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At a glance
UPSC EPFO Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC), conducted by UPSC / EPFO. Current stage: exam awaited. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioners (APFC) are Group A officers of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, managing regional PF operations, employer-compliance enforcement, and grievance redressal. This is a distinct UPSC-conducted 'Recruitment by Selection' process, separate from EPFO's own direct-recruitment Social Security Assistant (SSA) cycle tracked elsewhere on this site.
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Step by step: what to do now
SCRIBE ELIGIBILITY & RULES (Extracted from Official UPSC Special Advertisement No. 52/2026):
1. Scribe Choice: Candidate may use their own scribe or request one from the Commission.
2. Automatic Eligibility: Blindness, Locomotor Disability (both arms affected), and Cerebral Palsy — no extra certificate needed beyond disability status.
3. Other Categories: Scribe allowed on production of a certificate from a Government healthcare institution (or a more detailed medical-board certificate for candidates with less than 40% disability and writing difficulty).
4. Qualification Limit: Scribe's qualification must not exceed the exam's minimum qualification, and must be matriculate (10th pass) or above.
5. Extra Time: 20 minutes per hour of the Recruitment Test.
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Official source and verification
Source: UPSC Special Advertisement No. 52/2026. Status of these dates: official. Verified by the SuoMoto team on 2026-09-19.