Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) on Saturday announced that the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Preliminary Examination-2025 will be conducted on June 7 across six cities in the state. The Commission has asked candidates to download their admit cards from its official website from May 30 onwards.
According to the notification issued under Advertisement No. 05 of 2025-26, the examination will be held in Balasore, Berhampur, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Jeypore and Sambalpur.
The preliminary examination will be conducted in two sittings. General Studies Paper-I will be held from 10 am to 12 noon and will contain 100 objective-type multiple-choice questions. General Studies Paper-II is scheduled from 1.30 pm to 3.30 pm with 80 multiple-choice questions. Candidates will have to mark their responses on OMR answer sheets.
The Commission has also provided additional time for candidates belonging to the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) category. Such candidates will be allowed 40 extra minutes in each session. Accordingly, the morning sitting for PwD candidates will continue till 12.40 pm, while the afternoon session will end at 4.10 pm.
OPSC further stated that Admission Certificates and detailed instructions for candidates will be made available on its official website from May 30. Aspirants have been advised to regularly check the portal for updates related to the examination.
