LIC recruitment news: 218 vacancies for AE and AAO positions - Check exam date, format

Here's a great opportunity for candidates looking to enter the insurance sector. The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) announced its latest exam date on Friday evening (August 6) for its 2020 recruitment for the position of Assistant Engineers (AE) and Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO).

The exams were earlier scheduled to take place on April 4, 2020, but it was postponed due to the sudden hit of coronavirus pandemic in India at the time. 

Now, the exam will be held on August 28, 2021, and the applicants have been advised by the company to visit the official website for further updates - licindia.in. This recruitment drives aims to fill in as many as 218 positions. 

Preliminary Exam format:

- The candidates will have to appear for the LIC AE, AAO preliminary exam which will be multiple-choice questions-based (MCQs). 

- The MCQs will have 100 questions which will be available in both Hindi and English ad the duration will be one hour. 

- One has to score a minimum of 18 marks in reasoning, 10 in English and 18 in quantitative aptitude. 

- Candidates will get 20 minutes for each section.

- Those who will clear the preliminary exam will be called to give the main exam. 

Main Exam format:

- The main exam consists of both MCQs and descriptive type questions which will be 300 marks in total. 

- The ones who clear all the exams including the interview, document verification and a medical test will be hired. 

- Hired candidates will receive a salary of Rs 57,000 per month with additional reimbursement of allowances including insurance, medi-claim, LTC, gratuity, etc.