UPSC APFC Salary: Checkout the Salary, Additional Allowance and Designations

UPSC organizes various examinations throughout the year. This includes CSE, Medical service, Engineering service, APFC, and many more. If you want to work with this prestigious organization you can choose anyone.

Today in this article, we will talk about such an exam organized by UPSC. Union Public Service Commission organizes the UPSC APFC exam every year to recruit candidates for reputable posts in EPFO.

Employees Provident Fund Organisation

EPFO is an authority falling under the jurisdiction of the Central board of trustees, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. It is responsible for the regulation and management of provident funds of government employees of India. Moreover, it also manages social security agreements with foreign countries.

Also Read: UPSC APFC Notification 2021: Check Out the Latest Updates on APFC Recruitment

What is APFC?

Assistant provident fund commissioners or in simple words Provident Fund commissioners are Group A services posted in Employment Provident Fund Organization.

An APFC coordinates with the fund managers and also investigates and controls investments inequities through the coordination of various banks.

They also are deputed to foreign countries to carry social security agreements in various nations. They can be employed to serve in international organizations such as the United Nations Development Program, World Bank, or any other Social Security Division.

Name of the Recruitment Board	Union Public Service Commission (UPSC)
Name of the Posts	Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC)
Name of the Dept	Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EPFO), Ministry of Labour & Employment (MOLE).
Ministry	Ministry of Labor and Employment
Job location	Across India
Category	Syllabus
Official Site	upsc.gov.in

Also Read: UPSC EPFO 2021 Exam Postponed: Here’s Everything Important about the Latest UPSC Notification

UPSC APFC Notification

Many candidates aspiring to try their luck in APFC examinations are waiting for the notifications they are confused about. Often found wondering when the notification will be?

Recently UPSC has disclosed the cutoff marks for the written exam conducted on 10 January 2016.

Brief Insights of 2016 APFC Exam

The UPSC APFC exam was conducted on 10th January 2016 for the recruitment of candidates for 170 posts. The selected candidates were supposed to be recruited in the employee provision fund organization as assistant provident fund commissioner.

A total number of 1,63,316 candidates appeared for the exam. Out of which only 170 were selected as per cutoff. Recently UPSC has updated the cutoff list.

The cutoff for various categories are as follows:

Overall

Category	Cutoff
General	268.37
OBC	249.86
SC	234.74
ST	229.30

Written Test

Category	Cutoff
General	66.5
OBC	60.5
SC	56.5
ST	54.5

Interview

Category	Cutoff
General	50
OBC	45
SC	56.5
ST	40

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UPSC APFC (Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner) Salary

S.No.	Designation	Scale / Rank / Pay band	Remarks
1.	Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC)	Junior Time Scale PB-3 (15600-39100 + 5400 GP)	Grant of STS 6600 GP on completion of 4 years of service.
2.	Regional Provident Fund Commissioner – II (RPFC-II)	Senior Time Scale (15600-39100 + 6600 )	On completion of 5 years as APFC.
3.	Regional Provident Fund Commissioner – I (RPFC-I)	Junior Administrative Grade (15600-39100 + 7600). Selection Grade PB-4 (37400-67000 + 8700)	On completion of 5 years as RPFC-II. Granted NFSG in PB-4 with GP 8700 on completion of 13 years of Group A service.
4.	Add. Central PF Commissioner –II (ACC-II)	Selection Grade (37400-67000 + 8700)	On completion of 5 years as RPFC-I.
5.	Add. Central PF Commissioner –I (ACC-I)	(37400-67000 + 8900)	On completion of 5 years as ACC-II.
6.	Add. Central PF Commissioner -HQ (ACC-HQ)	Super Time Scale (37400-67000 + 10000). Joint Secretary Rank	On completion of 4 years as ACC-I.
7.	Central PF Commissioner	Apex Scale (80000 fixed). Secretary Rank	Eligible for consideration on completion of 5 years service in the grade of ACC.

Additional Allowance and Benefits

Apart from basic pay, Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners also are entitled to other benefits and allowances.

# Dearness Allowance

# House Rent Allowance

# Transport Allowance

# Medical Allowance

# Lon Facility

# Gratuity

# Provident Fund

# Mobile Facility

# Conveyance Maintenance

# Insurance

Also Read: What is UPSC EPFO Salary? What is the Exact in-hand Salary? Check Here!

Designations and Promotions

Serial no.	Designation	Time
1	Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner	–
2	Regional Provident Fund Commissioner- II	After the completion of 4 years
3	Regional Provident Fund Commissioner-I	After completion of 5 years
4	Additional Central PF Commissioner	After completion of 6 years
5	Additional Central PF Commissioner (HQ)	After 4 years
6	Central PF Commissioner	On the recommendation of the Appointment Committee of the cabinet

Exam Pattern of UPSC APFC

Exam Type	Sections	Subjects	Marks
Objective Type	Section A	General English	50 Marks
	Section B	General Studies	50 Marks

UPSC APFC Training

# After UPSC APFC recruitment successful candidates initially undergo 45 days on the job training program in respective field offices.

# During this period, they have to complete the training module provided by the head office under the guidance of the regional commissioner.

Functional Areas

# Social Security (India and World) # Field visits # Preparation of Inspection Reports # Quasi Judicial Functions # Preparation of Draft Speaking Orders # Preparation of Draft Replies in CDRF, tribunal, High court, and Supreme court cases # Recovery Machinery # Court visits # Bhavishya Nidhi Adalat visits # Liaisoning with Banks # Meeting Employees association, labour union and employers association q

# After this, they have to undergo 3 to 6 months of foundation course induction training at NATRSS ( National Academy for Training and Research in Social Security), New Delhi, and also at NADT (National Academy of Direct Taxes), Nagpur.

Functional Areas

# EPF and MP Act # Civil Procedure Code # Criminal Procedure Code # Labour Laws # Central Labour Machinery # Provident Fund Investment and Management officers like Qualities sessions, dining etiquettes, behavioral management sessions, yoga classes, outbound training programs, and field visits.

UPSC APFC Syllabus 2023

General English	General Studies
Idioms & Phrases. Tenses. Word Formation. Fill in the Blanks. Synonyms & Antonyms. Verb & Adverb. Vocabulary. Theme detection Articles. Sentence Completion. Error Correction. Conclusion. Subject-Verb Agreement. Passage Completion. Grammar. Comprehension. Unseen Passages.	Current Events Indian Culture and Heritage Freedom Movements of India Questions on Population Development and Globalization Governance and Constitution of India Present Trends of the Indian Economy Accountancy and Auditing Industrial Relations and Labor Laws Insurance Questions Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications General Science Elementary Mathematics Statistics General Mental Abilities.

Preparation Tips and Strategies

# Understand and analyze the detailed UPSC APFC syllabus.

# Make a timetable accordingly and give equal time to each section.

# Candidates must solve previous year’s question papers to understand the basic exam pattern, increase their knowledge, and also evaluate themself.

# Allocate 1 to 2 hours for leisure activities for efficient examination preparation.

# Take several mock tests for self-evaluation and improve the weaker sections

Conclusion

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