OSSSC CRE-2025 — RI, ARI, Amin, Junior Assistant & More: 4,881 Posts, Age, Odia Rule, Scheme, Pay
The Odisha Sub-ordinate Staff Selection Commission fills district and range-cadre posts through its Combined Recruitment Examination (CRE). This page follows the CRE-2025 advertisement (No. IIE-120/2025-3219/OSSSC, 30 December 2025), the revised vacancies of 7 March 2026 and the written-test notices up to 17 October 2026.
Seven district-cadre posts, one test
CRE-2025 posts after the revision of 7 March 2026 [2]
| Post | Department | Group | Vacancies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Inspector (RI) | Revenue & Disaster Management | B | 211 |
| ICDS Supervisor (women only) | Women & Child Development | B | 286 |
| Village Agricultural Worker (VAW) | Agriculture & Farmers' Empowerment | C | 1,856 |
| Junior Assistant (JA) | Finance, R&DM, A&FE, W&CD | C | 1,239 |
| Assistant Revenue Inspector (ARI) | Revenue & Disaster Management | C | 564 |
| Amin | Revenue & Disaster Management | C | 483 |
| Statistical Field Surveyor (SFS) | Planning & Convergence | C | 242 |
| Total | 4,881 |
The vacancies were first advertised on 30 December 2025, raised by an addendum on 2 March 2026 and revised again on 7 March 2026, when Balasore district's RI, ARI and Amin posts were cut from 176 to 45. The last date for applications became 8 March 2026. [2]
The written test was held in several sittings from 22 May to 28 June 2026; the sitting of 20 June was moved to 28 June because of NEET (UG) 2026. Revised answer keys and response sheets were published on 17 October 2026. [3]
Posts are district or range cadre: a selected candidate is posted within that district or range. [1]
Post-wise qualification, age up to 42, Odia compulsory
Qualification and age (on 1 January 2025) [1]
| Post | Minimum qualification | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Inspector | Bachelor's degree in any discipline, with computer knowledge | Over 20, below 42 |
| ICDS Supervisor | Bachelor's degree in Arts, Science or Commerce (women only) | 21 – 42 |
| Village Agricultural Worker | +2 Science, or +2 vocational in an agriculture subject | 21 – 42 |
| Junior Assistant | +3 degree with computer skill | 21 – 42 |
| Asst. Revenue Inspector / Amin | +2 (CHSE Odisha) or equivalent, or engineering diploma (SCTE&VT), with computer knowledge | Over 20, below 42 |
| Statistical Field Surveyor | +2 from CHSE, CBSE, CISCE or equivalent | 21 – 42 |
- Relaxation: 5 years for SC, ST and SEBC; 5 years for women (except ICDS Supervisor, which is for women only); 5 more years for Anganwadi workers applying for ICDS Supervisor; 10 years for persons with disabilities; up to 5 years for RI / ARI / Amin applicants with settlement or consolidation experience.
- Compulsory Odia: read, write and speak Odia, and have passed the ME school exam with Odia, or HSC with Odia as the medium in non-language subjects, or Odia as a language in Class VII or higher, or the ME-standard Odia test of the School & Mass Education Department.
- Junior Assistant only: you must be registered with the employment exchange of the district you apply for (or with a state / special exchange plus a resident certificate of that district). Selection lists are made district by district.
- A diploma from an agriculture polytechnic of OUAT adds 5% of the written marks for the VAW merit list. [1]
100-mark written test, then a computer skill test
Stage I — written test (OMR / CBRE), 1½ hours, HSC standard [1]
| Subject | Questions | Marks |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 20 | 20 |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 |
| English | 20 | 20 |
| Odia | 15 | 15 |
| Computer | 15 | 15 |
| Logical Reasoning | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 100 | 100 |
- Negative marking: one-fourth (0.25) of a question's marks for each wrong answer, or for marking more than one option; blanks carry no penalty.
- Pass mark: 35%; 30% for ST, SC, PwD, ex-servicemen and sportspersons. Marks across CBRE sittings are normalised.
- Ties: fewer wrong answers first, then the older candidate.
- Stage II — Practical Skill Test in Basic Computer Skills: 50 marks, 1 hour, qualifying at 40%; at least 3 times the vacancies are called.
- Document verification (at least 1.25 times the vacancies) and counselling for post and district on merit-cum-choice follow. [1]
₹500, refunded if you appear
| Candidate | Exam fee |
|---|---|
| General, SEBC and others | ₹500 |
| SC, ST and persons with disabilities | Exempt |
Source [1]
Under the Odisha recruitment exam fee and refund rules of 2025, the ₹500 is refunded to the bank account or payment method used, but only to candidates who actually sit the exam. [1]
Odisha's SC, ST, SEBC, women and special quotas
- Vacancies are reserved for SC, ST, SEBC, women, sportspersons, ex-servicemen and persons with disabilities under Odisha's acts and rules; district and category tables are in Annexures I to VII of the advertisement.
- Sportspersons need the Sportsperson Identity Card of the Sports & Youth Services Department, Odisha.
- Persons with disabilities need a permanent disability certificate of 40% or more (UDID card); temporary disability does not count. Benchmark-disabled candidates get 20 minutes extra per hour.
- Ex-servicemen must not have taken re-employment under the Odisha government using that category. [1]
Originals for document verification
- Caste certificate (SC / ST / SEBC) and UDID card or disability certificate, where claimed.
- HSC, +2 and +3 certificates and mark sheets.
- Certificate of passing Odia in Class VII or above, or the ME-standard Odia test.
- Ex-servicemen discharge certificate and undertaking; sportsperson ID card.
- Junior Assistant: employment registration certificate of the district, or resident certificate of the district.
- Settlement / consolidation experience certificate if claiming that age relaxation. [1]
Pay matrix levels 3 to 9
| Post | Pay scale (₹) | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Inspector, ICDS Supervisor | 35,400 – 1,12,400 | 9 |
| Village Agricultural Worker | 21,700 – 69,100 | 5 |
| Junior Assistant, Asst. Revenue Inspector | 19,900 – 63,200 | 4 |
| Amin, Statistical Field Surveyor | 18,000 – 56,900 | 3 |
Source [1]
The advertisement prints pay scales only; in-hand pay depends on allowances and deductions, so no in-hand figure is shown.
District allotment by merit and choice
For every post except Junior Assistant, selected candidates give their order of preference for districts at counselling, and post and district are allotted by merit, availability and choice. Junior Assistant lists are made department- and district-wise from candidates of that district only. Document checks are done by a District Level Board at the Collector's office. [1]
Where these facts come from
Every fact on this page is taken from the official files below, read on 18 October 2026. Boards change rules, fees and dates every cycle — open the current notification before you apply.
- OSSSC — Advertisement No. IIE-120/2025-3219/OSSSC, Combined Recruitment Examination-2025 (30 Dec 2025), file CRE-2025-3219.pdf on the Notifications page (opens in a new tab) posts, pay, qualification, age, relaxations, Odia rule, Junior Assistant district rule, fee and refund, scheme, negative marking, pass marks, skill test, reservation, documents, counselling · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
- OSSSC — Notice No. IIE-120/2025-741/OSSSC, Revision of vacancies for CRE-2025 (7 Mar 2026), file CRE-2025-Revised-Vacancy-741.pdf (opens in a new tab) revised post-wise vacancies (4,881), Balasore cut, last date 8 Mar 2026 · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
- OSSSC — Notices No. 2038 (18 Jun 2026, postponement of the 20 June sitting) and No. 3116 (17 Oct 2026, revised answer keys) for CRE-2025 (opens in a new tab) written test window 22 May – 28 Jun 2026, NEET-related postponement, revised answer keys · Last checked 18 Oct 2026
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