ESIC SSO Mains Exam

Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) conducts the recruitment for the national-level recruitment exam for the post of Social Security Officer/Manager Gr. II/Superintendent. The ESIC SSO Notification 2023 is yet to be released. A total of 93 vacancies were released in the previous recruitment cycle of ESIC SSO.

Selected candidates will get a salary based on the 7th pay scale along with all the central government benefits. The selection of the candidates for ESIC SSO Recruitment is done through a three-phase selection process- Prelims, Mains & Computer Skill Test/Descriptive Test. Scroll down to know more about the ESIC SSO Mains 2023.

ESIC SSO Mains 2023 Exam Summary

Let us have an overview of the ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023 before getting into other details:

Particulars	Details
Exam Conducting Body	Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
Post Name	Social Security Officer/Manager Gr. II/Superintendent
Vacancy	To Be Announced Soon
Online Application Mode	Online
Exam Mode	Online
Job Type	Direct Recruitment
Exam Type	Prelims Mains Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test
Job Location	Across India
ESIC SSO Salary	Rs. 44,900 to 1,42,400

• The conducting body released the ESIC SSO Final Result on November 2, 2022. A total of 87 candidates have been finally selected for this post. 
• The ESIC SSO Phase 3 Exam was conducted on August 27, 2022.

The ESIC Notification 2023 PDF is yet to be released for the post of Social Security Officer/Manager Gr. II/Superintendent. The notification includes all the important information such as the exam dates, exam patterns, syllabus, registration process and other relevant information. We will update the direct link to download the ESIC SSO Notification 2023 once it is released by the officials.

Check out the important dates related to the ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023 from the table given below:

Events	Dates
ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023 Notification	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Online Application Starts	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Online Application Last Date	To Be Announced Soon
Last Date to Pay the Application fee	To Be Announced Soon
Last Date for Printing Application Form	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Admit Card 2023	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Exam Date 2023 (Phase 1)	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Result 2023 (Phase 1)	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Cut Off 2023 (Phase 1)	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Score Card 2023 (Phase 1)	To Be Announced Soon
ESIC SSO Exam Date 2023 (Phase 2)	To Be Announced Soon
CST and Descriptive Test	To Be Announced Soon
Final Result	To Be Announced Soon

The ESIC SSO Vacancy 2023 is yet to be announced, till then candidates can refer to previous year vacancy numbers. The category-wise vacancy distribution for ESIC SSO has been tabulated below:

Details of Vacancies
Category	UR	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	Total	PWD* Category				Ex. SM
							A	B	C	D & E
Number of Vacancies	43	09	08	24	09	93	NIL	01	02#	01#	09

# 2 Backlog vacancies (1 In Category C and 1 in Category D&E). 

Details of PWD Category 

• Category A: Low vision and blindness
• Category B: Hard of hearing and deaf
• Category C: Leprosy cured, locomotor disability including cerebral palsy, acid attack victims, dwarfism and muscular dystrophy
• Category D: Intellectual disability, autism, mental illness and specific learning disability
• Category E: Multiple disabilities from amongst persons under clauses (a) to (d) including deaf-blindness.

The selected candidates will be posted across the country. The following are some of the job responsibilities:

ESIC SSO and Category	Job Roles
SSO (Inspection)	As a peripatetic/field officer, he performs duties. As a liaison officer, assists the Corporation and the employer. Inspections and surveys of factories are performed. Responds to queries that demand immediate verification or investigation. Her advice is given to employers. Performs all clerical activities during the examination. Informs the Regional Office of his daily activities. Scouts/detects new factories/businesses for coverage purposes. Certificate Officers are involved in recovery cases. Maintains the records and registers of the Inspection Office. Performs on-the-spot case verification for refunds. He visits I.M.P. clinics while assigned to the Medical Cell. Inspections should be conducted in compliance with the amended inspection policy. Instructions are followed when conducting surveys.
SSO (Office Superintend)	Effective task distribution among subordinates and supervision Observing the situation and ensuring discipline and punctuality, as well as evaluating inspection reports Managing the biometric enrolment and distribution of Pehchaan cards processes Maintaining the office’s cleanliness and sanitation All tasks must be accomplished within the specified time frame.
SSO (Audit)	Serves as the immediate supervisor of the Internal Audit Party. Using the yardstick as a reference, creates audit programmes. In the personnel’s day-to-day activities, guides and advises them. Examines dockets, claims, and benefit payments that have undergone thorough auditing. Checking the beneficiary payments ESC/CBS report The Cash Book can be checked both online and offline. Provides the office’s head of audit with daily objection slips. Compiles data and creates an audit report. Examines previous audit reports for any outstanding office issues. PDB and DB circumstances are examined on an individual basis. The registrations kept by the Local Office and Regional Office are reviewed by M.R.’s office. Examines possible employers’ information.
SSO (Branch Manager GradeI, II, III)	Serves as the office’s leader and has direct contact with the recipients. Assists with fund drafting and disbursement. Controls how jobs are distributed and coordinated. Passes claims for the payment of benefits to insured people, as well as all claim-related ancillary activities. Passes claim to Insured Persons for payment of benefit, as well as all relevant auxiliary work. The investigation of fatal workplace injuries. Double-check the schedule sheets in ERP. On a regular basis, all of the registers are reviewed. Ensures that incoming periodic reports and returns are prepared and sent out on time. Controls pay offices wherever they are located and represents the Corporation in court. She is the Secretary of the Local Committee.
SSO (MSU)	As a work-study practitioner, reports directly to the team leader (Deputy Director) Under the leadership and supervision of the team, conducts work-study using the methodologies. Conduct work-study as an individual or as a team, depending on the nature of the assignment and directives in the many aspects. Examines and gives recommendations for O&M-related references from Hqrs. and areas. Keep up with what’s going on in the world, including government orders and new projects.

Salary Structure

The montly salary of ESIC SSO employee’s ranges from INR 44,900 to INR 1,42,400. SSOs are also eligible for various benefits such as Dearness Allowance, Medical Facilities, and House Rent Allowance. Below is a complete breakdown of the ESIC SSO-qualified employees’ salary slips.

Particulars	Amount
Pay Level	07
Pay Scale	INR 9300 to INR 34,800
Grade Pay	INR 4,600
Dearness Allowance	7% of Basic Pay
House Rent Allowance	10-12% or Basic Pay
Travel Allowance	As per Government Rules
Gross ESIC SSO Salary	INR 44,900 to INR 1,42,400

The only eligibility criteria for the ESIC SSO Mains exam is to qualify in the prelims exam. However, candidates who fail to meet the following eligibility criteria, will not be permitted to take the exam.

Age Criteria for ESIC SSO Mains

A candidate must be between the ages of 21 and 27 as mentioned in the official notification of ESIC SSO. This age falls into the general category. For those belonging to reserved groups, such as SC/ST/OBC/PWD/Ex-Servicemen and ESIC Employees, Government Servants, the upper age restriction is relaxed as given in the table 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

Education Qualification for ESIC SSO Mains

Candidates must have a certain educational qualification to be eligible for ESIC SSO Recruitment. The requirements include

• A recognised university degree (Commerce/Law/Management degrees will be given preference).
• Computer skills, including the use of office suites and databases

Three years’ service in a government organisation, corporation, government undertaking, local body, scheduled bank, and so on. is preferred.

Nationality for ESIC SSO Mains

A candidate must be either: 

• An Indian citizen, or 
• A Nepalese or
• A Bhutanese or 
• Tibetan refugee who came to India with the intention of permanently settling in India before January 1, 1962, or 
• A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (Formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India.

Number of Attempts for ESIC SSO Mains

There are no restrictions on the number of attempts for the ESIC SSO exam. A candidate who fits all other parameters of the qualifying criteria and is under the age of 27 years old can take the ESIC SSO test.

Language Proficiency for ESIC SSO Mains

The ESIC SSO mains examination will be held in English and Hindi. The English language test will be only held in English.

There is no separate ESIC SSO application form for the Mains exam. Those candidates who have registered for Prelims and cleared it will be directly selected for the Mains. Follow the below-mentioned step to apply for the ESIC SSO Recruitment:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of ESIC.
• Step 2: On the home page, click on “Recruitments” and then “Click here to Submit Online Application for Recruitment to the Post of SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICER-2023”.
• Step 3: You will be redirected to the registration page. Fill in all the necessary details there such as name, contact details, etc.
• Step 4: To validate the registration process, an OTP will be sent to your registered mobile number. Enter the OTP on the ESIC portal.
• Step 5: Once the registration process is confirmed, you will be able to fill out the ESIC SSO application form.
• Step 6: Pay the ESIC SSO application fees.
• Step 7: Then, upload all the necessary documents as per the size and dimensions in the application form.
• Step 8: Download the application form and take a printout of it for further reference.

ESIC SSO Application Fee

Candidates must pay the application fee before submitting their ESIC SSO Application form. The application fee for candidates in different categories is listed below:

Categories	Application Fee
SC/ST/PWD/ Departmental Candidates, Female Candidates & Ex-Servicemen	Rs. 250
All other categories	Rs. 500

Candidates must pick the exam centre in the application form where they wish to take the exam while applying online. Check out the exam centres for the ESIC SSO exam from the table below:

State/UTs	Exam Centre City
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad
Assam	Guwahati
Bihar	Patna
Chhattisgarh	Raipur
Delhi	Delhi
Goa	Panji
Gujarat	Ahemdabad
Haryana	Manesar
Himachal Pradesh	Baddi
Jammu (J & K)	Bari Brahmana
Jharkhand	Adityapur
Karnataka	Bangaluru
Kerala	Kollam
	Ernakulam
Madhya Pradesh	Indore
Maharashtra	Mumbai
Orrisa	Bhubaneswar
Puducherry	Puducherry
Punjab	Chandigarh
Rajasthan	Jaipur
Tamil Nadu	Tirunelveli
Uttarakhand	Dehradun
West Bengal	Kolkata
Uttar Pradesh	Noida
	Varanasi

The ESIC SSO Mains Exam comprises 4 sections and has a total of 150 questions for 200 marks. Check out the exam pattern for the ESIC SSO Mains from the table below:

Name of the Test	Number of Questions	Duration
General Intelligence and Reasoning	40	35 minutes
General Awareness	40	20 minutes
English Language	30	30 minutes
Quantitative Aptitude	40	35 minutes
Total	150	2 hours

Check out the syllabus for the ESIC SSO Mains Exam from the table below:

Section	Topics
English Language	Spelling Errors Synonyms Antonyms Idioms and Phrases Word formation Homonyms Grammar Passive/ Active Voice Narrations Rearrangement of passage Cloze test Passage completion Fill in the blanks
Quantitative Aptitude	Surds & Indices Average Percentage Profit & Loss Ratio & Proportion Mixtures & Allegation Speed, Distance, and Time Time and Work Partnership Volume and Surface Areas Trigonometry Height and distance Simple interest and Compound Interest Mensuration Probability Statistics Boats and streams Data interpretation
Reasoning Ability	Figure Series Input/output Decision-making test Syllogism Coding/ Decoding Passage and Conclusions Blood Relations Number ranking and time sequences Statements and Arguments Word Formation Analogy Classification Statements and Conclusion Clocks Calendar
General Awareness/ Finance/ Banking/ Insurance	Banking Abbreviations Economic Terminologies Banking terms History of the Indian Banking System Important government scheme Money market National financial institutions like SEBI, RBI, LIC, GIC, FSDC, etc. Monetary policies International Organizations like World Bank, IMF, ADB, UN, etc Current affairs related to the banking and insurance sector

Some useful suggestions and strategies for ESIC SSO exam preparation are as follows:

• Make sure to cover each topic from the ESIC SSO Mains Syllabus and go through the exam pattern. It helps you to understand how many and what type of questions will be asked in the exam. 
• Make a study plan that includes focusing on both strong and weak subjects. There will be topics in the entire course that you have mastered and others that have not received adequate attention. So, when creating a study schedule, include all of these topics in which you are strong and weak. This allows you to better manage your time by focusing on weaker areas and mastering known topics in less time.
• Solving previous year’s papers provides a clear understanding of how questions are asked and how preparations should be made. 
• Take a sufficient number of mock test. Mock tests can help you make better use of your time to complete the test and speed up your test-taking ability.
• Prepare from the proper resources. The right study material will assist you in covering the portions in a much more efficient and time-saving manner. It also encourages you to try more questions and improves your problem-solving abilities.

The exam conducting authority will issue ESIC SSO Admit Card separately for each phase on the official website. The ESIC SSO admit card contains vital information such as the exam date, location, and time.The ESIC SSO admission card can be downloaded by following the steps below:

• Step 1: Go to the exam’s official website, www.esic.nic.in.
• Step 2: Select “Download ESIC SSO Admit Card” from the drop-down menu.
• Step 3: Fill in all of the required information, such as your ID and password.
• Step 4: Download the admit card by clicking the submit tab. 
• Step 5: Make a coloured printout of the admit card and save that for future use.

The ESIC SSO Answer key contains all of the answers to the examination questions. Candidates can also object to the incorrect answers to the questions after the ESIC answer key is released. Candidates can follow the below-mentioned steps to download the answer key:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of ESIC.
• Step 2: Go to the homepage and click the ‘’Examination’’ tab.
• Step 3: Select the ‘’Answer key’’ option from the drop-down list.
• Step 4: Select the relevant ESIC SSO answer key from the list.
• Step 5: Click “Download’’ and enter the login credentials to download the same.

ESIC SSO Mains Result result will be released in PDF format with the names/roll numbers of the candidates who have been shortlisted for the next stage. 

Follow the below-mentioned steps to check out the ESIC SSO Mains Result 2023:

• Step 1: Visit the official website of ESIC.
• Step 2: Click on “Recruitment” appearing on the top of the homepage page.
• Step 3: Then, click on the notification reading “Result for Phase 2 Online Examination for Social Security Officer/Manager Gr. II/Superintendent”. 
• Step 4: A new page with the ESIC SSO Mains Result PDF and the names of the candidates provisionally shortlisted for the ESIC SSO Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test 2023 appears on the screen.
• Step 5: Search for your roll number using the Ctrl+F shortcut. 
• Step 6: Download and save the result for future reference.

The ESIC SSO Mains Cut-Off 2023 is yet to be released. Till then candidates can refer to the previous year’s cut-off. Check out the cut-off for the ESIC SSO Mains 2022 from the table below:

Categories	Cut Off
UR	99.88
SC	83.96
ST	99.88
OBC	92.63
EWS	92.46
PWD Category B (HI)	–
PWD Category C (LD)	71.33
PWD Category D & E	–
Ex-Serviceman	83.43

Following are the frequently asked question and their answers related to ESIC SSO Mains 2023:

Q: When will the ESIC SSO notification be released in 2023?

Ans: The ESIC SSO Notification 2023 is yet to be released.

Q: What is the selection process for ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023?

Ans: The ESIC SSO Recruitment comprises of Prelims, Mains, Computer Skill Test & Descriptive Test.

Q: How many sections are there in ESIC SSO Mains Exam?

Ans: The ESIC SSO mains exam will consist of four subjects: English Language, Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and General Awareness.

Q: How many vacancies are released for ESIC SSO Mains 2023 Recruitment?

Ans: The vacancies for ESIC SSO Recruitment 2023 are yet to be announced.

Q: What is the salary for ESIC Social Security Officers?

Ans: The salary for ESIC Social Security Officer ranges between Rs. 44,900 to 1,42,400.