OPSC Notification Of OCSE-2023
OPSC Notification for online applications for 399 Group A and Group B posts is out by the Odisha Public Service Commission. Application through online mode will be opened between January 17 and February 16, 2024.
| Organisation name | Odisha Public Service Commission. |
| Notification out on | 29 Dec, 2023 |
| Posts | Odisha civil services (Group A and Group B) |
| No. Of vacancies | 399 |
| Application start date | 17 Jan 2024 |
| Application end date | 16 Feb 2024 |
| Official site | www.opsc.gov.in |
OCSE-2023 Vacancies
The Odisha Civil Services Examination 2023 has opened for 399 posts in Group A and Group B category.
| Posts | Vacancies |
| Odisha Finance Service Group-A (Junior Branch) | 56 |
| Odisha Co-operative Service (Group-B) | 12 |
| Odisha Administrative Service Group-A (Junior Branch) | 30 |
| Odisha Revenue Service (Group-B) | 90 |
| Odisha Police Service Group–A (Junior Branch) | 6 |
| Odisha Taxation & Accounts Service (Group-B) | 68 |
| Odisha Labour Service (Group-B) | 113 |
| Odisha Tourism Service (Group-B) | 19 |
| Odisha Co-operative Audit Service (Group-B) | 4 |
| Odisha Employment Service (Group-B) | 1 |
OPSC OCSE 2023 Eligibility
A candidate eligibility requirements for Group A and Group B posts in OCSE 2023 are as follows.
Education Qualification:
1. The candidates must have graduation from State or Nationally Recognized University or a Deemed to be a University under section 3 of UGC.
2. Candidates must be able to speak, write and read Odia language and must have passed in Odia as a language subject, in the Middle School, in the HSC, or a test in odia in midle English school standard conducted by School and mass education department by Govt of Odisha.
Age Limit:
1. The candidate’s age should fall between 21 and 38 years old.
2. Suitable age relaxation for various eligible categories as mentioned in advertisement
Total number of attempts:
(a) 06 for general candidates
(b) 09 for SEBC candidates
(c) No such limits for SC and SC candidates
OPSC OCSE 2023 Salary post wise
The following table provides monthly allowances and basic pay details that have been authorised by the Odisha government in Group A posts
| Name of the Post | Pay Scale |
| Odisha Administrative Service | 56100 |
| Odisha Police Service | 56100 |
| Odisha Finance Service | 56100 |
The following table provides monthly allowances and basic pay details that have been authorised by the Odisha government in Group B posts
| Name of the Post | Pay Scale |
| Odisha Co-operative Service Odisha Labour Service |
44900 |
| Odisha Revenue Service | 44900 |
| Odisha Employment Service | 44900 |
| Odisha Labour Service | 44900 |
| Odisha Taxation & Accounts Services | 44900 |
| Odisha Welfare Services | 44900 |
OPSC OCSE 2023 Selection Process:
The three steps of the OPSC OCS selection process:
Initial preliminary Examination
Mains Examination
Interview
1. Preliminary Exam Pattern
Multiple Choice Questions are part of the screening test called Prelims.
Two two-hour exams (Paper 1 & Paper 2) will comprise the test.
Paper 2 is qualifying in nature, and in order to sit for the main test, students must have a score higher than 33%.
One-third of the total mark is deducted for incorrect answers.
2. Mains Exam Pattern
There are two sections to the primary written test for OPSC OCS. Sections One and Two.
Part 1 qualified candidates in Odia and English language; the grades earned in these subjects do not go toward ranking.
The merit list will contain the candidates’ marks from Part 2 for Papers I through VII.
Each paper will take three hours to complete.
3. Final Interview
The commission calls in the candidates for a personality test after they pass the main exam for OPSC Civil Services recruitment.
Necessary instruction to be followed before applying for OCSE-2023
- Applicants are required to apply online through OPSC website only.
- Applicants are first required to go to the OPSC website www.opsc.gov.in and register himself or herself by clicking on Login and Apply Online.
- Applicants are required to have a valid Email ID and Mobile Number for registering and creating login credentials.
- After creating login credentials, applicants need to login with these credentials and are required to fill their complete information by clicking on Profile Creation Link. This is one time profile which applicants need to fill and it will be useful to the applicant for all subsequent advertisements of OPSC. Applicants can update their profile information anytime.
- Applicants should carefully fill all the information as asked in Profile and SAVE it.(save button).
- Completed profile is mandatory to proceed to Applying for available job postings.
- The applicants are required to upload the images of recent photograph, signature and left thumb impression.
- a. Size of the photograph (passport size) (Max size–150 KB)
- b. Size of the signature (Max size–150 KB)
- c. Size of the Thumb impression (Max size – 150 KB)
- After login with credentials, applicant can see active advertisements under Online Application Link. “Click Here” to apply link is available next to active advertisements after login.
- Applicants need to click on “Click Here” to apply link to apply for the advertisement.
- On clicking on “Click Here” to apply link, system checks applicant’s eligibility with respect to eligibility criteria required for the advertisement. If applicant does not fulfill eligibility, appropriate message of ineligibility is displayed by system.
- Only the application of applicant fulfilling eligibility conditions will be accepted by system.
- Applicants must ensure all relevant fields in the application are filled before final submission, since editing after final submission will not be possible.
- If candidate wants to resubmit the application then s/he can cancel the application in my application and then can reapply before last date of the application.
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