OPSC Announces Date For ‘Postponed’ Odisha Civil Services Prelim Exam

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Wednesday announced the tentative date for civil services preliminary examination for 2023.

It is is likely to be held on December 15.

“The Commission has decided to conduct the Odisha Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination-2023, pursuant to Advt. No. 20 of 2023-24 tentatively on 15.12.2024 (Sunday). Detailed programme on the said examination shall be notified later,” read the notification.

The candidates have been to visit its website (www.opsc.gov.in.) for further update.

On October 23, the OPCS postponed the examination, scheduled for October 27, due to the Cyclone Dana, which struck Odisha coast in the early hours of October 25. Admit card for the exam were released on its official website, earlier that week.

The combined competitive recruitment examinations for 399 posts – Odisha Administrative Service (OAS), Odisha Finance Service (OFS), Odisha Police Service (OPS) and Odisha Revenue Service (ORS)- will be held in two successive stages. Candidates will answer objective-type questions in the preliminary exam. Those successful will appear for the written Main examination. Based on their scores in the Main examination, candidates will be invited for a personal interview.