EPFO ASSISTANT EXAM PATTERN Flame Institute

EPFO SYLLABUS

Scheme of Examination for the post of Assistant is as under :-

Phase I – Preliminary Examination

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration	Version
	English Language	30	30	20 minutes	English
	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
	Numerical Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
	Total	100	100

Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit. II. 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. IV. 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.

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs.	Max. Marks	Duration	Version
	Reasoning/ Intelligence	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
	General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness	40	40	20 minutes	Bilingual
	English Language	30	40	30 minutes	English
	Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
		150	200	2 hours	English
	Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)	3 (letter, précis’, comprehe nsion)	30	45 minutes	English
	GRAND TOTAL	153	230	2 hours 45 minutes

NOTE 1. The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection. 2. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question. 3. 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 keyboard. Descriptive paper will be conducted online immediately after completion of 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. Process for Arriving at Scores- If the examination is held in more than one session, the process of moderation will follow to ensure fairness (More than one session are required if the nodes capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any center or for any candidate.).

Note: Cut-offs are applied in two stages: a. on scores in individual tests b. on Total Score

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