EPFO Personal Assistant: Eligibility
EPFO Personal Assistant eligibility under Special Advertisement 51/2024 required both a bachelor’s degree from a recognised university and the notified shorthand and computer transcription standard. The prescribed closing date of 27 March 2024 was the reference date for that cycle’s eligibility.
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Age limits
Category in the notice | Stated upper age |
|---|---|
UR or EWS | 30 years |
OBC | 33 years |
SC or ST | 35 years |
PwBD | 40 years as stated for the post; read the detailed concession rules |
The notice set a lower age of 18 for all categories and provided up to five years of relaxation for eligible regular EPFO employees. Read the detailed instructions for applicable category conditions, proof and how the concession works in your case.
Use UPSC Special Advertisement 51/2024 for vacancy 24035101707 and the recruitment test and shorthand requirements used in that cycle.
Degree and shorthand
Check that your degree had been awarded or the qualifying requirements met as required by the closing date, and gather the degree certificate and marksheets. The notice specified a recognised university; it did not restrict the bachelor’s qualification to one named subject.
Language chosen | Dictation at 120 words per minute | Computer transcription |
|---|---|---|
English | 10 minutes | 50 minutes |
Hindi | 10 minutes | 65 minutes |
Documents and application checks
Keep your date-of-birth evidence, university records and any prescribed category or disability documents ready. Check the central category rules and the dates on certificates before claiming a benefit. Verify the chosen shorthand language before submitting the form.
The EPFO Personal Assistant recruitment overview gives the historical dates and vacancy number. A future notification may use different dates or provisions.
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