GIC Assistant Manager Exam Analysis: The Selection Process for the post of Assistant Manager in General Insurance Corporation of India involves a Written Test, Group Discussion and Interview. On 15 May 2016, the online written examination was conducted and here we present you a Detailed Review and GIC Exam Analysis for Assistant Manager Recruitment.
GIC Assistant Manager Exam Analysis
For GIC Generalist/ Specialist Post, the total marks were 150 for written paper and a total of 123 questions were asked.
| Part A (Objective) |
Domain Knowledge of the Relevant Stream (Specialist Only) High Order Reasoning/ Critical Reasoning (Generalist Only) |
40 |
| Part B (Objective) |
Test of Reasoning Ability | 40 |
| Test of English Language | 20 | |
| Test of General Awareness | 20 | |
| Test of Numerical Ability & Computer Literacy | 20 | |
| Test in English Language – Essay, Precise and Comprehension | 30 | |
| Part C (Descriptive) |
Part A: Objective
1. High Order Reasoning/ Critical Thinking (For Generalist Post)
This section consisted of 40 Questions with 40 Marks in total.
- Logical Statements/Syllogisms: 6
- Statement-Conclusions/Fact-Inference-Conclusion: 5
- Statement Argument/Strong, Weak Argument, Statement–Reason: 6
- Deriving Conclusions from Passages/ Cause Effect/ Consequence: 5
- Miscellaneous Logical Puzzles: 3
- Non Verbal Series: 5
- Alphabet Series: 3
- Mirror Images: 1
- Embedded Images: 1
- Decision Making: 2
- Clock and Calendar: 2
- Cube and Dice: 1
1. Technical & Professional Knowledge (For Specialist Post)
In this Section, 40 Questions of 1 mark each were asked. Most candidates found it too easy and were able to attempt 32+ in this section. Questions were asked from their respective discipline, like Insurance, General, Finance, Legal, Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering.
Part B: Objective
1. Reasoning Ability
This section consisted of 20 Questions with 20 Marks in total.
- Coding Decoding- 2
- Series Completion- 5
- Relationships/Blood Relations- 1
- Sitting Arrangements/ Puzzle Test- 6
- Sequential Output Tracing/ Input Output- 5
- Direction Based Test/Direction Sense Test- 1
2. English Language
This section consisted of 20 Questions with 20 Marks in total.
- Reading Comprehension: 10
- Sentence Correction- 5
- Arrangement of Jumbled Sentences/ Parajumbles- 5
- Spotting the error- 5
3. General Awareness
This section consisted of 20 Questions with 20 Marks in total.
- Insurance and Banking Awareness- 7
- Economic Awareness- 3
- Insurance Terms and Theory- 4
- Economy Terms and Theory- 1
- Current Affairs- 3 (Sports, Awards, National, International etc.)
- Static Affairs-2 (Inventions, Authors, Abbreviations)
4. Numerical Ability and Computer Awareness
This section consisted of 20 Questions with 20 Marks in total.
- Profit and Loss – 1
- Average and Percentage- 2
- Time and Work- 1
- Time and Distance- 1
- Compound Interest- 1
- Quadratic Equation- 5
- Hardware- 1
- Basic of Computer- 1
- Networking- 2
- Internet- 1
- OS/Windows- 1
- Software- 1
- MS Office- 2
Part C: Descriptive
The Final Section will comprise of a Descriptive Paper. Questions on Essay, Precise and Reading Comprehension will be asked and the total marks will be 30.
Overall Review: The overall view of this GIC Assistant Manager Exam is moderate except for Reasoning and Numerical Ability Section as candidates were left with only little time to answer all other sections. This has also affected the chances of few people who could not attend questions even though knowing the answers, due to lack of time
The most of the time was consumed by Technical & Professional Knowledge Test for specialist discipline candidates. There is negative mark for wrong answers. So it would also play an important role in final scores further.
In descriptive section (English Language- Essay, Precise and Comprehension Writing), scores will also impact on overall marks.
GIC Assistant Manager Expected Cut Off
Due to moderate level of questions and based on performance of candidates in few sections like Reasoning and Numerical Ability (For Generalist) and Technical and Professional Knowledge Test (For Specialist), the overall cut off may rise because of limited vacancy.
If we talk about of overall attempts, a total of 85+ questions can be considered as final good attempts Expected cut-off will be 82-86 to qualify for Group Discussion and further for Interview.
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