{
  "id": 3026493,
  "title": "UPSC announces 'direct recruitment' to 80 posts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/upsc-announces-direct-recruitment-to-80-posts",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/exams-results/upsc-announces-direct-recruitment-to-80-posts-in-central-govt/articleshow/133468190.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) recently announced a direct recruitment drive for 80 Central government positions. Interested candidates can submit their applications through the Online Recruitment Application portal from August 22 to September 11. Of the 80 vacancies, three are reserved for persons with benchmark disability (PwBD) and the remaining are distributed across various categories, including UR (Unreserved), Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Other Backwards Classes (OBC), Scheduled Caste, and Scheduled Tribe.\n\nThe direct recruitment is for the post of Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment. The post is permanent and comes under Central Board Group-A, non-ministerial category, equivalent to Group-A of the Central Government at the corresponding pay level. The candidates will be responsible for various tasks such as enforcement, recovery, accounts, administration, cash handling, legal matters, pension management, and computer operations. This includes conducting inquiries, settling claims, general administration, maintaining cash books, reconciling bank statements, and preparing MIS returns. The detailed Special Advertisement No.52/2026, along with guidelines for candidates, has been uploaded on the UPSC's official website.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "UPSC announces 80 direct recruitment posts",
    "Vacancies include Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner in EPFO",
    "Applications open August 22 to September 11"
  ],
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}