OICL AO Syllabus 2025: The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) has been released the OICL AO Recruitment Notification for the recruitment 100 Administrative Officers (Scale-1) in different areas all over India. Eligible and interested candidates must be aware of the OICL AO syllabus for 2025.
To start the preparation for the OICL AO Prelims and Mains exam it is important for the candidates to go through the detailed exam syllabus and exam pattern for the prelims and mains exam. Continue reading for a detailed overview of the OICL AO Syllabus 2025.
OICL AO Exam Pattern And Syllabus 2025
The OICL AO Syllabus & Exam Pattern provides details about the subjects and topics to study for the exam. It’s important for the candidates and they should make sure to cover all the important topics that are relevant for the exam.
OICL AO Recruitment Selection Process 2025
Candidates interested in the Administrative Officers position, will be selected on the basis of their performance in the following stages of selection process:
- Prelims Exam:
- Format: Multiple-choice questions.
- Qualifying Nature: Marks from Prelims don’t affect final ranking.
- Mains Exam:
- Format: Mix of objective and descriptive questions.
- Total Marks: 230 (200 for objective + 30 for descriptive).
- Qualification Requirement: Candidates need minimum marks in both sections and overall.
- Interview:
- Qualification Criteria: Candidates who pass Mains proceed to Interview.
- Weightage: Online Exam counts for 80%, Interview for 20%.
Final Selection:
- The ultimate selection is determined by the combined performance in the Mains Exam and Interview.
- The weightage ratio for the Online Exam and Interview is 80:20, respectively.
- Marks obtained in the Prelims exam do not contribute to the final merit list.
OICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
The OICL AO Exam Pattern 2025 for the Prelims exam has three parts: Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The detailed breakdown of the exam pattern for the first stage of the examination has been provided below:
Note: The details shared below are based on previous year’s notification as of now.
| Name of Test | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
- There is a sectional timing of 20 minutes for each section.
- For every incorrect answer, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark, resulting in a deduction of 0.25 marks from the total score.
OICL AO Prelims Exam Syllabus
Interested candidates for the recruitment of the Administrative Officers position in the Oriental Insurance Company Limited must go through the detailed Syllabus, which consist s of 3 sections such as Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning Ability, and English Language. The detailed topic from each section has been provided in the table below:
| Sections | Topics |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the blanks, Multiple Meaning, Error Spotting, Paragraph Complete, Sentence Correction, Para Jumbles, Sentence rearrangement, Phrase Replacement, Column Based, Word Swap, Spelling Errors |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification & Approximation: BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage etc. Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series Inequality: Linear equation, Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System and HCF and LCM, Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Allegation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Profit & Loss and Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination etc. Data Interpretation: Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet DI Data Sufficiency: Two Statement |
| Reasoning Ability | Inequalities, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle Tabulation, Logical Reasoning, Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Alphanumeric Series |
OICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2025
Candidates who will the Prelims Examination will be appearing for the Mains the final Exam. The Mains exam consists of 5 sections Reasoning, English Language, General Awareness, Quantitative Aptitude, and Technical & Professional Knowledge. The detailed exam Pattern has been provided below:
| Name of the Test | No. of Qs. | Max Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | 25 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Relevant Discipline) | 40 | 40 | 35 Minutes |
| Total | 200 | 200 | 150 Minutes (2hrs & 30 mins) |
- For every incorrect answer, there will be a negative marking of 1/4th mark, resulting in a deduction of 0.25 marks from the total score.
OICL AO Mains Exam Syllabus
The detailed Mains exam Syllabus for each section has been provided in the table below:
| Sections | Topics |
| Reasoning Ability | Puzzles & Seating Arrangement, Coded Inequalities, Logical Reasoning, Ranking/Direction/Alphabet Test, Data Sufficiency, Syllogism, Blood Relations, Input-Output, Coding-Decoding, Alphanumeric Series |
| English Language | Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Fill in the blanks, Multiple Meaning / Error Spotting, Paragraph Complete / Sentence Correction, Para jumbles, Miscellaneous |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Approximation: BODMAS, Square & Cube, Square & cube root, Indices, fraction, percentage, etc. Number Series: Missing Number series, Wrong number series, Double Pattern series, Statement based series Inequality: Quadratic equation, Quantity comparison, Statement based Quadratic equation Arithmetic: Ratio and Proportion, Percentage, Number System and HCF and LCM, Basic of Algebra Average, Age, Partnership, Mixture and Allegation, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Time and Work, Pipe and Cistern, Profit & Loss and Discount, Speed Time Distance, Boat And stream, Train, Mensuration 2D and 3D, Probability, Permutation and combination, etc. Data Interpretation: Table DI, Missing Table DI, Pie chart DI, Line chart DI, Bar chart DI, Mixed DI, Caselet, Radar DI, Arithmetic DI Data Sufficiency: Two Statement and Three statements |
| General Awareness | Current Affairs, Summits, Books & Authors, Awards, Sports, Defence, National Appointment, International Obituary, Banking Awareness, Indian Financial System, History of Indian Banking Industry, Regulatory Bodies Monetary & Credit Policies, Budget Basics and Current Union Budget, International Organization / Financial Institutions, Capital Market & Money Market, Government Schemes, Abbreviations, Economic Terminologies Other Important Concepts |
| Professional Knowledge | As per the relevant disciplines |
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