ESIC SSO Preliminary Exam 2023

ESIC SSO is a central government position. In ESIC, SSOs will be paid according to the CPC and will have access to good medical care. ESIC has set working hours, no pressure, and public transactions. Through promotion in the ESIC SSO, anyone can become a Gazetted officer. ESIC allows anyone to stay in a city for an extended period of time. ESIC operates on a five-day week, with all Saturdays and Sundays off.

ESIC SSO is a fantastic job opportunity because it not only pays well but also offers a wide range of work opportunities. A candidate should check the official website frequently to ensure that he or she does not miss any ESIC SSO recruiting updates. As soon as the official ESIC SSO notification is out, we will provide you with all of the exam’s specifics and information.

ESIC SSO Preliminary 2023: Exam Summary

Employees’ State Insurance Organization (ESIC) is an autonomous corporation within the Ministry of Labour and Employment of the Government of India, as constituted under the ESI Act. Check the exam overview of ESIC UDC Exam from the table below:

Particulars	Details
Exam Name	ESIC SSO Exam
Recruitment Authority	Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Exam Level	National Level
Exam Stages	PreliminaryMains & Computer Skill Test/Descriptive Test
Name of the Post	Social Security Officer/Manager Gr. II/Superintendent
Total Vacancies	To Be Announced
Examination Mode	Online
ESIC SSO Official website	esic.gov.in/recruitments

The ESIC is yet to release the exam dates and latest updates on their official website. However, the official notification is expected to be released on March 2023. Once the details of the exam are declared, this article will provide all the latest updates.

The ESIC SSO conducts the SSO exam to recruit Social Security Officer/ Manager Group II/Superintendent every year. The official notification for the 2023 recruitment cycle is yet to be released by the conducting body. However, the expected date for the release of the official notification is March 2023. Until then check the ESIC SSO notification of the previous year below:

• Download ESIC SSO Exam Notification 2022

The important dates for the ESIC SSO Preliminary Exam is yet to be announced by the ESIC. Until then, check the tentative dates for the exam events below:

Exam Events	Important Dates
Release of ESIC SSO 2023 Notification	March 2023
Online Application Start Date	March 2023
Online Application Last Date	April 2023
Last Date of Application Fee Submission	April 2023
ESIC SSO Prelims Admit Card Release Date	To Be Announced
ESIC SSO Prelims Exam Date 2023	To Be Announced
Declaration of ESIC SSO Prelims Result	To Be Announced

The vacancy list for the ESIC SSO will be released along with the official notification. However, candidates can check the previous year’s vacancy list to have an idea of how much the estimated vacancy for the 2023 recruitment cycle could be. Check the ESIC SSO Exam vacancy below:

Category	Vacancies
UR	43
SC	9
ST	8
OBC	24
PwD	Category A: NIL Category B: 1 Category C: 2 Category D & E: 1
Ex-Servicemen	9
Total	93

ESIC SSO offers excellent prospects for advancement based on a candidate’s success. Successful candidates for the position of ESIC SSO would be paid a good monthly salary of ₹44900, as revised by the 7th pay commission. He/she will also be entitled to DA, HRA, and other benefits as determined by the company.

ESIC SSO Job Profile

The selected candidates will be placed across the country because this is a national level examination. Read the entire article to learn more about the responsibilities of an ESIC SSO. The following are some of the job responsibilities:

Posts	Job Roles
SSO (Inspection)	Serves as a peripatetic/field officer. Assists the Corporation and the employer as a liaison officer. Conducts factory inspections and surveys. Answers questions that require on-the-spot verification or inquiry. Employers are advised by her. During the examination, does all clerical duties. Keeps the Regional Office informed of his daily actions. For the purpose of coverage, scouts/detects new factories/businesses. Cases of recovery are pursued with the Certificate Officers. Maintains the Inspection Office’s records and registers. Performs on-the-spot refund case verification. When assigned to the Medical Cell, he visits I.M.P. clinics. Conduct inspections in accordance with the revised inspection policy. Surveys are carried out in accordance with instructions.
SSO (Office Superintend)	Supervision and effective task distribution among subordinates Keeping an eye on the situation and guaranteeing discipline and timeliness, as well as reviewing inspection reports Managing the biometric enrolment and Pehchaan card distribution processes Maintaining the cleanliness and sanitation of the office All work must be completed within the time limit.
SSO (Audit)	Serves as the Internal Audit Party’s immediate supervisor. Prepares audit programmes using the yardstick as a guide. In the day-to-day activities of the personnel, guides and advises them. Examines dockets, claims, and benefit payments that have been duly audited by auditors. Checking the ESC/CBS report of beneficiary payments Both online and offline checks of the Cash Book are possible. Provides daily objection slips to the office’s head of audit. Compiles information and draughts an audit report Examines past audit reports for any outstanding issues with the office. PDB and DB situations are checked on a case-by-case basis. M.R.’s office reviews registrations kept by the Local Office and Regional Office. Examines the data of potential employers.
SSO (Branch Manager GradeI, II, III)	Has direct contact with the beneficiaries and serves as the office’s leader. Assists in the drafting and disbursement of funds. Controls the proper distribution and coordination of tasks. Passes claims for the payment of benefits to insured persons, as well as all ancillary work related to claims. Passes claim to Insured Persons for payment of the benefit, as well as all ancillary work related to claims. Cases of fatal workplace injuries is investigated. In ERP, double-check the schedule sheets. Reviews all of the registers on a regular basis. Ensures that outgoing periodical reports and returns are prepared and dispatched on time. Controls pay offices wherever they are attached and attends court on behalf of the Corporation. Serves as the Local Committee’s Secretary. Ensure that you meet with your boss on a regular basis. Provides training to newly hired employees and serves as a resource for employers’ representatives. Ensure that the Bank Reconciliation Statement is prepared on schedule. Ensures that the Branch Office’s biometric enrolments are completed. Makes arrangements for adequate seats, drinking water, and restrooms.
SSO (MSU)	Directly reports to the team leader as a work-study practitioner (Deputy Director) Conducts work-study employing the approaches under the direction and supervision of the team. In accordance with the nature of the task and directives in the various elements, conduct work-study as an individual or as a team. Examines O&M-related references from Hqrs. and regions and makes recommendations for consideration. Keep up with the outside world, government orders, and new projects.

Candidates who will clear the ESIC SSO exam will get a salary based on the 7th pay commission. Check the salary structure below:

Particulars	Details
Central Pay Commission	7th Pay Commission
Pay Level	7
Pay Scale	Rs. 44,900 to Rs.14,2400
Basic Pay	Rs. 44,900
DA (Dearness Allowance)	Rs. 13,919
HRA (House Rent Allowance)	Rs. 12,123 for x-category cities
Travel Allowance (TA)	Rs. 3,600 for x-category cities
DA on TA	Rs. 1,116
Net Pay	Rs. 76,774

Candidates must check the eligibility criteria before applying for the ESIC SSO exam application form. Candidates can check the eligibility criteria in this article below:

Age Criteria

A candidate must meet all the requirements outlined in the official announcement. Aside from the educational requirements, an applicant must be under the age limit specified in the ESIC SSO’s official notification. As per the date specified in the official notification of ESIC SSO, a candidate must be between the ages of 21 and 27. This age falls into the broad group.

ESIC SSO is an important exam and it makes sure that no one is exempted from this opportunity due to any unfavourable reasons. ESIC SSO offers relaxation in the upper age limit for certain categories of candidates such as SC/ST/OBC etc. 

Further details in the table given below:

Category	Age Relaxation
SC/ST	5 years
OBC	3 years
PH	UR- 10 years OBC- 13 years SC/ST- 15 years A PWD applicant is entitled to age concession in various combinations, subject to a maximum age of 56 years, according to DoPT regulations. Furthermore, if a PWD is an ESIC/Govt. Employee, he or she will be eligible for concessions as a ‘person with disability’ or as an ESIC/Govt. Employee, whichever is more beneficial to him or her.
Ex-servicemen	UR- 3 years (*) OBC- 6 years (*) SC/ST- 8 years (*)
Employees of ESIC or government employees who have worked for at least 3 years in a regular and continuous capacity as of the application deadline.	UR- upto 40 years OBC- upto 43 years SC/ST- upto 45 years
Other categories of individuals	In compliance with the directives and instructions issued from time to time

Educational Qualification

Before beginning the online application process for the ESIC SSO exam, candidates must have the relevant qualifications. A candidate for the ESIC SSO exam should have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university and experience with database and office suite software. Once the official notification of ESIC SSO is out, any extra qualifications that are required will be added.

The educational qualification needed to apply successfully are as follows:

• Graduated from a recognized university (Commerce/Law/Management grads will be given preference).
• Knowledge of how to operate a computer, especially how to use office suites and databases.

The application form is expected to be released on March 2023 and the link will be open for few weeks. Candidates must visit the official website of ESIC to successfully apply for the exam. The link to apply for the exam is given in this article below:

• Apply for ESIC SSO Exam (Inactive)

Steps to Apply For the ESIC SSO Exam

Eligible candidates can fill up the ESIC SSO Exam application form by following the steps provided below:

• Step 1: Visit the official website and click on the link to fill out the new registration form.
• Step 2: A registration number and password will be generated, which the candidate must use to complete the ESIC SSO application form in detail.
• Step 3: Fill out all details before submitting the form because no changes can be made once it is submitted.
• Step 4: Upload the image size in 200×230 pixels with a file size of 20-50 kb.
• Step 5: Upload the thumb impression in 240×240 pixels with a file size of 20-50 kb.
• Step 6: Upload signatures in 140×60 pixels with a file size of 20-50 kb.
• Step 7: Upload a handwritten declaration with a resolution of 800×400pixels and a file size of 50-100 kb.
• Step 8: Pay the application fees after completing the ESIC SSO application form online.
• Step 9: After paying the ESIC SSO application fees, click the submit button.
• Step 10: Print out the ESIC SSO application form and the generated receipt for future reference.

ESIC SSO Application Fee 2023

The application fees for the candidates belonging to different categories is provided in the table below:

Category	Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD/Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Ex-Servicemen	₹250
All other categories	₹500

The ESIC SSO Prelims exam will be qualifying in nature. This means that the marks scored in this stage will not be counted in the final merit list. However, candidates must secure ESIC SSO Prelims cutoff marks to progress to the next stage of the selection process. Check the ESIC SSO Prelims exam pattern in the table below:

Section	Number of Question	Maximum Marks	Total Duration
English Language	30	30	20 minutes
Reasoning Ability	35	35	20 minutes
Quantitative aptitude	35	35	20 minutes
Total	100	100	60 minutes

Important Points:

• The exam can be attempted in either English or Hindi except for the English Language section
• For every right attempt, candidates will be awarded 1 mark.
• There is a negative marking of 0.25 for every wrong attempt.
• There is no negative marking for unattempted questions.

Candidates must know the syllabus so that they do not miss out on any important topics while preparing for the exam. Check the syllabus for every section in the table below:

Section	Topics
Quantitative Aptitude	Ratio and Proportion, Average, Time and Work, Speed, Distance and Time, Mixture and Allegations, Stocks and Shares, Percentage, Permutation and Combination, Algebra, Trigonometry, Data Interpretation, Mensuration, Probability, Set Theory
Reasoning Ability	Alphanumeric Series, Order and Ranking, Dictionary Based Question, Seating Arrangement/Puzzle, Coding Decoding, Blood Relations, Coded Inequalities, Syllogism, Input Output, Common-sense Reasoning, Directions and Distances, Data Sufficiency
English	Grammar, Vocabulary, Error Spotting, Comprehension, Passage Making, Jumble Words, Fill in the Blanks, Sentence Framing

The ESIC SSO Prelims hall ticket release date will be announced along with the release of the official notification. However, the admit card for the Prelims exam is usually released 10 to 15 days before the exam date. To download the Prelims admit card, candidates must the official website of ESIC and login to the portal y entering their registration ID and password. Click on the link below to know more about ESIC SSO Prelims admit card:

• Get Details about ESIC SSO Prelims Admit Card

The ESIC will release the ESIC SSO Prelims result a few weeks after the successful completion of the exam. The result will be declared in PDF format on the official website of the conducting body. Candidates will be notified of the declaration of result once the conducting announces the release date. The link to download the ESIC SSO Prelims result PDF is given in the link below:

• Download ESIC SSO Prelims Result PDF (Inactive)

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Check some of the most commonly asked questions about the ESIC SSO Preliminary exam below:

Q: Is the position of ESIC SSO transferable?

Ans: Yes, the ESIC SSO position is transferable. The candidate may be transferred anywhere in the country.

Q: What will our role be once we’ve been promoted from the ESIC SSO?

Ans: After ESIC SSO, the person would be promoted to Assistant Director.

Q: What is the educational qualification needed to apply for the ESIC SSO exam?

Ans: A candidate for the ESIC SSO exam should have a Bachelor’s degree from a recognized university and experience with database and office suite software. Once the official notification of ESIC SSO is out, any extra qualifications that are required will be added.

Q: Does ESIC conduct SSO exam every year?

Ans: Yes, ESIC recruiting is a once-a-year national competitive examination. A preliminary exam, the main exam, and a skill test are all part of the selection process.

Q: What is an SSO officer?

Ans: An SSO is in charge of regulating and maintaining the vessel’s safety and security protocols. The ISPS Code also includes a ship security plan for the vessels. An SSO’s job is to keep the plan alive. The shipmaster or the corporation itself appoints this officer.