OICL AO Notification 2025 Out for 300 Administrative Officer Posts, Apply Online from 1 Dec 2025

OICL AO Notification 2025 was recently announced officially on the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) website for the recruitment of 300 Administrative Officers (AO – Generalists & Hindi Officers) in Scale I cadre in OICL. Interested candidates can find about the OICL AO Notification 2025 PDF, OICL AO Exam Date 2025, OICL AO Vacancies 2025, OICL AO Eligibility 2025, OICL AO Age Limit, OICL AO Salary and OICL AO Exam Pattern 2025 here in this blog article from Veranda RACE. Candidates can apply for this OICL Administrative Officer (AO) Exam 2025 starting from 1 December 2025 until 15 December 2025 on the OICL Official Website (https://orientalinsurance.org.in/). The OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 is scheduled to be tentatively held on 10 January 2025.

OICL AO Exam 2025

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) conducts the OICL Administrative Officer Exam or the OICL AO Exam regularly for the direct recruitment to the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist / Specialists / Hindi Officers) in Scale I cadre from open market in offices, regional branches and headquarters of the OICL in various states and union territories.

The OICL AO Exam remains the entryway into a career with the Indian General Insurance sector.

Bank exam and Insurance exam aspirants prepare for the OICL Administrative Officer (AO) Exam to kickstart their career as Administrative Officer (Generalist / Specialist / Hindi Officer) in Scale I cadre in various offices of the OICL across India.

Since, OICL AO Exam selects candidates for Scale I cadre job from the open market of the OICL, this exam holds a very promising hope for the Bank and Insurance exam aspirants to obtain an insurance sector job with Indian public sector general company.

In the newly released OICL AO Recruitment Official Notification PDF 2025 announced by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited on 1 December 2025, the detailed OICL AO Vacancies 2025, OICL AO Age Limit 2025, OICL AO Exam Eligibility 2025, OICL AO Important Dates 2025, OICL AO Exam Pattern 2025, OICL AO Syllabus 2025, OICL AO Selection Process, OICL AO Educational Qualification and OICL AO Salary 2025 are provided in detail.

Interested Bank and Insurance exam candidates can find further detailed information on the OICL AO Exam 2025 here in this Veranda RACE Bank & Insurance blog/website.

OICL AO Notification 2025 Out for 300 Vacancies

The OICL AO Exam 2025 is a national-level Insurance exam conducted regularly by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) to directly recruit eligible candidates for the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist / Specialist / Hindi Officer) in Scale I cadre from open market in OICL offices or regional branches in various states and union territories in India.

The OICL AO Exam Official Notification PDF 2025 for the recruitment of Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) posts in Scale I cadre from open market will be officially released by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) on 1 December 2025 on the official OICL website (https://orientalinsurance.org.in/).

A total of 300 Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) vacancies has been announced through this OICL AO Exam Official Notification PDF 2025.

Candidates can start applying for the OICL AO Exam 2025 starting from 1 December 2025. The last date to apply or submit the online application for the OICL AO Exam 2025 for the direct recruitment of 285 AO (Generalist) and 15 AO (Hindi Officer) posts in the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) is 15 December 2025.

The OILC AO Notification Short Notice 2025 PDF was released by the OICL in various newspapers in the last week of November 2025 announcing the release of OICL AO Notification 2025 for the direct recruitment of 300 OICL AO posts.

Candidates can download the OICL AO Short Notice PDF 2025 and OICL AO Notification PDF 2025 here from the direct links from Veranda RACE:

OICL AO Recruitment Short Notice PDF 2025 – Download PDF Here

OICL AO Recruitment Notification PDF 2025 – Download PDF Here

OICL AO Exam remains as the second-most sought after Insurance exam in India after the NICL/LIC.

Candidates aspiring to crack Bank and Insurance exams in India eagerly wait for this OICL AO Exam 2025. Also, since this job offers ₹85,000 per month as salary in metropolitan centres and a permanent government insurance company with job security and numerous perks, this OICL AO exam holds greater importance and significance among the Bank and insurance job exam aspirants.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Overview

Candidates who are interested and eligible to apply for the OICL AO Exam 2025 and for the direct recruitment to Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) posts in Scale I cadre in the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) can find the complete overview of the OICL AO Exam 2025 Notification PDF below in this Veranda RACE Bank & Insurance blog post:

OICL AO Exam 2025: Important Dates

The OICL AO Notification 2025 PDF will be officially released by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) on its official website on 1 December 2025.

Interested and eligible OICL AO candidates can find the OICL AO Exam Important Dates 2025 related to OICL AO Recruitment Exam 2025 here in this Veranda RACE Bank & Insurance blog post:

The OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam Date 2025 is scheduled to be tentatively conducted on 10 January 2026 as per the OICL AO 2025 Notification PDF.

Candidates can check the Veranda RACE website or blog to know further updates about the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 Updates when they are announced officially by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL).

The OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025 will be tentatively held on 28 February 2026.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Apply Online

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) has officially started the OICL Administrative Officer (AO) Exam Online Application process for the OICL AO Recruitment Exam 2025 with the release of the OICL AO Exam Official Notification 2025 PDF.

Eligible candidates who wish to apply for the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) in Scale I Cadre in the OICL offices and regional branches across India can submit their OICL AO Exam Online Application 2025 starting from 1 December 2025 until 15 December 2025 on the OICL official website.

To complete the OICL AO Exam 2025 Apply Online process, eligible candidates must visit the official OICL website and navigate to the ‘Careers’ section.

Candidates can start applying for the OICL AO Exam 2025 from 1 December 2025. They can also find the direct link to apply for the OICL AO Exam 2025 here in Veranda RACE website from 1 December 2025.

OICL AO Exam 2025 Apply Online Direct Link – Click Here

OICL AO Exam 2025: Vacancies

The OICL AO Notification 2025 PDF released by the Oriental Insurance Company Limited is mainly conducted for the direct recruitment to the post of Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officers) in Scale I cadre for 300 AO vacancies in OICL offices and regional branches located in various states and union territories in India.

The number of OICL AO Vacancies 2025 was officially announced in the OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF. A total of 300 OICL AO Vacancies in 2025 was announced by the Oriental Insurance Company in the OICL AO Exam Official Notification 2025 PDF.

A total of 285 Administrative Officer (Generalist) and 15 AO (Hindi Officer) vacancies were released through the OICL AO (Generalist & Hindi Officer) Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

Candidates are advised to keep an eye to check out the detailed OICL AO Exam 2025 Vacancies List for 300 Administrative Officer (AO) Vacancies in the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) from the Veranda RACE website. They can also know the category-wise vacancies list once the detailed notification is available on 1 December 2025.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Interested and eligible applicants for the OICL AO Exam 2025 for the recruitment to 300 vacancies of Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officers) in Scale I cadre should fulfill the following eligibility criteria to apply online.

The eligibility criteria for the OICL AO Exam 2025 include NOICL AO Educational Qualification 2025, OICL AO Age Limit 2025, etc., which are discussed below in depth in this OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification blog post of Veranda RACE:

OICL AO Exam 2025: Nationality

Candidates applying for the OICL AO Exam 2025 must be either a citizen of India or a subject of Nepal or a subject of Bhutan or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1 Jan1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African Countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Educational Qualification

Candidates interested to apply for the OICL AO Exam 2025 must possess minimum educational qualification as mentioned in the OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF for the direct recruitment of 300 Administrative Officers in the Generalist & Hindi Officer sections in the Scale I cadre in the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL).

As per the official OICL AO Exam Notification PDF, the cut-off date for determining a candidate's educational qualification is 1 December 2025.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Age Limit

Candidates interested to apply for the 300 Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) vacancies in Scale I Cadre in the OICL through the OICL AO Exam 2025 should be within 21 years and 30 years.

The cut-off date to determine the candidate’s age with respect to maximum age for the OICL AO Exam 2025 will be 1 December 2025.

The detailed requirement of age-limit for Administrative Officer (Generalist & Hindi Officer) posts in the OICL AO Exam 2025 has been given in the below table by Veranda RACE:

Age relaxation will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories as per government norms for the OICL AO Recruitment Exam 2025.

OICL AO Age Relaxation 2025

As per the OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF, age relaxation for the upper age limit will be applicable for candidates belonging to reserved categories. Age relaxation depends on the category of the candidates and follow government rules. Check the below table to know more about the OICL AO Age Relaxation 2025:

OICL AO Selection Process 2025

The selection process for the OICL Administrative Officer Exam 2025 includes three levels: Tier I Prelims Exam, Tier II Mains Exam and Tier III Interview.

The OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 is a computer-based exam. It will consist of 100 objective MCQ questions conducted for a total of 100 marks for a duration of 60 minutes. This Computer Based Exam consists of 3 sections namely English Language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude. There will be a negative marking of one-fourth marks assigned for that particular question for each wrong answer in the OICL AO Prelims Exam 2025. There is sectional timing in the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025.

The OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025 is also an online exam and will consist of an Objective Test for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 marks.

The Objective Test in the OICL AO Mains Exam 2025 will be conducted for a total duration of 2 hours 30 minutes consisting of 5 sections for both Generalist as well as Hindi Officer posts for 200 marks.

The descriptive test in the OICL AO Mains Exam 2025 will be conducted for 30 marks will be a Test of English and conducted through on-line mode. The descriptive test will consist of letter writing and essay in the OICL AO Mains Exam 2025.

As mentioned in the OICL AO Exam Official Notification 2025 PDF, there will be sectional timing in the OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025.

Candidates who clear the requisite cut off will be shortlisted for the OICL AO Interview 2025. The final selection through the OICL AO Merit List 2025 will be based on the consolidated marks of OICL AO Mains Exam 2025 (Objective Test) and OICL AO Interview 2025.

OICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025

The OICL AO Prelims Exam Pattern 2025 will be an online exam. It consists of 3 sections. The three sections are English language, Reasoning Ability and Quantitative Aptitude.

The total duration of the Tier I Prelims Exam for the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 will be 60 minutes.

Candidates have to answer 100 questions within a time frame of 60 minutes. The total marks of the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 will be 100 marks. There will be negative marking of one-fourth of the marks assigned to the question for each wrong answer.

OICL AO Exam 2025 candidates can check the exam pattern for the online exam of the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 here in the Veranda RACE Bank and Insurance blog post here:

There will be sectional timing for all the sections in the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025. Candidates approximately 20 times the number of vacancies (subject to availability) will be shortlisted for the OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025 as mentioned in the OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF.

OICL AO Mains Exam Pattern 2025

The OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025 will also be an online exam consisting of both an objective as well as a descriptive exam.

The objective exam consists of 5 sections for both the Generalist and Hindi Officer posts namely Test of Reasoning, Test of English Language, Test of General Awareness, Test of Quantitative Aptitude and Specialist Stream (Assess Technical and Professional Knowledge).

The total duration of the objective test for the OICL AO Mains Exam 2025 will be 150 minutes or 2 hours 30 minutes. Candidates have to answer 200 questions in the objective test within a time frame of 150 minutes.

The total marks of the objective test of the OICL AO Mains Online Exam 2025 will be 200 marks. There will be negative marking of one-fourth marks for each wrong answer.

The descriptive test will be conducted for a duration of 30 minutes for a total of 30 marks. This will be a Test of English Language and consist of the following:

Essay – 10 marks

Essay – 20 marks

OICL AO Exam 2025 candidates can check the exam pattern for both the objective and descriptive tests of the NICL AO Phase II Exam 2025 here in the Veranda RACE Bank and Insurance blog post here:

Objective Exam Pattern for Generalist Posts:

OICL AO Exam 2025: Salary & Benefits

Candidates joining the Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) as an Administrative Officer (Generalist / Specialist / Hindi Officer) would get a basic pay of ₹ 50,925 in the pay scale of ₹50925-2500(14)-85925-2710(4)-96765. They will also get other benefits such as pension under the New Pension Scheme governed by PFRDA, Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal Accident Insurance, etc. The total emoluments will be ₹85,000 per month in Metropolitan Centres in India.

OICL AO Exam Dates 2025

The OICL AO Exam Dates 2025 for the Prelims and Mains exams were announced tentatively in the OICL AO Exam Official Notification 2025 PDF and short notice.

The OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 will be tentatively conducted on 10 January 2025. The OICL AO Tier II Mains Exam 2025 is scheduled to be tentatively conducted on 28 February 2025.

Candidates can check the detailed information about the OICL AO Exam Updates 2025 here in verandarace.com.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Application Fee

The OICL AO Exam 2025 Application Fee will have to be paid using online mode only. It is mentioned in the OICL AO Exam 2025 Official Notification PDF that candidates belonging to the SC/ST/PwBD categories will have to pay ₹250 for the OICL AO Exam 2025 as online application fee.

Candidates are required to pay the OICL AO Exam 2025 Online Application Fee using online mode either by UPI/Internet Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card.

The online application fee can be paid through online mode only till 15 December 2025 for the OICL AO Exam Selection Process 2025.

OICL AO Exam 2025: Tier I Prelims Exam Centres

The exam centres for the online exams of the OICL AO Tier I Prelims Exam 2025 are given below in this table collated by Veranda RACE: