OICL AO Syllabus 2025: Administrative Officer Prelims & Mains Exam Pattern

OICL AO Syllabus 2025

The OICL AO Syllabus 2025 and Exam Pattern have been released along with the official notification. Candidates are advised to go through the Oriental Insurance AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 given below to ensure proper preparation before the examination. The tentative date for the OICL AO Prelims Exam 2025 is scheduled for January/February

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OICL AO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025

The Administrative Officer exam follows a three-stage process: Preliminary and Mains Examination followed by the Interview. Refer to the table below to know the marking scheme, total number of questions and duration of Prelims and Mains

Stage 1: Prelims Exam Pattern

1. There are three sections in the Preliminary Examination: Reasoning, Quantitative Aptitude and English.
2. Each section has its own sectional timing, which is 20 minutes.
3. Each correct answer gives 1 mark.
4. For each incorrect answer, 0.25 marks will be subtracted.

Stage 2: Mains Exam Pattern

1. There are 5 sections in the OICL AO Mains Examination: Reasoning, General Awareness, Professional Knowledge, Quantitative Aptitude and English.
2. Each Section carries 40 questions.
3. The total questions are 200.
4. Each question carries 1 mark which makes total exam of 200 marks.
5. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each incorrect attempt.
6. There is a sectional timing for each section as mentioned in the table below.

Descriptive Test (English Language)

Candidates must score a minimum of marks in each section of the Objective Test to be considered for the Descriptive Test and interview.

1. The Duration of the Descriptive test is 30 minutes
2. The total marks of the test are 30

1. Letter Writing: 10 marks
2. Essay Writing: 20 marks

Minimum qualifying marks in Descriptive Test:

1. General: 15 out of 30
2. SC/ST/PwBD: 13.5 out of 30

Descriptive Test marks will not be considered for interview shortlisting or final selection. It is qualifying in nature.

Stage 3: Interview

Candidates who clear the main examination will be shortlisted for the interview round. About 3 times the number of vacancies are invited per category/stream. The final selection will be based on a combined score, with 80% weightage given to the online test and 20% to the interview

OICL AO syllabus 2025

Candidates are advised to go through the topic-wise OICL AO Syllabus 2025, as it helps them categorize subjects based on their difficulty level and weightage. It is essential to prioritize subjects and identify which ones should be studied first and which can be studied later. This approach is valuable during revision before the examination

Reasoning Ability

1. Data Sufficiency
2. Syllogism
3. Blood Relations
4. Input-Output
5. Coding-Decoding
6. Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
7. Coded Inequalities
8. Logical Reasoning
9. Ranking / Direction / Alphabet Test
10. Alphanumeric Series

English Language

1. Error Spotting
2. Paragraph Completion
3. Sentence Correction
4. Para Jumbles
5. Reading Comprehension
6. Cloze Test
7. Fill in the Blanks
8. Multiple Meaning
9. Miscellaneous

Quantitative Aptitude

1. Square & Cube Roots
2. Indices
3. Fractions
4. Percentages
5. Number Series
6. Missing Number Series
7. Wrong Number Series
8. Double Pattern Series
9. Statement-Based Series
10. Inequality
11. Approximation
12. BODMAS
13. Squares & Cubes
14. Quadratic Equations
15. Quantity Comparison
16. Statement-Based
17. Quadratic Equations

Arithmetic

1. Age Problems
2. Partnership
3. Mixture and Allegation
4. Simple & Compound Interest
5. Time and Work
6. Pipe and Cistern
7. Profit, Loss & Discount
8. Speed, Time & Distance
9. Boats and Streams
10. Trains
11. Mensuration (2D & 3D)
12. Ratio and Proportion
13. Percentage
14. Number System
15. HCF & LCM
16. Basic Algebra
17. Average
18. Probability
19. Permutation and Combination
20. Data Interpretation
21. Table DI
22. Missing Table DI
23. Pie Chart DI
24. Line Chart DI
25. Bar Chart DI
26. Mixed DI
27. Caselet
28. Radar DI
29. Arithmetic DI
30. Data Sufficiency
31. Two-Statement Questions
32. Three-Statement Questions

General Awareness

1. National Appointments
2. International Obituaries
3. Banking Awareness
4. Indian Financial System
5. History of Indian Banking
6. Current Affairs
7. Summits
8. Books & Authors
9. Awards
10. Sports
11. Defence
12. Regulatory Bodies
13. Monetary & Credit Policies
14. Budget Basics & Current Union Budget
15. International Organizations / Financial Institutions
16. Capital & Money Markets
17. Government Schemes
18. Abbreviations
19. Economic Terminologies

Professional Knowledge

1. Based on relevant disciplines