UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria 2023 | Check Age Limit, Nationality, and Educational Qualification

UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria 2023: UPSC has announced dates for the recruitment of candidates for the post of Enforcement Officer- Accounts Officer. There is a total of 577 vacancies and interested candidates can apply for them. Before filling out the application form, candidates must know about the UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria. Read the article to have complete details for the same.

UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria 2023

The candidates must know the eligibility criteria of the UPSC EPFO. It has various criteria that need to be fulfilled by every candidate. The eligibility criteria of UPSC EPFO contain details about the following:

• Age limit
• Nationality
• Educational Qualification

Your application stands applicable to be rejected, In case you’re unable to fulfill the UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria, 

• A Bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university is the primary educational requirement.
• Your age must not be quite 30 years.
• Being a citizen of India is a compulsory requirement.

If all the conditions of the eligibility criteria are met, candidates can apply for the UPSC EPFO exam. 

1) UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria: Age limit

Candidates applying for the Officer’s post must carry documents as their age proof and for age relaxation too.

1. The minimum age for applying is 20 years.
2. The maximum age for applying is 27 years.

There is category-wise age relaxation, mentioned in the table below:

Category	Age relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC – Non-creamy layer	3 years
PWD (UR)	10 years
PWD (SC/ST)	15 years
PWD (OBC)	13 years
Employees of the Central Government and the Employees of the Provident fund organization	·         UR – Upto 40 years ·         SC/ST – up to 45 years ·         OBC – up to 43 years
Employees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)	Up to 5 years
Ex-Servicemen	Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs shall be relaxed by five years subject to the condition that on the closing date for receipt of applications the continuous service rendered in the Armed Forces by an Ex-Serviceman is not less than six months after attestation.
Persons who had ordinarily been domiciled in the State of J&K during the period from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989	Up to 5 years

2) UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria: Nationality

A candidate applying for the UPSC EPFO must fulfill either of these conditions:

1. He/she must be an Indian citizen.
2. He/she must be a subject of Nepal.
3. He/she must be a subject of Bhutan.
4. The candidate must be a Tibetan refugee before Jan 1^st, 1962, to permanently settle in India.
5. Must be of Indian origin, migrated from Sri Lanka, Kenya, Burma, Pakistan, Uganda, the countries of East Africa, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zaire, Ethiopia, Malawi, Zambia, and Vietnam. He/ she must have an intention of permanently settling in India.

Candidates falling under the categories (2), (3), (4) & (5), must have a certificate of eligibility, issued by the Government of India. 

3) UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria: Educational qualification

There are 2 levels of educational qualifications, i.e., the essential educational qualification and desirable educational qualification.

1. Essential educational qualification

• In case of candidates are well qualified, qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission.
• If at any stage of selection, the competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission believes that a sufficient number of candidates from these communities possessing the requisite experience are not likely to be available to fill up the vacancies reserved for them, then the Qualifications(s) regarding experience is/are relaxable at the discretion of the Competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission when candidates belong to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes

2. Desirable educational qualification

• Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree in Law, or have an Integrated five years Degree in Law.
• Candidates can also have a Postgraduate degree in Business Administration or a Postgraduate diploma in any of the following fields:
• Management
• Company Secretary
• Chartered accountants
• Cost & Management Accountant
• Candidates also must have experience of 2 years in Administration/ Accounts/ Legal Matters in any government or Listed – Private Organisation.

UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria – Number of attempts

There is no such number of attempts mentioned for the UPSC EPFO exam. But candidates can give as many attempts as they want, until the age of 27 years.

Must-Check: UPSC EPFO Vacancies 2023

A total of 577 vacancies are released for UPSC EPFO and the category-wise breakup is mentioned below:

Post Name	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total
EO/AO	204	57	28	78	51	418
APFC	68	25	12	38	16	159

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