LIC AAO Law Officer 2025 Exam Dates Out, Notification & Latest Updates

Reader's Digest: Do you want to have a career in the insurance sector in India's biggest insurance company? This guide covers everything you need to know about the LIC AAO Law Officer recruitment. 

The LIC has released its official notification for law graduates to join the Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) as Assistant Administrative Officers (AAO) specialising in Legal Affairs. 

Whether you are a recent law graduate or an experienced professional, this blog is your first step towards securing a position as an LIC AAO Law officer. We will guide you through every step of this opportunity, from understanding the eligibility criteria for the Legal stream to the three-phase selection process and more. Let's begin! 

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LIC AAO Law Officer Recruitment 2025 - Important Dates 

The detailed notification for LIC AAO 2025 was released on 16th August 2025. Below are the important dates for the LIC AAO Exam 2025: 

Event	Date
LIC AAO 2025 Notification Release	16th August 2025
Start of Online Application Process	16th August 2025
Application Deadline & Last Date to Pay Fee	8th September 2025
Download of Prelims Admit Card	25th September 2025
Phase-I Preliminary Online Examination	3rd October 2025
Phase-II Mains Online Examination	8th November 2025

LIC AAO Law Officer Vacancy 

The Life Insurance Corporation of India announced 841 total vacancies for Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO) and Assistant Engineer (AE) posts. Specifically, there are 410 vacancies for AAO Specialists across various streams. 

For the LIC AAO (Legal) stream, there are 30 vacancies. These vacancies are distributed across categories as follows: 

Post	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR	Total
AAO (Legal)	4	2	7	3	14	30

LIC AAO Law Officer Exam Eligibility 2025

Candidates interested in applying for the post need to understand the LIC AAO law officer eligibility requirements and must fulfil all the requirements before the last date of eligibility, 1st August 2025. 

Educational Qualification 

• Aspirants must possess a Bachelor's degree in Law from any University/College recognised by the UGC. 
• A minimum of 50% marks or equivalent in the aggregate of all semesters/years is required. 
• For candidates belonging to the SC/ST and PwBD categories, the minimum required marks are relaxable to 45% in the aggregate of all semesters/years, against vacancies reserved for such candidates. 

Age Limit (as on 01.08.2025) 

• The age of the candidate must not be less than 21 years and must not exceed 32 years. 
• Candidates must have been born not earlier than 02.08.1993 and not later than 01.08.2004 (both days inclusive). 

Age Relaxation 

Age relaxation is applicable for various categories as per government guidelines: 

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PWD (General)	10 years
PWD (SC/ST)	15 years
PWD (OBC)	13 years
LIC Employees	Further relaxation of 5 years

LIC AAO Legal Officer Application Form 2025 

The LIC AAO Law officer exam form is available for online applications from eligible candidates from 16th August 2025 onwards via the official website, https://licindia.in/. 

Application Fee Details 

Candidates need to pay the following non-refundable fee: 

LIC AAO Category	LIC AAO Fees
Others (UR/OBC/EWS)	Rs. 700
SC/ST/PwBD	Exempted

Selection Process for LIC AAO Law Officer Exam 2025 

The LIC AAO law officer selection is based on a three-phase examination followed by a Pre-Recruitment Medical Examination. 

1. Phase I: Preliminary Examination (Qualifying only) 
2. Phase II: Main Examination (Objective + Descriptive) 
3. Phase III: Interview (PI) 
4. The final merit listing of candidates will be determined by the marks obtained in the Main Examination (Phase II) and the Interview. 

LIC AAO Law Officer Exam Pattern 2025 

The LIC AAO Law officer 2025 examination is conducted entirely online. Candidates need to understand the specific pattern adopted for the AAO (Legal) stream, which differs slightly from that of the Generalist streams in the Prelims. 

Phase-I: Preliminary Examination (AAO Legal) 

The Preliminary Examination is an objective test conducted online with a total duration of 60 minutes. Kindly note that the marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination will not be counted for the final selection. 

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration (Minutes)	Medium	Note
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20	English & Hindi
English Language	35	35	20	English only	Qualifying Only*
General Awareness	30	30	20	English & Hindi	Qualifying Only*
Total	100	70	60 Minutes

*Candidates must qualify for each of the Tests. There will be no negative marking for incorrect answers in the Preliminary Examination. Shortlisting for Mains will be around 20 times the number of vacancies. 

Phase-II: Main Examination (AAO Legal) 

The Main Examination for lLIC AAO Law Officer consists of an Objective Test (150 marks) and a Descriptive Test, conducted online in a single sitting. If you qualify in the Objective Test, then only your descriptive test paper will be checked. There will be no negative marking for wrong answers in the main examination. 

Objective Test (150 Marks)

Section	No. of Questions	Maximum Marks	Duration (Minutes)
Reasoning Ability	30	30	20
General Knowledge, Current Affairs, Insurance & Financial Market Awareness	30	30	20
Professional Knowledge (Law)	50	90	40
Total	110	150	80 Minutes

Descriptive Test (Legal Drafting/Communication Skills)

Section	Type	Marks	Duration (Minutes)	Qualifying Marks (Others)	Qualifying Marks (SC/ST/PwBD)	Note
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive)	4 questions out of 6	50 (Scaled to 150)	60	50%	45%
English Language (Communication Skills/Legal Drafting)	Essay, Letter Writing, Precis, Email, Report drafting	25	30	10	9	Qualifying Only*

*Note: Marks obtained in the English Language (Descriptive) test will not be counted for ranking. 

Phase-III: Interview 

Candidates shortlisted from the Mains Examination proceed to the Interview stage. The Interview carries a maximum of 60 Marks. Minimum qualifying marks in the Interview are: 

• UR/EWS/OBC: 30 marks 
• SC/ST/PwBD: 27 marks 

LIC AAO Law Officer Syllabus 2025 

Phase I: LIC AAO Law Preliminary Exam Syllabus 

The Preliminary Exam for AAO (Legal) is an online, objective-type test lasting 60 minutes. Notably, for the Legal post, the General Awareness section replaces Quantitative Aptitude. The marks obtained in the English Language and General Awareness sections are qualifying only and are not counted for ranking. 

Section of the Test	Topics Covered in Syllabus	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam
Reasoning Ability	Inequality, Coding Decoding, Syllogism, Machine Input Output, Data Sufficiency, Circular Arrangement, Linear Arrangement, Floor Puzzle, Scheduling, Verbal Reasoning, Ordering and Ranking, Arrangement and Pattern, Blood Relations, Direction and Distance (Also includes Seating Arrangements, Puzzles, Input-Output, Alphabet and Number Series, Statement, Arguments, and Conclusion, Analytical Reasoning, Logical Reasoning, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series)	35	35	English & Hindi
General Awareness (Qualifying Only)	Indian Constitution, Environment Topics, National and International Events, Government Schemes, Sports News, Awards and Honours, Government Policies, New Legislations, Science and Technology, Books and Authors, Important Days, Committee, Commissions and Reports, Inventions and Discoveries, Person in the News, National and International Organisations	30	30	English & Hindi
English Language (Qualifying Only)	Grammar, Vocabulary, Error Spotting, Comprehension (Reading Comprehension), Passage Making, Jumble Words, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Framing (Also includes Parts of Speech, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Corrections, Spotting Errors, Antonyms and Synonyms, Active and Passive Voice, Direct and Indirect Speech, Idioms and Phrases, Singular-Plural, Para-jumbles, Fillers, Passage Completion, Cloze Tests, Vocabulary-based Questions, Word Usage, Phrase/Connector)	35	35	English
Total		100	70

Phase II: LIC AAO Main Exam Syllabus 

The LIC AAO Law Officer Mains examination consists of an Objective Test and a Descriptive Test, conducted online in a single sitting. There is no negative marking in this phase. The Descriptive Paper for English Language is qualifying only and its marks are not counted for ranking. 

A. Objective Test Pattern (150 Marks)

Section Name of the Test	Number of Questions	Maximum Marks	Medium of Exam	Duration	Qualifying Marks (Others)
Reasoning Ability	30	30	English & Hindi	20 minutes	15
General Knowledge, Current Affairs, and Insurance/Financial Market Awareness	30	30	English & Hindi	20 minutes	10
Professional Knowledge (Law)	50	90	English & Hindi	40 minutes	50
Total Objective Test	110	150		80 Minutes

B. Professional Knowledge (Law) Syllabus

The Professional Knowledge section (Objective and Descriptive) assesses expertise in the Legal domain. 

Domain	Topics Covered
Professional Knowledge (Law)	Industrial & Labour Laws
	Insurance Acts & Regulatory Guidelines
	Indian Contract Act, 1872
	Transfer of Property Act
	Civil Procedure Code (CPC) & Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC)
	Arbitration & Conciliation Act
	Companies Act, 2013
	Law of Torts, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Laws
	Legal Drafting & Interpretation of Statutes

C. Descriptive Test Pattern

The descriptive paper for LIC AAO Law officer will only be evaluated for candidates who qualify in the objective test. 

Section Name of the Test	Details	Maximum Marks	Duration	Status / Evaluation
Professional Knowledge (Descriptive Paper)	Candidates answer 4 out of 6 questions.	50 (Scaled to 150 marks for merit ranking)	60 minutes	Minimum Qualifying Marks: 50% for others (45% for SC/ST/PwBD).
English Language Descriptive Paper (Communication Skills)	Includes tasks like essay writing, précis, email, and report drafting.	25* (Qualifying only)	30 minutes	Minimum Qualifying Marks: 10 for others (9 for SC/ST/PwBD). Marks are not counted for ranking.

Phase III: Interview 

Candidates who qualify in the Main Examination will be shortlisted for the Personal Interview (Phase III). 

Component	Maximum Marks	Minimum Qualifying Marks (UR/EWS/OBC)	Minimum Qualifying Marks (SC/ST/PwBD)	Basis for Final Selection
Personal Interview	60	30 marks	27 marks	Final merit is based on the combined score of the Mains Exam + Interview Marks.

Best Books for LIC AAO Law Officer Preparation 2025

The LIC AAO (Specialist) Exam is highly anticipated and competitive, making it extremely important to collect good study material to ensure successful preparation for the Law Officer exam. 

Here is a list of essential books and resources suggested for general and specialised preparation: 

General Study Material (Prelims & Mains)

The following books are recommended for core sections like Reasoning, English, General Awareness, and Financial Market Awareness. 

Section	Recommended Book / Resource	Author / Publisher
Quantitative Aptitude (Applicable for Generalist posts, or general math concepts)	Quicker Mathematics	BSC Publications
	Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
	Class Notes	SS Bharti
Reasoning Ability	A modern approach to verbal & Non-verbal reasoning	R.S. Agarwal
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	S.Chand
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Arihant Publication
English Language	Objective General English	S.P. Bakshi
	English Grammar & Composition	S.C. Gupta
	English for Competitive Examinations	Wren & Martin
	Word Power Made Easy	Norman Lewis
General Awareness & Current Affairs	General Knowledge 2021	Manohar Pandey
	Rapid General Knowledge	Disha Experts
	Current Affairs Yearly 2021	Arihant Experts
	The Yearly Current Affairs	Disha Experts
Insurance and Financial Market Awareness	Financial Management	Prasanna Chandra or IM Pandey
	Indian Financial System	Bharti Pathak
	Principles of Management	LN Prasad
	Organisational Behaviour	SP Robins

Legal

For the LIC AAO Law Officer post, the Professional Knowledge section is crucial for both the Objective Test (90 marks) and the Descriptive Paper (scaled to 150 marks). 

The key topics you must cover for this professional section include: 

• Industrial & Labour Laws 
• Insurance Acts & Regulatory Guidelines 
• Indian Contract Act, 1872 
• Transfer of Property Act 
• Civil Procedure Code (CPC) & Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 
• Arbitration & Conciliation Act 
• Companies Act, 2013 
• Law of Torts, Constitutional Law, Consumer Protection Laws 
• Legal Drafting & Interpretation of Statutes 

LIC AAO Law Officer Salary Structure 2025 

The Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO – Specialist) in LIC receives an extremely attractive pay package. 

Component	Amount / Details
Post	Assistant Administrative Officer (AAO – Specialist)
Starting Basic Pay	₹88,635/- per month
Pay Scale	₹88,635 – 4,385(14) – 1,50,025 – 4,750(4) – 1,69,025
Annual Increments (Phase 1)	Annual increments of ₹4,385 for 14 years (until the pay reaches ₹1,50,025)
Annual Increments (Phase 2)	Followed by annual increments of ₹4,750 for 4 years (until the pay reaches ₹1,69,025)
Total Emoluments (A-Class City)	Approximately ₹1,26,000/- per month at the minimum of the scale
Included Allowances	House Rent Allowance (HRA), City Compensatory Allowance (CCA), etc.

Key Takeaways 

• Ensure all eligibility criteria, specifically the law degree with minimum marks (50% generally, 45% for reserved candidates), are met. 
• The application window is brief, running from August 16, 2025, to September 8, 2025. 
• The selection process comprises three competitive phases: Prelims (October 3, 2025), Mains (November 8, 2025), and Interview. 
• Familiarise yourself with the specialised Prelims pattern for AAO (Legal), where General Awareness is tested and serves as a qualifying section alongside English. 
• Begin early preparation, focusing on Professional Knowledge (Law) for the Mains, as it carries significant weight.