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EPFO SSA

 
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has released a notification for the post of Social Security Assistant (SSA) to invite online applications from eligible Indian Citizens for appointment to the post of Social Security Assistant in EPFO.  The organization has released 2674 vacancies for the position of Social Security Assistants for the year 2024. The EPFO is a statutory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India, which manages the provident fund, pension, and insurance schemes for employees in India. The Social Security Assistant (SSA) is an entry-level position in the EPFO, and the notification has been released for the recruitment of candidates for this position.
 

EPFO SSA 2024 Overview

 
Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has invited online applications for filling up the post of social security assistant. The selection of the candidates will be based on a three-tiered process consisting of LIC AAO preliminary and mains exam followed by an interview.

Name of Recruitment EPFO SSA
Exam conducting Authority Employees’ Provident Fund Organization
Name of the post Social Security Assistant (Group C)
Vacancies To be announced
Last Date to Apply To be announced
Mode of Application Online
Mode of exam CBT
Selection procedure Stage- I: Computer-Based Examination
Stage II: Computer Typing Test
Official website https://www.epfindia.gov.in/
 
 

EPFO SSA 2024 Important dates

 
Activity Dates
Start date for Online Registration of Applications and Online Payment of Application Fee/ Intimation Charges To be announced
Last date for Online Registration & Online Payment of Application Fee/Intimation Charges To be announced
Duration for correction in the particulars of an application form To be announced
The download of Call Letter for Online Examination To be announced
Date of
Online Examination
To be announced
Display of provisional answer key To be notified
 
 

Eligibility Criteria

 
It is always important to carefully read and understand the eligibility criteria before applying for any exam.  Here we have mentioned the basic criteria for appointment to the Social Security Assistant at Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) including educational qualifications, age limit, nationality, and other specific requirements for this post. By carefully reviewing the EPFO SSA eligibility criteria, you can determine whether you meet the requirements for the job and whether it is worth applying for.
 

Age Limit

 
To apply for the post of Social Security Assistant at Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), a candidate should be between 18 to 27 years as on the Closing Date of the Online Application form with Age relaxation as applicable.
 

Age Relaxation

 
Category Age Relaxation (In years)
SC/ST 5 YEARS
OBC - NCL 3 YEARS
Government Servants (General) Upto 40 years of age
Government Servants (SC/ST) Upto 45 years of age
Government Servants OBC - NCL Upto 43 years of age
PwBD(Gen) 10 YEARS
PwBD(SC/ST) 15 YEARS
PwBD(OBC) 13 YEARS
Ex-SM+ General (GEN) 3 YEARS
Ex-SM+OBC-NCL 6 years (3 years+3 years)
Ex-SM+SC/ST 8 years ( 3years+5 years)
 
 

Education Qualifications

 
To apply for the post of EPFO SSA, here are the essential education qualifications:
  • A candidate must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university as on the closing date for online registration of application.
  • A typing speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on computer. (35 words per minute and 30 words per minute correspond to 10500 Key Depression per Hour (KDPH) / 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word for Data Entry Work.
Note:
Candidates awaiting the results of the final examination of the prescribed Essential qualification SHOULD NOT APPLY.
 

Nationality / Citizenship:

 
A candidate must be either –

I.    A Citizen of India or
II.   A subject of Nepal or
III.  A subject of Bhutan or
IV.  A Tibetan Refugee who came over to India before 1st January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or
V.   A  person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia, and Vietnam intending to permanently settle in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) & (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India.

Application fees/ Intimation charges:

 
Candidates will have to make the payment of Application Fees/Intimation Charges through the On-Line Mode as under:
 
Category Fees (Non-refundable)
General/EWS/OBC 700/-
SC/ST/* PwBD/Female Candidates/Ex-Servicemen NIL
 
 

EPFO SSA Pay Scale

 
The Social Security Assistants at EPFO shall be eligible to receive Level-5 (Rs.29, 200-92,300) in the Pay Matrix. In addition to Pay they will also be eligible for allowances as per rules in force from time to time.)
 

How to Apply

 
Step-1: Register for Online Registration using your own Email ID and Mobile No. and note down the system-generated Registration Number.
 
Step-2: Complete the Online Application Form and note down the system-generated Registration Number.
 
Step-3: Upload legible scanned images of:

I.   a recent photograph (in jpg/ jpeg file, size 10Kb–200Kb);
II.  candidate’s signature (file size: 4kb-30kb);
III. Left hand thumb impression (file size:10kb- 200kb);

Step-4: Pay the prescribed fee online through Net Banking/Debit Card/Credit Card (There is no provision for payment through e-challan/cash.

All 4 Steps can be done together or at separate timings

EXAM PATTERN


EPFO SSA Examination Pattern

 The selection of Social Security Assistants at EPFO would be done through a two-tiered process:
  • Phase-I Examination (Computer-Based Exam - 600 Marks)
  • Phase II-Computer Skill Test (Computer Data Entry Test)

Phase-I Examination

  • Each question would carry 4 marks. There would be a total of 150 questions in 5 sections.
  • The marks obtained in Phase–I will be considered for final selection on merit.
  • For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
  • *English comprehension shall be objective.
  • A composite time of 2 hours and 30 minutes would be given for the exam. There would be no sectional time limit for any individual section.
  • 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.
  • If the examination is held in more than one session, the scores across various sessions will be equated following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in the difficulty level of different test batteries used across sessions.
  • Qualifying Marks in Phase–I (Main Exam) will be decided as per discretion of EPFO.
 
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Name of the Test (Objective Tests) Number of Question Maximum Marks Duration
General Aptitude 30 120 2 hours and 30 minutes (150 Minutes)
General Knowledge/ General Awareness 30 120
Quantitative Ability 30 120
General English with *Comprehension 50 200
Computer Literacy 10 40
Total 150 600
 

Phase II-Computer Skill Test (Computer Data Entry Test)

  • Candidates who successfully qualify the phase-I will be required to appear for the Skill Test to assess speed and accuracy for Data Entry Work.
  • A typing speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on computer. (35 words per minute and 30 words per minute correspond to 10500 Key Depression Per Hour (KDPH) / 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word for Data Entry Work.
  • Computer Skill Test will be qualifying in nature. Marks obtained will not be reckoned for merit ranking.

Resolution Of Tie Cases

 
In cases where more than one candidate secures equal aggregates marks in Phase-I, the tie will be resolved by applying the following methods one after another:
  1. Date of Birth, with older candidates, placed higher.
  2. Alphabetical order in which the names of the candidates appear.

EPFO SSA 2024 Vacancy

 
Region State/Union Territory covered under the Region SC ST OBC EWS UR Total
Andhra Pradesh Region Andhra Pradesh 8 0 7 19 5 39
Bihar Region Bihar 2 0 8 0 25 35
Chhattisgarh Region Chhattisgarh 1 23 0 7 11 42
Delhi Region Delhi 28 7 16 44 25 120
Gujarat Region Gujarat, Dadra &Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu 0 54 0 39 104 197
Goa Region Goa 0 5 7 3 0 15
Himachal Pradesh Region Himachal Pradesh 6 1 2 3 20 32
Haryana Region Haryana 25 0 23 22 39 109
Jharkhand Region Jharkhand 10 33 0 3 20 66
Karnataka Region Karnataka 41 10 42 72 39 204
Kerala Region Kerala, Lakshadweep 12 2 19 11 71 115
Maharashtra Region Maharashtra 0 44 117 84 177 422
Madhya Pradesh Region Madhya Pradesh 19 38 0 18 25 100
North East Region Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura 13 0 16 11 18 58
Odisha Region Odisha 7 11 0 4 31 53
Punjab Region Punjab &Chandigarh 35 0 28 12 45 120
Rajasthan Region Rajasthan 9 4 12 17 17 59
Tamilnadu Region Tamilnadu & Puducherry 37 9 174 41 155 416
Telangana Region Telangana 20 6 36 33 21 116
Uttrakhand Region Uttrakhand 5 0 1 1 5 12
Uttar Pradesh Region Uttar Pradesh 21 0 6 25 72 124
West Bengal Region West Bengal & Sikkim, Andaman Nicobar Island 60 26 0 60 74 220
TOTAL 359 273 514 529 999 2674 39
 
 

EPFO SSA Previous Year’s Cutoff

 
By analyzing the minimum qualifying marks of previous years, you can understand the trend in the cutoff and get an idea of the expected cutoff for the current year. This can help you prepare accordingly and have a realistic expectation of your chances of qualifying for the exam. However,  you must remember that the cutoff varies from year to year based on certain factors such as the exam pattern, the difficulty level of the exam, the number of vacancies available, etc.
Last time, EPFO SSA Exam was conducted in 2019 in three phases – Prelims, Mains, and skill test. The prelims was the qualifying round and the marks scored in mains were considered to prepare the final merit. However this year only one round, phase -I, would be conducted.
 
The EPFO SSA 2019 Cut-Off table for prelims is mentioned below.
 
EPFO SSA 2019 Prelims Cut Off (Out of 100)
State SC ST OBC EWS UR
Andhra Pradesh - - 81.25 82 85.5
Bihar 58.25 - 79.75 76.75 87.5
Chhattisgarh 58.25 38.25 - 45 77.5
Delhi 65.25 59.75 59.75 44.75 85.5
Gujarat - 39 - 53 -
Goa - 51.5 - - 51.5
Himachal Pradesh 37.25 62.5 37.5 50 72.25
Haryana 38 - 37.5 46.75 79
Karnataka 65 62.5 62.75 48 74.75
Kerala & Lakshadweep 65 - - 72.25 83
Maharashtra - 42.25 63.75 43.75 77.25
Madhya Pradesh 65.75 43.75 - 46.75 70.5
North East Region - 55.5 65 58.25 74
Odhisa 62.75 49.75 - 80.75 82.5
Punjab & Chandigarh - - - - 86.25
Rajasthan 59.75 58.5 - 69.25 84
Telangana 73.75 - 78 74.5 83.75
Uttarakhand 43 57.75 46.35 47.25 82.5
Uttar Pradesh 55.75 - 66.25 70.25 81.25
 
 
SSA EPFO Prelims -Minimum Qualifying Marks
 
Name of the Test Minimum Marks Minimum Qualifying marks
(SC/ST/OBC/NCL/PWD)
Minimum Qualifying marks for UR/EWS
English Language 30 10.50 12
Reasoning Ability 35 12.25 14
Numerical Aptitude 35 12.25 14

EPFO SSA FAQs

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