323 Vacancies by UPSC for the post of Personal Assistant in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment BY UPSC

UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
INVITES ONLINE RECRUITMENT SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENT APPLICATIONS
FOR RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION TO THE FOLLOWING POSTS

(*: by using the website https://www.upsconline.nic.in)

VACANCY DETAILS

(Vacancy No. 24035101707) Three hundred twenty-three vacancies for the post of Personal
Assistant in Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, Ministry of Labour & Employment.

RESERVATION POSITION:
(UR-132, EWS-32, OBC-87, SC-48, ST-24) (PwBD-12)*

AGE:
30 years for URs/EWSs,
33 years for OBCs,
35 years for SCs/STs and
40 years for PwBDs.
(Lower Age limit for all Categories is 18 Years)

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
(i) Bachelor’s Degree from a recognised University.
(ii) (a) Dictation for a period of 10 minutes with a Speed of 120 words per minute in Stenography
(English or Hindi) (b) Transcription Time for the dictation taken as per (ii) (a): 50 minutes (English) / 65
minutes (Hindi) (Only on Computer)

DUTIES:
Taking dictation and typing from officer concerned, Handling telephone calls of members and field
offices, Handling visitors, Maintaining engagements, preparing tour programmes and travel
arrangements, Handling parliamentary work, Diarizing files and papers, Tracking of files and important
papers, Monitoring management system of important references.

OTHER DETAILS:
The post is permanent. Group- “B” Non-Gazetted.
HEADQUARTERS : New Delhi. The Officers recruited are liable to be posted any-where in India.

PROBATION : Two years

ANY OTHER CONDISTIONS:
The Candidates recruited to the post will be governed/covered by the New Pension Scheme w.e.f.
01.01.2004.

ONLINE APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FOR DIRECT RECRUITMENT BY SELECTION
THROUGH WEBSITE https://www.upsconline.nic.in TO THE ABOVE POSTS FROM 07-
03-2024.

CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ONLINE APPLICATION THROUGH WEBSITE
https://www.upsconline.nic.in IS 18:00 HRS (6.00 P.M.) ON 27-03-2024.

EDIT/CORRECTION(S) FACILITY FOR THE FINALLY SUBMITTED APPLICATION
FORM WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 28TH MARCH 2024 TO 03RD APRIL, 2024 FOR
SEVEN (07) DAYS.

DATE FOR DETERMINING THE ELIGIBILITY OF ALL CANDIDATES IN EVERY
RESPECT SHALL BE THE PRESCRIBED CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISISON OF
ONLINE APPLICATION. THE APPLICANTS ARE ADVISED TO FILL IN ALL THEIR
PARTICULARS IN THE ONLINE APPLICATION CAREFULLY AS SUBMISSION OF
WRONG INFORMATION MAY LEAD TO REJECTION THROUGH COMPUTER BASED
SHORTLISTING APART FROM DEBARMENT BY THE COMMISSION.

Persons with Benchmark Disabilities.

NOTES:

a) 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

b) The age limit shown against all items is the normal age limit for EWS/URs candidates and is relaxed
age limit for SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates i.e. upto five years for SC/ST candidates, upto three years for
OBC candidates and upto ten years for PwBD candidates in respect of vacancies reserved for them. The
SC/ST/OBC/PwBD candidates have to produce a caste certificate in prescribed proforma. Age limit is also
relaxable for Regular Employees of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation upto Five years.
For age concession applicable to other categories of applicants please see relevant paras of the
“Instructions and Additional Information to Candidates for Recruitment by Selection”.

c) 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. If a candidate indicates in his/her application form that he/she belongs to
SC/ST/OBC/General category but subsequently writes to the Commission to change his/her category, such request shall not be entertained by the Commission.

d) A pen & paper based Recruitment Test (RT) followed by Skill Test(s) to short-list the candidates
to appear in the Skill test(s) for the post of Personal Assistant shall be conducted by the Commission.
The date of Skill Test(s) will be intimated later on UPSC website.

e) Scheme and syllabus for the Recruitment Test (RT) for the posts of Personal Assistant is
as under:-

Scheme, syllabus and Weightage of the Recruitment Test (RT):

(a) Scheme:
(i) The test will be of two hours duration.
(ii) All questions will carry equal marks.
(iii) The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
(iv) The medium of Question Paper is in English and Hindi except for those questions in
English Language.
(v) 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.

(b) Syllabus:
The syllabus of the Test broadly comprises the following topics :-
i) English Language.
ii) General Awareness.
iii) Quantitative Aptitude.
iv) Reasoning & Computer Aptitude.

(c) Weightage:
(i) 300 marks (100% weightage) will be accorded for the Recruitment Test.
(ii) Based on the marks scored in the Recruitment test, candidates will be shortlisted,
category-wise to appear in the Skill Test(s) for the post(s) they have applied for.
(iii) Skill Test is mandatory but qualifying in nature. The candidates who qualify the
Skill Test will be considered for final selection on the basis of merit in the
recruitment test.
(iv) In the Online Applications Form, candidate will have to indicate the language
(English/Hindi) for the purpose of Stenography [dictation and respective
transcription for the dictation taken (only in Computer)].
(v) The qualifying standard in the Skill Test(s) 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.

MINIMUM ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS: All applicants must fulfill the essential requirements
of the post and other conditions stipulated in the advertisement. They are advised to satisfy themselves
before applying that they possess at least the essential qualifications laid down for various posts. No
enquiry asking for advice as to eligibility will be entertained.

NOTE-I: The prescribed essential qualifications are the minimum and the mere possession of the same
does not entitle candidates to be called for Skill Test(s).

NOTE-II: After Result of written Recruitment Test Result, the successful candidates will be
provided a link to fill up the Detailed Application Form (DAF).

APPLICATION FEE:
(a) Candidates (Except Female/SC/ST/Persons with Benchmark Disability Candidates who are
exempted from payment of fee) are required to pay a fee of Rs. 25/- (Rupees Twenty five) only either by
remitting the money in any branch of the SBI by cash or by using net banking facility of any bank or by
using Visa/Master/Rupay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI payment.

(b) Applicants who opt for “Pay by Cash” mode should print the system generated Pay-in-Slip
during part II registration and deposit the fee at the counter of SBI Branch on the next working day only
“Pay by Cash” mode will be deactivated at 11:59 P.M. of 26th March 2024 i.e. one day before the
closing date. However applicants, who have generated their Pay-in-Slip before it is deactivated, may pay
at the counter of SBI Branch during banking hours on the closing date. Such applicants who are unable
to pay by cash on the closing date i.e. during banking hours at SBI Branch, for reasons whatsoever,
even if holding valid pay-in-Slip will have no other offline option but to opt for available online
Debit/Credit Card/UPI Payment or Internet Banking payment mode on the closing date i.e. till 18:00
hrs (6:00 P.M.) of 27th March 2024.

(c) No fee for SC/ST/PwBD/Women candidates of any community. No “fee exemption” is
available to OBC male candidates and they are required to pay the full prescribed fee.

(d) Applications without the prescribed fee would not be considered and summarily rejected. No
representation against such rejection would be entertained.

(e) Fee once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstance nor can the fee be held in
reserve for any other examination or selection.

5. CONCESSIONS & RELAXATIONS:
   (a) The upper age limit in case of Ex-Servicemen and Commissioned Officers
   including ECOs/SSCOs shall be relaxed by five years subject to the condition that on the closing date
   for receipt of applications the continuous service rendered in the Armed Forces by an Ex-Serviceman is
   not less than six months after attestation. This relaxation is also available to ECOs/SSCOs who have
   completed their initial period of assignment of five years of Military Service and whose assignment has
   been extended beyond five years as on closing date and in whose case the Ministry of Defence issues
   certificates that they will be released within 3 months on selection from the date of receipt of offer of
   appointment. Candidates claiming age relaxation under this para would be required to produce a
   certificate in the prescribed proforma to the Commission.

Application Fee

• For all Other Candidates: Rs. 25/-
• For SC/ ST/ Female & PwBD: Nil
• Payment Mode: Through Net Banking facility of any bank or by using Visa/Master/RuPay/Credit/Debit Card/UPI Payment.

 Important Dates 

• Starting Date for Apply Online: 07-03-2024
• Last Date for Apply Online: 27-03-2024 (at 18:00 Hrs)
• Last Date for Printing for Completely Submitted Online Application : 28-03-2024 to 03-04-2024

Age Limit (as on 27-03-2024)

• Maximum Age Limit for URs/EWS : 30 Years
• Maximum Age Limit for OBCs : 33 Years
• Maximum Age Limit  for SCs/STs : 35 Years
• Maximum Age Limit for PwBDs: 40 Years

Qualification

• Candidates should posses Any Degree from a recognized Universit

Apply Online (09-03-2024)

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INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES FOR FILLING ONLINEAPPLICATIONS
 Candidates are required to apply Online using the website www.upsconline.nic.in.  Salient features of the system of Online Application Form are given hereunder: Detailed instructions for filling up online applications are available on the above mentioned website.  Candidates will be required to complete the Online Application Form containing two stages viz. Part- I and Part-II as per the instructions available in the above mentioned site through drop down menus.  The candidates are required to pay a fee of Rs.25/- Rupees Twenty Five only) [Except SC/ST/ Female/Persons with Benchmark Disability candidates who are exempted from payment of fee] either by remitting the money in any branch of State Bank of India by cash, or by using net banking facility of any bank or by using any Visa/Master/RuPay/Credit/ Debit Card/UPI Payment.  The photograph should be clear with plain white background and 3/4 of photograph should present full face (full head from top of hair to bottom of chin) the photograph should be latest (Not older then 10 days for filling Online Application Form) and at bottom of photograph name of candidate and date of photo to be mentioned.  The candidate should have details of one Photo ID Card viz. Aadhar Card/ Voter Card / PAN Card / Passport/ Driving License / Any other photo ID card issued by the State / Central Government. The details of this photo ID will have to be provided by the candidate while filling up the online application form. This photo ID will be used for all future references and the candidate is advised to carry this Photo ID while appearing for the Examination/Personality Test.  The Online applications (Part I and II) can be filled from 07th March, 2024 to 27th March, 2024 till 18:00 Hrs.  Applicants should avoid submitting multiple applications. However, if due to any unavoidable circumstances, any applicant submits multiple applications then he/she must ensure that the applications with higher RID is complete in all respects.  In case of multiple applications, the applications with higher RID shall be entertained by the Commission and fee paid against one RID shall not be adjusted against any other RID.  The applicants must ensure that while filling their Application Form, they are providing their valid and active E-Mail IDs as the Commission may use electronic mode of communication while contacting them at different stages of examination process.  The applicants are advised to check their emails at regular intervals and ensure that the email addresses ending with @ nic.in are directed to their inbox folder and not to the SPAM folder or any other folder.  Candidates are strongly advised to apply online well in time without waiting for the last date for submission of Online Applications.