EPFO SSA Syllabus 2019 | Social Security Assistant Exam Pattern |

Employees Provident Fund Organization has released a total of 2189 vacancies to be recruited this year. This is another golden opportunity for job seekers who are looking for a bright future in the government sector. A number of students are eyeing to avail this opportunity and we at ADDA247 are here to hold your hands to help you sail through an exam. Having deep knowledge about the syllabus and the pattern of the exam is the most important aspect when you decide to attempt an exam. So, to give you a helping hand in this regard we are providing you with the important topics to be covered with the exam pattern to be followed. Check the Syllabus for EPFO Social security assistant 2019 to know about the exam in detail.

Important Events to know:

Starting of online registration of application	27th June 2019 (17:00 hrs)
Closing date of the online registration application	21st July 2019(17:00 hrs)
Tentative date of Preliminary examination	31st August and 1st September 2019
Tentative date of the main examination	Will be announced by EPFO soon.
Skill test (computer data entry test)	dates are still to be announced.

Exam pattern for EPFO Social Security Assistant Prelims 2019

The preliminary exam consists of three subjects as English language, quantitative aptitude, and Reasoning ability. One has to qualify in the exam to appear in the next phase. The preliminary exam will be of qualifying in nature only.

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs	Max. Mark	Duration	Version
1.	English Language	30	30	20 minutes	English
2.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
3.	Numerical Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes	Bilingual
	Total

Syllabus for EPFO Social Security Assistant Prelims 2019

S. No.	Subject	Syllabus
1.	English Language	Reading comprehension, Fillers( Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers), New Pattern Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement, Odd Sentence Out cum Para Jumbles,Inference, Sentence Completion,Connectors, Paragraph Conclusion, Phrasal Verb Related Questions, Error Detection Questions, Word usage/ Vocab Based Questions.
2.	Reasoning Ability	Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood-Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series, Alphabet Related Questions.
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations), Number Series, Approximation and Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns).

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Subject

Syllabus

English Language

Reading comprehension, Fillers( Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers), New Pattern Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement, Odd Sentence Out cum Para Jumbles,Inference, Sentence Completion,Connectors, Paragraph Conclusion, Phrasal Verb Related Questions, Error Detection Questions, Word usage/ Vocab Based Questions.

Reasoning Ability

Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood-Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol Series, Alphabet Related Questions.

Quantitative Aptitude

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

Exam pattern For EPFO Social Security Assistant Main 2019

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Qs	Max. Mark	Duration	Version
1.	Reasoning/ Intelligence	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
2.	General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness	40	40	20 minutes	Bilingual
3.	English Language	30	40	30 minutes	English
4.	Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
	TOTAL	150	200	2 hours
5.	Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)	3 (letter, précis’, comprehe nsion)	30	45 minutes	English
	GRAND TOTAL	153	230	2 hours 45 minutes

Syllabus for EPFO Social Security Assistant Main 2019

S. No.	Subject	Syllabus
1.	General English	Reading comprehension, Fillers (Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers), New Pattern Cloze Test, Phrase Replacement, Odd Sentence Out cum Para Jumbles,Inference, Sentence Completion,Connectors, Paragraph Conclusion, Phrasal Verb Related Questions, Error Detection Questions, Word usage/ Vocab Based Questions.
2.	Reasoning/Intelligence	Puzzles & Seating Arrangements, Direction Sense, Blood, Relation, Syllogism, Order and Ranking, Coding-Decoding, Machine Input-Output, Inequalities, Alpha-Numeric-Symbol, Series, Data Sufficiency, Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument), History and Generation of Computers, Introduction to Computer Organisation, Computer Memory, Computer Hardware and I/O Devices, Computer Software, Computer Languages, Operating System, Computer Network, Internet, MS Office Suite and Short cut keys, Basics of DBMS, Number System and Conversions, Computer and Network Security.
3.	Quantitative Aptitude	Data Interpretation (Bar Graph, Line Chart, Tabular, Caselet, Radar/Web, Pie Chart), Inequalities (Quadratic Equations, Quantity 1, Quantity 2), Number Series, Approximation and Simplification, Data Sufficiency, Miscellaneous Arithmetic Problems (HCF and LCM, Profit and Loss, SI & CI, Problem on Ages, Work and Time, Speed Distance and Time, Probability, Mensuration, Permutation and Combination, Average, Ratio and Proportion, Partnership, Problems on Boats and Stream, Problems on Trains, Mixture and Allegation, Pipes and Cisterns).
4.	General/Economy/Financial Awareness	Banking and Insurance Awareness, Financial Awareness, Govt. Schemes and Policies, Current Affairs, Static Awareness.

Syllabus for Skill Test(Computer Data Entry Test) (Phase-III)

1.	Skill test	Possessing a speed of at least 5000 key depression per hours for Data Entry Work.

Start working on your speed from now, so that you don’t have to worry about this phase at the last moment. Find time from your busy schedule for this and give at least 45 minutes a day to your typing practice.

Note: Phase-III will be sill test (Computer data entry test) Final merit list will be based on the marks of phase-II and phase-III.

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