The document is a project report submitted by Akash Chauhan to fulfill requirements for a Master's degree in management studies. The report focuses on studying customer perception of life insurance as an investment avenue, with a specific focus on LIC India. It includes an introduction outlining the objectives, scope and limitations of the study. It also describes the research methodology involving primary and secondary data collection. The report is divided into several chapters covering industry analysis using PESTEL and Porter's framework, company analysis of LIC India including SWOT analysis, and a chapter on applying management concepts. Financial analysis of LIC India will also be presented using ratio analysis.