ODISHA CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION 2020
Odisha
Public Service Commission has published notification for recruitment to the
Posts and Services coming under the Odisha Civil Services Examination (Group A
& Group B). Those candidates who are interested and eligible in the job
notification can read the advertisement and apply Online.
Important Dates
Date of Commencement of Online Application: – 12.01.2021
Last Date of Online Application: – 18.02.2021
Last Date for Payment of Application Fees: – 11.02.2021
 |
| ODISHA CIVIL SERVICES EXAMINATION |
Vacancy Details:-
|
S.No. |
Post Name |
No. of Vacancy |
|
1. |
Odisha Administrative Service Gr-A |
137 |
|
2. |
Odisha Finance Service Gr-A |
104 |
|
3. |
Odisha Police Service Gr-A |
06 |
|
4. |
Odisha Co-operative Service Gr-B |
08 |
|
5. |
Odisha Revenue Service Gr-B |
74 |
|
6. |
Odisha Taxation & Accounts Service Gr-B |
63 |
|
|
Total |
392 |
Age Limit: – 21-32 years as on the 1st January 2020.
Educational Qualification: – Candidate should
have Bachelor’s Degree from any University.
Pay Scale : –
|
S.No. |
Post Name |
Pay Scale |
|
1. |
Odisha Administrative Service Gr-A |
Rs. 56,100/- Level 12 |
|
2. |
Odisha Finance Service Gr-A |
Rs. 56,100/- Level 12 |
|
3. |
Odisha Police Service Gr-A |
Rs. 56,100/- Level 12 |
|
4. |
Odisha Co-operative Service Gr-B |
Rs. 44,900/- Level 10 |
|
5. |
Odisha Revenue Service Gr-B |
Rs. 44,900/- Level 10 |
|
6. |
Odisha Taxation & Accounts Service Gr-B |
Rs. 44,900/- Level 10 |
Application Fee: – Candidates are required to make Application Fee Payment through
Online.
|
Category |
Fee |
|
General |
Rs. |
|
SC/ST/PWD |
Nil |
Selection Process: – The Civil Services
Examination selection process have following stages: –
·
Preliminary Examination
·
Main Examination
·
Personality Test or Interview
How to Apply: – Candidates are required to apply online using the website
http://www.opsc.gov.in.
Important Links
Apply
Online Click Here
Download
Notification Click Here
How
to prepare Odisha Civil Services Examination: – Candidate should know, the Examination have three stages i.e.
·
Preliminary Examination
·
Main Examination
·
Personality Test or
Interview
Candidates who will
qualify in the Preliminary Examination shall be called to appear in the Main
Examination. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination shall not count
for ranking. The Main Examination shall comprise Odia Language, English,
English Essay, General Studies – I & II papers, two optional subjects.
Candidates who obtain
qualifying marks in the Main Examination shall be called for personality test.
The personality test or interview shall carry 250 Marks and no minimum
qualifying marks for interview shall be fixed.
Total marks obtained by
the candidates in the written examination and personality test or interview
would determine their ranking. Candidates shall be allotted to the various
services keeping in view their ranking in the examination and the preferences
indicated by them for various services.
The Preliminary
Examination shall consist of two papers of objective type and each paper shall
be of two hours duration –
Paper –I General Studies 200 Marks
Paper –II General
Studies 200 Marks
The Main Examination
shall consist of the following papers and each paper shall be of three hours
duration.
Compulsory papers – 1400
marks
Paper –I Odia Language 300 Marks
Paper – II English 300 Marks
Paper – III English
Essay 200 Marks
Paper – IV General Studies – I 300 Marks
Paper – V General Studies
–II 300 Marks
Optional Papers – (Paper
VI,VII,VIII & IX) – 1200 marks
Personality Test or
Interview – 250 Marks
Strategy during Preparation:
- Try to memorize the whole syllabus (Prelims, Mains –GS and two optional
subjects published by OPSC. It gave an idea to candidate what to focus and what
not to.- Try
to manage your time with all the subjects smartly and it should be balanced.
Planning and Management gives you proper direction to the essential part and
executing this planning is more important.- Internet is like an ocean of materials; everything which you want
to know about and did not find in the books is available on Internet. So keep in
mind the syllabus and search on the Internet, make notes on each subject and
try to make some words for each particular topic. I must say it will very
helpful in the examination day to remember because each and everything to
recall is very tough for everyone. Try to collect as much as you can for study
material from coaching classes, from your friends, NCERT Text Books and compile
all the data.
For Examination following are the Books and
References:
·
Current Affairs·
Insightonindia websitehttps://www.insightsonindia.com/insights-ias-current-affairs/
·
Mrunal website https://mrunal.org/·
The Sambad newspaper·
The Hindu newspaper·
IGNOU materials·
NCERT Books Class 6th
to 12th·
BSEO Books Class 6th
to 10th·
Certificate Physical and
Human Geography –Goh Cheng Leong·
Oxford Student Atlas·
Indian Polity-
M.Laxmikanth·
Unacademy video lectures·
NIOS materials·
Modern India-Spectrum·
Indian Economy- Ramesh
Singh
Candidates should focus
on Mains Examination from the starting point of preparation. Most of the
candidates start their preparation first focusing on preliminary Examination
rather on Main Examination and if they cleared the prelims any how then after
that they have very less time to prepare for the Mains. It is the biggest
mistake, so planning is very crucial part in this Examination. Revision and
daily writing practice is the Key to success in the mains Examination. The more
you do writing practice, the more you will become master on subjects and it
also helps in speed. One of the most important tips for preparation of OPSC is
try to solve previous year papers, sample question papers and join OPSC mock
tests that are available online.
Study ,Study and Study…… Practice and Practice…………Good Luck!