UPSC EPFO Exam Analysis 2023, Subject-wise Paper Analysis

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UPSC EPFO Exam Analysis 2023

UPSC EPFO Exam Analysis 2023: The Union Public Service Commission conducted the UPSC EPFO EO/AO/APFC exam on 2nd July 2023. The morning shift was from 9.30 to 11.30 AM for EO/AO. Candidates appearing for APFC had the afternoon shift from 2 to 4 PM. This article will provide a subject-wise analysis of the question paper for both shifts.

UPSC EPFO EO/AO Exam Analysis – Difficulty and Topic-wise Weightage

The difficulty level of the UPSC EPFO exam was said to be easy to moderate with a majority of the students finding it moderate. This section will provide a topic-wise breakdown of the question paper.

Topic	Number of Questions
General English	20
History	9
Indian Polity	7
Indian Economy + Current Events and Development Issues	6
General Mental Ability and Quantitative Aptitude	12-16
Labour Laws + Social Security in India + Industrial Relations	21
General Accounting Principles	10
Current Affairs	9
General Science and Sci-tech	7-8
Knowledge of Computer Applications	9

UPSC EPFO EO/AO 2023 Subject-wise Question Paper Analysis

This section will cover the subject-wise analysis for the question paper of UPSC EPFO EO/AO conducted on 2nd July 2023. The EO/AO exam was in the morning shift. Candidates reported the question paper as being easy-moderate, though for majority it fell in the moderate level. The difficulty level of the paper was pretty evenly distributed over the various subjects. The following table gives a pretty good idea of the difficulty for each topic and subject.

Subject	Number of Questions Asked	Difficulty Level
General English	20	Easy to Moderate
General Mental Ability & Quantitative Aptitude	12-16	Easy to Moderate
General Knowledge of Computer Applications	9	Easy to Moderate
General Accounting Principles	10	Moderate
Modern Indian History	9	Moderate to Difficult
Current Affairs (Current Events and Developmental Issues)	6	Moderate
Indian Polity	5	Difficult
Industrial Relations, Labour Laws, and Social Security in India	21	Easy to Moderate
General Science	7-8	Easy to Moderate

UPSC EPFO APFC Exam Analysis 2023 – Difficulty

The UPSC EPFO APFC exam was in the afternoon shift on 2nd July 2023. Candidates reported the exam being of easy-moderate difficulty. The difficulty of specific topics and subjects was also easy-moderate.

How does UPSC EPFO Exam Analysis Help?

Going through the exam analysis for UPSC EPFO is highly useful in the following ways.

Exam Pattern- It gives a great idea about the type of questions, their framing, and the distribution of difficulty.
Time- Candidates can approximate their timing for each type of question and figure out which type requires more or less time thus helping with the time management.
Topics- Analysing the question paper gives an idea about the topic and subject weightage which is important when trying to prepare for any exam.
Familiarity- Knowing what the UPSC EPFO exam question paper looks like helps boost the candidate’s confidence as they will feel comfortable with the question paper and pattern.
Practice- Candidates can gain an understanding of the paper on a deeper level by using the previous year paper as a mock test. This helps analyse mistakes made and areas which can be improved upon.