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

Sl.No	Division	Division Code	State	No. of Posts
1	Chennai Centre	TN01	Tamil Nadu	18
2	Coimbatore	TN02		23
3	Ernakulam	KL01	Kerala	03
4	Kozhikkode	KL02		01
5	Madurai	TN03	Tamil Nadu	15
6	Thanjavur	TN04		06
7	Tirunelveli	TN05		01
8	Vellore	TN06		17

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:

Sl.No.	Division	Examination Centre	Centre Code
1	Chennai Centre	Chennai	01
		Coimbatore	02
2	Coimbatore	Erode	03
3	Ernakulam	Ernakulam	04
4	Kozhikode	Kozhikode	05
		Madurai	06
5	Madurai	Ramanathapuram	07
		Thanjavur	08
6	Thanjavur	Tiruchi	09
7	Tirunelveli	Tirunelveli	10
		Vellore	11
8	Vellore	Pondicherry	12

Candidates should mention the Examination Centre preferred by him/her within the  Division  chosen  by  him/her  in  the  appropriate  column  in  the  Application  Form.

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.

Sl. No.	Division / Centre	Address
1	Chennai Centre	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office-I, 8th Floor, LIC Building, 153 Anna Salai, Chennai 600002.
2	Coimbatore	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “India Life Building”, 1543/1544, Trichy Road, Coimbatore 641018.
3	Ernakulam	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, M G Road, Ernakulam, Kochi 682011.
4	Kozhikode	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, Hazur Road, Kozhikode 673001.
5	Madurai	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, Bridge Station Road, Sellur, Madurai 625001.
6	Thanjavur	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, Gandhiji Road, Thanjavur 613001.
7	Tirunelveli	Senior Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, Punithavathiyar Street Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 627002.
8	Vellore	Divisional Manager, LIC of India, Divisional Office, “Jeevan Prakash”, Arcot Road, Vellore 632004.

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