UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024 for 323 Posts

The UPSC officially released notification for the recruitment of PA in EPFO for 323 vacancies on March 7, 2024. Candidates who meet certain eligibility criteria will be able to apply by visiting at https://upsconline.nic.in/ on or before 27 March 2024.

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has come up with 323 Personal Assistant (PA) vacancies in the Employment Provident Fund Organization (EPFO). The UPSC has released an official notification on its official portal, www.upsc.gov.in, detailing the recruitment drive details. EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024 apply online link has been activated on 07th March 2024 at https://upsconline.nic.in/. Candidates interested in EPFO PA Recruitment must submit their duly filled applications and register themself for the recruitment process.

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Notification

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) released the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024 Notification (Advertisement No. 51/2024) on 7th March 2024 on its official website. The recruitment process details, including eligibility criteria, selection, exam pattern, syllabus, salary structure, and application process, have been officially announced on www.upsc.gov.in. The direct link to download the official UPSC EPFO Notification PDF is provided below.

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Overview

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will be responsible for selecting candidates for Personal Assistant (PA) posts under EPFO. Know more details about the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 exam from the below table.

Recruitment	Details
Exam Conducting Body	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Organization	Employment Provident Fund Organization (EPFO)
Posts	Personal Assistant (PA)
Advt. No.	51/2024
Vacancies	323
Category	Govt. Jobs
Mode of Application	Online
Apply Online Dates	7th to 27th March 2024 (6 pm)
Official website	www.upsc.gov.in

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Important Dates

The Union Public Service Commission has released the crucial dates for the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024 examination, along with the official notification. The online application form will be accessible from March 7th to 27th, 2024. Check the complete exam schedule from the below table.

Events	Dates
UPSC EPFO PA Notification 2024	7th March 2024
Apply Online Start date	7th March 2024
Last Date to Apply Online	27th March 2024 (6 pm)
Last Date to pay application fee	27th March 2024
Application Form Edit window	28th March to 3rd April 2024
EPFO PA Exam Date 2024	7th July 2024 (Tentative)

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Application Fee

The candidates have to pay the required online application fee to submit their UPSC EPFO PA Application Form 2024. The mode of payment to pay the application fee will be Online through debit/credit/UPI/net banking. Applicants who opt for the “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system-generated Pay-in-Slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of the SBI Branch on the next working day only “Pay by Cash” mode.

Category	Application Fee
Gen/ OBC/ EWS	Rs. 25/-
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Female	Rs. 0/-

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Eligibility

The EPFO PA Notification 2024 will release the eligibility criteria for shortlisting as a Personal Assistant (PA) in the country. The qualification and age limit for EPFO PA will be as mentioned below.

EPFO PA Education Qualification- The candidates who have completed their graduation from a recognised university are eligible to apply for UPSC EPFO PA Recruitment 2024. Steno and Typing are required.

EPFO PA Age Limit- The age limit has been notified with the release of the official notification pdf. The lower age limit for all candidates will be 18 years and upper age limit for the candidates from the general and EWS categories is 30 years, for OBC is 33 years, for SC/ST is 35 years, and for PwBDs is 40 years.

Category	Age Limit
General	30 Years
OBC	33 Years
SC/ST	35 Years
PwBD	40 Years

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Vacancy

Number of vacancies for the post of Personal Assistants for the Employees Provident Fund Organization is announced officially by the Union Public Service Commission, there are a total 323 vacancies, candidates may check the table below to know the number of vacancies for each category.

Category	Vacancies
Unreserved (UR)	132
Scheduled Caste (SC)	48
Scheduled Tribe (ST)	24
Other Backward Classes (OBC)	87
Economically Weaker Section (EWS)	32

There are more 12 vacancies for the post of PA under the EPFO, which are reserved for Persons with Benchmark Disability (PwBD).

UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Selection Process

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) will conduct 02 stages of the recruitment process to recruit candidates for Personal Assistant (PA) posts. The selection process for EPFO PA Recruitment 2024 comprises the written exam, skill test, document verification, and medical exam. Qualified candidates in the written exam will be called to appear for the skill test.

• Stage I: Written Examination
• Stage II: Skill Test (qualifying)

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Exam Pattern

The written examination for the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Recruitment 2024 will be conducted for a total of 200 marks. The official authorities have not released the exam pattern yet, but here below we have mentioned an expected UPSC EPFO PA exam pattern 2024 (as per the previous year’s notification).

• The exam will include 300 objective-type questions.
• 1/3 marks will be deducted for every wrong answer in the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant exam.
• Each correct answer carries 1 mark i.e. for the correct answers candidates will be rewarded 1 mark.
• The total duration of the EPFO PA exam is 120 minutes (2 hours).

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Syllabus

The syllabus of the Test broadly comprises the following topics:

• English Language.
• General Awareness.
• Quantitative Aptitude.
• Reasoning & Computer Aptitude

General Intelligence & Reasoning Ability:

• Analogies
• Coding-Decoding
• Syllogisms
• Number Series
• Verbal and Non-Verbal Reasoning
• Statement and Conclusion
• Decision Making
• Blood Relations
• Directions
• Seating Arrangements
• Puzzles

General Awareness:

• Current Affairs (national and international)
• Indian History
• Indian Polity and Governance
• Geography
• Economy
• General Science
• Books and Authors
• Awards and Honors
• Sports
• Important Days and Events

Numerical Aptitude:

• Simplification
• Percentage
• Average
• Ratio and Proportion
• Profit and Loss
• Time and Work
• Time, Speed, and Distance
• Simple and Compound Interest
• Data Interpretation
• Mensuration
• Algebra

English Language:

• Reading Comprehension
• Grammar (Parts of Speech, Tenses, Articles, Voice, Narration)
• Vocabulary (Synonyms, Antonyms, Idioms & Phrases)
• Fill in the Blanks
• Error Spotting
• Sentence Improvement
• Cloze Test
• Para Jumbles

General Studies:

• Indian Constitution
• Indian Economy
• Indian Polity
• History of India
• Geography of India
• Environmental Studies
• Science and Technology
• Current Events

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Salary

The candidates who clear all stages of the selection process for the EPFO PA exam and will be recruited for Personal Assistant posts will be paid a monthly salary of Rs. 44,900/-. Along with the salary candidates also receive various benefits, perks, & allowances such as dearness, house rent allowances, medical facilities, employee pension scheme etc. Check the salary details in the below table.

Post Name	Pay Lavel	Salary
Personal Assistant	Pay Level 7 (as per 7th pay matrix)	Rs. 44,900

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Answer Key

After the successful completion of the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Exam, the officials will release the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Answer Key. Candidates should check it carefully to verify the correct answers and estimate their marks. If any discrepancy or error is found, candidates can officially raise objections against the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Answer Key 2024.

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Result

Once the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant 2024 Exam concludes and authorities review objections against the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Answer Key 2024, they will release the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Result 2024 on the official website. Candidates can access the UPSC EPFO Personal Assistant Result 2024 by entering their login credentials.

UPSC EPFO PA 2024 Recommended Books

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