Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) invites online applications  from eligible candidates who must be Indian Citizens  for selection and appointment as Apprentice Development Officers in  the jurisdiction  of the various Divisional Offices under Central Zonal Office, Bhopal.  The recruitment as Apprentice Development Officers is for Urban and Rural Areas and the selected candidates will have to work in these areas.

Important Dates:
Opening date of On-Line Registration. 22.11.2012
Payment of Application Fees. 24.11.2012 to 29.12.2012
Closing Date for On-line Registration. 22.12.2012
Download of Call letter for On-Line Examination 20.01.2013 onwards
Date of On-line Test: 02.02.2013 and 03.02.2013 (Tentative)

Details of Vacancies
Name of DivisionGeneralSCSTOBCTotal
Bhopal251191156
Gwalior1958335
Indore3610161173
Jabalpur30811857
Raipur22717248
Satna11211428
Shahdol1745430
Bilaspur1038122
TOTAL170508544349

Application Fees:

For all (Other than  SC/ST) is Rs. 500/- in CASH only. Note: Fee payment will be accepted from 2nd working day after registration and can be made within three working days then after at any branch of State Bank of India.

Eligibility Criteria:

    • Qualifications:  Applicant shall possess the Bachelor’s 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.
    • Age Limit (as on 1.11.2012): Minimum: 21 years and Maximum: 30 years
    • Experience: 
Category of ApplicantFor Recruitment in Urban AreaFor Recruitment in Rural Area
LIC EmployeesNot less than 3 years of service after confirmation in Class III
post		Not less than 3 years of service after confirmation in Class III
post
LIC agentsNot less than 5 years as an agent
and has brought a net First Years
Premium Income of not less than
Rs. 5,00,000/- during the
immediately preceding 5 agency
years and a net First Year
Premium Income of not less than
Rs. 1,00,000/- on 50 lives in each
of any 3 of these agency years		Not less than 4 years as an
agent and has brought a
net First Years Premium
Income of not less than
Rs. 1,00,000/- on 50 lives
per year in any 3 of the
immediately preceding 4
agency years.
OtherPreference would be given to candidates who have at least 2
years experience in life insurance industry		Preference would be given to candidates who have at least 2
years experience in life insurance industry

Note: a) 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 AICTE or a recognized Institution.

b) Relaxation in Upper age as per Govt. extant rules.

Job Requirement:

 It is primarily a sales supervision job. The selected candidates will be required to recruit agents, train them properly, and help the recruited agents to sell life insurance to maximum number of persons. They will also be required to give prompt after sales service to policyholders.

Scale of Pay:

  • During the apprentice period: Fixed amount of Rs.19165/- per month (Except in case of candidates selected from LIC Employees category)
  • On appointment as a Probationary Development Officer: Scale of 11535-700(2)-12935-825(2)-14585-840(17)-28865 and other admissible allowances as per rules  shall be payable. Total emoluments will be approximately Rs.22065/-

Selection Procedure: 

Selection will be made on the basis of on-line test followed by an Interview of candidates who qualify in the on-line test.

The On-line test will be of 2 hours and consists of the following sections:

a) Test of Reasoning and Numerical Ability
b) General Knowledge, Current Affairs and English Language with Special emphasis on Grammar and Vocabulary.

Guarantee Bond: Before joining,Candidates will be required  to give an undertaking to serve the Corporation for a minimum period of four yearsfrom the date of joining (including apprenticeship period) failing which  he/she will be liable to pay liquidated damages of  Rs. 25,000 to the Corporation.

How to Apply?

Candidates are required to apply online only.
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