UPSC EPFO 2023 Notification Out: Apply By 17th March 2023

Updated On : 25 Feb, 2023

UPSC EPFO RECRUITMENT 2023

Union Public Service Commission is a well-known and prestigious commission that annually conducts various examinations for the recruitment of various posts, such as EPFO, CAPF, IES, IFOS etc. The Commission released the official notification on 25th February 2023 for the post of EPFO EO/AO & APFC (Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer & Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner) in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour.

Through this recruitment drive, 577 vacant seats for the posts of Enforcement Officer (EO),  Accounts Officer (AO), and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) are going to be filled. To apply for this post, you must meet the eligibility criteria. Those who are willing to appear for this examination must read the notification, to know more details about the examination.

UPSC EPFO Important Dates 2023

Event

Date

Notification issued on 

25th February 2023 

Application began on 

25th February 2023 (12:00 Noon)

Last date to apply

17th March 2023 till 18:00 HRS (6.00 P.M.) 

Last date to generate Pay-in slip 

16th March 2023

( 11:59 P.M.) 

Exam date

To be announced

Note:- THE PRESCRIBED CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION SHALL BE THE DATE FOR DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL CANDIDATES IN EVERY RESPECT.

UPSC EPFO UPDATES 2023

Exam Conducting Body

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)

Exam Name

Employees' Provident Fund Organisation Exam 2023

Name of the Post

  • Enforcement Officer (EO)

  • Accounts Officer (AO) 

  • Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC)  

Application Dates

25 Feb to 17 March 2023

Vacancies

577

Selection Process

  • Recruitment Test (RT)

  • Interview

  • Document Verification

  • Medical Examination

Application Mode

Online

Official website

upsc.gov.in

Official Short notice 

UPSC-EPFO-Recruitment-2023-Short-Notice.pdf

Official Notification Click Here

Apply Link 

Click Here

Previous Year Question Paper UPSC EPFO 2017 P.Y.P
UPSC EPFO 2020 P.Y.P

UPSC EPFO ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA 2023

(a) Nationality

A Candidate must be either: 

(a) a citizen of India, or 

(b) a subject of Nepal, or 

(c) a subject of Bhutan, or 

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or 

(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. 

(b) Educational Qualification

Candidates must be having Bachelor’s Degree from any recognized University.

(C) Age

To apply for the examination candidate’s age should be as follows:-

Post name 

Age Limit

Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers

Candidates must not be older than 30 years old.

Assistant Public Provident Commissioner 

Candidates must not be older than 35 years old.

Relaxation in upper age is also permitted for some special categories, the details of which are listed below:

Category

Relaxation in Upper Age

Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers including ECOs/SSCOs

5 years

Central/U.T. Govt. Servants

5 years

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities (PwBD)

10 years

Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes

10 years

Backward Classes

8 years

Employees of EPFO

5 years


(d) Experience

Candidates must have two years of experience in their respective fields.

UPSC EPFO APPLICATION PROCESS 2023

Candidates have to apply online for the post of Employees Provident Fund Organisation. If you are facing any trouble in filling out this application form then you can follow the below-mentioned steps: 

1. Firstly, visit the official website of UPSC.

2. On the homepage, fill in your required details to register yourself.

3. After registration, your login credentials will be sent to your registered email address or contact no.

4. Now, log in with your registered details to fill in the application form.

5. Now, upload your required documents in the needed format and size.

6. At last, pay your Application Fee through net banking.

Application fee

Application fee for this post is INR 25/-. Those candidates who wish to apply for both posts have to pay Rs. 50/- (Rupees Fifty only). Some special categories (SC/ST/ PH/Female candidates) don’t have to pay any fee. 

Note:- Application fees should be paid only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using the net banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment. 

UPSC EPFO SELECTION PROCESS

The selection process will consist of 4 steps:-

  • Recruitment Test (RT)

  • Interview

  • Document Verification

  • Medical Examination

UPSC EPFO EXAM PATTERN 2023

Recruitment Test (RT) pattern for the post of Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers/Assistant Public Provident Commissioner are as follows:-

(i) The test will consist of objective questions with multiple-choice answers.

(ii) All questions will be graded equally.

(iii) The examination will last two hours.

(iv) The test will be administered bilingually i.e. in Hindi and English.

(v) There will be a negative marking for incorrect answers. Every incorrect answer will result in a one-third reduction in the marks assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for a question that has no answer marked.

For the detailed pattern, refer the below-mentioned table:-

Subject 

No.of Questions 

Duration 

Part A

General English and Vocabulary

20

2 Hours

Part B

Population, Development, and Globalization

100

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

Total

120


Weightage Of Exam:-

Exam 

Marks 

Recruitment Test 

300

Interview 

100

Note:- Recruitment Test and Interview carrying a weightage of 75:25.

UPSC EPFO SYLLABUS 2023

Topic 

Sub Topic 

General English


  • Reading Comprehension 

  • Vocabulary

  • Synonyms/Antonyms

  • Error Detection

  • Fill in the Blanks

  • Cloze Test

  • Sentence Rearrangement

Current Events


Current events are daily current affairs that are important in terms of exams.Developmental issues are limited to the schemes and laws made public by the government in order to maintain decorum and the smooth operation of the constitution. Development issues also include the government's yojanas for the poor. betterment of the public


Polity 

  • Indian Polity

  • Economy

General Accounting Principles

  • Accounting Principles

  • Accounting Cycle Completion

  • Subsidiary Ledgers

  • Analyzing and Recording Transactions

  • Adjustments & Financial Statements

  • Special Journals

General Science & Knowledge of Computer Applications


  • Physics

  • Chemistry

  • Biology

Computer Applications

  • DBMS, Data Structure

  • Operating Systems

  • Input/Output Devices

  • Computer Network

  • Computer Organizations

  •  Internet

  • MS Office


General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude


Mental Ability

Series, Blood Relations, Syllogism, Seating Arrangement, Puzzle Test, Statement and Conclusion, Statement and Inferences, Data sufficiency, Seating Arrangement, Directions.

Quantitative Aptitude

Number System, Algebra, HCF and LCM, Average, Mixtures and Alligation, Time & Work, Speed Time & Distance, Profit and Loss,  Ratio and Proportion, Quadratic Equations, Partnership, Percentage, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Problems on Ages, Calendar & Clock, Permutations & Combinations, Probability


UPSC EPFO VCANCY 2023

Category

EO/AO

APFC

General 

204

68

SC

57

25

ST

28

12

OBC

78

38

EWS

51

16

Total 

418

159 

Note: Out of the 418 vacancies of EO/AO 25 vacancies are reserved for the PwBD candidates silarly for APFC 16 vacancies are reserved for the PwBD candidates out of 159 vacancies.

UPSC EPFO SALARY 2023

Post name 

Salary 

Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers

47600/- to 151100/- (Level- 08 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.)

Assistant Public Provident Commissioner 

56100/- to 177500/- (Level- 10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.)

UPSC EPFO EXAMINATION CENTRE 2023

AGARTALA

GORAKHPUR

PATNA

AGRA

GURGAON

PORTBLAIR

AHMEDABAD

GWALIOR

PRAYAGRAJ (ALLAHABAD)

AIZAWL

HYDERABAD

PUDUCHERRY

AJMER

IMPHAL

PUNE

ALIGARH 

INDORE

RAIPUR

ALMORA (UTTARAKHAND)

 ITANAGAR

RAJKOT

ANANTHAPURU

JABALPUR

RANCHI

AURANGABAD (MAHARASHTRA)

JAIPUR

SAMBALPUR

BAREILLY

JAMMU

SHILLONG

BENGALURU

JODHPUR

SHIMLA

BHOPAL

JORHAT

SILIGURI

BILASPUR (CHHATISGARH)

KOCHI 

SRINAGAR

CHANDIGARH

KOHIMA

SRINAGAR (UTTARAKHAND)

CHENNAI

KOLKATTA 

SURAT

COIMBATORE

KOZHIKODE (CALICUT)

THANE

CUTTACK

LEH

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

DEHRADUN 

LUCKNOW

TIRUCHIRAPALLI

DELHI

LUDHIANA

TIRUPATI

DHARAMSHALA (HIMACHAL PRADESH)

MADURAI

UDAIPUR

DHARWAR

MANDI (HIMACHAL PRADESH)

VARANASI

DISPUR

MUMBAI 

VELLORE

FARIDABAD

MYSURU

VIJAYAWADA

GANGTOK

NAGPUR 

VISHAKHAPATNAM

GAUTAM BUDDH NAGAR

NASIK

WARANGAL

GAYA 

NAVI MUMBAI 

GHAZIABAD

 PANAJI (GOA)



UPSC EPFO PREVIOUS YEAR CUT-OFF 2021

UPSC EPFO final Cut-off details are tabulated below:-

Category 

2021 Cut-off Marks 

2018 Cut-off Marks 

UR

259.33

237.5

OBC

244.51

219.72

SC

234.39

194.25

ST

231.87

228.58

EWS

246.08

-

PH-HI

169.28

-

PH-OH

242.99

-

FAQS ON UPSC EPFO 2023

Q. Can anyone apply for UPSC EPFO recruitment 2023 online?

A. Yes, an applicant who meets the eligibility criteria outlined in the notification (i.e. the detailed information on the website) is eligible to apply for the UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2023.


Q. How many UPSC EPFO EO/AO Exam stages are there?

A. The UPSC EPFO EO/AO Recruitment process consists of two stages: a Recruitment Test (Examination) and an Interview.


Q. How many vacancies have been released for the UPSC EPFO EO/AO 2023 exam?

A. This year, this organisation has announced 577 vacancies for the positions of Enforcement Officer (EO)/Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner.


Q. Are the EPFO EO/AO posts advertised by the UPSC gazetted?

A. Yes, the posts offered by the EPFO under the UPSC EPFO EO/AO Recruitment are Permanent, Group' B', Non-Ministerial posts.


Q. When will the UPSC EPFO EO/AO 2023 online registration begin?

A. UPSC EPFO EO/AO 2023 online registrations will begin on February 25th, 2023.


Q. How many questions are asked in the UPSC EPFO EO/AO Exam, and what is the exam duration?

A. The Recruitment Test consists of 120 questions worth a total of 300 marks and the duration of the exam is 2 hours (120 minutes).

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