Clarification regarding eligibility for reservation under Ex-servicemen category for candidates applying for various jobs/ posts: EPFO

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Clarification regarding eligibility for reservation under Ex-servicemen category for candidates applying for various jobs/ posts: EPFO

Clarification regarding eligibility for reservation under Ex-servicemen category for candidates applying for various jobs/ posts: EPFO

Employees Provident Fund Organisation
MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
HEAD OFFICE
NBCC Centre, Block-2, Ground Floor- 4th Floor, East Kidwai Nagar, New Delhi-1 10023

File No. Recruitment/Exam.12(1)2024/SSADR/406

Date: 29.01.2025

TO,
All ACC (HQ)/ACC (Zone)
RPFC-I/Office-In charge of Regional Offices

Subject: Clarification regarding eligibility for reservation under Ex-servicemen category for candidates applying for various jobs/ posts — Regarding

Madam/Sir,

References have been received from various Regional Offices of EPFO regarding verification of eligibility of ex-servicemen candidates recommended for the post of Social Security Assistants in EPFO while verifying their eligibility following points may be kept in mind:-

Age Limit: Para 5 of Notification No. 39016/10/79-Estt(C) dated 15.12.1979 specifies the age limit for Ex-servicemen candidates for appointment to Central Civil Services in Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’, which reads as follows:

“5. Special Provision Regarding Age Limit – For appointment to any vacancy in Central Civil Services Group ‘C’ and Group ‘D’, whether reserved or not under these rules, every ex-serviceman who has put in not less than six months of continuous service in the Armed Forces of the Union Shall be allowed to deduct the period of such service from his actual age. If the resultant age does not exceed the maximum age limit prescribed for the post or service for which he seeks appointment by more than three years, he shall be deemed to satisfy the condition regarding the age limit.”

Further, in this regard, it is informed that as per the provisions outlined in the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) Office Memorandum No. 36034/1/2014-Estt.(Res) dated 14. 08.2014, “if an ex-serviceman applies for various vacancies before joining any civil employment, he/she can avail of the benefit of reservation as ex-serviceman for any subsequent employment. However, to avail of this benefit, an ex-serviceman as soon as he/she joins any civil employment, should give self-declaration /undertaking to the concerned employer about the date-wise details of applications for various vacancies for which he/she had applied for before joining the initial civil employment.

In view of the above, all the Zonal/ Regional Offices are requested to verify the eligibility of all the Ex-servicemen candidates recommended by NTA for the post of SSA as per the aforementioned DoPT OMs (copies attached).

(This is issued with the approval of the ACC (HQ) (HR))

Yours faithfully

(PPS Maingi)
Regional PF Commissioner-I, Recruitment Division

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