GIC Assistant Manager Post (Scale-I) 2022: Exam Pattern,

Tricks, Syllabus & More

The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC), one of the prominent insuring
bodies in India, regularly conducts recruitment exams to find competent applicants
for Assistant Manager positions (Scale-I). Candidates who pass the GIC recruitment
exam 20212 shall be assigned to one of the GIC offices in India. Like every year, this
year also the General Insurance Corporation of India will soon issue an official
notification for the recruitment of Assistant Managers.

Before moving further to the details, let us have a look at the brief of GIC and its
exam-

Name of the Authority General Insurance Corporation of India

Examination and Post General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC)

Recruitment, 2022 for the post of Assistant Manager
(Scale I)

Conducting Board Government of India

Official Website https://www.gicofindia.com/en/

Mode of Application Online

Mode of Examination ● Phase I-Online

● Phase II-Offline

Selection Process ● Phase I- Online Test

● Phase II- Group discussion & Interview

Vacancies
The General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC) has not yet rolled out the number
of vacancies. However, the expected vacancies for the post of GIC Officer Scale 1
Assistant Manager (Finance/CA, General Legal & Insurance) positions can be 44.
Applicants searching for jobs in the Government sector, here is the golden
opportunity to grab Sarkari Naukari!!

The division of vacancies are as follows:

 STREAM/ NO. OF MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
DISCIPLINE VACANCIES REQUIRED

LEGAL 4 ● Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a

University recognized by Bar council of
India
● Minimum of 60% marks for General &
OBC candidates (55% for SC/ST
candidates)

INSURANCE 10 ● Graduation in any discipline with

minimum 60% marks for General & OBC
candidates (55% for SC/ST candidates)
● Post Graduate Degree/diploma in
General Insurance/ Risk Management/
Life Insurance/ FIII/ FCII.

GENERAL 15 ● Graduation in any discipline with

minimum 60% marks for General & OBC
candidates (55% for SC/ST candidates).

FINANCE- 15 ● Graduation in any discipline with

CHARTERED minimum 60% marks for General & OBC
ACCOUNTANT candidates (55% for SC/ST candidates)
S ● Cleared Final examination of Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India.

TOTAL 44

Eligibility Criteria
To be considered for the position, all applicants must meet the GIC Asst. Manager
eligibility standards. Any candidate who is found to be ineligible based on the
information provided in the GIC Assistant Manager notification will be pulled out from
the selection process. Candidates will learn about the GIC Assistant Manager age
limit, educational requirements, and experience requirements in the eligibility criteria.

● Age limit: Only candidates who meet the GIC Assistant Manager age
requirements will be considered for the GIC Assistant Manager position in
2022. The following are the age restrictions for candidates:
Minimum age requirement: 21 years
Maximum age limit: 30 years

Age relaxation applied in accordance with government regulations is as

follows-
 CATEGORY AGE RELAXATION

SC/ST 5 Years

OBC 3 Years

PWD 10 Years

EX-SERVICEMAN Subject to a
maximum age limit
of 45 years

Widows, Divorced women and women legally 9 Years

separated from their husbands who have not
remarried

Existing Confirmed Employees of Public Sector 8 Years

General Insurance Companies (including GIC &
Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.)

Persons originally domiciled in the State of Jammu & 5 Years

Kashmir during the period 1-1-80 to 31-12-89

Application Form 2022

Eligible candidates can only apply for the post online via the official GIC website. The
steps below should be followed:

Step 1: Go to GIC 2022's official website and click on "apply online."

Step 2: Create an account by clicking on "new registration."

Step 3: Fill out the form with your name, email address, and phone number.

Step 4: After clicking 'submit,' the system will produce an ID and password for you.

Step 5: 'Login' through the same, and fill in the required information before clicking
'save and next.'

Step 6: Upload any relevant documents, including signatures and photographs.

Step 7: Select 'payment' and complete the form after payment and submit it.

Please note, the application fee for all categories is INR 850 + 18% GST.
Date of Examination
Dates for the exams have not yet been announced. As correlated with the previous
year’s dates, the following are the predicted months for 2022:

Event Tentative Months

Application Opens March 2022

Last Date for Online Application March 2022

Last date of Exam Fee Payment March 2022

Date of Examination August 2022

Note: Keep checking TestBook for all the information related to this Exam. We shall
notify the applicants as soon as the GIC spills the beans regarding the important
information.

GIC Selection Process 2022

The selection procedure consists of two stages: a written exam and a personal
interview round. It proceeds like this:
● The written exam is the first phase.
● Candidates must pass the written exam (online exam) with a minimum score.
● Once Phase I is cleared, the candidate is shortlisted for Phase II.
● The personal interview round, i.e., the PI round is Phase II wherein the
candidate participates in a group discussion (GD) followed by an interview.
The minimum qualifying score for Phase II is 60% marks separately.
● After passing all of the phases, the candidates will be finalised under the GIC
board.

GIC Exam Pattern 2022

The conducting authority determines the exam pattern for GIC Recruitment 2022. On
the website, candidates can get a quick overview of last year's exam papers and
mock examinations. The following are the remaining details:
● The GIC exam will be divided into two phases: Phase I and Phase II, with
three parts: Part A, Part B, and Part C in Phase I.
● Part A and B will be objective, whereas Part C will be descriptive in nature.
● There will be 123 questions in total, with a total score of 150.

Part Subjects Max. Marks No. of Questions

Part- A Technical & 40 40
Professional Knowledge
Test in the relevant
stream

Part- B Reasoning 20 20

English Language 25 25

General Awareness 20 20

Numerical Ability & 15 15

Computer Literacy

Part- C English Language- 30 03

Essay, Comprehension
& Precis

● Exam Pattern shall remain the same for Hindi, wherein, the total number of
questions given will be 105 and the exam will be out of 150.

Part Subject Max. Marks No. of Questions

Part- A Technical & Professional 40 40

Knowledge Test of Hindi
and English language

Part- B Reasoning 20

Translation 20 20

General Awareness 20

Part- C Hindi Language Essay, 50 05

Precis & Comprehension,
Hindi & English
Grammar, Translation,
Hindi typing, UNICODE

● Phase II will consist of an offline group discussion and a personal interview

round.
● It is carried out in order to assess the candidate's professional knowledge.
● Contemporary topics are covered in Phase II, for instance, Union Budget
2022, the latest Banking Acts and Current Economic Situation, to name a few.

GIC Syllabus 2022

The GIC 2022 exam syllabus is accessible on the exam's official website. The
following is a detailed syllabus:

PART SUBJECT

Part-A & Part-B ● Technical and Professional

Knowledge Test
● Reasoning Ability
● Quantitative Aptitude
● English/ Hindi Language
● General Awareness
● Computer Knowledge

Part-C ● Essay Writing

● Precis
● Comprehension
● Translation

GIC Topic Wise Syllabus 2022

The aforementioned subjects are bifurcated into the following topics-

Subject Topic

Reasoning ● Reasoning Analogies

● Artificial Language
● Blood Relations
● Alphanumeric series
● Calendars
● Cause and Effect
● Clocks
● Coding-Decoding
● Pattern Series and Sequences
● Order & Ranking
● Seating Arrangements
● Shape Construction
● Statement and Assumptions
● Statement and Conclusions
● Syllogism
Numerical Ability ● Numerical problems
● Percentages
● Profit Loss
● Fraction, Ratios, Average &
Volume
● LCM, HCF
● Mensuration formulas
● Simple interest & Compound
interest
● Market price, Cash price &
Expenditure.
● Time & Work, Speed & Distance

General Awareness ● Inventions & Discoveries

● Neighbouring Countries of India
● Culture
● Economics
● General Polity
● Geography
● History
● Indian Constitution
● Scientific Research
● Sports

English Language ● Reading Comprehension

● Usage of words
● Synonyms & Antonyms
● Sentence formation
● complete the sentence
● Error spotting
● Ordering
● Preposition
● Conjunctions
● Cloze Test

Hindi language ● Tenses

● Sentence Rearrangement
● Articles
● Comprehension
● Synonyms
 ● Idioms & Phrases
● Translation
● Grammar
● Voice
● Antonyms, etc.

Book to Refer for Preparation of GIC Exam 2022

There are many books available, where a few of them are as follows-
● General Insurance Company Administrative Officer’s Book
● Upkars LIC/GIC/OIC Assistant Administrative Officer’s Book
● Popular Master Guide- all about reasoning by R.Gupta
● R.Gupta’s Test of Non-verbal Reasoning written by Anjali A. Gupta
● General Knowledge Manual by UPSC Editorial Board
● Arihant Objective General Knowledge by Tarun Goyyal

Tips & Tricks to Crack GIC Assistant Manager (Scale-I) Exam 2022
Analysing the previous year’s cut-off list, the magic number to save a seat in GIC
Written Exam 2022 is 120 out of 150. However, if the candidate scores anywhere
close to 105-110 out of 150 then the candidate’s performance has to be
exceptionally good in the interview. To ensure success in GIC Assistant Manager
(Scale I) Exam 2022, refer to the following tips and tricks to devise the strategy of
clearing the exam in one go-
● Understand the syllabus and pattern of the examination well.
● Focus on basic fundamentals.
● Practice mock tests and sectional tests everyday available on TestBook.
● Brush up your strong areas and try to score well in weak areas.
● Keep track of your improvement.
● Revise weak areas regularly.
● Start typing at least 15-20 minutes daily.
● Reasoning section-
a) Try to solve a specific reasoning question through multiple methods.
b) Practice important chapters more, such as coding-decoding, order and
ranking, inequality, data sufficiency, and seating arrangement.
c) Try to solve different kinds of logical reasoning questions so as to
make yourself conceptually strong which will give you an edge over
others in the exam.
d) Practice!!! Practice!!! Practice!!!
● English language - Another major section of GIC exam 2022 is the English
language section. Although it is a hard nut to crack but could be the most
scoring section and time-saving is prepared well.
a) Pay attention to the prominent and scoring topics such as reading
comprehension, error spotting, synonym and antonym, rearranging and
improving sentences, fill in the blanks and cloze test.
b) Having a good command of English and a fair hold on vocabulary
should sail you through.
c) Read newspaper editorials and improve reading habits as it is very
important for solving comprehension and will help in saving a lot of
time.

● General Awareness-
a) Start preparing for this section 6-7 months well in advance as leaving it
for last-minute preparation can be cumbersome.
b) Prepare and revise current affairs everyday.
c) Take current affairs quiz daily at TestBook.

The Golden Tip to crack GIC Exam 2022 is to be consistent as practice is the
key. Don't forget, if you put your mind to your goals, you will hit them!! Good
luck!