{"id":48190,"date":"2019-11-07T11:49:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T06:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=48190"},"modified":"2019-11-07T13:14:16","modified_gmt":"2019-11-07T07:44:16","slug":"epfo-assistant-mains-exam-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/epfo-assistant-mains-exam-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"EPFO Assistant Mains Exam Analysis – 7 November 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Employee’s Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO<\/a><\/strong><\/span> under Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India) has decided to conduct the Mains phase of EPFO Assistant 2019 exam on 7 November 2019. The prelims phase of the exam was conducted on 31 July 2019 by the authority. The notification was released by the EPFO for the 280 positions that are to be filled this year. In today’s blog, we will be seeing the EPFO Assistant<\/a><\/span><\/strong> Mains exam Analysis 2019 to understand the types of questions and the difficulty level that was adopted by the EPFO. Also, the exam pattern would help understand the future aspirant as to how should they plan their studies if they plan to appear for EPFO Assistant<\/a><\/span><\/strong> in the next season. Let us start with the blog:<\/p>\n

EPFO Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2019<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Subject<\/td>\nGood Attempts<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
English Language<\/td>\n22-24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reasoning\/Intelligence<\/td>\n34-36<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quantitative Aptitude<\/td>\n31-34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
General\/ Economy\/ Financial Awareness<\/td>\n27-31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TOTAL<\/td>\n113-124<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

EPFO Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Topic Wise<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Quantitative Aptitude<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Topic<\/td>\nNo. of Questions<\/td>\nLevel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Data Interpretation<\/td>\n16-18<\/td>\nModerate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Approximation<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Quadratic Equation<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n3-5<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miscellaneous (Train Based, Boat & Stream, CI and SI, Profit & Loss, Time and Work, Partnership, Age-Based, Mensuration, etc.)<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n40<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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English Language<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Topic<\/td>\nNo. of Questions<\/td>\nLevel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reading Comprehension<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nModerate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Error Detection<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cloze test<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sentence Rearrangement<\/td>\n6<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phrase Replacement<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Match the column<\/td>\n4<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Idiom and phrase<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n30<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

General\/Economy\/Finance Awareness<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n

Most of the questions were asked from current affairs. Around 7-9 questions were asked from Septembers\u2019 Current affairs (approx) and 3-4 questions from August current affairs (Approx). Approx 4 questions were asked from banking awareness. 2-3 questions were based on Economy survey. Very few static awareness questions were asked.<\/p>\n

Reasoning Intelligence<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Topic<\/td>\nNo. of Questions<\/td>\nLevel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sitting Arrangement and Puzzles<\/td>\n24<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inequality<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Syllogism (Only, few)<\/td>\n3-4<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alphabet Based<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number based<\/td>\n1-2<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Miscellaneous<\/td>\n1<\/td>\nEasy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total<\/td>\n40<\/td>\nEasy-Moderate<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

A separate test was conducted for\u00a0Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis) <\/strong>which was conducted in online phase immediately after the objective test of mains phase (paper 2)<\/span><\/p>\n

Descriptive Paper<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Letter writing:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

1- Letter to a news editor (Formal)<\/p>\n

2- Letter to a friend\/Brother, asking for the places to visit while you are going to take the test in the city. (Informal)<\/p>\n

Descriptive topic – Online content on Mobile<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Keep in mind that the marks scored in this exam will be considered for the final evaluation at the time of selection and position allotment.<\/p>\n

EPFO Assistant Mains Exam Analysis 2019 – Phase 2 Exam Pattern<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Sr.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

No.<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n

Name of the Test<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(Objective Tests)<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n

No. of Questions<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nMax.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Marks<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n

Duration<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\nVersion<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/span><\/td>\nReasoning\/ Intelligence<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/td>\n35 minutes<\/span><\/td>\nBilingual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\nGeneral\/ Economy\/<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Financial Awareness<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n

40<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n20 minutes<\/span><\/td>\nBilingual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish Language<\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n30<\/span><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n30 minutes<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/span><\/td>\nQuantitative Aptitude<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n40<\/span><\/td>\n60<\/span><\/td>\n35 minutes<\/span><\/td>\nBilingual<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nTOTAL<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n150<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n200<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2 hours<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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5.<\/span><\/td>\n

Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(Letter, {Precise, Comprehension<\/span>)<\/span><\/td>\n

30<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n45 minutes<\/span><\/td>\nEnglish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nGrand Total<\/span><\/td>\n153<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n230<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n2 hours 45<\/span><\/p>\n

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