EPFO is one of the World's largest Social Security Organisations in terms of clientele and the volume of financial transactions undertaken. At present it maintains 24.77 crore accounts (Annual Report 2019-20) pertaining to its members.
The Employees' Provident Fund came into existence with the promulgation of the Employees' Provident Funds Ordinance on the 15th November, 1951. It was replaced by the Employees' Provident Funds Act, 1952. The Employees' Provident Funds Bill was introduced in the Parliament as Bill Number 15 of the year 1952 as a Bill to provide for the institution of provident funds for employees in factories and other establishments. The Act is now referred as the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which extends to the whole of India. The Act and Schemes framed there under are administered by a tri-partite Board known as the Central Board of Trustees, Employees' Provident Fund,consisting of representatives of Government (Both Central and State), Employers, and Employees.
VACANCY DETAILS :-
1. POST NAME - Enforcement
Officer/ Accounts Officer
QUALIFICATION - Graduate
EXPERIENCE - Nil
POST - 418
LOCATION - All Over India
JOB DESCRIPTION :-
Duties of Enforcement Officers/Account Officers, inter-alia, are to look after the work of enforcement, recovery, accounts,
administration, cash, legal, pension and computer which includes the statutory and administrative functions like conducting inquiry; settlement of claims general administration maintenance of cash
book/reconciliation of bank statement; MIS returns etc.
2. POST NAME - Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner
QUALIFICATION - Graduate
EXPERIENCE - Nil
POST - 159
LOCATION - All Over India
JOB DESCRIPTION :-
Duties of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner inter alia are to look after the work of Enforcement, Recovery, Accounts, Administration, Cash, Legal, Pension and Computer which includes the and administrative functions like conducting inquiry; settlement of claims; General Administration; maintenance of Cash Book/ Reconciliation of Bank Statements; MIS returns etc.
SELECTION PROCESS :-
A pen & paper based Recruitment Test (RT) to short-list the candidates for Interview for recruitment to the posts of Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers (Item No. 1 above) and Assistant Public Provident Commissioner (Item No. 2 above) shall be conducted by the
Commission. Both the Recruitment Tests (RTs) will be held separately. The date of examination will be intimated later on UPSC website.
Scheme and syllabus for the Recruitment Test (RT) for the posts of Enforcement
Officers/Accounts Officers(Item No. 1 above) and Assistant Public Provident Commissioner (Item No. 2 above) is as under:-
I. Scheme and syllabus of the Recruitment Test (RT) for the post Enforcement
Officers/Accounts Officers (Item No. 1 above) :
(a) Scheme:
(i) The test will be of two hours duration
(ii) All questions will carry equal marks.
(iii) The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
(iv) The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.
(v) 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.
(b) Syllabus :
The syllabus of the Test broadly comprises the following topics :-
i) General English- To evaluate candidate’s understanding of English language & workman – like use of words.
ii) Indian Freedom Struggle.
iii) Current Events and Developmental Issues.
iv) Indian Polity & Economy.
v) General Accounting Principles.
vi) Industrial Relations & Labour Laws.
vii) General Science & knowledge of Computer applications.
viii) General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude.
ix) Social Security in India.
(c) Weightage:
Weightage in the ratio of 75:25 will be accorded for marks in Recruitment Test and for marks in Interview for determining the final merit in the instant recruitment case.
II. Scheme and syllabus of the Recruitment Test (RT) for the post Assistant Public Provident Commissioner (Item No. 2 above)
(a) Scheme:
(i) The test will be of two hours duration
(ii) All questions will carry equal marks.
(iii) The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
(iv) The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.
(v) 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.
(b) Syllabus :
The syllabus of the test broadly comprises the following topics:
(a) General English- To evaluate a candidate’s understanding of English language & workman–like use of words.
(b) Indian Culture, Heritage & Freedom Movements & Current Events
(c) Population, Development and Globalization
(d) Governance and Constitution of India
(e) Present Trends in Indian Economy
(f) Accounting and Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labour Laws, Insurance
(g) Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications, General Science
(h) Elementary Mathematics, Statistics and General Mental Ability.
(i) Social Security in India.
(c) Weightage:
Weightage in the ratio of 75:25 will be accorded for marks in Recruitment Test and for marks in Interview for determining the final merit in the instant recruitment case.
APPLICATION FEE - 25/-
IMPORTANT DATES :-
1. ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION
THROUGH WEBSITE https://www.upsconline.nic.in TO THE ABOVE POSTS FROM - 25-
02-2023 (12:00 Noon).
2. CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION THROUGH WEBSITE
https://www.upsconline.nic.in IS - 18:00 HRS(6.00 P.M.) ON 17-03-2023.
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