LIC AAO Prelims 2026
Strategy, previous-year cutoff analysis & full test series built from 10-year paper patterns.
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⚖️ Official Marking Scheme
- Positive: 1 per correct.
- Negative: 0.25 per wrong.
- Rules: Reasoning (35) + Quant (35) = 70 marks evaluated.
- Duration: 60 min · 3 sections.
⏱️ Sectional Breakdown
LIC AAO Prelims 2026 — Master Strategy & Topic Weightage
Compiled from 10-year official paper patterns and previous-year shift analysis. Review the exact topic weightage below to decide your attempt sequence and study focus.
🏆 The Topper 3-Step Execution Plan
📊 Topic-Wise Previous Year Weightage & Attack Strategy
Work top-down inside each section. ① Must-Do topics form 60–70% of your passing score.
| Section | Topic | Expected Qs | Priority Tier | Topper Attack Technique |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | Puzzles & Seating | 18–22 | ① Must-do | Scan all sets first, solve the 2-3 with most definite clues. Skip any set not cracked in 90s of setup. |
| Reasoning | Inequalities | 3–4 | ② High yield | Chain the signs, check direction. Watch either-or pairs. Under 30s each. |
| Reasoning | Syllogism | 3–3 | ② High yield | Venn only for tricky ones; 'Only a few' = some+some not. Fastest 3-5 marks in the paper. |
| Reasoning | Direction Sense | 2–3 | ③ Solid marks | Sketch every turn. Pythagoras for shortest distance. |
| Reasoning | Misc (order, pairs, coding) | 2–3 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this Reasoning topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| Reasoning | Alphanumeric & Symbol Series | 0–3 | ④ If time permits | Read the condition twice before counting. Most errors are misread conditions, not logic. |
| Reasoning | Blood Relations | 0–2 | ④ If time permits | Draw the tree: squares male, circles female. Never solve in your head. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Arithmetic (mixed word problems) | 12–13 | ① Must-do | Use ratio/unitary methods, not equations. Options often let you back-solve faster. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Data Interpretation | 10–12 | ② High yield | Pick the set with clean numbers first. Approximate early; exact-value questions last. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Number Series (missing & wrong) | 5–5 | ② High yield | Check differences → ratios → squares/cubes, in that order. 20s max, then move on. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Quadratic Equations & Root Comparison | 4–5 | ③ Solid marks | Sign-rule shortcut: factor mentally, compare roots. Guaranteed 3-5 marks. |
| Quantitative Aptitude | Simplification/Approximation | 0–4 | ③ Solid marks | BODMAS + fraction-percent table. Round early on approximation questions. |
| English | Reading Comprehension | 8–8 | ① Must-do | Read questions first, then skim. Do vocab and fact questions before inference. |
| English | Error Spotting | 5–5 | ② High yield | Check subject-verb, then tense, then preposition — in that order. |
| English | Para Jumbles | 4–5 | ② High yield | Find the opener and mandatory pairs first; never order all sentences blind. |
| English | Sentence Improvement/Phrase Replacement | 3–4 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| English | Fill in the Blanks (single & double) | 3–4 | ③ Solid marks | Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| English | Word Swap / Word Usage | 3–4 | ④ If time permits | Drill this English topic to under 45s per question; revise its shortcut weekly. |
| English | Cloze Test | 0–4 | ④ If time permits | Read the whole passage once for tone, then fill. Collocation beats grammar rules here. |
⏱️ Minute-by-Minute Hall Execution
🎯 Cutoff-Beating Safe Target Bands
📊 Previous Year Cutoffs (2021 - 2024)
| Exam Year | UR | EWS | OBC | SC | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 48 | 44 |
Sectional note: English is qualifying in nature. Cutoff figures shown as historical record; future cutoffs are predictions with ranges, never guarantees.
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