Coaching for PFRDA Assistant Manager

Online Coaching for PFRDA Assistant Manager

Xamnation is offering online coaching for PFRDA Grade A Officer Exam.

Here are details of what you will get in the coaching

1. Study material covering phase 1 (General profile)
2. Test series covering phase 1 (General profile)
3. Legal profile candidate can also subscribe, as syllabus is overlapping
4. In phase 2, we will be conducting mock GD and mock interviews

We have comprehensive material for phase 1. We will be helping you with 24×7 doubt sessions. You will be getting detailed notes and quizzes on General Awareness including Financial Sector Awareness, and videos, notes and quizzes on other subjects.

Contact us(rakesh@xamnation.com) for more detail on coaching program for PFRDA Assistant Manager.

About PFRDA

Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA/Authority), is a statutory regulatory body in the financial sector established under PFRDA Act (23 of 2013) passed by the Parliament of India with the mandate to promote, develop and regulate the Pension industry in India.

PFRDA Assistant Manager Recruitment

PFRDA invites applications from Indian citizens for filling up the posts of Officer Grade ‘A’ (Assistant Manager) in General and Legal Stream. PFRDA reserves the right to increase or decrease, fill up or not to fill up the posts or terminate this process at any stage and accordingly, the applicants shall have no right to participate further in the selection process.

• Total Posts: 5
• General posts: 3
• Legal posts: 2

The successful candidates recruited for the post of Officer Grade ‘A’ (Assistant Manager) shall undergo probation of one year. The candidates shall be confirmed in the services of PFRDA subject to their satisfactory performance during the probation period. The recruited officer may be transferred to any location in India where PFRDA has its Offices and posted to any department in PFRDA, irrespective of stream.

Eligibility criteria for PFRDA Assistant Manager

• A candidate must not have exceeded the age of thirty (30) years as on April 30, 2020 i.e., candidate must have been born on or after May 01, 1990.
• Age relaxation of 5 years for SC/ST and 3 years for OBC
• Only Non Creamy Layer candidates can apply in OBC category
• Relaxation of 10 (ten) years for PwBD candidates. Relaxation of 13 (thirteen) years for PwBD (OBC) candidates. Relaxation of 15 (fifteen) years for PwBD (SC/ST).
• Relaxation of 5 (five) years for Ex-servicemen. Ex-servicemen include Emergency Commissioned Officers/Short Service Commissioned Officers
• Candidates who have appeared for the final examinations and waiting for the results are eligible to appear in selection process. However, the offer to join PFRDA to the selected candidates shall be subject to production of necessary documents evidencing successfully obtaining the requisite qualification.
• Candidates are expected to be computer literate and conversant with MS–Office (Word and Excel) applications.
• Candidates are permitted to apply for posts in multiple streams as per their educational qualifications. Candidates interested in applying for both General and Legal Stream would be required to fill separate applications and pay the requisite fees.

Education criteria For General profile:

Master’s Degree in any discipline, Bachelor’s Degree in Law, Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from a recognized University, CA, CFA, CS, CWA.

Education criteria For Legal profile:

Bachelor’s Degree in Law from a recognized University / Institute

Important dates for PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam

Online registration starts from 16 June and ends on 31 July. Exams dates will be notified on website.

Paper pattern of PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam

PFRDA Assistant Manager exam will be conducted in 2 phases. The marks obtained in Phase I will be allotted a weightage of 80%, while the marks obtained in Phase II will be allotted a weightage of 20%.

Phase 1 of PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam

For General Stream:

An On-line examination consisting of Multiple-Choice questions (Objective Test) with 1/4th penalty for each wrong answer marked by the candidate.

 

• Total Question: 190
• Total Marks: 200
• Total Time: 150 minutes

Subject wise breakup for general stream

• English language: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 35 minutes
• Reasoning: 40 questions/ 50 marks/ 35 minutes
• General Awareness and Finance Sector Awareness: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 25 minutes
• Computer Awareness: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 25 minutes
• Quantitative Aptitude: 30 questions/ 30 marks/ 30 minutes

For Legal Stream:

An On-line examination consisting of Multiple-Choice questions (Objective Test) with 1/4th penalty for each wrong answer marked by the candidate followed by a Descriptive (Subjective) Test.

• Total Question: 244
• Total Marks: 340
• Total Time: 210 minutes

Subject wise breakup for legal stream

• English language: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 35 minutes
• Reasoning: 40 questions/ 50 marks/ 35 minutes
• General Awareness and Finance Sector Awareness: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 25 minutes
• Computer Awareness: 40 questions/ 40 marks/ 25 minutes
• Quantitative Aptitude: 30 questions/ 30 marks/ 30 minutes
• Professional Knowledge: 50 questions/ 100 marks/ 30 minutes
• Descriptive Test (Subjective): Four (4) Legal Case Studies (situation-based questions) each carrying Ten (10) marks i.e. Total Forty (40) marks [for four (4) cases]. The time allotted for the descriptive paper would be thirty (30) minutes

Point to note for Phase 1

• Phase I On-Line examination will be conducted in a single shift. The tests will be set bilingually (Hindi & English) except the test for English Language and the Descriptive Test which will be in English only.
• In Phase I On-Line examination, candidates applying for both the streams shall not be required to appear separately for common tests.
• If a candidate has applied for both the streams, marks obtained in Professional Knowledge and Descriptive Test shall be considered for shortlisting of candidates for Phase II of Legal Stream only.
• For candidates appearing for Legal Stream, Descriptive Test would be evaluated for only those candidates who qualify in the Objective test.
• Candidates would have to secure minimum marks separately for each section/test to get shortlisted for Phase II. Shortlisted candidates will be intimated the date and time for Phase II by email and/or call letter and list of such candidates also will be made available on PFRDA website.

Phase 2 of PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam

Once candidate clear the required cut off of Phase 1, he/she will be called for Phase 2 of PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam. Below are main components of Phase 2 PFRDA exam.

1. Group Discussion
2. Interview

Candidates may opt for group discussion and interview in Hindi or English.

Salary and Perks of PFRDA Assistant Manager

Total CTC consisting of Pay and Benefits for the post of Officer Grade ‘A’ at the beginning of scale of pay would be approx. Rs. 16 Lacs per annum

The pay scale of Officers in Grade ‘A’ is Rs. 28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)-46600- EB-1750(4)-53600- 2000(1)-55600 (17 years).

Presently, the gross emolument includes PFRDA’s contribution towards National Pension System (NPS), Grade Allowance, Special Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance and Housing Allowance.

Other benefits include viz., Leave Fare Concession, Medical Expenses (Hospitalisation and Non-Hospitalisation), Personal Accident Insurance, Eye Refraction/ Cost of Spectacles, Education Allowance, Financial Dailies, Book Grant, Briefcase, Conveyance Expenses, House Cleaning Allowance, Staff Furnishing Scheme, Scheme for Purchasing Computers and all other benefits as are admissible to an Officer Grade ‘A’ in PFRDA.

PFRDA Examination centers

• East Zone: Kolkata, Patna, Ranchi, Guwahati and Bhubaneswar
• West Zone: Mumbai/Navi Mumbai/Thane, Ahmedabad/Gandhi nagar, Jaipur
• North Zone: Delhi NCR, Chandigarh/Mohali, Lucknow
• South Zone: Chennai, Hyderabad, Trivandrum, Bangalore
• Central Zone: Bhopal, Nagpur, Raipur

End note

Xamnation is offering online coaching for PFRDA Assistant Manager Exam. Mail us to rakesh@xamnation.com for more information.