OPSC OAS Exam 2022: Exam Dates, Application, Eligibility, Syllabus PDF

OPSC OAS Exam Notification, Syllabus PDF, Salary, Eligibility, Exam Pattern, Selection Process, Application Form, Fees, Admit Card, Cut Off.

Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Recruitment Board conducts competitive examinations at the state level for recruitment to state administrative posts. The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) recruitment board conducts recruitment examinations every year to fill the vacancies in the Odisha state civil service.

Candidates with a bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a relevant stream can apply for the OAS recruitment test. There are two papers in the OPSC recruitment prelims exam called General Studies Paper-1, General Studies Paper-2, and 9 papers in OPSC main exam. In the Prelims exam, 1/4 number is deducted for each wrong answer (Negative Marking here).

The official notification of OPSC Recruitment 2022 with eligibility criteria, vacancies details, examination date, syllabus, and exam pattern is published on the official website of the Odisha Public Service Commission. Interested candidates are advised to visit the official website.

OPSC Exam Highlights

The Odisha Public Service Commission appoints qualified candidates for the post of Odisha State Administrative Officer. The OPSC exam is a state-level exam that is conducted every year. The OPSC exam highlights are described in the table below –

Body (Conducting)	OPSC ( Odisha Public Service Commission )
Founded on	1 April 1949
Required Qualification	Any Graduate candidates
Application Fee	INR 500
Application Process	Online
Exam Mode	online
Age Limit	21 years to 32 years
Post Names	Various
Work Location	Odisha
Exam Level	State Level Exam
Department Name	Various
Nationality	Indian
Experience	Not Required
Number of Attempts	No Limit
Language	English and Odia
Number of Exam Stages	Stage 1 – Prelims Stage 2 – Mains Stage 3 – Interview
Frequency	Every Year
Official Website	www.opsc.gov.in

What is OPSC Exam?

Odisha Public Service Commission is a state-level civil service conducting examination body that conducts examinations for OPSC Group A, B, C, D posts. Public Service Commissions operate under Articles 315 to 323 of the Constitution of India. Headquarters 19, Dr. P.K. Located at Parija Road, Cuttack, Odisha, PIN: 753001.

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) conducts the state Civil Services Exam named OPCS Exam. The test happens annually or as and when the Commission reports the date. The OPSC completes exactly three-level examinations Preliminary, Mains, and Interview.

The OPSC recruitment board invites eligible candidates to fill the vacancies of Odisha Administrative Service, District Registrar of Women and Child Development, Odisha Police Service, Superintendent of District Prisons, Odisha Finance Service (Junior Branch), Commercial Tax Officer, Labor Officer, and many more.

OPSC Address – Location: 19, Dr. P.K. Parija Road, Cuttack, Odisha, PIN: 753001

OPSC Job List

There are different kinds of jobs are available in OPSC. Up-and-comers from any remarkable establishment can sit for the test with the foundation for this huge number of posts. Coming up next is an overview of the OPSC Job List –

Group	Posts Name
Group A Posts	• Odisha Administrative Service • Odisha Police Service • Odisha Finance Service (Junior Branch)
Group B Posts	• Odisha Co-operative Service 44,900 (level 10 in the pay scale) • Odisha Revenue Service • Accounts Service and Odisha Taxation • Odisha Employment Service

OPSC Notification 2022 – OAS

The OPSC 2022 notification will be published between January and March and will close (approximately) in May. This will be published on the official website of OPSC OAS and the candidates will have to complete the application process properly.

The Odisha PSC Circular 2022 contains information on age relaxation, provisional examination dates, including the application process, eligibility criteria, syllabus, and examination pattern. The OPSC OAS Notification 2022 will be provided on our website as soon as the PDF is published on the official website.

OPSC Exam Dates 2022:

The exam date for OPSC Recruitment 2022 has not been announced yet. Odisha PSC Recruitment 2022 Exam Dates will be announced after the official notification by Odisha Public Service Commission.

Odisha PSC Event	Exam Date
Odisha PSC Exam 2022 vacancy release date	Notified Soon
Odisha PSC Application Form 2022 Starting date	Notified Soon
OPSC Application Process Closing date	Notified Soon
OPSC Online application form edit last date	Notified Soon
Last date for OPSC fees payment	Notified Soon
OPSC Admit Card 2022 Release date	Notified Soon
Odisha PSC Prelims 2022 Exam date	Notified Soon
Odisha PSC Prelims Answer Key	Notified Soon
OPSC Prelims Result release	Notified Soon
OPSC Mains 2022 Exam date release	Notified Soon
Odisha PSC Mains 2022 result	Notified Soon
Release date of Odisha PSC Interview 2022	Notified Soon

OPSC OAS Mains Exam Dates 2020

Exam Date	Afternoon Session	Morning Session
January 21, 2022	General Studies Paper-II	General Studies, Paper I
January 20, 2022	English	Odia Language
January 23, 2022	Law, Statistics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Fisheries Science-Paper I	History & Psychology-Paper I
January 22, 2022	–	English Essay
January 27, 2022	Management, Commerce & Accountancy, Zoology Paper I	Geography, Paper I
January 25, 2022	Education, Veterinary Science Paper I, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry	Economics, Botany, Physics, Paper I
January 28, 2022	Home Science Paper I	Indian Language & Literature Paper I
January 27, 2022	Management, Commerce & Accountancy, Zoology Paper I	Geography, Paper I
January 29, 2022	Philosophy, Geology, Paper I	Forestry, Paper I
January 28, 2022	Home Science Paper I	Indian Language & Literature Paper I
February 1, 2022	Home Science Paper-II	Forestry Paper II
January 31, 2022	Law, Statistics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Fisheries Science-Paper II	Pol Sci & IR, PA, Paper II
February 3, 2022	Education, Agriculture,  Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandary Paper-II	Geography Paper-II
February 2, 2022	Management, Commerce & Accountancy, Zoology Paper-II	Indian Language & Literature Paper-II
February 6, 2022	Geology & Philosophy Paper-II	Electrical, Civil, Mechanical. Agricultural Engineering Paper II
February 4, 2022	Anthropology & Sociology, Paper-II	Economics, Botany, Physics Paper-II
February 8, 2022	History, Psychology, Paper-II	Electrical, Civil, Mechanical. Agricultural Engineering Paper I

OPSC Vacancies 2021 – 2022

OAS Recruitment Board is filling 392 vacancies in Odisha state administrative posts in 2021-2022. Interested and eligible candidates can complete the application process through the official website.

Posts Name	Vacancies Details
Odisha Police Service – Group A (Junior Branch)	06
Odisha Co-operative Service (ARCS/AGCS) – Group B	08
Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service – Group B	63
Odisha Administrative Service – Group A (Junior Branch)	137
Odisha Finance Service – Group A (Junior Branch)	104
Odisha Revenue Service – Group B	74

OPSC Selection Process 2022

The OPSC sorts out a particular demand process for selection to their alliance workplaces. Additionally, the competitors are picked following that choice alliance. This choice association has different stages. By norms of OPSC, this choice interest is for the most part taken out into unequivocal stages. The stages are portrayed absolutely under, OPSC will pick the up-and-comers through the display in the followings

• Stage 1 – Prelims Examination
• Stage 2 – Mains Examination
• Stage 3 – Interview

OPSC Selection Process – Prelims Exam

In the chief period of the OAS Exam attestation process, a made test is worked with which is done in the MCQ plan. This test is called Preliminary Examination. This test is overall done on a Qualifying paper. This surmises that a competitor should be permitted to sit for the standard test given that the individual being intimated ought to finish the evaluation. Which is dropped cut number. A total of 400 marks are allotted for the OPSC Prelims Exam. That subject will in like manner be assessed in this article.

OPSC Selection Process – Main Exam

The Second stage of OPSC is done in the Descriptive model. This test is called Mains Examination. This test is normally done on Qualifying and Merit Ranking paper. This collects that an up-and-comer should be called for the Interview/personality test. In any case, the number got the Qualifying papers in this test isn’t connected with the significant test or the primary possible result of the applicant. Which is dropped cut number. A total of 2600 marks are allotted for the OPSC Prelims Exam. That point will in like way be overviewed in this article.

OPSC Selection Process – Interview

The up-and-comers who scored above dispose of imprints achievement totally will be required the party round with the OAS recruitment board. Competitors shortlisted from the OPSC mains are obtained by the OPSC board for a social gathering which is on an extraordinarily fundamental level a solitary test. As indicated by the phase of OAS posts, the last phase of the choice cycle for example the signs of the interview differs. A total of 250 marks are allotted for the interview. The point of including this segment is to actually look at applicants’ reasonableness for the gig. A meeting will be organized to judge the beneath referenced attributes of the competitors-

• Mental type
• Scholarly characteristics
• Mental sharpness
• Social characteristics
• Applicants’ Interest in current undertakings
• Basic powers of osmosis
• Assortment and profundity of interest
• Scholarly and moral honesty

The last rundown of chosen applicants will be arranged dependent on the general imprints accomplished in the Mains assessment and the character test.

OPSC Salary Structure

Salary in the hands of an Odisha Administrative Services Officer is paid between INR 44,900 – INR 56,100 per month. The salary of an officer in Odisha administrative services is paid as per 12 pay commission.

Odisha civil service officer’s salary as well as other benefits and allowances such as government accommodation, house rent allowance, compensation allowance, city compensation allowance, ration allowance, travel allowance, earned leaves, expensive allowance, maintenance allowance, special compensation allowance, medical Allowances, daily allowances, one-time transfer grants and packing allowances are given.

Group	Posts	Salary
Group-A	Odisha Finance Service	INR 56,100
	Odisha Police Service	INR 56,100
	Odisha Administrative Service	INR 56,100
Group-B	Odisha Cooperative Service	INR 44,900
	Odisha Revenue Service	INR 44,900
	Accounts Service and Odisha Taxation	INR 44,900
	Odisha Employment Service	INR 44,900

OPSC Application Form 2022

Candidates will be able to complete the application process through the official website of OPSC after fulfilling the basic qualification and educational qualification criteria. Candidates should fill-up the form for any post like Police Service, Finance Service, Administrative Service, Revenue Service, Cooperative Service, Accounts Service, and Employment Service. The steps to fill up the OAS application form from the official website of Odisha Public Service Commission are discussed –

OPSC Application Process

• Step 1 – Eligible and interested candidates need to enter the official website of the Odisha Public Service Commission to fill out the application form.
• Step 2 – Find the OAS Application Form link on the main page and click on the same.
• Step 3 – After clicking on the same, a signup page opens.
• Step 4 – To sign up, candidates need to register using a valid email ID / mobile number and password (username and password). Once the signup process is completed, the candidates have to log in.
• Step 5 – Once the application form is open, the candidates have to fill up the application form with the required documents. Before submitting the application form, recheck the application form and see if all the information provided by you is correct.
• Step 6 – Then, the candidates have to upload all the required documents along with the submitted scanned photograph and signature.
• Step 7 – To successfully submit the application form, candidates must submit the application fees. Candidates can pay the application fee using their debit card, credit card, or net banking.

OPSC OAS Application Fees

For successful submission of the OPSC application form, OPSC OAS application fees must be submitted. General category candidates have to pay INR 500 as application fees. SC / ST candidates and candidates with 40% disability do not have to submit any application fees.

OPSC Eligibility Criteria 2022

Before applying for the Odisha PSC exam, make sure that you meet the eligibility requirements. We have provided all you need to know about OPSC qualification requirements. To apply for the OAS exam, candidates must meet the required age requirements and educational qualifications.

OPSC Age Limit

The upper age limit for persons belonging to a general category is 32 years. Although the minimum age for participation in the exam is 21 years (the age of the examinee is calculated from January 1, 2022). According to the notification published on the official website of OPSC, candidates of different categories get age relaxation.

Category	Age Relaxation
PWDs candidates	10 years
S.T. / Women / S.C. / S.E.B.C / Ex-Serviceman	05 years

OPSC Educational Qualification

To apply for the Odisha PSC Administrative Services 2022 exam, candidates must have a degree from any recognized university.

1. Candidates have to obtain Graduates degree from any recognized university.
2. Aspirants must have writing, read, and communication skills in Odia language.
3. Candidates who have passed HSC / SSC with Odia medium are eligible for these posts.

OPSC Number of Attempts

Category	Number of Attempts
General Category Candidates	four times
Educationally and Socially Backward Classes	Seven times
SC/ST and PWD Category Candidates	No Limit

OPSC Admit Card 2022

Candidates who have completed Odisha PCS Exam 2022-23 application process are uploaded on the official website 15 to 20 days before OPSC Exam. Candidates can easily download the hall ticket or admit card from the official website ‘www.opsc.gov.in’. Date and time, name, test center, roll number, and all personal information will be mentioned in the OAS admit card.

What Mentioned OPSC Admit Card

• Roll number
• Venue
• Name
• Mother’s name
• Registration number
• Exam date
• Exam timing
• Father’s name
• Exam Venue

Candidates must immediately report any discrepancies or errors in the details of the OPSC Admit Card to the concerned authorities (Odisha PCS).

How to Download OPSC Admit Card?

1. Candidates need to enter the official website of Odisha Public Service Commission ‘www.opsc.gov.in’ to download OPSC Admit card.
2. Go to Admit Download Section.
3. Complete login process with username and password.
4. If the admit card is open, it is recommended to download it for future reference.

OPSC Exam Center

OPSC OAS exam is held in 31 different centers located in 10 major cities, candidates have to choose the OPSC exam center wisely during application form fill up, below I have provided the OAS Exam Center list.

K.K.S. Women’s College, Balasore	Public Nodal High School, Balasore	Maa Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Basudev Nagar-6th Lane, Berhampur
V.V. Giri Govt. Sec. Trg. School for women, Giri Road, Berhampur	K.C. High School, Gosaninuagaon, Near Bijipur State Bank of India, Bala Ashram Road, Berhampur.	Govt. High School, Unit-6, BBSR
Govt. Girls High School, Unit-6, BBSR.	Govt. Girls High School, Unit-9, BBSR.	Govt. Nodal High School, CRP, Baramunda, BBSR.
Govt. High School, Power House Colony, BBSR.	Harihar Vidyapitha, Near BMC Office, BBSR.	Maa Bhubasinee Govt. High School, Samantarapur
Future Bhubaneswar School, Near SikharChandi, Bhubaneswar	Govt. High School, Unit-1, BBSR	Govt. Boys High School, Unit-8, BBSR
Municipal Corporation High School, Baramunda, BBSR	Saraswati Sishu Vidya Mandir, Dharma Vihar, BBSR	Sayed Mumtaz Ali High School, Jaipur, BBSR
Soa-Institute of Higher Secondary Education, Near Sum Hospital, BBSR	Srimad Bhagawad Gita Vidya Mandir, IRC Village, BBSR	St. Xavier High School, Samantarapur, BBSR
Sthiti Prajna Higher Secondary School, Near TCS, BBSR	University High School, Vanivihar, BBSR	Saraswati Shishu Vidya Mandir, Tulasipur, Cuttack
Institute of Professional Studies & Research, Campus-III Satichoura, Sector-II, CDA, Cuttack	Madhusudan Govt. ITI, Cuttack	Lady Lewis Girl’s High School, Sambalpur
Gangadhar Meher University, Sambalpur	Govt. Women’s College, Sambalpur	St. John’s School, Sambalpur
Vedic International School, Sambalpur	–	–

OPSC Exam Pattern

The Odisha Public Service Commission conducts various competitive examinations for direct recruitment to all administrative posts such as Odisha Administrative Service, Police Service, and Accounts Services. Eligible candidates for various civil service posts under Odisha Public Service Commission have to go through three stages – OAS Prelims Exam, Main Examination, and Interview. Candidates who qualify in the OPSC Prelims exam get the opportunity to appear in the mains exam. The final merit list is prepared on the basis of the number obtained in OAS main and interview.

• OPSC Prelims Exam – 400 Marks
• OPSC Main Exam – 2600 Marks
• Interview – 250 marks 

OPSC Exam Pattern – Prelims Exam

OPSC prelims exam is an offline exam with 180 questions. The total duration of the prelim test is 2 hours. General Studies 1 and General Studies Paper 2 are two papers of this stage. Odisha PSC prelims exam only qualifying paper.

Exam Paper	Total Marks	Time Allotted	Total Questions
General Studies Paper 1	200 Marks	2 Hrs	100
General Studies Paper 2	200 Marks	2 Hrs	80

1. There is negative marking – 1/4 marks are deducted for wrong answer.
2. Prelims exam has two papers – Total marks 400.
3. General Studies Paper 1 has 100 questions and General Studies Paper 2 has 80 questions.
4. Candidates have to get at least 33% marks out of 400 marks.
5. OPSC prelims exam is objective type (MCQ based)

OPSC Exam Pattern – Main Exam

The second stage of the OAS recruitment process is the Maine Examination. Candidates who qualify in the OASPrelims exam get the opportunity to appear in Odisha PSC main exam. The preliminary examination of Odisha PSC is of qualifying nature but the marks obtained in the main examination and interview are calculated for merit. Check out the highlights of the OAS main test pattern as follows:

Papers	Marks	Time
Odia Language – Paper 1	300 Marks	3 hours
English – Paper 2	300 Marks	3 hours
English Essay – Paper 3	200 Marks	3 hours
General Studies 1 – Paper 4	300 Marks	3 hours
General Studies 2 – Paper 5	300 Marks	3 hours
Paper 6 – Optional Paper	300 Marks	3 hours
Paper 7 – Optional Paper	300 Marks	3 hours
Paper 8 – Optional Paper	300 Marks	3 hours
Paper 9 – Optional Paper	300 Marks	3 hours

• The OPSC main exam question paper consists of thematic questions which are of descriptive type.
• There is a total of 9 papers in the examination. Out of 9 papers, 5 are Compulsory Subjects and the remaining 4 are Optional Subjects.
• Candidates who pass OPSC Main Exam are called for an interview round.
• In addition to state language, an English language question paper is set.

OPSC Exam Pattern – Personality Test

This is the final stage of the OPSC exam on the basis of which eligible and willing candidates will be selected for several state administrative posts. Number 250 is important in the OPSC personality test.

The final merit list of the selected candidates for the OPSC examination has been prepared on the basis of a total of 2850 marks. Candidates should get good scores in OPSC Main Exam (Written Exam) and Personality Test / Interview as the marks obtained in OPSC Prelim will not be considered during final merit list preparation.

OPSC OAS Syllabus 2022

The Odisha Public Service Commission publishes the syllabus of both Preliminary and Mains examinations on its official website. Before a smart candidate starts preparing, he must study the examination syllabus prescribed by the commission very well. Below is the syllabus of the OPSC exam:

OPSC Syllabus PDF

OPSC Syllabus – Prelims Exam

Two papers are taken in the preliminary stage of the OPSC examination. General Studies Paper 1, General Studies Paper 2. The syllabus of the preliminary examination consists of:

Paper I

✦ Current events of International and National Importance ✦ Global Geography-Social, Physical, Economic Geography of World and India ✦ Economic and Social Development – Poverty, Demographics, Sustainable development, Inclusion, Social Sector initiatives, etc. ✦ General Science ✦ History of India & Indian Historical moments ✦ Indian Polity and Governance – Political system, Public Policy, Constitution, Panchayat Raj, Rights, issue, etc. ✦ Bio-Diversity & climate change that do not require subject specialization, General Issues on Environmental Ecology

Paper-II

✦ Interpersonal skills including communication skills ✦ Decision making and problem-solving ✦ Basic Numeracy, Data Interpretation ✦ Comprehension ✦ Logical reasoning and analytical behavior ✦ General Mental Ability ✦ English Language Comprehension skills.

OPSC Syllabus – Main Exam

The mains written test consists of 9 papers. Paper-I is Odia Language, Paper-II contains English, Paper-III is English Essay, Paper-IV and Paper-V are General Studies, and VI, VII, VIII, and IX are Optional Subjects. The topics that come up in the Mains exam are:

Paper	Syllabus
Odia Language – Paper 1	✦ Essay Writing ✦ Translation from English to Odia ✦ Grammar ✦ Expansion of an idea ✦ Precis writing ✦ Comprehension ✦ Vocabulary
English – Paper 2	✦ Translation from Odia to English ✦ Comprehension ✦ Grammar ✦ Essay Writing ✦ Precis writing ✦ Vocabulary ✦ Expansion of an idea
English Essay – Paper 3	–
General Studies 1 – Paper 4	✦ Social issues and Social Welfare problems ✦ Indian Polity ✦ Indian History and Culture ✦ Current National issues ✦ Legal and Environmental issues ✦ Indian Geography ✦ Indian Constitution ✦ Environment and Ecology ✦ Human Resource Development ✦ Role of National Institutions
General Studies 2 – Paper 5	✦ International Institutions ✦ External Security ✦ Space Technology ✦ International Affairs ✦ Communications ✦ Foreign Affairs ✦ India and the World ✦ Indian Economy ✦ Science & Technology ✦ Statistical Analysis

OPSC Syllabus – Optional Paper

Civil engineering	Forestry	Geography
Education	Home Science	Physics
Mathematics	Agriculture Engineering	Agriculture
Chemistry	Botany	Geology
Anthropology	History	Political Science & International Relations
Mechanical Engineering	Psychology	Sociology Commerce and Accountancy
Philosophy	Indian Language & Literature	Commerce and Accountancy
Public Administration	Statistics	Law
Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Science	Economics	Electrical Engineering
Fisheries Science	Management	Zoology

All optional subjects cannot be combined –

• Stats and Maths
• Public Administration, Political Science, and International Relations
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science, Agriculture 
• Hindi, Urdu, Sanskrit, Odia, Persian, English.
• Agriculture Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Civil Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering.
• Anthropology and Sociology
• Management and Commerce and Accounts.
• Psychology and Education
• Public Administration and Management

OPSC Result 2022

Candidates will be able to download OPSC results after completion of all examinations and interviews through the official website ‘www.opsc.gov.in’. The resulting eligibility list will be based on qualifications, experience, relevant tests, and age marks. The Odisha Public Service Commission’s official website will host a list of general and qualified merits. OPSC civil service answer key is released after completion of the test.

How to download OPSC Result

• Step 1: Visit the official website of Odisha PSC (www.opsc.gov.in).
• Step 2: Click on the ‘Results’ button on the homepage.
• Step 3: Search the link and click on the link to download the list of recommended candidates for OPSC 2022.
• Step 4: Download the list of recommended candidates and view your results by searching your roll number or name.
• Step 5: It is recommended to download for future reference.

OPSC Cut Off 2022

The minimum number required for a candidate to pass the OPSC exam is cutoff. It will be selected based on the number of seats available for the class, classification of candidates, level of difficulty in the examination, number of candidates participating in the examination, and previous examinations. Applicants can check the cutoff on the site of the Odisha Public Service Commission.

OPSC Cut Off 2019 – Prelims Exam

Category	Female	Male
Unreserved	93.930	107.565
ST	69.185	81.810
SEBC	83.830	104.030
SC	61.105	69.690

OPSC Cut Off 2019 – Main + Interview

Category	Female	Male
Unreserved	1302	1302
ST	1146	1146
SEBC	1273	1273
SC	1018	1016

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