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EPFO SSA Mains Syllabus 2019
| Description | Details |
| Org Name | Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) |
| Exam Name | Assistants |
| No of Vacancies | 280 |
| Category | Syllabus |
| Official Site | www.epfindia.gov.in |
EPFO SSA Prelims Syllabus
Quantitative Aptitude/ Numerical Ability : In This Section The Main Thing You Need To Remember Is Maintaining Good Speed Through The 20 Minutes As You Know That There Will Be Separate Timing Is Given And The Number Of Question Is 35. So You Have To Solve Every Question In Consistent Speed. The Chapters From Which Question Can Be Asked Is Given Below :
- Data Interpretation (Weightage – 5Q) : Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular Etc.
- Number Series (Weightage – 5Q) : Completing The Series, Finding The Missing Term Etc.
- Miscellaneous Questions (Weightage – 15Q) : Average, Simple Interest, Compound Interest, Mensuration, Percentage, Ratio & Proportion, Algebra, Profit & Loss, Time Speed & Distance, Time And Work, Permutation & Combination, Mixture Problems, Probability Etc.
- Simplification And Approximation (Weightage – 10Q) : BODMAS Rule, Approximate Rule, Fractions, Decimals, Surds & Indices Etc.
Reasoning Ability : In This Section All Applicants Need To Focus On Accuracy And Timing. We Advise All The Applicants Do Not Start With The Puzzles As It Can Take More Tim Always Start With The Separate Questions You Can Check The Chapters Given Below :
- Puzzles & Seating Arrangements (Weightage – 8Q To 10Q)
- Direction Sense (Weightage – 3Q)
- Blood Relation (Weightage – 2Q)
- Syllogism (Weightage – 5Q)
- Order & Ranking (Weightage – 3Q)
- Coding And Decoding (Weightage – 5Q)
- Inequalities (Weightage – 2Q)
- Alpha-Numeric Symbol Series (Weightage – 5Q)
English Language : Mainly Focus on the topics like Synonyms, Antonyms, Vocabulary. In This Section You Can Score More Marks Than Any Other Section As It Gives You 20 Minutes And This Time Is Very Good. You Can Check Chapters Given Below :
- Reading Comprehension (Weightage – 10Q)
- Fill In The Blanks (Weightage – 5Q)
- Para Jumbles (Weightage – 5Q)/ Cloze Test (Weightage – 5Q)
- Error Spotting (Weightage – 5Q)
- Phrase Replacement/ Sentence Correction (Weightage – 5Q)
EPFO SSA Mains Syllabus
General/Financial Awareness :- In This Section All Applicants Should Read Daily Current Affair. And Also Give Time To Static General Awareness Because Question Will Be Asked In This Section From Both Topics. You Can Check Chapters From Given Below List :
- Banking Awareness
- Insurance Awareness
- Financial Awareness
- Govt. Schemes And Policies
- Current Affairs & Static Awareness
- Normal World Current Affairs
- Sports And Games Related News
- Awards (National & International)
- National And International Festivals
- Folk And Classical Dance
- Countries And Their Capitals
EPFO SSA Exam Pattern
EPFO SSA Prelims Exam Pattern
| Name of the Test (Objective Tests) | No. of Qs. | Max. Marks | Duration | Version |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes | English |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | Bilingual |
| Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes | Bilingual |
EPFO SSA Mains Exam Pattern
- Negative marking: 1/4 marks will be deducted
- Descriptive paper will be completely online
- Marks obtained in mains examination will be considered for final selection
| Name of the Test | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning/ Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 Mins |
| General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 Mins |
| English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 Mins |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 Mins |
| Total | 150 | 200 | 2 Hours |
| Descriptive Paper (English Language with an emphasis on comprehension and analysis) | 3 (Letter, Precis, Comprehension) | 30 | 45 Mins |
| Grand Total | 153 | 230 | 2 Hours 45 Mins |
