Employees Provident Fund Assistant Exam
EPFO exam online preparation for Assistant post. Employees Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India produce an employment notification for the recruitment of Assistant vacancies.
Selection Process:
- Preliminary Examination
- Mains Examination
EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern & Syllabus:
Exam Pattern & Syllabus is given below go, through the topics, to have an idea of the difficult subjects. Then candidates can plan a schedule for your preparation as per the syllabus. Here is the Exam Pattern & Syllabus for Assistant (EPFO).
EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern:
Phase – I (Preliminary Examination) :
- The Preliminary Examination (Online) consisting of Objective Tests for 100 marks will be conducted online.
| Sr. No. | Name of the Test (Objective Tests) |
No. of Qs |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
| 1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| 3 | Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- This test would be of 1 hour duration consisting of 3 Sections.
- The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10.
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- There will be Negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Phase – II (Mains Examination) :
- The Preliminary Examination (Online) consisting of Objective Tests for 200 marks & Descriptive Paper for 30 Marks will be conducted online.
- EPFO Recruitment Mains examination pattern will be as given below:
| Sr. No. | Name of the Test (Objective Tests) |
No. of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1. | Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 2. | General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness |
40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| 3. | English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4. | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 200 | 2 hours | |
| 5. | Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) |
3 (letter, precis, comprehension) |
30 | 45 minutes |
| GRAND TOTAL | 153 | 230 | 2 hours 45 minutes |
- The Marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for Final Selection.
- Each test will have a separate timing as mentioned above.
- There will be Negative marks for wrong answers in the Objective tests. 1/4th of Mark assigned for question will be deducted for each wrong answer.
Qualifying Marks:
Qualifying Marks in Phase – I (Preliminary Examination) & Phase – II (Mains Examination) will be decided as per discretion of EPFO.
EPFO online exam Preparation is very helpful to clear your exam because it makes you habitual with online exam patter. Its helpful to find out your weak topics, score statistics etc.
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