OPSC Civil Service 2020 Recruitment Notification

Odisha Civil Service 2020 is a great opportunity that aims at selecting eligible candidates for Odisha administrative and police service like departments. Odisha Public service Commission or OPSC commences Odisha Civil Services Exam. Candidates are required to appear in the examination but before that collect all the crucial details.

Every year Odisha State Public Service Commission conducts examinations for recruitment to the prestigious Grade A and Grade B jobs such as – Odisha Administrative Service, Odisha Police Service, Odisha Finance Service, Odisha Co-operative Service, etc. All applications for the exam are to be submitted online at the following portal:- http://opsconline.gov.in

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Odisha Civil Services 2020 Exam Date:

Odisha Civil Services Eligibility Criteria 2020:

• Candidate must be a citizen of India.
• Candidate must have the ability to speak/write/read Oria language with perfection.
• The age of the candidate should be between 21 years and 32 years.
• There will be an age relaxation of 5 years (upper limit) for reserved category candidates.
• Candidate must have successfully completed graduation or some other equivalent three years’ degree from the recognized institution.

OPSC Application Form 2020

The registration of the fresh candidates for the OPSC recruitment 2019 has been closed now. However, students who have already registered themselves at the official website of OPSC can pay the application fee by 16th December 2019. Below is the OPSC application fee, which is required to be paid in order to submit the application form and appear for the exam:

Application Fee for OPSC Exam

All candidates have to pay a non-refundable and non-adjustable amount of ₹ 500 only.

Note– SC and STs of Odisha and persons with 40% disability are exempted from payment of this fee.

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OPSC Exam Pattern 2020

Stages: It is a 3 stage exam, similar to the UPSC examination.

Stage 1

Preliminary exam: it consists of 2 papers of objective type(MCQ).

• Paper I- General Studies(200 marks)

Note– The merit list of students in the mains exam will be based on the marks obtained in the Paper I.

• Paper-II: consist of aptitude questions and is for 200. It is a qualifying paper and candidates have to score 33% in the Paper-II otherwise their Paper I will not be evaluated.

Note– The duration of each paper is of 2 hours.

Stage 2

Mains exam: consists of 5 compulsory papers and 4 optional papers(2 Optional Subjects)

Compulsory papers:

Optional Papers:

Candidate have to select two optional subjects from the given list of optional subjects-

Stage 3: Personality Test

All those candidates who qualify the mains examination will be invited for a personality test i.e. the interview. The personality test will be of 250 marks. The test will judge candidates’ mental alertness, clear and logical exposition, critical powers of assimilation, variety, and depth of interest, the ability for social cohesion and leadership and intellectual and moral integrity, the balance of judgment.

The final list of recommended candidates(Odisha Civil Services Examination) will be based on total marks obtained in the Mains examination and the personality test.

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OPSC Selection Procedure 2020

• Candidate needs to go through Preliminary examination, Main Exam and lastly Interview assessment test.
• After the commencement of the Main Examination, the candidate will be invited for the interview round.
• Marks of the candidates scored in prelims and the Main exam will be calculated together for final selection.
• Preliminary Exam will be Objective Type with Multiple Choice Questions
• Main Examination
• Personality Test or Interview

OPSC Syllabus 2020

Prelims Syllabus

Prelims Paper I

• Current event of National and International importance
• General Science
• Economic and Social Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Sustainable Development, Social Sector Initiative, etc.
• Social, Economic Geography of India and the World, Indian and World Geography-Physical.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• General issues on Bio-diversity, Environmental Ecology and Climate Change, and
• Indian Polity, Political System, Governance, Constitution, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.

Prelims Paper II

• Comprehension
• English Language Comprehension Skills (Class-X level)
• Interpersonal Skills including communication skills
• Logical Reasoning and Analytic ability
• General Mental Ability
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude) of class-X level.
• Data interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency etc.) of class-X level; and
• Decision Making and Problem Solving

Mains Syllabus

Odia Language

• Marks Expansion of an idea
• Comprehension of a given passage
• Grammar, usage, and vocabulary
• Translation from English to Odia
• Precis writing
• Short Essay

English Language

• Comprehension of a given passage
• Precis writing
• Translation from Odia to English
• Grammar, usage, and vocabulary
• Short Essay
• Marks Expansion of an idea

General Studies I

• Legal and environmental issues
• Indian Polity
• History of Modern India and Indian Culture
• Geography of India
• Current National events and topics of social relevance

General Studies II

• Developments in the field of communications, science & technology and space
• India and the World
• International Affairs & Institutions
• Indian Economy
• Statistical Analysis, Graphs & Diagrams

Optional Subjects

Note: The following optional combinations are not allowed

1. Odia, Hindi, Persian, Sanskrit, Urdu, English
2. Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, and Agriculture Engineering
3. Mathematics & Statistics
4. Anthropology and Sociology
5. Political Science and International Relations and Public Administration
6. Commerce and Accountancy and Management
7. Agriculture and Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
8. Management and Public Administration
9. Education and Psychology