 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 10.00 |
| LD-53.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
| VI-53.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
| HI-32.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
| ID/MD-32.00 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.00 |
LIC AAO Mains Cut-off (2019)
The LIC AAO Main exam was conducted on June 28 in a Computer Based Online Test (CBT).
| Category & Overall Cut off | Reasoning Ability | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | Professional Knowledge | Insurance and Financial Market Awareness | English Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General –203 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 10.00 |
| SC –153 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
| ST –156 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
| OBC-164 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 10.00 |
| EWS-166 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 45.00 | 30.00 | 10.00 |
| LD-172 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
| VI-180 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
| HI-167 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
| ID/MD-185 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 40.00 | 27.00 | 9.00 |
LIC AAO Final cut off (2019)
The LIC AAO final cut-off was released with the final result.
| Category & Overall Cut off | Interview | Final Cut off (Mains+ interview) |
|---|---|---|
| General | 30.00 | 258.00 |
| SC | 27.00 | 219.00 |
| ST | 27.00 | 190.00 |
| OBC | 30.00 | 246.00 |
| EWS | 30.00 | 248.00 |
| LD | * | 203.00 |
| VI | * | 233.00 |
| HI | * | 218.00 |
| ID/MD | * | 237.00 |
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So, all these regarding the previous year cut off scores. The expected cut-off for the LIC AAO Prelims and Mains will be updated after the respective examination. Candidates tuned to this page for the LIC AAO cut-off score updates. Meanwhile, prepare with LIC AAO’s latest test series available.
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