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Life Insurance Corporation of India Recruitment of Assistant Administrative Officers (AAO)

LIC recruits Assistant Administrative Officers (AAO) through a three-tier process: an online preliminary examination, an online main examination with a typed descriptive English paper, and an interview, followed by a pre-recruitment medical examination. The 32nd batch, notified on 16 August 2025, offered 350 AAO (Generalist) posts, with a separate notification for 410 AAO (Specialist) and 81 Assistant Engineer posts. Its preliminary exam was held on 3 and 7 October 2025 and the main exam on 8 November 2025.
Eligibility (summary)
Online objective test in three separately timed sections; marks are not added to the final merit
Online objective tests followed by a qualifying descriptive English paper typed on the computer
Interview of 60 marks, followed by a pre-recruitment medical examination
Summarised from the official notification. Patterns change; confirm in the latest notice.
| Stage | Pattern |
|---|---|
| Phase I: Preliminary Examination | AAO (Generalist): 100 objective questions in three sections of 20 minutes each, 1 hour in all: Reasoning Ability (35 Q, 35 marks), Quantitative Aptitude (35 Q, 35 marks), English Language (30 Q, 30 marks, qualifying only and not counted for ranking), so 70 marks count; minimum qualifying marks in each section; no negative marksAAO (Generalist) 32nd Batch notification, 2025 · source |
| Phase II: Main Examination | AAO (Generalist): objective tests of 120 questions, 300 marks, 2 hours: Reasoning Ability (30 Q, 90 marks, 40 min), General Knowledge, Current Affairs (30 Q, 60 marks, 20 min), Data Analysis & Interpretation (30 Q, 90 marks, 40 min), Insurance and Financial Market Awareness (30 Q, 60 marks, 20 min); then an English Language descriptive paper of 2 questions, 25 marks, 30 minutes, qualifying only; no negative marks. Specialist streams follow the separate Specialist notificationAAO (Generalist) 32nd Batch notification, 2025 · source |
| Phase III: Interview | Maximum 60 marks; qualifying marks 30 for EWS, Unreserved and OBC candidates and 27 for SC/ST/PwBD; final merit on main examination plus interview marksAAO (Generalist) 32nd Batch notification, 2025 · source |
We have not published LIC AAO papers yet. Check the official website (licindia.in) for any papers the authority has released.
LIC AAO is conducted by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). Notifications, dates and results are published on its official website.
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