# UPSC invites applications for 80 Assistant PF Commissioner posts 2026-08-25T08:42:35+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Union Public Service Commission has invited applications for 80 Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner posts in the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. Eligible candidates can apply online at upsc.gov.in or upsconline.nic.in until 11 September 2026. Candidates must hold a degree from a recognised university. Age limit is 35 years for UR/EWS, 38 for OBC and 40 for SC/ST. Selection will be through a pen-and-paper test of two hours with multiple choice questions in English and Hindi. Wrong answers carry a penalty of one-third marks per question. Application fee is Rs 25 for male candidates from UR, OBC and EWS categories. Women, SC, ST and persons with benchmark disability are exempt from fee. The detailed notification is available on the UPSC website. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both Hindustan Times and NDTV report the UPSC EPFO recruitment in straight news style, giving identical eligibility and process details. The coverage is uniform wire-style reporting with no editorial slant. Readers get factual information about the 80 vacancies, fee structure, test format and penalty scheme. The last date to apply is 11 September 2026, after which the commission will conduct the recruitment test. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Straight listing of eligibility, fee and exam details with no slant - ndtv.com (neutral report) Same factual announcement with no editorial framing This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above. Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-08-25T11:38:38+00:00. Tags: Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, EPFO, Ministry of Labour and Employment, UPSC Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-opens-applications-for-80-assistant-provident-fund-commissioner-posts/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/upsc-opens-applications-for-80-assistant-provident-fund-commissioner-posts/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/