EPFO Vacancies 2019: Assistant Recruitment Notification for 280 posts is officially released

For those of you who have been looking forward to giving competitive papers this year, here is a reason to celebrate. The Exam Notification for 2019 Employee’s Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) for Assistant post is officially released! Here is what you need to know about the exam:

• To check the official notification for EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019, click here

What is Employee’s Provident Fund Organization?

Most of us are already aware of mainstream government exams like UPSC, SSC, SBI-PO, RBI Grade-B Exam, and so on and so forth. However, we are not aware of the exams conducted by EPFO. We don’t even know what EPFO is in the first place. So before we begin to discuss about the important details of the exam, let’s take a look at what EPFO is.

EPFO, or Employee’s Provident Fund Organization is a government regulatory body. It functions under the administrative control of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. The EPFO oversees and maintains the Employee’s Provident Fund that we already know about.

(Employee’s Provident Fund is a retirement benefit scheme that is available to all salaried employees. This means that if you get selected, you will work in an organization that works in the business of managing and overseeing Employee’s Provident Fund.)

Important dates for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam:

Now that we know what EPFO is and what the organization does, let us look at the important dates for EPFO Assistant Recruitment Exam:

How to apply for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam:

Go to the official EPFO website https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php and click on the option: “APPLY ONLINE FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT-2019 IN EPFO”.

Application Fee for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam:

• For General category: INR 500/-
• SC/ST/PWD/ Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & EWS:  250/-
• Payment mode: Debit, Credit Cards, Internet Banking, IMPS, Cash Cards/ Mobile Wallets

Educational Qualification for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam (as on 25 June 2019):

The applicant must be a degree holder from a recognized University or equivalent.

PLEASE NOTE: Those awaiting results of the final examination of the prescribed Educational / Professional qualification SHOULD NOT APPLY.

Pay scale for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam:

Level- 7 of Pay Matrix (Civilian employees) under 7th Pay Commission with Entry Pay of Rs. 44,900/-. In addition to Pay, they will also be eligible for DA, HRA and Transport Allowance and other allowances as per rules in force from time to time.

Total number of vacancies for EPFO 2019 Assistant Exam:

According to the official notification, EPFO is recruiting Assistants for 280 posts or vacancies.

Details of vacancies at a glance:

Vacancies under, UR, EWS #, SC, ST, OBC-NCL and Person with Disability (PwD)

Abbreviation : EWS- Economic Weaker Section, SC- Schedule Caste, ST – Schedule Tribe, OBC-NCL – Other Backward Caste- Non Creamy Layer, UR – Unreserved, PwD- Person with Disability. Category A – Visual Disability. Category B – Hearing Disability. Category C – Locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, leprosy cured, dwarfism, acid attack victims and muscular dystrophy. Category D – Autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability and mental illness. Category E – Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf –blindness.

Age Limit for EPFO Recruitment 2019 Assistant Exam (as on 25 June 2019)

The applicant should be between 20 – 27 years.

Age Relaxation for EPFO Recruitment 2019 Assistant Exam:

Exam Pattern for EPFO Recruitment 2019 Assistant Exam

Phase-I Prelims

Phase-II Main Exam

Please note: The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection.