LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off: Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) conducted the Prelims exam for AAO. The exam was on the 17th and 20th of February 2023 and was held in four shifts. Based on the student attempts and difficulty of the exam on 17th Feb, our expert faculty has provided a tentative cut-off. This will help candidates to know approximately how well they have performed.
LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off
First, a look at the shift-wise distribution of questions in each section of the paper.
LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off
For reference, the shift-wise number of good attempts can be found further down the blog. With that in mind, we will now see the expected cut-off for LIC AAO Prelims 2023.
In general, the total is considered out of 70. This is 35 marks from Quant and 35 marks from reasoning since English is qualifying in nature. While LIC AAO doesn’t have negative markings, candidates should know that getting answers wrong does affect merit.
For example, if two candidates have received the same score, the number of answers they did wrong, after which they got 54 is counted. This is a marker of accuracy and can affect the merit of the candidate.
| Category | Expected Cut-Off (+/- 3) |
|---|---|
| General / EWS / OBC | 50 |
| SC/ST | 44 |
Note: The cut-off mentioned is an expected cut-off. It is based on data collected from students. A margin of error is provided for the same. On the release of scorecards, the official sectional cut-offs will be known as well.
LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Good Attempts
Let’s take a look at the number of attempts required to safely qualify LIC AAO Prelims 2023.
LIC AAO 2023 Quantitative Attempts
Let’s start with the quantitative section.
| Date | Shift | Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| 17th February 2023 | 1 | 27-31 |
| 2 | 24-27 | |
| 3 | 23-26 | |
| 4 | 24-26 | |
| 20th February 2023 | 1 | 26-29 |
| 2 | 23-28 | |
| 3 | 24-27 | |
| 4 | 25-31 |
LIC AAO 2023 Reasoning Attempts
Next, onto the shift-wise analysis of the difficulty of the reasoning section.
| Date | Shift | Attempts |
|---|---|---|
| 17th February 2023 | 1 | 26-30 |
| 2 | 23-25 | |
| 3 | 22-24 | |
| 4 | 22-24 | |
| 20th February 2023 | 1 | 25-29 |
| 2 | 24-27 | |
| 3 | 23-27 | |
| 4 | 22-24 |
LIC AAO 2023 English Attempts
English mainly being a section of qualifying in nature, required enough attempts to just qualify. The scores in this section will not be considered for the ranking.
LIC AAO 2023 Overall Good Attempts
The following table shows the overall attempts for LIC AAO 2023 Prelims held on 17th and 20th Feb 2023.
LIC AAO 2023 Good Attempts – 17th Feb 2023
| Shift | Difficulty | Overall Attempts (Eng excl.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy-Moderate | 55-60 |
| 2 | Moderate | 48-52 |
| 3 | Moderate-Difficult | 44-48 |
| 4 | Moderate | 46-50 |
LIC AAO 2023 Good Attempts – 20th Feb 2023
| Shift | Difficulty | Overall Attempts (Eng excl.) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy To Moderate | 54-59 |
| 2 | Easy To Moderate | 53-60 |
| 3 | Moderate | 47-52 |
| 4 | Moderate | 50-55 |
LIC AAO 2023 Prelims Exam Pattern
To put the good attempts into context, let’s first take a look at the LIC AAO 2023 Prelims exam pattern:
| Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 70 | 1 Hour |
LIC AAO Previous Year Cut-Off
Take a look at the section-wise cut-off for different categories for 2021.
LIC AAO Prelims Cut-off 2021
| LIC AAO Prelims Sections | Cut-Off Marks For SC/ST Candidates | Cut Off Marks For Others |
| Reasoning Ability | 16 | 18 |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 16 | 18 |
| English Language | 9 | 10 |
LIC AAO Cut Off 2021- Mains
| Sections | Cut-Off Marks For SC/ST Candidates | Cut Off Marks For Others |
| Reasoning Ability | 40 | 45 |
| General Knowledge & Current Affairs | 27 | 30 |
| For Generalist: Data Analysis & InterpretationFor Others: Professional Knowledge | 40 | 45 |
| Insurance & Financial Market Awareness | 27 | 30 |
| For Rajbhasha: Knowledge of language for Others: English Language (Letter writing & Essay) | 9 | 10 |
LIC AAO Cut Off For Interview 2021
The Candidate will have to score the minimum qualifying marks in the Interview. The Maximum Mark for the Interview of LIC AAO is 60. The Minimum Qualifying marks for different categories have been given below.
| Categories | Cut Off Marks |
| Unreserved, EWS, OBC, PwBD | 30 |
| SC/ST | 27 |
For more detailed data on LIC AAO Cut-off, you can go through the following blog:
LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off: Conclusion
That concludes this blog on LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off. This will give you a rough idea of your relative performance. Regardless, do begin your preparation for the Mains exam. We will be back with more news, tips and tricks to crack the upcoming levels as well.
You can begin your LIC AAO Mains 2023 preparation through our YouTube channel:
LIC AAO Prelims 2023 Expected Cut-Off: Frequently Asked Questions
LIC AAO Mains 2023 will be conducted on 17th March 2023.
There are 300 vacancies for LIC AAO 2023.
You can find the LIC AAO 2023 Prelims Memory-based paper here.
Yes, LIC AAO Mains 2023 will have 0.25 negative marking.
LIC AAO Mains 2023 will have 4 sections- Insurance & Financial Awareness, General Knowledge & Current Affairs, Data Analysis & Interpretation, and Reasoning Ability. It will also have descriptive English writing.
Candidates will have to attempt two 25 mark questions- an essay and a letter.
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