UPSC EPFO APFC 2023: Admit card (Released), Result, Cutoff, Selection process

UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 - The Commission released UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 declared the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 result on July 21, 2023.  Candidates who appeared in the exam can download UPSC EPFO scorecard 2023 by using their login credentials. It earlier released the admit card online on June 14, 2023 at upsc.gov.in. The exam conducting authority previously closed the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 application form correction window on March 24, 2023. The UPSC EPFO application form correction window link 2023 activated on March 18, 2023. The Union Public Service Commission closed the UPSC APFC EPFO application form 2023 on March 17, 2023.

The UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 application form has been released on February 25, 2023 along with the official notification. The UPSC APFC application form has been released in online mode only. As per the UPSC APFC EPFO notification, a total of 159 vacancies have been announced for this year.

What is the UPSC AFPC EPFO exam?

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) conducts the UPSC APFC exam in the Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Candidates having a graduation degree in any stream are eligible to apply for the UPSC EPFO APFC recruitment 2023 exam. The commission selects the candidates for UPSC APFC EPFO posts in two stages. The first stage, candidates will have to appear for the written examination. Then the shortlisted candidates will have to appear for the interview.

What is the full form of UPSC APFC EPFO?

The full form of UPSC APFC EPFO is Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC) in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

The Union Public Service Commission mentions the UPSC APFC 2023 eligibility criteria in its official notification. The eligibility criteria for UPSC APFC 2023 are based on nationality, age limit and educational qualification. The minimum age requirement to apply for the UPSC APFC EPFO exam 2023 is 21. Candidates are required to check the UPSC EPFO APFC eligibility criteria 2023 before filling the online application form.

Nationality/Citizenship

• Applicants must be a citizen of India.

• or a subject of Nepal,

• or a subject of Bhutan,

• or a Tibetan refugee who came over to India, before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India.

• a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Burma, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, East African Countries of Uganda, Kenya, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Malawi, Zaire, Zambia, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India

UPSC APFC 2023 Age Limit

• Minimum: 21 Years

• Maximum: 35 Years

The upper age limit for the general category is 35 years, Whereas candidates belonging to the reserved category are given age relaxation in the upper age limit. To know about the UPSC APFC age relaxation for all the categories check the below table.

UPSC APFC EPFO age relaxation for various categories

Educational Qualification

The minimum educational qualification to apply for the post of UPSC APFC, candidates with a bachelor’s degree in any stream from a recognized university are eligible for this post.

Mode of Application : Online

Mode of Payment : Net Banking | Credit Card | Debit Card

The Commission closed the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 application form correction window online mode on March 24, 2023 on the official website. The UPSC APFC 2023 application form correction window link has been activated online on March 18. Earlier, the Commission closed the UPSC APFC EPFO 2023 application form online on March 17. The UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 application form was released on February 25

The age limit to apply for UPSC APFC EPFO is 21 to 35 years. Candidates are first required to complete the One Time Registration (OTR) process on the official website. After the successful registration, candidates can proceed to fill the application form of UPSC APFC EPFO 2023. While filling the application form, applicants need to upload scanned images of photographs and signatures in the application form. The application fee to apply for UPSC APFC 2023 is Rs. 25. Applicants can pay the UPSC APFC EPFO 2023 application fee in both online and offline modes.

Steps to fill the UPSC APFC Application form

• Open the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in.

• Click on the ‘One Time Registration (OTR) for examination link’ available on the web page.

• Fill and complete the online One-Time Registration (OTR) by providing some basic details such as personal and contact details.

• Next, log in by using valid login credentials: Email ID and OTP/Password or Mobile number and  OTP/Password or OTR ID and OTP/Password.

• Fill the UPSC APFC application form 

• Check all the details furnished in the UPSC APFC EPFO application form 2023 thoroughly and edit the details if required. 

• Download the application form as a pdf file and take a printout for future reference.

UPSC EPFO APFC Detailed Application Form

The Detailed Application Form (DAF) of UPSC APFC 2023 will be filled out by the candidates who qualify for the written exam. Candidates first have to register themselves and fill in details including their name, roll number, email ID, date of birth and submit the UPSC EPFO APFC detailed application form.

Application Fees

The Union Public Service Commission specifies UPSC APFC 2023 exam pattern in its official notification. As per the exam pattern of UPSC EPFO 2023, The exam authorities conduct the recruitment exam in offline mode for 2 hours duration. The UPSC APFC 2023 written exam carries objective-type questions with multiple choices of answers. The medium of the exam will be conducted in both Hindi and English. There will be a penalty for each wrong answer. For each wrong answer, one-third of the marks allotted to that question will be deducted. If no answer is marked for a question, there is no penalty for that question.

UPSC EPFO APFC Exam Pattern 2023

Note- Weightage in the ratio of 75:25 will be given for marks in the Recruitment Test and for marks in the Interview for determining the final merit in the instant recruitment case.

The Commission issued the UPSC APFC 2023 admit card online on June 14, 2023 on the official website. Candidates who successfully submitted the application form can download the UPSC EPFO APFC admit card 2023 till July 2, 2023. The UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 admit card can be downloaded using their login credentials. In case of any discrepancy in the admit card of UPSC APFC EPFO 2023, candidates must contact the conducting authority for corrections as soon as possible. Aspirants need to carry one valid photo ID proof along with the UPSC APFC 2023 admit card on the exam day.

How to download the UPSC EPFO APFC admit card 2023

Candidates can download the admit card of UPSC APFC 2023 by following the steps below.

• Visit the UPSC official website.

• Click on the “UPSC EPFO APFC admit card link” in the What’s new section.

• On the next page, the UPSC login window will open.

• Enter the login credentials.

• Download the APFC admit card 2023.

The Union Public Service Commission released the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 result on July 21 in online mode on the official website. The UPSC APFC result 2023 has been released in PDF format. The details mentioned in the UPSC EPFO APFC result 2023 pdf are the candidate's name and roll number. Candidates who qualify in the written exam of UPSC EPFO 2023 will be called for an interview. 

How to download the UPSC EPFO APFC result 2023

• Open the UPSC official website - upsc.gov.in.

• Click on the “Result link” in the what’s new section on the home page.

• Then click on the UPSC EPFO APFC result 2023 pdf link.

• The result will appear on the screen.

• Download and take a printout of the result for your reference.

The Union Public Service Commission will release the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 cut off marks along with the result declaration. The cutoff marks of UPSC APFC 2023 will be released separately for various categories. Candidates who score marks equal to or higher than the UPSC APFC EPFO cut off marks 2023 will be considered qualified.

The Commission announced the UPSC EPFO APFC 2023 selection process in the official notification. As per the UPSC APFC EPFO selection process 2023, candidates first will have to appear for the written test. Candidates who qualified in the written test will be called for the Interview round.