LIC ADO Recruitment 2019 – The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is going to conduct LIC ADO 2019 examination in the jurisdiction of the various Divisional Offices under various zones. There are total 8581 vacancies for the post of Apprentice Development Officer. 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. The selection of the candidates will be done through the preliminary, main, followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the on-line test and subsequent pre-recruitment Medical examination. Application Form for the same has been released and direct link to apply online is also be given below. Interested candidates can fill the online application form and submit it in a time frame with the requisite application fee. Get here full information of LIC ADO Recruitment 2019.
LIC ADO 2019
Before filling the online application form, candidates must ensure their eligibility for recruitment. The qualifiers of all three will be called for the medical examination. This page contains the entire information of LIC ADO Recruitment 2019. Check the schedule below.
| LIC ADO Recruitment 2019 | Important Dates |
|---|---|
| Commencement of Application Form | 20 May 2019 |
| Last date to submit an application form with fee | 09 Jun 2019 |
| Last date for printing your application | 24 Jun 2019 |
| Admit Card Issuing date | 29 Jun 2019 |
| Online Exam-Preliminary | 06 & 13 Jul 2019 |
| Online Exam- Main | 10 Aug 2019 |
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Vacancies Details
Name of Post : Apprentice Development Officer
Total Vacancies : 8581
Selection Procedure : Prelims, Main then Interview
Educational Qualification : Bachelor’s Degree of a University in India
Age Limit : 21 years of age (in completed years) and not more than 30 years of age (in completed years) as on May 01, 2019.
Vacancies
- Central zone: 525
- Eastern zonal: 922
- East central zone: 701
- Northern zonal: 1130
- North central zone: 1042
- Southern zonal: 1257
- South central zone: 1251
- Western zonal : 1753
Interested candidates can also check complete detailed vacancy structure according to their zonal wise list given at the end of the article.
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
Candidates should ensure that the educational qualification possessed by them shall be as per the prescribed educational qualifications mentioned in the advertisement and they fulfill the above eligibility criteria. No equivalent educational qualification shall be considered as eligible.
Candidates should ensure that the educational qualification possessed by them shall be as per the prescribed educational qualifications mentioned in the advertisement and they fulfill the above eligibility criteria. No equivalent educational qualification shall be considered as eligible.
Preference may be given to those applicants who have good knowledge of insurance marketing and also those 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.
Note: Candidates should ensure that the educational qualification possessed by them shall be as per the prescribed educational qualifications mentioned in the advertisement and they fulfill the above eligibility criteria. No equivalent educational qualification shall be considered as eligible.
Age Limit:
The applicant shall have completed 21 years of age (in completed years) and not more than 30 years of age (in completed years) as on May 01, 2019 i.e candidates must have been born not earlier than may 01, 1989 and not later than May 01, 1998 (both days inclusive) as on 01.05.2019.
The upper age limit (in completed years) as on May 01, 2019 of an applicant belonging to a group given below, shall not exceed the age mentioned below:-
| Category | Age Limit in years |
|---|---|
| Member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe | 35 |
| Member of OBCs (other than those in 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 OBCs (other than those in the creamy layer) | 45 |
| LIC Employee who is a member of a SC or ST | 47 |
| LIC Agent or Other than Agent (such as DSE/FSE) who is not a member of SC or ST or OBCs | 40 |
| LIC Agent or Other than Agent (such as DSE/FSE)who is a member of OBCs (Other than those in the creamy layer) | 43 |
| LIC Agent or Other than Agent (such as DSE/FSE) who is a member of a SC or a ST | 45 |
| Ex-serviceman | 30, increased by the number of years of service in the armed forces subject to maximum age of 45 years where he is a member of OBCs and, 47 years where he is a member of SC or ST and, Maximum of 42 years in other than SC, ST, OBC cases. |
| All Others | 30 |
Experience:
The applicant should have the requisite experience as on May 01, 2019 as indicated below:-
| Category of Applicant |
For Recruitment in Urban Area | For Recruitment in Rural Area |
|---|---|---|
| Employee Category | Not less than 3 years of service after confirmation in Class III post | |
| 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 ₹ 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 ₹ 1,00,000/- on 50 lives per year in any 3 of the immediately preceding 4 financial years. |
| Other | Preference would be given to candidates who have at least 2 years experience in life insurance industry. | |
For removal of doubts, it is clarified that the spouse of an agent shall not be eligible for recruitment as an Apprentice Development Officer.
Application Form
LIC ADO Application Form 2019 is made available by the authority. To apply online for LIC Apprentice Development Officer 2019, candidates have to visit the official website of LIC i.e. www.licindia.in. Application Form can be filled only in online mode only. Before filling the online application form candidates must ensure their eligibility criteria for the recruitment. Application form must be filled and submitted on or before its last date with the requisite amount of application fees. Application from after last date will not be entertained by the conducting authority. Admit Card for LIC ADO 2019 will be available only for those who fill the application form on time. Direct link to fill the LIC ADO Application Form 2019 is available at Quick Links section.
Application Fee:
Candidate will have to make the payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges (Non-refundable) through On-line mode only as under:
- For SC/ST Candidates : Intimation Charges of Rs.50/- plus Transaction Charges.
- Other than SC/ST Candidates : Application Fees-cum-Intimation Charges of Rs.600/- plus Transaction Charges.
- The application form is integrated with the payment gateway and the payment process can be
completed by following the instructions. - The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
- On successful completion of the transaction, an e-Receipt will be generated.
Admit Card / Call Letter
Admit Card / Call Letter for LIC ADO 2019 will be released online at the official website of LIC i.e. www.licindia.in. LIC ADO Call Letter 2019 will be released after the successful completion of the application form. Candidates who will fill the online application form of LIC ADO 2019 on time with the fee will only be eligible to download their admit card for LIC ADO 2019. Call letter will be made available by submitting the required details at the LIC portal. Admit Card / Call Letter is an important document for the exam point of view. First the conducting body will release the admit card for prelims examination of LIC ADO 2019. Then after admit card for main examination will made available. Candidates who will qualify the prelims examination will only be allowed to download the main examination admit card. Call letters will not be dispatched by post or any other mode. Candidates will be required to download the call letters from the official website. More detail of LIC ADO Call Letter 2019 is available at Admit Card page.
Selection Procedure
Selection will be made on the basis of on-line test followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the on-line test and subsequent pre-recruitment Medical examination.
On-line Test for Open Market Category:
Candidates who wants to recruit themselves for LIC ADO 2019 examination will have to appear in two phase examination. i.e. Prelims then after Main (Only for Prelims selected candidates).
- Phase-I: Preliminary Examination:Preliminary Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. The test will have three sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
Name of test Number of
QuestionsMaximum
MarksMedium
of examDuration Reasoning Ability 35 35 English & Hindi 20 minutes Numerical Ability 35 35 English & Hindi 20 minutes 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.
Candidates equal to 20 times of number of vacancies in each category, subject to availability, will be shortlisted for Main examination.
- Phase-II : Main Examination: Main Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. Main examination will consist of objective tests for 150 marks.
Name of test Number of
QuestionsMaximum
MarksMedium of
examDuration Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability 50 50 English &
HindiComposite
120 minutesGeneral Knowledge, minutes Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary 50 50 English &
HindiInsurance and Financial Marketing Awareness
with special emphasis on knowledge of Life
Insurance and Financial Sector50 50 English &
HindiTotal 150 150
On-line Test for Agents & Employee Category:
Selection of Apprentice Development Officer from Agents & Employee Category will be done through single phase examination i.e. Main Examination. Main Examination consisting of objective test will be conducted online. Main examination will consist of objective tests for 150 marks.
- For Agents Category :
Name of test Number of
QuestionsMaximum
MarksMedium of
examDuration Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability 25 10 English &
HindiComposite
120 minutesGeneral Knowledge, minutes Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary 25 15 English &
HindiElements of Insurance and Marketing of
Insurance.50 125 English &
HindiTotal 100 150 - For Employee Category:
Name of test Number of
QuestionsMaximum
MarksMedium of
examDuration Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability 25 10 English &
HindiComposite
120 minutesGeneral Knowledge, minutes Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary 25 15 English &
HindiPractice and Principle of Insurance Marketing 50 125 English &
HindiTotal 100 150
Candidate MUST obtain minimum qualifying marks in each Section separately and should also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate to qualify for the examinations (Preliminary and Main) and the interview. The minimum marks to be obtained in each paper and in the aggregate shall be decided by LIC of India. The Corporation reserves the right to fix the minimum eligibility standard in order to restrict the number of candidates to be called for the On-line Test and/or Interview, commensurate with number of vacancies. Decision of the Corporation in this regard shall be final and binding on the candidates. No correspondence will be entertained in this regard.
The scores obtained by each of the candidates in different sessions (if held) will be normalized using equi-percentile equating method. There will be no penalty for wrong answers. However, candidates are advised not to mark answers through random guessing.
Interview:
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.
- Commensurate to the number of vacancies, LIC reserves the right to fix the eligibility standards in order to restrict the candidates to be called for interview and also fix the minimum marks to qualify in the interview. Maximum Interview marks are 37.
- In case of similar marks of two or more candidates, the merit order of such group of candidates shall be as per the aggregate marks in main examination and interview and further as per their
additional post-graduation qualification (i.e. the person with higher educational qualification will be placed higher in the merit order) and in case of further similarity in educational qualification merit order will be decided on the basis of age, (i.e. senior in age will be placed higher in merit order). - There will be no contingency/waiting list for candidates not declared successful in the main list.
Pre-Recruitment 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.
Choice of Division
Recruitment Notifications are being issued by all Zonal Offices. The candidate shall apply to one Division only.
- Bhopal
- Bilaspur
- Gwalior
- Indore
- Jabalpur
- Raipur
- Satna
- Shahdol
Result
LIC ADO 2019 result will be declared online on the official website. Candidates need to keep a proper track of the LIC ADO 2019 result by visiting the website regularly. The result for LIC ADO will be declared for different phases. The process will start with a declaration of the LIC ADO 2019 Prelims result. After the declaration of prelims result the Main Examination Result will be declared on the official website. The candidate requires ‘Registration Number’ and ‘Password’ to check the result.
Guarantee Bond
Before joining as Apprentice Development Officer, candidates will be required to give an undertaking to serve the Corporation for a minimum period of four years from the date of joining (including apprenticeship period) failing which he/she or his/her heirs, executors, administrators will be liable to pay liquidated damages of ₹ 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) to the Corporation. The candidate will have to submit an Indemnity Bond of ₹ 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) duly stamped and executed by a Surety of sound financial standing and not related to the candidate. The stamp value of the Bond will be as applicable to the State in which the bond is executed.
Stipend and Remuneration
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. An Apprentice Development Officer other than an Employee Apprentice shall be paid equal to the minimum of the basic pay and the dearness allowance thereon on the scale of pay applicable to Development Officers as on the date of commencement of the apprenticeship. At present the amount of stipend is about ₹.34,503/- per month, except in case of candidates selected from LIC Employees category.
A Probationary Development Officer at a specified Headquarter in the area will be placed in the scale of ₹ 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)-55075 plus allowances and other benefits as per rules in force.
On appointment as a Probationary Development Officer, basic pay of ₹ 21,865/- per month (except for Employee Category candidates) in the scale of 21865-1340(2)-24545-1580(2)-27705-1610(17)- 55075 and other admissible allowances as per rules shall be payable. Total emoluments at the minimum of the scale, inclusive of House Rent Allowance& City Compensatory Allowance wherever admissible depending upon the classification of city, will be approximately ₹37,345/- in ‘A’ Class City. Other benefits include Gratuity, Defined Contributory Pension Scheme, LTC, Medical Benefit, Group Insurance, Group Personal Accident Insurance, vehicle advance (2-wheeler/4-wheeler), reimbursement towards cost of Brief Case/leather bag, mobile handset, supply of dailies as per rules and on confirmation in service, attractive performance linked Incentives.
Important Instructions
The total number of vacancies including the vacancies for the reserved category may increase or decrease, depending upon the actual vacancies at the time of final selection and availability of successful candidates after the interview. The reservations under various categories will be as per prevailing Government Guidelines at the time of finalization of result.
The number of Apprentice Development Officers 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.
Download Section
- Declaration for candidates seeking reservation as OBC
- OBC Non Creamy Layer Certificate
- SC – ST Caste Certificate
- Certificate Economically Weaker Sections
- Age Criteria
- Exam Centers
- Corrigendum
- Divisional Office Address
Official Website : www.licindia.in
Download LIC ADO 2019 Zonal Wise detailed Notification.
