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Life Insurance Corporation will announce the recruitment notification for the AAO 2021 shortly. Candidates can check the notification link at the end of this blog post for the same. This exam is conducted to recruit Assistant Administrative Officers. Life Insurance Corporation or LIC of India will be conducting LIC AAO 2021 in three stages:
- Online Prelims Exam
- Online Mains Exam
- Interview Process
To prepare for the same, the aspirant must be well versed with the Exam Pattern & Syllabus 2021 for the exam. In this article, we will have a detailed look at LIC AAO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021.
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LIC Assistant Administrative Officers Notification 2021
| Events | Expected Dates |
| LIC AAO Notification Release date | July 2021 |
| Application End Date | July 2021 |
| Prelims Exam Admit Card Release | August 2021 |
| Preliminary Exam Date | August 2021 |
| Mains Exam Date | September / October 2021 |
| Interview Date | November 2021 |
| Final Result | December last week 2021 |
LIC AAO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2021: Prelims Exam Pattern
| Sl. No | Parts | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration
(in minutes) |
| 1. | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| 2. | Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 |
| 3. | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Total | 100 | 70 | 60 |
LIC AAO Prelims Syllabus
I. Reasoning
- Puzzles
- Seating Arrangements
- Direction Sense
- Blood Relation
- Syllogism
- Order and Ranking
- Coding-Decoding
- Machine Input-Output
- Inequalities
- Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning
II. Quantitative Aptitude
- Data Interpretation (Radar/Web, Pie Chart, Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet)
- Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
- Number Series
- Approximation and Simplification
- Data Sufficiency
- Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Average, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture, and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns, Ratio and Proportion)
III. General Awareness
- History of India
- Indian Economics
- Geography
- Indian Constitution
- Important Days
- Books and Authors
- Countries, Capitals, and Currencies
- Awards, Honors, and Recognition
- Science and Technology
- Inventions and Discoveries
- Financial Institutions – National and International
- National and International Organizations
- Current Affairs – National and International
- Indian Politics
IV. English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Fillers
- Cloze Test
- Sentence Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Vocabulary based questions
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Word Usage
- Phrase/Connectors
- Paragraph-related questions like paragraph restatement, paragraph inference, paragraph fillers, paragraph connectors, paragraph completion, etc.
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LIC AAO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2020: Mains Exam Pattern
General List Post
| Serial Number | Divisions | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration
( in minutes) |
| 1. | Reasoning | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 2. | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 40 | 20 |
| 3. | Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 4. | Financial Market Awareness and Insurance | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| 5. | Letter writing & Essay | 2 | 25 | 30 |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 120 |
IT/ Chartered Accountant / Actuarial Post
| Serial Number | Divisions | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration
(in minutes) |
| 1. | Reasoning | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 2. | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| 3. | Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 4. | Financial Market Awareness and Insurance | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| 5. | Computer Knowledge | 2 | 25 | 30 |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 120 |
Rajbhasha Adhikari Post
| Serial Number | Parts | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 2. | General Knowledge, Current Affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| 3. | Professional knowledge | 30 | 90 | 40 |
| 4. | Financial Market Awareness and Insurance | 30 | 60 | 20 |
| 5. | Computer | 2 | 25 | 30 |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 120 |
An additional language descriptive test will be conducted for the Rajbhasa post in LIC AAO 2020 Exam
LIC AAO Mains Syllabus
Data Analysis & Interpretation (For Generalists)
- elementary mathematics
- pie charts
- bar graphs
- Data Handling
- Data Derivation
- Data Implementation
Professional Knowledge
- Varies from post to post
- The syllabus will be different for aspirants applying for IT, Chartered Accountant, Actuarial, and Rajbhasha posts
Insurance & Financial Market Awareness
- Latest Policies
- Development
- Events Related To Insurance And Financial Market, Current Banking News, Etc
- Business Topics
- Finance Topic
- History Of Banking
- History Of Insurance
- Financial Institutes, Terminologies & Derivations
- Various Laws And Policies
Descriptive Test
Letter Writing and Essay
Applicants must work on their vocabulary and be aware of Indian and International news and events as they make up for the topics of the essay. Aspirants are given a choice between a formal and informal letter. This selection must also be made wisely.
Other Important Links
- LIC AAO Recruitment 2021 Notification-Exam Date, Eligibility, Vacancy, How to Apply
- SBI PO VS LIC AAO: All you need to know
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