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SCHEME OF EXAMINATION :
Phase I - Preliminary Examination
| S. No. |
Name of the Test (Objective Tests) |
No. of Qs. |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
Version |
| 1 |
English Language |
30 |
30 |
20 minutes |
English |
| 2 |
Reasoning Ability |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Bilingual |
| 3 |
Numerical Aptitude |
35 |
35 |
20 minutes |
Bilingual |
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TOTAL |
100 |
100 |
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- I. Phase –I is qualifying in nature and marks will not be reckoned for final merit.
- II. For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- III. The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of 1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase - I.
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Phase II - Main Examination
| S. No. |
Name of the Objective Test |
No. of Qs. |
Max. Marks |
Duration |
Version |
| 1 |
Reasoning/ Intelligence |
40 |
60 |
35 minutes |
Bilingual |
| 2 |
General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness |
40 |
40 |
20 minutes |
Bilingual |
| 3 |
English Language |
30 |
40 |
30 minutes |
English |
| 4 |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
60 |
35 minutes |
Bilingual |
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TOTAL |
150 |
200 |
2 hours |
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| 5 |
Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) |
3 (letter, précis, comprehension) |
30 |
45 minutes |
English |
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GRAND TOTAL |
153 |
230 |
2 hours 45 minutes |
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- The marks obtained in Phase – II will be considered for final selection.
- For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
- Descriptive paper will be completely online, i.e. the questions will be displayed on the screen and the candidates will have to type the answers using keyboard.
- Descriptive paper will be conducted online immediately after completion of online objective test of Phase-II Main Examination.
Qualifying Marks : - Qualifying Marks in Phase-I (Preliminary Exam.) and Phase–II (Main Exam.) will be decided as per discretion of EPFO.
Process for Arriving at Scores - If the examination is held in more than one session, the process of moderation will follow to ensure fairness (More than one session are required if the nodes capacity is less or some technical disruption takes place at any center or for any candidate.).
Note : Cut-offs are applied in two stages :
a. on scores in individual tests
b. on Total Score
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