I want to know the eligibility criteria required to apply for Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) Apprentice Development Officers ADO Exam so can you tell me?

[Vishal Kotkar]

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) recruits Apprentice Development Officers in the jurisdiction of the various Divisional Offices under nine different Zones.

LIC ADO Eligibility Criteria-

For Employees category and Agents category:

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

For Other Category:

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

Preference may be given to those applicants 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.

Age limit:

The minimum age limit is 21 years and maximum 30 years.

Relaxation of Upper Age Limit:

Category Age Limit
SC/ST Candidates 35
OBC Candidates (Other than those in the creamy layer). 33
LIC Employee who is not a member of a SC or a ST or OBCs 42
LIC Employee who is a member of an OBCs
(Other than those in the creamy layer). 45
LIC Employee who is a member of a SC or ST. 47
LIC Agent who is not a member of SC or ST or OBCs. 37
LIC Agent who is a member of an OBCs(Other than
those in the creamy layer). 40
LIC Agent who is a member of a SC or a ST. 42
Ex-serviceman 30, increased by the number of years of service in the armed forces subject to maximum age of 45 years for OBCs and 47 years for SC/ ST and Maximum of 42 years in other than SC, ST, OBC cases.
All Others 30

The candidate should be an Indian Citizen.

LIC ADO Selection Procedure -

The selection procedure contains three Stages.

1. On-line Test

Test Name of the Test No. of Questions Marks Time
Paper I
I Reasoning Ability 25 25
II Numerical Ability 25 25
Paper II
III General Knowledge and
Current Affairs 25 25
IV English Language with special
emphasis on Grammar and Vocabulary 25 25
Paper III
V Insurance and Financial Marketing
Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of
Life Insurance and Financial Sector 50 50
Total 150 150

Time - Composite Time of 120 minutes

2. Interview

Candidates who successful in the Online test will be called for an Interview.

3 Medical Examination:

Selected candidate will be appointed as Apprentice Development Officer subject to him/her being found medically fit by the Medical Examiner authorized by LIC for the purpose.