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The detailed UPSC EPFO 2023 Exam pattern is discussed as follows:

All the questions in this paper will be objective-type questions and they are
multiple-choice questions (MCQ).
The offline test (MCQ) paper consists of a total of 120 questions and each question
will carry equal values.
All the candidates will have 2 hours or 120 minutes to solve the entire paper.
The language of the question paper will be in Hindi and English.
There will be a negative marking for each wrong answer. The negative marking for
each wrong answer is one-third (1/3).
The weightage for the written exam is 75 percent and the interview is 25 percent.

Topics Total Marks Total Duration

English 120 2 hours or 120 minutes

Mathematics

General Science

General Awareness

Reasoning

UPSC EPFO 2023 Exam Syllabus

The written test of this exam will be based on objective-type multiple-choice questions
(MCQ). Candidates need to check and understand the detailed syllabus to have a better
idea about the topics included in the syllabus. The syllabus for the UPSC EPFO written
exam includes the topics mentioned below.

i) General English: To evaluate the candidate’s understanding of the English language &
workman – use of words.

ii) Indian Freedom Struggle.

iii) Current Events and Developmental Issues.

iv) Indian Polity & Economy.

v) General Accounting Principles.

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vi) Industrial Relations & Labour Laws.

vii) General Science & knowledge of Computer applications.

viii) General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude.

ix) Social Security in India.

General English

Sentence Completion/ Para Reading Synonyms/

Completion Comprehension Antonyms

Cloze Test, Error Spotting Spellings Fill in the Blanks

Para Jumbles Phrase Replacement Phrases/ Idioms

Indian Freedom Struggle

Topics Detailed Syllabus

Consolidation of The Carnatic Wars, Invasion of Bengal. Mysore and its confrontation
the British with British expansion: The three Anglo-Maratha Wars. Regulating and
Empire Pitt’s India Acts. Early composition of the British Raj.

Indian Early uprisings, The 1857 Revolt-reasons, character, course, and

Resistance to result. Indian Freedom struggles in the first stage: Growth of national
the British Rule consciousness; creation of Associations; Establishment of the Indian
National Congress and its Moderate stage; Swadeshi Movement;
Economic Nationalism; The development of Extremism and the split in
Congress; The policy of Divide and Rule; Congress-League Pact of
1916.

The era of Civil Disobedience, the Khilafat movement, the Non-Cooperation

Gandhiji Movement, and the Quit India Movement; another strand in the
National Movement-Revolutionaries, Subhash Chandra Bose, and the
Indian National Army.

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Current Events & Developmental Issues

Latest development in Indian Polity Latest Government Schemes

Major Judgements Latest events related to national and

international importance

Current events related to International

Relations

Indian Polity & Economy

Topics Detailed Syllabus

Indian Indian Constitution, historical underpinnings, evolution, features,

Polity amendments, Functions and responsibilities of the Union and the States,
Parliament, and State Legislatures – structure, functioning, the conduct of
business, powers & privileges and issues arising out of these, Welfare
schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States
and the performance of these schemes, Important aspects of governance,
transparency and accountability, e-governance- applications, models,
successes, limitations, and potential; citizens charters, transparency &
accountability, and institutional and other measures. Panchayati Raj, Public
Policy, Rights Issues.

Indian Economic growth and development – basic concept and definition of

Economy economy and economics, use and transfer of resources, distributive effects,
macro and microeconomic policy, micro-macro balance, the distributive
impact of economic policies, Inclusion – definition, relevance, types, financial
inclusion, recent initiatives. Fiscal policy – definition, component, receipts,
revenue and capital account, tax revenue, expenditure, budget.

General Accounting principles

Principles of Accounting Analyzing & Recording Transactions

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Adjustments & Financial Statements Completion of the accounting cycles

Subsidiary Ledgers Special Journals

Industrial Relations & Labor Laws

Topics Detailed Syllabus

Labor Laws ● Overview

● About
● Types
● Sectors applicable
● Areas implemented

Industrial Relations ● Industrial relations Code (IRC) Bill

● Model of labor reforms

General Science & Knowledge of Computer Applications

Topics Detailed Syllabus

General Science ● Physics

● Chemistry
● Life Science

Computer Applications ● Computer organizations

● Operating Systems
● Database management
● Data structures
● Data communications
● Computer networks

Quantitative Aptitude & General Mental Ability

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Topics Detailed Syllabus

Quantitative Aptitude ● Number Systems

● Percentage
● Profit & Loss
● Average Ratio
● SI & CI
● Arithmetic Questions

General Mental Ability ● Data Interpretation (charts, graphs, tables)

● Data Sufficiency Syllogism
● Puzzles & More

Social Security In India

What is Social Security? History of Social Security

Social Security in India Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 (ESI Act)

Constitutional Provisions Difference between Organized and Unorganized Sectors

Concurrent List Social Security Laws in India

Part IV Directive Principles of Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (P.G. Act)

State Policy

Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 Social Security In India: Different From Developed
(M.B. Act) Nations, Provident Fund

Employees’ Provident Funds Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 (WC Act)

Act, 1952

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