OPSC ASO Recruitment 2026: 340 Posts, Apply Aaj Se Shuru

Last Updated On: 9 November 2026 | ⏰ Apply aaj se shuru — 9 November 2026 se, last date 30 November 2026 (shaam 5 baje)

Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) ne Assistant Section Officer (ASO) ke 340 Group-B posts ke liye notification release kar diya hai — Advt. No. 15 of 2026-27, dated 5 November 2026. Ye posts Odisha Secretariat Service Cadre, Home Department ke liye hain, aur kisi bhi stream se graduate candidate apply kar sakta hai, bas Odia aani chahiye aur computer ka basic knowledge hona chahiye. Online apply 9 November se 30 November 2026 tak chalega, aur written exam 17 January 2027 (Sunday) ko tentatively rakha gaya hai.

Ye recruitment unke liye best hai jo Odisha me ek stable Group-B sarkari desk job chahte hain — starting basic pay Rs. 35,400 (Level-9) hai aur selection sirf written exam + qualifying computer skill test se hota hai, koi interview nahi hai. Lekin ek baat pehle se clear kar dein: Odia language ki shart par koi compromise nahi hai. Agar tumne Odia Class VII ya usse upar me ek subject ke roop me nahi padhi aur HSC me bhi Odia medium nahi tha, to form bharne se pehle Odia test pass certificate arrange karna hoga — warna form reject ho sakta hai.

Kaun Apply Kar Sakta Hai — Ek Nazar Me

Important Dates aur Application Fee — Ek Saath

Fee refund ka rule yaad rakho: fee sirf un candidates ko wapas milegi jo written exam me actually appear honge — original payment mode (UPI/card/net banking/wallet) par refund aayega. Isliye form bharte waqt apne bank account ki sahi details (account number, IFSC, account holder ka naam, branch) bharna mat bhoolna. Bina fee ke form (SC/ST/PwD ko chhodkar) incomplete mana jayega aur seedha reject ho jayega.

Vacancy Details — Category-wise Breakup

Total 340 posts me se 114 posts auraton ke liye reserved hain. Category-wise breakup (backlog vacancies included) is tarah hai:

Iske alawa 340 ke andar hi horizontal reservation hai: Sports Persons ke liye 3 posts (1 female), Ex-Servicemen ke liye 19 posts (8 current + 11 backlog) aur Persons with Disabilities (PwD) ke liye 25 posts (9 female) — jisme Category-I (Blindness/Low Vision) 3, Category-II (Hearing Impairment) 9, Category-III (Locomotor Disability) 3 aur Category-IV (Autism, Intellectual Disability, Specific Learning Disability, Mental Illness, Multiple Disabilities) 10 posts hain. Ye candidates apni hi social category ke against adjust honge. Agar kisi category me suitable female candidate nahi milti, to wo post usi category ke male candidate se bhari jayegi. SC aur ST ke beech reservation ki exchange nahi hoti.

Salary — Kitna Milega?

Selected candidates ko Rs. 35,400 basic pay (Level-9, Cell-1, ORSP Rules 2017 ke Pay Matrix ke hisaab se) milega, uske upar Dearness Allowance (DA) aur dusre allowances jo Odisha sarkar samay-samay par sanction karti hai. Level-9 ki pay range Rs. 35,400–Rs. 1,12,400 hai.

In-hand estimate: DA lagbhag 50% aur HRA lagbhag 10% maan kar (Cuttack/Bhubaneswar jaisi posting par), gross salary lagbhag Rs. 56,000 per month banegi aur NPS (10% of basic + DA) aur dusri katauti ke baad in-hand lagbhag Rs. 50,000–Rs. 53,000 per month mil sakta hai. Ye sirf ek andaza hai — actual DA/HRA rates aur posting city ke hisaab se amount badal sakta hai. Apni exact salary ka estimate nikalne ke liye 7th CPC Salary Calculator use kar sakte ho.

Ek aur baat: selected candidates contributory pension scheme (NPS) ke under aayenge, aur joining ke waqt NPS application dena compulsory hai.

Eligibility Criteria — Detail Me

Educational Qualification

Candidate ke paas kisi recognised university se Bachelor’s Degree (kisi bhi discipline me) ya uske barabar ki qualification honi chahiye, aur computer application ka adequate knowledge hona chahiye (notification me “as specified in the Schedule” likha hai). Qualification apply ki last date tak poori honi chahiye.

Computer certificate ko lekar ek imaandaar note: notification me computer knowledge ki shart to hai, lekin is PDF me uska koi Schedule print nahi hai aur documents upload karne wali list me koi alag computer certificate bhi nahi manga gaya hai. Isliye alag se koi computer certificate arrange karne ki tension mat lo — lekin computer chalana aana chahiye, kyunki skill test practical hoga. Agar doubt ho to OPSC ke Facilitation Counter (0671-2304141 / 2305611, Extn. 205) par poochh lena.

Odia Language — Sabse Important Shart

Candidate ko Odia bolna, padhna aur likhna aana chahiye aur neeche me se koi ek shart poori karni hogi:

• Middle School exam Odia ko ek language subject ke roop me pass kiya ho; ya
• Matriculation ya equivalent exam Odia medium me (non-language subjects me) pass kiya ho; ya
• Class VII ya usse upar ki final exam me Odia ek language subject ke roop me pass kiya ho; ya
• School and Mass Education Department ke through conduct kiya gaya Odia test (Middle English School standard) pass kiya ho.

Agar tumhare paas HSC me Odia subject nahi tha, to concerned school ke Headmaster/Principal ka certificate ya Odia Test Pass Certificate chahiye — aur ye certificate apply ki last date se pehle ka issued hona chahiye. Odia pass certificate me kisi tarah ki manipulation/forgery criminal offence mana jayega.

Age Limit aur Relaxation (1 January 2026 ke hisaab se)

Minimum age 21 saal aur maximum age 42 saal hai — matlab candidate ka janm 2 January 1984 se pehle aur 1 January 2005 ke baad ka nahi hona chahiye. Date of birth sirf High School Certificate me di gayi date se mani jayegi. Apni age eligibility turant check karne ke liye Age Eligibility Checker use karo.

Ek se zyada category me aane par sirf ek hi relaxation milegi — jo sabse zyada faydemand ho (PwD + SEBC/SC/ST wale 15 saal ke cumulative benefit ko chhodkar).

Dusri Conditions Jo Aksar Miss Ho Jati Hain

• SEBC certificate 10 November 2023 ya uske baad ka issued hona chahiye (3 saal se zyada purana certificate valid nahi). OBC certificate SEBC ki jagah nahi chalega.
• SEBC/SC/ST category ki female candidates ka caste certificate “daughter of” wala hona chahiye — “wife of” wala certificate reject ho sakta hai.
• Ex-Servicemen ke bachche Ex-Servicemen quota par apply nahi kar sakte — aisa form seedha reject ho jayega. Jo Ex-Servicemen pehle se State Government ki regular civil post par hain, unhe reservation ka fayda nahi milega, sirf age relaxation milegi.
• PwD reservation ke liye sirf Permanent Disability Certificate (40% ya zyada) chalega — temporary disability certificate nahi.
• Sports Persons ko sirf Director of Sports, Odisha ke through issue kiya gaya Sports Identity Card/Certificate chahiye — prize ya participation certificate nahi chalenge.
• Ek se zyada PPSAN accounts se ek se zyada form mat bharna — saare form reject ho jayenge. Sirf ek hi online application submit karo.
• Sarkari employees (temporary ya permanent) apply kar sakte hain, lekin unhe apne Head of Office ko written me inform karna hoga aur document verification ke waqt NOC dena hoga.
• Transgender candidates bhi apply kar sakte hain.
• Indian citizen hona zaroori hai; ek se zyada spouse living hone par candidate eligible nahi hai (jab tak State Government ne exemption na di ho).

Selection Process — Kaise Hoga Selection?

Selection do stages me hoga — (1) Written Examination (400 marks) aur (2) Skill Test in Computer (50 marks, qualifying). Is recruitment me koi interview nahi hai. Final merit list sirf written exam ke aggregate marks (400 me se) par banegi, un candidates ki jo skill test qualify karenge.

• Written exam: 3 papers, total 400 marks, saare questions MCQ (har question 1 mark). Galat jawab par 0.25 marks ki negative marking hai.
• Har paper me alag se qualify karna hoga: UR/SEBC — 35%, SC/ST — 30%, PwD — 28%. Ex-Servicemen aur Sports Persons ke liye unki caste category wala hi cut-off lagega.
• Skill test ke liye shortlisting: written marks ke basis par lagbhag 1.5 guna candidates (vacancies 5 se zyada hone par) bulaye jayenge. Skill test me 40% marks lana zaroori hai — ye sirf qualifying hai, iske marks final merit me nahi judenge.
• Tie-break rule: aggregate marks barabar hone par Paper-I (General Awareness) me zyada marks wala upar rahega; phir bhi barabar raha to umar me bada candidate upar rahega.
• Written exam ke baad Provisional Answer Key website par upload hogi aur online objections/suggestions mange jayenge. Last Selected Candidate (LSC) ke marks aur individual marks sirf Final Result aur Select List ke baad website par declare kiye jayenge.

Exam Pattern aur Syllabus

Syllabus — Ek Nazar Me

• Paper I — General Awareness: Current National aur International events, British rule aur Freedom Struggle ka history, Indian Constitution, World aur India/Odisha ki Physical Geography, Governance, Transparency, e-governance, Civil Services ki democracy me role, Indian Economy (Planning, Growth, Employment, Poverty Alleviation, Inflation), Defence aur Indian Armed Forces, Science ke inventions aur environment/ecology/biodiversity/climate change, important national aur international institutions.
• Paper II — Reasoning aur Maths: Verbal — Number Series, Alphabet Series, Direction Sense, Coding-Decoding, Number Ranking, Arithmetic Reasoning, Age Calculation; Non-Verbal — Non-verbal series, Mirror Images, Cubes and Dice, Grouping Identical Figures, Embedded Figures; Maths (10th level) — Arithmetic, Algebra, Mensuration (2D aur 3D), Statistics aur Probability.
• Paper III — Language: English — Grammar (Verb, Preposition, Adverb, Subject-Verb Agreement, Error Correction, Tenses, Articles), Vocabulary, Synonyms, Antonyms, Comprehension, Sentence Rearrangement; Odia — Odia grammar, vocabulary aur comprehension.
• Paper IV — Skill Test: Windows, MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), MS Access aur Internet Services ka practical use.

Exam Odisha ke 33 zones me hoga — Baleshwar, Brahmapur, Bhubaneswar, Kataka (Cuttack), Sambalpur, Anugol, Baragada, Bhadrak, Balangir, Boudh, Debagada, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jayapur, Jajapur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Kendrapada, Kendujhar, Khordha, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Nabarangpur, Nayagada, Puri, Rayagada, Raurkela, Sonpur aur Sundaragada. Form bharte waqt apni pasand ke 2 zones preference order me chunne honge — baad me zone/centre change karne ki request accept nahi hogi.

Documents Required — Form Bharte Waqt Upload Karein

• HSC ya equivalent certificate (age proof ke liye) aur Intermediate/+2/Diploma certificate
• Bachelor’s Degree certificate aur HSC + Degree ki mark-lists (fail marks samet, agar hon)
• Caste certificate (SC/ST by birth, SEBC — jahan applicable ho)
• Odia Test Pass Certificate ya school principal ka certificate (Para-6 ke hisaab se)
• Permanent Disability Certificate (40% ya zyada, jahan applicable ho)
• Sports Identity Card (Director of Sports, Odisha se, jahan applicable ho)
• Ex-Servicemen ke liye Release Certificate + affidavit (format Appendix-II me)
• NOC (sarkari employees ke liye), photo ID proof (Aadhaar preferred)
• Transgender candidates ke liye identity certificate/card
• Photo, full signature aur Left-hand Thumb Impression (LTI) ki scanned images

Important: Degree, caste certificate, Odia test pass certificate, sports identity card, disability certificate aur ex-servicemen release certificate — ye saare documents registered online application submit karne ki date tak ya usse pehle ke issued hone chahiye. Last date ke baad issue hua certificate accept nahi hoga.

How to Apply — Step by Step

1. opsc.gov.in kholein aur Advertisement No. 15 of 2026-27 (Assistant Section Officer) ka notification poora padhein.
2. Register karein — registration par tumhe ek Permanent Public Service Account Number (PPSAN) milega. Ek se zyada PPSAN se form mat bharna.
3. Online form bharein — personal details, qualification, category aur 2 exam zones ki preference sahi se bharein.
4. Photo, signature aur LTI upload karein — saath me upar wale documents bhi upload karein.
5. Fee pay karein — Rs. 700 online (SC/ST/PwD ko fee nahi deni). Bank details bhi sahi bharein taaki refund me dikkat na ho.
6. Submit karke printout rakhein — finally submitted form ka signed printout document verification ke waqt kaam aayega.

Form me koi galti ho jaye to submit karne se pehle use theek kar lo — submit ke baad form sudharne ka koi option notification me nahi diya gaya hai, aur defective application pakde jaane par seedha summary rejection ho sakta hai, isliye submit karne se pehle har detail do baar check karo. Koi technical dikkat aaye to OPSC Technical Support (0671-2304707) par subah 10:30 se dopahar 1:30 aur 2:00 se shaam 5:30 ke beech contact kar sakte ho (Odisha Government working days par).

Aage Kya Hoga — Timeline

• 9 November 2026: Online apply shuru (aaj se)
• 30 November 2026 (shaam 5 baje): Apply aur fee payment ki last date
• January 2027 (expected): Admit card release hoga — exact date abhi announce nahi hui hai
• 17 January 2027 (tentative): Written Examination (Sunday)
• Exam ke turant baad (expected): Provisional Answer Key website par aayegi, objections online mange jayenge
• Uske baad (expected): Written result, document verification, phir Computer Skill Test, aur ant me Final Result aur Select List

Important Links

Official Source: Ye article OPSC ke official notification — Advertisement No. 15 of 2026-27, dated 5 November 2026 (opsc.gov.in) — par based hai. Apply karne se pehle official notification ek baar khud zaroor padh lena.

FAQs — OPSC ASO Recruitment 2026

OPSC ASO Recruitment 2026 ki last date kya hai?

30 November 2026, shaam 5 baje tak apply kar sakte ho. Online apply 9 November 2026 se shuru hoga.

OPSC ASO 2026 me total kitne posts hain?

Total 340 Assistant Section Officer (Group-B) posts hain, jinme 114 posts auraton ke liye reserved hain. Category-wise: UR 144, SEBC 38, SC 81 aur ST 77 posts hain.

OPSC ASO ke liye qualification kya chahiye?

Kisi bhi stream se Bachelor’s Degree (recognised university se), computer application ka adequate knowledge aur Odia bolna, padhna aur likhna aana chahiye. Koi experience nahi chahiye — freshers bhi apply kar sakte hain.

OPSC ASO 2026 ki age limit kya hai?

21 se 42 saal (1 January 2026 ke hisaab se). SEBC/SC/ST, auraton aur Ex-Servicemen ko 5 saal, PwD ko 10 saal aur PwD + SEBC/SC/ST ko total 15 saal ki chhoot milti hai.

OPSC ASO ki salary kitni hai?

Starting basic pay Rs. 35,400 per month hai (Level-9, Cell-1, ORSP Rules 2017). DA aur HRA milakar in-hand lagbhag Rs. 50,000–Rs. 53,000 per month mil sakta hai (ye ek andaza hai, actual DA/HRA rates par depend karega).

OPSC ASO exam kab hoga aur pattern kya hai?

Written exam 17 January 2027 (Sunday) ko tentatively hoga. Exam me 3 papers honge — General Awareness (100 marks), Reasoning aur Maths (100 marks), English aur Odia (200 marks) — total 400 marks, har galat jawab par 0.25 negative marking. Uske baad 50 marks ka qualifying Computer Skill Test hoga.

Kya computer certificate zaroori hai?

Notification me computer knowledge ki shart hai, lekin is PDF me uska koi Schedule print nahi hai aur documents ki list me alag computer certificate bhi nahi manga gaya hai. Computer chalana aana chahiye kyunki skill test practical hoga — doubt ho to OPSC Facilitation Counter (0671-2304141) par poochh lena.

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