UIIC AO Recruitment: UIIC AO Exam Pattern, Details and Insights



UIIC (United Insurance Company Limited), established in 1938 and is the second largest general insurance company. UIIC has released some vacancies for Assistant Officer. As per the eligibility criteria, the candidate must have a bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized university/institution. The eligible candidates can fill the application form on the official website of UIIC. The selection process will have three rounds- Preliminary exam, Mains exam and Regional Language Test. The preliminary exam will be of 100 marks and for 60 minutes and the sections will be- English Language, Logical Reasoning and Quantitative Aptitude. The preliminary exam will be in September 2020.



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Key Highlight
of UIIC Assistant Prelims Exam
Application Fees For all categories except Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Application fee: Rs. 500 For SC/ST/PWD/XS Candidates Application fee: Rs.100
Educational Qualification: Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent.
Age of the candidate: Minimum Age: 18 years Maximum Age: 28 years
UIIC AO Prelims/Main: Important Dates
• Last date to fill the application form: 28-8-2020 • Last date for Payment of Application Fee (online): 28-8-2020 • Downloading of admit cards: a week before the exam (date yet to be announced) • Online Examination (Preliminary): September 2020 (date yet to be announced) • Online Examination (Mains): October 2020 (date yet to be announced) • Result of Online exams: Date yet to be announced
Sections in the exam: Three o Reasoning for 35 marks o Quantitative Aptitude for 35 marks o English Language for 30 marks
Preliminary online test (CBT) will be of 100 marks.
Total duration of the exam will be 60 minutes

Eligibility for UIIC AO Recruitment

Nationality / Citizenship: The candidate must be an Indian Citizen.

Age of the candidate:

Minimum Age: 18 years

Maximum Age: 28 years

 Age relaxation:

  • Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe - 5 years
  • Other Backward Classes - 3 years

Educational Qualification:

Bachelor’s degree in any discipline from a recognized University or its equivalent.

UIIC AO Recruitment: Exam Pattern for Prelims

  • Preliminary online test (CBT) will be of 100 marks.
  • The exam will have 100 MCQs type questions.
  • The total duration of the exam will be 60 minutes
  • The medium of language of the questions will be Hindi and English
  • Sections in the exam: Three
    • The reasoning for 35 marks
    • Quantitative Aptitude for 35 marks
    • English Language for 30 marks
  • Marking scheme: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer and 1 mark will allot for each right. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.

UIIC AO Recruitment: Exam pattern for Mains Final

  • Mains online test (CBT) will be of 200 marks.
  • The exam will have 250 MCQs type questions.
  • The total duration of the exam will be 2 hours.
  • The medium of language of the questions will be Hindi and English.
  • Sections in the exam: Five
    • Reasoning Ability for 50 marks
    • English Language for 50 marks
    • General Awareness for 50 marks
    • Quantitative Aptitude for 50 marks
    • Computer Knowledge for 50 marks
  • Marking scheme: 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer and 1 mark will allot for each right. If a question is left blank, i.e. no answer is marked by the candidate; there will be no penalty for that question.
  • There will be separate descriptive papers for English Language (Letter writing and essay) which will have 2 subjective type question of 30 marks for 30 minutes.

 

Selection process: UIIC AO Recruitment

  • First- the candidates will have to appear for an Online Preliminary Test that would be of 100 marks.
  • Second- those who qualify the Preliminary Test will be shortlisted for Mains Test that would be of 250 marks.
  • Third- those who qualify Mains will be followed by Interview.

 

Syllabus: UIIC AO Recruitment

Reasoning:
Number Series, Directions, Non-Verbal Series, Number Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Alphabet Series, Venn Diagrams, Arithmetical Reasoning, Analogy, Clocks & Calendars, Decision Making, Mirror Images, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Cubes and Dice, Cause and Effect, Puzzle, Seating Arrangement

Computer Aptitude:
Hardware and Software, Routes and networks, Fundamentals of computer

Quantitative Aptitude:
Number System, Data Sufficiency, Speed, Time and Distance, Problems on Ages, Simple & Compound Interest, Data Interpretation, Decimal & Fractions, Average, Mixtures & Allegations, Mensuration, Simplification, Permutation & Combination, Ratio and Proportions, Interest. Profit and Loss, Probability, Algebra, Time and Work, HCF & LCM, Percentages

General Awareness:
Economics Scene, General Policy Including Indian Constitution, History, News related to Reserve Bank of India, India And Its Neighboring Countries, Scientific Research, Culture, Sports, Geography, Banking/ Financial Awareness, Current Affairs

English Language:
Subject-Verb Agreement, Reading Comprehension, Error Correction, Unseen Passages, Tenses, Sentence/ Para Completion, Sentence Rearrangement, Fill in the Blanks, Verb, Adverb, Sentence Improvement/Phrase Replacement, Idioms & Phrases, Grammar, Para Jumbles, Cloze Test, Synonyms/Antonyms, Articles/Vocabulary, Essay and Letter Writing (Descriptive Section)

Preparation tips for UIIC AO Recruitment: For Prelim/Main

You need to finish three sections of UIIC AO Prelims within 60 minutes, which means you need speed with accuracy in order to attempt 100 questions in total. The more you practice, the better chances you have of acing this exam.
Make mathematics and reasoning your strong subjects, practice questions to solve them within time to increase efficiency. You should lay emphasis not on mugging up the formulas but instead try understanding the concepts, so, you can modify the formulas according to the question requirement.
Remember negative marking is a factor here. Therefore, try not to attempt questions that put you in doubt. Although, the prelim exam will be of just qualifying nature and won’t be considered for the final merit list as only Main exam marks will matter, but you still need to secure the minimum qualifying marks in the prelims as set by the Indian Bank.
Manage your time properly; give appropriate amount of time to each section. Try to improve your time by practicing as many online tests as possible. Youth4work provides online mock tests will time limit attached to each question; this way one can learn to finish the entire exam within the time limit.
Studying in a stretch for hours can be tedious and hard and also not so good. Therefore, try to study at several times in regular sessions during a day. This will make learning easy and fun, also you will have enough time to brush up the already studied topics in between intervals.
It is very important to maintain proper health, so you don’t fall sick on the big day. Give your brain appropriate time to refresh itself. Don’t rush too much information into your head than its limit allows. Take it slow and steady. And get at least eight hours of sleep each night.

 

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