EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis [31 Jul 2019 Shift 3] – On this page, the candidates can check the analysis of the EPFO Assistant exam held on July 31, 2019, in shift 3. As per the analysis, the candidates can also check the expected cutoff of the exam. The exam was held in the CBT mode and there were 100 questions asked in the exam. The pattern of the exam same and there were no changes seen. To know the weightage of the questions in the exam, the expected cutoff and the difficulty level of the exam check this page below.
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EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis [31 Jul 2019 Shift 3]
Before knowing the analysis of the exam here is a quick overview of the prelims exam that was held in the third shift.
| Date of the exam | 31 Jul 2019 |
| Shift | 3 |
| Mode of the exam | CBT |
| Total questions in the exam | 100 |
| Total marks | 100 |
| Marking scheme | +1 for correct answers -1/4 for each wrong answer |
| Total sections in the exam | 3 – English Language, Reasoning Ability, Numerical Aptitude |
– If you qualify this phase, you move on to the second stage of selection that is the main exam.
– Since the exam is held across multiple sessions, the scores of the candidates shall be equated following standard practice to adjust for slight differences in difficulty level.
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam 2019 Analysis For Reasoning Ability Section in Shift 3
The students can check below the analysis of the EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis For Reasoning Ability section.
- There were a total of 35 questions asked in the section and the total time available for the candidates to attempt all the questions were 20 mins.
- The overall difficulty level was Moderate.
- The exam pattern was followed with no changes.
- Number of Good Attempts – 25+
| Topic | Number questions | Difficulty Level |
| Box puzzles | 5 | Easy |
| Circular seating arrangements | 5 | Moderate |
| Scheduling puzzle | 5 | Very Easy |
| Syllogism | 5 | Very Easy |
| Inequalities | 5 | Easy |
| Alphanumeric series | 5 | Moderate |
| Alphabet sets | 5 | Easy |
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam 2019 Analysis For Numerical Aptitude Section in Shift 3
The students can check below the exam analysis for the Numerical Aptitude section:
- This section had a total of 35 questions that the candidates were to attempt in a total of 20 minutes.
- The overall difficulty level of this section was Easy.
- The exam pattern was followed and there were no changes.
- Number of Good Attempts – 25+
| Topic | Number questions | Difficulty Level |
| Simplification | 15 | Easy |
| D.I. – tabular | 5 | Easy |
| Quadratic Equations | 5 | Easy |
| Arithmetics | 8 | Moderate |
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam 2019 Analysis For English Language Section in Shift 3
The students can check below the exam analysis for the English Language section:
- This section had a total of 30 questions that the candidates were to attempt in a total of 20 minutes.
- The overall difficulty level of this section was Easy.
- The exam pattern was a bit changed in terms of the nature of the questions asked.
- Number of Good Attempts – 21+
| Topic | Number questions | Difficulty Level |
| Single fill in the blanks | 2 | Easy |
| Reading comprehension | 10 | Easy |
| Cloze Test | 7 | Easy |
| Para Jumbles | 5 | Easy |
| Finding Errors | 7 | Easy |
Overall the Difficulty level of the paper was Easy. With a total number of good attempts being 80+. The candidates scoring 85 around with good accuracy then the students have pretty good chances to qualify the exam
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Analysis [31 Jul 2019 Shift 3] Expected Cut Off Marks
The expected cutoff marks in this shift are 80 to 85 marks. The paper was in line with the other 2 shifts with no new surprises. The exam was overall easy and the expectation is that that the cutoff marks shall rise a bit. The natire of the question was the same in all the shifts today.
EPFO Assistant Prelims Exam Result 2019
The candidates can check the result of the EPFO Assistant Prelim Exam 2019 online on epfindia.gov.in. To check the result the candidates need to login using their login credentials. The score of the prelims exam is then available on the next screen. The students must note that the selection is based on the ratio of 1:10. This means the students are selected based on their prelims scores in a way that against each vacancy there are 10 candidates competing.
About EPFO Assistant Recruitment 2019
Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) (Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India) conducts EPFO Assistant Recruitment. to recruit for this position it conducts 2 exams. The 2 exams are prelims and mains and they are both Computer-based tests. The students qualifying prelims move to mains. The final selection is based on the marks of the candidates in the mains exam. There are a total of 280 vacancies this year for this post.
