Exam

LIC Syllabus For AAO Exam:
For Preliminary Exam: Quantitative Aptitude Reasoning Ability, English Language with special emphasis on grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension. For Mains Exam (CA/Actuarial/Rajbhasha/IT): Reasoning Ability, Insurance, Financial Market Awareness, General Knowledge, Current Affairs Professional knowledge, English Language (Letter Writing & Essay). For Mains Exam Legal Reasoning Ability, Professional Knowledge, General Awareness, Current Affairs insurance, Financial Market Awareness, Legal Drafting for AAO. LIC Syllabus for the three categories in the ADO exam;
Category: Open Market
Paper-I (Same for all): Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability
Paper II (Same for all): General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language. Paper-III: Insurance and Financial Marketing Awareness with special emphasis on knowledge of Life Insurance and Financial Sector, Principles of Insurance. Category: LIC Employees
Paper-III: Practice and Principle of Insurance Marketing. Category: LIC Agents
Paper-III: Elements of Insurance and Marketing of Insurance. LIC HFL Syllabus:
1- English Language: Spot the Error, Para Jumbles, Cloze Test, Phrase Substitution, Sentence Improvement, Sentence Connectors, Spelling Mistakes, Idioms & Phrases, Fill in the Blanks, Synonyms & Antonyms, Reading Comprehension.
2- Quantitative Aptitude Simplification & Approximation, Number Series, Data Interpretation, Quadratic Equations, Ratio & Proportion, Speed Time & Distance, Time & Work, Boats & Streams, Age Problems, Permutation & Combination, Probability Mixtures & Alligations, Inequality, Interest, Profit & Loss, Average.
3- Reasoning: Seating Arrangement, Blood Relations, Coding-Decoding, Direction Sense, Inequality, Data Sufficiency, Statement & Assumption, Word Formation, Syllogism, Ordering & Ranking, Alphanumeric Series, Input-Output.
4- General Awareness: Current Affairs Important Dates, Geography, Banking Awareness, Books & Authors, History, Arts & Culture, Polity, Sports, Computer Knowledge, Indian & International Economy, Inventions & Technology.

Best Books for Quantitative Aptitude;
1- Data Interpretation by Arun Sharma (TMH Publication)
2- Magical Book on Quicker Mathematics by M Tyra B.Sc. Publication)
3- Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma
4- Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations by R. S Agarwal (S. Hand Publication)
Best Books for Reasoning Ability;
1- A modern approach to verbal Reasoning by R. S Agarwal
2- Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey
3- A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal by BS Sijwali, Indus Sijwali
4- How to Crack Test of Reasoning: In All Competitive Exams English by Arihant Publication. Best Books for the English Language;
1- High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin
2- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis
3- Objective General English by SP Bakshi (Arihant Publication)
Best Books for Computer Aptitude;
1- Objective Computer Awareness by Arihant Experts
2- Computer Knowledge by Shikha Agarwal
Best Books for General/Financial Awareness;
1- Lucent General Knowledge.
2- General Knowledge by Arihant Experts
3- Financial Awareness for Competitive Exams.
4- Current Affairs Yearly 20 by Arihant Experts
Best Books for the Hindi Language:
1- Full Hindi Beginnings for Intermediate Courses: Increased E-Books (Teach Yourself) by Simon Weightman
2- LIC Assistant Prarambhik Pariksha 2019. For more information, you may visit the Shiksha Life Insurance Corporation of India exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/lic-aao-exam). I hope this will help you.

You can start with the NCERTs to build the foundation of concepts for the CDS exam. Here is the list of paper-wise suggested books by toppers to prepare for the CDS:
1. Elementary Mathematics: For this paper, you can refer to NCERT mathematics. Additionally, you can take help from RS Aggarwal's Mathematics for CDS or Quantitative Aptitude for Competitive Examinations. You can also refer to the Pathfinder for CDS book for this paper.
2. General Awareness: The syllabus of this paper is huge, so you must refer to the NCERTs for this section. In addition, you can refer to the Manohar Panday or Manorama Yearbook. You must regularly read the newspaper to stay updated with Current Affairs that will help you in SSB.
3. English Language: To prepare the grammar section of this paper, you can refer to the Wren and Martin book. For other topics, you can refer to Objective General English by SP Bakshi and Norman Lewis's vocabulary book.

The CDS preparation requires you to study with focus until the exam day. Here are some last-minute things you need to do before the CDS exam:
1. A month prior to the exam, stop reading all new material.
2. Examine papers from previous years to identify key themes that require multiple revisions.
3. To improve on test day, check your accuracy rate with a thorough practice test.
4. The important facts and formulas must be at your fingertips.
5. Begin preparing how you will approach the exam questions on the day of the written test.
6. Make sure you have all of the necessary items with you, such as your admit card.
7. Look after your health because you will have to take two or three papers on exam day.

Every year Life Insurance Corporation of India exams are conducted to recruit thousands of students from all over India for various domains and the exam is considered to be the most sought-after insurance exam in the country. Life Insurance Corporation of India is the largest insurance company in the country. Life Insurance Corporation of India exam Posts are as under:
1- Assistant Administrative Officer (LIC AAO)
2- Apprentice Development Officer (LIC ADO)
3- Housing Finance Limited (LIC HFL)
4- Direct Sales Executives (LIC DSE)
5- Financial Services Executives (LIC FSE)
6- LIC IRDA (Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India)
7- LIC D. O.
8- NIACL Assistant (New India Assurance Company Limited). For more details, you may visit the Shiksha LIC exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/lic-aao-exam)
I hope this will help you.

GIC is a reinsurance company that conducts a recruitment exam every year to shortlist eligible students for the post of Scale-I (Assistant Manager). General Insurance Corporation of India is a regulatory body of insurance companies. The selection method of General Insurance Corporation includes 2 phases which are, Phase 1 and Phase 2. Phase 1 is an online test whereas, Phase 2 is based on GD (group discussion) and interview. General Insurance Corporation recruitment is done for various positions such as Assistant, Assistant Manager, and other entry-level positions. For senior posts, positions are filled through promotion or through lateral recruitment. Students shortlisted through the General Insurance Corporation recruitment exam are placed at different General Insurance Corporation offices based in India and abroad. For more exam details, you may visit the Shiksha General Insurance Corporation exam page. (https://www.shiksha.com/exams/gic-exam)
I hope this will help you.