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APPENDIX– I

Scheme, Syllabus, Weightage and Standard of suitability for the Interview for candidates belonging to various categories for the Recruitment Test (RT) for the posts of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner is as under:

• The test will be of two hours duration.
• All questions will carry equal marks.
• The test will be objective type questions with multiple choices of answer.
• The medium of the test will be both English and Hindi.
• Negative Marking: There will be penalty for wrong answers. Every wrong answer will carry a deduction of one-third of the marks assigned to that question. If no answer is marked for a question, there will be no penalty for that question.

The syllabus of the Test broadly comprises the following topics:

1. General English: To evaluate a candidate’s understanding of English language & workman-like use of words.
2. Indian Culture, Heritage and Freedom Movements.
3. Developmental Issues and Present Trends in Indian Economy.
4. Governance and Constitution of India.
5. General Science and Basic Knowledge of Computer Applications.
6. Elementary Mathematics, Statistics and General Mental Ability.
7. Industrial Relations, Labour Codes and Social Security in India.
8. Principles of Accountancy, Auditing and Insurance.
9. Current Events of National and International Importance.

As per the prevailing practice, the following weightage may be adopted as was adopted in previous case:

• 300 marks and 100 marks will be accorded for the RT and Interview respectively.
• Weightage of RT and Interview will be in the ratio of 75:25.

Standard of suitability for the Interview for candidates belonging to various categories is fixed as under: