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EPFO Social Security Assistant Recruitment Guide
Social Security Assistant Recruitment
No open cycle examination cycle · EPFO (via NTA)
Written and source-checked by NeelGyan Team · Last verified 2 August 2026
Checked against the official sources linked below
Current status
No open SSA application
Latest complete notice
2023
Qualification in 2023
Bachelor's degree
Typing in 2023
35 wpm English or 30 wpm Hindi
2023 age
18–27 years
Selection route in 2023
CBT → qualifying skill test
No open cycle cycle tracker
- 2023 applicationsClosed 26 April 2023
- 2023 Phase ICompleted
- 2023 skill testCompleted
- Posting follow-upMarch–June 2026 communications
- Next official noticeNot announcedYou are here
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About EPFO SSA
What is EPFO SSA?
EPFO Social Security Assistant is a Group C recruitment route in the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation, separate from the UPSC routes for Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer and Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner.
The most recent complete official SSA advertisement located for eligibility and exam-pattern verification is the 2023 notice, administered by the National Testing Agency for that cycle. The recruiting or testing agency can change in a future notice.
Latest EPFO SSA Updates
Verified updates, newest first
EPFO SSA Highlights
Key verified exam details
| Detail | Info |
|---|---|
| Post | Social Security Assistant |
| Organisation | Employees' Provident Fund Organisation |
| 2023 classification | Group C |
| 2023 pay level | Level 5 |
| Phase I | 150 questions · 600 marks · 150 minutes |
| Negative marking | One-fourth of assigned marks |
| Skill test | Qualifying only |
| Fresh application | Not open by 2 August 2026 |
EPFO SSA No open cycle Important Dates
Official notification and exam timeline
| Milestone | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Latest complete application deadline | Historical and closed | |
| Final posting-category communication | Published for earlier recruitment | |
| SSA corrigendum | Published for earlier recruitment |
EPFO SSA Application Process
How to use the official application route
- For a future cycle, begin at the EPFO Recruitments page and follow only the application link published there.
- The 2023 cycle used the NTA recruitment portal, but that historical portal is not evidence of an open application or a permanent application route.
- No new open SSA application was located as of 1 August 2026.
EPFO SSA Eligibility Criteria
Qualification, age and other requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree in 2023
- The degree had to be held by the 2023 application closing date.
Age
18–27 years in 2023
- Category, government-service, ex-servicemen and PwBD relaxations were notice-specific.
English typing
35 words per minute
- Computer typing standard in the 2023 notice.
Hindi typing
30 words per minute
- Alternative computer typing standard in the 2023 notice.
EPFO SSA admit card
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: No fresh SSA recruitment or current admit card was located by 2 August 2026.
Use only the application or testing link published from the EPFO Recruitments page for a future cycle.
EPFO SSA Exam Pattern and Selection Process
Stages, papers and qualifying rules
- Phase IComputer-based objective examination; marks used for 2023 final merit
- Phase IIComputer Skill Test or Computer Data Entry Test
- Final selectionPhase I merit after qualifying the skill test and completing verification
EPFO SSA 2023 Phase I pattern
| Stage | Questions | Marks and time |
|---|---|---|
| Computer-based Phase I | 150 | 600 marks · 150 minutes |
| Computer skill/data-entry test | Not objective | Qualifying |
- Phase I wrong answers lost one-fourth of the assigned marks.
- The skill test did not add marks to 2023 merit.
EPFO SSA Syllabus Overview
Subjects and stages in the official syllabus
- 2023 Phase I — General Aptitude, General Knowledge and General Awareness, Quantitative Ability, General English with objective comprehension, and Computer Literacy.
- 2023 Phase I — 150 questions for 600 marks in 150 minutes, with one-fourth of the marks assigned to a question deducted for a wrong answer.
- 2023 Phase II — computer data-entry typing test at 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi; qualifying in nature.
General Aptitude
One of five objective areas in the latest verified Phase I scheme.
General Knowledge and Awareness
General knowledge and awareness under the 2023 Phase I notice.
Quantitative Ability
Quantitative problem-solving in Phase I.
General English
Objective English including comprehension.
Computer Literacy
Computer-literacy questions in Phase I followed by the qualifying skill test.
EPFO SSA 2023 answer-key notice
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: NTA published a time-limited provisional answer-key and recorded-response process for the 2023 examination.
The linked notice documents the official process; it does not mean candidate response sheets remain downloadable now.
EPFO SSA prior recruitment follow-up
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: EPFO published posting-related communications for the earlier recruitment in March and June 2026.
These communications are not a fresh 2026 SSA recruitment notice.
EPFO SSA current cut-off
Verified current-cycle status
Current status: There is no current-cycle cut-off because no fresh open cycle was located.
Any future cut-off must be tied to the specific recruiting agency and notice.
EPFO SSA Previous Question Papers
Official question-paper resources
NTA's 2023 public notice confirms that question papers and recorded responses were exposed through a time-limited candidate challenge process; it is not a permanent public paper archive.
Official Information and Sources
Primary notice and authority links
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Verify Before You Apply
Eligibility, dates, fees, vacancies, pattern and status can change. Read the latest notice on the official authority’s website before applying. NeelGyan does not collect application fees or guarantee admission or selection.