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Table of
C O N T E N T S
C OEPFON T E N T S
About
• What is EPFO?
• Brief History of EPFO
• Functions of EPFO
• Departments in EPFO
• Hierarchy in EPFO

About EO/AO
• How is the recruitment conducted?
• What is the pattern of examination?
• What is the eligibility?
• Who should prepare for this exam?
• Previous Years Cut Off marks
• Is recruitment regular?
• What is the syllabus of the exam?
• What is the training like?
• What is the job profile and functions of EO/AO?
• What is the salary?
• What are the allowances and benefits?
• What are the promotion opportunities?
• All About Postings

Resources to prepare for the EO/AO exam

• General English
• Freedom Movement
• Governance and Constitution of India
• Present Trends in Indian Economy
• General Science
• Current Events
• Accountancy
• Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
• Social Security
• Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications
• Elementary Maths
• Our 6 step formula to become EO/AO in EPFO
• What is the 6 step formula?
• Our Legacy - Our Students
About EPFO
About EPFO

• What is EPFO?

• Brief History of EPFO

• Functions of EPFO

• Departments in EPFO

• Hierarchy in EPFO
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About EPFO

What is EPFO?
The full form of EPFO is Employees’ Provident Fund
Organisation. It is a statutory, autonomous body that
regulates and manages the Provident Funds (PF) in India.
It comes under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The mission of EPFO is “To extend the reach & quality of
publicly managed old-age income secu ity programmes
through consistent and ever improving standards of
compliance and benefit delive y in a manner that wins
the approval and confidence of Indians in our methods,
fai ness, honesty and integ ity, thereby cont ibuting to
the economic and social well-being of Indians”. EPFO
provides social security to the employees through these
3 schemes-
• The Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 (EPF)
• The Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 (EPS)
• The Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme,
1976 (EDLI)

EPFO is one of the world's largest Social Security

Organisations in terms of clientele and the volume of
financial transactions undertaken. At present, it
maintains 24.77 crore accounts (Annual Report 2019-20)
pertaining to its members.

Brief History of EPFO

The Employees' Provident Fund came into existence with the promulgation of the Employees'
Provident Funds Ordinance on November 15, 1951. It was replaced by the Employees'
Provident Funds Act, 1952. The Act is now referred to as the Employees' Provident Funds &
Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 which extends to the whole of India. The Act and
Schemes framed there are administered by a tri-partite Board known as the Central Board of
Trustees, Employees' Provident Fund, consisting of representatives of Government (Both
Central and State), Employers, and Employees.
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Functions of EPFO

ENFORCEMENT OF
THE ACT ACROSS
THE COUNTRY

MAINTENANCE SETTLEMENT OF
OF INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS
ACCOUNTS 5 MAJOR
FUNCTIONS
OF EPFO

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ENSURING PROMPT MAINTAINING &

PENSION UPDATING
PAYMENTS RECORDS

Departments in EPFO
There are several departments in EPFO, a few of them are as mentioned below -

• Training department • Banking & Investment department

• Accounts department • Recovery department
• Compliance department • Public Relations or Publicity department
• Technical department • Human Resource department
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1 Central Provident Fund

Commissioner (CPFC)

2 Additional Central
Commissioner (Headquarters)

3 Regional Provident Fund

Commissioner - I

4 Regional Provident Fund

Commissioner - II

5 Assistant Provident Fund

Commissioner (APFC)

Hierarchy
in EPFO
6 Enforcement/Accounts
Officer

7 Section Supervisors

8 Social Security Assistants

9 Data Entry Operators

10 Multi-tasking staff
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About
EO/AO
02
• How is the recruitment conducted?
• What is the pattern of examination?
• What is the eligibility?
• Who should prepare for this exam?
• Previous Years Cut Off marks
• Is recruitment regular?
• What is the syllabus of the exam?
• What is the training like?
• What is the job profile and functions of
EO/AO?
• What is the salary?
• What are the allowances and benefits?
• What are the promotion opportunities?
• All About Postings
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About EO/AO
How is the recruitment conducted?

EO/AO in EPFO are

Recruitment recruited through a 2
Interview
stage recruitment
Test process

What is the pattern of the examination?

As per the official notification of 2023, the exam pattern for EO/AO exam is as follows:

Recruitment Test Interview Details

• Interview Details -
• Total Duration - 2 Hours
◦ Total Marks - 100 Marks
• Total Marks - 300 Marks
◦ Category-wise Minimum
• Total Questions - 120
cut-off marks
• Negative Marking - 1/3rd
▪ UR - 50 marks
• Objective Type
▪ OBC - 45 marks
• Offline Mode
▪ SC/ST/PH - 40 marks

• The weightage of Recruitment Test and Interview can be 75:25 respectively.

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Age Relaxation
What is the eligibility?
Age:
Maximum 30 years.
5 3 10 13 15 5 5
years years years years years
years years
for for for for for for Ex- for
SC/ST OBC Person PwBD PwBD Service Central
Educational Qualifications: with (OBC) (SC/ST) man Govt.
Essential: Degree of a recognized University Bench Employe
mark es
or equivalent. Disabili (comple
ty ted
[PwBD atleast
(UR)] 3 years
service)

Previous Years Cut O marks

The table below shows cut-off for recruitment test, interview and final cut-off for the year
2021 & 2017:

2021 Cut-O Marks:

Category UR OBC SC ST EWS PH(HI) PH(OH)

Recruitment Test 187.39 173.12 160.51 156.30 171.43 101.67 154.61

Interview 50 45 40 40 50 40 40

Final Selection 259.33 244.51 234.39 231.87 246.08 169.28 242.99

2017 Cut-O Marks:

Category UR OBC SC EWS PH(HI) PH(OH)

Recruitment Test 49.50 44.50 42.50 43.50 30.00 33.00

Interview 50 45 40 40 - -

Final Selection 110.83 103.78 102.23 103.06 88.11 93.61

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Is recruitment regular?
As per the past trends, recruitment for the post of EO/AO is not so regular. The last 2
recruitments of EO/AO were held in the year 2021 & 2017. UPSC has however released 418
vacancies for the post of EO/AO in EPFO on 25 February 2023.

What is the syllabus of the exam?

• General English
◦ Parts of Speech ◦ Conditional Sentences
◦ Structure of Sentence ◦ Prepositions
◦ Subject-Verb ◦ Conjunctions
◦ Agreements ◦ Articles
◦ Nouns ◦ Adjectives
◦ Pronouns ◦ Determiners
◦ Verbs ◦ Adverbs
◦ Tenses ◦ Active-Passive
◦ Modals ◦ Rearrangement Para Jumbles
◦ Reading Comprehension ◦ Synonyms
◦ Complex Preposition ◦ Antonyms
◦ Phrasal Verbs ◦ One word substitution
◦ Idioms & Phrases

• General Science
◦ Physics ▪ Light – Phenomenon like
▪ Units and Measurements Refraction, Reflection, Total
Internal Reflection, Dispersion,
▪ Kinematics including distance,
Diffraction and Interference
displacement, speed, velocity and
acceleration ▪ Uniform Circular Motion and
Simple Harmonic Motion
▪ Dynamics and Newton’s laws of
motion
▪ Electricity
▪ Pressure and its applications
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◦ Chemistry
▪ Physical and Chemical changes
▪ Elements, Compounds and
Mixtures
▪ Atoms and Molecules
▪ Chemistry in daily life
▪ Energy – Renewable and Non-
Renewable
▪ Metals and Non-metals
▪ Acids and Bases
• Current Events
• Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Movement
◦ Decline of Mughal Empire and Rise
of Regional Powers
▪ Reasons for Disintegration of
Mughal Empire
▪ Later Mughals after Aurangzeb
▪ Emergence of Regional Powers
▪ Weakness of Regional Politics
◦ Advent of Europeans
▪ Advent of Portuguese in India
▪ Dutch in India
▪ Advent of English in India
▪ Advent of Danes in India
▪ Advent of French in India
◦ Rise of British in India
▪ Anglo French Struggle for
Supremacy
▪ British Conquest of Bengal
▪ British conquest of Mysore and
Maratha Empire
▪ British conquest of Sindh, Punjab
and Awadh
◦ Biology
▪ Food Components
▪ Health and Diseases
▪ Cells and Tissues
▪ Organ systems – Digestive
system, Skeletal system, Muscular
system, Respiratory system,
Circulatory system and
Reproductive System
▪ British annexation beyond Indian
frontiers
▪ Reorganization of British Political
system
• Police Administration
• Revenue Administration
▪ Significant policies of British to
consolidate
◦ Early reforms during British Rule
▪ Administrative reforms under
British rule
▪ Aspects of British Administration
in India
▪ Civil Services
▪ Police System
▪ Judicial System
▪ The Army
▪ Development in Press
▪ Development in Communication
and Education
▪ Development of Railways
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◦ Revolt of 1857
▪ First World War and Nationalist
▪ Causes of Revolt of 1857
Movement
▪ Beginning and Spread of Revolt
▪ Entry of Mahatma Gandhi in Indian
▪ Suppression of Revolt
Freedom Struggle
▪ Cause for the failure of Revolt
▪ Important Congress Sessions
▪ Nature of Revolt
between 1908 - 1918
▪ Consequences of 1857 Revolt
◦ Important Events from 1919 – 1929
◦ Rise of Nationalism & Formation of
▪ Post War Economic Hardships
INC
▪ Government of India Act, 1919
▪ Reasons for Rise of Indian
▪ Rowlatt Act 1919
Nationalism
▪ Non-Cooperation and Khilafat
▪ Political Associations before
Movement
Indian National Congress
▪ Swarajist and 2nd Phase of
▪ Highlights of Pre – Congress
Revolutionary Interview
Political work
▪ Growth of left movement in India
▪ Foundation of Indian National
▪ 2nd Phase of Revolutionary
Congress
Struggle
▪ Early Nationalists – the Moderate
▪ Simon Commission and Nehru
Era
report
▪ Contributions of Moderate
◦ Important Events from 1929 to 1939
Nationalists
▪ Civil Disobedience Movement –
▪ Powers and Functions of
First phase
Parliament
▪ Karachi Congress Session
▪ Prominent Moderate Leaders
▪ Round Table Conferences
▪ Indian Council Act of 1892
▪ Second Phase of Civil
◦ Swadeshi Movement and Rise of
Disobedience Movement
Extremisim
▪ Communal Award and Poona Pact,
▪ Understanding Extremists
1932
▪ Swadeshi Movement
▪ Government of India Act of 1935
▪ Morley Minto Reforms
▪ Aftermath of Civil Disobedience
◦ Important EVENTS from 1908 - 1918
Movement
▪ First phase of Revolutionary
▪ Provincial Elections of 1937
Activities
▪ Delhi Durbars
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◦ Important Events from 1940 to 1947
▪ Wardha Resolution
▪ August Offer and Individual
Satyagraha
▪ Cripps Mission
▪ Quit India Movement
▪ Constitutional deadlocks after
Quit India Movement
▪ Indian National Army and RIN
mutiny
▪ Run up to Independence
◦ Socio – Religious Reform
Movements
▪ Backdrop of Indian Renaissance
▪ Important Reform Movements and
their leaders – Eastern India
▪ Important Reform Movements and
their leaders – Western India
▪ Important Reform Movements and
their leaders – North India
▪ Other Important Movement and
their leaders
▪ Reform Movements of other
Religions
• Governance and Constitution of India
◦ Constitutional Framework of India
▪ Historical Background of Indian
Constitution
▪ Making of Indian Constitution
▪ Features of Indian Constitution
▪ Preamble of Indian Constitution
▪ Amendment of Indian Constitution
▪ Basic Structure Theory of Indian
Constitution
◦ Miscellaneous Topics of Modern
History
▪ Anti – Colonial Rebellions in India
▪ Tribal Uprisings
▪ Politico – Religious Uprisings
▪ Major Peasant Movements
◦ Miscellaneous Topics of Ancient
and Medieval History
▪ Indus Valley Civilization
▪ Vedic Age
▪ Rise of Mahajanpadas
▪ Mauryan Dynasty
▪ Post Mauryan
▪ Gupta Age
▪ Harsha Empire
▪ Delhi Sultanate
▪ Mughal Rule in India
◦ Indian Union and Its Citizens
▪ Making of Indian Union Indian
Citizenship
◦ Rights and Duties of Indian Citizens
▪ Fundamental Rights
▪ Directive Principles of State Policy
▪ Fundamental Duties
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◦ Indian Union and Its Citizens • Legislative Procedure in

▪ Making of Indian Union Indian Parliament
Citizenship • Annual Financial Statement –
◦ Rights and Duties of Indian Citizens Budget
▪ Fundamental Rights • Powers and Functions of
▪ Directive Principles of State Policy Parliament
▪ Fundamental Duties • Parliamentary Privileges
◦ Centre State Relations • Committees of the Parliament
▪ Legislative Relations ▪ State Legislature
▪ Administrative Relations • Composition of State
▪ Financial Relations Legislature

▪ Committees/Commissions for • Eligibility of a Member of State

Centre State Relations Legislature

▪ Interstate Relations – Interstate • Presiding Officers of the State

Councils, Zonal Councils etc. Legislature

▪ Emergency Provisions in India • Proceedings of State

Legislature
◦ Executives in India
• Legislative Proceedings in the
▪ UNION EXECUTIVE
State Legislature
• President of India
• Election System in India
• Vice President of India
◦ Judiciary in India
• Prime Minister of India
▪ Supreme Court of India
• Council of Ministers at Centre
▪ High Courts in India
• Cabinet Committees
▪ Subordinate Courts
▪ STATE EXECUTIVE
▪ National Legal Service Authority
• Governor
▪ Tribunals in India
• Chief Minister
◦ Constitutional and Non –
• Council of Ministers at State
Constitutional Bodies in India
◦ Legislatures in India
▪ Major Constitutional Bodies
▪ Parliament of India
▪ Major Non – Constitutional Bodies
• Composition of Parliament of
▪ Quasi – Judicial Bodies
India
▪ Pressure Groups
• Presiding Officers of the
▪ Regulatory Bodies
Parliament
• Proceedings of Parliament
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◦ Local Governments in India ▪ Scheduled and Tribal Areas

▪ Panchayati Raj Institutions ▪ Special Provisions for Some State
▪ Municipalities ▪ Comparison of Indian Constitution
◦ Miscellaneous Topics with other Countries
▪ Union Territories

• Present Trends in Indian Economy ◦ Employment in India

◦ Introduction to demand and supply • Employment Generation in
▪ Microeconomics V India
Macroeconomics • Types of Unemployment in
▪ Basics of Demand India

▪ Basics of Supply • Measurement of

▪ Equilibrium Unemployment

◦ Elasticity of demand • Status of Employment in India

▪ Concept and Factors Affecting ◦ Economic History of India

Demand ▪ Indian Economy: A Brief Overview

▪ Shift in Demand Curve ▪ Various Sectors of the Economy

▪ Price Elasticity of Demand ▪ Features of the Indian Economy

▪ Cross Elasticity of Demand ▪ Concerns Facing the Indian

▪ Income Elasticity of Demand Economy

◦ Measurement of Growth ▪ Underdevelopment

▪ Basics of Economy ▪ Meaning and Types of Economic

Planning
▪ Circular Flow of Income
▪ Economic Planning in India Before
▪ Gross Domestic Product
and After Independence
▪ Important Macroeconomic
▪ Economic Reforms in India
Identities
▪ NITI Aayog
▪ Growth, Welfare and Development
◦ Monetary policy
▪ Market Structures
▪ Basics of Monetary Policy
◦ Poverty Alleviation and employment
generation in india ▪ Monetary Policy in India

▪ Poverty ▪ Instruments of Monetary Policy

• Poverty and its Types ▪ Types of Monetary Policy

• Measurement of Poverty ▪ Financial Institutions in India

• Poverty Related Sustainable

Development Goals
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◦ Inflation
▪ Meaning and its Causes
▪ Effects of Inflation
▪ Important Terms associated with
Inflation
▪ Measures to Control Inflation
▪ Measuring Inflation
▪ Inflation Targeting in India
▪ Trends of Inflation in India
◦ Fiscal Policy
▪ Basics of Budget
▪ Basics of Fiscal Policy
▪ Components of Budget
▪ Measures of Government Deficit
▪ Public Debt in India
▪ Goods and Services Tax
◦ Regional Economic cooperation
▪ Regional Economic Integration
▪ South Asian Association for
Regional Cooperation
▪ Association of Southeast Asian
Nations
▪ Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-
Sectoral Technical and Economic
Cooperation
▪ Bangladesh, China, India and
Myanmar
▪ Comprehensive and Progressive
Agreement for Trans-Pacific
Partnership
▪ Regional Comprehensive Economic
Partnership
▪ One Belt, One Road and Maritime
Silk Route
▪ Shanghai Cooperation Organization
▪ Indian Ocean Rim Association
▪ Indian Ocean Commission
▪ Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation
▪ BRICS
▪ India’s Experience with Free Trade
Agreements
◦ International Economic Institutions
▪ Introduction
▪ The World Bank
▪ The International Monetary Fund
▪ World Trade Organisation
◦ Opening UP of the indian economy,
balance of payment
▪ Balance of Payment
▪ Exchange Rate
▪ Types of Currencies
▪ Exchange Rate Management in India
◦ Industrial and labour policy
▪ Introduction
▪ Evolution of India’s Industrial Policy
▪ Disinvestment
▪ Micro, Small and Medium
Enterprises in India
▪ Special Economic Zones
▪ National Investment and
Manufacturing Zones
▪ National Manufacturing Policy
▪ Industrial Corridors
▪ Indices/Surveys to Measure
Industrial Performance in India
▪ Labour Policy
◦ Finance commission
▪ Appointment
▪ Composition of Finance Commission
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▪ Roles & Responsibilities
▪ Procedures and Functioning
• Accountancy
◦ Introduction to the Accounting
▪ Meaning of an economic event
▪ Branches of Accounting
▪ Understanding the process of
accounting
▪ Objective of Accounting
◦ Theory base of accounting
▪ Accounting principles and
conventions
▪ Accounting terminology
◦ Recording of transactions
▪ Business Transactions and Source
Document
▪ Accounting Equation
▪ Accounting books – Journal,
Ledger, cash book and other
accounting books
▪ Rules of Debit and Credit
▪ Types of Accounts
▪ Logic of recording of transactions
▪ Trial Balance
▪ Concept, importance, and role of
Trial balance
▪ Types of accounting errors
▪ Formation of Trial balance
▪ Suspense Account
◦ Bills of Exchange
▪ Concept and introduction
▪ Parties of Bill of Exchange
▪ Modus operandi of Bills of
Exchange
▪ 14th Finance Commission
▪ 15th Finance Commission
▪ Promissory note
▪ Discounting of Bills – Process
▪ Rebate of Bill of Exchange
◦ Accounting Standards
▪ Accounting for share capital
▪ Accounting for inventory and
investment
▪ Accounting for bonus shares and
buyback of shares
◦ Preparation of the Final Accounts
▪ Understanding of Trading account,
Profit and loss account and
balance sheet
◦ Ratio Analysis
▪ Concept and type of ratios.
▪
• Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
◦ Industrial Relations
▪ Overview of industrial relations
▪ Indian labour force
▪ Trade union
▪ Collective bargaining
▪ Industrial discipline and grievance
procedure
▪ Industrial conflicts and disputes
▪ Settlement of industrial disputes
▪ Labour welfare
▪ Wages
▪ Workers participation management
▪ International industrial relations
▪ Industrial health & safety
▪ Miscellaneous
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◦ Labour Laws
▪ Payment of wages act, 1936
▪ Minimum wages act, 1948
▪ Industrial employment (standing
orders) act, 1946
▪ Trade unions act, 1926
▪ Factories act, 1948
▪ Industrial disputes act, 1947
• Social Security
◦ Social security schemes
▪ Types of retirement schemes
▪ National pension system
▪ Atal pension yojana
▪ Social security schemes
◦ Social Security Legislations
▪ Employees compensation act,
1923
▪ Employees’ state insurance act,
1948
▪ Employees’ provident fund and
miscellaneous provisions act,
1952
▪ Maternity benefit act, 1961
▪ Payment of gratuity act, 1972
• Basic Knowledge of Computer
Applications
◦ Introduction to Computer
▪ Computer – Definition and Major
parts of Computer
▪ Uses of Computer, along with
advantages and disadvantages of
using computer.
▪ History of Computer
▪ Generation of Computer
▪ Types of Computers
◦ Computer Organisation and data
Processing cycle
▪ Computer Organisation
▪ Data Processing Cycle
▪ Instruction Cycle
◦ Hardware and software
▪ Introduction to the computer
hardware and software partsInput
and Output devices
▪ Functions of Motherboard
▪ Types of Software
◦ Memory
▪ Introduction
▪ Memory Hierarchy
▪ Memory Management
▪ Memory Measurement
◦ Operating System
▪ Introduction
▪ Functions of operating system
▪ Types of operating system
▪ Basic understanding of MS-DOS
and windows
◦ Computer Network
▪ Introduction
▪ Components of computer network
▪ Types of Computer network
▪ Computer network architecture
▪ Network Protocols
▪ Network topology
▪ Introduction to the Internet
◦ Commonly used short-cuts and full
form used in computer parlance
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• Quantitative Aptitude • General Mental Ability

◦ Number System ◦ Alphabetical and Alphanumeric
◦ Simplification Series
◦ LCM and HCF ◦ Coding and Decoding
◦ Percentage ◦ Syllogism
◦ Ratio and Proportion ◦ Direction Sense
◦ Mixture and Allegation ◦ Ranking and Order
◦ Profit and Loss ◦ Blood Relation
◦ Simple and Compound Interest ◦ Letter Series
◦ Average ◦ Analogy
◦ Time and Work ◦ Clock
◦ Pipe and Cistern ◦ Calendar
◦ Time and Distance ◦ Dice
◦ Boats and Streams ◦ Venn Diagram
◦ Mensuration 2D and 3D ◦ Counting Figure
◦ Data Interpretation ◦ Cube and Cuboid
◦ Probability
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What is the training like?

After final selection, the Enforcement/Accounts Officers undergo trainings in any of the 5
training institutes of EPFO - Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya National Academy of Social
Security - New Delhi, EPFO Zonal Training Institute South Zone - Chennai, EPF Zonal Training
Institute - Kolkata, EPFO, Zonal Office - Haryana or EPFO Zonal Training Institute, West Zone
- Ujjain. The training is normally conducted for 2-3 weeks and then on the job training is
done.

Job profile and Functions:

Once you are appointed as EO/AO, you will have to carry out the following roles and
responsibilities.

• Inquiries of account and settlement of claims.

• To enforce orders of the provisions and schemes under the Employees’ Provident Funds
and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
• Educate about the prescribed forms
• Attend prosecution cases.
• Conduct surveys.
• Address employee grievances.
• Maintain cash book, bank statement verification, MIS returns etc.
• Issue warrants on the defaulting employer.

What is the Salary, Allowances & Benefits?

Enforcement/Accounts Officer is a Group B service. The basic pay for the EO/AO position is
Rs. 47,600 with a Grade Pay of Rs. 4,800. In addition to the basic pay, they are entitled to
various allowances such as Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), and
Transport Allowance (TA) which vary depending on the location of their posting. So, the in-
hand salary with allowances is around Rs. 85,508 per month. Also they are liable to leased
accommodation, travel allowance, monthly medical allowance, etc.

Promotion opportunities:
After joining EPFO as EO/AO, you need to serve at least 5-7 years on this post and then they
are promoted to the post of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC). After being an
APFC for 5 years, you are promoted to Regional Commissioner II (However, after 4 years you
get a senior time scale that increases your grade pay to 6600). Then, in next 5 years you are
promoted to Regional Commissioner I . After completion of 5-6 years as Regional
Commissioner I, you are promoted to Additional Central Commissioner (Headquarters) who
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heads a zone or is the incharge of the head office (New Delhi) and there are only 12
vacancies for this post.

Postings in EPFO:
After getting recruited in EPFO as an EO/AO or APFC, you can be posted anywhere in India.
Generally you are posted in a zone, not more than 9 years and in a particular office you are
not supposed to stay more than 3 years. There are about 140 regional offices and 114 district
offices of EPFO. Regional offices are generally in Tier 1 & Tier 2 cities and district offices are
generally in Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities. So basically you can be posted in any of these offices.
 Resources to
About EPFO
prepare for
the EO/AO Exam
• General English

• Freedom Movement

• Governance and Constitution of India

• Present Trends in Indian Economy

• General Science

• Current Events

• Accountancy

• Industrial Relations and Labour Laws

• Social Security

• Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications

• Elementary Maths

03
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Resources to prepare for the EPFO exam

Resources can be divided into -

Magazines Newspapers Websites

Books

Subject Books Websites Newspapers Magazines

• Objective General
English by SP
Bakshi - For
Read editorial
Grammar and
section of The
General English Comprehension NA NA
Hindu/The
• Word Power
Indian Express
Made Easy By
Norman Lewis -
For Vocabulary

• Spectrum’s A
Freedom
Brief History of
Movement NA NA NA
Modern India
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Governance • Political Science NA NA NA

and NCERTs of Class 9th
Constitution to 12th (If you do not
of India have any prior
background of
political system)
• M Laxmikanth

Present • NCERTs of Class 9th NA • The NA

Trends in to 11th Hindu
Indian • Indian Economy by • Indian
Economy Ramesh Singh Express

General • NCERTs of Class 6th • ISRO website • The NA

Science to 10th (For Space Hindu
missions of India) • Indian
• Department of Express
Biotechnology
website (For
latest
developments &
initiatives in
scientific sector)
• Department of
Science &
Technology (For
latest
developments &
initiatives in
scientific sector)

Current NA • PIB The Hindu Yojana

Events
• UNESCO website Indian Kurukshetr
Express a
• Down To Earth
website
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• Accountancy
NCERTs of
class 11th &
Accountancy 12th NA NA NA
• Introduction to
Accountancy
by S. Chand

• Industrial • Ministry of Labour

Relations and Employment
Industrial
Labour Laws by website (for
Relations and NA NA
Piyali Ghosh updated
Labour Laws
(updated information of
edition) labour laws)

• PIB
• PRS
• Ministry of Social
Justice and
Empowerment
• Ministry of
Women and Child
Development

Social • Ministry of Health

NA and Family NA NA
Security
welfares
• Ministry of
Minority Affairs
• Ministry of
Labour and
Employments
• Ministry of
Housing and
Urban Affairs
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Computer Computer NA NA NA
Awareness by
Arihant

Elementary Quantitative NA NA NA
Maths Aptitude by Dr.
R.S. Aggarwal

Apart from the resources mentioned in the table, syllabus, PYQs and mock tests should be
your best friends throughout your preparation journey of UPSC EPFO Examination.
 04
About EO/AO

Our 6 step
formula to
become
O icer in EPFO
• What is the 6 step formula?
• Our legacy - Our Students
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What is the 6-Step Formula?

Set a
clear goal #1
Always remember that if you are not sure about WHY you want to take certain actions, it is
most likely that the action won’t yield results. Even if it does, you will not be satisfied with
the result. Same is the case with EPFO exam, you need to have the clarity in your mind that
why you wish to prepare, is it because of money & power, prestige, job security, social
service or is it the postings in metro cities that motivate you to take this exam. Whatever
may be the factor, you have to have your goal crystal clear to be always motivated & act
consistently to get success.

#2 Understand
the exam
The syllabus and previous year questions are like the 2 headlights of your car of
preparation. You miss one of these and your car will meet with an accident, let me
guarantee you this right here! The biggest blunder aspirants like you commit is that they do
not define the scope of the syllabus of the examination and prepare under the impression
that anything and everything can be asked in the examination which is even remotely
related to the syllabus! Hell no! This is NOT the case. Download and print a copy of the
syllabus and then do the same for previous year questions (link has been provided above).
Go through the syllabus atleast 10 times and then go through the previous year questions
(year wise) and see for yourself what are the important topics and in what depth they need
to be studied for the examination. Believe me, more than 90% of the so-called sincere
aspirants do not do this.
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Shortlist
Resources #3
Based on step 2 above, now is the time to shortlist your study sources - be it coaching
material, books, websites, magazines, or the like! And remember, once you prepare a list of
the resources that you are going to follow, DO NOT get swayed by new material that keeps
flooding the market through telegram, Facebook, websites, advertisements, etc! Keep your
head down and focus on completing your study sources. Yes, once you are done with your
sources, you can move to a secondary source but not before that!

Plan a
#4 Strategy
This is a very important step - you must plan a strategy for yourself. This strategy is for ‘you’
and ‘you’ alone. Do not compare your strategy with others, some like studying early in the
morning, some like to burn the midnight oil, some can sit at a stretch for 6 hours, some
study for 2 hours and take a break and then study again. Some study on all 7 days, some
study for 5 days and take a 2-day break. Whatever! The point or the goal is to have a
strategy that ‘works’ for ‘you’. It is not meant to earn shower of praises from your parents,
friends or peers!

Execute with
consistency #5
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Ah consistency! The ever-elusive thing! The secret to developing consistency is to make

‘micro easy targets’. How? Let's compare 2 situations. Student A makes a plan that he will
study 8 hours everyday starting tomorrow and sets a goal for himself for the next day -
cover 50 pages of current affairs magazine, 20 pages of constitution of India from a book,
50 questions of arithmetical reasoning and read 20 pages of history. He starts his day full of
energy but towards the end of the day finds himself in quite an uncomfortable position
realizing that only 50% of the target has been covered. He is not able to sleep comfortably
that night and gets up the next morning tired and frustrated. Now he has to complete the
pending tasks of Day 1 as well as cover whatever he decided for Day 2 as well! Quite an
uphill task, don’t you think?
On the other hand, Student B makes a plan that he will also study 8 hours a day and sets a
goal of completing 20 pages of current affairs magazine, 10 pages of constitution of India
and 10 questions of arithmetical reasoning. What will happen is that this student will
complete his target ahead of schedule and having done that feel elated, joyful and full of
confidence! This will lead to a good night’s sleep and hence even higher energy for the next
day!
Getting my rhythm? This is how you make ‘micro and ‘easy’ targets and achieve them daily
and move ahead with consistency.

Develop
#6 Faith
Always think from your mind and feel from your heart. If you reverse this sentence, you will
get trapped in ‘emotions’. Being emotional isn’t bad at all, it’s good! Getting trapped in
emotions is what is bad! Once you complete step 1-5, you will start to develop faith in
yourself. Have a little trust on your mentors as well, talk to them, mail them, get in touch and
see how they can help you!
After you learn and understand this 6 Step Formula to dominate EPFO Exam, you can literally
apply it on any examination you are taking or might take in the future!
The above formula will always help you set a clear goal and plan all your activities around
that one clear goal.
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