{"id":172343,"date":"2025-09-07T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-07T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/?p=172343"},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:37:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T13:07:35","slug":"how-to-qualify-in-the-english-section-of-lic-aao-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicemock.com\/blog\/how-to-qualify-in-the-english-section-of-lic-aao-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Qualify in the English Section of LIC AAO 2025?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The LIC AAO Prelims exam is scheduled for 3rd October 2025. It is one of the most competitive exams as it provides an attractive salary with the benefit of securing a central government job. Most candidates focus only on the reasoning and quant sections to score well in the LIC AAO Prelims exam, and they are not wrong. Because the score obtained in the English language section is not counted for merit. It is important to note that you need to score a minimum qualifying mark in the English language section to appear in the further selection process. The English Language section in both Prelims (objective) and Mains (descriptive) is qualifying in nature. Which means, you need to score the minimum required marks in the English language section to qualify in both Prelims and Mains. Read on to know how to qualify in the English Section of LIC AAO 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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English Language Section Weightage in LIC AAO 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the LIC AAO Generalist Prelims exam, the English language section consists of 30 marks in the Prelims, and you have to score 10 marks to qualify in this section if you belong to the General or EWS category. If you belong to a reserved category, you need to score 9 marks out of 30 to qualify in the English language section. For this, you should know basic grammar rules<\/a>, vocabulary, and important English language topics and concepts.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LIC AAO Generalist Prelims English Language format:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name of the Test\/Section<\/strong><\/td>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Marks<\/strong><\/td>Duration<\/strong><\/td>Qualifying Marks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
English Language<\/td>30<\/td>30<\/td>20 minutes<\/td>10 for others
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In the LIC AAO Generalist Mains exam, the english language section is in descriptive format which means you have to type the answer of the question provided. There will be two questions which can be any of the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Email writing<\/strong>: Question will be like \u2018Write an e-mail on the below given topic\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Report Writing<\/strong>: Questions framed – \u2018Write a Report on the situation provided below\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Precis Writing<\/strong>: In this the examiner may ask – \u2018summarize the passage by keeping important points in mind and give title to it\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Situation Analysis Writing<\/strong>: In this topic, a situation is given, and you need to write a response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LIC AAO Generalist Mains English Language format:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name of the Test\/Section<\/strong><\/td>No. of Questions<\/strong><\/td>Maximum Marks\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>Duration<\/strong><\/td>Qualifying Marks<\/strong><\/td><\/tr>
English Language Descriptive Paper<\/td>2<\/td>25<\/td>30 minutes<\/td>10 for others
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You have to score only 10 out of 30 marks to qualify in the Prelims and 10 out of 25 marks to qualify in the Mains, as the English Language section marks are not counted for Merit in the LIC AAO exam. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What You Need to Do Now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With only one month left, cracking the LIC AAO Prelims exam requires smart study. You need to smartly deal with each section that will come in the exam. Surely your preparation strategy should be leaned towards Reasoning and Quant, but if you are not so good at English, you should also start revising some English grammar<\/a> basics. Focus on important topics of English and practice descriptive writing on 1 topic every week. This will ensure your selection in the LIC AAO exam. Reasoning and Quant will fetch you marks, but qualifying in English, along with scoring in the other two sections, will lead you to success in the LIC AAO Prelims exam.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Note: <\/strong>There is no negative marking in the LIC AAO<\/strong>. Thus, you can attempt all 30 questions of the English Language in the given time, and it will surely fetch you a few marks. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Important Topics of English in LIC AAO Prelims<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Important English Language topics in the LIC AAO Prelims include RCs, Cloze Test, Error Spotting, and Fill in the Blanks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n