Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) has officially released the Oriental Insurance Recruitment 2025 notification for 300 Administrative Officer (AO) vacancies across India.
Candidates with Any Degree or Postgraduate Degree can apply online from 03 December 2025 to 18 December 2025.
This is a great opportunity for aspirants looking for a stable and well-paying Government Job in the Insurance Sector.
Find complete eligibility details, vacancies, selection process, and important dates below.
OICL Oriental Insurance Recruitment 2025 – Overview
| Job Role | Administrative Officers (AO) |
|---|---|
| Category | Govt Jobs |
| Qualification | Any Degree / PG Degree |
| Experience | Freshers |
| Total Vacancies | 300 Posts |
| Salary | ₹50,925 – ₹96,765 per month |
| Job Location | Across India |
| Start Date | 03 December 2025 |
| Last Date | 18 December 2025 |
Detailed Eligibility – Oriental Insurance Jobs:
Educational Qualification:
Administrative Officers (Scale I):
Generalist Officers: Graduate/Post Graduate in any stream from a recognised University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) candidates.
Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers:
- Master’s Degree from a recognised University in Hindi with English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR
- Master’s Degree from a recognised University in English with Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR
- Master’s Degree from a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi medium and English as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR
- Master’s Degree from a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with English medium and Hindi as a compulsory or elective subject or as the medium of examination at the degree level, with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks) OR
- Master’s Degree from a recognised University in any subject other than Hindi or English, with Hindi and English as the compulsory or elective subjects or either of the two as a medium of examination and the other as a compulsory or elective subject at the degree level with 60% marks (for SC/ST 55% marks).
Salary Details: Rs. 50,925/- to 96,765/-
Age Limit (As on 30 November 2025):
- Minimum Age: 21 years & Maximum Age: 30 years i.e. a candidate must have been born not earlier than 1st Dec, 1995 and not later than 30.11.2004 (both dates inclusive).
Age Relaxation:
- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe: 05 years
- Other Backward Classes (OBC – Non creamy layer): 03 years
- Persons with Benchmark Disabilities as defined under “The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016”: 10 years
- Ex-Servicemen, Commissioned Officers, including Emergency Commissioned Officers (ECOs)/ Short Service Commissioned Officers (SSCOs) who have rendered at least 5 years of military service as on 30.11.2025 and have been released: 05 years
- Defence service personnel disabled in operation during the hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof: 03 years
- Widows, Divorced women and women legally separated from their Husbands, who have not remarried: 09 years
- Existing Confirmed Employees of the Public Sector General Insurance Companies (including GIC & Agriculture Insurance Company of India Ltd.): 08 years
Total Vacancies: 300 Posts
Discipline Wise vacancies:
- Generalists: 285 Posts
- Hindi Officers: 15 Posts
Category-wise vacancies:
- UR: 130 Posts
- OBC: 72 Posts
- SC: 44 Posts
- ST: 25 Posts
- EWS: 29 Posts
Selection Process of Oriental Insurance Careers:
- The selection process will be based on
- Phase-l: Preliminary Examination
- Phase – II: Main Examination
- Phase – III: Interview
Phase-I: Preliminary Examination (Applicable for both Generalist and Hindi Officer):
- Preliminary Examination consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online.
- This would consist of 3 sections (with separate timings for each section) as follows:
| Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration | Medium of Exam |
| English language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes | English |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | English/Hindi |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | English/Hindi |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
Phase – II: Main Examination:
Phase – II: Main Examination:
Applicable for Generalists only:
- Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and Descriptive Test for 30 marks.
- Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.
- Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.
- Immediately after the completion of the Objective Test, the Descriptive Test will be administered.
Objective Test:
- The Objective Test of 2.5 hours’ duration will be as follows
| Name of the Test | Maximum Marks | Duration | Medium of Exam |
| Test of Reasoning | 45 | 45 minutes | English/Hindi |
| Test of English Language | 40 | 30 minutes | English |
| Test of General Awareness | 40 | 20 minutes | English/Hindi |
| Test of Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 40 minutes | English/Hindi |
| Test of Computer Knowledge | 35 | 15 minutes | English/Hindi |
| TOTAL (Aggregate) | 200 | 150 minutes | |
| English Language (Essay – 20 marks & Précis – 10). | 30 | 30 Minutes | Eng |
Descriptive Test:
- The descriptive Test of 30 Minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay – 20 marks & Précis – 10).
- The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through online mode.
- Candidates will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section separately of the objective test for short listing for the Descriptive Test evaluation, i.e., the descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test
- Candidates will be shortlisted for Interview on the basis of overall marks scored in Main Examination after evaluation as above.
Applicable for Hindi Officers only:
- Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and a Descriptive Test for 50 marks.
- Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.
- Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.
- Immediately after the completion of the Objective Test, the Descriptive Test will be administered.
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test of Reasoning | 25 | English / Hindi | 30 Minutes |
| Test of English Language | 25 | English | 20 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Test of Hindi and English grammar/vocabulary & knowledge of Act / Rules regarding Official Language implementation, Translation (English to Hindi and Hindi to English)) | 100 | English and/or Hindi | 50 Minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | English / Hindi | 10 Minutes |
| Test of Computer Knowledge | 25 | English / Hindi | 10 Minutes |
| Total (Objective Tests) | 200 | 120 Minutes | |
| English and Hindi Language (English Essay – 10 marks, Hindi Essay – 10 marks, Letter Writing (Hindi) – 10 marks, English to Hindi Translation – 10 marks, Hindi to English Translation – 10 marks) | 50 | English and / or Hindi (as applicable) | 60 Minutes |
Descriptive Test:
- The descriptive Test of 30 Minutes duration with 30 marks will be a Test of English Language (Essay – 20 marks & Précis – 10).
- The descriptive test will be in English and will be conducted through online mode.
- Candidates will be required to obtain a minimum score for each section separately of the objective test for short listing for the Descriptive Test evaluation, i.e., the descriptive answer script would be evaluated only in respect of those candidates who qualify the objective test
- Candidates will be shortlisted for Interview on the basis of overall marks scored in Main Examination after evaluation as above.
Applicable for Hindi Officers only:
- Main Examination will consist of Objective Tests for 200 marks and a Descriptive Test for 50 marks.
- Both the Objective and Descriptive Tests will be online.
- Candidates will have to answer the Descriptive Test by typing on the computer.
- Immediately after the completion of the Objective Test, the Descriptive Test will be administered.
| Name of Test | Maximum Marks | Medium of Exam | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Test of Reasoning | 25 | English / Hindi | 30 Minutes |
| Test of English Language | 25 | English | 20 Minutes |
| Professional Knowledge (Test of Hindi and English grammar/vocabulary & knowledge of Act / Rules regarding Official Language implementation, Translation (English to Hindi and Hindi to English)) | 100 | English and/or Hindi | 50 Minutes |
| General Awareness | 25 | English / Hindi | 10 Minutes |
| Test of Computer Knowledge | 25 | English / Hindi | 10 Minutes |
| Total (Objective Tests) | 200 | 120 Minutes | |
| English and Hindi Language (English Essay – 10 marks, Hindi Essay – 10 marks, Letter Writing (Hindi) – 10 marks, English to Hindi Translation – 10 marks, Hindi to English Translation – 10 marks) | 50 | English and / or Hindi (as applicable) | 60 Minutes |
Descriptive Test:
- The descriptive Test of 60 Minutes’ duration with 50 marks will be a Test of English and Hindi Language (English Essay – 10 marks, Hindi Essay – 10 marks, Letter writing (Hindi) – 10 marks, English to Hindi Translation – 10 marks & Hindi to English Translation – 10 marks).
- The descriptive test will be in English and/or Hindi and will be conducted through online mode.
- Questions will be displayed on the screen of the computer
Phase-III: Interview:
- Candidates who have been shortlisted at the end of Phase-II will subsequently be called for an interview to be conducted by the Company, up to three times the number of vacancies of the respective stream/category.
- An interview will be conducted at select centres. The weightage (ratio) of online Examination and Interview will be 80:20 respectively.
- The centre, address of the venue, time & date of the Interview will be informed to the shortlisted candidates in the call letter.
- Candidates are required to download their interview call letters from the company’s website.
Final selection:
- Final selection would be based on consolidated marks of the main examination (objective test) & Interview.
- The final merit list shall be prepared in descending order of the consolidated marks secured by the candidates.
Application Fees:
- SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 250/- (Inclusive GST) (Intimation Charges only)
- All Candidates other than SC/ST/PWD: Rs. 1000/- (Inclusive GST) (Application fee including Intimation Charges)
Application Fees mode: The payment can be made by using Debit Cards (Rupay/ Visa/ MasterCard/Maestro), Credit cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets.
How to Apply for OICL Oriental Insurance Recruitment 2025?
Eligible candidates can apply online through the official link from 03 December 2025 to 18 December 2025.
For More Details: Click Here
To Apply Online: Click Here (Application opens from 03 December 2025, 6:30 PM)
Important Dates – Oriental Insurance AO Recruitment 2025
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Online Registration Starts | 03 December 2025 |
| Last Date to Apply | 18 December 2025 |
| Fee Payment Window | 03 December 2025 (6:30 PM) – 18 December 2025 (Midnight) |
| Prelims Exam Date | 10 January 2026 |
| Mains Exam Date | 28 February 2026 |
| Admit Card Release | To be announced |