Agriculture Insurance Company Of India Limited (AIC) had invited applications for the post of Administrative Officer (Scale I) in specialized discipline of Agriculture, Information Technology, Finance, Legal, Statistics and Generalist in January, 2015. A lot of candidates have applied for the post to get into the insurance sector of the country. The online written exam is scheduled to be held in February, 2015.
The online written examination will be of 200 marks. You will be given 120 minutes to attempt objective paper and 30 minutes for descriptive section. There will be negative marks for wrong answer, 1/4th of the allotted marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.
I am sure by now you must have started your preparation for the exam by now. The syllabus for the online examination is same as LIC AO Exams, Bank PO exams, etc. There will be four sections viz;
- Reasoning – 50 questions for 50 marks
- English Language – 50 questions for 50 marks
- General Awareness – 50 questions for 50 marks
- Quantitative Aptitude – 50 questions for 50 marks
Questions asked from the above sections will be objective based. There would be a Descriptive Test, qualifying in nature set to assess the English Language communication skill. 3 questions will be asked for which you will be given 30 minutes to attempt. The descriptive test may consist of writing essay, letter, precis etc
Now that we are not left with much time it is better to get your practice gloves on. Practice previous year insurance exam papers extensively. Try stimulating exam conditions while practicing to improve time management and stress management during the exam. Always time your practice tests and never peek at the answers before you have finished!
Let us now have a look at the Books For AICL Exam 2015
1. Reasoning
- Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning by R S Aggarwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Analytical Reasoning by M K Pandey – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- A New Approach to Reasoning Verbal and Non-Verbal (English) 1st Edition by B S Sijwali, Indu Sijwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Logical and Analytical Reasoning (English) 1st Edition by A.K Gupta – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
2. Quantitative Aptitude
- NCERT books from class 7 to 10 – You need not buy NCERT Books. Instead you can save this money and buy other books/ practice papers which will help you gain the momentum and also help you learn short cuts and simpler methods. But for concept clarity , it is advisable that you practice NCERT Books. We are giving you the Direct link from where you can Download NCERT Books in English and Hindi medium
Class VIII NCERT Mathematics(English)
Class VIII NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
Class IX NCERT Mathematics (English)
Class IX NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
Class X NCERT Mathematics (English)
Class X NCERT Mathematics (Hindi)
- Quantitative Aptitude by R.S. Agarwal – Buy on Flipkart orBuy on Amazon
- Quicker Mathematics by M. Tyra – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Arihant’s Fast Track Objective Arithmetic – Buy on Flipkart orBuy on Amazon
- Advance Maths for General Competitions by Paramount Reader Publications – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
3. General Awareness
- NCERT books for History, Polity, Science
- Manorama Year Book 2015 (English) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Manorama Year Book 2015 (Hindi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- India 2014 by Ministry of Information- Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Lucent’s General Knowledge (English) – Buy on Flipkart orBuy on Amazon
- Lucent’s General Knowledge (Hindi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Competition Success Review Year Book (English) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Competition Success Review Year Book (Hindi) – Buy on Amazon
4. Objective English
- English Grammar by Wren and Martin – Buy on Flipkart orBuy on Amazon
- Essential English Grammar by Raymond Murphy – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- Objective General English by S P Bakshi – Buy on Flipkart orBuy on Amazon
- Quick learning Objective General English by RS Aggarwal & Vikas Aggarwal – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
5. English Descriptive Section
- Descriptive General English by S.P. Bakshi and Richa Sharma – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
- IBPS Bank PO/MT Descriptive English –Buy on Flipkart
- Descriptive English & Communication Skills by K. Kundan –Buy on Flipkart
(These books are not specifically designed for AICL AO Exam but they will help you as the syllabus and pattern of questions are same in almost all the exams.)
For Practice Papers & Solved Papers
- Insurance Officer Exams AAO,AO & ADO Solved Papers (NICL/LIC/OIC/UIICL/OICL) (2013 – 2002) – (English) – Buy on Amazon
- Insurance Officer Exams AAO, AO & ADO Solved Papers (NICL/LIC/OIC/UIICL/OICL) (2013 – 2002) by Kiran Publications (HIndi) – Buy on Flipkart or Buy on Amazon
Also See : How to prepare for insurance papers
How to write Good Essay in Competitive Exams
All the Best!
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