UIIC AO 2026 — Prelims Held, Mains Tentatively 30 November
On 30 October 2026 the 22 October prelims is over, and uiic.co.in lists the Tier-I call letter rather than a prelims result; mains is tentatively 30 November 2026.
Administrative Officer (Scale-I), Generalist and Hindi Officer
Vacancies
225 (200 Generalist + 25 Hindi Officer)
Job Location
Pan India, mainly Western and Southern zones
Selection Process
Prelims → Mains → Interview
Official Website
uiic.co.in
Category
Insurance — General
Mode
Online (CBT)
Exam Dates
UIIC AO — current cycle
The 7 Sep 2026 notification opened registration on 8 Sep and closed it on 28 Sep. A UIIC corrigendum dated 28 Sep 2026 extended registration and fee payment to 1 Oct 2026 (23:59). Prelims is 22 Oct 2026 and mains is 30 Nov 2026, both marked tentative in the notification. Interview is not dated. On 30 Oct 2026 the recruitment page lists the Tier-I call letter and does not list a prelims result.
Notification
Apply
Prelims
Mains
Interview
Event
2024–25 cycle
2026 cycle
Notification
14 Oct 2024
7 Sep 2026
Apply
15 Oct–5 Nov 2024
8 Sep–1 Oct 2026
Prelims
No separate prelims
22 Oct 2026
Mains
21 Dec 2024
30 Nov 2026 (tentative)
Interview
Shortlist 6 Feb 2025
TBA
Where a 2026 date is still TBA, the conducting body has not published it. Check the official notification linked on this page before you rely on a date.
Eligibility
UIIC AO Eligibility Criteria 2026
Education
As on 30 Jun 2026.
Generalistsa graduate or post-graduate degree in any discipline from a recognised university with at least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST/PwBD).
Hindi Officersa master’s degree in one of the Hindi-and-English combinations in the 7 Sep 2026 notification, with the same percentage.
Age limit
21–30 years
As on 30 Jun 2026 (born 30 Jun 1996 to 30 Jun 2005). SC/ST +5, OBC +3, PwBD +10, ex-servicemen +5 (corrigendum of 28 Sep 2026). Cumulative relaxation cannot take age above 45.
Nationality
Citizen of India, or a category named in the 7 Sep 2026 notification who holds a Government of India eligibility certificate.
Vacancy Breakdown 2026
Generalist200
Hindi Officer25
Total vacancies: 225 (indicative — official numbers from notification)
Syllabus
UIIC AO Syllabus 2026 — Topic-wise
Master these topics and you master the exam. Click any subject to expand its complete topic list.
Reasoning
Quantitative Aptitude
English Language
Letter writing and essay (generalist descriptive test)
General Awareness with special reference to the financial sector
Computer Knowledge
Exam Pattern
UIIC AO Exam Pattern 2026
Section
Questions
Marks
Time
English Language
30
30
20 min
Reasoning
35
35
20 min
Quantitative Aptitude
35
35
20 min
Total
100
100
60 min
Negative marking: One-fourth of the marks assigned to a question is deducted for each wrong objective answer in both the preliminary and main exams. Unanswered questions have no penalty.
Section
Questions
Marks
Time
English Language
40
50
30 min
Reasoning
50
60
40 min
Quantitative Aptitude
50
60
40 min
General Awareness (Financial Sector)
40
60
30 min
Computer Knowledge
20
20
10 min
English Descriptive (not in final merit)
2
30
30 min
Total
202
280
180 min
⚠️ Negative marking applies to objective sections. Descriptive section is evaluated separately.
Selection Process
1
Prelims
2
Mains
3
Interview
Previous Cutoffs
UIIC AO Previous Year Cutoffs
Generalist online exam held on 21 Dec 2024. Category cutoff for interview shortlisting, out of 250, from the UIIC notice dated 7 Feb 2025. Not a 2026 score.
UR
156.39
OBC
147.19
EWS
144.76
SC
131.76
ST
117.35
The same notice also gives PwBD generalist cutoffs: VI 153.91, OC 103.74, ID/MD 132.58. No 2026 cutoff is on the AO 2026 recruitment page.
Earlier cycles
UIIC AO — previous exams
The previous AO cycle on uiic.co.in is the 2024–25 generalist and specialist recruitment; the 2026 page is a separate notice with its own prelims and mains.
Generalist UR 156.39/250 for interview shortlisting
The 14 Oct 2024 notice had tentatively said 14 Dec 2024. The cutoff notice of 7 Feb 2025 and the interview shortlist say the exam was held on 21 Dec 2024. Final selection used the objective written exam and interview; the descriptive paper was qualifying.
FAQs
UIIC AO Frequently Asked Questions
The recruitment page on uiic.co.in lists the Tier-I call letter, information handouts and the detailed advertisement. It does not list a preliminary-exam result. Prelims was on 22 October 2026. Mains is tentatively 30 November 2026. Interview is not dated.
The 7 September 2026 notification set registration from 8 to 28 September 2026. The corrigendum dated 28 September 2026 extended registration and fee payment to 1 October 2026, until 23:59.
225 provisional posts: 200 generalists (ST 18, SC 30, OBC 62, EWS 22, UR 68) and 25 Hindi officers (ST 1, SC 4, OBC 7, EWS 2, UR 11). PwBD reservation is horizontal and is not added to 225.
Yes. The notification deducts one-fourth of the marks of each wrong objective answer in both the preliminary and main examinations. There is no penalty for a question left blank.
21 to 30 years as on 30 June 2026. Candidates must have been born from 30 June 1996 to 30 June 2005, both days included. Relaxations in the notification apply, and the age after relaxation cannot exceed 45.
No. Hindi Officer mains in the 7 September 2026 notice is 150 objective questions for 200 marks in 120 minutes, including a 50-question professional-knowledge test, plus a 50-mark descriptive paper in 60 minutes. For Hindi Officers, objective and descriptive mains marks are counted with the interview in the ratio 75:25. The pattern table on this page is the generalist paper.
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