UPSC EPFO 2025 Preparation Course Intro

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 Syllabus coverage
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 Section-wise Weightage (2023):
- English: 20
- Maths: 11
- Reasoning: 2
- Statistics: 2
- General Science: 20 (Computer: 10, Physics/Chemistry/Bio:
10)
- Labour Law: 7
- Industrial Relation: 5
- Social Security: 5
- Accounts: 12-15
- Audit, Insurance, Human Development, Globalization: ~6 total
- Polity: 9
- Art & Culture: 8
- Economy: 2
- Modern History: 2
- Environment: 4
- Current Affairs: 5

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Syllabus Highlights – Core Subjects:
- Indian Culture & Heritage (Focus on Ancient, Medieval India)
- Freedom Movement (Modern India)
- Indian Economy (Current trends, Development issues)
- Indian Constitution (Polity)
- General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer
Application)
- Elementary Maths, Reasoning & Statistics
- EPFO-Specific: Labour Law, Industrial Relations, Social
Security, Accounts, Audit, Insurance
- Current Affairs (low priority)

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 General Industrial Relations concepts (trade unions, collective
bargaining, industrial disputes, strike/lockout types,
mechanisms of dispute resolution)
1. Industrial & Employment Laws
Trade Unions Act, 1926
Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
2. Wage-Related Laws
Payment of Wages Act, 1936
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
Payment of Bonus Act, 1956
Working Journalists Act, 1958

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 3. Working Hours & Conditions of Service
Factories Act, 1948
Plantations Labour Act, 1951
Mines Act, 1952
Working Journalists & Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1955
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961
Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970
Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979
Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1986
Building & Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act,
1986
Cine Workers & Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981
Employment of Manual Scavengers and Construction of Dry Latrines (Prohibition) Act, 1993
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957
Private Security Agencies (Regulation) Act, 2005

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 4. Laws Related to Women
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976
5. Deprived & Disabled Sections
Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976
Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986
Children Act, 1933
6. Social Security Laws
Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923
Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948
Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952
Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972
Employers’ Liability Act, 1938
Fatal Accidents Act, 1855
Dead Workers Act/Law, 1976
Personal Injuries (Compensation Insurance) Act, 1963 and 1962
Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976
Limestone & Dolomite Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1972
Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946
Cine Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1981
Substantial Welfare and Social Security Act, 2008

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Syllabus Highlights – Core Subjects:
- Indian Culture & Heritage (Focus on Ancient, Medieval India)
- Freedom Movement (Modern India)
- Indian Economy (Current trends, Development issues)
- Indian Constitution (Polity)
- General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer
Application)
- Elementary Maths, Reasoning & Statistics
- EPFO-Specific: Labour Law, Industrial Relations, Social
Security, Accounts, Audit, Insurance
- Current Affairs (low priority)

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 The Latest Four Labour Codes (India, 2025)
The Government of India has consolidated 29 central labour laws into these four Labour Codes:
Code on Wages, 2019
Covers all wage and bonus-related laws (e.g., Payment of Wages Act 1936, Minimum Wages Act
1948, Payment of Bonus Act 1965, Equal Remuneration Act 1976).
Focus: Standardises wage definitions, ensures minimum wages, mandated timely payment, and
reduces wage fragmentation.
Code on Social Security, 2020
Includes laws like EPF Act 1952, ESI Act 1948, Maternity Benefit Act 1961, Payment of Gratuity Act
1972, Employees’ Compensation Act 1923, etc.
Focus: Expands social security coverage to all workers, including gig/platform & unorganized
sector.
Industrial Relations Code, 2020
Consolidates Trade Unions Act 1926, Industrial Disputes Act 1947, and Standing Orders Act 1946.
Focus: Streamlines regulations on trade unions, dispute resolution, layoffs, and employment
terms; simplifies compliance and dispute mechanisms.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020
Merges 13 laws like Factories Act, Mines Act, Contract Labour Act, etc.
Focus: One framework for safety, health, and working conditions; covers working hours, welfare,
registration, and working conditions in all establishments.

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 Accounts and Auditing
1. Accounting Basics & Principles
Meaning and objectives of accounting
Branches of accounting (financial, cost, management)
Accounting concepts and conventions (e.g., accrual, going concern,
consistency, matching, prudence)
Accounting terminologies: asset, liability, capital, income, expense, revenue
2. Recording Transactions & Bookkeeping
Journal entries, Ledger posting, Cash book, Trial balance
Types of accounts, classification and rules of debit and credit (traditional and
modern approach)
Subsidiary books: sales, purchases, returns
Source documents and logic of recording
3. Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes
Definition, parties involved
Discounting and endorsement of bills
Promissory note: features and process
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 4. Preparation of Final Accounts
Trading Account, Profit & Loss Account, Balance Sheet
Adjustments in final accounts
Preparation and role of trial balance
Accounting for share capital, bonus shares, buyback of shares
5. Accounting Standards (Basics)
Introduction and importance
Key standards: Inventory (AS 2), Revenue (AS 9), Property, Plant & Equipment
(AS 10), Investments
IND AS overview
6. Financial Statement Analysis
Ratio analysis: types and calculation
Cash flow statement: meaning and basics
Analysis of company accounts
Accounts of not-for-profit organisations

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 7. Auditing
Concepts, objectives, nature and scope
Types/classification of audits: statutory, internal, management, cost,
company audit
Vouching, verification, company audit procedures
Audit planning and programme
Auditor’s duty and responsibilities
Risk assessment and internal controls
Audit report basics
8. Insurance (recent addition, relevant for APFC and EO/AO)
Basic principles: utmost good faith, indemnity, subrogation, insurable
interest
Types: life, health, fire, general, social security schemes
Insurance as part of social security
Modus operandi, parties and terminology

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Syllabus Highlights – Core Subjects:
- Indian Culture & Heritage (Focus on Ancient, Medieval India)
- Freedom Movement (Modern India)
- Indian Economy (Current trends, Development issues)
- Indian Constitution (Polity)
- General Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer
Application)
- Elementary Maths, Reasoning & Statistics
- EPFO-Specific: Labour Law, Industrial Relations, Social
Security, Accounts, Audit, Insurance
- Current Affairs (low priority)

TRICKS / MEMORY HINTS COURSES IN SKY ACADEMY APP LINK IN DESCRIPTION OR Contact :9491370061
 Syllabus coverage
Pdfs
Time lines
Test series types
Personal Guidence

TRICKS / MEMORY HINTS COURSES IN SKY ACADEMY APP LINK IN DESCRIPTION OR Contact :9491370061