UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern 2023, Check Section-Wise Paper Pattern And Marking Scheme

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UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern

The means exam pattern as per the official notification is as follows:

• The written exam is known as General Ability Test.
• The exam is conducted in offline mode.
• Questions are objective type.
• There is a total of 120 questions.
• The exam is bilingual - Questions are framed in English and Hind.
• The Test will carry a maximum of 300 marks.
• There is negative marking and a 1/3 mark is deducted for every incorrect answer.
• The total time duration of the exam is 2 hours.

The section-wise exam pattern is illustrated below:

Section	No. of Questions
General English	10
Indian Freedom Struggle	15
Current Events and Developmental Issues	5 to  10
Indian Polity and Economy	15 to 20
General Accounting Principles	15
Industrial Relations and Labour Laws	15 to 20
General Science & Knowledge of Computer Applications	10
General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude	15
Social Security in India	5 to 7

The marks and number of questions from each section are not fixed, they vary year to year. We recommend candidates should refer to the previous year questions to get a fair idea.

To know more read here

UPSC EPFO Cut Off

UPSC EPFO Eligibility

UPSC EPFO Salary

UPSC EPFO Syllabus

UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern: Interview 

The candidates who clear the cut-off in the written round are called for the interview round. The interview round is conducted for 100 marks. There is minimum qualifying marks for the interview round as well, which is given below:

Category	Qualifying marks
General	50
OBC	45
SC/ST/PH	40

 

UPSC EPFO Syllabus

The syllabus for the exam is as follows:

EPFO Exam Subject	Topic-Wise EPFO Syllabus
General English	Error detection and  Vocabulary.
Current Events and Developmental Issues	Current Affairs (National & International) Current affairs are majorly related to current events happening around us. It does not have a well-defined syllbaus. Candidates should follow a good newspaper daily.
Indian Polity & Economy	Indian Constitution, historical underpinnings, evolution, features, amendments, Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States, Parliament and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these, Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes, Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models, successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures. Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues/ Indian Economy: Economic growth and development – basic concept and definition of economy and economics, use and transfer of resources, distributive effects, macro and microeconomic policy, micro-macro balance, distributive impact of economic policies, Inclusion – definition, relevance, types, financial inclusion, recent initiatives. Fiscal policy – definition, component, receipts, revenue and capital account, tax revenue, expenditure, budget.
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; Unorganised Labour; International Labour Organisation (ILO); Ministry of Labour in India – Important OFFICES/institutes with Labour Ministry, Work done by offices with labour ministry, Chief Labour Commissioner, Labour Bureau, Welfare Commissioners, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Board of Arbitration
General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude	General Mental Ability – Mirror image, direction test , other simple topics. Quantitative Aptitude –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
General Science & Knowledge of Computer applications	Basics of Physics, Chemistry, Life Science Computer meaning of simple terms in :Computer organisations, Operating Systems, Database management, Data structures, Data communications, Computer networks
Indian Freedom Struggle	British extension: The Carnatic Wars, invasion of Bengal. Mysore and its confrontation with British expansion: The three Anglo-Maratha Wars. Regulating and Pitt’s India Acts. Early composition of the British raj. Confrontation to British rule: Early uprisings, The 1857 Revolt-reasons, character, course and result, Indian Freedom struggle the first stage: Growth of national consciousness; creation of Associations; Establishment of the Indian National Congress and its Moderate stage; Swadeshi Movement; Economic Nationalism; The development of Extremism and the split in Congress; The policy of Divide and Rule; Congress-League Pact of 1916. Gandhian thoughts and techniques of mass mobilization: Civil Disobedience, the Khilafat movement, Non-Cooperation Movement, and Quit India Movement; another strand in the National Movement-Revolutionaries, Subhash Chandra Bose, and the Indian National Army.
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.

 
 

 

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