OPSC OCS Exam Pattern 2025: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) selection procedure for Odisha Civil Services consists of prelims, mains and an interview. The OPSC OCS exam is responsible for recruiting eligible candidates for the Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) and other Group A and Group B services in Odisha Government.
OPSC prelims which acts as a qualifying exam for mains will consist of two objective type compulsory papers of 200 marks each. Let us explore the OPSC OCS selection process and exam pattern.
OPSC OAS Exam Pattern 2025
The OPSC OAS exam pattern consists of three stages such as prelims, mains and interview. The candidates who will clear the prelims examination will be called for the mains exam which is further followed by an interview. The OPSC OCS prelims exam will be conducted for all candidates who successfully fill out the online application form. The candidates who will be called for the mains will be approximately 12 times the number of vacancies. The total marks for the OPSC prelims exam will be 400.
Also Check,
| OPSC OAS Syllabus 2025 |
| OPSC OAS Previous Year Paper |
| OPSC OCS Eligibility Criteria 2025 |
| OPSC OAS Online Application 2025 |
| OPSC OAS Salary 2025 |
OPSC OCS Prelims Exam Pattern 2025
The prelims examination for OPSC OAS will be conducted for two papers such as General Studies Paper I and General Studies Paper II and each paper will be conducted for a maximum of 200 marks.
Each paper in the prelims examination will have negative marking and one-third of the marks will be deducted for marking the wrong answer. If the candidate gives more than one answer then it will be treated as a wrong answer, and marks will be deducted accordingly. If the question is left blank by the candidate, then no marks will be deducted. Check the table below for OPSC OCS Prelims exam pattern 2025
| OPSC OCS Exam Pattern 2025 | ||
| Exam Name | Type of the Exam/Duration | Marks |
| OPSC OAS Prelims Exam | General Studies Paper I (2 Hours) | 200 |
| General Studies Paper II(2 Hours) | 200 | |
OPSC OCS Mains Exam Pattern 2025
The candidates who successfully clear the cutoff marks as decided by the recruitment body will be called for the mains examination. The OPSC OAS mains examination will be subjective type and the candidates have to write a detailed answer. The OPSC OAS mains exam will be conducted over multiple days.
The OPSC Mains Examination will consist of 9 papers, in which two papers will be qualifying in nature and the remaining 7 papers will be used to prepare the merit of candidates. Check the table below for the exam pattern of the OCS Mains exam. The OPSC Mains exam is divided into two parts Part I is qualifying in nature
| Paper | Marks | Pattern of Questions |
| Paper-I: Odia Language | 250 | (i) Comprehension of given passages (ii) Précis writing (iii) Usage and vocabulary (iv) Short Essays (v) Translation (English to Odia and vice-versa) |
| Paper-II: English Language | 250 | (i) Comprehension of given passages (ii) Précis writing (iii) Usage and vocabulary (iv) Short Essays |
Check the table for OPSC Mains Part 2, whose marks will be counted for preparing final merit list
| Paper | Marks |
| Paper-I: Essay | 250 |
| Paper-II: General Studies-I (Indian Heritage and Culture, Odisha Heritage and Culture, History and Geography of the World and Society) | 250 |
| Paper-III: General Studies-II (Governance, Constitution, Polity, Social Justice, and Inter-State Relations) | 250 |
| Paper-IV: General Studies-III (Technology, Economic Development, Biodiversity, Environment, Security, and Disaster Management) | 250 |
| Paper-V: General Studies-IV (Ethics, Integrity, and Aptitude) | 250 |
| Paper-VI: Optional Subject - Paper-I | 250 |
| Paper-VII: Optional Subject - Paper-II | 250 |
| (Written Test) | 1750 |
OPSC OCS Interview 2025
The candidates who will clear the mains exam will be called for the interview. The interview will be conducted for a maximum of 250 marks. These marks will be counted while preparing the final merit list. There is no specific syllabus discussed by the commission for the personal interview round/personality test.
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