The UPSC EPFO is a nationwide examination conducted by the Union Public Service Commission to recruit qualified candidates for the positions of Enforcement Officer (EO)/Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC). The posts will be recruited for the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Candidates holding a graduation degree in law, management, or a relevant field are eligible to apply for the UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2025 for which complete details will be released along with UPSC EPFO Notification 2025.
UPSC EPFO 2025 Notification
A UPSC EPFO 2025 Notification will be released on the official website of UPSC www.upsc.gov.in for around 230 EO/AO and APFC vacancies. It is expected that the notification pdf will be released soon along with details information complete details about the particular recruitment process including eligibility criteria, selection process, exam pattern, syllabus, salary structure, application process details, and much more. Till then, the candidates can check details from the previous year's notification pdf.
UPSC EPFO Notification (Previous Year)- Click to Download PDF
UPSC EPFO 2025- Highlights
The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the UPSC EPFO exam for the post of for Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) posts. The candidates will be selected through a 2 stage recruitment process of Written Test and Interview. The probation period of the selected candidates for the post of Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) will be two years. Know more details about UPSC EPFO 2025 exam from the below table.
UPSC EPFO 2025- Highlights | |
Exam Authority | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
Post Name | Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) |
Vacancies | 230 (Expected) |
Category | Govt Jobs |
Application Mode | Online |
Job Location | Across India |
Selection Process |
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Language | English and Hindi |
Job Location | National (Across India) |
Official website | www.upsc.gov.in |
UPSC EPFO 2025 Important Dates
The complete schedule for UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2025 will be released by the Union Public Service Commission along with its official notification. We will be updating the complete schedule of the events going to take place under UPSC EPFO 2025 in the below table once released officially.
Events | Dates |
UPSC EPFO Notification 2025 | -- |
Opening date of Registration | -- |
Closing date of Registration | -- |
UPSC EPFO Admit card 2025 | -- |
UPSC EPFO Exam Date 2025 | -- |
UPSC EPFO Vacancy 2025
The total vacancies for Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) as expected are 230. The confirmed vacancies will released along with the release of the UPSC EPFO Notification 2025. This time, around 156 vacancies are announced for EO/AO and 74 vacancies for APFC posts.
UPSC EPFO Vacancy 2025 [Expected] | |
Posts | Vacancies |
Enforcement Officer (EO)/ Accounts Officer (AO) | 156 |
Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) | 74 |
Total | 230 |
UPSC EPFO Apply Online 2025
The candidates who are interested and eligible for the UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2025 Exam have to submit their online registration form through the official website www.upsc.gov.in. The online registration dates for the UPSC EPFO Exam will be released along with a notification pdf at www.upsc.gov.in. The aspirants should keep all the necessary documents handy while filling out the online application forms.
UPSC EPFO Application Fee 2025
The candidates have to pay the required online application fee to submit their UPSC EPFO Application Form.
Category | Fees |
Gen/ OBC/ EWS | Rs. 25/- |
SC/ ST/ PwD/ Female | Rs. 0/- |
Mode of Payment | Online |
How to Apply for UPSC EPFO 2025 Exam?
Follow the given steps to Apply Online for UPSC EPFO 2025 Exam.
- Click the link for the UPSC EPFO Online Application Form.
- As the new tab opens, click the option, “Apply Now”.
- On the next page, Check for the declaration at the bottom of the page, “Yes, I Agree”.
- Fill in the Personal Details.
- Finally, Agree to the declaration and Submit Part I of the UPSC EPFO Officer Online Application Form.
- Go to Part II of the form and make Payment details (except for fee exempted candidates), selection of examination center, upload of Photograph, Signature, Photo Identity Card Document and Declaration.
- Verify all the credentials and then click Submit.
Requirements of UPSC EPFO Application Form 2025
- Matriculation Certificate/Marksheet
- Age Proof/Birth Certificate
- Education Certificate.
- Caste Certificate
- Challan/Credit Certificate/E Challan
- Photograph
- Signature
UPSC EPFO 2025 Eligibility Criteria
Candidates must have to fulfil the minimum eligibility criteria in terms of education qualification and age limit which is required to apply for the vacancies. The Eligibility Criteria for UPSC EPFO Recruitment 2025 are as follows:
Nationality
The interested candidate must mandatorily be a citizen of India in order to be eligible for this post. If not, the candidate can be still considered eligible if he/she is either:
- a subject of Nepal/Bhutan
- a Tibetan refugee settled permanently in India (since 1962).
- a person of Indian origin settled permanently in India from countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Burma, Vietnam, and other East African countries.
UPSC EPFO Education Qualification
Candidates with Bachelor’s Degree (Graduation) in Any Stream from Any Recognized University in India will be eligible for this post.
Desirable: (a) Diploma in Company Law/Labour Laws / Public Administration.
UPSC EPFO Age Limit
The upper Age Limit For UPSC EPFO Recruitment for EO/AO posts is 30 years and for APFC, the upper age limit is 35 years
Age Relaxation | |
Category | Upper Age Relaxation |
ST/SC | 5 Years |
OBC | 3 Years |
Employees of EPFO | 5 Years |
PH (Gen) | 10 Years |
PH (OBC) | 13 Years |
PH (ST/SC) | 15 Years |
UPSC EPFO Exam Pattern 2025
The selection process under UPSC EPFO 2025 requires qualification of by a pen & paper-based Recruitment Test (RT). The test will be two hours in duration, all the questions carry equal marks.
The Recruitment Test (RT) will be an Offline Exam (Pen & Paper Based) consisting of Objective Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) followed by Interview round:
Parts | Name Of The Topic | Total Marks | Time |
Part A | General English and Vocabulary | 300 | 2 Hours |
Part B | Indian Culture, and Freedom Movements with Current Events | ||
Population, Development, and Globalization | |||
Constitution of India | |||
Current trends in the Indian Economy | |||
Accounting and Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labor Laws, Insurance | |||
Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications, and General Science | |||
Elementary Mathematics, Statistics, and General Mental Ability | |||
Social Security in India | |||
Interview | UPSC EPFO Interview | 100 |
Note-
- The exam questions will be in both Hindi and English.
- There will be objective-type questions with multiple choices of answers. The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.
- There is a negative marking of one-third of the marks assigned to each question.
- If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.
- PwD candidates shall be allowed compensatory time of 20 minutes per hour in the RT and facility of Scribe
UPSC EPFO Previous Year Question Paper PDFs
UPSC EPFO 2025 Syllabus
The subject wise UPSC EPFO 2025 Syllabus has been mentioned below.
Subject | Topics |
General English and Vocabulary |
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General Science |
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General Mental Ability |
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Computer Fundamentals |
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Statistics, Economics, and Mathematics |
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UPSC EPFO Syllabus 2025 for EO/AO- Click to Check
Read Detailed UPSC EPFO APFC Syllabus 2025
UPSC EPFO 2025 Salary
UPSC offers handsome salaries to the candidates shortlisted for the officer's posts. The Payscale of EPFO Officer is at Level 8 in the Pay Matrix as per the 7th CPC. This will imply that the salary range will be Rs 43,600 to 55,200. The Payscale thus becomes Rs 9300-34800. UPSC also offers other allowances and benefits to the candidates selected.
UPSC EPFO Salary Structure & Pay Scale- Click to Check
UPSC EPFO 2025 Admit Card
The officials will release UPSC EPFO Admit Card/Call Letter for each stage separately on its official website www.upsc.gov.in for the candidates eligible to appear in the particular stage. The admit cards will be released through online mode only and the candidates will not be sent UPSC EPFO Admit Card through any other means/mode.
UPSC EPFO 2025 Result
UPSC EPFO Enforcement Officer Result PDF will be made available on the official website of the Union Public Service Commission at www.upsc.gov.in or the candidates can directly download the result pdf from this article once released. The candidates shortlisted after qualifying for the recruitment test will be called for the Interview round upon which final selection depends. The final result will be prepared on basis of marks scored in the Recruitment Test & Interview with a weightage of 75:25 respectively.
UPSC EPFO 2025 Cut Off
UPSC releases cut-off marks for Recruitment Test, Interview round, and final cut-off marks along with UPSC EPFO Final Result. The cut-off marks are released category-wise. Check last year's UPSC EPFO Cut Off marks from the below table to have a reference.
UPSC EPFO APFC Cut Off 2023 | |||
Category | Recruitment Test | Interview | Final Selection |
UR | 178.33 | 50 | 257.50 |
OBC | 178.33 | 45 | 246.18 |
SC | 156.68 | 40 | 224.33 |
ST | 151.68 | 40 | 230.83 |
EWS | 176.68 | 50 | 241.83 |
PH-VI | 140 | 40 | 213.68 |
PH-HI | 130.83 | 40 | 202.83 |
PH-OH | 147.50 | 40 | 238.33 |
PH-MI/MD | 104.18 | 40 | 173.33 |
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