OPSC Odisha Civil Services Prelims Exam postponed

The Odisha Public Service Commission has postponed the OPSC Odisha Civil Services Prelims Exam 2024 date, which is previously scheduled for October 27, 2024 due to cyclonic storm ‘Dana’. Candidates registered for this examination can check the official circular released on the OPSC website at opsc.gov.in.

The official circular states that “In view of the impending cyclonic storm "DANA", the OCS Preliminary Examination-2023, pursuant to Advt. No. 20 of 2023-24 scheduled to be held on 27.10.2024 is hereby postponed. The next date of OCS Preliminary examination- 2023 shall be notified after 07 days. The candidates are advised to visit the Commission website for further information”

The prelims exam will comprise two compulsory papers of General Studies. The exam will feature multiple choice questions, with each subject carrying a minimum of 200 marks. The duration of each paper will be 2 hours. Applicants who successfully clear this examination will proceed for the main examination. The number of candidates selected for the mains examination will be approximately 12 times the number of available vacancies but not exceeding the limit.

This exam will have negative marking, for every wrong answer 0.25 marks will be deducted. The final selection process for the Odisha Civil Services is determined by the overall performance in the Prelims, Mains and Interview.

The rejected list of the candidates has already been issued by OPSC. In total 123 candidates have been rejected for the recruitment of the post of Odisha Civil Services. This recruitment aims to fill 399 vacancies for which applications were accepted from January 18 to February 16, 2024. 

The Odisha Public Service Commission has postponed the OPSC Odisha Civil Services Prelims Exam 2024 date, which is previously scheduled for October 27, 2024 due to cyclonic storm ‘Dana’.

For future information and details, candidates can visit the official website of OPSC at opsc.gov.in