LIC, Chennai Announced Special Recruitment Drive For SC/ ST Candidates

Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC), Chennai invited applications from SC / ST candidates for filling up backlog 84 vacancies of Assistant in its various branches in 8 Divisions of the Southern Zonal Office. Interested eligible candidates can apply till 17 January 2013.

Important Dates
Last Date for receipt of Application: 17 January 2013
Date for Written Test: 17 February 2013

Vacancy Details
Name of the Post: Assistant
Total No. of Posts: 84

Reservation for PWDs and Ex-Servicemen belonging to SC/ST shall be as per Rules.
Only orthopaedically Handicapped (OH) & Visually Handicapped (VH) are eligible to apply. Hearing Handicapped (HH) are not eligible to apply

Age Limit (as on 01 December 2012)
Minimum: 21 years.
Maximum: 35 years.
(Relaxation in upper age limit for PWDs belonging to SC/ST is 10 years)

Educational Qualification
Graduate from a recognized University.
[HSC / XII Std. of 10+2+3 pattern for Disabled Ex-servicemen and other Ex-servicemen belonging to SC/ST who have put in at least 10 years service in Armed Forces]
Only those Ex-servicemen who at the time of interview have actually been discharged or released from the Armed Forces will be considered for appointment.

Emoluments and Benefits
Basic  Pay  Rs.7640–440(1)-8080-480(2)-9040-540(5)-11740-625(2)-12990-760(3)-15270-790(2)–16850-840(5)-21050 (under revision) and other allowances plus City Compensatory Allowance,  House  Rent  Allowance,  wherever  admissible  as  per  rules.  
Total  emoluments  inclusive  of  all  allowances  payable  at Metro  Cities  like  Chennai  are  approx. Rs.16150 per month  for  graduates.
Other benefits include Gratuity, Defined Contributory Pension, LTC, Medical Benefit, Meal Coupons,  Group  Savings  Linked  Insurance  (GSLI),  Group  Insurance  (GI),  Vehicle  Loan (2-wheeler) as per rules.

Choice of Division: Candidates should indicate in the Application Form the Code No. of the Division chosen for appointment.  No candidate will  be  considered  for  the  post  in  the  Division  other  than  the  one  chosen  by  him/her  for appointment. No candidate shall apply for more than one Division.

Selection Procedure: Candidates would be selected on the basis of their performance in the Written Test and Interview.  
Candidate will have to appear for the written examination at the centre allotted to him at hi / her own expense. The written examination will consist of two Papers. Paper – I will be a rank determining Test of Objective Type and have questions on Numerical ability, Reasoning ability, General Knowledge / Awareness and English language. Paper – II will be a qualifying Test of Descriptive Type in which candidates will have to write a Précis & Letter in English and Essay in Tamil (for State of Tamilnadu) / in Malayalam (for State of Kerala). Candidates are required to pass in each test separately. 

Candidates successful in the written test will be called for Interview.

Appointment of candidates  will  be  subject  to  his/her  being  found  medically  fit.

Probation:  Selected candidates will be on probation for a period of 6 months from the date of appointment which can be extended up to one year.

Examination Centre for written examination and Centre Code:

How to Apply: Eligible SC/ST candidates only should submit their applications in the prescribed format along with the attested copies of required documents should be sent by post to the respective Division, where the candidate intends to apply, so as to reach the concerned office by 17 January 2013. On the envelope containing the application candidates should super-scribe the words "APPLICATION FOR THE POSTOF ASSISTANT” on the top left corner.

Detailed Notification