Everything You Need to Know About UPSC EPFO

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Everything You Need to Know About UPSC EPFOEach year, the Union Public Service Commission conducts exams for recruitment of Enforcement officers for Employees’ Provident Fund Organization. Candidates intending to make a career in public services and are preparing for the UPSC EPFO exam must go through some details before applying for the exam such as Job profile,Eligibility criteria pertaining to education and age, Exam pattern, Exam dates, Syllabus and more. Given below are some necessary details regarding Eligibility criteria, Exam pattern and Syllabus of UPSC EPFO exam. This will help a candidate to know the various aspects of the exam better and to prepare for it in the best way possible.

UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing for UPSC EPFO Recruitment must meet both the educational qualification criteria and Age limit set by the Union Public Service Commission.

Given below are the details regarding the education qualification and age limit required to apply for UPSC EPFO exam.

●      Educational Qualification

❏      A candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in any field or stream from a university recognised by the Government of India.

❏      It is desired that the candidate have -

A bachelor’s degree in Law (LLB)

Or

A Masters of Business Administration degree (MBA)

Or

An integrated Degree in Law

Or

A postgraduate degree in Management

Or

Chartered Accountants/ Management and cost Accountant/ Company Secretary.

❏      Also, a 2 year working experience in Accounts/Administration or Legal matters in a Government organisation or a private organisation that is listed.

●      Age Limit

The maximum age to apply for UPSC EPFO is 30 years, but there is no minimum age. 

UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern

The Selection process of UPSC EPFO comprises 2 stages i.e., A Written Test and an Interview.Marks obtained in both the written exam and interview will be considered in the final shortlisting of the candidate. The written test and the interview carry a weightage of 75% and 25% respectively.

●    UPSC EPFO Written Test

The written test also known as recruitment test is an offline objective type test.

Some salient features of UPSC EPFO written test

❏      The duration of the exam is two hours.

❏      It carries a negative marking scheme in which one- third or 0.33 marks will be deducted for any incorrect answer.

❏      The medium of examination is Hindi and English.

❏      All questions will be multiple choice questions.

❏      There will be no deduction of marks for any unattempted question.

●    UPSC EPFO Interview

The candidates clearing the cut off in written examination will be called up for the interview process

Some salient features of UPSC EPFO Interview process

❏     The maximum marks for the interview is 100 marks.

❏      There is also a minimum qualifying cut off that a candidate needs to clear in order to be considered for shortlisting.

❏      A candidate will not be allowed for the interview round without the hardcopy of the call letter which will be issued a few days prior to the interview date.

❏      A Candidate might be asked about his/her educational qualifications along with working experience and questions pertaining to the job profile.

UPSC EPFO Exam Syllabus

The UPSC EPFO syllabus for the written exam is set by the Union Public Service Commission. Given below is the subject wise detailed syllabus of UPSC EPFO recruitment test.

●    General English

This section includes questions from topics such as Cloze test, Error detection, Para jumbles, Idioms and phrases, Fill in the Blanks, Replacing phrases, Comprehension passage, Sentence/ paragraph completion, Spelling correction, Synonyms/Antonyms and more.

●      Quantitative Aptitude and Mental Ability

This section includes topics like Seating arrangement,Puzzles, Blood relations, Direction and distance, Syllogism, Data sufficiency,Number system, Algebra, Factorization, Average, Ratio and proportion, Linear and Quadratic equations, Percentage, Simple and Compound interest, Profit and Loss, Time and work, Speed distance and time, Problems on ages and more.

●      General Science & Basic Computer Applications Knowledge

Questions from basic elementary concepts in Chemistry, Physics and biology are asked along with basic knowledge of computers such as Operating system, Database management(DBMS), Data structure and Communication, Computer networking, Peripheral devices etc is required.

●      Indian Polity and Economy

To score well in this section, a candidate must have the knowledge of topics such as History of India, Indian constitution, Structure and function of government in India, Social welfare schemes Launched by the Central and State government, Union budget, Financial and fiscal policies, Basic concepts of economics, micro and macro-economy in India, Revenue and expenditure and more.

●      Current Affairs and Developmental Issues

National and International news pertaining to Politics,Sports, Financial/ Banking sector,Important Books and Authors, Awards and more. Also, knowledge of Important Days, Important Inventions and inventor, Discoveries, Various Awards and their significance and more  is necessary.

●      General Accounting Concepts and Principles

Questions under this section could be asked from  Important concepts like Accounting principles, Subsidiary Ledgers , Recording and Analyzing Transactions, Financial Statements and Adjustments, Journal entry and more.

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