[All India] LIC ADO Recruitment 2019 – Apply Online for 8581 Various Vacancies
Name of the Post: LIC Apprentice Development Officer Online Form 2019
Post Date: 20-05-2019
Total Vacancy: 8581
Brief Information: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has published notification for the recruitment of Apprentice Development Officer vacancies in Various Zones. Those Candidates who are interested in the vacancy details & completed all eligibility criteria can read the Notification & Apply Online.
Application Fee
- For Others: Rs.600/- plus Transaction Charges
- For SC/ST/PWD candidates: Rs. 50/- plus Transaction Charges
- Payment Mode (Online): Debit/ Credit Card, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
Important Dates
- Starting Date for Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 20-05-2019
- Last Date to Apply Online & Payment of Fee: 09-06-2019
- Last Date for Editing Application Details: 09-06-2019
- Last Date for Printing Your Application: 24-06-2019
- Date for Download of Online Exam Call Letter: 29-06-2019 On wards
- Dates of Online Examination-Preliminary (Tentative): 06 & 13-07-2019
- Dates of Online Examination-Main (Tentative): 10-08-2019
Age Limit (as on 01-05-2019)
- Minimum Age: 21 Years
- Maximum Age: 30 Years
- Age relaxation is admissible for SC/ST/OBC/ PH/ Ex-servicemen candidates as per rules.
Educational Qualification
- Candidates should possess Bachelors Degree from a recognised University.
- Any Graduate Can Apply.\
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LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Vacancies
| Zone | Number of vacancies | |
| Central Zone | 525 | |
| Eastern Zone | 922 | |
| East Central Zone | 701 | |
| North Zone | 1130 | |
| North Central Zone | 1042 | |
| Southern Zone | 1257 | |
| South Central Zone | 1251 | |
| Western Zone | 1753 | |
| Total | 8581 | |
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Age
(i) The applicant shall have completed 21 years of age (in completed years) and not more than 30 years of age (in completed years) as on 01.05.2019 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.05.1989 and not later than 01.05.1998 (both days inclusive) as on 01.05.2019.
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Qualification
- For Employees category and Agents category in both Urban and Rural area- Applicant shall possess the Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established under a statute or approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India,
- An applicant from Others category for recruitment as an Apprentice Development Officer in both Urban and Rural area shall possess the Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India established under a statute or approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai.
Preference may be given to those applicants who have good knowledge of insurance marketing and also those who possess Masters Degree in Business Administration in Marketing or Post Graduate Diploma in Marketing from a University in India established under statute or by an Institute approved by All India Council for Technical Education or a recognized Institution.
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Experience
| Category of Applicant | For Recruitment in Urban Area | For Recruitment in Rural Area |
| i) Employee Category | Not less than 3 years of service after confirmation in Class III post | |
| ii)Agents Category | Not less than 5 years as an agent or other than agent (such as DSE/ FSE) 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 each of any 3 of these financial years. | Not less than 4 years as an agent or other than agent(such as DSE/FSE) 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. |
| iii) Other | Preference would be given to candidates who have at least 2 years experience in life insurance industry. | |
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Selection Procedure
Selection will be made on the basis of on-line test followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the on-line test and subsequent pre-recruitment Medical examination.
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Exam Pattern
(I) On-line Test for Open Market Category:
Selection of Apprentice Development Officer from Open Market Category will be done through two phase examination.
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. The test will have three sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
| Section | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of exam | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | English & Hindi | 20 minutes |
| 3 | English | 30 | 30** | English | 20 minutes |
| TOTAL | 100 | 70 | 1 hour | ||
** English Language test will be of qualifying nature and the marks in English Language will not be counted for ranking.
Candidates equal to 20 times of number of vacancies in each category, subject to availability, will be shortlisted for Main examination.
Phase-II : Main Examination:
Main Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. Main examination will consist of objective tests for 150 marks.
| Section | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of exam | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | Composite 120 minutes |
| 2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar & vocabulary | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | |
| 3 | Insurance and Financial Marketing Awarenesswith special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector | 50 | 50 | English & Hindi | |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 | |||
(II) On-line Test for Agents & Employee Category:
Selection of Apprentice Development Officer from Agents & Employee Category will be done through single phase examination i.e. Main Examination.
Main Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. Main examination will consist of objective tests for 150 marks.
(i) For Agents Category :
| Section | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of exam | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 25 | 10 | English & Hindi | Composite 120 Minutes |
| 2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs & English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar & vocabulary | 25 | 15 | English & Hindi | |
| 3 | Elements of Insurance & Marketing of Insurance. | 50 | 125 | English & Hindi | |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 | |||
(ii) For Employee Category :
| Section | Name of test | Number of Questions | Maximum Marks | Medium of exam | Duration |
| 1 | Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 25 | 25 | English & Hindi | Composite 120 minutes |
| 2 | General Knowledge, Current Affairs & English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary | 25 | 25 | English & Hindi | |
| 3 | Practice and Principle of Insurance Marketing | 50 | 100 | English & Hindi | |
| TOTAL | 150 | 150 | |||
Candidate MUST obtain minimum qualifying marks in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the examinations (Preliminary and Main) and the interview.
Note: There will be no penalty for wrong answers. However, candidates are advised not to mark answers through random guessing.
Interview:
Marks obtained in the Main Examination only will be considered for shortlisting for interview and marks obtained in Main Examination + marks obtained in Interview will be considered for final merit listing of candidates.
Commensurate to the number of vacancies, LIC reserves the right to fix the eligibility standards in order to restrict the candidates to be called for interview and also fix the minimum marks to qualify in the interview. Maximum Interview marks are 37.
LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Stipend & Salary
During the apprentice period, the candidate selected as Apprentice Development Officer will be paid a fixed amount as stipend per month as per rules of the Corporation. An Apprentice Development Officer other than an Employee Apprentice shall be paid equal to the minimum of the basic pay and the dearness allowance thereon on the scale of pay applicable to Development Officers as on the date of commencement of the apprenticeship. At present the amount of stipend is about ₹.34,503/- per month, except in case of candidates selected from LIC Employees category.
A Probationary Development Officer at a specified Headquarter in the area will be placed in the scale of ₹ 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)-55075 plus allowances and other benefits as per rules in force.
On appointment as a Probationary Development Officer, basic pay of ₹ 21,865/- per month (except for Employee Category candidates) in the scale of 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)- 55075 and other admissible allowances as per rules shall be payable.
Special Allowances:
Total emoluments at the minimum of the scale, inclusive of House Rent Allowance & City Compensatory Allowance wherever admissible depending upon the classification of city, will be approximately ₹37,345/- in ‘A’ Class City. Other benefits include Gratuity, Defined Contributory Pension Scheme, LTC, Medical Benefit, Group Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, vehicle advance (2-wheeler/4-wheeler), reimbursement towards cost of Brief Case/leather bag, mobile handset, supply of dailies as per rules and on confirmation in service, attractive performance linked Incentives.
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