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EPFO Steno 2023: Reasoning Ability/General Aptitude Preparation Tips

EPFO (Employees Provident Fund Organization) has released the EPFO SSA syllabus and exam pattern for EPFO SSA 2023 exam to recruit 2859 vacancies for Social Security Assistants (SSA) and Steno (Stenographers) posts. If you are planning to prepare the Reasoning Ability section for the upcoming EPFO SSA Exam, you must know the detailed and updated Reasoning Ability Syllabus to craft the best strategy. The knowledge of the EPFO Syllabus and Pattern will help the candidates to plan a strategy to score good marks in the examination.

Here, we’re providing you with tips to score full 50 marks in the Reasoning Ability section of the upcoming EPFO Steno 2023 exam. Know your AIR via Free Mock Test.

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EPFO Steno Exam Pattern 2023

Check here the EPFO Steno exam pattern 2023 details.

  • Each question shall have 4 marks.
  • The marks obtained in Phase–I will be considered for final selection on merit.
  • For each wrong answer, there will be a negative marking of one-fourth of the mark assigned to that question.
EPFO Steno Exam Pattern 2023
SectionNo. of QuestionsMaximum marksDuration
General Aptitude502002 Hours 10 minutes (130 minutes)
General Awareness [includes Computer Awareness]50200
English Language and Comprehension100400
Total200800

EPFO Steno Skill Test Pattern 2023

Dictation: 10 minutes at the rate of 80 words per minute. (Dictation will be computer-based)

Transcription: 50 minutes (English) / 65 minutes (Hindi). (Only on the computer)

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EPFO Steno 2023: Reasoning Ability/General Aptitude

Here are the topics that you need to cover to score maximum marks in the exam:

EPFO Steno 2023: Reasoning Ability/General Aptitude Preparation Tips

Candidates can check below a few general tips and tricks for SSC Stenographer preparations:

  • Practice previous years’ papers as much as you can.
  • Take a good look at all the chapters and focus on the important topics first.
  • Focus on improving your weak areas.
  • Work on your time-management skills.
  • Follow a proper timetable and craft the best strategy to counter all the sections of the question paper.
  • Give 2 to 3 hours to each section every day.
  • Take the latest mock tests to improve speed and accuracy.

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FAQs-Reasoning Ability/General Aptitude Preparation Tips

Q1. What is EPFO SSA Prelims Syllabus 2023?

Ans. The EPFO SSA prelims syllabus comprises EGeneral Aptitude, General Knowledge/ General Awareness, Quantitative Ability, General English with *Comprehension, and Computer Literacy.

Q2. How many questions will be asked in the EPFO SSA CBT exam?

Ans. There will be 150 questions will be asked for 600 marks in the EPFO SSA exam.

Q3. Is there a negative marking for EPFO SSA Exam?

Ans. Yes, there is a negative marking of 1/4 marks for each incorrect answer.

Asad Yar Khan

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