The Selection procedure of the candidates will be made based on a Preliminary Examination followed by Mains Examination.
Phase – I: Preliminary Examination
Phase – II: Mains Examination
EPFO Assistant Section Officer: Phase 1 – Prelims Exam Pattern
S. No. | Name of the Test (Objective Tests) | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
1 | English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 Mins |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
3 | Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 Mins |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Mins |
Note:- Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit.
For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
III. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – I.
If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
EPFO Assistant Section Officer: Phase 2 – Prelims Exam Pattern
Sr. No. | Name of the Test (Objective Tests) | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration |
1 | Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
2 | General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
3 | English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
4 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| TOTAL | 150 | 200 | 2 hours |
5. | Descriptive Paper (English Language with an emphasis on comprehension and analysis) | 3 (letter, précis’, comprehension) | 30 | 45 minutes |
| GRAND TOTAL | 153 | 230 | 2 hours 45 minutes |
NOTE
The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection.
For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
The descriptive paper will be completely online, i.e. the questions will be displayed on the screen and the candidates will have to type the answers using the keyboard. The descriptive paper will be conducted online immediately after completion of the online objective test of Phase-II Main Examination.
Qualifying Marks: – Qualifying Marks in Phase-I (Preliminary Exam.) and Phase – II (Main Exam.) will be decided as per discretion of EPFO.