UPSC EPFO Exam Dates, Fees, Eligibility & Notification

The postponed exam is conducted to fill the post of Employee Provident Fund Officer/ Accounts Officer. This comes under a non-ministerial Grade-B post. The salary is according to the level-8 scale of the 7^th pay commission. The selection process consists of two stages –

• Written examination
• Personal Interview

The written objective examination carries 75% weightage and the personal interview carries the remaining 25%.

 

UPSC EPFO Exam Important dates

Date of notification	January 11, 2020
Registration started on	January 13, 2020
Registration ended on	January 31, 2020
1st phase of center change	15th – 21st December 2020
2nd phase of center change	29th December 2020– 4th January 2021
Previous exam date	May 9th, 2021
New notification date	July 9th, 2021
Admit Card	August 9th, 2021
Exam date	September 5th. 2021
Result	Yet to be announced
Interview	Yet to be announced

 

UPSC EPFO Exam Notification

• The notification for UPSC EPFO was released on January 11^th, 2020. The registration commenced on the 13^th of the same month and was opened till 31^st January, 2020. On 8^th December 2020, the recruitment body released the list of candidates’ names, whose fee payment confirmation was not obtained.
• The exam was to be held on 9^th May 2021. As per the latest notification on the 9^th of July, the exam was postponed to September 5^th, 2021. This is done as a nationwide program as per the Revised Programme of Examinations on 25/6/2021.

 

Application fee payment

The application fee is exempted for Women candidates, SC, ST, and Physically disabled candidates. For the unreserved applicants, it is Rs 25.

Payment method

• The payment of fees is done after the part 1 registration. The application fee can be paid both online and offline.
• For online fee payment methods, any of the Debit cards/Credit cards, Visa/Master/RuPay cards can be used
• For the offline method, pay the fee at the SBI bank. Challan can be generated online and taken as a printout

Candidates	Application fee
Unreserved	Rs 25
ST/SC/Physically handicapped/Women	Nil

 

Eligibility criteria

If by any chance you can’t satisfy the UPSC EPFO Eligibility Criteria, your application stands material to be dismissed.

Nationality	Indian citizen
Age	Maximum age limit of 30
Qualification	At least a Bachelors’s degree from a recognized college or University.

 

Educational qualification –

To be qualified to sit for the EPFO entrance, an applicant should have something like a four-year college education in any undertaking. Applicants having four-year certification in Law, M.A. in Business Administration, Five years degree in Law, or postgraduate certificate in Company Secretary, Management, cost and the board bookkeeper, and sanctioned bookkeepers are likely to be preferred.

 Nationality –

To be qualified for the said post, the applicants must be a resident of India or a resident of Nepal, or Bhutan

Note: Candidates from different states will be kept in everyday classification and can’t profit from relaxation in age limit and different relaxations.

Experience –

It is positive for the candidates that hold a reasonable involvement with the significant field. This expands their shot at being shortlisted. Applicants bearing at least two years of experience in Accounts, Administration, and Legal Matters are preferred.

Age relaxation –

The maximum age limit is 30 years for the UPSC EPFO exam. There is no minimum age limit

OBC	Up to 3 years
Employees of EPFO	Up to 5 years
SC/ST	Up to 5 years
Ex-servicemen, Central government employees	Up to 5 years
Physically handicapped	Up to 10 years
Physically handicapped SC/ST	Up to 15 years
Physically handicapped OBC	Up to 13 years
Candidates domiciled in J&K (from 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989)	Up to 5 years

 

Job profile –

• General administration
• Recovery of accounts
• Managing cash flow
• Maintaining cash book
• Verifying bank statement
• System work
• Pension work

 

Vacancies for the UPSC EPFO Exam

The total number of vacancies has been divided according to different categories of candidates. A total of 421 vacant posts to fill the position of enforcement officers have been initiated by the UPSC.

Category of candidates	Vacancies
Unreserved	168
OBC	116
SC	62
ST	33
Economically Weaker Section	42
Total Vacancies	421

 

Salary

The Enforcement officers/Accounts officers are paid according to the level 8 pay matrix. An accounts officer is someone who has more of a desk job and the Enforcement Officers have the responsibility to enforce the government norms. They come under Group-B non-ministerial services.

Starting salary	Rs 47,600
Grade pay	Rs 4800
Total salary	Rs 60,000
Take-home salary	Rs 53,312

The take-home salary also includes the allowances. The increments depend on the eligibility of the pay grade.

The allowances include the following –

• Dearness allowance
• Housing and rent allowance
• Transport allowance
• Mobile bill
• Medical allowance
• Insurance
• Provident Fund
• Newspaper and conveyance

Apart from these, loan facilities are also available for them.

 

Syllabus for the UPSC EPFO Exam

The UPSC conducts recruitment tests for the most desired government jobs in India. Hence, they meet a high standard. The broad syllabus for UPSC EPFO is as follows –

• Indian freedom struggle
• Indian Polity
• General Awareness
• General Accounting
• Labour laws and Industrial relations
• Quantitative Aptitude
• Computer Knowledge
• General English
• General Science
• Social security in India

The syllabus and exam pattern will help the candidates to constitute a focused study plan.

 

Exam Pattern for the UPSC EPFO Exam

The exam for Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers is in offline mode. Candidates have to pick the correct answer from the given Mcq. The exam happens for the total duration of 2 hours (10 AM to 12 PM)

Exam type	Multiple Choice Questions
Mode of examination	Offline (OMR sheet)
Duration	2 hours
No.of questions	120
Marking pattern	120*2.5
Total marks	300
Penalty marks	1/3rd negative for wrong answers
Medium of test	English and Hindi

 

Admit Card for the UPSC EPFO Exam

As the exam was postponed from 9^th May to 5^th September, the release of Admit Card was also postponed to 9^th August 2021. The Admit Card must always be downloaded from the official website of UPSC. The following details can be found on the Admit Card –

• Candidates name
• Registration number
• DOB
• Roll number
• Parents name
• Exam date and time
• Exam center
• Important instructions

Name of the exam	Admit card issue date	End date
Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer exam 2021	August 9, 2021	September 5, 2021

• Visit the official website and click on the hall ticket link on the home page
• Enter the asked details such as registration id or roll number
• Download the hall ticket that appears on your home screen. Take a printout of the Admit card for future reference.
• In case of any technical problem while downloading the Admit Card, then report to upsc@nic.in. In case of any issue with the data then report to sospc2.upsc@nic.in
• Carry a photocopy of your given Id proof and also a passport size photo in case of emergency.

 

Exam centers

The exam centers are allotted on a first-come basis. There are a total of 72 centers across India. The change in center allotment was done as a two-phase process once on 15^th – 21^st December and then on 29^th December to 4^th January.

The 72 exam centers are as follows –

Delhi	Kochi	Chennai	Coimbatore	Agartala	Dispur
Lucknow	Kolkata	Vellore	Madurai	Jorhat	Dharwad
Ahmedabad	Kohima	Calicut	Ghaziabad	Ajmer	Aizwal
Allahabad	Gangtok	Ludhiana	Aurangabad	Agra	Gaya
Imphal	Gurgaon	Bhopal	Indore	Bilaspur	Mumbai
Nagpur	Navi Mumbai	Anantpur	Puducherry	Udaipur	Varanasi
Chandigarh	Cuttack	Jammu	Vijaywada	Thane	Mysore
Pune	Panaji	Itanagar	Warangal	Shillong	Rajkot
Sambalpur	Vishakapatnam	Faridabad	Siliguri	Hyderabad	Deharadun
Srinagar	Thiruvananthapuram	Jabalpur	Port Blair	Jaipur	Gautham Budh Nagar
Jodhpur	Nagpur	Trucchi	Bangalore	Tirupati	Ranchi
Bareilly	Shimla	Nagpur	Gorakhpur	Aligarh	Raipur

The cities of Kolkata and Jaipur were added this year.

 

Results for the UPSC EPFO Exam

The UPSC will declare the result within few months of the exam. Always check the results from the official website of UPSC.

• Click on the Recruitment Results tab from the UPSC website.
• Enter the required details such as Roll number or Registration number and Password/DOB.
• The results appear on the screen and can be downloaded for future reference.

The cut-off marks depend on various factors like the number of candidates appearing for the exam, the difficulty of the question paper, and the total number of vacancies. A total of 1.46 lakhs candidates appeared for the exam last year for a vacancy of 257. The previous year’s cut-off will always give a rough idea to the candidates on their preparation.

Category	Prelims cut-off (300 marks)	Interview cut-off (100 marks)	Total
General	160	50	237.50
OBC	142	45	219.72
ST	133	40	228.58
SC	128.50	40	194.25

The weightage for written exam and interview is given in the ratio of 75:25.

 

How to apply for the UPSC EPFO Exam?

• Visit the official website of UPSC and click on the link containing the registration process for UPSC EPFO.
• The part 1 registration process requires the applicant to fill in all basic details such as candidate’s name, parent’s name, education, nationality, qualification, DOB, address, email id, id proof, etc.,
• Snap-on “Save and Continue”.
• Check the data that you have entered in the UPSC EPFO application structure and snap on the “I Agree” button.
• Part I Registration will be finished. Your Registration ID will be produced. Note it down. An email will likewise be shipped off the candidate’s email ID.
• In the Part-II Registration, there are 3 phases of registration – Payment of application fee, Uploading required reports, and picking the exam center.
• The fee payment can be done both offline and online. The female/SC/ST and Physically handicapped candidates are exempted from paying fees. The unreserved category candidates must pay a fee of Rs 25
• Scanning and uploading photographs and signatures are as follows

Photograph (Jpg)	350*350 pixel	20-300 kb
Signature (Jpg)	1000*1000 pixel	20-300 kb

 

Complete the final process by selecting the desired center locations.

 

Important points for the UPSC EPFO Exam

• There are no sectional time limits and the sectional cut-off for this exam. Hence, make a proper study plan and focus on the syllabus to clear the expected cut-off.
• Read magazines and newspapers to keep yourself updated and solve the previous year’s question paper to get clarity.
• There are no attempt limits and experience required for this exam.

 

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FAQ

Q1. What is the selection process for UPSC EPFO?

The selection process comprises of two stages which include a written examination (MCQ) and a personal interview

Q2. Is UPSC EPFO a group A service?

No. The Employee Provident Fund Officer/Accounts Officer is a Group B Non-ministerial service. The post comes under gazetted officer post.

Q3. How many attempts are there for the UPSC EPFO exam?

There are no limits to attempt this exam and hence candidates can reappear for unlimited times.

Q4. What are AO and EO are EPFO?

AO is Accounts Officer and EO is Enforcement Officer. The vacancies have been announced to fill both these posts.

Q5. How many days will it take for the prelims result to be announced?

The results for the preliminary objective exam are released usually within a month.

Q6. Is the recruitment test offline or online?

The preliminary recruitment test is conducted offline in pen and paper method.

Q7. What is the salary of an EO/AO?

Their salary will be approximately 43600-55200. They are paid according to the level 8 pay scale of 7^th pay commission.

Q8. Is there any age relaxation for candidates?

Yes. There are special age relaxations for SC/ST/Physically handicapped/Ex-servicemen etc.,

Q9. Is there any probation period for the officers?

Yes. The officers have an average probation period of 2 years as soon they are appointed.

Q10. Is the UPSC EPFO EO/AO a permanent job?

Yes, it is a permanent job.

Q11. Is the UPSC EPFO exam tough in nature?

The recruitment exams conducted by the UPSC are always a bit tough in nature. Candidates have to prepare themselves in a certain standard to crack the exam.