Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in Employees Provident Fund Organisation

• Post Details:
  
  • Nature: Permanent
  • Group: “A”, Non-Ministerial
  • Pay Scale: Level-10 in the 7th CPC Pay Matrix
  • Age Limit: 35 years
• Essential Qualifications:
  
  • Education: Degree from a recognized university or equivalent.
  • Desirable: Diploma in Company Law, Labour Laws, or Public Administration.
  • Note: Qualification is relaxable at UPSC’s discretion for well-qualified candidates.
• Duties:
  
  • Enforcement, recovery, accounts, administration, cash, legal, pension, and computer operations.
  • Conducting inquiries, settling claims, managing accounts, and preparing reports.
• Headquarters: New Delhi (with All India Service Liability).
• Other Conditions:
  
  • EPFO is a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour & Employment.
  • Permanent government servants appointed to this post can retain lien in their parent department for two years.
• Eligibility Criteria:
  
  • Age Limit:
    
    • The prescribed age limit varies for different categories:
      
      • SC/ST: Relaxation up to 5 years
      • OBC: Relaxation up to 3 years
      • Employees of Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO): Up to 5 years
    • Other age relaxations as per government rules.
  • Candidates must provide valid caste/category certificates in the prescribed format.
  • The community reservation will be applicable only if the candidate’s caste is listed in the Central Government’s reserved category list.
• Headquarters & Posting:
  
  • The headquarters will be in New Delhi, but officers may be posted anywhere in India.
• Probation Period:
  
  • Selected candidates will be on probation for 2 years.

Assistant Public Provident Commissioner

Scheme of Examination:

• Duration: 2 hours
• Type: Objective-type questions with multiple choices
• Medium: Hindi & English
• Negative Marking: One-third of the marks will be deducted for each wrong answer.

Syllabus:

1.  General English – Understanding and proper use of words.

2.  Indian Culture, Heritage & Freedom Movements, Current Events

3.  Population, Development & Globalization

4.  Governance & Constitution of India

5.  Present Trends in Indian Economy

6.  Accounting & Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labour Laws, Insurance

7.  Basic Computer Applications, General Science

8.  Elementary Mathematics, Statistics & General Mental Ability

9.  Social Security in India

Final Merit Calculation:

• Recruitment Test (RT): 75% weightage
• Interview: 25% weightage