PFRDA Grade A (Information Technology)

Highlights

The PFRDA Assistant Manager recruitment is out for various streams like General, Actuarial, Finance and Accounts, IT, Official Language (Rajbhasha) and Research (Economics and Statistics). PFRDA Grade A IT stream is a golden opportunity if you wish to enter the government domain. As per PFRDA Grade A recruitment 2021 you can apply for a maximum of 2 streams for which you are eligible as per your educational qualifications. You need to submit a separate online application form for each stream that you are applying for along with the requisite fees.

The online process for filling up PFRDA Grade A 2021 has started from August 13, 2021 and ends on September 16, 2021. PFRDA Grade A Assistant Manager application submission is an online procedure where you need to upload all the necessary documents failing which may lead to cancellation of your candidature.

PFRDA Officer Grade A (Information Technology) 2021 Exam Highlights

Conducting Body	PFRDA
Exam Name	PFRDA Officer Grade A (Information Technology)
Official Website	www.pfrda.org.in
Exam Type	Central Level
Mode of Exam	Online
Phases	Three Stages- Phase 1- Online Screening Examination Phase 2-Online Examination Phase 3- Interview
Number of Questions / Marks	Phase 1 (Two Stages)- Paper 1 (All Streams) - 80 MCQ's / 100 Marks Paper 2 (Information Technology) - 50 MCQ's / 100 Marks Phase 2 (Two Stages)- Paper 1 (All Stream) - 3 Descriptive questions Paper 2 (Information Technology) - 50 MCQ's / 100 Marks
Exam Duration	Two Stages- Phase 1 (All stream) - 60 Minutes Phase 2 (All stream) - 40 Minutes
Online Examination and Payment of Fee	August 13, 2021 to September 16 ,2021
Number of Vacancy	2 (More Detail)
Official Notification PDF	Click Here

Exam Pattern

The PFRDA Grade A exam for IT Stream will take place in three phases.

Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3

PFRDA Grade A Phase 1 and Phase 2, except the Test of English section, will be bilingual i.e Hindi and English. There is a negative marking of 1/4th marks assigned to the question for every wrong answer you attempt.

PFRDA Grade A Phase 1 Exam Pattern

PFRDA Grade A IT exam pattern for Phase 1 is a multiple-choice question-based online exam. It will consist of two papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. The PFRDA Grade A Paper 1 exam is common for every stream whereas Paper 2 is different for different streams whose details is mentioned below.

Paper	Stream / Subject	Maximum Marks	Number of Questions	Time Duration
Paper 1 All Stream: Multiple choice questions on the subjects	English Language	25	20	60 minutes
	Quantitative Aptitude	25	20
	Test of Reasoning	25	20
	General Awareness (including some questions related to financial sector)	25	20
Total		100	80
Paper 2	Information Technology Stream: Multiple choice questions on Specialised subject related to stream.	100	50	40 minutes

Phase 1 is qualifying in nature and you need to secure separate cut-offs in each paper as well as aggregate cut-off marks in Phase 1 to be shortlisted for Phase 2.

PFRDA Grade A Phase 2 Exam Pattern

PFRDA Assistant Manager exam pattern for Phase 2 is a combination of multiple-choice and descriptive test. The exam pattern of PFRDA Grade A IT stream Phase 2 consist of two papers - Paper 1 and Paper 2. Paper 1 is a test of Descriptive English and is common for all streams whereas Paper 2 is related to the respective subject domain. Further details on PFRDA Grade A Phase 2 exam pattern can be inferred from the table below.

Paper	Stream / Subject	Maximum Marks	Number of Questions	Time Duration
Paper 1	All Stream: English (Descriptive Test) to test the drafting skills	100	3	60 minutes
Paper 2	Information Technology Stream: Multiple choice questions on Specialised subject related to stream.	100	50	40 minutes

A separate call letter will be issued for Phase 2. If you have applied in multiple streams, PFRDA Grade A exam 2021 Paper 2 will be conducted in various shifts whose timing will be intimated in the admit card. You need to secure separate cut-offs in each paper as well as aggregate cut-off marks in Phase 2 to be shortlisted for interview.

Phase 3- Personal Interview

Based on your performance in the Phase 2 exam, you will be called for PFRDA Grade A Interview. You can opt to reply in Hindi or English as per your convenience in the Interview. The final merit for PFRDA Grade A IT recruitment 2021 will be decided on the marks obtained by you in Phase 2 and Interview. PFRDA Assistant Manager Phase 2 has a weightage of 85% marks and the interview has a weightage of 15% marks.

Syllabus

To make your work easier and faster we are providing you with the complete PFRDA Grade A exam syllabus for IT Stream. The PFRDA Grade A IT syllabus is mentioned below in detail.

Phase 1 - Paper 1 Syllabus

PFRDA Grade A exam syllabus for Phase 1- Paper 1 is common for all the streams. It consists of four sections whose details can be inferred from PFRDA Grade A exam syllabus page.

Section	Topics
English Language	Anonyms, Homonyms, Antonyms, Spelling, Word formation, Idioms and phrases, Fill in the suitable words, Grammar, Spotting errors, Sentence correction, Active/ passive voice, Phrases and idioms, Direct and indirect speech, Reading Comprehension, Passage completion, Theme detection, Deriving conclusion, Rearrangement of passage
Quantitative Aptitude	Simplification and approximation, Number Series, Quadratic Equation, Number System / HCF & LCM, Ratio and Proportion, Average, Partnership, Ages, Percentage, Profit & Loss, Time, Speed & Distance, Problems on Trains, Boat and Stream, Time & Work / Pipes and Cisterns, Simple and Compound Interest, Mixture & Allegations, Permutation and Combination, Probability, Data Interpretation (DI), Caselet DI and Data Sufficiency
Reasoning	Analogy, Classification, Word formation, Statement and conclusions, Syllogism, Statement and assumptions, Statement and arguments, Coding decoding, Blood relations, Passage and conclusions, Alphabet test, Series test, Number, ranking and time sequence, Direction sense test, Decision-making test, Figure series, Input/output, Assertion and reasoning, Sitting arrangement, Odd figure out, Analogy, Series test, Miscellaneous test
General Awareness	Monetary Policies, Banking and Financial Awareness, Economic Terms, Current Affairs, Static GK, Financial and Economic News, Government Schemes. Agreement & Deals, Banking Terms- rates & processes, National Institutions

Phase 1 - Paper 2 Syllabus

PFRDA Assistant Manager syllabus 2021 Phase 1 - Paper 2 varies depending upon the stream you are applying for. You can check the detailed syllabus for PFRDA Grade A IT Phase 1 - Paper 2 in the table below.

Sr.No.	Topics	Details
1	Database Concept	ER‐model. Relational model: relational algebra, tuple calculus, Integrity constraints, normal forms. File organization, indexing (e.g., B and B+ trees), Transactions and concurrency control.
2	SQL Queries	Select, view, truncate, delete, update, alter, Inner join, different types of outer joins,, use of aggregate functions, Union, intersection, except, in and exist clauses, nested queries.
3	Programming Concepts (Java /C C++ )	Program control (iteration, recursion, Functions), Scope of variables, Binding of variables & functions, Parameter passing, Functional and Logic Programming, OOPS Concepts, Inheritance, Class and object, Constructors, Functions, Exception Handling.
4	Data Analytics Languages (Python / R)	Regex, Slicing, Data reshaping, Dataframes, Dictionaries and Sets, File Management, Classes and Functions, Data Mining, Lists, Importing and exporting data, charts and graphs .
5	Algorithms for problem solving	Tree and graph traversals, Connected components, Spanning trees, Shortest paths; hashing, Sorting, Searching; Design techniques (Greedy, Dynamic Programming, Divideand-conquer).
6	Networking Concepts	ISO/OSI stack, LAN Technologies (Ethernet, Token ring), TCP/UDP,IP, Basic concepts of switches, gateways, and routers, Application layer protocols (DNS, SMTP, POP, FTP, HTTP), Firewalls.
7	Information & Cyber Security Concepts	Cyber Attacks, Software Development Security, Network security, Authentication, CIA - Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability, Network Audit, Systems Audit .
8	Data warehousing	Data Extraction, Data Cleaning, Data Transformation, Data Loading, Metadata, Data Cube, Data Mart, Data Models.
9	Shell Programming	Shell Scripting Basics, Shell Variables, Shell Script Arguments, If Statement, Loop, Return, Basic UNIX commands.

Phase 2 - Paper 1 Syllabus

PFRDA Grade A Phase 2 - Paper 1 is descriptive English and common for all. The detailed PFRDA Assistant Manager syllabus for IT stream Paper 1- Phase 2 consists of letter and essay to test your writing skills.

Section	Topics
English Writing Skills	Writing , Essay Writing , Comprehension

Phase 2 - Paper 2 Syllabus

Paper 2 of Phase 2 will again be an objective type test of multiple choice questions. The syllabus for Paper 2 of Phase 2 remains the same as of Paper 2 of Phase 1. Only the difficulty level will change.

Books

Any preparation is incomplete without relevant and good study material. Therefore, before starting your preparation, you must know which books to go for, so that you do not waste your precious time in reading irrelevant books. To assist you with the preparation, some important books for the PFRDA Grade A exam 2021 for IT stream is mentioned below.

Paper	Books	Author/Publisher
Securities Markets	Capital Markets & Securities Laws	N.S.Zad
Economic and Social Issues	Indian Economy	Uma Kapila or Mishra Puri
	Indian Economy	Ramesh Singh
	Sociology	CN Shankar Rao
Finance & Management	Financial Management	Prasanna Chandra or IM Pandey
	Indian Financial System	Bharti Pathak
	Principles & Practise of Management	LM Prasad / Sultan Chand & Sons
	Organisational Behaviour	SP Robins
	Principles of Management	Harold Kootz & Cyril J.O’Donnell / McGraw Hills
Quantitative Aptitude	Quicker Mathematics	BSC Publications
	Quantitative Aptitude	RS Agarwal
	Class Notes	SS Bharti
Reasoning Ability	A modern approach to verbal & Non-verbal reasoning	R.S. Agarwal
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	S.Chand
	Verbal & Non-Verbal Reasoning	Arihant Publication
English Language	English Grammar	Wren & Martin
	Word power made easy	Norman Lewis
	Descriptive General English	SP Bakshi
General Awareness	Lucent GK Knowledge	Lucent Publication
General Awareness	BeePedia	ixamBee
English Descriptive	Descriptive English	S.P. BAKSHI
	151 Essays	S.C Gupta
	Letter writing	S.C Gupta
Indian Economic Since Independence	Uma Kapila	Academic Foundation
Business Law Including Company Law	SS Gulshan	New Age International Publishers

Exam Calendar

The PFRDA Notification 2021 for Assistant Manager in IT domain along with other stream is out. The application window to fill the online PFRDA Grade A IT application form has started from August 13, 2021. The last date to apply is September 16, 2021. The PFRDA Grade A exam dates 2021 for various phases is not yet out. For more details, refer to the table below.

PFRDA Officer Grade A (Assistant Manager) Exam Dates 2021

Events	Exam Dates
PFRDA Officer Grade A Online Application and Payment of fee	August 13, 2021 to September 16, 2021
PFRDA Officer Grade A Availability of Call Letters	To be notified later
PFRDA Officer Grade A Online Examination (Phase I)	To be notified later
PFRDA Officer Grade A Online Examination (Phase II)	To be notified later
PFRDA Officer Grade A result Declared date	To be notified later
PFRDA Officer Grade A Interview (Phase III)	To be notified later

Eligibility

The PFRDA Grade A eligibility criteria 2021 for the IT stream differs from other streams that you will apply for. You need to possess Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a Post Graduate degree in IT related field along with some years of experience. Further details for PFRDA Assistant Manager educational criteria is mentioned below.

Stream	Educational Criteria
Information Technology	Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (electrical / electronics and communication / information technology / computer science) / Masters in Computer Application / Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a post graduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in computers / information technology.Minimum Experience: Post Qualification experience of two (02) years in the field of Information Technology.

Stream

Educational Criteria

Information Technology

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (electrical / electronics and communication / information technology / computer science) / Masters in Computer Application / Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a post graduate qualification (minimum 2 years duration) in computers / information technology.Minimum Experience: Post Qualification experience of two (02) years in the field of Information Technology.

Further, you need to lie within the PFRDA Grade A 2021 age limit criteria so that your candidature is not cancelled at a later stage.

Vacancy

The number of vacancies for PFRDA Grade A recruitment 2021 will vary according to the stream you are applying for. Further, the PFRDA vacancies will also be divided between reserved and unreserved categories. To know the total number of vacancies for IT Stream in PFRDA Assistant Manager recruitment, check the table below.

Stream	Number of Posts					Out of which PwBD	Total Posts
Stream	SC	ST	OBC	EWS	UR/ GEN	Out of which PwBD	Total Posts
Information Technology	-	-	01	-	01	-	02

Salary

You will be on a probation for one year if you got selected as a PFRDA Officer in Grade ‘A’. The PFRDA Assistant Manager salary structure is given below. Besides, this you will be eligible for other benefits like Leave Fare Concession, Medical Expenses, Cleaning Allowance, Grade Allowance, Dearness Allowance, Local Compensatory Allowance and others. You will also be eligible to be covered under National Pension System. At present, the PFRDA Assistant Manager total CTC is approx. Rs. 18.00 lakh / annum.

Post	Salary
PFRDA Grade A (Assistant Manager)	Pay Scale- Rs. 28150-1550(4)-34350-1750(7)-46600- EB1750(4)-53600- 2000(1)-55600 (17 years) Annual Income - 18 lacs per annum approximately

In addition to pay and benefits, the PFRDA Assistant Manager salary also has a provision of allowances as per your qualification. For IT stream the allowance per month is Rs 3500.