LIC AAO vs LIC ADO – Know the difference

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the most profitable institution in the insurance sector. Every year LIC releases notification for the recruitment of candidates to the posts of Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) and Apprentice Development Officer(ADO). These two posts are highly preferred due to the job profile, work environment salary and other perks.  Let’s move to the complete details of LIC AAO vs LIC ADO.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility criteria include Age limit and Educational qualification of the candidates. Check here for complete details of eligibility criteria for both the posts LIC AAO and LIC ADO

Age limit

Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO)

Minimum: 20 years

Maximum: 30 years

Apprentice Development Officer (ADO)

Minimum: 21 years

Maximum: 30 years

Educational Qualification

Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO)

AAO (Generalists): A Bachelor’s degree from any Government recognised University

AAO (Chartered Accountant): The candidate should have a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised Indian University/Institution and the candidate should have passed Final Examination of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and completion of Articles as presented by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. The candidate should be Associate member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Candidates should provide their membership number and the same will be verified with Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

   LIC AAO 2020 Exam Pattern and Syllabus

AAO (IT): Graduation degree in Engineering in Computer Science, IT or Electronics, or an MCA, or M.Sc. (Computer Science) from a recognised Indian University/Institution

AAO (Actuarial): Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized Indian University/Institution and Candidates should have compulsorily passed paper CT1 and CT5 plus 4 or more other papers of the examination conducted by the Institute of Actuaries of India / Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK (Total 6 or more papers) as on the date of eligibility. Candidates should provide their membership number and the same will be verified with Institute of Actuaries of India / Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, UK.

AAO (Rajbhasha): Post Graduate Master’s Degree in Hindi/Hindi translation with English as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s Degree level.

OR

Post Graduate Master’s Degree in English with Hindi as one of the subjects at Bachelor’s degree level.

Apprentice Development Officer (ADO)

Candidate must have a Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India approved for the fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai.

 LIC ADO 2020

Exam Pattern & Syllabus 

Recruitment for both AAO and ADO comprises 3 stages: Prelims, Mains and Personal Interview.

Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO)

Prelims Pattern

* English Language is of qualifying nature

Mains Pattern

Generalist

* English Language is of qualifying nature

AAO IT/Actuarial/Chartered Accountant

* English Language is of qualifying nature

 LIC AAO 2020 How to Apply

 AAO Rajbhasha

* English Language is of qualifying nature

Apprentice Development Officer (ADO)

Prelims Pattern

* English Language is of qualifying nature

Mains Pattern

Job Profile

Assistant Administrative Officer(AAO)

AAO’s are assigned to the administrative works of the company. They have to communicate with the clients n a regular basis about the new policies and benefit of the company provided. They are also expected to formulate new policies and strengthen the existing ones for an errorless transaction. They also have to resolve the claim related issues.

Apprentice Development Officer(ADO)

ADO’s are responsible for the marketing and sales of the company. They have a lot of field job in comparison with AAO’s. They are assigned to recruit LIC policy agents for selling policies. They are also responsible to give training and monitor the performance of each LIC agents under his supervision. They should also assign a sales target for LIC Agents.

Salary and Allowances

Assistant Administrative Officer(AAO)

Basic Pay:  Rs./- 32795-1610(14) –55335– 1745(4) –62315

Allowances

HRA: 9% for Metro, 8-7% for Urban and 7-6% for Small city

DA: 40% of the basic pay

City Compensatory Allowance: 4%, 3% or 0% depending on the location

Apprentice Development Officer(ADO)

Basic Pay: Rs/- 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)-

Allowances

HRA: 9% for Metro, 8-7% for Urban and 7-6% for Small city

DA: 40% of the basic pay

City Compensatory Allowance: 4%, 3% or 0% depending on the location

Career Growth

Assistant Administrative Officer(AAO)

• Assistant Administrative Officer(AAO)
• Administrative Officer (AO)
• Assistant Branch Manager(ABM)
• Branch Manager(BM)
• Senior Branch Manager(SBM)
• Assistant Divisional Manager(ADM)
• Divisional Manager (DM)
• Senior Divisional Manager (SDM)
• Regional Manager (RM)

Apprentice Development Officer(ADO)

• Apprentice Development Officer(ADO)
• Development Officer(DO)
• Assistant Branch Manager(ABM)
• Branch Manager(BM)
• Senior Branch Manager(SBM)
• Assistant Divisional Manager(ADM)
• Divisional Manager (DM)
• Senior Divisional Manager (SDM)
• Regional Manager (RM)

This article gives you a complete comparison of LIC AAO vs ADO on exam pattern, syllabus, job profile, salary perks and allowances. Hope this gives an exact idea about both the posts.

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