OPSC OCS Mains exam will be conducted from February 25 to March 3 in two shifts.
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Subscribe NowVikas Kumar Pandit | January 25, 2024 | 04:25 PM IST
NEW DELHI: The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has issued the exam schedule for the Odisha Civil Services (OCS) Mains exam 2022. According to the schedule, the exam will be conducted from February 25, 2024, to March 3, 2024.
The OPSC OCS preliminary exam was conducted on October 1, 2023, and the result was declared on November 24. A total of 8,220 candidates have cleared the preliminary examination and are shortlisted for the main exam. The recruitment drive aims to fill up a total of 683 vacancies.
The OPSC OCS 2022 mains exam will be conducted in two shifts - the first shift will be held from 9 am to 12 pm and the second from 2 pm to 5 pm. The complete exam schedule of the OPSC OCS 2022 mains exam is given in the table below.
Exam Date | Forenoon Session | Afternoon Session |
February 25 | Paper 1 - Odia Language | Paper 2 - English Language |
February 26 | Paper 1 - Essay | -- |
February 28 | Paper 2 - General Studies 1 | Paper 3 - General Studies 2 |
March 1 | Paper 4 - General Studies 3 | Paper 5 -General Studies 4 |
March 3 | Paper 6- Optional Subject 1 | Paper 7- Optional Subject 2 |
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As per the exam pattern, the mains exam is a written exam conducted in pen-paper mode and comprises nine exam sets. Paper 1 and Paper 2 will be of Class 10 level and are qualifying in nature. The duration of each paper is three hours and the exam carries 250 marks.
After clearing the mains exam for OPSC Civil Services recruitment, the candidate will be called for an interview that carries 250 marks.
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