LIC DSE Recruitment 2012-2013 Notification, Forms & Eligibility

LIC (Life Insurance Corporation) of India has just yesterday issued recruitment notification 2012-2013 for a huge vacancy of 12529 DSE (Direct Sales Executive) for its eight zonal marketing units. Online submission of form has already started from 8th December, 2012 and as per this notification, last date to apply for LIC DSE Recruitment 2012-2013 is 28th December, 2012!This blog post focuses on how to apply for these LIC DSE jobs, while another blog article of mine titled: LIC DSE Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books gives you the prep materials for LIC DSE Exam - the sample papers and prep books, so that you can crack the DSE exam easily.But before that, a small primer on what is LIC:Founded in 1956, The Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) is the largest life insurance company in India with 2048 branches, 105 divisional offices and 8 zonal offices, employing over 1 million agents. It also operates in 12 other countries, primarily to cater to the needs of Non Resident Indians.A recent Economic Times Brand Equity Survey rated LIC as the No. 1 Service Brand of the Country. Such is the reach of LICI that in the financial year 2007-08, Life Insurance Corporation of India's number of policy holders are said to have crossed a whopping 220 million (fourth in terms of population of the countries of the world). More about LIC can be found from this page of LIC website.Direct Sales Executives (DSE) in LIC are contractual jobs, appointed for a period of 3 years. At the end of the 3 year term, the contract may be extended further, depending on your performance. The job involves marketing LIC polices – selling new polices as well as servicing existing ones and hence needs extensive travelling.Some people confuse LIC DSE jobs with LIC Agents job – however the two are completely different, the only similarity is the contractual nature of both the jobs and that both markets LIC policies. The eligibility/qualification requirement for LIC agents is far less than LIC DSE jobs. The minimum educational qualification required for LIC agents is only Class-XII while for LIC DSE jobs you need to be a graduate. With above introduction on LIC Direct Sales Executives jobs, let us go on to find more information on the DSE jobs.LIC DSE Recruitment 2012-2013 important dates:Opening Date of On-Line Registration: 08.12.2012Last Date for acceptance of Application Fees: 27.12.2012Closing Date for On-line Registration: 28.12.2012LIC DSE Vacancy 2012-2013:As said, 12529 Direct Sales Executive jobs are on offer in LIC Recruitment 2012-2013. You can find the zone-wise breakup of the LIC vacancies as given at right.For the unit-wise, category-wise LIC DSE vacancies you have to download the following marketing zone-wise notifications to know more:LIC does not offers Direct Sales Executives any fixed monthly salary but is dependent on how much target you have been able to achieve. The salary can be higher or lower, depending upon the business performance.Eligibility Requirement for LIC DSE jobs:Minimum eligibility required for LIC Direct Sales Executives jobs are as follows:1.0 Age eligibility: (as on 01.12.2012)Minimum 21 years, Maximum 35 years. Relaxations exists for reserved categories.2.0 Educational qualification eligibility:You should be a graduate (i.e. possess the Bachelor’s Degree) from a recognized University.Above are minimum eligibilities.Following are the desirable qualifications/work experience for DSE jobs:1.0 Preference may be given to those applicants who possess who possess the Bachelor Degree or Diploma in Marketing /Management.2.0 Good working knowledge of English and also one Regional language preferably local language is desirable.3.0 Knowledge of soft skills such as Power Point / Word /Excel would be additional advantage.LIC DSE jobs Selection Process:Selection Process for LIC Direct Sales Executives jobs consists of a written exam (consisting of objective type questions covering Sales aptitude, Test of Reasoning, Numerical Ability and GK) followed by Interview. Details of the selection process can be found in my next blog post titled: LIC DSE Exam Pattern, Sample Papers & Books.LIC DSE Recruitment 2012-2013 Online form:You can apply for these LIC Direct Sales Executive jobs only online, which would be available from 08.12.2012 onwards to 28.12.2012.Labels: LIC Job, LIC Recruitment

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