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Odisha Public Service Commission 2020 - Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) conducts OPSC Civil Services Examination - CSE. The OPSC CSE exam has three stages for recruitment to Group A and B services in the state of Odisha. Candidates need to qualify all the stages of the selection process to be recruited to different posts released under the OPSC notification 2020. The three stages of OPSC 2020 exam are - prelims, mains and personality test. Aspirants wanting to appear for the OPSC exam need to fill the OPSC application form 2020 successfully to do the same. The OPSC application form 2020 is expected to be released in the month of November on the OPSC website - opsc.gov.in. To know more about the Odisha Public Service Commission CSE 2020 examination and other relevant details candidates can read the article below.
Before going on into the details of the OPSC CSE 2020 selection process, here is an overview of the same.
Odisha Public Service Commission 2020 highlights
Name of the exam | Odisha Public Service Commission Civil Services Exam |
Official website | opsc.gov.in |
Commonly known as | OPSC Civil Services Exam |
Conducting authority | Odisha Public Service Commission |
Frequency of exam | Once per year |
Number of vacancies | To be announced |
Mode of application | Online |
Mode of exam | Offline |
Stages of exam |
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The tentative OPSC exam dates 2020 for the different stages of the selection process, starting from the release of application to declaration of the final result have been provided in the table below.
Odisha Public Service Commission Exam Dates 2020
Events | Dates |
OPSC notification 2020 | November, 5, 2020* |
OPSC CSE application dates | November, 13, 2020* |
Last date to apply for OPSC 2020 | December, 10, 2020* |
Last date to pay fee | December, 13 - 16, 2020* |
OPSC prelims admit card | To be announced |
OPSC prelims exam | To be announced |
Prelims result | To be announced |
Admit card for mains exam | To be announced |
Mains exam | To be announced |
OPSC mains result | To be announced |
OPSC interview process | To be announced |
Final OPSC result 2020 | To be announced |
*tentative dates
Odisha Public Service Commission CSE 2020 exam is held for recruitment of eligible aspirants for different Group A and B posts in the state of Odisha.
Candidates applying for the OPSC 2020 should fulfill the eligibility criteria prescribed by the Odisha Public Service Commission. Aspirants fulfilling the mentioned criteria by commission for the OPSC recruitment process 2020 can register for the OPSC exam. Check the table below to the eligibility.
Eligibility criteria of Odisha Public Service Commission 2020
Nationality | Indian national |
Age | 21 to 32 years for unreserved applicants, relaxation in the upper age limit is provided to applicants of the reserved categories |
Educational Qualification | Graduation |
Language | Applicants must know how to read, write and speak Odia |
For more details on the OPSC eligibility criteria applicants can refer to the official OPSC notification 2020.
The OPSC application form 2020 is to be released in the month of November. Candidates can register for the OPSC recruitment process logging onto the OPSC official website - opsc.gov.in before the closing date of the OPSC CSE application form 2020. Applicants belonging to general category or are not from Odisha have to pay an application fee of Rs 500 and the applicants belonging to the SC/ST from Odisha & PwD candidates are exempted for the same. The application fee can be paid via online or offline mode.
The OPSC exam has two papers i.e. prelims and mains. Both prelims and mains are conducted in offline mode. Prelims is objective in nature whereas mains is descriptive in nature. Prelims is of 400 marks and mains is of 2600 marks. There is -ve1/4 marking for every wrong answer in the OPSC prelims stage, whereas there is no -ve marking in the mains exam. Check the tables below for more information on OPSC exam pattern 2020.
Odisha Public Service Commission Prelims Exam Pattern
Papers | Marks | Duration |
Paper 1 | 200 | 2 hrs |
Paper 2 | 200 | 2 hrs |
Odisha Public Service Commission Mains Exam Pattern
Paper | Subjects | Marks | Duration |
Paper 1 | Odia language | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 2 | English language | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 3 | English essay | 200 | 3 hrs |
Paper 4 | General studies 1 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 5 | General studies 2 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 6 | Optional 1 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 7 | Optional 1 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 8 | Optional 2 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Paper 9 | Optional 2 | 300 | 3 hrs |
Odisha Public Service Commission 2020 Marking Scheme
OPSC exam stages | Marks |
Prelims | 400 |
Mains | 2600 |
Interview | 250 |
The OPSC CSE syllabus 2020 for both prelims and mains is prescribed by the Commission. OPSC prelims and mains exam syllabus is given below.
Odisha Public Service Commission Prelims Syllabus
Subjects | Topics |
General Studies 1 |
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General Studies 2 |
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Odisha Public Service Commission Mains Syllabus
Subjects | Topics |
Odia language |
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English language |
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English essay |
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General studies 1 |
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General studies 2 |
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Optional 1 | Applicants need to select two optional subjects for the OPSC mains exam from the list of 33.
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Optional 2 |
The admit card for all the stages of the OPSC recruitment is released separately. The hall ticket is released on the OPSC official website - opsc.gov.in. The OPSC admit card 2020 will have various details printed on it like applicants name, roll number, registration number, photograph & signature, category, examination date & time, examination centre, etc. Candidates need to carry the admit card to the examination centre or else they won't be allowed to appear for the OPSC CSE 2020 examination.
Odisha Public Service Commission releases the OPSC CSE prelim exam answer key after a few days of the examination. The OPSC answer key is to be released online on the commission's website for both prelims papers 1 and 2. The answer key makes it easy for the applicants to check their responses and get an idea of how they performed in the exam and also helps them to calculate their score. The release date for OPSC answer key 2020 has not been notified yet.
OPSC result is declared by commission on the official OPSC website - opsc.gov.in for all the stages of the OPSC CSE examination. Candidates qualifying all the stages will be selected for recruitment for various posts released under the OPSC notification 2020. The final OPSC result 2020 will be based on the marks obtained by applicants in the mains and personality test stage of the selection process.
There are many examination centres available across the state of Odisha for the OPSC CSE 2020 exam. Candidates are required to select the OPSC exam centre while filling the OPSC application form. They can select the exam centre of their preference while applying for the OPSC CSE exam.
The OPSC selection process has three stages. Candidates qualifying all three stages are eligible for the OPSC CSE recruitment 2020 to different posts under OPSC CSE examination. The three stages of selection are:
Prelims - MCQ
Mains - Descriptive
Personality Test - Oral
The final selection is based on the marks of the mains and personality test stages. For more details on the selection process see the OPSC CSE notification 2020.
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OPSC Exam Pattern 2020
OPSC Answer Key 2020
OPSC CSE examination is conducted in offline mode for both prelims and mains.
The OPSC application form fee is RS 500 for all general and other state applicants. Whereas SC/ST of Odisha and PwD candidates are exempted.
Yes, there is ¼ -ve marking in the OPSC prelims exam for every wrong answer.
OPSC CSE exam is held once every year for recruitment to Group A and B posts in Odisha.
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