LIC ADO Recruitment 2019: Important FAQs

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LIC ADO 2019: FAQs

As you all know that Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has released the notification for the post of Apprentice Development Officer (ADO). The total number of vacancies are 8581 (approx.) in 8 zones. All those who couldn't perform well in previous year exams have got an another golden chance to secure a job. All those who seek to make headway in their career with the insurance sector & sales can apply for the post and get a job in this sector. Here are the answers to frequently asked questions about LIC ADO Notification 2019.

☛ What are the posts available on this recruitment project?

The post which is available in this recruitment process is of Apprentice Development Officer (ADO) classified into three streams, namely, Agents Category, Employees Category and Open Market Category. The Apprentice Development Officers will be recruited for Urban and Rural Areas and the selected candidates will have to work in these areas

‘Agents Category' - An individual appointed or engaged by the Corporation for the purpose of soliciting or procuring insurance business including business relating to the continuance, renewal or revival of policies of insurance pertaining to the Corporation.

‘Employee Category’ - means a confirmed whole-time salaried employee of the Corporation belonging to Class III.

‘Others Category’ - means the candidate from the open market.

NOTE: The number of ADOs recruited from among the Employee Category shall not exceed 15%, from Agents Category shall not exceed 25% and from Others Category shall not exceed 60% of the total number of vacancies for recruitment of Apprentice Development Officers.

☛ What is the Job Profile of LIC ADO?

It is primarily a sales supervision job. The selected candidates will be required to sponsor suitable persons to be appointed as Life Insurance Agents, train them properly, and help the recruited agents to sell life insurance to maximum number of persons.

☛ When will be the exam conducted?

The Tentative dates for Preliminary Exam is expected to be held on 6th & 13th July 2019.

The Tentative dates for Main Exam 10th August 2019.

☛ How many vacancies are there?

The number of vacancies is 8581 (approx.) for ADO in LIC spread across 8 zones within the country. Zone wise vacancies are as follow:

Northern Zonal Office, New Delhi - 1130
Southern Zonal Office, Chennai - 1257
Eastern Zonal Office, Kolkata - 922
Western Zonal Office, Mumbai - 1753
Central Zonal Office, Bhopal - 525
East Central Zonal Office, Patna - 701
North Central Zonal Office, Kanpur - 1042
South Central Zonal Office, Hyderabad - 1251

☛ Is there any provision for EWS?

Yes! Separate vacancies are mentioned for EWS Quota. Please refer LIC ADO 2019 official notification for details.

☛ When will the registration start?

Registration will begin from 20th May 2019.

☛ What is the last date to apply for this post?

The last date to apply for this post is 09th June 2019.

☛ What is the selection procedure/exam pattern of LIC ADO 2019?

The selection process/exam pattern for LIC ADO is different for all the 3 streams.

On-line Test for Open Market Category:

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:

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.

Phase-II: Main Examination:

Section	Name of test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of exam	Duration
1	Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability	50	50	English & Hindi	Composite Time of 120 Minutes
2	General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary	50	50	English & Hindi
3	Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector	50	50	English
Total		150	150

For Agents Category:

Selection of Apprentice Development Officer from Agents Category will be done through single phase examination i.e. Main Examination

Section	Name of test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of exam	Duration
1	Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability	25	10	English & Hindi	Composite Time of 120 Minutes
2	General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary	25	15	English & Hindi
3	Elements of Insurance and Marketing of Insurance	50	125	English
Total		150	150

For Employee Category:

Selection of Apprentice Development Officer from Employee Category will be done through single phase examination i.e. Main Examination

Section	Name of test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of exam	Duration
1	Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability	25	25	English & Hindi	Composite Time of 120 Minutes
2	General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary	25	25	English & Hindi
3	Practice and Principle of Insurance Marketing	50	100	English
Total		150	150

Interview (For All the Categories):

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. Maximum Interview marks are 37.

☛ Will the exam be conducted online or offline (OMR Based)?

Common Written Exam for LIC ADO will be conducted online (Both Prelims and Mains).

☛ What is the age criteria to apply in this common written exam?

Minimum Age: 21 years

Maximum Age: 30 years, as on 1st May 2019.

i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 2nd May 1989 and not later than 1st May 1998 (both dates inclusive).

☛ What is the educational qualification required for various posts in this recruitment process?
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, Mumbai.

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.

☛ Is there any prior experience mandatory for this post?
The applicant should have the requisite experience as on 01.05.2019 as indicated below:-

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 Rs. 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 Rs. 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.

☛ What is the salary of LIC ADO?

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. At present the amount of stipend is about Rs. 34,503/- per month, except in case of candidates selected from LIC Employees category.

On appointment as a Probationary Development Officer, basic pay of Rs. 21,865/- per month (except for Employee Category candidates) in the scale of 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)-55075. Total emoluments at the minimum of the scale, will be approximately Rs. 37,345/- in ‘A’ Class City.

LIC ADO 2019 Official Notification