State Exam & Career Cockpit · Odisha

Odisha Exam & Career Cockpit

2 recruitment nodes ·2 admission nodes ·Every fact linked to an official file

Every major Odisha government recruitment and admission route on one screen: the Odisha Civil Services exam of the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), the Combined Recruitment Examination of the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) for Revenue Inspector, Junior Assistant, Amin and other district posts, OJEE for pharmacy, MBA, MCA and lateral-entry B.Tech, and SAMS for polytechnic diplomas after Class 10. Each page is built only from the official advertisement or brochure, and every fact links back to that file.

Odisha recruitment has one rule that catches many outside candidates: you must read, write and speak Odia and have passed Odia at least at Middle School (Class VII) level, or the special Odia test. In admissions, reservations go only to natives of Odisha who hold an online nativity or caste certificate from an Odisha Tahsildar. Odisha Police recruitment is not covered yet because its website could not be reached when we checked.

Government recruitment Admissions

Recruitment nodes: OPSC Civil Services · OSSSC CRE
Admission nodes: OJEE · SAMS diploma
Next exam: OCS 2025 mains 29 Oct – 7 Nov 2026
Last checked: 18 Oct 2026

Civil recruitment & administrative

Government recruitment exams

Group-A and Group-B state services through the Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC), and district-cadre posts such as Revenue Inspector, Junior Assistant, Amin and ICDS Supervisor through the Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC).

Academic admissions

Admission routes after Class 10, 12 and graduation

B.Pharm, Integrated MBA, B.CAT, lateral-entry B.Tech, MBA, MCA, M.Tech and nursing through the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination (OJEE), and polytechnic diplomas through the Student Academic Management System (SAMS) of the Directorate of Technical Education & Training.

At a glance

Every Odisha node side by side

Fees, age limits and dates are from the latest advertisement of each body. They change every cycle, so always open the current notice before applying.

Odisha exams and admission routes compared
Exam / route	Conducted by	Key facts
OPSC Odisha Civil Services (OAS / OPS & Group-B)	Odisha Public Service Commission	Posts 465 (154 for women) after 1st addendum Mains 29 Oct – 7 Nov 2026 Age (1 Jan 2025) 21 – 42 (+5 SC/ST/SEBC/women) Fee ₹700 · SC/ST/PwD exempt
OSSSC Combined Recruitment Exam (RI / ARI / Amin / Junior Assistant)	Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission	Vacancies 4,881 across 7 posts Written test 22 May – 28 Jun 2026 (held) Age (1 Jan 2025) 21 / 20 – 42 Fee ₹500 · SC/ST/PwD exempt
OJEE — Pharmacy, MBA, MCA, Lateral B.Tech & Nursing	Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee	2026 exam 4 – 9 May 2026 (CBT) Marking +4 correct · −1 wrong Fee ₹1,000 · +₹500 per extra course B.Tech Through JEE Main 2026 merit
SAMS Odisha — Polytechnic Diploma Admission	Directorate of Technical Education & Training, Odisha (through SAMS)	Entrance test None — Class 10 marks Applications Online from 1 Apr 2026 Age 14+ on 1 Jul 2026 · no upper limit Govt fee ₹5,800 / year (₹3,300 SC/ST/TFW/EWS)

Official portals

Where to apply and check notices

OPSC advertisements and notices are on opsc.gov.in (online applications at opscechayan.in); OSSSC on osssc.gov.in; OJEE on ojee.nic.in; polytechnic admissions on skill.samsodisha.gov.in. Only use these official addresses.

How this cockpit is built: each exam page is written only from that board's own advertisement or admission notice (linked in its “Where these facts come from” block, with the date we read it). Coaching and news sites are not used. Spotted something out of date? Email margdarshan07support10@gmail.com.