Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India)
Bhavishya Nidhi Bhawan, 14-Bhikaji Cama Place,
New Delhi-110066

F. No. Exam.4(1)2019/Assistant

Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_docs/PDFs/Recruitments_PDFs/Exam_RR_Assistan_51.pdf

Dates for submission of OnLine Application are from 30th May, 2019 to 25th June, 2019.

RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANTS (PAY LEVEL-7) Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) will be conducting an Online Examination on 30th July, 2019 and 31st July, 2019 for Recruitment to the post of Assistant and invites On-Line Applications for recruitment to the post.

Post: Assistant
No. of posts: 280, out of which 03 for Visually Impaired
Scale of Pay Level- 7 of Pay Matrix (Civilian employees) under 7th Pay Commission with Entry Pay Rs. 44,900/-. In addition to Pay they will also be eligible for DA, HRA and Transport Allowance and other allowances as per rules in force from time to time.
Age: 20-27 years
Educational Qualifications;Must possess Degree from recognized University or equivalent as on 25th June, 2019.

IMPORTANT POINTS TO BE NOTED BY CANDIDATES BEFORE APPLYING ONLINE (i) Before applying online, candidates should scan their: - photograph (4.5cm × 3.5cm) - signature (with black ink) - left thumb impression (on white paper with black or blue ink) - a hand written declaration (on a white paper with black ink) (text given below) ensuring that the all these scanned documents adhere to the required specifications as given in Para 4.II of this Notice. (ii) Signature in CAPITAL LETTERS will NOT be accepted. (iii) The left thumb impression should be properly scanned and not smudged. (If a candidate is not having left thumb, he/she may use his/ her right thumb for applying.)

Have a valid personal email ID and mobile no., which should be kept active till the completion of this Recruitment Process. EPFO may send intimation to download call letters for the Examination etc. through the registered e-mail ID. In case a candidate does not have a valid personal e-mail ID, he/she should create his/her new e-mail ID and mobile no. before applying on-line and must maintain that email account and mobile number.

Candidates to go to the EPFO website www.epfindia.gov.in or https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php and click on the option "APPLY ONLINE FOR RECRUITMENT TO THE POST OF ASSISTANT-2019 IN EPFO" which will open a new screen.

Guidelines for Scanning and Uploading of Documents Before applying online a candidate will be required to have a scanned (digital) image of his/her photograph and signature as per the specifications given below. Photograph Image: - Photograph must be a recent passport size colour picture. - Make sure that the picture is in colour, taken against a light-coloured, preferably white, background. - Look straight at the camera with a relaxed face - If the picture is taken on a sunny day, have the sun behind you, or place yourself in the hade, so that you are not squinting and there are no harsh shadows - If you have to use flash, ensure there's no "red-eye" - If you wear glasses make sure that there are no reflections and your eyes can be clearly seen.
- Caps, hats and dark glasses are not acceptable. Religious headwear is allowed but it must not cover your face. - Dimensions 200 x 230 pixels (preferred) - Size of file should be between 20kb–50 kb - Ensure that the size of the scanned image is not more than 50kb. If the size of the file is more than 50 kb, then adjust the settings of the scanner such as the DPI resolution, no. of colours etc., during the process of scanning. - If the photo is not uploaded at the place of Photo Admission for Examination will be rejected / denied. Candidate himself / herself will be responsible for the same. - Candidate should also ensure that photo is uploaded at the place of photo and signature at the place of signature. If photo in place of photo and signature in place of signature is not uploaded properly, candidate will not be allowed to appear for the exam
- Candidate must ensure that Photo to be uploaded is of required size and the face should be clearly visible.

Signature: - The applicant has to sign on white paper with Black Ink pen. - The signature should be of the applicant and not by any other person. - The signature will be used to put on the Call Letter and wherever necessary. - If the Applicant’s signature on the attendance sheet or Call letter, signed at the time of the examination, does not match the signature uploaded, the applicant will be disqualified. - Signature / Hand written declaration in CAPITAL LETTERS shall NOT be accepted.  File type: jpg / jpeg  Dimensions: 140 x 60 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality)  File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB.
Left thumb impression: • The applicant has to put his left thumb impression on a white paper with black or blue ink. • The hand written declaration should be of the applicant and not by any other person.  File type: jpg / jpeg  Dimensions: 240 x 240 pixels in 200 DPI (Preferred for required quality) i.e 3 cm * 3 cm (Width * Height)  File Size: 20 KB – 50 KB.

Candidates are advised to visit only the official website of EPFO – www.epfindia.gov.in.

Candidates must apply online through the website www.epfindia.gov.in. No other means/mode of application will be accepted. Applications received through any other mode will not be accepted and will be summarily rejected. To apply online visit our website www.epfindia.gov.in (Miscellaneous >> Recruitments) or visit the link https://www.epfindia.gov.in/site_en/index.php.

After submitting the online application, the candidates are required to take print out of the finally submitted online application and retain the same with them.

For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one fourth of the mark assigned to that question.

GUIDELINES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES USING A SCRIBE Visually Impaired (VI) candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by Cerebral Palsy /muscular dystrophy/ candidates with Locomotor disability (one arm)/Intellectual disability (Autism, specific learning disability and mental illness) can avail the assistance of Scribe for writing answers on their behalf. For engaging the scribe, candidates will have to indicate the same while filling ONLINE application form.

The candidate will have to arrange his/her own scribe at his/her own cost or they may make a request in the online application for providing of scribe by EPFO.

In case the candidate arranges his/her own scribe, the qualification of the scribe should be one step below the qualification of the candidate taking the examination.

In case EPFO, provide the scribe, it shall be ensured that qualification of the scribe should not be more than the minimum qualification criteria of the examination. However, the qualification of the scribe should always be matriculate or above.

The scribe arranged by the candidate should not be a candidate for the same examination. If violation of the above is detected at any stage of the process, candidature of both the candidate and the scribe will be cancelled. Candidates eligible for and who wish to use the services of a scribe in the examination should invariably carefully indicate the same in the online application form. Any subsequent request may not be favorably entertained.
A person acting as a scribe for one candidate cannot be a scribe for another candidate.
The scribe may be from any academic stream.

Both the candidate as well as scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking confirming that the scribe fulfills all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe mentioned above. Further, in case it later transpires that he/she did not fulfill any laid down eligibility criteria or suppressed material facts the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the online examination.
Those candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination or as otherwise advised. Scribe should not answer on his/her own. Any such behavior observed will result in cancellation of candidature.

GUIDELINES FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED CANDIDATES.
Visually Impaired candidates (who suffer from not less than 40% of disability) may opt to view the contents of the test in magnified font and all such candidates will be eligible for compensatory time of 20 minutes for every hour or otherwise advised of examination.
The facility of viewing the contents of the test in magnifying font will not be available to Visually Impaired candidates who use the services of a Scribe for the examination These guidelines are subject to change in terms of GOI guidelines/ clarifications, if any, from time to time.
The post carries All India Service Liability and the candidates selected for the post are liable to be posted anywhere in India.

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candidates.

AMOUNT OF APPLICATION FEE: -
SC/ST/PWD/ Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Economically Weaker Section (EWS): Rs. 250/-
Written examination will be held at the following centres for Phase –I – Preliminary Examination

1 Andaman & Nicobar Island 1 Port Blair 101
2 Andhra Pradesh 2 Guntur 102
3 Arunachal Pradesh 3 Itanagar 103
4 Assam 4 Guwahati 104
5 Bihar 5 Patna 105
6 Chhatisgarh 6 Raipur 106
7 Delhi 7 Delhi 107
8 Goa 8 Panjim 108
9 Gujarat 9 Ahmedabad 109, 10 Vadodara 110 , 11 Surat 111
10 Haryana 12 Faridabad 112
11 Himachal Pradesh 13 Shimla 113
12 Jharkhand 14 Ranchi 114
13 Karnataka 15 Bangalore 115 , 16 Gulbarga 116
14 Kerala 17 Thiruvanathpuram 117
15 Madhya Pradesh 18 Bhopal 118 19 Indore 119 20 Mumbai 120
16 Maharashtra 21 Thane 121 22 Pune 122 23 Nagpur 123
17 Manipur 24 Imphal 124
18 Meghalaya 25 Shillong 125
19 Mizoram 26 Aizwal 126
20 Nagaland 27 Dimapur 127
21 Odisha 28 Bhubaneswar 128
22 Pondicherry 29 Puducherry 129
23 Punjab 30 Chandigarh 130
24 Rajasthan 31 Jaipur 131
25 Sikkim 32 Gangtok 132
26 Tamil Nadu 33 Chennai 133 34 Coimbatore 134 35 Madurai 135
27 Telanganna 36 Hyderabad 136
28 Uttarakhand 37 Dehradun 137
29 Uttar Pradesh 38 Kanpur 138 39 Lucknow 139
30 Tripura 40 Agartala 140
31 West Bengal 41 Kolkata 141 42 Jalpaiguri 142

No TA/DA will be paid to any candidate including SC/ST candidates for appearing in the examinations.

Documents to be brought by candidates in original (as applicable) for verification are as indicated below:- i. Matriculation/X Class/High School Examination Certificate or Equivalent certificate as Proof for Date of Birth. (The candidates’ name and the father/ mothers’ name mentioned in the application will be verified with reference to the names mentioned in this certificate.)
ii. Degree from a recognized university (As applicable). iii. SC/ST certificate in the format as per Annexure - V. iv. OBC-NCL certificate in the format as per Annexure – I (not older than one year from the date of document verification) v. Non creamy layer declaration by OBC candidates as per Annexure I A vi. Income & Asset certificate for Economically Weaker Section Annexure – VI vii. Medical Certificate for Persons with Disabilities (PwD) as per Annexures – III, IIIA & IIIB as applicable viii. No Objection Certificate from serving employees with date of appointment. ix. Legal document in case of formal change of name. x. Decree of divorce/judicial separation from the competent Court of Law as applicable and Affidavit stating that the candidate has not remarried.