LIC ADO NOTIFICATION 2023 (OUT); APPLY BEFORE FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Updated On : 23 Jan, 2023

LIC ADO RECRUITMENT 2023:

On January 18, 2023, the Life Insurance Corporation of India published a job advertisement for the position of Apprentice Development Officer on its official website. The online application window for all eligible and interested candidates opened on January 21, 2023. The LIC has announced a total of 9394 open positions for Apprentice Development Officers. We have provided complete information about the LIC ADO 2023 Notification in this post.

LIC ADO IMPORTANT DATES 2023:

Event

Date

Notification Issued on

21-01-2023

Application Starts on

21-01-2023

Last Date to Apply

10-02-2023

Last Date to Submit Application Fees

10-02-2023

Download of Call Letter for Online Examination (Tentative)

04-03-2023 onwards

Date(s) of Examination - Preliminary

12-03-2023

Date(s) of Examination - Main

08-04-2023

LIC ADO 2023 UPDATES:

Recruitment Organization

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)

Exam Conducting Body

Institute of Banking Personnel Selection

Post Name

Apprentice Development Officer

Exam Name

LIC ADO Exam 2023

Total no. of Posts

9394

Application Mode

Online

Job Location

Zone-wise

Official Website

licindia.in

Zone-wise Official Notification(s)

Apply Link

Click Here

List of Centres - Preliminary & Main Examination

Click Here

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR LIC ADO 2023:

The candidates who are eligible for recruitment are divided into the following three categories: 

  • LIC Agents,

  • LIC Employees, and

  • Others (Open Market).

Age Limit for LIC ADO

The applicant must be at least 21 years old (in completed years) and no older than 30 years old (in completed years) on January 1, 2023.

The category-wise relaxation in the upper age limit given by LIC is as follows: 

Category

Upper Age Limit

Member of OBC (other than those in the creamy layer).

33 

Member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe.

35

LIC Employee who is not a member of SC or ST or OBC.

42

LIC Employee who is a member of OBC (other than those in the creamy layer).

45

LIC Employee who is a member of SC or ST.

47

LIC Agent or other than Agent such as DSAs/FSEs, who is not a member of SC or ST or OBC

40

LIC Agent or other than Agent such as DSAs/ FSEs, who is a member of OBC (Other than those in the creamy layer).

43

LIC Agent or other than Agents such as DSAs/ FSEs, who is a member of SC or ST.

45

Ex-serviceman

30, increased by the number of years of service in the armed forces subject to, maximum age of 42 years if belongs to Unreserved category (i.e. other than SC/ ST/ OBC ), maximum age of 45 years if belongs to OBC category and maximum age of 47 years if is a member of SC or ST category.

LIC ADO Educational Qualification

The category-wise educational qualification is as follows:

For LIC Employees category and LIC Agents category, in both Urban and Rural areas

Applicant should possess a Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline from a recognized University in India established under a statute/approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai.

An applicant from Others category (Open Market ), in both Urban and Rural areas

Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized University in India established under a statute/approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai. 

LIC ADO Work Experience:

The applicant must have the following experience as of January 1, 2023:

Category of Applicant

For Recruitment in Urban Area

For Recruitment in Rural Area

LIC Employee Category

Not less than 3 years of service after confirmation in Class III cadre in LIC of India. 

LIC Agents Category or other than Agent, such as DSAs/ FSEs

Not less than 5 years as a LIC agent or other than Agent, such as DSAs/ FSEs and has brought a Net First Year Premium Income of not less than ₹5,00,000/- during the immediately preceding 5 financial years and a Net First Year Premium Income of not less than ₹ 1,00,000/- on 50 lives in any 3 (Three) of these financial years.

Not less than 4 years as a LIC agent or other than Agent, such as DSAs / FSEs and has brought a Net First Year Premium Income of not less than ₹ 1,00,000/- on 50 lives per year in any 3 of the immediately preceding 4 financial years.

Others Category (Open Market)

Preference would be given to candidates who have at least 2 years experience in life insurance industry or in marketing of financial products.

LIC ADO APPLICATION PROCESS:

Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements and are interested in the Apprentice Development Officer position at LIC should apply online as soon as possible. The table above contains the direct link to apply online for LIC ADO Recruitment 2023. To complete your application form, follow these steps.

  • Visit the LIC's official website at @licindia.in.

  • Enter your basic information, such as your name, email address, and phone number.

  • Your registered Email ID and Mobile number will be sent a provisional registration number and password.

  • Log in after receiving the registration number and password to complete the application process.

  • Fill out the personal, academic, and communication information correctly.

  • Upload the photo, signature, Left Hand Thumb Impression, and so on.

  • Before paying the application fee, double-check the information you entered in the form.

  • After you have paid the application fees, your LIC ADO 2023 application form will be accepted provisionally.

  • Download and take a printout of the same for future reference.

Application Fees

Candidate must pay Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Non-refundable) including GST only through Online mode as follows:

Category

Application Fees

SC/ST Candidates 

Intimation Charges of Rs.100/- (inclusive of GST) plus the Transaction Charges

Other than SC/ST Candidates

Application Fees-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs. 750/- (inclusive of GST) plus the Transaction Charges

LIC ADO 2023 SELECTION PROCESS:

The LIC ADO 2023 selection procedure is a three-tiered process.

  • Preliminary examination

  • The main examination

  • Interview.

LIC ADO 2023 EXAM PATTERN:

A. Online Test for Others (Open Market) Category: 

For candidates from the Open Market Category, the online examination will be divided into two phases: preliminary examination and main examination.

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:

Name of test 

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks 

Medium of exam

Duration

Reasoning Ability

35

35

English & Hindi

20 minutes

Numerical Ability

35

35

English & Hindi

20 minutes

English Language

30

30

Eglish

20 minutes

Total

100

70

-

60 minutes (1 hour)

Note:

The English Language test will be of qualifying nature, and the results will not be used to determine ranking.

Phase-II: Main Examination:

Name of test 

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks 

Medium of exam

Duration

Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability

50

50

English & Hindi


120 minutes

General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary

50

50

English & Hindi

Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector

60

50

English & Hindi

Total

160

160


B. Online Test for LIC Agents & LIC Employee Category:

A single-phase examination, the Main Examination, will be used to select Apprentice Development Officers from the LIC Agents and LIC Employee categories. It will be an objective test administered online.

For LIC Agents Category:

Name of test 

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks 

Medium of exam

Duration

Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability

20

20

English & Hindi

Composite 120 minutes

General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary

20

20

English & Hindi

Elements of Insurance and Marketing of Insurance.

60

120

English & Hindi

Total

100

160


For LIC Employee Category:

Name of test 

Number of Questions

Maximum Marks 

Medium of exam

Duration

Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability

20

20

English & Hindi

Composite 120 minutes

General Knowledge, minutes Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary

20

20

English & Hindi

Practice and Principle of Insurance, Marketing

60

120

English & Hindi

Total

100

160


LIC ADO 2023 INTERVIEW:

Only the marks obtained in the main examination will be considered for interview shortlisting. The marks obtained in the main examination and the marks obtained in the interview will be used to determine the candidates' final merit list.

In order to limit the number of candidates called for interviews, LIC of India reserves the right to set eligibility standards and minimum marks to qualify in the interview in proportion to the number of vacancies. The interview is worth a maximum of 40 marks.

LIC ADO EXAM SYLLABUS:

Syllabus for Preliminary Exam:

Subject 

Questions will be asked from

Reasoning

  • Order and Ranking

  • Coding-Decoding

  • Machine Input-Output

  • Inequalities

  • Puzzles

  • Seating Arrangements

  • Direction 

  • Blood Relation

  • Syllogism

  • Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series

  • Data Sufficiency

  • Logical Reasoning    

Numerical Ability

  • Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)

  • Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)

  • Number Series

  • Approximation and Simplification

  • Data Sufficiency

  • Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)

English Language

  • Reading Comprehension

  • Fillers

  • Cloze Test

  • Sentence Errors

  • Sentence Improvement

  • Vocabulary based questions

  • Jumbled Paragraph

  • Word Usage

  • Phrase/Connectors

  • Paragraph-related question

General Knowledge

  • National & International Current Affairs

  • Awards & Honors

  • Index & Reports

  • Capital & Currency

  • Obituaries

  • International current affairs

  • Monetary policy & Budget

Syllabus for Mains Exam:

Subject 

Questions will be asked from

Financial Awareness

  • Indian Financial Market

  • stock markets and bond markets

  • The role of money markets in the financial system

  • Derivatives markets and private investing

  • Primary markets and secondary markets

  • The study of the foreign exchange interbank market

  • Regulatory Agencies

  • Insurance Industry

  • Special Statutes for Certain Financial Intermediaries

  • Establishment of FSDC

  • International Financial Organization

  • Capital markets and the government

  • Insurance Industry, Mutual Funds, Regulatory Agencies and Insurance Industry

  • Role of Money markets in financial system

  • Special Statutes of Certain Financial Intermediaries and Foreign exchange study of the interbank market

  • Financial Stability and Development Council, Establishment of FSDC, International Financial Organization.

Insurance Market Awareness

  • Life Insurance History, General Insurance History, Types of Insurance, Indian Insurance Market, Insurance Current Affairs,

  • Sector Insurance Companies, ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan Public), Glossary of Insurance Terms, Private Sector Insurance Companies.

  • Abbreviations related to Insurance Industry, Employment State Insurance Scheme (ESIS). 

  • Schemes of Insurance such as PMFBY, PMJJBY, PMSBY etc.Introduction of Insurance

  • Types of Insurance

  • Insurance Ombudsman, Bancassurance

  • Current insurance schemes

VACANCY DETAILS OF LIC ADO 2023:

The region-wise breakup of 9394 vacancies is as follows:

Region 

Vacancies

Central Zonal Office (Bhopal)

561

Eastern Zonal Office (Kolkata)

1049

East Central Zonal Office (Patna)

669

Northern Zonal Office (New Delhi)

1216

North Central Zonal Office (Kanpur)

1033

Southern Zonal Office (Chennai)

1516

South Central Zonal Office (Hyderabad)

1408

Western Zonal Office (Mumbai)

1942

Total

9394

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