A bout LIC AAO: The full form of LIC AAO is Life Insurance Corporation Assistant Administrative Officer. ( LIC AAO Exam Pattern ) It is a national level examination for the recruitment of officers to various posts. It is conducted once a year to recruit aspiring candidates to various posts. The examination is conducted in two languages English and Hindi. The recruitment process has three stages. The first stage is Prelims which will have objective type multiple-choice based questions. The second stage is Mains which will have Descriptive type questions. Third and final stage is the personal interview.
Aspiring test-takers can learn about LIC AAO Exam Pattern in this section. This will help them to modify their preparation according to the actual paper pattern.
LIC AAO Exam Pattern
There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests (1/4) marks and each correct answer carries one mark.
LIC AAO Exam Pattern – Prelims
The online test will be of objective type, multiple choices of 60 minutes (1 hr) duration comprising of the following:
| Section Name | Number Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language – Added Emphasis on Grammar, vocabulary and Comprehension | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
Note:
English Section is mandatory for a student to qualify. You need to score minimum qualifying marks (As Decided by LIC Board ) to qualify.
LIC AAO Exam Pattern – Mains
Mains exam comprises 300 objective type questions and descriptive test for 25 marks. Each section has a particular time duration.
The descriptive test will be available on the computer screen after the objective test.
| Section Name | Number Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge and current affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance & Financial Market awareness | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hours |
| English Language – Letter writing and Essay writing | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Section Name | Number Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge and current affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Professional Knowledge | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance & Financial Market awareness | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hours |
| English Language – Letter writing and Essay writing | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
| Section Name | Number Of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| General Knowledge and current affairs | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation | 30 | 90 | 40 minutes |
| Insurance & Financial Market awareness | 30 | 60 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 120 | 300 | 2 hours |
| Knowledge of Language – Descriptive | 2 | 25 | 30 minutes |
Note:
The fifth section in the mains exam pattern – English Letter writing and Knowledge of Language, are essential only for an aspirant to qualify. Therefore the score will not be used to determine the ranking.
