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Can you provide me the eligibility requirement and selection process for ADO or Apprentice Development Officers in Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)?

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Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the largest Life Insurance Company in India having 2048 Branches and 109 Divisional Offices. LIC recruits Apprentice Development Officers in the jurisdiction of the various Divisional Offices under nine different Zones.

Eligibility

Nationality:
The candidate should be an Indian Citizen.

Age limit:
The minimum age limit is 21 years and maximum 30 years.

Educational Qualification:
i. For Employees category and Agents category:
Bachelor Degree of a University in India established under a statute or a foreign university approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai.

ii. For Other Category:
Bachelor Degree of a University in India established under a statute or a foreign university approved for the purpose or the Fellowship of Insurance Institute of India, Mumbai.

iii. Preference may be given to those applicants 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.

Selection Procedure:
The selection procedure contains three Stages.

1. Online Test:
i. On-line test will be of objective type, multiple choice of two hours duration comprising of the following two papers:
a. Test of Reasoning and Numerical Ability
b. General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar and Vocabulary.
ii. One must pass in each paper separately and also obtain minimum marks in the aggregate of the two papers to qualify for the interview.
The minimum marks to be obtained in each paper and in the aggregate shall be decided by LIC of India.
iii. The marks obtained by the candidate in each paper and in the aggregate shall be arrived at after deduction of the marks for wrong answers.

2. Interview:
One who gets successful in the online test is called for an Interview.
One who does not obtain the minimum qualifying marks in the Interview is disqualified for further selection.

3. Medical Examination:
Selected one is appointed as Apprentice Development Officer subject to him/her being found medically fit by the Medical Examiner authorized by LIC for the purpose.