- EPFO Assistant Mains Exam is a combination of both objective and descriptive type.
- EPFO Assistant Mains Exam has a duration of 2 hours 45 Minutes and Maximum Marks: 230.
- EPFO Assistant Mains Exam has 4 sections + One descriptive section as shown below.
- EPFO Assistant Mains Exam will be conducted in both English and Hindi Languages.
- EPFO Assistant Mains Exam is a qualifying exam for the selection of EPFO Assistant 2019.
| EPFO Assistant Exam Pattern - Prelims |
| S. No. |
Name of the Test (Objective Tests) |
No. of Questions |
Maximum Marks |
Duration |
Version |
| 1. |
Reasoning/ Intelligence |
40 |
60 |
35 Minutes |
Bilingual |
| 2. |
General/Economy/Financial Awareness |
40 |
40 |
20 Minutes |
| 3. |
English Language |
30 |
40 |
30 Minutes |
| 4. |
Quantitative Aptitude |
40 |
60 |
35 Minutes |
English |
| 5. |
Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) |
3 (letter, précis’, comprehension) |
30 |
45 Minutes |
English |
| |
Total |
153 Questions |
230 Marks |
2 hours 45 Minutes |
|
General Intelligence and Reasoning (60 Marks)Syllabus
- Analogies
- Similarities and differences
- Space visualization
- Spatial orientation
- Problem-solving
- Analysis
- Judgment
- Decision making
- Visual memory
- Discrimination
- Observation
- Relationship concepts
- Arithmetical reasoning and figural classification
- Arithmetic number series
General Awareness (40 Marks)
Questions in this component will be aimed at testing the candidates’ general awareness of the environment around him and its application to society. Questions will also be designed to test knowledge of current events and of such matters of every day observations and experience in their scientific aspect as may be expected of any educated person. The test will also include questions relating to India and its neighbouring countries especially pertaining
History, Culture, Geography, Economic Scene, General Policy & Scientific Research.
English Language (30 Marks) Syllabus
- Verb
- Tenses
- Articles
- Synonyms
- Adverb
- Subject-Verb Agreement
- Antonyms
- Error Correction
- Vocabulary
- Sentence Rearrangement
- Fill in the Blanks
- Grammar
- Idioms & Phrases
- Comprehension
- Unseen Passages etc.
Quantitative Aptitude(60 Marks) Syllabus
- Computation of whole numbers
- Decimals
- Fractions and relationships between numbers
- Percentage
- Ratio & Proportion
- Square roots
- Averages
- Interest
- Profit and Loss
- Discount
- Partnership Business
- Mixture and Alligation
- Time and distance
- Time & Work
- Basic algebraic identities of School Algebra & Elementary surds, Graphs of Linear Equations
- Triangle and its various kinds of centres
- Congruence and similarity of triangles
- Circle and its chords
- Tangents
- Angles subtended by chords of a circle
- Common tangents to two or more circles
- Triangle, Quadrilaterals
- Regular Polygons
- Circle
- Right Prism
- Right Circular Cone
- Right Circular Cylinder
- Sphere
- Hemispheres
- Rectangular Parallelepiped
- Regular Right Pyramid with triangular or square base
- Trigonometric ratio
- Degree and Radian Measures
- Standard Identities,
- Complementary angles
- Heights and Distances
- Histogram
- Frequency polygon
- Bar diagram & Pie chart
Introduction