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LIC AAO 2021 exam pattern will remain the same unless the changes are notified in the new notification. LIC AAO exam pattern 2021 will be notified in the LIC AAO 2021 notification. There are three stages of the exam in the LIC AAO recruitment process. The pattern of each stage of LIC AAO exam is different. The LIC AAO prelims exam is the first stage. There is no negative marking in the LIC AAO exam. Till 2016, there was negative marking in LIC AAO main exam.
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LIC AAO Prelims Exam Pattern
LIC AAO prelims exam is conducted online at various centres across the nation. The LIC AAO Prelims has three sections and the total allotted time is 1 hour. The medium of exam will be English and Hindi. The time duration for each section is 20 minutes. The candidates have to score minimum qualifying numbers marked for each section.
After the exam, the authority will decide the cut-off marks for the LIC Prelims exam. LIC AAO prelims marks will not be counted for the final merit. English Language Test will be of qualifying nature and the marks obtained will not be counted for ranking.
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| Subject |
Marks |
Minimum Qualifying score |
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
SC/ST |
Others |
| Reasoning |
35 |
16 |
18 |
| Quantitative Aptitude |
35 |
16 |
18 |
| English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary and comprehension
|
30* |
9 |
10 |
| Total |
70 |
||
The number of candidates who will pass the LIC AAO prelims exam will be 20 times the number of vacancies notified in the LIC AAO notification 2021.
LIC AAO Main Exam Pattern
LIC AAO main exam is conducted online to select the candidates for the interview stage. The LIC AAO exam is conducted for the various functionally distinct positions and hence the main exam has a different pattern for each post. The medium of exam will be English and Hindi for all sections except the English section. There will be 30 questions for each section except the descriptive test.
The LIC AAO main exam consists of two types of questions
- Objective test - 300 marks
- Descriptive type - 25 marks
Descriptive paper of only those candidates will be evaluated who qualify in the objective part of the main examination. The English Language Test is of qualifying nature and marks obtained in it will not be counted for the final merit. The pattern of LIC AAO exam is given separately for all the positions:
LIC AAO Exam Pattern (Generalist)
| Section |
Maximum Marks |
Minimum Qualifying Marks |
Duration |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
|
SC/ST |
Others |
|
| Reasoning Ability |
90 |
40 |
45 |
40 Minutes |
| General Knowledge, Current Affairs |
60 |
27 |
30 |
20 Minutes |
| Data Analysis & Interpretation |
90 |
40 |
45 |
40 Minutes |
| Insurance and Financial Market Awareness |
60 |
27 |
30 |
20 Minutes |
| Total |
300 |
|
|
2 Hours |
| English Language (Letter Writing & Essay) |
25* |
9 |
10 |
30 Minutes |
LIC AAO Interview
LIC AAO Interview is the last stage of the selection process. The number of candidates to be called for an interview will be about three times the number of vacancies to be filled.
After the interview, the final result will be declared and the candidates will be sent for the medical test.
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How normalisation of marks is done in LIC AAO?
Normalisation is a process undertaken to provide a level playing field to all the candidates who appeared in different slots and different question papers. The scores of the examination are obtained by adopting the following procedure:
(i) The number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Score.
(ii) The score so obtained by a candidate are made equivalent to take care of the minor difference in difficulty level, if any, in each of the objective tests held in different sessions to arrive at the Equated Scores*
* Scores obtained by candidates on any test are equated to the base form by considering the distribution of scores of all the forms.
(iii) Test wise scores and scores on total are reported with the decimal point up to two digits.
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