EPFO circular A-45013/7/2022-EXAM 13 · 20 Apr 2026
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Notice for Conducting the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Section Officer - Regarding No. A-45013/7/2022-EXA/13 dated 20/04/2026
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The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation has reopened the online application portal for the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for the post of Section Officer. This action follows an interim order from the Hon'ble CAT Delhi Bench in OA No. 1346/2026, which directed the organization to provisionally allow the applicants to participate in the examination. The results for these specific applicants will be maintained in a sealed cover pending the final outcome of the OA. Eligible applicants must submit their online applications between April 21, 2026, and April 22, 2026, and forward the PDF of their filled application form to the designated email address by 3:00 P.M. on April 23, 2026.
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कर्मचारी भविष्य निधि संगठन Employees Provident Fund Organisation (श्रम एवं रोजगार मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार) (MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA) मुख्य कार्यालय / Head Office प्लेट ए, ग्राउंडफ्लोर, ब्लॉक ईस्ट किदवई नगर, नई दिल्ली-110023 Plate A, Ground Floor, Block II, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-110023 Website: www.epfindia.gov.in, www.epfindia.nic.in
No. A-45013/7/2022-EXAM 13 Date: 20/04/2026
To All ACCs (HQ) (Zonal Offices) Director, PDUNASS All ACCs (Zonal Offices) /ACCs(ZTIs)/ ACC(ASD), Head Office
Subject:- Notice for Conducting the Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for promotion to the post of Section Officer - Regarding.
Sir/Madam,
Kind reference is invited to this officer letter no. A-45013/7/2022-EXAM/910 dated 18.03.2026 wherein notification for conduct of LDCE for the post of SO was issued.
As per the said notification, the following eligibility was mentioned to appear for LDCE for the post of Section officer (as per existing RR for the post of Section officer):-
Assistants of Employees' Provident Fund Organisation having five years regular service rendered in Level-7 in the Pay Matrix [Rs.44900 - 142400] in the grade
However, some of the candidates, who were not eligible as per the existing RR, filed an OA No. 1346/2026 before the Hon'ble CAT Delhi Bench requesting to allow the Applicants to appear in the SO LDCE 2026 and consider their candidature for promotion to the post of Section Officer.
the respondents are directed to provisionally allow the applicants to participate in the LDCE 2026 examination subject to the outcome of the OA, however, the result of the applicants shall be kept in a sealed cover and would not be declared without the leave of this Tribunal.
Accordingly, the matter was placed before the Competent Authority, which has provisionally allowed the applicants to appear in the said examination subject to the outcome of the present OA.
It has been decided that the portal of IBPS for filling up the online application will be reopened for two days from 21.04.2026 to 22.04.2026. All the applicants who have filed OA No. 1346 of 2026 before Hon'ble CAT Principal Bench Delhi may apply for the examination by submitting the application form online.
The applicants after filing the application form will forward the PDF of duly filled application form by 23.04.2026 to rpfc.exam@epfindia.gov.in by 03:00 P.M.
Yours faithfully,
(Bhupendra Singh) Regional P.F. Commissioner-I (Recruitment)
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