UNION PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION 

DHOLPUR HOUSE, SHAHJAHAN ROAD, 

NEW DELHI-110069 

PRESS RELEASE 

APRIL 19, 2021 

 

Recruitment Test of the 421 Posts of Enforcement Officer - Accounts Officer, EPFO Exam, 2020, scheduled for 09th May, 2021 is deferred till further notice. New date will be announced in due course

 The Commission held a special meeting on April 19, 2021, to review 

the situation prevailing due to COVID-19 pandemic. 

The Commission considered rapidly changing circumstances, health 

considerations, lockdown restrictions including social distancing norms and 

aggravating situation enforced due to the pandemic. The Commission has 

decided that it will not be possible to conduct examinations and interviews 

for the present. 

 The Employees’ Provident Fund Organization (EO/AO), Recruitment 

Test, 2020 scheduled to be held on May 09, 2021 therefore stands deferred. 

The Personality Tests (Interviews) of the Indian Economic Service/Indian 

Statistical Service Examination, 2020 (scheduled from 20th-23rd April, 2021); 

the Civil Services Examination, 2020 (scheduled from 26th April-18th June, 

2021) and the Recruitment Tests are also deferred till further notice. 

The dates for the Interviews and Recruitment Test, where candidates 

and advisers are required to travel from all parts of the country, will be 

reviewed from time to time. Revised schedules of the same will be notified on 

the website of the UPSC. 

Any other decision of the Commission in respect of the Examinations, 

Recruitments and Interviews will be promptly made available on the 

Commission’s website. 

 

 As and when dates are decided for the deferred Tests/Interviews, it 

will be ensured that candidates are given a notice of at least 15 days. 

Official link of website https://www.upsc.gov.in/content/recruitment-test-421-posts-enforcement-officer-accounts-officer-epfo-exam-2020-scheduled