OICL AO & UIIC Assistant 2017: Notification, Job Profile, Salary, Career Prospects

 

Dear Aspirants,

The Oriental Insurance Company and United India Insurance Company have released the official notifications for recruitment of Administrative Officers and Office Assistants Respectively.

In the following article, we will take you through the exam dates, pattern, vacancies, job profiles, salary, perks, posting, and career prospects of the two exams, to help you make the right career choice:

 

Vacancies

OICL Administrative Officer

Discipline	Number of posts	SC	ST	OBC	UR	PWD (HI/VI/OC)
Accounts	20	44	21	77	158	As per Govt. rules
Actuaries	02
Engineers (automobile)	15
Legal	30
Medical Officer	10
Generalist	223
Total	300

 

UIIC Office Assistant

Total: 696 (provisional)

 

OICL Administrative Officer: Important dates

Particulars	Date
Online application	18th Aug to 15th Sept 2017
Phase 1 online exam	22nd Oct 2017
Phase 2 online exam	18th Nov 2017

 

UIIC Office Assistant: Important dates

Particulars	Date
Online application	14th Aug to 28th Aug 2017
Preliminary online exam	22nd Sept 2017
Main online exam	23rd Oct 2017

 

OICL Administrative Officer: Eligibility Criteria

Age: (as on 31^st July 2017)

21 to 30 years

Education: (as on 31^st July 2017)

Discipline	Minimum qualification
Accounts	M.Com (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others) or Chartered Accounts (ICAI) or Cost & Management Accountant (ICWAI) or MBA Finance (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others)
Actuaries	Graduate (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others) & has passed 4 actuarial papers from IAI or IFoA, UK.
Engineers (automobile)	Graduate/P.G Engineering in Automobile (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others)
Legal	Law Graduate (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others)
Medical officer	M.B.B.S
Generalist	Graduate (55% marks for SC/ST, 60% others)

 

UIIC Assistant: Eligibility Criteria

Age: (as on 30^th June 2017)

18 – 28 years

Candidates born not earlier than 1^st July 1989 and not later than 30^th June 1999 (both days inclusive) are eligible

Education: (as on 30^th June 2017)

Graduate in any discipline

Knowledge of reading, writing, speaking of regional language of the state of recruitment is essential

 

 

OICL Administrative Officer Selection Procedure

Phase – 1: Preliminary Exam (online objective test)

Name of the section	Max marks	Duration	Medium
English Language	30	60 mins	English
Reasoning Ability	35		English/Hindi
Quantitative Aptitude	35		English/Hindi
Total	100

 

Candidates have to qualify by securing passing marks in each section to be shortlisted for main exam.

Phase – 2: Main exam

1. Online objective test

For generalists:

Name of the section	Max marks	Duration	Medium
Reasoning ability	50	120 mins	English/Hindi
English language	50		English
General Awareness	50		English/Hindi
Quantitative Aptitude	50		English/Hindi
Total	200

 

Specialists:

Name of the section	Max marks	Duration	Medium
Reasoning Ability	40	120 mins	English/Hindi
English Language	40		English
General Awareness	40		English/Hindi
Quantitative Aptitude	40		English/Hindi
Professional Knowledge	40		English/Hindi
Total	200

 

2. Online descriptive test (typing on computer)

Name of the section	Max marks	Duration	Medium
English Language (Letter writing (10 marks) and Essay (20 marks)	30	30 mins	English

 

Each candidate is required to obtain minimum score for each section in the objective test to qualify for descriptive test. Candidates need to obtain a minimum total score in objective test and qualify in descriptive test to be shortlisted for the interview.

Negative marking: For each wrong answer 1/4^th marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty (both prelims and mains)

 

Phase – 3: Interview

Candidates shortlisted after phase 2 exam will be called for the interview

Final merit list will be prepared based on marks obtained in main exam (objective) and interview.

 

UIIC Office Assistant Selection Procedure

Tier-1: Preliminary exam (online objective test)

Name of the section	Number of questions	Max marks	Medium	Duration
English Language	30	30	English	60 mins
Reasoning	35	35	English/Hindi
Numerical Ability	35	35	English/Hindi
	100	100

 

Candidates will have to secure minimum marks in each test to qualify for main exam

Tier-2: Main exam (online objective test)

Name of the section	No of questions	Max marks	Medium	Duration
Reasoning	40	50	English/Hindi	120 mins
English Language	40	50	English
General Awareness	40	50	English/Hindi
Computer Knowledge	40	50	English/Hindi
Numerical Ability	40	50	English/Hindi
	200	250

 

Candidates have to secure a minimum marks in each of the sections and further qualify in regional language test, before final selection. Regional language test will be qualifying in nature. Final selection will be based on performance in main exam and regional language test.

Negative marking: For each wrong answer 1/4^th marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty (both prelims and mains)

 

Salary & perks of OICL Administrative Officers

Basic pay: 32,795/-

Total emoluments: 51,000/- p. m. (approx.) in metropolitan centers

Perks: Pension benefits under New Pension system by PFRDA, Medical benefits, LTS, Gratuity, Group personal accident insurance, leased accommodation, etc.

 

Salary & perks of UIIC Office Assistants

Basic pay: 14,435/-

Total emoluments: 23,000/- p. m (approx.) in metro cities.

Perks: Medical benefits, Reimbursements of hospitalization expenses, Staff welfare schemes, Leave travel subsidy, etc. Other benefits may vary depending upon place of posting.

 

 

Job Profile & Responsibilities of OICL Administrative Officers

Following are some of the responsibilities of OICL Administrative Officers:

• Oversee insurance policies

• Verifying clauses

• Handle policy making

• Setting the insurance claims

• Responsible for running other departments (accounts, IT, HR, etc.)

• Filling returns (official)

• Marketing and bringing new business

• Meeting with prospective clients

• Promoting policies

 

Job Profile & Responsibilities of UIIC Office Assistants

The duties of an UIIC Office Assistant are clerical in nature. The duties vary depending on where they’re posted (branch office, regional office, divisional office). Some of their responsibilities are:

• Fill up insurance forms and document them on regular basis

• Create and maintain a database of the clients

• Provide proper customer service and support

• Accepting payments from customers

• Settling the insurance claims of clients

• Issue insurance policies

• Take care of routine administrative work

 

Posting, Transfers, Career prospects of Administrative Officers

After selection, candidates have to go through a probation of 1 year which can be extended. Before joining as a probationer, Administrative Officers are made to sign a bond to serve the company for minimum of 4 years. If a candidate resigns before the expiry date of the bond period, he/she will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to one year’s gross salary paid to them during probation.

Candidates selected can be posted or transferred anywhere in India by the company. Having said that, most of the vacancies are in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Hubli (Karnataka), Mumbai (Maharashtra) and its suburbs.

The candidates have to stay for a minimum of 5 years at the initial place of posting.

Promotions of OICL Administrative Officers happens every 3 to 5 years. They have a chance of getting promoted to Deputy Manager and Zonal Manager positions.

 

Posting, Transfers, Career prospects of Office Assistants

UIIC Office Assistants need to undergo a probation of 6 months after joining (could vary). Work load of assistants is relatively less and duty hours are fixed. Assistants will get a chance to rise up to higher levels like Administrative Officer, Assistant Manager, etc. through departmental exams and seniority.

 

Hope the above gives you clarity on OICL Administrative Officer and UIIC Office Assistant work profiles and selection procedures and helps you make the right career choice!

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