EPFO SSA 2023 : Syllabus And Exam Pattern

EPFO SSA Notification 2023 has been released for 2859 Social Security Assistants and Stenographer vacancies. The online application form for EPFO recruitment 2023 has been started on 27th March 2023. The EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) has published the EPFO SSA syllabus 2023 and exam pattern for the forthcoming exam. 

EPFO SSA Exam Pattern : 

The EPFO SSA 2023 Exam will be conducted in two stages- Computer Based Test and Computer Typing Test. The duration of the CBT is 150 minutes (2 hours 30 minutes).

1. EPFO SSA Prelims Exam will be objective type.
2. Each question carries 4 mark.
3. There shall be a negative marking of one-fourth marks for each incorrect answer.

EPFO Steno Exam Pattern

1. The question paper will be of Objective Type Multiple Choice only.
2. The questions will be set both in English and Hindi except part III i.e. English Language and Comprehension
3. There shall be a negative marking of one-fourth marks for each incorrect answer.
4. Each correct answer carries 4 marks.

EPFO SSA Skill Test

1. Candidates will be required to appear for the Skill Test to assess speed and accuracy for Data Entry Work.
2. A typing speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on a computer
3. 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.

EPFO Steno Skill Test

Dictation: 10 minutes at the rate of 80 words per minute. (Dictation will be computer-based)

Transcription: 50 minutes (English) / 65 minutes (Hindi). (Only on the computer)

EPFO SSA  Syllabus 2023:

The EPFO SSA Syllabus 2023 for the upcoming examination consists of the following subjects: General Aptitude, General Knowledge / General Awareness, Quantitative Ability, Computer Literacy, and General English with *Comprehension. here, we have discussed in detail the subject-wise EPFO Social Security Assistant Syllabus 2023.

English Language:
Reading comprehension
Cloze Test
Sentence Completion
Paragraph Conclusion
Phrasal Verb-Related Questions
Fillers (Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers)
Phrase Replacement
Odd Sentence
Para Jumbles
Inference
Word usage
Vocab Based Questions
Connectors
Error Detection Questions

Reasoning Ability
Puzzles
Direction Sense
Inequalities
Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series
Blood-Relation
Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument)
Seating Arrangements
Order and Ranking
Coding-Decoding
Machine Input-Output
Syllogism
Data Sufficiency

Numerical Aptitude
Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/ Web, Pie Chart)
Number Series
Ratio and Proportion
Partnership
Problems on Boats and Stream
Approximation and Simplification
Data Sufficiency
HCF and LCM
Profit and Loss
Mixture and Allegation
Pipes and Cisterns
Inequalities (Quadratic Equations, Quantity 1, Quantity 2)
SI & CI
Problems on Trains
Speed Distance and Time
Probability
Mensuration
Permutation and Combination
Average
Problem on Ages
Work and Time

General Awareness
Government Schemes and Policies
Banking and Insurance Awareness
Static Awareness
Current Affairs
Financial Awareness

Computer Literacy
History and Generation of Computers
MS Office Suite and Short cut keys
Basics of DBMS
Computer Hardware and I/O Devices
Number System and Conversions
Computer and Network Security
Computer Software
Computer Languages
Operating System
Computer Network
Introduction to Computer Organisation
Computer Memory
Internet