Dear EP ‘ians, Employees Provident Fund Organization has recently announced the EPFO Recruitment 2019 to fill the position of Assistant to fill 280 posts. Aspirants those who are looking for great opportunities can check here which consists of the full details about EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019 such as, Important Dates, Eligibility Criteria, Exam Pattern, EPFO Assistant Salary details and more.
Important Dates on EPFO Recruitment 2019 | EPFO Assistant 2019
Below we have given the important dates of EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019.
| Events | Important Dates |
| Online Registration Starts from | 30th May 2019 |
| Online Registration Ends on | 25th June 2019 |
| Call Letter downloading starts from | 20th July 2019 |
| Call Letter downloading ends on | 30th July 2019 |
| Date of Preliminary Examination (Phase-I) | 30th July 2019 & 31st July 2019 |
| Date of Mains Examination (Phase-II) | Date will be announced after the declaration of prelims result. |
Vacancy Details of EPFO Recruitment 2019 for Assistant Posts:
As we already mentioned above, this EPFO Notification 2019 recruits to fill 280 posts for Assistants. Here below we have given the split of vacancies.
| UR | EWS | SC | ST | OBC-NCL | Total | Person with Disability (PwD) | |||
| Category-A | Category-B | Category-C | Category-D & E | ||||||
| 113 | 28 | 42 | 21 | 76 | 280 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Eligibility Criteria to fill the form of EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019:
If you are willing to apply the EPFO Recruitment 2019, you need to fulfill the following eligibility criteria.
I. Age Limit (As on 25th June 2019)
- 20 years will be the Min Age limit
- 27 years will be the Max. Age limit (as on 25. 06. 2019)
Employees Provident Fund Organizations (EPFO) provides Age relaxation for the following categories.
| Category | Relaxation Year |
| SC / ST | 5 Years |
| OBC – NCL | 3 Years |
| Employees of Central Government & departmental candidates (EPFO) | GEN – Upto 40 years of age
SC / ST – Upto 45 years of age OBC – Upto 43 years of age |
| Person with Disability (PwD) | GEN – 10 Years
OBC – 13 Years SC / ST – 15 Years |
II. Education Qualification (as on 25th June 2019):
Candidates should complete any graduation degree from a well recognized university or any equivalently recognized as by Central Government of India.
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EPFO Recruitment 2019 for Assistant – Selection Process & Exam Pattern:
Selection process of EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019 has 2 stages,
- Phase-I (Preliminary Examination)
- Phase – II (Mains Examination)
Exam Pattern for Preliminary Examination:
Preliminary Exam consist of objective type online test, exam pattern was given below.
| Name of the Topic | No. of Questions | Marks | Time Duration |
| English Language (English) | 30 | 30 | 20 Mins |
| Numerical Ability (Bilingual) | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Reasoning Ability (Bilingual) | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
As mentioned above each consists of individual sectional timing and negative marks will be applicable for wrong answers. 1/4th of the mark will be deducted for each wrong answers.
After completing Preliminary examination, candidates will be shortlisted for Mains exam in a ratio of 1:10; that is, based on the performance in the prelims exam about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category will be shortlisted for Phase-II (Mains Exam). For Mains Examination both Sectional Cut-Offs and Over all Cut-Offs will be applicable.
Exam Pattern for Mains Examination:
Mains examination of EPFO Assistant Examination consists of 150 Questions which will as online objective test, based on the below given pattern.
| Name of Topic | No. of Questions | Marks | Duration |
| English Language (English) | 30 | 40 | 30 Minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude (Bilingual) | 40 | 60 | 35 Minutes |
| Reasoning / Intelligence (Bilingual) | 40 | 60 | 35 Minutes |
| General/ Economic/ Financial Awareness (Bilingual) | 40 | 40 | 20 Minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Descriptive Paper (English
Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) (English) |
3 Topics
Letter Writing Precis Writing Comprehension |
30 | 45 Minutes |
| GRAND TOTAL | 153 | 230 | 2 Hours 45 Minutes |
Candidates should understand that, the marks scored in Phase-II Mains examination will be considered for the final selection.
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Procedure to Apply for EPFO Assistant Notification 2019:
Applications for EPFO Notification for Assistant posts will be accepted only via Online Mode. Online application for EPFO Recruitment 2019 will begin from 30th May 2019.
Application Fees for EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019:
Those who are willing to apply for this EPFO Recruitment should pay the application fees which mentioned below.
| Category | Fees |
| SC/ST/PwD/ EWS/ Female Candidates & Departmental candidates | Rs. 250 |
| All Other Categories | Rs. 500 |
EPFO Assistant Salary 2019
Persons those who were applying for this posts should know the EPFO Assistant Salary 2019, EPFO pays based on Pay Level-7 (Civilian employees), so the EPFO Assistant Salary will be Rs. 44,900/-
Along with this pay EPFO Assistant Salary will be eligible for DA, HRA, Transport Allowance & All other allowances as per EPFO Norms.
Official Notification of EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019
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