UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 | Exam Dates [OUT], Eligibility, Vacancy, Exam Pattern, & Syllabus

UPSC EPFO Notification 2023: Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has announced the notifications for the appointment of the Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer. The Enforcement Officer (EO)/Accounts Officer (AO) is employed under the right to serve with the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), the Ministry of Labor and Empowerment.

Here, we have covered complete details related to UPSC EPFO Notification 2023. Keep reading to have more details!

UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 | Highlights

Organization Body	Employees Provident Fund Organisation
Name of Commission	Union Public Service Commission
Type of Exam	National
Total Vacancy	577
UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 (Short Notice)	20th February 2023
Apply Online Start Date	25th February 2023
Last Date To Apply Online	17th March 2023
Educational Qualification	Graduate
Age Limit	EO/ AO: 18-30 years   APFC: 18-35 years
Posting Location	Across India
Application Mode	Online
Medium of Exam	Hindi and English
Official Website	@upsc.gov.in

Important: UPSC EPFO 2023 Eligibility Criteria

In the following sections of UPSC EPFO Notification, you will find the factors that influence the EPFO Eligibility Criteria for processing the application:

1- Nationality 

An IES 2023 Applicant must be either: 

• a citizen of India, or 
• a subject of Nepal, or 
• a subject of Bhutan, or 
• a Tibetan refugee who came to India before January 1, 1962, with the intention of permanently settling in India, or 
• a person of Indian origin who migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, The United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, and Ethiopia or from Vietnam with the intention of permanently setting in India.

2- UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 Age Limit

The maximum age limit to apply for the post of UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 is 35 years. The age relaxation as per the government norms is provided below. The age limit for this recruitment is 18-30 Years for EO/ AO and 18-35 years for APFC Posts.

3- Educational Criteria

Candidates that meet the following criteria will be prioritized:

UPSC EPFO	Educational Qualification
Essential	Bachelor’s degree in any subject. Note: 1. Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified. 2. Qualifications(s) regarding experience is/are relaxable at the discretion of the Competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes if, at any stage of selection, the competent Authority/ Union Public Service Commission is of the opinion 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.
Desirable	(a) Bachelor’s degree in Law/Integrated Five years Degree in Law/Master in Business Administration/ Post Graduate Diploma in Management/ Company Secretary/ Chartered Accountants/ Cost and Management Accountant (b) Two years experience in Administration/ Accounts/ Legal Matters in any government or Listed – Private Organisation.

UPSC EPFO Notification: EPFO Vacancy 2023

The total number of vacancies announced is 577 for various posts. The post-wise vacancy distribution is as follows:

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

UPSC EPFO Notification 2023: EPFO Exam Dates

Tabulated below are important dates released in UPSC EPFO Notification for all the stages and other important events:

Events	Dates
UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 (Short Notice)	20th February 2023
Apply Online Start Date	25th February 2023
Last Date To Apply	17th March 2023
UPSC EPFO Pay Exam Fee Last Date	17th March 2023
UPSC EPFO Admit Card Date	Will be updated
UPSC EPFO Exam Date	Will be updated

EPFO Application Form Guidelines

• Visit the UPSC official website – upsconline.nic.in.
• Click on the link that says “Online EPFO Recruitment Application(ORA) for the posts of Enforcement Officer (EO)/Accounts Officer (AO) in Employee Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour and Employment“

UPSC EPFO Recruitment Part I Registration

• A new page opens. Now click on ‘Part-I Registration’. Enter the following details –
  • Name as per the matriculation/secondary examination certificate
  • Gender
  • Category
  • Date of Birth
  • Father’s Name and Mother’s Name
  • Nationality
  • Martial Status
  • Photo ID Proof and ID Number
  • Educational Qualification
  • Address, Email ID, and Phone Number
• Click on “Save & Continue”.
• Verify the details that you have entered in the UPSC EPFO application form and click on the “I Agree” button.
• Part I Registration will be complete. Your Registration ID will be generated. Note it down. An email will also be sent to the candidate’s email ID.

UPSC EPFO Recruitment Part-II Registration

• Select the mode of payment and make the payment of the UPSC EPFO application fee.
• Upload scanned images of the photograph and signature.
• Select your preferred examination center and submit your form.

Check- EPFO Registration Process

UPSC EPFO Application Fees

You have to pay an application fee as prescribed in the UPSC EPFO notification based on your category. You can check the category-wise application fee structure from the table below:

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

Find UPSC EPFO 2023 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 sufficiency Quantitative 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.

UPSC EPFO Selection Process

A candidate who wishes to apply for the post of EPFO must go through UPSC EPFO Selection Procedure:

1. Recruitment Test (RT)
2. Interview

Updated UPSC EPFO 2023 Exam Pattern

Scroll down to check out the UPSC EPFO Notification for EO/AO exam pattern:

UPSC EPFO 2023
Phase-1	Marks		Duration
Recruitment Test (Offline)	300 Marks		2 Hours
Phase-2		Marks
Interview		100 Marks

Note:

• All questions will carry the same amount of marks.
• A negative marking of 1/3rd of the marks assigned will be applicable for every wrong answer.
• No such penalty will be applicable for unattempted questions.

UPSC EPFO 2023 Exam Weightage

Exam Stage	Weightage
Recruitment Test (Stage-1)	75%
Interview (Stage-2)	25%

Download UPSC EPFO Study Material PDF

To prepare for any exam correctly, you must have the right study materials with the latest syllabus and exam patterns. You should know that Good quality study materials play a great role to accomplish your EPFO preparation. So you can score a better mark on the exam.

Download Free UPSC EPFO Study Materials PDF

Download UPSC EPFO Admit Card 2023

After the UPSC EPFO Notification for admit card will release on the official website, applicants who have successfully completed the application process will be able to download it.

You can follow the below-mentioned steps to download the EPFO Hall Ticket for the written exam:

Step 1: Visit the official portal of UPSC.

Step 2: The candidate needs to click on the link for the admit card for the said post.

Step 3: Enter your login credentials.

Step 4: The e-admit card will appear, download it.

Step 5: Take a print on clean white paper.

Step 6: Alternatively, the candidates can also visit the UPSC Official Website and Click on the “Admit Cards” section.

Step 7: Repeat steps 2 to 5.

UPSC EPFO Notification for EO/AO 2023 Result & Cut-Off

The UPSC will release the final results in the form of a merit list. Most of those successfully appointed candidates’ names and roll numbers, along with cut-off marks will be included on the merit list.

Check out the steps to check the EPFO Result and cut-off marks for EO/AO 2023 Exam:

1. Go to the official website of UPSC,
2. Click the result link.
3. You will find the name and roll number of the selected candidates.
4. You need to search for their number/name on the list. If it appears, you have been qualified.

Also, check out the EPFO cut-off marks for the previous year to have an idea for this year:

Category	Recruitment Test	Interview	Final Cut-off for Selection
General	187.39	59	259.33
OBC	173.12	45	244.51
SC	160.51	40	234.39
ST	156.30	40	231.87

UPSC EPFO Notification for 2023 Answer Keys

After the examinations, the UPSC will release the EPFO answer key. The answer key will include all of the right answers to the exam’s objective-type questions. The UPSC Answer Key section of the official website has the response key available for free.

UPSC EPFO Salary & Job Profile

EPFO officers are paid in the range of Rs. 9300-34800/-, which comes under Level 8 of the Salary Matrix, according to the 7th CPC. Grade Pay 4800/-

An EPFO officer’s pay ranges from Rs. 43,600 to Rs. 55,200. Several allowances will be available to the officer, including retirement, medical care, a provident fund and lending service, gratuity, and so on. 

The following is a list of the UPSC EPFO Salary & career profiles:

• Accounts, Enforcement, Recovery, Legal, Administration Cash, Pension, and Computer are all places to look at.
• To handle MIS refunds, general administration, lawsuit settlements, and other matters, as well as cashbook maintenance and bank statement reconciliation.
• Conducting surveys as and when required.
• Attending the prosecution cases.

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