It is said that atleast 15 lakh candidates could have registered for the LIC AAO 2016 recruitment, which is very much possible as many felt the LIC AAO salary & job profile to be better than bank jobs.
The LIC AAO recruitment exam was held in March 2016.Since it was an online test, releasing the results hasnt taken a longer time.
Latest update on April 1: As informed by us earlier, the results of LIC AAO recruitment exam has been released.Download the list of successful candidates from their official website here
Shortlisted candidates would be receiving information on the interview dates, location & time slot through a separate email.
For 700 posts that were advertised by LIC, 2169 candidates are found to have qualified in the written test stage.See when LIC is to release the cutoffs & the interview process
Some even show further proof for the huge response such as the application serial numbers touching the 15,xx,xxx mark during the last few days of registration.
This is a sign to show that lakhs of visitors were trying to access the website at the same time at the last minute also.
There is no official information to tell how many candidates applied for the LIC AAO 2016 exam.
But going by the experiences shared by applicants like seen above, we can believe that around 15 lakh candidates should have submitted their applications. (image only for illustration)
LIC had conducted the online written examinations on March 5, 6, 12 & 13th across India and there will be cutoffs on each section as well as on the total score.
So only those who secure these two cutoffs are to be shortlisted for AAO interviews.
The manner in which this selection is to be done was explained by LIC in its initial notification itself.See below for the exact words:
“The number of candidates to be called for Interview will be about 3 times the number of vacancies…”
| As per the notice, the ratio of selection is 1:3 which means 3 candidates shall be considered for 1 post. |
With 700 positions to be filled, you can expect around 2100 – 2500 candidates to qualify for Interview stage.The category-wise number of selections could be:
Inorder to shortlist 2100 from a group of lakhs, LIC has to employ any of these methods:
Only then they will be able to bring down the competition to a level that can be managed for further selections.
A majority of participants who appeared for the test while talking about LIC AAO exam review, had termed it either easy or moderate only.
So as we said earlier,
After hearing the performance feedback from candidates, here are the expected cutoffs(actual scores might differ slightly due to normalization)
| General | OBC | SC | ST | Safe attempts |
| 230 – 245 | 215 – 225 | 200 – 215 | 185 – 195 | 110+ (of 160) |
The previous year cutoffs of LIC AAO also show that scores have been above 220 even when there were just 100 vacancies in 2015.
How many people could have appeared for the test?
There is always a considerable difference between the number of candidates who apply for the test & those who actually appear for it, in all competitive exams.
So if 15 lakh had registered, then approximately 10 lakh may have sat for the LIC AAO tests.
Whatever it may be, there will be only 2100 – 2500 candidates emerge successful in LIC AAO 2016 exams unless they decide to increase vacancies or modify the selection ratio.
We know it could be quite shocking for some, but that is the kind of competition seen nowadays for govt sector jobs.
What do you think about the LIC AAO selection ratio & its impact on cutoffs?Share your views.