EPFO SSA Notification 2023 was released on March 22 2022. The Employers Provident Fund Social Security Assistant recruitment (EPFO SSA) Exam 2023 consists of 3 Phases – (i) Preliminary, (ii)Mains and (iii) Computer Skill Test. Check out below the Exam Pattern and Syllabus for the EPFO SSA Preliminary exam and EPFO SSA Mains exam.
EPFO SSA Prelims Exam Pattern
EPFO SSA Prelims consists of 3 sections (i) English Language, (ii) Reasoning Ability and (iii) Numerical Aptitude
| Section | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Time |
| English Language | 30 | 30 | 20 minutes |
| Reasoning Ability | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Numerical Aptitude | 35 | 35 | 20 minutes |
| Total | 100 | 100 | 60 Minutes |
EPFO SSA Mains Exam Pattern
EPDO SSA main exam will consist of both objective and descriptive type of questions, particularly in the English subject.
| Name of the Test (Objective Tests) | No. of Questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Reasoning/Intelligence | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| General/Economy/Financial Awareness | 40 | 40 | 20 minutes |
| English Language | 30 | 40 | 30 minutes |
| Quantitative Aptitude | 40 | 60 | 35 minutes |
| Descriptive Paper | 3 | 30 | 45 Minutes |
| Total | 153 | 230 | 2 hours, 45 Minutes |
There is also a negative marking of 1/4th mark for every incorrect answer in both Prelims and Main Examination.
EPFO SSA Syllabus 2023
Knowing the EPFO SSA Syllabus and exam pattern is more important to prepare well for the exam. The EPFO SSA recruitment exam syllabus is as follows
| EPFO SSA Syllabus | Topics |
| English Language | Reading comprehension Fillers( Double fillers, Multiple Sentence Fillers, Sentence Fillers) Cloze Test Phrase Replacement Odd Sentence 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 Data Sufficiency Logical Reasoning (Passage Inference, Statement and Assumption, Conclusion, Argument) |
| Quantitive 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 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 |
| General Awareness | Banking and Insurance Awareness Financial Awareness Government Schemes and Policies Current Affairs Static Awareness |
| Computer Knowledge | 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 Shortcut keys Basics of DBMS Number System and Conversions Computer and Network Security |