EPFO SSA Cut Off 2019: Expected Cut Off

In August 2019 the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), conducted the Phase-1 Preliminary examination to fill 2189 Vacancies in various regions across the nation for the post of Social Security Assistant. The examination was held on 31st August in two shifts. The level of EPFO SSA Prelims Exam was easy and the attempts ranged from 79 to 88 out of 100 (as per the review shared by students who appeared for the exam.

EPFO SSA Prelims Exam Pattern

Let's have a look at the Exam Pattern for EPFO SSA Prelims 2019 Exam: the number of questions as well the duration in which the exam needs to be completed.

Serial No.	Section	No. of Questions	Max Marks	Duration
1.	English Language	30	30	20 minutes
2.	Numerical Aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
3.	Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
	Total	100	100	60 minutes

You can also check out the exam analysis for EPFO SSA Prelims 2019.

EPFO SSA Prelims Expected Cut Off

The cut depends of certain factors:

Total Number of Vacancies (state wise)
No. of aspirants who appeared for the exam
Difficulty level and average good attempts

As per the official notification published by Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation "The candidates will be shortlisted for Phase-II in the ratio of1:10 i.e. about 10 times the number of vacancies in each category on the basis of their performance in Phase - I". Considering the level of the examination and good attempts, we can say that this year's EPFO SSA Prelims Cut Off can be expected to fall between 83- 89.

Note: The cut off will be different for each state, so it will vary accordingly.

EPFO SSA Mains Preparation

Since the prelims is over now, you should not wait for long to start your preparation for EPFO SSA Mains examination. The date of EPFO SSA Mains exam is not announced by the organisation yet, but you can follow this link for regular updates: EPFO SSA 2019 Recruitment & Exam Dates

Following the exam pattern for EPFO SSA Main examination:

S. No.	Name of the Test (Objective Tests)	No. of Questions	Max. Mark	Duration	Version
1.	Reasoning/ Intelligence	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
2.	General/ Economy/ Financial Awareness	40	40	20 minutes	Bilingual
3.	English Language	30	40	30 minutes	English
4.	Quantitative Aptitude	40	60	35 minutes	Bilingual
	TOTAL	150	200	2 hours
5.	Descriptive Paper (English Language with emphasis on comprehension and analysis)	3 (letter, precis, comprehe nsion)	30	45 minutes	English
	GRAND TOTAL	153	230	2 hours 45 minutes