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EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANISATION ASSISTANT RECRUITMENT EXAM Exam Pattern 

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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
   TOTAL  100  100    

 

  • 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
   
TOTAL
 150  200 2 hours  
 5 Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)    3 (letter, précis, comprehension)  30 45 minutes  English
  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