EPFO Scheme of Examination for the post of Social Security Assistant

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

Phase I – Preliminary Examination

Note:- I. 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.

Phase II – Main Examination

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. 4. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-III in the ratio of 1:5 i.e. about 5 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase – II.

(25)