What is the total number of vacancies announced for Administrative Officers?

The Oriental Insurance Company Limited has announced 300 vacancies for Administrative Officers (ScaleI), comprising 285 Generalist and 15 Hindi Officers.

What are the important dates for online registration?

The online registration for the recruitment commences on December 1, 2025, and the last date for online registration is December 15, 2025.

What are the tentative dates for the Preliminary and Main examinations?

The tentative date for the Preliminary (Tier I) examination is January 10, 2026, and for the Mains (Tier II) examination is February 28, 2026.

What is the application fee for this recruitment?

The application fee for SC/ST/PwBD candidates is Rs. 250/ (including GST and Intimation Charges only). For all other candidates, the fee is Rs. 1000/ (including GST and Application fee including Intimation Charges).

What is the minimum educational qualification for a Generalist Officer?

Candidates for Generalist Officer must possess a Graduate or Post Graduate degree in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks (55% for SC/ST candidates).

What is the minimum educational qualification for a Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officer?

Candidates must have a Master's Degree in Hindi with English, or English with Hindi, or any other subject with Hindi medium and English (or vice versa), as specified in the detailed notification, with 60% marks (55% for SC/ST).

What is the age limit for applying to these posts?

Candidates must be a minimum of 21 years and a maximum of 30 years as on November 30, 2025. This means candidates must have been born not earlier than December 1, 1995, and not later than November 30, 2004 (both dates inclusive).

What is the probation period for appointed candidates?

A candidate appointed in the Officers' cadre will be on probation for a period of one year from the date of joining, which may be extended twice by a further six months at a time, stretching up to one year.

Is there a service bond required after selection?

Yes, before joining, selected candidates are required to give an undertaking to serve the Company for a minimum period of four years, including the probation period. Resignation before the bond expiry will incur liquidated damages equivalent to one year's gross salary.

OICL AO Scale-I Phase-I Admit Card 2026 Released

Updated: 01 Jan 2026

Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) has released the Admit Card for the Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Phase-I examination 2026. Candidates who applied for the OICL AO Scale-I Recruitment 2025 can download their admit cards. The Phase-I exam is scheduled for 10 January 2026.

📅 Important Dates - Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Recruitment 2026

Application Start Date: 03 December 2025
Last Date: 18 December 2025
Online Fee Payment Last Date: 18 December 2025
Admit Card Release Date (Phase-I): 01 January 2026 - 10 January 2026
Exam Date (Phase-I): 10 January 2026
Phase-II Exam Date: 28 February 2026

👤 Age Limit - Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Recruitment 2026

Age limit calculated as on: 31 November 2025
Minimum age: 21 Years
SC/ST age relaxation: 5 years
OBC (Non-creamy layer) relaxation: 3 years
Persons with Benchmark Disabilities relaxation: 10 years
Ex-Servicemen / ECOs / SSCOs relaxation: 5 years
Disabled defence personnel relaxation: 3 years
Widows / Divorced / Legally separated women: 9 years
Existing PSU General Insurance employees: 8 years

💰 Application Fee - Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Recruitment 2026

General, EWS, OBC: Rs. 1000/-
SC, ST, PH: Rs. 250/-
OICL Employees: Rs. 250/-
Candidates have to pay their Examination Fee Through Debit Card / Credit Card / Net Banking / UPI and Other Fee Payment Mode Only.

📌 Vacancies - Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Recruitment 2026

Total Vacancies: 300

Discipline	No. of Posts	UR	OBC	SC	ST	EWS
Generalist	285	123	68	42	24	28
Hindi (Rajbhasha) Officers	15	7	4	2	1	1

🎓 Post Qualifications - Oriental Insurance Company Limited (OICL) Administrative Officer (AO) Scale-I Recruitment 2026

Post	Qualifications
Administrative Officer (Generalist)	Candidates having Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) will be considered for this post.
Administrative Officer (Hindi Officer)	Master’s Degree from a recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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).

Post

Qualifications

Administrative Officer (Generalist)

Candidates having Graduate / Post Graduate in any stream from a recognized University with at least 60% marks in either of the degree examination (at least 55% for SC/ST) will be considered for this post.

Administrative Officer (Hindi Officer)

Master’s Degree from a recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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 recognized 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).