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EPFO SSA and Stenographer Recruitment 2023: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has released the recruitment notification for the post of Society Security Assistant and stenographer. The short notice was released on 22nd March and the detailed notification has been released on 24th March 2023. EPFO has released the 2674 vacancies of the SSA to invite candidates for the application procedure. In this article, we will provide you with all the details regarding the EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023.
The Employees Provident Fund Organisation has also released the 185 vacancies for the post of Stenographer Steno. Candidates who are preparing to appear for the stenographer must apply online for recruitment. We have mentioned below all the details regarding the examination. Continue reading to check all the details.
Candidates can download the short notice and detailed notification released by EPFO for the SSA and Stenographer posts. The notification provides information on the vacancies, eligibility criteria, etc.
Download EPFO Stenographer and SSA Short Notice
The EPFO SSA notification was released on 22nd March, which was short notice. As of 24th March, EPFO SSA released detailed notifications. Candidates can download the official notification pdf by clicking on the link given below.
Download EPFO SSA 2023 Notification Here
We have mentioned below all the important details regarding the recruitment to give an overview look of the examination. Candidates must be aware of the recruitment overview details as we have mentioned below.
Organization | Employees Provident Fund Organization |
Post | Society Security Assistant & Stenographer |
Vacancies | SSA- 2674 Stenographer- 185 |
Notification Released | 22nd March 2023 |
Application Start Date | 27th March 2023 |
Application Close Date | 26th April 2023 |
Application Correction Window | 27th April- 28th April 2023 |
Website | www.epfoindia.gov.in |
These are the important dates candidates need to remember for EPFO SSA and Stenographer Recruitment
Events | Dates |
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EPFO SSA 2023 Notification | 22nd March 2023 |
Online Registration Start Date | 27th March 2023 |
End Date To Apply for EPFO SSA | 26th April 2023 |
Application Correction Window | 27th April - 28th April 2023 |
Downloading of EPFO SSA Call Letters | TBA |
EPFO SSA Exam Date 2023 | TBA |
EPFO has released The following EPFO SSA 2023 Vacancies were released by EPFO.
Posts | Vacancies |
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Social Security Assistants (SSA) | 2674 |
Stenographers | 185 |
Total Vacancies | 2859 |
Candidates who are willing to apply online for this recruitment must be aware of the application procedure. The application procedure for both posts is similar. The application procedure started on 27th March 2023 and will be closed on 26th April 2023. Candidates can now apply online on the official website of the EPFO from the direct link mentioned below.
APPLY FOR EPFO SSA AND STENOGRAPHER
In order to submit the online application forms, candidates need to pay a particular amount of application fees. We have mentioned below the category-wise application fees for the candidates.
Categories | Application Fees |
SC/ST/Women/PWbD/Ex-Servicemen | Rs.0 |
Other | Rs.700 |
Candidates should be careful with the information they enter when applying for the exam. Make sure you have all the documents ready with you when you're doing the application process. The following steps are to be followed to fill the application for EPFO SSA and Stenographer.
Aspiring candidates must have knowledge of the eligibility criteria of the EPFO SSA Recruitment 2023. EPFO has a set of eligibility criteria that needs to be fulfilled by the candidates in order to be eligible to apply online for the examination. We have mentioned below the detailed eligibility criteria for the post of Society Security Assistant and Stenographer.
Candidates need to fulfill this age criterion as of 26th April 2023.
The EPFO SSA Recruitment has 2 stages of selection:
Candidates must have knowledge of the EPFO SSA Exam Pattern in detail. We have mentioned below the detailed exam pattern for all the phases of the EPFO SSA 2023.
Section | No. of Questions | No. of Marks |
General Aptitude | 30 | 120 |
General Knowledge/ General Awareness | 30 | 120 |
Quantitative Ability | 30 | 120 |
General English with Comprehension | 50 | 200 |
Computer Knowledge | 10 | 40 |
Total | 150 | 600 |
Candidates will be required to appear for the Skill Test to assess speed and accuracy for Data Entry Work. A typing speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on a computer. (35 words per minute and 30 words per minute correspond to 10500 Key Depression Per Hour (KDPH) / 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word for Data Entry Work. Candidates short-listed for the Skill Test will have to appear for a Skill Test.
Note* Computer Skill Test will be qualifying in nature and it will not be considered for the final merit list.
EPFO (Employee Provident Fund Organisation) releases the admit card for the SSA (Social Security Assistant) recruitment exam on its official website. Candidates who have successfully applied for the post will be able to download their admit cards as and when the link is made live.It is important to carry the admit card to the examination center along with a valid photo ID proof. Candidates must also follow all the guidelines mentioned on the admit card and reach the examination center well before the reporting time. In case of any discrepancy in the admit card, candidates should immediately contact the concerned authority for rectification.
The cut-off for the previous year's exam will give an idea about the difficulty of an exam. Low cut-offs mean that while it's easy to qualify, the overall difficulty was higher and vice versa. Here we have provided the previous year's cut-off for EPFO SSA.
SNo. | Name of Test | Minimum Marks | Minimum Qualifying marks | Minimum Qualifying marks |
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for SC/ST/OBC/NCL/PWD | for UR/EWS | |||
1 | English Language | 30 | 10.5 | 12 |
2 | Reasoning Ability | 35 | 12.25 | 14 |
3 | Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 12.25 | 14 |
Regions | SC | ST | OBC | EWS | UR |
Andhra Pradesh | – | – | 81.25 | 82 | 85.5 |
Bihar | 58.25 | – | 79.75 | 76.75 | 87.5 |
Chhattisgarh | 58.25 | 38.25 | – | 45 | 77.5 |
Delhi | 65.25 | 59.75 | 59.75 | 44.75 | 85.5 |
Gujarat | – | 39 | – | 53 | – |
Goa | – | 51.5 | – | – | 51.5 |
Himachal Pradesh | 37.25 | 62.5 | 37.5 | 50 | 72.25 |
Haryana | 38 | – | 37.5 | 46.75 | 79 |
Karnataka | 65 | 62.5 | 62.75 | 48 | 74.75 |
Kerala & Lakshadweep | 65 | – | – | 72.25 | 83 |
Maharashtra | – | 42.25 | 63.75 | 43.75 | 77.25 |
Madhya Pradesh | 65.75 | 43.75 | – | 46.75 | 70.5 |
North East Region | – | 55.5 | 65 | 58.25 | 74 |
Odissa | 62.75 | 49.75 | – | 80.75 | 82.5 |
Punjab & Chandigarh | – | – | – | – | 86.25 |
Rajasthan | 59.75 | 58.5 | – | 69.25 | 84 |
Telangana | 73.75 | – | 78 | 74.5 | 83.75 |
Uttarakhand | 43 | 57.75 | 46.35 | 47.25 | 82.5 |
Uttar Pradesh | 55.75 | – | 66.25 | 70.25 | 81.25 |
The exam centers that students receive for EPFO SSA is based on their choices during the application process. The exact details of the exam center, along with the address and reporting time, are mentioned on the admit card. Candidates should make sure they select the most accessible center to avoid any panic on the day of the exam. The following are the exam centers for EPFO SSA recruitment exam.
S.No. | Region | State/Union Territory covered under the Region | Exam Centres for Phase-I (Tentative) | Exam Centres for Phase-II (Tentative) |
1 | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh | Chirala, Guntur, Kakinada, Kurnool, Nellore, Rajahmundry, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, Vizianagram | Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam |
2 | Bihar | Bihar | Arrah, Bhagalpur, Darbhanga, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Patna, Purnea | Patna |
3 | Chattisgarh | Chattisgarh | Bhilai Nagar, Bilaspur, Raipur | Raipur, Bilaspur |
4 | Delhi | Delhi | Delhi & New Delhi, Ghaziabad, Noida, Greater Noida, Faridabad, Gurugram | Delhi NCR |
5 | Gujarat | Gujarat, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu | Ahmedabad-Gandhi Nagar, Anand, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Vadodara | Ahmedabad-Gandhi Nagar |
6 | Goa | Goa | Panaji | Panaji |
7 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Hamirpur, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, shimla, solan | Hamirpur, Shimla |
8 | Haryana | Haryana | Ambala, Faridabad, Gurugram, Hisar, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat, Yamuna Nagar | Ambala, Hisar Kurukshtra, Karnal, Panipat |
9 | Karnataka | Karnataka | Bengaluru, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Hubli-Dharwad, Mandya, Mangalore, Mysore, Shimoga, Udupi | Bengaluru, Belgaum |
10 | Kerala & Lakshadweep | Kerala, Lakshadweep | Kannur, Kochi, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrichur | Kochi |
11 | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Amravati, Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Jalgaon, Kolhapur, Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nashik, Pune | Mumbai/Thane/Navi Mumbai, Nagpur, Pune |
12 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Sagar, Satna, Ujjain | Bhopal |
13 | North East | Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura | Naharlagun, Dibugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Tezpur, Imphal, Shillong, Aizawl, Kohima, Agartala | Guwahati |
14 | Odisha | Odisha | Balasore, Berhampur (Ganjam), Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack, Dhenkanal, Rourkela, Sambalpur | Bhubaneshwar |
15 | Punjab & Chandigarh | Punjab & Chandigarh | Amritsar, Bhatinda, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mohali, Patiala, Chandigarh-Mohali | Mohali |
16 | Rajasthan | Rajasthan | Ajmer, Bikaner, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Sikar, Udaipur | Jaipur |
17 | Telangana | Telangana | Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Warangal | Hyderabad |
18 | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Dehradun, Haldwani, Roorkee | Dehradun, Roorkee |
19 | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Bareilly, Ghaziabad, Gorakhpur, Jansi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Noida/Greater Noida, Varanasi | Allahabad, Lucknow, Agra |
We have mentioned below the pay scale for the post of SSA and Stenographer in EPFO.
Post | Salary |
Society Security Assistant | Rs. 29,200 - 92,300 |
Stenographer | Rs. 25,000 - 81,100 |
Total Vacancies
EPFO released a short notice for the recruitment of Social Security Assistants and Stenographers on 23rd March 2023.
The online application process for EPFO SSA started on 27th March 2023.
26th April 2023 is the last day to apply for EPFO SSA 2023.
There are 2674 EPFO SSA vacancies and 185 stenographer vacancies.
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD/Women are exempt from application fees while it is Rs. 700 for everyone else.
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