LIC ADO 2020 Exam Pattern - Check Section-wise Pattern for Prelims & Mains Exam

Updated on Dec 17, 2020 03:20 IST

By Rupali Pruthi, Deputy Manager - Editorial

LIC ADO exam pattern will be announced along with LIC ADO notification, however, it is expected that there will not be any change in LIC ADO exam pattern this year from previous years. Candidates who are planning to appear for LIC ADO this year, have a look at the exam pattern. Getting familiar with the exam pattern is one of the primary things you need to do before starting preparation. LIC ADO recruitment is conducted to recruit candidates from different categories, in this article you are check LIC ADO exam pattern as per your category.

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LIC ADO Exam Pattern
LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Open Market Category
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LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Agents Category
LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Employee Category
LIC ADO Exam Pattern 2021: LIC ADO Interview
LIC ADO Exam Pattern 2021: LIC ADO Medical Examination

LIC ADO Exam Pattern

LIC ADO exam is conducted in three phases, Online Test, Interview, Medical Examination. Candidates need to qualify all three stages to secure a position in the final merit list. LIC ADO recruits candidates from three categories -

Open Market Category: Any individual who qualifies the eligibility criteria

Employee Category: Those who are salaried employees of LIC (in Class III) on a full-time basis

Agents Category: Individuals who are already LIC agents

LIC ADO exam pattern for these different categories are different.

LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Open Market Category

LIC ADO Phase I: Prelims

LIC ADO Prelims paper will be of objective type, MCQ based. Questions will be asked both in English & Hindi, except the English language section. Find the table below for details:

Sections	No. of Questions/ Marks for Each Section	Sectional Timing
Reasoning Ability	35/35	20 minutes
Numerical Ability	35/35	20 minutes
English(Qualifying)	30/30	20 minutes
Total	100/70	60 minutes

Note: The English Language section is of qualifying nature, candidates just need to score cutoffs for this section.

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LIC ADO Phase II: Mains

LIC ADO Mains examination carries 150 questions, all questions asked is objective in nature. Each section carries 50 questions and each question carries 1 mark. All questions will be made available in English and Hind both. Find the details below:

Sections	No. of Questions/ Marks for Each Section	Composite Timing
Reasoning Ability and Numerical Ability	50/50	120 minutes
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with special emphasis on grammar and vocabulary	50/50
Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector	50/50
Total	150/150

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LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Agents Category

LIC ADO exam for agent category will have only one phase. It has a total of 150 questions and questions are being asked in English and Hindi both languages. Find the details below:

Sections	No. of Questions/ Marks for Each Section	Composite Time
Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability	25/10	120 minutes
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language	25/15
Elements of Insurance and Marketing of Insurance	50/125
Total	150/150

LIC ADO Exam Pattern: Online Exam for Employee Category

LIC ADO exam for the employee category will also have only one phase. It has a total of 150 questions and questions are being asked in English and Hindi both languages. Find the details below:

Sections	No. of Questions/ Marks for Each Section	Composite Time
Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability	25/25	120 minutes
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language	25/25
Practice and Principle of Insurance Marketing	50/100
Total	150/150

LIC ADO Exam Pattern 2021: LIC ADO Interview

Candidates qualified in the LIC ADO online examination are eligible for the next phase of selection, which is LIC ADO Interview. A certain number of candidates will be called for the interview based on the number of vacancies. Maximum marks allotted for LIC ADO interview is 37, which remains the same for candidates from all categories. As per LIC ADO notification, “LIC reserves the right to fix the eligibility standards so as to restrict the applicants to be called for the interview and also decided on the minimum qualifying marks to qualify the interview round.”

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LIC ADO Exam Pattern 2021: LIC ADO Medical Examination

This is the last phase of the selection process, all shortlisted candidates need to appear for the LIC ADO medical examination to prove their physical and medical fitness. Post qualifying this phase, candidates will be given placements in respective locations.