EPFO Assistant
About EPFO Assistant Exam
- Salary Info
- Syllabus
- Exam Pattern
- Eligibility
- Exam Dates
- Vacancies
EPFO Assistant Salary
EPFO Assistant Salary Details Before 7th pay Commission
EPFO Assistant (Grade C Level 4) Job is in the pay band of Rs 5,200 to 20,200, along with grade pay of Rs 2,400. So, the basic salary of an EPFO Assistant is approximately Rs 25,500/-.
EPFO Assitant Salary also includes other allowances such as HRA, DA, TA, etc. The total in-hand salary of an EPFO Assistant is approximately Rs 38,000 (per month).
EPFO Assistant Salary Details After 7th pay Commission
After 7th pay commission, like all other government job salaries, the salary of an EPFO Assistant also increased. Under the 7th Pay Commission, EPFO Assistant falls under Level 7 of the Pay Matrix (Civilian employees). EPFO Assistant salary increased to Rs 44,000 (per month) approximately.
EPFO Assistant Syllabus
Reasoning Ability Syllabus for EPFO Assistant
- Data Sufficiency
- Inequality
- Input-Output
- Alphanumeric Series
- Syllogism
- Verbal Reasoning
- Order and Ranking
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangement
- Coding-Decoding
- Blood Relations
- Direction Sense
Quantitative Aptitude Syllabus for EPFO Assistant
- Number Series
- Simplification
- Allegations and Mixtures
- Speed, distance and time
- Mathematical Inequality
- Quadratic Equations
- Time and work
- Average
- Simple and compound interest
- Profit and loss
- Data interpretation
- Data Sufficiency
English Language Syllabus for EPFO Assistant
- Error Spotting
- Odd one out
- Sentence Connectors
- Fillers
- Sentence Improvement
- Sentence rearrangement
- Para jumbles
- Cloze Test
- Theme based questions
- Reading comprehension
General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness Syllabus for EPFO Assistant
- National/International Affairs
- Sports News
- Important Days
- Summits & Conferences
- Agreements
- National and International Organizations
- Obituaries
- Sports News
- Important Days
- Summits & Conferences
- Agreements-MoU’s
- International/National Affairss
- Awards and Honours
- Schemes
- Committees
- Appointments/Resignations/Obituaries
- Awards and Honours
- Schemes, Committees
- Appointments/Resignations
- Books and Authors
- Books and Authors
- General Science and defence
EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern
The EPFO Assistant Exam has 2 stages:
- Phase I – Preliminary Exam
- Phase II – Main Exam
Phase I – EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam
The EPFO Assistant Preliminary exam is an Objective test and conducted ONLINE.
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100
Total Time: 1 hour
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
| Name of Section | No. of Qs | Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 mins |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Phase II – EPFO Assistant Mains Exam
Mains Exam has 2 tests: 1) Online Object Test 2) Descriptive Test
Total Questions: 150
Max Marks: 200
Total Time: 2 hours
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
| Name of Section | No. of Qs | Marks | Duration |
| General/Economy/Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning/Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 200 | 2 hours |
Descriptive Test
The descriptive test will be a test of English language (Letter writing, Precis & Comprehension) and the duration of the test will be 45 minutes.
EPFO Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2019
There are 2 eligibility criteria: 1) Age limit 2) Education Qualifications
Age Limit (as on 25.06.2019)
Minimum Age – 20 years
Maximum Age – Must not have attained the age of 27 years as on 25th June 2019.
Age Relaxation
SC/ST – 5 years
OBC – 3 years
PWD (UR) – 10 years
PWD (SC/ST) – 15 years
PWD (OBC) – 13 years
Employees of Central Government & departmental candidates
- For General – Up to 40 Years of Age
- For OBC – Up to 43 Years of Age
- For SC/ST – Upto 45 Years of Age
Educational Qualification (as on 25.06.2019)
- A graduation degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as by Central Government as on the closing date for online registration of the application.
EPFO Assistant Exam Dates 2019
| Start date of Online Application | 30th May 2019 |
| End date of Online Application | 25th June 2019 |
| Downloading of Call Letters | 20th July 2019 to 30th July 2019 |
| Preliminary Examination dates | 30th July 2019 and 31st July 2019 (Tentative) |
| Main Examination (Phase-II) | 7th November 2019 |
| Final EPFO Assistant 2019 Result | To be Announced |
EPFO Assistant Vacancies
There are a total of 280 vacancies notified for EPFO Assistant 2019 notification.
| 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 |
About EPFO Assistant Exam
EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern
The EPFO Assistant Exam has 2 stages:
- Phase I – Preliminary Exam
- Phase II – Main Exam
Phase I – EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam
The EPFO Assistant Preliminary exam is an Objective test and conducted ONLINE.
Total Questions: 100
Total Marks: 100
Total Time: 1 hour
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
| Name of Section | No. of Qs | Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 mins |
| Numerical Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 mins |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 min |
| TOTAL | 100 | 100 | 1 Hour |
Phase II – EPFO Assistant Mains Exam
Mains Exam has 2 tests: 1) Online Object Test 2) Descriptive Test
Total Questions: 150
Max Marks: 200
Total Time: 2 hours
Negative Marking: 0.25 marks for each wrong answer
| Name of Section | No. of Qs | Marks | Duration |
| General/Economy/Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| Reasoning/Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 200 | 2 hours |
Descriptive Test
The descriptive test will be a test of English language (Letter writing, Precis & Comprehension) and the duration of the test will be 45 minutes.
EPFO Assistant Eligibility Criteria 2019
There are 2 eligibility criteria: 1) Age limit 2) Education Qualifications
Age Limit (as on 25.06.2019)
Minimum Age – 20 years
Maximum Age – Must not have attained the age of 27 years as on 25th June 2019.
Age Relaxation
SC/ST – 5 years
OBC – 3 years
PWD (UR) – 10 years
PWD (SC/ST) – 15 years
PWD (OBC) – 13 years
Employees of Central Government & departmental candidates
- For General – Up to 40 Years of Age
- For OBC – Up to 43 Years of Age
- For SC/ST – Upto 45 Years of Age
Educational Qualification (as on 25.06.2019)
- A graduation degree from a recognized university or any equivalent qualification recognized as by Central Government as on the closing date for online registration of the application.
EPFO Assistant Exam Dates 2019
| Start date of Online Application | 30th May 2019 |
| End date of Online Application | 25th June 2019 |
| Downloading of Call Letters | 20th July 2019 to 30th July 2019 |
| Preliminary Examination dates | 30th July 2019 and 31st July 2019 (Tentative) |
| Main Examination (Phase-II) | 7th November 2019 |
| Final EPFO Assistant 2019 Result | To be Announced |
EPFO Assistant Vacancies
There are a total of 280 vacancies notified for EPFO Assistant 2019 notification.
| 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 |
EPFO Assistant Salary
EPFO Assistant Salary Details Before 7th pay Commission
EPFO Assistant (Grade C Level 4) Job is in the pay band of Rs 5,200 to 20,200, along with grade pay of Rs 2,400. So, the basic salary of an EPFO Assistant is approximately Rs 25,500/-.
EPFO Assitant Salary also includes other allowances such as HRA, DA, TA, etc. The total in-hand salary of an EPFO Assistant is approximately Rs 38,000 (per month).
EPFO Assistant Salary Details After 7th pay Commission
After 7th pay commission, like all other government job salaries, the salary of an EPFO Assistant also increased. Under the 7th Pay Commission, EPFO Assistant falls under Level 7 of the Pay Matrix (Civilian employees). EPFO Assistant salary increased to Rs 44,000 (per month) approximately.