The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (IOCL), holds a competitive exam every year for recruiting the aspirants for the post of Administrative Officers (AO). The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. is an Indian general insurance company headquartered in New Delhi.
The OICL AO Exam takes place in three stages namely Prelims, Mains and Interview. Prelims is objective in nature whereas Mains has both objective and descriptive tests. In order to get your name on the final merit list, you need to get through each of these exams. The final merit list is based on your OICL AO Mains and Interview result. The candidates will have to meet the minimum eligibility criteria set for them in order to be eligible for the OICL AO Recruitment 2021.
Educational Qualification
For the OICL Administrative officer exam, the minimum educational qualification required is different for different positions and the detail educational requirement for each post is given below:
| Post | Education Qualification required |
| Generalist | Graduation Degree with 60% (55% for SC/ST) from a recognised university |
| Engineers (Automobile) | Graduation/Post Graduation degree in Automobile Engineering with 60% marks(55% for SC/ST) |
| Accounts | Master’s Degree in Commerce / MBA degree in Finance with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) Or ICWAI Or Cost and Management Accountant(ICWAI) earlier known as Cost and Wok Accountants (ICWAI) |
| Legal | Law Degree with 60% marks(55% for SC/ST) |
| Actuaries | Graduation Degree with 60% marks and must have passed 4 Actuarial papers from IAI/IFOA |
| Medical Officer | M.B.B.S Degree |
OICL AO Exam Highlights
| Exam Name | OICL Exam 2021 |
| Name of organization | The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) |
| Type of the company | Public Sector General insurance company |
| Owned by | The Government of India (GOI) |
| Exam conducting Mode | Online – Computer Based Test (CBT) |
| Language | English And Hindi |
| Location of job | All Over the Country |
| Name of the posts | Accounts, Actuaries, Generalists, Legal Officers, Engineers (Automobile), Medical Officer |
| Exam Date | · Phase I: 22nd October 2021
· Phase II: 18th November 2021 |
| Selection Mode | 1. Written tests
· Prelims · Mains 2. Personal Interview (PI) |
| Official Website | https://orientalinsurance.org.in |
Aspirants can download the OICL AO Syllabus 2021 Pdf from the official website.
Selection Stages of OICL AO 2021
Administrative Officer Exam of Oriental Insurance is held in three stages:
- Prelims – Multiple Choice Question Paper (MCQ)
- Mains – MCQ + Descriptive
- Personal Interview
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OICL AO Exam Pattern 2021
Candidates can check the below-mentioned exam pattern and the marking scheme before they appear for the Oriental Insurance AO Exam 2021.
| Sections | Type of Exam | Number of Questions | Total Marks |
| Reasoning | Objective | 40 | 40 |
| General Awareness | 40 | 40 | |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language | 40 | 40 | |
| English Language – Essay, Precis & Comprehension | Descriptive | 3 | Essay: 15 Precis: 10 Comprehension: 15 Total: 40 |
| Total | 200 | ||
OICL Administrative Officer Syllabus 2021
1. OICL Administrative Officer English Syllabus
- Substitution
- Active and Passive Voice
- Synonyms
- Antonyms
- Error Correction (Underlined Part)
- Idioms and Phrases
- Transformation
- Passage Completion
- Sentence Arrangement
- Para Completion
- Spelling Test
- Fill in the blanks
- Joining Sentences
- Spotting Errors
- Prepositions
- Sentence Completion
- Sentence Improvement
- Error Correction (Phrase in Bold)
2. Oriental Insurance Recruitment Syllabus for Reasoning Section
- Logical Reasoning
- Puzzles Verbal Reasoning
- Data Interpretation
- Data Sufficiency
- Analytical Reasoning
- Non Verbal Reasoning
3. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd Aptitude Syllabus
- Quadratic Equations
- Mixtures and Allegations
- Menstruation
- Indices and Surds
- Races and Games
- Problems on L.C.M and H.C.F
- Boats and Streams
- Problems on Numbers
- Percentages
- Simplification and Approximation
- Simple Equations
- Permutations and Combinations
- Profit and Loss
- Time and Distance
- Volumes
- Partnership
- Ratio and Proportion
- Time and Work
- Simple Interest
- Compound Interest
- Numbers and Ages
- Pipes and Cisterns
- Problems on Trains
- Averages
- Areas
- Odd Man Out
- Probability
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4. OICL AO Exam Syllabus for General Awareness
- Inventions and Discoveries.
- Indian History.
- Indian Politics.
- General Science.
- Indian Economy.
- Current Affairs.
- Indian Parliament.
- Famous Books and Authors.
- Countries and Capitals.
- Famous Days and Dates.
- Rivers, Lakes, and Seas.
- Famous Places in India.
5. OICL Administrative Officer Professional Knowledge Syllabus
- HR.
- Accounts.
- IT.
- Marketing.
- Legal.
- Actuaries.
OICL Interview
The candidates will be called for the interview based on the marks acquired in the main (objective) test. The number of candidates will be up to three times the number of vacancies notified. The weightage (ratio) of the online examination and interview will be 80:20 respectively. The candidates will be called at the designated exam centre and no request for changing it will be entertained.