UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021: The Union Public Service Commission has conducted the UPSC EPFO written examination on 05 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 applicants who have appeared for the UPSC EPFO Exam must bookmark this page to get updated when the Official UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021 with correct responses is released by the commission. The UPSC EPFO Enforcement Officer answer key will be released in the next 1-2 days.
Like every exam conducted by UPSC, the answer key for the written exam is released within a week after the exam is conducted. The candidates after their attempt will be eagerly waiting to know their qualifying status and the official EPFO answer key will help them to have an idea about their selection. Once the UPSC EPFO Answer key is available on the official website @upsc.gov.in, we will be updating the direct link to download the official UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021 in this article too.
| UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021: Important Dates | |
| Events | Date |
| UPSC EPFO Notification | 5th June 2020 |
| UPSC EPFO Exam Date | 5th September 2021 |
| EPFO Answer Key Release Date | September 2021 [2nd week] |
| UPSC EPFO Result 2021 | To be notified |
As soon as the official UPSC EPFO Answer Key pdf is uploaded on the official website of UPSC, the direct link to download the official UPSC EPFO Answer Key will be made active below. The applicants are advised to stay connected with us to get every latest update for UPSC EPFO Answer Key 2021. We have provided the UPSC EPFO Question Paper 2021 pdf which can be downloaded from the below link.
| Exam Date | UPSC EPFO Question Paper PDF | UPSC EPFO Answer Key |
| 05 September 2021 | Click to Download | To be updated soon |
UPSC EPFO Cut off 2021: Expected & Previous year
UPSC EPFO Result 2021: Expected Release Date
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.
The commission will be activating the objection window for a limited duration (approx, 1 week) to raise an objection/mistake to the EPFO Answer Key 2021. The applicants can raise objections through an online representative portal for which the link will be active along with the release of the official EPFO 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 |
Also Check
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.