LIC AAO
Recruits Assistant Administrative Officers, an officer-cadre entry post, into the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), in Generalist and Specialist (CA, Legal, Actuarial, IT etc.) streams.
Eligibility
Generalist: a bachelor's degree in any discipline. Specialists need the relevant qualification (CA, law degree, actuarial papers, engineering/MCA etc.). Age 21-30 years with category relaxations, plus extra relaxation for LIC employees.
Age limit: 21-30 years (category relaxations apply)
Exam pattern
Prelims has 100 questions in 1 hour: Reasoning (35), Quantitative Aptitude (35) and English (30, qualifying only, not counted for merit), each with a 20-minute timer. Mains objective paper has 120 questions for 300 marks in 2 hours: Reasoning (90), General Knowledge & Current Affairs (60), Data Analysis & Interpretation (90) and Insurance & Financial Market Awareness (60). A descriptive English test of 25 marks (letter and essay, 30 minutes) is qualifying. Interview and pre-recruitment medical examination follow; a quarter-mark penalty applies in objective papers.
Syllabus at a glance
Reasoning and Quant follow bank-PO difficulty (puzzles, inequality, DI, arithmetic). Insurance & Financial Market Awareness covers life insurance principles, LIC history and products, IRDAI regulation, and financial markets. General Knowledge covers static GK and current affairs, especially insurance and financial news.
Upcoming dates
| Event | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| LIC AAO 2026 notification | Late 2026 – early 2027 (not released as of early Nov 2026) | tba |
| Online application window | About 3 weeks after notification (tba) | tba |
| Preliminary exam | About 6-8 weeks after notification (tba) | tba |
| Mains exam | About 5 weeks after prelims (expected) | expected |
Expected dates follow the usual calendar; confirm on the official notification before planning.
Free prep material
Standard books
- Principles of Insurance (IC-01) – Insurance Institute of India
- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations – R.S. Aggarwal
- Analytical Reasoning – M.K. Pandey
- Objective General English – S.P. Bakshi
- Banking Awareness – Arihant Experts
How toppers play it
- English in prelims is qualifying only, so secure the minimum quickly and push hard on Reasoning and Quant, which decide the merit list.
- Insurance & Financial Market Awareness is the differentiator in Mains: master LIC's history, products and recent IRDAI regulations.
- Reasoning and DI carry 90 marks each in Mains (3 marks per question), so accuracy in lengthy DI sets pays more than in bank exams.
- Notifications are irregular; prepare alongside bank PO exams, whose aptitude syllabus overlaps almost entirely.