THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.

( A Government of India Undertaking )

Head Office, Oriental House, A-25/27, Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi-110002.

(APPLICATION TO BE SENT TO POST BAG NO. 2281, CHANAKYAPURI POST OFFICE,

NEW DELHI – 110 021 AND SHOULD REACH ON OR BEFORE 15.03.2010)

Applications are invited from Indian Citizens for the atleast 5 years military service and have been
post of Administrative Officer (Scale I) in specialized released on completion of assignment (including
discipline of Information Technology (Hardware, those whose assignment is due to be completed
Software and networking), Accounts, Law and within the next one year from the last date for
generalist. receipt of application) otherwise than by way of
dismissal or discharge on account of misconduct or
(I) Total No. of Vacancies:
inefficiency or on account of physical disability
Total SC ST OBC Un- attributable to military service or on invalidment.
Vacancies reserved
165 25 13 44 83 Physically Handicapped :
General : 40 years
Reservation for Emergency Commissioned Officer SC/ST : 45 years
(ECO) / Short Service Retrenched Commissioned OBC : 43 years
Officer (SSCRO) and Physically Handicapped (HH, Resident of Assam State during the period from
OH & VH-Category I only) candidates shall be as per 01.01.1980 to 15.08.1985 : 36 years
rules.
For confirmed employees of Public Sector General
Abbreviations used : HH-Hearing Handicapped; Insurance Companies, the age limit will be relaxed by 5
OH- Orthopaedically Handicapped; VH -Visually years for respective categories.
Handicapped
(III) Emoluments and Benefits: Rs.19,800/-
The candidates should apply for any one of the
following Groups only: Basic pay of Rs.11,110/ - in the scale of Rs.11,110-
540(14)-18,670-560(4)-20910 and other admissible
(II) Eligibility conditions: (As on 01.01.2010) allowances as applicable. Total emoluments will be
(A) Educational Qualifications: about Rs.19,800/-(approx.) in Metropolitan Centres.
Gratuity, LTS, Medical Benefits, Group Personal
Group & Minimum educational Accident Insurance, Group Savings Linked Insurance
Code No. qualifications Scheme (GSLI) and other benefits shall be as per rules of
Group A MCA (Masters in Computer the Company. (Pay Scale under Revision)
Code No. 01 Applications)/MIT (Masters in
Information Technology) or BE (IV) Service Conditions:
Computer/MCM (Master in Computer As applicable in the Company from time to time. Posts
Management) are permanent and the selected candidates on
Group B B.Com with minimum 60% marks in appointment may be posted or transferred to any place in
Code No. 02 graduation or 55% in M.Com for India as may be decided by the Company.
general candidates from recognized (V) Selection Procedure:
University.
Group C Bachelor of Law (three year course) Candidates will be called for written examination to be
Code No. 03 with minimum three years experience held on 09.05.2010 which would comprise of the
as a practicing lawyer (with two years following:
experience for SC/ST candidates) GROUP A TO D:
Group D Graduation with minimum 60% marks
Code No. 04 or 55% in Masters for general Objective Test:
candidates from recognized Objective Type Tests of:
University. (i) Reasoning
NOTE : (ii) English language
(iii) General awareness
(a) For SC/ST candidates minimum 55% marks in (iv) Professional knowledge- for the post from Group A
B.Com/ graduation or 50% marks in M.Com/ to C.
Masters from Recognized University. (Group B (v) Instead of Professional Knowledge Test, Numerical
and Group D Posts). Ability Test for the post of Group- D.
The first three tests i.e. Test of Reasoning, English
(b) Other things being equal, preference will be given
Language and General Awareness will be common for
to candidates having post qualification experience
all the candidates. The Test of Professional Knowledge
in their area of specialization and/or having
will be specific to each of the Group (A to C) as may be
qualification in non-life Insurance.
applicable.
(c) All things being equal candidates with working
Test papers (i), (iii) and (iv) shall be both in English &
knowledge of Computers will be given preference.
Hindi.
(B) Age (As on 01.01.2010)
Descriptive Test :
Minimum age : 21 years
The test in English language shall be Descriptive paper
Maximum age
comprising of Essay, Précis & Comprehension etc.
General : 28 years
SC/ST (Age relaxation by 5 yrs.) : 33 years Candidates will appear for the written examination at
OBC (Age relaxation by 3 yrs.) : 31 years their own expenses.
ECO/SSRCO : 33 years
The Company reserves the right not to call any candidate
to appear at the written exam. and interview. On the
In the case of Ex-Service Commissioned Officers
including ECOs / SSCOs, who have rendered basis of performance in written examination, candidates
will be called for interview and final selection will be
made on overall performance in written examination
and interview. Outstation candidates called for an
interview will be reimbursed to and fro sleeper class
fare/bus fare by the shortest route from the station of
residence to the station of interview on production of
evidence of having undertaken journey for interview
purpose.
The candidates are advised to satisfy themselves
before they apply that they fulfill the requirements
as to age, qualifications, caste etc. and if found
ineligible, their candidature will be cancelled at any
stage of recruitment. The decision of the
Management/ Selection Committee will be final and
binding upon the candidates.
(VI) Examination Centres :
Appearing in the written exam. will not automatically
confirm any right of being selected for the said posts.
Competitive written examination will be held
at 24 centres in India. The candidates may choose any
one of the following centres, which must be indicated in
the application form clearly. No change of the centre
will be allowed at a later date. Company reserves the
right to direct candidates to appear at a centre other than
the one chosen by them for written examination without
monetary assistance. Company reserves the right to
hold the written examination at some and not all the
examination centres listed below depending upon the
number of candidates and other relevant factors :
Centre Code Cenre Code
Ahmedabad 01 Jammu
Allahabad 02 Kochi
Bangalore 03 Lucknow
Bhopal 04 Madurai
Bhubaneshwar 05 Mumbai
Kolkata 06 Nagpur
Chandigarh 07 New Delhi
Chennai 08 Panaji
Dehradun 09 Patna
Guwahati 10 Ranchi
Hyderabad 11 Thiruvananthapuram
Jaipur 12 Vishakhapatnam
Date of Written Examination: 09.05.2010.
(VII) Probation & Training:
Selected candidates if certified to be medically fit, may
be appointed as ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
(SCALE-I) on probation for a period of one year which
may be extended twice by a further period of six
months at a time stretching upto one year. During the
probation period the candidates would be required to
pass the non-life “Licentiate Examination” conducted
by the Insurance Institute of India. Only after passing
the said examination will the candidate be eligible for
confirmation of his services in the Company.
A maximum period of two years would be available to
the candidates for passing the above examination.
Failure on the part of the candidate to clear the
examination within the stipulated period will render
his/her services liable for termination.
The Company reserves the right to terminate service of
the candidate if found unsuitable at any time during the
probationary period or the extended probationary period
without any notice or assigning any reason thereof.
During the probationary period, candidates may be
required to undergo theoretical/practical training as may
be prescribed /arranged for them.
(VIII) Guarantee Bond:
Before joining as probationer, the selected candidates
will be required to give an undertaking to serve the
Company for a minimum period of four years including
probationary period. In the event of their resigning from
the Company before the expiry of the bond period, they
will be liable to pay liquidated damages equivalent to
one year’s gross salary paid to them during the year of
probation which could be proportionately reduced
depending on the length of service rendered. Besides,
he/she will have to submit a stamped Bond duly executed
by two sureties of sound financial standing, for an
amount equivalent to one year’s gross salary.
Candidates resigning from the Company during the
probationary period shall be liable to pay the salary
received by them during their entire service in the
Company in addition to an amount of Rs.25,000/-
towards partial cost of training. No lien/bond executed to
retain a substantive post with present employer will be
binding upon the Comp any and no Leave Salary or
Pension Contribution will be made.
(IX) General Instructions: (About Application, Fee,
Address where application to be sent etc.)
1. Applications should be Hand Written / neatly typed
in CAPITAL LETTERS in the prescribed format
only. Applications submitted in any other format
will not be accepted and summarily rejected.
2. The left hand upper corner of the envelope should be
superscribed “OIC – AO (indicate the Group in
which you will compete).” - Refer Educational
Qualifications.
3. Attach :
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(i) Crossed Bank Draft for Rs.500/- payable at
14 Delhi purchased from any Nationalized or
15 Scheduled Bank drawn in favour of
16 “THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE
17 COMPANY LIMITED” (Crossed Bank Draft
18 for Rs. 50/- is required for SC/ST candidates
19 applying for the post and no examination fee is
20 required for confirmed employees of The
21 Oriental Insurance Co Ltd). Candidates should
22 write his/her name and address, Group and
23 Code No. on the reverse of the Demand Draft.
24 Application containing Postal Order / Money
Order will not be accepted.
(ii) Self addressed envelope of 23 cms. X 12 cms.
i.e. 9.5” x 5” size with Rs.5/- postage stamp
affixed. Self address on the envelope should be
written or typed in capital letters.
4. Caste Certificate in respect of SC/ST/OBC
candidates is to be obtained from the following
Authorities to be produced at the time of Interview.
(a) District Magistrate / Additional District
Magistrate / Collector / Deputy Commissioner /
Deputy Collector / Sub-Divisional Magistrate /
Taluka Magistrate/ Executive Magistrate / Extra
Assistant Commissioner (Not below the rank of
First Class Stipendiary Magistrate).
(b) Chief Presidency Magistrate / Additional Chief
Presidency Magistrate / Presidency Magistrate.
(c) Revenue Officer not below the rank of
Tehsildar.
(d) Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the
candidate and/or his family normally resides.
(e) In so far as the Scheduled Tribes communities
of Tamil Nadu are concerned, the Certificate
given by the Revenue Divisional Officer instead
of Tehsildar would only be accepted.
5. For claiming reservation under OBC category
candidate should belong to such Caste or
Community, which is common to both the lists in
respect of Mandal Commission and the State Govt.
 Lists from the State of his origin (as per the list 9. The decision of the Company will be final and
published by the Central Govt.). The benefits of binding in all matters. The Company takes no
reservation shall not apply to persons/section responsibility for any delay in receiving the
belonging to “Creamy Layer” as specified vide application or for loss of application in transit.
Column 3 of the Schedule of the Department of
10. Complete application together with the enclosures
Personnel and Training OM No. 36012/22/93-
mentioned in 3.1 and 3.2 above should reach :
Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993.
POST BAG NO. 2281,
CHANAKYAPURI POST OFFICE,
Candidates seeking reservation as OBC are NEW DELHI – 110 021
required to submit a certificate, at the time of
ON OR BEFORE : 15.03.2010
Interview, regarding his/her “OBC Status and Non
Creamy Layer Status” issued by an authority CANVASSING IN ANY FORM WILL
mentioned in the DOPT OM 36012/22/93- DISQUALIFY THE CANDIDATE.
Estt.(SCT) dated 15.11.1993. Such candidates
should also submit a declaration in addition to
certificate issued by the Competent Authority in
the following format:
“I _______________ son / daughter of
Shri_____________________________ resident of
village/town/city______________ Distt________
State__________ hereby declare that I belong to
the ___________ community which is recognized
as a backward class by the Govt. Of India for the
purpose of reservation in services as per rules
contained in Deptt. Of Personnel and Training OM
No. 36012/22/93-Estt.(SCT) dated 08.09.1993.”
6. Candidates serving in Govt./Quassi Govt./Public
Sector Undertakings/Public Sector Financial
Institution are required to send their applications
through proper channel. However, they may send
an advance copy of the application along with
application fee so as to reach within the time
stipulated.
7. Company reserves the right to restrict the number
of candidates to be called for interview based on
performance in the written examination
commensurate with the number of vacancies.
8. OIC have offices throughout India and the
Company shall have the prerogative to decide the
posting of the selected candidates depending on the
requirement and not at the candidate’s choice and
no requests in this regard would be entertained.
 APPLICATION FORMAT FOR THE POST OF
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (SCALE- I) Affix
passport
(Do not attach any Document / Photocopies with the application) size
Last date for receipt of application : 15.03.2010 photograph

Date of written examination : 09.05.2010

1. Group applied for (please tick v ) :

Group – ‘A’ Group – ‘B’ Group – ‘C’ Group – ‘D’
Code No.: 01 Code No.: 02 Code No.: 03 Code No.: 04

2. Choice of centre for Written Examination : _________________ Code No._______

3. Name in full : Shri/Smt./Kum. : ____________ _______________ ____________
(In capital letters) Surname First Name Middle Name
4. Father’s/Husband’s Name : _____________________________________________
5. Address for correspondence : ___________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ Pin Code: _________________
E-mail ID (if any) _________________________ Tel. Nos./Mobile Nos.______________ Fax No____________
Nearest Railway Station : ______________________________________________________________________
6. Permanent Address : __________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________ Pin Code: _________________
7. Category: SC ( ), ST ( ), OBC ( ), Unreserved ( )
Please tick whichever is applicable.
Note : Candidates belonging to OBC but coming in the “Creamy Layer” and thus not entitled to OBC reservation
should tick their category as Unreserved i.e General.
7A If you belong to any of these categories : ECO/SSRCO/PH, please indicate
8. Whether a resident of Assam from 01.01.1980 to 15.08.1985? Yes ( ) No ( ) Please tick in
If yes, attach a copy of documentary evidence to that effect. appropriate
9. Whether confirmed employee of the Oriental Insurance Co.? Yes ( ) No ( ) bracket

If yes, S.R. Number : ___________ Designation : ____________________________________________________

Place of Posting _________________________________ Date of confirmation: ____________________________
10. Date of birth : ________________________ Age in completed years : ____________________ (as on 01.01.2010)
11. Place of birth : ________________________________State of domicile : _________________________________
12. Marital status : Married ( ) Unmarried ( ). (Please tick whichever is applicable).
13. Qualifications :
Name of Exam. Year of Aggregate Class/ Specialization
University/ Passed passing Marks (%) Division
Institution Exam. or Rank
1. Graduation
2. Post Graduation
3. Any other
14. Non-Life Insurance Qualifications: Please tick
(i) Insurance Institute of India : Associate ( ) Fellow ( )
(ii) Chartered Insurance Institute : Associate ( ) Fellow ( )
(iii) General Insurance Vocational Course at 10+2 level : Yes ( ) No ( )
(iv) Graduate with Insurance as optional subject : Yes ( ) No ( )
15. Particulars of previous and present employment / experience, if any.
(Attach separate sheet, if necessary) :

Previous Present
a. Name of the employer/s
b. Date of joining
c. Posts held
d. Salary last drawn
e. Nature of work
f. Number of comp leted
years of service
g. Date of leaving
h. Reason for leaving
16. Examination fee of Rs.500/- for General/OBC and Rs.50/- for SC/ST: Demand Draft No. ______________ Date
_____________; Complete address of issuing branch of the Bank from where the Bank Draft is purchased.
(No examination fee is required for confirmed employees of the Oriental Insurance Company Limited.)
I, hereby declare that all the statements made in this application are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and
belief.
I understand that in the event of any information being found false or incorrect, my candidature for the applied post is
liable to be cancelled/rejected at any stage of Recruitment without notice to me.

Date :
Place :
(SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT)