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UIIC AO 2026 Notification: 225 Posts, Apply by 28 September, Exam Dates, Pattern, Syllabus, Salary, Eligibility and Free Mock Tests

UIIC AO 2026 is open now. United India Insurance advertised 225 Administrative Officer (Scale I) posts — 200 Generalists and 25 Hindi Officers — on 7 September 2026, with online registration from 8 to 28 September 2026, a Tier I preliminary examination tentatively on 22 October 2026 and a Tier II main examination on 30 November 2026, followed by an interview weighted at 25 per cent of the final merit.

The notice carries the revised general-insurance officer scale — basic pay of ₹82,485 and about ₹1.10 lakh a month in a metro — a 60 per cent degree rule, a ₹1,000 fee, a quarter-mark penalty, a new 20-mark computer-knowledge test in the Generalist mains and a 250-mark objective mains. This guide reads the notification clause by clause.

UIIC AO · checked 19 September 2026

UIIC AO at a glance, from the official notices

The dates, vacancies and rules below are read on the conducting body’s own site and rewritten as each notice appears. The guide beneath carries the full pattern, syllabus, cut-offs and free mock tests.

28Sep 2026

Next deadline

UIIC AO: the facts that matter now

  1. 01

    Notification 7 September 2026; online registration and fee 8–28 September 2026; call letters seven days before each tier; Tier I 22 October 2026…

    2026 dates

  2. 02

    United India Insurance Company Limited, Chennai; recruitment page at uiic.co.in → Careers → Recruitment

    Conducted by

  3. 03

    225 Administrative Officers (Scale I): 200 Generalists (UR 68 among them) and 25 Hindi Officers; PwBD horizontal reservation of 4 per cent

    Posts

  4. 04

    Tier I prelims (100 marks, qualifying) → Tier II mains (250 objective plus 30 descriptive for Generalists; 200 plus 50 for Hindi Officers) →…

    Stages

Notification

UIIC AO notification and key dates

Checked 16 September 2026 on uiic.co.in → Careers → Recruitment. The notification Ref. HO:HRM:REC:AO:1:2026 dated 7 September 2026 for Administrative Officers (Scale I) — Generalists and Hindi Officers — is the live item, with the detailed advertisement PDF, the apply-online link, a candidate grievance register and a toll-free helpline. Registration closes on 28 September 2026.

UIIC AO 2026 — the cycle, from the notification of 7 September 2026.
EventDate
Notification7 September 2026
Online registration commences8 September 2026
Last date for registration and fee payment28 September 2026
Call lettersSeven days before each tier
Tier I — preliminary examination22 October 2026 (tentative)
Tier II — main examination, objective and descriptive30 November 2026 (tentative)
InterviewTo be notified after the Tier II result
UIIC AO 2026 in numbers.
ItemFigure
Posts225 — 200 Generalists (UR 68) and 25 Hindi Officers (UR 11); PwBD 4 per cent horizontal
Fee₹1,000 plus GST; ₹250 service charges plus GST for SC, ST, PwBD and UIIC employees
MeritTier II objective 75 per cent, interview 25 per cent
PayBasic ₹82,485; about ₹1,10,000 a month in a metro
BondFive years including probation; one year’s gross salary plus ₹35,000 as liquidated damages on early exit

Exam dates are tentative

The notice says both examination dates may change and may fall on weekdays or holidays. Candidates should check the recruitment page rather than rely on the calendar dates; the company also reserves the right to modify the schedule.

Overview

What UIIC AO is, and who it suits

United India Insurance recruits Scale I officers in most alternate years — 2023, 2024 (two exercises) and now 2026 — and posts them to operating offices, mostly in the Western and Southern zones this time, with a five-year service bond. The 2026 exercise is a Generalist recruitment with a separate Hindi Officer stream whose mains carries a 100-mark professional-knowledge test of Hindi and English grammar, official-language rules and translation.

The examination is the public-sector general-insurance officer pattern: a bank-PO style prelims, a mains of separately timed sections with general awareness tilted to the financial sector, a typed descriptive test, and an interview. Two features are new or newly weighted in this notice — a 20-mark computer-knowledge section in the Generalist mains, and the explicit 75:25 weighting of mains and interview in the final merit.

Who UIIC AO 2026 suits

  • Graduates or post-graduates with 60 per cent (55 for reserved categories) whose result was declared by 30 June 2026 — candidates whose final result came after that date are not eligible this time.
  • Bank PO and insurance AO aspirants — the syllabus and level match; LIC AAO and NIACL AO preparation transfers directly.
  • Hindi post-graduates with English at degree level, or the reverse — for the 25 Hindi Officer posts, which have their own mains paper.
  • Candidates ready for Western and Southern zone postings — the notice says the vacancies are substantially there.

Eligibility

Who can apply for UIIC AO

From the notification of 7 September 2026, eligibility as on 30 June 2026. The two conditions that eliminate most applicants are the 60 per cent rule and the result date.

Who can apply in 2026.
RequirementDetail
Qualification — GeneralistsGraduate or post-graduate degree from a recognised Indian university or institute in the 10+2+3 pattern, with at least 60 per cent marks (55 for SC, ST and PwBD) in either the degree or the post-graduate degree
Qualification — Hindi OfficersPost-graduate degree in Hindi with English as a subject at degree level, or in English with Hindi at degree level, or in any subject with Hindi as the medium and English as a subject (or the reverse), or in any subject with both Hindi and English at degree level — all with 60 per cent (55) as the notice specifies
Result dateThe qualifying examination must be passed on or before 30 June 2026; candidates whose results were declared after that date are not eligible
Age21 to 30 years on 30 June 2026; relaxation of 5 years SC and ST, 3 OBC, 10 PwBD, ex-servicemen as per rules; cumulative to a ceiling of 45
Fee₹1,000 plus GST for UR, OBC and EWS; ₹250 service charges plus GST for SC, ST, PwBD and permanent UIIC employees; non-refundable
One streamA candidate applies for either Generalist or Hindi Officer, not both

Also from the notice

  • Percentage conversion — where a university gives grades, the percentage is computed by the university’s own norms and fractions are ignored.
  • Certificates at the interview — category, age, degree and EWS or OBC certificates (issued after 31 March 2026 for EWS) are verified there.
  • Licentiate examination — officers must pass the non-life Licentiate examination of the Insurance Institute of India during probation.

Selection process

How UIIC AO selection works

Each stage in order, and what it actually tests.

Stages change between cycles. Confirm the structure in the notification for the cycle you are sitting.
StageFormatWhat it involves
Tier I — Preliminary examination (both streams)Online objective, 60 minutes, 100 questions, 100 marks, three timed sectionsEnglish Language 30, Reasoning 35, Quantitative Aptitude 35, each in 20 minutes. Sectional and overall qualifying scores set by the company; adequate numbers per category shortlisted for Tier II.
Tier II — Main examination, GeneralistsOnline objective 250 marks in 150 minutes, then descriptive 30 marks in 30 minutesEnglish 40 questions for 50 marks (30 min), Reasoning 50 for 60 (40 min), Quantitative Aptitude 50 for 60 (40 min), General Awareness with special reference to the financial sector 40 for 60 (30 min), Computer Knowledge 20 for 20 (10 min); then a typed letter (10) and essay (20).
Tier II — Main examination, Hindi OfficersOnline objective 200 marks in 120 minutes, then descriptive 50 marksEnglish 25, Reasoning 25, Professional Knowledge (Hindi and English grammar and vocabulary, official-language rules, translation both ways) 50 questions for 100 marks, General Awareness 25, Computer Knowledge 25; then a descriptive paper of 50 marks.
Interview and final meritInterview of candidates shortlisted from the mainsDescriptive scripts are evaluated only for candidates who clear the objective mains, with qualifying marks set by the company. Final merit is the Tier II objective score and the interview in the ratio 75:25; Tier I and descriptive marks are not added.

Application to appointment

How UIIC AO 2026 runs, from the September registration to the two tiers, the interview and joining

The steps follow the notification of 7 September 2026.

The UIIC AO 2026 process

  1. Register between 8 and 28 September 2026 On the apply-online link on the recruitment page, choosing Generalist or Hindi Officer and the examination centres, and uploading the photograph, signature, thumb impression and handwritten declaration in the sizes the notice specifies.
  2. Pay the fee by 28 September ₹1,000 plus GST, or ₹250 plus GST for SC, ST, PwBD and UIIC employees, online; the application counts only when payment succeeds.
  3. Download the Tier I call letter About seven days before the examination — tentatively 22 October 2026 — from the recruitment page.
  4. Sit Tier I Sixty minutes, three 20-minute sections, a quarter-mark penalty; sectional and overall minimums set by the company; adequate numbers per category shortlisted.
  5. Sit Tier II Tentatively 30 November 2026: Generalists 150 minutes of objective sections with individual timers plus a 30-minute typed descriptive test; Hindi Officers 120 minutes plus a 50-mark descriptive paper.
  6. Interview and joining Shortlisting from the objective mains subject to the descriptive pass; final merit 75:25 mains and interview; medical fitness, a five-year bond, one year of probation and the Licentiate examination follow.

Exam pattern

UIIC AO exam pattern and marking

UIIC AO 2026 exam pattern — from the notification of 7 September 2026.
Stage and sectionQuestionsMarksTime
Tier I — English Language303020 min
Tier I — Reasoning353520 min
Tier I — Quantitative Aptitude353520 min
Tier II Generalist — English Language405030 min
Tier II Generalist — Reasoning506040 min
Tier II Generalist — Quantitative Aptitude506040 min
Tier II Generalist — General Awareness (financial sector)406030 min
Tier II Generalist — Computer Knowledge202010 min
Tier II Generalist — Descriptive English: letter 10, essay 2023030 min
Tier II Hindi Officer — English 25, Reasoning 25, Professional Knowledge 100, General Awareness 25, Computer 25150200120 min
Tier II Hindi Officer — Descriptive—50—

How the marks work

A quarter of the marks of a question is deducted for each wrong answer in both tiers; unanswered questions cost nothing. Tier I is qualifying. The descriptive script is evaluated only for candidates who clear the objective mains and must be passed. The final merit list is prepared from the Tier II objective marks and the interview in the ratio 75:25; Tier I and descriptive marks are not counted.

Study plan

How to prepare for UIIC AO

With registration closing on 28 September and Tier I tentatively on 22 October 2026, the plan below is a seven-week sprint for a candidate with a banking base, then a further five weeks to the 30 November mains.

A UIIC AO 2026 plan to the tentative dates.
WeeksFocusWhat to do
16 Sep – 22 OctTier IDaily 20-minute sectional tests in reasoning, quantitative aptitude and English; accuracy tracking under the quarter-mark penalty; two full Tier I mocks a week from October.
16 Sep – 30 NovGeneral awareness with the financial sectorIRDAI and general insurance, RBI and monetary policy, budget and economic survey figures, SEBI and PFRDA, current affairs of the last six months; a notes file revised weekly.
23 Oct – 20 NovTier II sections at their marksReasoning and quantitative at 60 marks each; two RCs a day; computer knowledge from a short text; one typed letter and essay a week.
21 – 30 NovFull Tier II mocksTwo a week with the section timers and the descriptive test; interview reading on United India, its products and the general-insurance market.

What decides selection

  • Tier II objective marks — three quarters of the final merit.
  • General awareness at 60 marks — the section a banking preparation half-covers; the financial-sector tilt is stated in the notice.
  • Accuracy under the penalty — in both tiers.
  • The interview — a quarter of the merit — prepare it, do not attend it.

Sources

Official notifications and sources

Every dated fact on this page was read from the notification of 7 September 2026 on the United India Insurance recruitment page.

Questions

UIIC AO — FAQs

What is the last date to apply for UIIC AO 2026?

28 September 2026, for both registration and payment of the fee, on the apply-online link at uiic.co.in → Careers → Recruitment. Registration opened on 8 September 2026 under the notification of 7 September 2026 for 200 Generalist and 25 Hindi Officer posts.

When is the UIIC AO 2026 exam?

Tier I, the preliminary examination, is tentatively on 22 October 2026 and Tier II, the main examination with its descriptive test, tentatively on 30 November 2026. The notice says the dates may change and may fall on weekdays or holidays; call letters come seven days before each tier on the recruitment page.

What is the UIIC AO 2026 exam pattern?

Tier I: 100 questions in 60 minutes — English 30, Reasoning 35, Quantitative Aptitude 35, each timed at 20 minutes — qualifying. Tier II for Generalists: 250 objective marks in 150 minutes — English 40 questions for 50 marks, Reasoning 50 for 60, Quantitative Aptitude 50 for 60, General Awareness with special reference to the financial sector 40 for 60, Computer Knowledge 20 for 20 — then a 30-mark typed letter and essay. Hindi Officers sit 200 objective marks including a 100-mark professional paper plus a 50-mark descriptive test. A quarter mark is deducted per wrong answer. Final merit is Tier II objective and interview in the ratio 75:25.

Who is eligible for UIIC AO 2026?

A graduate or post-graduate with at least 60 per cent marks (55 for SC, ST and PwBD) in the degree or post-graduate degree, passed on or before 30 June 2026 — later results are not eligible — and aged 21 to 30 on 30 June 2026 with the usual relaxations. Hindi Officers need a post-graduate degree in Hindi with English at degree level, or the equivalents the notice lists. The fee is ₹1,000 plus GST, or ₹250 service charges plus GST for SC, ST, PwBD and UIIC employees.

What is the UIIC AO salary?

Basic pay of ₹82,485 in the scale ₹82,485–4,050(14)–139,185–4,390(4)–156,745, with total emoluments of about ₹1,10,000 a month in a metropolitan centre, plus gratuity, LTS, medical benefits and group personal accident insurance. Officers serve one year of probation, must pass the non-life Licentiate examination, and sign a five-year bond with liquidated damages of one year’s gross salary plus ₹35,000 on early resignation.

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