Post Name and Vacancies for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), according to the official notification, is recruiting candidates for the posts and services coming under the Odisha Civil Services (Group-A & Group-B). There are a total of 200 vacancies open for the listed above posts and services.

• Out of the vacancies mentioned above, 15 posts are reserved for the PWD category (Category-1-01, Category-II-06, Category-III-01 & Category-IV- 07). Besides, 04 posts are reserved for Ex-Servicemen and 01 post is reserved for Sports persons.

Age Limit Required for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

According to the official notification of OPSC Recruitment 2025, candidates applying for the post have a minimum and maximum age of 21 and 38 years respectively as of the 1st day of January 2024, i.e. he/she must not have been born earlier than 2nd January 1986 and not later than 1st January 2003.

• The upper age limit is relaxable upto 05 (five) years for candidates belonging to S.C./S.T./S.E.B.C./ Women/ Ex-Servicemen and upto 10 (ten) years for Persons with Disabilities whose permanent disability is 40% or more.

Educational Qualifications for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

The educational qualifications needed for OPSC Recruitment 2025 are as follows:

• A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree from any University incorporated by an Act of the Central or a State Legislature in India or an Educational Institution established by an Act of Parliament or deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.

Eligibility Criteria for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

As given on the official website of OPSC Recruitment 2025, the eligibility criteria candidates must possess for the opportunity are listed below:

• The candidates must be an Indian citizen.

The candidate must be able to read, write and speak Odia and have-

• Must have passed Middle School Examination with Odia as a Language subject; or
• Must have passed High School Certificate or equivalent examination with Odia as a medium of examination in the  non-language subject; or
• Must have passed in Odia as a language subject in the final examination of Class- VII from a School or Educational Institution recognized by the Government of Odisha or the Central Government; or
• Must have passed a test in Odia in Middle English School Standard conducted by the School & Mass Education Department of the Government of Odisha.

Selection Process for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

Candidates for the OPSC Recruitment 2025 will be shortlisted on the basis of a Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) and a Main Examination (Written and Interview).

• The Preliminary Examination will comprise two compulsory papers of objective types (Multiple Choice Questions) carrying a maximum of 200 marks.
• The Main Examination will carry 2000 marks including 250 marks for the Interview/Personality Test.
• The Preliminary Examination of OCS-2024 will be held tentatively in the month of July 2025. The detailed Schedule and Centre of Examination will be notified in due course.

Remuneration for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

The chosen candidates in OPSC Recruitment 2025 will be paid remuneration as per their posts. Below are the details:

Important Dates for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

The important dates listed in the official notification of OPSC Recruitment 2025 are as follows:

How to Apply for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

Candidates interested in working in OPSC Recruitment 2025, can apply online at the official website of OPSC. Candidates must carefully go through the details of this Advertisement available on the Website of OPSC before filling up the online application form.

• Applications received through any other mode would not be accepted and summarily rejected.
• Candidates are requested to upload the scanned image of their latest passport-size photograph along with a scanned image of his/her full signature and a scanned image of a Left-hand Thumb Impression (LTI) in the online application form. Also with the scanned copies of all necessary documents.
• The last date to submit the online application is 10.02.2025.

FAQs for OPSC Recruitment 2025:

Here are some frequently asked questions relating to OPSC Recruitment 2025:

Q.1: What is the deadline to apply for OPSC Recruitment 2025?

• Ans: The deadline to apply for OPSC Recruitment 2025 is 10.02.2025.

Q.2: What is the mode of selection in OPSC Recruitment 2025?

• Ans: Candidates in OPSC Recruitment 2025 will be chosen on the basis of a Preliminary Examination (Objective Type) and a Main Examination (Written and Interview).

Q.3: What is the upper age limit required to apply for OPSC Recruitment 2025?

• Ans: To apply for OPSC Recruitment 2025, the candidate must have an upper age of 38 years.