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OICL AO Exam Details For Generalist
Irrespective of the exam, it has maximum total marks of 200, inclusive of Objective and Descriptive.
Only those candidates who qualify in online examination will be called for interview based on their overall marks combining objective and descriptive tests.(out of 200)
| Test Name | Type | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Objective | 40 | 40 | 120 minutes |
| Reasoning | Objective | 40 | 40 | |
| English | Objective | 40 | 40 | |
| General Awareness | Objective | 40 | 40 | |
| Essay, Precis, Comprehension | Descriptive | 3 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 200 | |||
OICL AO Exam Details For Specialist
| Test Name | Type | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Objective | 30 | 30 | 120 minutes |
| Reasoning | Objective | 30 | 30 | |
| English | Objective | 30 | 30 | |
| General Awareness | Objective | 30 | 30 | |
| Professional Knowledge | Objective | 40 | 40 | |
| Essay, Precis, Comprehension | Descriptive | 3 | 40 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 200 | |||
Topics to be covered for Generalist Exam Preparation – OICL AO
Objective Paper OICL AO
Quantitative Aptitude
In recent exams, quantitative aptitude has emerged as tough section (Read how to prepare for quantitative aptitude). Practice calculative and arithmetic questions more. Improve on your basic calculation speed such as multiplication, tables, squares, cubes, square roots. Do not ignore DI section. Get well versed with different DI questions.
Reasoning
Seating arrangements and puzzles seems to be confusing at times. But with practice they can be easy. Syllogisms, coding-decoding, input-output are expected as standard questions. Practice will help you mange your time and concentration and as a result score more in this section.
English
English can be tricky at times. But if you have good command over grammar, then you can score more in this section. Cloze test and comprehensions will help you score more marks. Sentence correction can be difficult, so practice it regularly – Check out our detailed series on sentence correction. Also practice vocab on regular basis.
General Awareness
For general awareness, visit our study section. There you will find related topics to be studied for GA. Read about national animal treasures – sanctuaries, reserves, national parks, national calamities and other news, art forms, folk dance, tribal festivals, etc. Insurance Awareness is very important topic in for this exam.
Descriptive Paper For OICL AO
Read a lot and try to write some essays from the topics that you are reading. This helps a lot in descriptive section.
Below are the topics that were covered in NICL AO 2015 examination
Essays
- Problem Faced by Insurance Companies
- Mortgage Insurance
- Health Insurance
- Shall Abortion be covered in Insurance?
- Views on Pet Insurance
- Unemployment in Insurance
- Insurance for Disabled
For more on how to write essays in competitive exams.
Precis
- Co-operative Banks and Developmental Banks
- About Banking
Read this post for precis writing
Comprehensions
- Investment Banking
- Agriculture Insurance
Topics to be covered for Specialist Exam Preparation – OICL AO
For the general subjects, above mentioned topics are enough for preparations. For Professional Test, you need to have detailed and in-depth knowledge from your Bachelors’ and Masters’ subjects. Remember to study lot of theoretical topics and questions. Apart from this, candidates who have chosen Marketing and Accounting as their subjects should prepare for some practical questions too.
Expected Question’s difficulty level:
Generalist
- Quantitative Aptitude : Above Moderate – Tough
- Reasoning : Normal – Moderate
- English : Easy – Moderate
- General Awareness : Easy – moderate
Specialist
- Quantitative Aptitude : Above Moderate – Tough
- Reasoning : Normal – Moderate
- English : Easy – Moderate
- General Awareness : Easy to moderate
- Professional Knowledge : Moderate – Tough
Practice well and remember to move on if you are unable to answer any question during exam. Do not get stuck on one question and spend your time on it, especially in Quantitative and Reasoning section.
All the best!!!
PS : Make sure that you study well and its not temporary as Quantitative Aptitude, Reasoning, English and General Awareness will be helpful for other exams too.
You may also like to see our post on which books to use for OICL AO.