The UPSC EPFO Notification is released for candidates willing to join the Employees Provident Fund Organisation as Enforcement/Accounts Officer.  The exam process is conducted by the UPSC itself.

The UPSC EPFO Notification was released in February 2023, For detailed recruitment information, refer to the UPSC EPFO notification given below:

In this article, we shall discuss the details mentioned in the UPSC EPFO notification and how that information comes into use in due course of recruitment.

UPSC EPFO Recruitment

The main purpose of releasing the UPSC EPFO Notification is to make a candidate familiar with the recruitment process, exam dates, selection process, eligibility criteria, salary and online application details for that respective examination.

Candidates must note that the number of vacancies released for the UPSC EPFO recruitment is not many which makes cracking the exam even tougher.

UPSC EPFO Notification

The official UPSC EPFO notification is released on the UPSC website where candidates can download the notification and go through the eligibility details and important dates and then accordingly apply online for the exam.

There are certain things that a candidate needs to keep in consideration while he/she is going through the official notification:

1. Check the eligibility criteria thoroughly and make sure that you apply for the exam only if you fulfil the eligibility
2. Ensure that you complete the application process on or before the last date to apply online for the UPSC EPFO exam
3. Go through the syllabus and exam pattern carefully and check for any changes or variations in the pattern of the examination

It is important that every applicant checks the UPSC EPFO notification carefully before they apply online for the examination as with the increasing competition, the conducting bodies tend to make changes in the recruitment process every year.

UPSC EPFO Notification 2023 – Download PDF Here

UPSC EPFO Eligibility

The UPSC EPFO Eligibility criteria consists of the following:

1. Age Limit
2. Nationality
3. Educational Criteria

The age limit for the following posts are:

• Enforcement Officer/ Accounts Officer: 30 Years
• Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner: 35 Years

Nationality: 

• A citizen of India,
• A subject of Nepal,
• A subject of Bhutan,
• A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka or East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania(formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. Provided that a candidate belonging to categories (b), (c), (d), and (e) above shall be a person in whose favor a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Educational Criteria:

Candidates must possess a valid bachelors degree of any stream from a recognized institution.

UPSC EPFO Application Fees

Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are

exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment.

• Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system generated Pay-in-Slip during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only “Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 11:59 P.M. of 16 th March 2023 i.e. one day before the closing date.
• However applicants, who have generated their Pay-in-Slip before it is deactivated, may pay at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date.
• Such applicants who are unable to pay by cash on the closing date i.e. during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reasons whatsoever, even if holding valid pay-in-Slip will have no other offline option but to opt for available online Debit/Credit Card/UPI Payment or Internet Banking payment mode on the closing date i.e. till 18:00 hrs (6:00 P.M.) of 17th March 2023.
• Those candidates who wish to apply for both the posts have to pay Rs. 50/.
• However, those candidates who wish to apply for the single post have to pay Rs. 25/ No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community. No “fee exemption” is available to OBC male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.
• Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No representation against such rejection would be entertained.
• Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in reserve for any other examination or selection.

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