UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 Exam: Notification, Dates, Eligibility

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On 25 February 2023 the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the notification for the selection of the candidates for the post of Enforcement Officer (EO), Accounts Officer (AO), and for the post of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC).

The commission will conduct UPSC EPFO Exam 2023 for the recruitment of the candidates followed by an written exam and interview round.

As per the short notice released, a total of 577 vacancies shall be filled for 2023. Out of the total, 418 vacancies are for the post of Enforcement Officers (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO), and the remaining 159 vacancies are for Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC). But there has been no official announcement yet.

UPSC EPFO registration will start on 25 February 2023 and the last date for application would be 17 March 2023, as per a short notice.

The written Exam expected date - 02.07.2023 (SUNDAY) OR 20.08.2023 (SUNDAY) OR 08.10.2023 (SUNDAY) OR 17.12.2023 (SUNDAY)

UPSC EPFO 2023 Eligibility Criteria

All the candidates must ensure that they have gone through the UPSC EPFO eligibility criteria 2023 to know about the educational qualification, age limit, nationality, etc. Candidates will not be able to proceed to submit the UPSC EPFO application form if they do not fulfill the eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for UPSC EPFO 2023 recruitment are as follows:

Nationality for UPSC EPFO Exam

The interested candidate must mandatorily be a citizen of India in order to be eligible for this post. If not, the candidate can be still considered eligible if he/she is either:

1. a subject of Nepal/Bhutan
2. a Tibetan refugee settled permanently in India (since 1962).
3. a person of Indian origin settled permanently in India from countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, and other East African countries.

UPSC EPFO Educational Qualification

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s Degree in any stream from any recognized university.

Desirable Qualification for UPSC EPFO APFC Post

If a candidate has the following qualification, then it will be advantageous. 

• Diploma in Company Law/Labour Laws/Public Administration. 

UPSC EPFO Age Limit

The age limit for UPSC EPFO for EO/AO and APFC posts vary as given below in the table. 

UPSC EPFO Post Name	Age Limit
UPSC EPFO Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer (EO/AO)	30 years
UPSC EPFO Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC)	35 years

The candidates are also given age relaxation as per their category. The age relaxation criteria has been mentioned below. 

UPSC EPFO Age Relaxation
Category	Upper Age Relaxation
ST/SC	5 Years
OBC	3 Years
Employees of EPFO	5 Years
PH (Gen)	10 Years
PH (OBC)	13 Years
PH (ST/SC)	15 Years

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UPSC EPFO APFC Exam Pattern 2023

1. The UPSC EPFO APFC written exam is an objective type with multiple-choice questions.

2. The duration of the exam is 2 hours with the exam medium of both English and Hindi.

3. There shall be negative marking for the exam.

4. For every incorrect answer, 1/3rd mark shall be deducted.

Note- Weightage in the ratio of 75:25 will be accorded for marks in Recruitment Test and for marks in Interview for determining the final merit in the instant recruitment case.

The syllabus of the Test broadly comprises the following topics :-

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Sections	Subject Name	Marks	Duration of Test
Section A	General English	300 Marks	2 Hours
Section B	Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Movements, and Current Events
	Population, Development, and Globalization
	Governance and Constitution of India
	Present Trends in Indian Economy
	Accounting and Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labor Laws, Insurance
	Basic knowledge of Computer applications, General Science
	Elementary Mathematics, Statistics, and General Mental Ability
	Social Security in India

Weightage: Recruitment Test (RT) and Interview carry weightage in the ratio of 75:25 for the candidates shortlisted based on Recruitment Test (RT) and qualify in the interview.

UPSC EPFO APFC Exam 2023 Syllabus

The subject-wise UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for both sections has been discussed below. The candidates preparing for UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 Exam must go to each section and prepare for each topic. 

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for General English

1. Idioms & Phrases
2. Tenses
3. Word Formation
4. Fill in the Blanks
5. Synonyms & Antonyms
6. Verb & Adverb
7. Prepositions
8. Vocabulary
9. Theme Detection
10. Articles
11. Sentence Completion
12. Error Correction
13. Conclusion
14. Subject-Verb Agreement
15. Passage Completion
16. Grammar
17. One Word Substitutions
18. Comprehension
19. Unseen Passages
20. Sentence Rearrangement
21. Conjunctions
22. Active And Passive Voice
23. Spotting the Error
24. Cloze Test

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Indian Culture

1. Stone Age
2. The Harappan Civilization
3. Mauryan Period
4. Post- Mauryan Phase: The period of Shungas, Kanvas, and Satavahanas
5. Kushana Empire
6. Gupta Empire
7. Temple Architecture Styles
8. Literature and Philosophy

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Population

1. Births and deaths
2. Mobility and migration
3. Population aging
4. Population changes
5. Population estimates and projections

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Globalization

1. Global issues (category)
2. Climate justice
3. Economic inequality
4. Fairtrade
5. Forced migration
6. Global dimming
7. Human overpopulation
8. Human trafficking

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Governance

1. Board Oversight of Mission-Critical Risks
2. Environmental, Social, and Governance Oversight
3. Human Capital Management
4. Audit Committee Oversight of Internal Controls
5. Corporate Culture and Whistleblower Protections
6. Board Diversity

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Accounting

1. Financial Reporting
2. Tax
3. Personal Financial Planning
4. Firm Practice Management
5. Governmental Audit Quality
6. Employee Benefit Plan Audit Quality
7. Not for Profit
8. Forensic and Valuation Services
9. Information Technology
10. Professional Ethics
11. Plain English Accounting
12. Business, Industry, and Government
13. Audit Quality
14. Fair Value Measurement

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Basic Computer Knowledge

1. MS Word, Microsoft OneNote
2. Microsoft Access
3. Introduction to Computer Science
4. Boolean Algebra
5. Computer Networks
6. Emerging Technologies and Web Publishing
7. PC Software and Office Automation
8. Database Management System
9. Data Structures
10. MS PowerPoint
11. MS Visio and MS Excel
12. Microsoft Outlook
13. The Internet
14. Workplace Productivity Tools
15. MS Project, Microsoft Publisher

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for General Science

1. Chemical bonding and molecular structure
2. Electrochemistry and chemical kinetics
3. Haloalkanes and Haloarenes
4. States of matter: gasses and liquids
5. Laws of motion
6. Units and measurements
7. Physical
8. Gravitation
9. Kinetic theory
10. Mechanical properties of solids
11. Thermodynamics
12. Motion in a straight line
13. Electrostatic potential and capacitance
14. Electromagnetic induction
15. Current electricity
16. Magnetism and Matter
17. world
18. Oscillations
19. Ray optics and optical instruments
20. Alternating current
21. Atoms
22. Nuclei
23. Wave Optics
24. Motion in a plane
25. Classification of elements and periodicity in properties
26. Environmental chemistry
27. Biomolecules
28. Solid-state
29. Systems of particles and rotational motion
30. Mechanical properties of fluids
31. Moving charges and magnetism
32. Electric charges and fields
33. P-block elements
34. Electromagnetic waves
35. Semiconductor electronics
36. Thermal properties of Matter

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Elementary Mathematics

1. Abacus
2. LCM and HCF
3. Fractions and Decimals
4. Place Value & Face Value
5. Addition and subtraction
6. Multiplication and Division
7. Counting
8. Counting Money

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for Statistics

1. Describing and displaying data
2. Linear regression and correlation
3. Experiments and sampling
4. Probability
5. Hypothesis tests and confidence intervals

UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2023 for General Mental Ability

1. Coding-Decoding
2. Blood Relations
3. Alphabet Test
4. Sitting Arrangements
5. Direction Sense Test
6. Mathematical Operations
7. Arithmetical Reasoning
8. Analogy
9. Classification
10. Series
11. Number, Ranking, and Time Sequence Test
12. Eligibility Test
13. Inserting the Missing Character