UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021: The Union Public Service Commission has conducted the UPSC EPFO written examination on 05th September 2021 and thousands of candidates have appeared for the exam. A total of 420 vacancies will be filled for the Enforcement Officer and Accounts Officer posts in Employees & Provident Fund Organisation. The UPSC EPFO Enforcement Officer answer key has not been released by UPSC however you can directly check your UPSC EPFO Result from the below link.
UPSC EPFO Result 2021 Out: Click to Check
Like every exam conducted by UPSC, the answer key for the written exam was expected to be released within a week after the exam is conducted. However, as no official UPSC EPFO Answer Key has been issued by UPSC this time. To know the exam pattern, you can refer to the Question Paper pdf linked below.
| UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021: Important Dates | |
| Events | Date |
| UPSC EPFO Notification | 5th June 2020 |
| UPSC EPFO Exam Date | 5th September 2021 |
| UPSC EPFO Result 2021 | 08th October 2021 |
As the official UPSC EPFO Answer Key has not been uploaded on the official website of UPSC, however, we have uploaded the UPSC EPFO Question Paper PDF for your reference. UPSC EPFO Question Paper 2021 pdf can be downloaded from the below link.
| Exam Date | UPSC EPFO Question Paper PDF |
| 05th September 2021 | Click to Download |
To make it easy for the applicants to download the official UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021, we have detailed the steps below:
Step-1 Browse the official website of UPSC at www.upsc.gov.in.
Step-2 On the homepage, click on “Examination>>Answer Keys”.
Step-3 Click on the answer key link against “Enforcement Officer/Accounts Officer, EPFO 2020-21”
Step-4 The UPSC EPFO Answer Key pdf is opened, download the pdf and compare your responses to those detailed in the answer key.
UPSC EPFO 2021 Syllabus & Exam Pattern
The aspirants can calculate their approximate marks in the UPSC EPFO exam as per the marking scheme decided by the Union Public Service Commission. EPFO exam consists of 300 marks scoring 2.5 marks each for the correct answer. There will be a penalty of 0.33 marks or 1/3rd marks for each incorrect answer. The marking scheme is discussed below.
| Particulars | Marks |
| Correct Answer | +2.5 |
| Incorrect Answer | -0.33 |
| Unanswered | 0 |
| No. of Questions | 120 |
| Total Marks | 300 |
The EPFO cut off marks will be released separately by the commission along with the EPFO Result release date. Last time, the EPFO exam was conducted in 2018 and the cut off marks for the written examination has been detailed below for your reference.
| UPSC EPFO Cut Off 2018 | |
| Category | Written Test (Total 300 marks) |
| General | 160 |
| OBC | 142 |
| SC | 128.50 |
| ST | 133 |
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Q. When will UPSC release EPFO Answer Key 2021?
Ans. As expected UPSC EPFO Answer Key will be released by 2nd week of September 2021.
Q. How can I calculate marks for EPFO exam?
Ans. Every correct answer for EPFO Answer Key scores 1 mark and negative marking of 0.33 marks or 1/3rd mark for each incorrect answer.
Q. From where I can download UPSC EPFO 2021 Question paper?
Ans. In the above article we have provided the EPFO Question paper pdf.