UPSC EPFO Study Material PDF 2022 Download | Syllabus | Book List

Application Process

• Visit the UPSC official website.
• Click on the link that says “Online EPFO Recruitment Application(ORA) for the posts of Enforcement Officer (EO)/Accounts Officer (AO) in Employee Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour and Employment“

UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2021 Part I Registration

• A new page opens. Now click on ‘Part-I Registration’. Enter the following details –
  • Name as per the matriculation/secondary examination certificate
  • Address, Email ID, and Phone Number
  • Educational Qualification
  • Photo ID Proof and ID Number
  • Marital Status
  • Nationality
  • Father’s Name and Mother’s Name
  • Date of Birth
  • Category
  • Gender
• Click on “Save & Continue”.
• Verify the details that you have entered in the UPSC EPFO application form and click on the “I Agree” button.

• Part I Registration will be complete. Your Registration ID will be generated. Note it down. An email will also be sent to the candidate’s email ID.

UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2021 Part-II Registration

• Select the mode of payment and make the payment of the UPSC EPFO application fee.
• Upload scanned images of photographs and signatures.
• Select your preferred examination centre and submit your form.

UPSC EPFO Probation Period & Pay Scale

• The Pay scale of EPFO Officer is at Level 8 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.
• The salary range of an Enforcement Officer will be in the range of INR 43,600/- to 55,200/-.
• Therefore the pay scale becomes INR 9300-34800/-.
• Along with a handsome salary, the officer will have several allowances such as medical facility, loan facility, provident fund, gratuity, insurance, mobile facility, etc.

UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern 2021 | UPSC EPFO Study Material PDF

•  The test will be of two hours duration
• All questions will carry equal marks.
• The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
• The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.
• There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question.
• If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.
• The interview stage in this exam involves minimum qualifying marks.

Type of Questions	Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
Mode of Recruitment Test	Offline (Pen and Paper based)
No. of Questions	120
Total Marks	120 questions * 2.5 marks each = 300 marks
Total Time	2 hours (120 minutes)
Medium	Hindi and English
Negative Marking	⅓ marks for each wrong answer

UPSC EPFO Syllabus 2021 

The EPFO Exam Syllabus 2021 for the upcoming examination is updated on StudyDhaba . Check the topic wise syllabus below.

1. General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude 

• Number Systems
• Percentage
• Data interpretation (charts, graphs, tables)
• Data sufficiency
• Profit & Loss
• Average
• Ratio
• SI & CI
• Syllogism
• Puzzles & More

2. General English 

• Cloze Test
• Error Spotting
• Fill in the Blanks
• Sentence completion/ para completion
• Para Jumbles
• Phrases/ Idioms
• Phrase replacement
• Reading comprehension
• Spellings
• Synonyms/Antonyms

3. Indian Freedom Struggle 

• The Carnatic Wars
• Invasion of Bengal
• The three Anglo-Maratha Wars
• Regulating and Pitt’s India Acts
• Quit India Movement
• Subhash Chandra Bose
• Early composition of the British raj
• The 1857 Revolt-reasons, character, course, and result
• Indian Freedom struggle in the first stage
• Growth of national consciousness
• Creation of Associations
• Establishment of the Indian National Congress and its Moderate stage
• Swadeshi Movement
• Economic Nationalism
• The development of Extremism and the split in Congress
• The policy of Divide and Rule
• Congress-League Pact of 1916
• Civil Disobedience
• Khilafat movement
• Non-Cooperation Movement
• Indian National Army

4. General Science & Knowledge of Computer Applications  

• Physics
• Chemistry
• Life Science
• Data structures
• Computer organisations
• Operating Systems
• Database management
• Data communications
• Computer networks

5. Current Events & Developmental Issues 

• Current events basically refers to as the daily current affairs that are important from exam point of view
• Developmental Issues confine to the schemes and laws made public by the government to maintain the decorum and for the ease of run of the constitution.
• Developmental issues also covers the yojana’s revealed by the government for the betterment of the public.

6. Indian Polity Economy 

• Indian Constitution
• Historical underpinnings
• Amendments
• Public Policy
• Rights Issues
• Economic growth and development – basic concept and definition of economy and economics
• Use and transfer of resources
• Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States
• Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models successes, limitations, and potential
• Citizens charters, transparency & accountability and institutional and other measures
• Panchayati Raj
• Parliament and State Legislatures: structure, functioning, the conduct of business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these
• Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes
• Distributive effects
• Macro Economy
• Microeconomic
• Inclusion: definition, relevance, types, financial inclusion, recent initiatives
• Fiscal policy: definition, component, receipts, revenue and capital account, tax revenue, expenditure, budget

7. General Accounting Principles

• Principles of Accounting
• Subsidiary Ledgers
• Analyzing and Recording Transactions
• Adjustments and Financial Statements
• Completion of the accounting cycles
• Special Journals

8. Industrial Relations & Labour Laws 

• About
• Types
• Overview
• Areas implemented
• Sectors applicable
• Industrial relations code (IRC) Bill
• Model of labour reforms

9. Social Security in India

• History of Social security
• Social Security in India
• Social Security
• Constitutional Provisions Concurrent List
• Part IV Directive Principles of State Policy
• Difference between Organized and Unorganized Sectors SOCIAL SECURITY LAWS in India
• Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act)
• Employees’ Provident Funds Act, 1952
• Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (WC Act)
• Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (M.B. Act)
• Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (P.G. Act)
• Social Security In India
• Different From Developed Nations
• Provident Fund.

UPSC EPFO Previous Year Papers

Benefits of Preparing with UPSC EPFO Previous Year Papers

Practicing is the most important aspect of the EPFO exam preparation. To score the maximum marks in the exam, you must have lots of practice on exam level questions, and what better option than solving the official EPFO previous year papers. Solving these past papers will help you in your exam preparation in the following ways –

• You will have real-time experience in solving EPFO questions from the previous year.
• You will get to know your weaker or strong topics from the EPFO syllabus.
• Your exam preparation will improve based on the result you get after each attempt of the UPSC EPFO Previous year paper.
• These past year papers will provide you with the much-needed practice of questions being asked in the UPSC EPFO exam.
• You will get to know more about the shortcut and tricks of solving questions faster and accurately.

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Q. What is the minimum educational criteria for EPFO 2021? According to the EPFO eligibility criteria 2021, candidate must have a graduation degree from a recognized University/Institute. Q. What is the selection process of EPFO 2021? The selection process of EPFO 2021 comprises two stages – recruitment test and personal interview. Q. What is the cut off structure for the UPSC EPFO 2021 selection process? The cut off structure for this year’s recruitment, is as follows, UR-50 OBC-45 SC/ST/PH-40 Q. Is the UPSC EPFO exam 2021 conducted every year? No, the UPSC EPFO exam comes under the category of special recruitment drives. Such vacancies are notified as and when required by union government departments.