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OICL had issued a Notification for the Purpose of Recruiting the Posts of Administrative Officer ( Scale- I ) with the Aim of Filling 100 Vacancies, According to the Notification issued by OICL, Application Begin from 21-03-2024, Last Date Of Online Application was 12-04-2024, Last Date Of Pay Exam Fee was 12-04-2024, and the Exam Date of Prelims Exam was 07-07-2024, Admit Card was Avaiable on 26-06-2024 and The Result Date of Prelims Exam was 07-08-2024.

Exam Vacancy Notification Details:

The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd was incorporated at Bombay on 12th September 1947. The Company was a wholly owned subsidiary of the Oriental Government Security Life Assurance Company Ltd and was formed to carry out General Insurance business. OICL provides opportunities to individuals by announcing vacancies for Administrative Officers only.

Salient Features:

Particulars	Details
Conducting Body	The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd
Post Name	Administrative Officers
Vacancies	100
Application Mode	Online
Selection Process	Written
Official Website	https://orientalinsurance.org.in/

Exam Notification Details:

Activity	Dates
Application Begin	21-03-2024
Last Date Of Application	12-04-2024
Last Date Of Pay Exam Fee	12-04-2024
Prelims Exam Date	07-07-2024
Admit Card Date For Prelims Examination	26-06-2024
Prelims Examination Result Date	07-08-2024

EXAM PATTERN:

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Separate Time/Total Time
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	60 Minutes
	Reasoning ability	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Total	100 Q	100 Marks

NOTE. Candidates have to qualify in each test by securing passing marks to be decided by the Company. Adequate number of candidates in each category as decided by the Company (approximately 20 times the numbers of vacancies subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the Main Examination.

Mode Of Examination:

The OICL prelims exam is objective type and conducted online.

Medium Of Examination:

The objective tests except test on English Language will be bilingual (in English and Hindi).

Marking Scheme:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.

One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.

For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.

If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Exam Important Facts:

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned will be deducted as penalty for each wrong answer.

The number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.

The candidates applying for Scribe must go through the Scribe guidelines carefully.

VACANCY DETAILS:

For this year, 100 Vacancies have been Released along with the OICL AO Notification. The OICL AO Vacancy 2024 have been announced for Administrative Officers.

Post Name	Total Post	Oriental Insurance AO Eligibility
Accounts	20	Bachelor Degree in Commerce B.Com with 60% Marks OR MBA Finance OR CA
Actuaries	05	Bachelor Degree / Master Degree in Statistics / Mathematics / Actuarial Science with 60% Marks More Eligibility Details Read the Notification
Engineer	15	Bachelor / Master Engineering Degree in Automobile / Mechanical / Electrical / Civil / Chemical / Power / Industrial / Instrumentation Engineering with 60% Marks.
Engineering IT	20	Bachelor / Master Engineering Degree in Information Technology / Computer Science / Electronics and Communication with Minimum 60% Marks.
Legal	20	Bachelor Degree in Law (LLB) in Any Recognized University General / OBC : 60%, SC / ST : 55% Marks
Medical Officer	20	Candidates Must Have Passed M.B.B.S/ BDA Exam in Any Recognized University in India

SALARY STRUCTURE:

Basic pay, and other admissible allowance as applicable. Other benefits such as Pension under New Pension system governed by PFRDA, Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal Accident Insurance etc. shall be as per rules. The Officers are also entitled for Company’s / leased accommodation as per norms.

OICL AO Salary
Basic Pay	Rs. 32795-1610(14)-55335-1745(4)-62315
Total Emolument	Rs. 51,000/-
Annual increment	Rs.1610/-

Salary Allowances:

The allowances include DA, HRA, and others, which are shown below:

OICL AO Salary: Allowances
House Rent Allowance (HRA)	On the basis of its place of posting, whether in metropolitan cities, major cities, or any other places, it relies on the posting of the Administrative Officer (AO).
Dearness Allowance (DA)	Based on the CPI, the DA is updated quarterly. Since DA depends on CPI, Inflation rates will increase or decrease based on it.
City Compensation Allowance (CCA)	Like the HRA, the CCA also depends on the location the AO is posted It can be 4 or less or even 0%based on the location of the job.

IMPORTANT DATES:

OICL has released exam dates for AO Recruitment 2024, The candidates preparing for OICL AO 2024 can check the important dates from the below table:

Activity	Dates
Application Begin	21-03-2024
Last Date Of Application	12-04-2024
Last Date Of Pay Exam Fee	12-04-2024
Prelims Exam Date	07-07-2024
Admit Card Date For Prelims Examination	26-06-2024
Prelims Examination Result Date	07-08-2024

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Nationality:

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit & Relaxations:

The candidate should be age of 21 years to 30 years.

Categories	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	3 Years
Persons With Disability	10 Years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCO s) who have rendered at least 5 years military service	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 Years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31.12.1989	Gen: 5 year OBC: 8 years SC/ST:10 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 Years

Educational Qualifications:

A candidate must possess Educational qualification as prescribed from a recognised Universities:

Discipline	Minimum Qualification
Accounts	M.Com. with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others Or
	Chartered Accountants (ICAI) Or
	Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India) earlier known as Cost and Wok Accountants (ICWAI) Or
	MBA (Finance) with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Actuaries	Graduate with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others & has passed 4 Actuarial Papers from Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) or Institute and Faculty of Actuary, UK (IFoA)
Engineers (Automobile)	Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in engineering(4 or 5 Years) with automobile engineering as a subject, with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Legal	Graduate in Law with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Medical Officer	M.B.B.S.
Generalist	Graduate in any stream with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others

NOTE:

Qualifications mentioned above should be from any of the recognized Indian Universities duly approved by the UGC or any of the recognized Indian Institutes duly approved by AICTE.
Preference will be given to candidates having post qualification experience in their area of specialization. Company’s decision in this regard shall be final.

HOW CAN APPLY:

The application process is Online. Applicants who meet the Eligibility Criteria can only fill out the application form. The application process involves several steps, such as Registration, Completing the Application Form, Uploading the Rrequired Documents, and Paying Fee.

Documents Required:

Active mobile number and email ID.
Scanned passport-sized photograph.
Scanned copy of candidate’s signature.
Details of credit/debit card for fee payment.

Online Appliction Form:

Step 1. Go to the official website of OICL.

Step 2. Click on the career option and then click on Apply Online.

Step 3. Choose the option stating “Click here for New Registration” and fill in your name and contact details.

Step 4. A registration ID and password will be created and displayed on the screen. An email and SMS will be sent to their registered email address and their mobile number.

Step 5. Check the information if it is filled correctly or not and then click on the “Submit Button”

Step 6. Upload the scanned copy of the photograph and signature. Size of documents are mentioned below

Step 7. Now proceed for final payment. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated. And click on the submit button.

Step 8. Take out the printout for future purpose.

Parameters	File Size	Dimension
Photo	20KB – 50 KB	200 x 230 pixels
Signature	10 KB – 20 KB	140 x 60 pixels

Exam Application Fee:

Category	Application Fee
All Other Categories	Rs. 600/- (Application fee including intimation charges)
SC/ST/PWBD	Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges Only)

Exam Centre:

The preliminary and mains exams of OICL AO are expected to be conducted in the following cities:

Sr No.	State/UT	Centres
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Vijaywada, Vishakapatnam, Ongole.
2.	Assam	Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Silchar.
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar.
4.	Bihar	Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur.
5.	Chandigarh	Mohali.
6.	Chhattisgarh	Raipur.
7.	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot.
8.	Haryana	Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon.
9.	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Noida/Greater Noida.
10.	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haridwar / Roorkee, Haldwani / Nainita.
11.	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur.
12.	Karnataka	Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga.
13.	Rajasthan	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner.

ADMIT CARD:

The OICL AO Admit Card is issued online on the official website of OICL. Candidates need to follow the steps to download admit card of OICL AO 2024 exam:

Step 1. Visit the official website of OICL.
Step 2. Click on the ‘Careers’ link given under the ‘Miscellaneous’ section at the bottom.
Step 3. Click on the OICL AO Admit card link.
Step 4. Login with your registration ID and password.
Step 5. Download the OICL admit card.
Step 6. Take two print out of the OICL admit card for future reference.

RESULT:

Candidates need to follow the steps below to check the result of the OICL AO 2022 exam:

Step 1. Visit the official website of OICL.
Step 2. Click on the career tab.
Step 3. Click on the ‘AO Result’ link.
Step 4. On clicking above OICL Result PDF will appear on the screen.
Step 5. Search for your roll number.
Step 6. Download and save the OICL Result PDF for future reference.

IMPORTANT LINKS-

For Official Website- click here
For Official Notification- click here

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OVERVIEW

JOB PROFILE:

The candidates will have to accept different job roles and responsibilities. In addition to their specific roles, they must also accept any work assigned to them by their higher authority. Read below to know in detail about these responsibilities:

Taking care of the insurance claims.
Verifying risk management strategies and approving statements.
Returns and statements are filed with higher regional offices.
Putting the ideas into action and receiving official feedback for the firm.
Promotion of policies and acquiring clients.
Procurement of various businesses.
Taking care of the insurance policies’ issuing.
Meeting the prospective clients as a representative of OICL

CAREER PROSPECTS:

The Administrative officers will be promoted to different higher posts after completing the minimum years of experience in the same post.
Selected candidates on appointment may be posted or transferred to any place in India as may be decided by the Company. Please note that most of the aforesaid vacancies are in Hubli region of Karnataka, the state of Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Kerala, Mumbai and its suburbs.
The minimum stay at the initial place of posting will be 5 years.
The Administrative officers have a chance of getting promoted to Deputy Manager and Zonal Manager positions.

GUARANTEE BOND:

After selection, candidates have to go through a probation of one year which can be extended. Administrative Officers are made to sign a bond to serve the company for minimum of 4 years. In the event of their resigning from the Company before the expiry of the bond period, they will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to one year’s gross salary paid to them during the year of probation.

Candidates resigning from the Company during the probation period and candidates whose services are terminated by the Company during the probation period shall be liable to pay the salary received by them during their entire service in the Company in addition to an amount of Rs.40,000/-towards partial cost of training. No lien/bond executed to retain a substantive post with present employer will be binding upon the Company and no Leave Salary or Pension Contribution will be made.

EXAM PATTERN:

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Separate Time/Total Time
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	60 Minutes
	Reasoning ability	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Total	100 Q	100 Marks

Mode Of Examination:

The OICL prelims exam is objective type and conducted online.

Medium Of Examination:

The objective tests except test on English Language will be bilingual (in English and Hindi).

Marking Scheme:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.

One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Exam Important Facts:

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned will be deducted as penalty for each wrong answer.

The number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.

The candidates applying for Scribe must go through the Scribe guidelines carefully.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:

Nationality:

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit & Relaxations:

The candidate should be age of 21 years to 30 years.

Categories	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	3 Years
Persons With Disability	10 Years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCO s) who have rendered at least 5 years military service	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 Years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31.12.1989	Gen: 5 year OBC: 8 years SC/ST:10 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 Years

Educational Qualifications:

A candidate must possess Educational qualification as prescribed from a recognised Universities:

Discipline	Minimum Qualification
Accounts	M.Com. with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others Or
	Chartered Accountants (ICAI) Or
	Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India) earlier known as Cost and Wok Accountants (ICWAI) Or
	MBA (Finance) with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Actuaries	Graduate with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others & has passed 4 Actuarial Papers from Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) or Institute and Faculty of Actuary, UK (IFoA)
Engineers (Automobile)	Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in engineering(4 or 5 Years) with automobile engineering as a subject, with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Legal	Graduate in Law with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Medical Officer	M.B.B.S.
Generalist	Graduate in any stream with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others

NOTE:

1. Qualifications mentioned above should be from any of the recognized Indian Universities duly approved by the UGC or any of the recognized Indian Institutes duly approved by AICTE.

2. Preference will be given to candidates having post qualification experience in their area of specialization. Company’s decision in this regard shall be final.

HOW CAN APPLY:

Documents Required:

Active mobile number and email ID.
Scanned passport-sized photograph.
Scanned copy of candidate’s signature.
Details of credit/debit card for fee payment.

Online Appliction Form:

Step 1. Go to the official website of OICL.
Step 2. Click on the career option and then click on Apply Online.
Step 3. Choose the option stating “Click here for New Registration” and fill in your name and contact details.
Step 4. A registration ID and password will be created and displayed on the screen. An email and SMS will be sent to their registered email address and their mobile number.
Step 5. Check the information if it is filled correctly or not and then click on the “Submit Button”
Step 6. Upload the scanned copy of the photograph and signature. Size of documents are mentioned below
Step 7. Now proceed for final payment. The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (RuPay/Visa/MasterCard/Maestro), Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets. On successful completion of the transaction, an e-receipt will be generated. And click on the submit button.
Step 8. Take out the printout for future purpose.

Parameters	File Size	Dimension
Photo	20KB – 50 KB	200 x 230 pixels
Signature	10 KB – 20 KB	140 x 60 pixels

Application Fee:

Category	Application Fee
All Other Categories	Rs. 600/- (Application fee including intimation charges)
SC/ST/PWBD	Rs. 100/- (Intimation Charges Only)

Exam Centres:

Sr No.	State/UT	Centres
1.	Andhra Pradesh	Vijaywada, Vishakapatnam, Ongole.
2.	Assam	Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Silchar.
3.	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar.
4.	Bihar	Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur.
5.	Chandigarh	Mohali.
6.	Chhattisgarh	Raipur.
7.	Gujarat	Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot.
8.	Haryana	Hisar, Faridabad, Gurgaon.
9.	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow, Allahabad, Kanpur, Noida/Greater Noida.
10.	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Haridwar / Roorkee, Haldwani / Nainita.
11.	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal, Indore, Gwalior, Jabalpur.
12.	Karnataka	Bengaluru, Hubli, Mangalore, Mysore, Gulbarga.
13.	Rajasthan	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner.

ADMIT CARD:

The OICL AO Admit Card is issued online on the official website of OICL. Candidates need to follow the steps to download admit card of OICL AO 2024 exam:

Step 1. Visit the official website of OICL.
Step 2. Click on the ‘Careers’ link given under the ‘Miscellaneous’ section at the bottom.
Step 3. Click on the OICL AO Admit card link.
Step 4. Login with your registration ID and password.
Step 5. Download the OICL admit card.
Step 6. Take two print out of the OICL admit card for future reference.

RESULT:

Candidates need to follow the steps below to check the result of the OICL AO 2022 exam:

Step 1. Visit the official website of OICL.
Step 2. Click on the career tab.
Step 3. Click on the ‘AO Result’ link.
Step 4. On clicking above OICL Result PDF will appear on the screen.
Step 5. Search for your roll number.
Step 6. Download and save the OICL Result PDF for future reference.

IMPORTANT LINKS-

1. For Official Website- click here

2. For Official Notification- click here

LATEST UPDATE

Exam Syllabus

The syllabus for OICL AO pre is given below:

Name of Test	Topic	Weightage
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification	10-15 Q
	Number Series	3-5 Q
	Average	1-3 Q
	Interest	1-3 Q
	Mensuration	1-3 Q
	Percentage	1-2 Q
	Ratio & Proportion	1-3 Q
	Linear & Quadratic equation	3-5 Q
	Profit & Loss	1-3 Q
	Time, Speed & Distance	1-4 Q
	Data Interpretation	5-10 Q (1-2 Sets)
	Time & Work	1-2 Q
	Permutation & Combination/ Probability	0-1 Q
	Mixture & Alligation	0-2 Q
	Number System	0-1 Q
Reasoning Ability	Arrangements & Patterns	5-8 Q
	Mathematically Inequalities	5 Q
	Coding-Decoding	3-5 Q
	Directions & Distances	1-3 Q
	Blood Relations	1-3 Q
	Order & Ranking	1-3 Q
	Circular Seating Arrangements	5 Q
	Linear Seating Arrangements	5 Q
	Syllogisms	0-5 Q
	Scheduling	0-5 Q
	Alphabetical Series	0-5 Q
English Language	Reading Comprehension	7-10 Q
	Cloze Test	4-5 Q
	Spotting Errors	5-7 Q
	Para jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement	5 Q
	Sentence Improvement	5 Q
	Fill in the blanks	5 Q
	Sentence Connectors	5 Q

QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for Numerical Ability section with Topic description, Topic Example and Difficulty level is given below:

Topic

Topic Description

Topic Example

Topic Difficulty Level

Simplification

Questions based on BODMAS Rule, Approximation, Decimals, Fractions, Surds & Indices, Percentages etc.

45×20 + 360/15 = X × 3

10+2 Level

Number Series

Complete the Series, Find the Missing Term, Find the Wrong Term etc

8 4 6 15 52.5 ?

10+2 Level

Average

Questions based on Average Weight/Height/Age/Marks, Average Money Expenditure, Average Temperature, etc.

The average age of a group of 20 persons is 18.25 years. Some new persons with an average age of 16 years join the group, now the average age of the group becomes 17 years. Find the number of persons who join the group.

10+2 Level

Interest

Calculating Simple & Compound Interest on a given amount for a specific time at given rate

A sum of money becomes 9 times in 20 years. Find the 10 times of rate of interest.

10+2 Level

Mensuration

Finding area, volume, perimeter surface area etc

The area of a square is 1444 square metres. The breadth of a rectangle is 1/4th the side of the square and the length of the rectangle is thrice the breadth. What is the difference between the area of the square and the area of the rectangle?

10+2 Level

Percentage

Calculating percentage and performing operation based on it

Rahul spends 50% of his monthly income on household items, 20% of his monthly income on buying clothes, 5% of his monthly income on medicines and the remaining amount of Rs. 11250 he saves. What is Rahul’s monthly income ?

10+2 Level

Ratio & Proportion

Questions related to finding ratio or proportion among the numbers.

Ratio of earnings of A and B is 8 : 9 respectively. If the earnings of A increased by 50% and the earnings of B decrease by 25%, the new ratio of their earnings becomes 16:9 respectively. What are ‘A’ earnings ?

10+2 Level

Linear & Quadratic equation

Questions based on finding the values of the unknown variable in a given equation

I. x² + 9x + 18 = 0
II. y² – 13y + 40 = 0

10+2 Level

Profit & Loss

Calculating Profit or Loss by selling or purchasing articles at a given amount

Vandana sells an article for Rs 3,240 and earns a profit of 20%. What is the cost price of the article ?

10+2 Level

Time, Speed & Distance

Calculation of time, speed or distance covered by a moving object

A and B start at the same time with speeds of 40 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. If in covering the journey A takes 15 minutes longer than B, What is the total distance of the journey?

10+2 Level

Data Interpretation

Line Graphs, Bar Graphs, Pie Charts, Tables, Miscellaneous Infographics, Missing Data Type Caselets.

The table given below shows the percentage of appeared and qualified candidates in a competitive examination from different institutes.

Institutes	Appeared Candidates = 24000	Qualified Candidates = 4000
Institutes	Percentage of appeared candidates	Percentage of qualified candidates
A	25%	18%
B	10%	12%
C	15%	18%
D	12%	16%
E	18%	20%
F	20%	16%

10+2 Level

Time & Work

Questions related to work done by persons and time taken by them.

4 boys and 3 women can do a piece of work in 6 days while 2 boys and 4 women can do the same piece of work in 9 days. How much time will be taken by 7 boys and 9 women to do the same piece of work?

10+2 Level

Permutation & Combination/ Probability

Finding the chances of occurrence or non-occurrence of a certain event.

How many 3 – letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, ‘LOGARITHMS’, if repetition of letters is not allowed?

10+2 Level

Mixture & Alligation

Questions based on mixing up of two or more materials in a specific proportion

The ratio of milk to water in three containers of equal capacity is 3 : 2, 7 : 3 and 11 : 4 respectively. The three containers are mixed together. What is the ratio of milk to water after mixing?

10+2 Level

Number System

Questions based on Divisibility & Remainder, Multiples & Factors, Integers, LCM & HCF.

Find the remainder when 82¹⁵⁷ is divided by 9.

10+2 Level

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR QUANTITATIVE APTITUDE:

1. Quantitative Aptitude Book by Wiley’s Publication

2. Quantitative Aptitude For Competitive Examination by The Pearson Guide

3. Teach Yourself Quantitative Aptitude by Arun Sharma

4. Rapid Quantitative Aptitude with Shortcuts & Tricks by Disha Publication

5. Fast Track Objective Arithmetic by Rajesh Verma (Arihant Publication)

6. Data Interpretation magical books series by BSC Publication

REASONING ABILITY DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for Reasoning Ability section with Topic description, Topic Example and Difficulty level is given below:

Topic	Topic Description	Topic Example	Topic Difficulty Level
Arrangements & Patterns	Questions based on arrangement of Alphabets and numbers	How many meaningful English words can be formed with the letters A, D, E and R using all the letters, and each letter only once in each word?	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Mathematically Inequalities	When a group of elements are given with a certain coded relationship denoted by <, >, = etc, such type of questions fall under the category of reasoning Inequality.	Statements: P < Q > W = K; K < X; X = P > L; N < L Conclusions: I. Q = P II. Q > P	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Coding-Decoding	Identifying the pattern used for coding of a given data set and using the same for performing specific operation.	In a code language, “revenue exceeds expectation” is coded as “7EC 7E 11T” “money and instruments” is coded as “5NC 3N 11U” “other transaction ahead” is coded as “5H 11AG 5E” Find the code for “Assured value”?	Easy & Little Time Consuming,
Directions & Distances	Questions are based on Direction sense	Abhay travelled 9 km Northwards, turned left and travelled 5 km, then turned left again and travelled 9 km. How far is Abhay from the starting point?	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Blood Relations	Questions based on Blood Relations and Family tree	In a family of some persons Bhanu says that Reshma is the daughter of my sister Banti, who is the only daughter of Tamanna. Rahul is the child of Tamanna and Farhan, who is the grandmother of Harish. Krishna is the mother of Mohan, who is the only sister of Harish. Rahul is unmarried.	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Order & Ranking	Questions based on the finding the correct order as per given information	Harsha is standing in a queue, tenth from behind. There are 40 students in the queue including Harsha. What is Harsha’s position from the front?	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Circular Seating Arrangements	Questions based on find the correct order of people sitting in a circular arrangement	Eight people O, H, U, V, I, D, B and G are sitting around a circular table facing the centre. O is sitting second to the left of U and third to right of H. D and I are immediate neighbors of each other and one of them is an immediate neighbor of O. V is sitting second to the right of B. G is sitting second to the left of D.	Complex & Time Consuming
Linear Seating Arrangements	Questions based on find the correct order of people sitting in a row	P, Q, R, S, T, V, W and Z are sitting around a circle facing the centre. T is 2nd to the right of R who is 3rd to the right of P. S is 2nd to the left of P and 4th to the right of Q. Z is 3rd to the right of V who is not an immediate neighbour of P.	Complex & Time Consuming
Syllogisms	Questions require thinking for arriving at a specific conclusion by examining other premises or ideas	Statements: All birds are horses. All horses are tigers. Some tigers are lions. Some lions are monkeys. Conclusions: I. Some tigers are horses. II. Some monkeys are birds. III. Some tigers are birds. IV. Some monkeys are horses.	Easy & Less time-consuming,
Puzzles	Questions require to analyze the given piece of information, pick the information that is important and leave out the information that is not required in solving the given set of questions	Eight candidates from A to G appeared for an exam on 5th and 12th of different months viz. April, May, June and July such that on one day only one candidate appeared for exam. D had appeared before two candidates but not before B and E. Only C had appeared between A and B, who had his exam on 5th of an even numbered month. F and B appeared in consecutive months but not on consecutive turns. G was among the last two candidates that appeared for exam. F has his exam before G. Only one candidate appeared between H and E.	Little Complex & Time Consuming
Alphanumeric Series	Combination of numbers, alphabets and symbol-based series which candidates need	Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside: 1 W E 3 $ R T % M 9 4 L S C 8 & F J 2 @ U P 7 D 5 * 6 Z C ? A If all the elements which are on the prime position in the above sequence are to be dropped then which of the following element will be 13th from the left end?	Easy & Less time-consuming,

NOTE: The above mentioned examples are for Illustrative purpose only.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR REASONING ABILITY:

1. Modern Approach to Verbal Reasoning by R.S.Agarwal

2. A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal & Non-Verbal (Arihant) by BS Sijwali

3. Analytical Reasoning by MK Pandey

4. Bank PO/MT Examination Practice Workbook by Arihant

5. Logical Reasoning by K Kundan BSC Publishing

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DETAILED SYLLABUS:

The detailed syllabus for English Language section with Topic description, Topic Example and Difficulty level is given below:

Topic	Topic Description	Topic Example	Topic Difficulty Level
Reading Comprehension	Analysing the passage and answering Questions based on it	Theme of the Passage “Based on Noise Pollution related to Wildlife Oriented“ Theme of the Passage “Based on Arctic Sea Polythene Accession” (Asked in OICL AO 2017)	10+2 Level
Cloze Test	Filling Appropriate word in each of the blank in the given paragraph	Earth, our home, is the third planet from the sun. It’s the only _________ (a) known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of water on its surface and, of course, life. The fifth-largest planet of the Solar system is the Earth. It is smaller ________ (b) the four gas giants — Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — but larger than the three other rocky planets, Mercury, Mars and Venus. Earth has a diameter of roughly 8,000 miles and is ________ (c) because gravity pulls matter into a ball. But, it is not perfectly round. Earth is really an “oblate spheroid,” because its spin causes it to be squashed at its poles and swollen at the equator. 71 per cent of the Earth’s surface is covered with water, and most of that is in the oceans. About a fifth of Earth’s atmosphere consists of oxygen, produced by ________ (d). While scientists have been studying our planet for centuries, a lot has been learned in the past few decades by studying pictures of Earth from space.	10+2 Level
Spotting Errors	Correcting spelling Errors in a given sentence	Select the option which contains the part/parts of the sentence which has/have an error All the members of parliament (A.)/ gave their consent to (B.)/ the act, few opponents only (C.)/ reprimanded it. (D.)/ No error (E.)	10+2 Level
Para jumbles/ Sentence Rearrangement	Rearranging the sentences in a logical order such that they make sense.	You are required to find the correct order 2016, but little money has come in as retailers want (A) / like soaps and shampoos for customers (B) / permission to stock a few non-food items (C) / 100% FDI was allowed in the food retail business in (D)	10+2 Level
Sentence Improvement	Improving the sentence by correcting the mistake	I rang the Colonel and asked him to put my name forward for the vacancy in Zurich. A) put my name up B) put my name around C) put out my name D) put my name through E) No correction required	10+2 Level
Fill in the blanks	Filling the blanks with the necessary word according to the sentence	The upcoming housing units in Maharashtra will increase residential building sector floor space by approximately 100 million square metre and will generate higher carbon footprint, posing _____________ environmental impacts if not constructed _____________ and factoring occupants comfort.	10+2 Level
Sentence Connectors	Connecting the given sentences using appropriate word	You have to select that option which could connect both the sentences and make them grammatically and contextually correct. I. The current changes in the tax rate would raise significant revenue. II. Analysts believe the new tax rate would be very progressive. A) Finally, such as B) Also, instead C) Subsequently, clearly D) Opposite to, then E) Furthermore, in addition	10+2 Level

NOTE: The above mentioned examples are for Illustrative purpose only.

RECOMMENDED BOOKS FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE:

1. High School English Grammar and Composition by Wren & Martin

2. Objective English for Competitive Examinations by Mcgraw Hill Education

3. Objective General English by S. Chand

4. General English by Arihant Publication

SYLLABUS OUTCOME HIGHLIGHTS:

1. Core topics from Numerical Ability section: Data Interpretation, Simplification, Number Series, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Quadratic Equations, Interest.

2. Core topics from Reasoning Ability section: Inequalities/ Coded Inequalities, Syllogism, Circular/ Linear Seating Arrangement, Puzzles, Alphanumeric Series.

3. Core topics from English Language section: Reading Comprehension, Cloze Test, Spotting Errors, Para jumbles/Sentence Rearrangement, Sentence Improvement.

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EXAM PATTERN

Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online. This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 sections as follows:

Test Mode	Name of Test	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Separate Time/Total Time
Objective Type Online Computer Based Test	English Language	30 Q	30 x 1 = 30 Marks	60 Minutes
	Reasoning ability	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Quantitative Aptitude	35 Q	35 x 1 = 35 Marks
	Total	100 Q	100 Marks

Mode Of Examination:

The OICL prelims exam is objective type and conducted online.

Medium Of Examination:

The objective tests except test on English Language will be bilingual (in English and Hindi).

Marking Scheme:

There will be a penalty for wrong answers marked in the Objective Tests.

One mark will be awarded for each correct answer.
For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate one fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.

Exam Important Facts:

Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes or otherwise advised for every hour of the examination.

One fourth or 0.25 of the marks assigned will be deducted as penalty for each wrong answer.

The number of questions answered correctly by a candidate in each objective test is considered for arriving at the Corrected Score after applying penalty for wrong answers.

The candidates applying for Scribe must go through the Scribe guidelines carefully.

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ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Nationality:

A candidate applying for recruitment in the Company must be either:

A citizen of India, or
A subject of Nepal, or
A subject of Bhutan, or
A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or
A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.
Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (2), (3), (4) and (5) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Age Limit & Relaxations:

The candidate should be age of 21 years to 30 years.

Categories	Age Relaxation
Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe	5 Years
Other Backward Classes (Non-creamy layer)	3 Years
Persons With Disability	10 Years
Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCO s) who have rendered at least 5 years military service	5 Years
Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as consequence thereof	3 Years
Persons ordinarily domiciled in the State of Jammu & Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31.12.1989	Gen: 5 year OBC: 8 years SC/ST:10 years
Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)	8 Years

Educational Qualifications:

A candidate must possess Educational qualification as prescribed from a recognised Universities:

Discipline	Minimum Qualification
Accounts	M.Com. with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others Or
	Chartered Accountants (ICAI) Or
	Cost and Management Accountant (The Institute of Cost Accountants of India) earlier known as Cost and Wok Accountants (ICWAI) Or
	MBA (Finance) with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Actuaries	Graduate with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others & has passed 4 Actuarial Papers from Institute of Actuaries of India (IAI) or Institute and Faculty of Actuary, UK (IFoA)
Engineers (Automobile)	Graduate/Post Graduate Degree in engineering(4 or 5 Years) with automobile engineering as a subject, with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Legal	Graduate in Law with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others
Medical Officer	M.B.B.S.
Generalist	Graduate in any stream with 55% for SC/ST and 60% for Others

NOTE:

1. Qualifications mentioned above should be from any of the recognized Indian Universities duly approved by the UGC or any of the recognized Indian Institutes duly approved by AICTE.

2. Preference will be given to candidates having post qualification experience in their area of specialization. Company’s decision in this regard shall be final.

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IMPORTANT DATES

Activity	Dates
Application Begin	21-03-2024
Last Date Of Application	12-04-2024
Last Date Of Pay Exam Fee	12-04-2024
Prelims Exam Date	07-07-2024
Admit Card Date For Prelims Examination	26-06-2024
Prelims Examination Result Date	07-08-2024

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