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NOTIFICATION AWAITED · LAST RECRUITMENT 2019

LIC Assistant 2026

What LIC has officially published about Assistant recruitment so far — the 2019 main exam structure, the state-language test and how selection worked — while the next notification is awaited.

2026 notificationNot released (as of 12 Oct 2026)
Last cycleRecruitment of Assistants-2019
RecruitmentDivision-wise, by LIC
Official websitelicindia.in (Careers)
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Latest updates

What’s new in LIC Assistant 2026

  • 17 SEP 2019LIC's divisions published the Recruitment of Assistants-2019 notifications (the last Assistant recruitment).
  • 22 DEC 2019Main examination of Recruitment of Assistants-2019 held.
  • JAN 2020Division-wise main results published; shortlisted candidates went for a pre-recruitment medical examination.
  • 12 OCT 2026LIC's careers page lists no Assistant recruitment — the next notification has not been released.
Exam overview

LIC Assistant 2026 at a glance

LIC recruits Assistants (clerical cadre) division by division through an online preliminary and main examination, followed by a pre-recruitment medical examination. No Assistant recruitment has been notified since 2019.

Conducting body
Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Post
Assistant (clerical cadre)
Current status
No 2026 notification on licindia.in as of 12 Oct 2026
Last recruitment
Recruitment of Assistants-2019 (notified 17.09.2019)
How it is notified
Separate notification by each LIC Divisional Office; you apply to one division
Main exam (2019)
200 questions · 200 marks · 2 h 30 min
State language
Knowledge of the official language of the state is required
Interview
None in 2019 — main exam, then pre-recruitment medical
Official website
licindia.in
Important dates

The 2026 recruitment timeline

17 SEP 2019
Recruitment of Assistants-2019 notified (division-wise)
Last Assistant recruitment
22 DEC 2019
Main examination (2019 cycle)
JAN 2020
Division-wise main results & medical shortlists
e.g. Delhi-I list dated 15.01.2020
Vacancies

Vacancies

Vacancies
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Exam pattern

How the exam is scored

LIC has not published a pattern for the next cycle. Below is the Main exam structure from LIC's official 2019 information handout; the 2019 prelims structure is not in any document still available on licindia.in.

SectionQuestionsMarks
General / Financial Awareness4040
General English4040
Quantitative Aptitude4040
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude4040
Hindi Language4040
Total200200
Duration 2 h 30 min (30 min per test)Sectional minimum 16 (SC/ST/PwBD 14) in each testNegative marking −¼ of the question's marks
SectionQuestionsMarks
General / Financial Awareness5050
General English4040
Quantitative Aptitude5050
Reasoning Ability & Computer Aptitude6060
Total200200
Duration 2 h 30 min (35/35/40/40 min)Sectional minimum 20/16/20/24 (SC/ST/PwBD 18/14/18/22)Negative marking −¼ of the question's marks
Syllabus

What you’ll be tested on

Tests as named in LIC's 2019 main exam handout. LIC does not publish a topic-wise syllabus; the handout describes General English as grammar, vocabulary, sentence completion, synonyms, antonyms and comprehension.

General awarenessFinancial awareness
GrammarVocabularySentence completionSynonyms and antonymsComprehension of a passage
Quantitative Aptitude
Reasoning AbilityComputer Aptitude
Hindi Language (2019 mains, Part A & B states only)
Salary & posts

What you actually take home

Salary & posts
Content to be added for this exam.
Eligibility

Can you apply?

Status
Age, qualification and fee for the next cycle will be in LIC's notification (not yet released)
State language
Knowledge of the official language of the state applied for; proved before joining
Language test (2019)
Qualifying, 25 marks; minimum 10 (SC/ST/PwBD 9); not counted in ranking
Exemption (2019)
Studied the state's official language in Class 10 or 12; no test for Hindi/English-language states
Cut-off

Cut-off

Cut-off
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FAQ

LIC Assistant questions, answered

No. As of 12 October 2026 LIC's careers page lists no Assistant recruitment. The last one was Recruitment of Assistants-2019, notified on 17 September 2019.
LIC has not announced any. Vacancy figures quoted elsewhere are estimates, not official numbers.
In 2019 the main exam had 200 questions for 200 marks in 2 hours 30 minutes. Part A and B states had five 40-mark tests including Hindi Language; Part C states had four tests (50/40/50/60).
In the 2019 main exam, one-fourth of the marks assigned to a question was deducted for each wrong answer.
Yes. LIC requires knowledge of the official language of the state applied for. In 2019 it was checked by a qualifying 25-mark test (minimum 10; 9 for SC/ST/PwBD), unless you studied that language in Class 10 or 12.
There was no interview in 2019. Candidates shortlisted after the main exam went for a pre-recruitment medical examination.

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