UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (UPSC)
 RECRUITMENT SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT NO.51/2023
  
Highlights of the advertisement are given below, for complete details visit  :https://www.upsc.gov.in/sites/default/files/Spl-Advt-No-51-2023-engl-250...
Last date of receiving online application is  17.03.2023

INVITES ONLINE RECRUITMENT SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT APPLICATIONS  FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS (*: by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in) 

Posts:

1.  Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment (
Vacancy No. 23025101725)
No. of posts: 418, out of which 10 for Visually Impaired
 Age: 30 years. 
The post is permanent. Group- “B”, Non-Ministerial. 
Pay Scale: Level- 08 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.
Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in any subject from recognised university or institute. NOTE: The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.
DUTIES: Duties of Enforcement Officers/Account Officers, inter-alia, are to look after the work of enforcement, recovery, accounts, administration, cash, legal, pension and computer which includes the statutory and administrative functions like conducting inquiry; settlement of claims general administration maintenance of cash  book/reconciliation of bank statement; MIS returns etc.
HQ: New Delhi. 
The post carries All India Service liability and officers have to serve in any part of India. 

2. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment 
Vacancy No. 23025102725
No. of posts: 159, out of which 02 for Visually Impaired
Age: 35 years.
Pay Scale: Level- 10 in the Pay Matrix as per 7th CPC.
Qualifications:  Degree of a recognised University or Equivalent. DESIRABLE: Diploma in Company Law/Labour Laws/Public Administration. NOTE: The Qualifications are relaxable at the discretion of the Union Public Service Commission, for reasons to be recorded in writing, in the case of candidates otherwise well qualified.
DUTIES: Duties of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner inter alia are to look after the work of Enforcement, Recovery, Accounts, Administration, Cash, Legal, Pension and Computer which includes the statutory and administrative functions like conducting inquiry; settlement of claims; General Administration; maintenance of Cash Book/ Reconciliation of Bank Statements; MIS returns etc.
HQ: New Delhi
The post carries All India Service liability and officers have to serve in any part of India. 

Candidates are requested to apply only Online against this advertisement on the Online  Application  website https://www.upsconline.nic.in and NOT write to the Commission for Application forms.

They are also requested to go through carefully the details of posts and instructions published below as well as on the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in   

A candidate will be eligible to get the benefit of community reservation only in case the particular caste to which the candidates belong is included in the list of reserved communities issued by the Central Government.

HEADQUARTERS :  New Delhi. The Officers recruited are liable to be posted any-where in India.  

PROBATION        : Two years.  

Scheme and syllabus of the Recruitment Test (RT) for the post Enforcement Officers/Accounts Officers (Item No. 1 above) : 
The test will be of two hours duration 
All questions will carry equal marks.   
The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer. 
The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.  

There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question. 

Scheme and syllabus of the Recruitment Test (RT) for the post Assistant Public Provident Commissioner :

The test will be of two hours duration 
All questions will carry equal marks.   
The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer. 
The medium of the test will be both Hindi and English.  
There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question. 

The Date and Time of both the Recruitment Tests (RTs) will be intimated to the candidates on UPSC website in due course.
The Centres and the date of holding the Recruitment Test as mentioned above are liable to be changed at the discretion of the Commission. 
Applicants should note that there will be a ceiling on the number of candidates allotted to each of the Centres, except Chennai, Dispur, Kolkata and Jaipur. 

Candidates must write the papers in their own hand. In no circumstances will they be allowed the help of a scribe to write the answers for them. However, The Persons with Benchmark Disabilities in the categories of blindness, locomotor disability (both arm affected – BA) and cerebral palsy will be eligible for the facility of scribe.

The candidates have discretion of opting for their own scribe or request the  Commission for  the same. The details of scribe i.e. whether own or the Commission’s and the details of scribe in case candidates are bringing their own scribe, will be sought at the time of filling up the application form online as per proforma at Appendix-VI. (for Candidates having 40% disability or more) and Appendix-VIII (for Candidates having less than 40% disability and having difficulty in writing). 

Further, for persons with specified disabilities covered under the definition of  Section 2(s) of  the RPwD Act, 2016 but not covered under the definition of Section 2(r) of the said Act, i.e. persons having  less than  40% disability and having difficulty in writing will be  eligible to be provided compensatory time subject to production of a certificate, to the effect that person concerned has limitation to write, from the competent medical authority of a Government healthcare institution as per proforma at Appendix-VII. 

Facility of Scribe and/or Compensatory time to eligible candidates will be provided, if desired by them. 

No fee for PwD candidates.

Age Relaxation: 10 years for PwD candiidates.

Relaxation of age limit would be permissible to such persons who have a minimum of 40% disability.  

Candidates must apply online through the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in.  Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected. 

After submitting the Online Application, the candidates are required to take out a print out of the finally submitted Online Recruitment Application.

DOCUMENTS/ CERTIFICATES TO BE PRODUCED AT THE TIME OF INTERVIEW. 
The printout of the online application and the following Original Documents/ Certificates along with self attested copies and other items specified in the Summon Letter for interview are to be produced at the time of interview, failing which the candidate would not be allowed to appear in the Interview in which case such candidate will not be entitled to receive the Commission’s contribution towards travelling expenses:-  

Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent certificate indicating date of birth, or mark sheet of Matriculation/10th Standard or equivalent issued by Central/State Board indicating Date of Birth in support of their claim of age. Where date of birth is not available in certificate/mark sheets, issued by concerned Educational Boards, School leaving certificate indicating Date of Birth will be considered (in case of Tamil Nadu & Kerala). 

Degree/Diploma certificate along with marksheets pertaining to all the academic years as proof of educational qualification claimed. In the absence of Degree/Diploma certificate, provisional certificate along with mark sheets pertaining to all the academic years will be accepted. 

Order/ letter in respect of equivalent Educational Qualifications claimed, indicating the Authority (with number and date) under which it has been so treated, in respect of equivalent clause in Essential Qualifications, if a candidate is claiming a particular qualification as equivalent qualification as per the requirement of advertisement.  

Certificate(s) in the prescribed proforma from the Head(s) of Organization(s)/Department(s) for the entire experience claimed, clearly mentioning the duration of employment (date, month & year) indicating the basic pay and consolidated pay.  The certificate(s) should also mention the nature of duties performed/experience obtained in the post(s) with duration(s).  Experience Certificate should be issued in prescribed format relevant to the post. Experience certificate not in prescribed proforma but containing all the details as mentioned above would be considered on merits by the Commission.

Caste certificate by candidate seeking reservation as SC/ ST/ OBC, in the prescribed proforma from the competent authority indicating clearly the candidate’s Caste, the Act/ Order under which the Caste is recognized as SC/ ST/ OBC and the village/ town the candidate is ordinarily a resident of.  

A declaration in the prescribed format by candidate seeking reservation as OBC, that he/she does not belong to the creamy layer on the crucial date, in addition to the community certificate (OBC).  Unless specified otherwise, the prescribed closing date for receipt of Online Recruitment Application for the post is to be treated as crucial date.