1. Introduction

A competitive examination for the recruitment of the Assistant Administrative Officers etc, in Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) is held once a year, generally in the month of June. The blank application form and particulars are published in the Employment News, generally in the second week of April, and the last date for submission of application is usually the second week of May every year.

2. Eligibility

a. Educational Qualifications :

Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree from a recognized Indian or Foreign University with a minimum of 50% marks (relaxable in the case of SC /ST candidates to 40%) in aggregate in either of the degrees.

b. Age Limits:

21 to 28 years on the 1 st April of the year of examination. Upper age limit is relaxable for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, confirmed L.I.C. employees, etc.

3. Examination Fee Rs. 50/- (Rs. Fifty only). No fee for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, etc.

4. Scheme of the Examination

a. The examination comprises :

i. Written Examination

ii. Interview of such candidates. who qualify in the Written Test.

b. Examination Papers: The Written Examination will consist of the following papers:

Paper I (Objective)

It will consist of

i. Reasoning Ability (Bilingual)

ii. General Knowledge and Current Affairs (Bilingual)

iii. Numerical Ability (Bilingual)

iv. English Language with special emphasis on grammar and vocabulary.

Paper II (Descriptive)

It will consist of

i. Test on Essay (can be written in Hindi or English)

ii. Precise and Comprehension in English

5. Syllabus

a. Test of Reasoning Ability:

This test has been designed to judge you’re thinking power, contains questions of various kinds. The test will be partly verbal, i.e., based on or related to words and partly non-verbal, i.e., based on or related to figures and drawings.

b. Test of Numerical Ability:

The purpose of this test is to ascertain how quick you are in working at numerical calculations.

c. General Knowledge and Current Affairs:

The purpose of this test is to ascertain a candidate’s general awareness of environment around him and its application to society. The questions will be designed to test the candidate’s knowledge of the current events and of such matters of everyday observation and experience as may be expected of an educated person, including topics on Life Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, etc. There may also be questions on Geography of India, land and her people, History of India, her cultural heritage, freedom struggle and salient features of the Constitution of India, Economic and Social Problems.

d. English Language:

The purpose of this test is to gauge your knowledge of English. Your ability will also be tested through your choice of words, expressions and similar skills.

1. Introduction

This examination is held four times in a year, as advertised in, the Employment News and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility (As in M.E.R. Exam)

a. Essential Qualifications:

Matric or its equivalent with English and Mathematics.

b. Age Limits:

16 to 23 years.

c. Physical Standards:

i. Height: 167 cms, relaxable for certain regions.

ii. Weight: 50 kg, relaxable for certain regions.

iii. Chest: 77/82 cm.

3. Application Procedure

Blank application forms are available, free of cost, at local Recruitment Offices, District Collector’s Office, Zila Parishads and Employment Exchanges. Candidates are at liberty to send their application on plain paper, handwritten/typed but as per format.

4. Scheme Of the Examination

Paper I

(Time: 45 minutes Max. Marks: 100)

The eligible candidates are called for a written test in
General Intelligence
Mathematical Aptitude
General Knowledge.

Paper II

(Time: 45 minutes Max. Marks: 100)

English (50 marks)

i. A Paragraph of about 15 sentences on one topic out of three or four topics. (20 marks)

ii. Comprehension: A paragraph followed by 5 questions. (15 marks)

iii. English Grammar: Common Errors. Narration, Voice, Articles, Propositions, Transformation of Sentences, etc. (15 marks)

iv. Mathematics (50 marks)

There are 5 questions of 10 marks each. The questions are generally on Fractions, Percentage, Interest, Areas and Factorization.

Note :-

Questions in Paper I will be Objective Type and bilingual, i.e., Hindi and English. Paper II will be of Descriptive type. Only those fit will be called for Interview. Final selection will be on merit.

1. Introduction

This examination is held four times a year generally as advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility Conditions

a. Unmarried male Indian citizens (including those of Nepal) are eligible.

b. Essential Qualification:

Matriculation or equivalent with Mathematics, English and Science.

c. Age Limits:

16 to 21 years.

d. Physical Standards:

i. Height: 167 cms, relaxable for certain regions.

ii. Weight: 50 kg, relaxable for certain regions.

iii. Chest: 77/82 cm.

3. Application Procedure

Blank application forms are available, free of cost, at local Recruitment Offices, District Collector’s Office, Zila Parishads and Employment Exchanges. Candidates are at liberty to send their application on plain paper, handwritten/typed but as per format.

4. Selection Procedure

Eligible candidates will be required for a written test in

a. General Intelligence

b. Mathematical Aptitude

c. General Knowledge

Questions in these tests will be Objective Type and bilingual, i.e., in Hindi and English. Time allowed is 45 minutes and maximum marks are 100. Only those found fit will be put through aptitude test and INTFRVIEW. Final selection will be on Merit.

1. Introduction

This examination is held four times a year as advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility

a.Eligibility:

Unmarried male Indian citizens (including those of Nepal) are eligible.

b. Educational Qualifications:

Matriculation or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, English and Biology.

c. Age Limits:

16 to 23 years.

d. Physical Standards:

i. Height: 167 cms, relaxable for certain regions.

ii. Weight: 50 kg, relaxable for certain regions.

iii. Chest: 77/82 cm.

3. Application Procedure

As in Soldier Technical Exam 7. Selection Procedure.

4. Scheme Of the Examination

a. Paper I

(Time: 45 minutes-Max. Marks: 100)

The eligible candidates are called for a written test in

i. General Intelligence;

ii. Mathematical Aptitude

iii. General Knowledge.

b. Paper II

(Time: 45 minutes Max. Marks: 100)

In this about 50 marks questions on Chemistry and Physics and 50 marks questions on Biology are asked. In Chemistry section, there is stress on equations and numerical problems.

1. Introduction

This examination is held four times a year as advertised in the Employment News-and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility Conditions

Unmarried male Indian citizens (including those of Nepal) are eligible.

a. Essential Qualification:

Matriculation or equivalent with Mathematics, English and Science.

b. Age Limits: 16 to 23 years.

c. Physical Standards:

i. Height: 167 cms, relaxable for certain regions.

ii. Weight: 50 kg, relaxable for certain regions.

iii. Chest: 77/82 cm.

3. Application Procedure

Blank application forms are available, free of cost, at local Recruitment Offices, District Collector’s Office, Zila Parishads and Employment Exchanges. Candidates are at liberty to send their application on plain paper, handwritten/typed but as per format.

4. Scheme Of the Examination

Paper I

(Time: 45 minutes-Max. Marks: I00)

The eligible candidates are called for a written test in (i) General Intelligence; (ii) Mathematical Aptitude; and (iii) General Knowledge.

Paper II

(Time: 45 minutes-Max. Marks: 100)

In this paper, there are questions of about 30 marks in Physics, 20 marks in Chemistry and 50 marks of Mensuration (Areas and Volumes), Algebra, Trigonometry and Arithmetic, etc.

Note:

Questions is these tests will be of the Objective type and bilingual, i.e., Hindi and English. Only those fit will be passed through Aptitude Test and Interview. Final selection will be on merit.

1. Introduction

This examination is held twice a year generally in the months of July and December, as advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility Conditions

Unmarried male Indian citizens are eligible.

a. Essential Qualification:

Matric or equivalent preferably with Science.

b. Age Limits:

14 to 19 years (relaxable by 5 years for SC/ ST candidates).

c. Physical Standards:

Weight-45 kg (Maximum). Height 150 cm (Minimum) and well-developed chest with minimum expansion of 5 cm.

3. Application Procedure

Candidates must submit their applications in the prescribed Performa published in the Employment News to the nearest Recruitment Zone by the prescribed date.

4. Selection Procedure

a. Written Exam:

The subjects of the written examination, time allowed and the maximum marks for each paper will be as under:

b. Interview:

Based on the performance of the candidates in the written examination, candidates will be called for interview at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Bangalore. Based on the performance of the candidates in the final interview, the selected candidates will be sent to Naval Dockyard School, Mumbai for training. Period of training is three years for most trades.

5. Syllabus Of The Examination

a. Mathematics:

i. Number system, Natural numbers, Integers, Rational and real numbers, Commutative, Associative and Distributive law, Fundamental operations-addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, Square root, Decimal fractions.

ii. Unitary method-application to simple and compound interest, time and distance, time and work, percentages, profit and loss, ratio and proportion, averages, areas and volumes.

iii. Factors, Problems and Equations of Algebra:

b. General Knowledge and General Science:

Abbreviations, Books and Authors, Facts about India and the World, Sports, Awards and Prizes, Everyday Science, short notes on various subjects in 100 words.

1. Introduction

The examination is held twice a year generally in the months of June and December as advertised in the Employment News and leading newspapers.

2. Eligibility

Eligibility Conditions: Unmarried Indian citizens are eligible.

a.Educational Qualifications:

Matriculation or equivalent with Science and Mathematics with 60% or above marks in aggregate. Candidates with less than 60% marks in Matric may be recruited if they have secured 55% or more marks in aggregate in a higher board examination with Science and Math’s.

b. Age Limits:

15 to 18 years.

c. Physical Standards:

Weight correlated to height and proportionate chest with minimum expansion of 5 cms. Good medical and physical health, free from any disease/disability. No cardio-vascular, surgical deformities or infection of ear. No history of fits or psychiatric ailment.

i. Minimum height: 157 cm.

ii. Minimum eye standard: Without glasses better eye 6/6 and worse 6/9.

iii. Color perception: CP II.

3. Application Procedure

The eligible candidates may complete the application form as per format given in the Employment News on a plain paper either handwritten or typed.

The application duly completed should be sent to the concerned Zonal Recruitment Offices by the prescribed date.

4. Scheme Of the Examination

Eligible candidates will be called for the written examination in

a. Written Examination

English

Comprehension, transformation of simple sentences, punctuation, tenses and parts of speech.

Science

State of Matter, Universe, Chemical bonding, Electricity, Gravitation, Newton’s laws, Simple Harmonic Motion, Work and Energy, Heat, Light, Nuclear Energy, Metals and Nonmetals, Carbon and its compounds: Health and Nutrition, Physiology.

Mathematics

Algebraic identities, Surds, Linear and simultaneous equations, Basic Trigonometry and Geometry, Mensuration, Quadratic equations, Set theory, Polynomials and Exponents.

General Knowledge

Who’s Who, Sports, Entertainment, Indian History and Geography, Discoveries and Inventions. Elementary Knowledge of Computers.

The question paper will be bilingual, and of objective-type of 75 minutes duration. The standard of the questions will be of matriculation level.

b. Physical Fitness Test (PPT):

Qualifying in the Physical Fitness is mandatory for enrolment. The standard of PFT is as follows:

i. One-mile (16 km) run to be completed in 7 minutes.

ii. 20 squats (Uthak-Baithak).

ii.10 push-ups.