EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019: Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation is recruiting the candidates for the post of assistants and the vacancies announced was 280. As this is EPFO Assistant Recruitment, many candidates have eagerly applied for the exam. The online application link has got activated on 30th May 2019 and has ended on 25th June 2019. In our site complete updated EPFO assistant syllabus 2019 and EPFO assistant exam pattern 2019 were published, which would be useful for the reference.
EPFO Assistant Selection Process:Â The EPFO assistant recruitment happens in two phases;
- Preliminary exam
- Main exam
There is sectional timing for each section and the same is mentioned in the table below. The prelims exam contains three sections and the mains exam contains five sections. The EPFO assistant syllabus for 2019 provided in our site will be helpful for both prelims and mains preparation. The official EPFO exam pattern for prelims and mains exam are given below.
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Updated EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern 2019:Â
Here we present the exam pattern for prelims and mains exam;
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Pattern 2019:
| S.No | Section | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| 3 | English Knowledge | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 minutes |
EPFO Assistant Mains Exam Pattern 2019:
| S.No | Section | No of Questions | Max Marks | Duration |
| 1 | Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 2 | Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| 3 | English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| 4 | General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness |
40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 150 | 200 | 02 hours | |
| 5 | Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) |
3 (letter, precis, comprehension) |
30 | 45 minutes |
| Total | 153 | 230 | 02 hours 45 minutes |
Note:
- Marks obtained in the mains exam will be considered for the final selection.
- 1/4th of the mark will be deducted for every wrong answer.
- The descriptive test will be conducted in online mode.
Our site has provided the EPFO assistant syllabus 2019 for all the subjects mentioned above, which will be helpful for the exam preparation.
EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:Â
The completely updated EPFO assistant prelims syllabus and mains syllabus 2019 are mentioned below. The EPFO assistant prelims syllabus and mains syllabus will be almost similar to each other.
Reasoning ability- EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:Â
The EPFO assistant prelims syllabus 2019 for reasoning section are as follows;
- Puzzles and seating arrangements
- Direction sense
- Syllogism
- Blood relation
- Order and ranking
- Coding- decoding
- Machine input- output
- Alphanumeric series
- Data sufficiency
- Inequalities
The same applies to the mains reasoning syllabus as well. In addition to this, the mains reasoning section may also include the following topics;
- Passage inference
- Statement and assumption
- Statement and arguments
- Cause and effect
- Statement and conclusion
- Analogy
- Word formation
- Matrix
- Non- verbal reasoning
Quantitative aptitude- EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:Â
For quantitative aptitude section the EPFO assistant prelims and mains syllabus 2019 are as follows;
- Missing number series and wrong number series
- Simplification and approximation
- Data sufficiency
- Quadratic equations
- Data interpretation (Bar graph, line chart, pie chart, radar or web chart, caselet DI, Tabular DI)
- LCM and HCF
- Inequalities
- Ratio and proportion
- Percentage
- Problems on age
- Simple interest and compound interest
- Average
- Distance, time and speed
- Time and work
- Pipes and cisterns
- Boats and stream
- Problems on train
- Mixture and allegation
- Partnership
- Probability
- Permutation and combination
- Mensuration
- Profit and loss
English Language- EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:
For English language section, the EPFO assistant prelims syllabus 2019 and mains syllabus 2019 are as follows;
- Reading comprehension
- Fillers
- Sentence errors
- Vocabulary based questions
- Cloze test
- Jumbled sentences
- Sentence improvement
- Word usage
- Phrase and connectors
- Paragraph related questions (Para connectors, Para fillers, paragraph inference, Para restatement, para completion)
General / Economy / Financial Awareness- EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:
For general/economy/financial awareness section the EPFO assistant mains syllabus 2019 are as follows;
- Current affairs of the last six months
- Indian financial markets
- Capital market and money market
- Stock market and bond market
- The role of money markets in the financial system
- Derivatives market and private investing
- The study of the foreign exchange interbank market
- Primary markets and secondary markets
- Mutual funds
- Insurance industry
- Regulatory agencies
- Special statutes for certain financial intermediaries
- Establishment of FSDC (Financial Stability and Development CouncilInternational financial organization
Descriptive Paper- EPFO Assistant Syllabus 2019:Â
This section is only for the mains exam. This section includes the English language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis such as letter, precise writing, and comprehension.
Above mentioned are the complete updated EPFO assistant syllabus 2019 for prelims and mains exam covering all of the subjects mentioned in the official notification. students can use it as a reference for their preparation. Mostly questions will be asked according to this exam pattern and syllabus mentioned. Aspirants can take a look at this and prepare accordingly.
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