Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) informed on Wednesday that candidates for the Odisha Civil Services Examination (OCSE) 2022 are required to exercise the option of the medium of language at the time of filling up of online application form.
It is worth mentioning here that the state government has allowed candidates appearing for the OCS examination to write their answers and face interviews in Odia this year.
The OPSC conducts the OCSE examination.
“Candidates will have the option to appear in the OCSE-2022, which includes Preliminary, Main, and Personality Test, either in Odia or in English medium except for the language subjects. The above provision is also applicable for writing the Essay paper,” the OPSC said in its notice issued on Wednesday.
“The candidates shall be required to exercise the option of the medium of language at the time of filling up of online application form. Once the option has been exercised by the candidates, it cannot be changed,” it added.
The submission of the online application for the OCS 2022 for recruitment to posts and services under the Odisha Civil Services (Group A and Group B) will begin on January 17, 2023. The last date for submission of the application is February 16, 2023.