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UPSC EPFO / EO /AO & APFC Notification 2023 – Apply Online For 577 Posts

UPSC EPFO / EO /AO & APFC Notification 2023 – Apply Online For 577 Posts

 

 

 

Important Dates

UPSC EPFO Application Fee

The details of the UPSC EPFO application fee have not been specified yet. However, based on the previous cycles, it is expected that candidates belonging to SC/ST/PH category and all the female candidates are exempted. All other candidates will have to pay the application fee of Rs. 25/-. The fees can be paid by remitting the money to a nearby SBI bank in cash. The candidates can also use net banking and credit/debit card.

Category Application Fee
SC/ST/PH/Women candidates Rs. 0/-
All others Rs. 25/-

 

UPSC EPFO 2023 Vacancy Details

UPSC is expected to fill 577  vacancies for the year 2023. The candidates can check the category-wise vacancy details in this article below:

Category EO/AO APFC
General 204 68
SC 57 25
ST 28 12
OBC 78 38
EWS 51 16
PWD 25 28
Total 418 159

 

UPSC EPFO 2023 Eligibility Criteria

UPSC EPFO Age Limit:

  • Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) – 30 years
  • Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC) – 35 years

 

UPSC EPFO 2023 Selection Criteria

Educational Qualification:

The candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree in any subject. (Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the competent Authority/Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified).

*any graduate can apply

 

UPSC EPFO 2023 Exam Pattern

The mode of the exam will be pen-paper based. There will be Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) on the following subjects:

Subject Total Marks Time
General English and Vocabulary 300 2 hours
Indian Culture, and Freedom Movements with Current Events
Population, Development, and Globalization
Constitution of India
Current trends in the Indian Economy
Accounting and Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labor Laws, Insurance
Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications, and General Science
Elementary Mathematics, Statistics, and General Mental Ability
Social Security in India

Negative marking will be done of 1/3 mark for every wrong answer.

*120 question & 300 marks

 

UPSC EPFO Cut Off 2021-22: Written Test

The cut-off marks for the written test (300 marks) conducted in 2021-22 has been tabulated here. Check the cut-off marks for your reference.

UPSC EPFO Cut Off 2021-22 [Written Exam]
Category  Recruitment Test
UR 187.39
OBC 173.12
SC 160.51
ST 156.30
EWS 171.43
PH-HI 101.67
PH-OH 154.61

UPSC EPFO Cut Off 2021-22: Interview

The candidates qualified in the written test appeared for the interview round which was of 100 marks. Check the UPSC EPFO Interview Cut Off 2021-22 from the below table.

UPSC EPFO Interview Cut Off 2021-22
Category  Interview
UR 50
OBC 45
SC 40
ST 40
EWS 50
PH-HI 40
PH-OH 40

UPSC EPFO Final Cut Off 2021-22

The category-wise final cut off marks were released after the interview round. The final cut off marks were prepared on the basis of written marks and interviews.

UPSC EPFO Final Cut Off 2021-22
Category  Final Selection
UR 259.33
OBC 244.51
SC 234.39
ST 231.87
EWS 246.08
PH-HI 169.28
PH-OH 242.99

UPSC EPFO APFC Recruitment 2023 Salary
The net salary after the UPSC APFC Recruitment is Rs. 85,508.  The candidates are recruited at basic pay of Rs. 47,600. Along with that, they are also eligible for a number of allowances. The detailed salary structure for the recruitment is given below.

Name Of The Component Amount In Rupee
Basic Salary 47,600
Dearness Allowance (DA) 18088
House Rent Allowance (HRA) 12852
Transport Allowance (TA) 4968
FMA 2000
Total 85,508

 

 

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Find UPSC EPFO 2020-2021 Syllabus

Before starting preparation for the exam, you should have the latest EPFO Syllabus.

Subject Topics
General English Questions will be designed to evaluate the candidate’s understanding of the English language & Grammar including topics like Vocabulary Usage, Synonyms, Antonyms, Grammar Usage, Comprehension, etc.
Indian Freedom Struggle Revolt of 1857 – First War of Independence Against British; Causes of the Rise of Indian National Movement; Indian Nationalism – The Moderate Phase; Morley-Minto Reforms; Partition of Bengal 1905; Indian National Movement – Extremist Period;

Important Indian Freedom Fighter; Revolutionaries in the Indian Freedom Movement; The Rise of Gandhi in Indian Freedom Struggle; The Rowlatt Act and the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre; The Lucknow Pact, 1916; Non-Cooperation Movement;

Home Rule Movement; Salt Satyagraha; Moplah Rebellion of 1921; Simon Commission; Swaraj Party; Gandhi-Irwin Pact; First Round Table Conference 1930; Poona Pact; Cripps Mission; Quit India Movement; Indian National Congress Sessions; Indian Independence Act 1947

Current Events and Developmental Issues Current Affairs (National & International); Sports; Awards and their importance; Politics; Finance and Banking sector; Population Census; Important Books and their writers;

State Animals and Symbols; Name of the Scientist who got Noble prize for important discoveries; Important Days; Important Inventions and their inventor

Indian Polity & Economy Supreme Court; Meaning of Write; Election of President and his functions; Important constitution bodies like CAG; Facts about parliament; Fundamental Duties; Governor and his functions; State legislature; Major Constitutional amendments and their importance; Official Language; Emergency Provisions; National political parties and their symbols
General Accounting Principles Accounting Concepts – Separate Entity Concept, Money Measurement Concept, Going Concern Concept, Dual Aspect Concern, Realisation Concept, Cost Concept, Accounting Period Concept, Matching Concept;Accounting Conventions – Conservatism, Consistency, Full Disclosure, Materiality
Industrial Relations & Labour Laws Constitution of India: workers’ provisions; Laws for Female workers – Maternity Benefit Act, Vishaka Case, Factories Act, Equal Remuneration Act;

Labor Laws in India – Trade Union Act, Minimum Wages Act, Strikes and lockouts, Industrial Disputes Act (IDA), Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals, Workman’s Compensation Act, Employees State Insurance Act, Retirement Benefits, Emigration Act;

Unorganized Labour; International Labour Organisation (ILO); Ministry of Labour in India – Important OFFICES/institutes with Labour Ministry, Work done by offices with labor ministry, Chief Labour Commissioner, Labour Bureau, Welfare Commissioners, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Board of Arbitration

General Science & Knowledge of Computer applications Biology– Important and Interesting facts about human body parts, Nutrition in Animals and Plants, Diseases and their causes like Bacteria;Physics – S.I. units, Motion, Sound, Light, Wave, Energy, Electricity;

Chemistry – Chemical Properties of Substance and their uses, Chemical Name of Important substances like Plaster of Paris, etc., Chemical Change and Physical Change, Properties of Gases, Surface Chemistry, Chemistry in Everyday life;

Daily Science; Development of computers; Input and Output Devices; Memory; MS Office; Internet

General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude General Mental Ability – Sequence of figures, Series, Blood Relations, Directions, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle Test, Statement and Conclusion, Statement and Inferences, Data sufficiencyQuantitative Aptitude – Algebra, HCF and LCM, Average, Mixtures and Alligation, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Percentage, and its application, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Profit and Loss, Time and Work, Time, Speed and Distance, Problems Based on Ages, Calendar and Clock, Probability, Permutations and Combinations
Social Security in India Status of Social security in India, Social security schemes for Unorganised Sector; New Social Security Schemes launched covering social insurances like Pension, Health Insurance, and Medical Benefit, Disability Benefit, Maternity Benefit, Gratuity;

Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) and the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC); Atal Pension Yojna (APY); Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY);

Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY); Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana; Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana, etc.

 

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