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UPSC APFC Syllabus
UPSC APFC Notification 2021: An RTI was filed on 30 August 2021 about the vacancies for APFC (Direct Recruitment). In the reply, UPSC said that, as on 31 December 2020, there are 151 vacancies for APFC. Though the vacancies not necessarily mean that the UPSC APFC notification would definitely come. It indeed means that the notification may arrive. The UPSC APFC syllabus is such that starting the preparation after the notification arrives might not lead to desirable result. So, in this article we will discuss UPSC APFC syllabus and UPSC APFC exam pattern.
UPSC APFC Syllabus
General English
Current Events
Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Movement
Population, Development and Globalization
Governance and Constitution of India
Present Trends in Indian Economy
Accountancy and Auditing
Industrial Relations and Labour Laws
Insurance
Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications
Elementary Maths and Statistics
UPSC APFC exam pattern
Given below the the UPSC APFC exam pattern. The below given pattern is in line with the UPSC APFC notification 2015 pdf. In case UPSC makes any changes in the UPSC APFC notification 2021, we will update this information.
| Parts | Name Of The Topic | Total Marks | Time | Type & Medium of The Test |
| Part A | General English and Vocabulary | 100 | 2 Hours | Objective & English and Hindi |
| Part B | Indian Culture, and Freedom Movements with Current Events | |||
| Population, Development, and Globalization | ||||
| Constitution of India | ||||
| Current trends in the Indian Economy | ||||
| Accounting and Auditing, Industrial Relations, Labor Laws, Insurance | ||||
| Basic Knowledge of Computer applications, and General Science | ||||
| Elementary Mathematics, Statistics, and General Mental Ability | ||||
| Social Security in India |
The APFC Recruitment Notification last came in 2015 and the exam took place on January 10, 2016. Below given details are in line with the notification came in 2015. UPSC might change the pattern this year as the last recruitment was done 6 years ago! However, for the sake of understanding we will presume the same recruitment notification this year.
UPSC APFC Recruitment 2021 Details
| Name of the exam conducting body | Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) |
| Name of the organisation | Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE). |
| Name of the post | Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC) |
| Job Location | Anywhere in India |
| Official Website | www.upsc.gov.in |
UPSC APFC Recruitment 2021: UPSC APFC Eligibility
Educational qualifications: A candidate must possess the Degree of one of the recognized universities or equivalent.
Desired qualification: Diploma in Company Law/ Labour Laws / Public Administration.
Age limits: A candidate must be of 21 years of age with a maximum of 35 years to apply for UPSC APFC Recruitment 2021.
The age criteria are, however, relaxed for the candidates of reserved categories.
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