LIC ADO Syllabus 2023
The Life Insurance Corporation of India conducts the LIC ADO (Apprentice Development Officer) examination to recruit qualified individuals for the role of ADO. To excel in this exam, it is crucial to understand the syllabus and exam pattern. The syllabus covers topics such as Reasoning Ability, Numerical Ability, General Knowledge, and English Language. The exam follows a two-tier pattern consisting of a Preliminary Exam and a Main Exam. In this blog, we will provide you with the LIC ADO Syllabus 2023 and Exam Pattern.
LIC ADO Exam Pattern
- Prelims Exam
- Mains Exam
- Interview Process
We have mentioned below the detailed exam pattern for the LIC ADO exam.
Prelims Exam Pattern
SNo. | Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Reasoning | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
2. | Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
3. | English Language | 30 | 30** | 20 minutes |
Total | 100 | 70 | 60 minutes |
- The preliminary examination will be of objective type in an online mode.
- Marks scored in the English section will not be counted and it will be only qualifying in nature.
Mains Exam Pattern
Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Reasoning Ability & 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 | 60 | 60 | |
Total | 160 | 160 |
For Employee Category
Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 20 | 20 | 120 minutes |
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary | 20 | 20 | |
Elements of Insurance and Marketing of Insurance. | 60 | 120 | |
Total | 100 | 160 |
For Agents Category
Sections | Number of Questions | Total Marks | Duration |
---|---|---|---|
Reasoning Ability & Numerical Ability | 20 | 20 | 120 minutes |
General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special Emphasis on Grammar and vocabulary | 20 | 20 | |
Practice and Principle of Insurance Marketing | 60 | 120 | |
Total | 100 | 160 |
Interview Process
Candidates who will qualify for the main examination will be appearing in the interview. In the final merit list, marks obtained in the main examination and interview will be considered. Interviews will be conducted for a total mark of 40.
LIC ADO Syllabus for Prelims Exam
We have mentioned below the detailed syllabus for both the prelims and main examinations for aspiring candidates.
LIC ADO Syllabus – Reasoning
- Puzzles
- Seating Arrangements
- Direction Sense
- Blood Relation
- Syllogism
- Order and Ranking
- Coding-Decoding
- Machine Input-Output
- Inequalities
- Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
- Data Sufficiency
- Logical Reasoning
LIC ADO Syllabus – Numerical Ability
- Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart)
- Inequalities (Quadratic Equations)
- Number Series
- Approximation and Simplification
- Data Sufficiency
- Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns)
LIC ADO Syllabus – English Language
- Reading Comprehension
- Fillers
- Cloze Test
- Sentence Errors
- Sentence Improvement
- Vocabulary based questions
- Jumbled Paragraph
- Word Usage
- Phrase/Connectors
- Paragraph-related questions (Para connectors, para completion, para restatement, paragraph inference, para fillers)
LIC ADO Syllabus 2023 for Main Exam
LIC ADO Syllabus – Numerical Ability
- Simplification & Approximation
- Number Series
- Inequality (Quadratic & Quantity based)
- Partnership
- Ratio & Proportion
- Percentage
- Mixtures & Allegations
- Average & ages
- Time and Work
- Pipe and Cistern
- Simple Interest & Compound Interest
- Time & Distance
- Boat & stream
- Permutation, Combination & Probability
- Mensuration (2D&3D)
- Data Interpretation ( Bar, line, pie, mixed, missing, arithmetic, case)
- Data Sufficiency
LIC ADO Syllabus – Reasoning Ability
- Puzzle
- Direction sense
- Syllogism
- Seating Arrangement
- Input-Output
- Blood Relation
- Data Sufficiency
- Coding-Decoding
- Inequalities
- Logical Reasoning((Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Statement & Conclusion, Argument, and Cause & Effect)
LIC ADO Syllabus – Financial Awareness
- Indian Financial Market
- Capital markets and the government
- Money Market
- stock markets and bond markets
- The role of money markets in the financial system
- Derivatives markets and private investing
- Primary markets and secondary markets
- The study of the foreign exchange interbank market
- Mutual Funds
- Insurance Industry
- Regulatory Agencies
- Insurance Industry
- Special Statutes for Certain Financial Intermediaries
- Establishment of FSDC
- Financial Stability and Development Council
- International Financial Organization
LIC ADO Syllabus – Insurance Market Awareness
- Introduction of Insurance
- History of Life Insurance
- History of General Insurance
- Know About IRDAI
- Types of Insurance
- Indian Insurance Market
- ULIP (Unit Linked Insurance Plan
- Public Sector Insurance Companies
- Glossary of Insurance Terms
- Private Sector Insurance Companies
- Employment State Insurance Scheme (ESIS)
- Abbreviations related to Insurance Industry
- Other Important Topics Related to Insurance Awareness
- Schemes Related to Insurance (PMFBY, PMJJBY, PMSBY, etc.)
- Insurance Current Affairs
- Insurance Ombudsman, Bancassurance
- Current insurance schemes
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LIC ADO Syllabus 2023 – Frequently Asked Questions
Ans. LIC ADO Prelims have a total weightage of 70 marks as English is of qualifying nature.
Ans. Candidates can check the detailed syllabus from this blog.

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