OSSSC RI SYLLABUS : The Odisha Subordinate Staff Selection Commission (OSSSC) has recently unveiled a golden opportunity with the announcement of the recruitment drive for 2,895 District Cadre positions within the Government of Odisha. This promising opportunity encompasses various roles, including Revenue Inspector, ICDS Supervisor, Assistant Revenue Inspector, Amin, and Statistical Field Surveyor. Aspiring candidates are invited to submit their applications, with the deadline set for January 31, 2024. Don’t miss the chance to be a part of this significant recruitment process and contribute to the administrative landscape of Odisha
OSSSC RI, ARI, AMIN, SFS, ICDSS Syllabus And Exam Pattern 2024
Plan of Examinations:
The combined recruitment examination comprises three successive stages as described below:
Phase-I Preliminary Examination (MCQ type in OMR/CBRT Mode*)
| Papers | Subjects | No. of questions | Maximum | Duration |
| Marks | ||||
| One Paper | Mathematics | 20 | 20 | 1.30 hours |
| General Studies | 20 | 20 | ||
| English | 20 | 20 | ||
| Odia | 20 | 20 | ||
| Logical Reasoning | 20 | 20 | ||
| Total | 100 | 100 |
This examination is meant to serve as a screening test only. On the basis of performance in the Preliminary Examination, candidates will be screened/shortlisted to appear the Main Examination @ 5 times the number of vacancies advertised, category / special category wise, as per merit. The marks obtained in the Preliminary Examination by the candidates who are declared qualified for admission to the Main examination will not be counted for determining their final order of merit.
Phase-II Main Examination (MCQ type in OMR/CBRT Mode*)
| Paper | Subjects | No .of questions | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| OnePaper | Mathematics | 40 | 40 | 3 hours |
| GeneralStudies | 40 | 40 | ||
| English | 40 | 40 | ||
| Odia | 20 | 20 | ||
| Computer | 40 | 40 | ||
| Total | 180 | 180 |
Candidates will be shortlisted / screened @ 3 times the number of vacancies advertised, category / special category wise, as per merit on the basis of the performance in Main Examination and shall be called for the Practical Skill Test.
*The exact mode of Preliminary & Main Examination will be notified later.
Phase-III Practical Skill Test
| Subject | Maximum Marks | Duration |
| Practical Skill Test in Basic Computer Skills | 50 | 1 hour |
The Practical Skill Test in Basic Computer Skills shall be of qualifying nature. The minimum qualifying mark shall be 40% for all candidates.
- The Preliminary/ Main Examination shall be of the standard of High School Certificate Examination.
- Negative marking
- There shall be negative marking in the Preliminary & Main Examination.
- There are four alternatives for the answers to every question. For each question for which a wrong answer has been given by the candidate, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to that question will be deducted as penalty.
- If a candidate gives more than one answer, it will be treated as a wrong answer even if one of the given answers happen to be correct and there will be same penalty as above for the question.
- If a question is left blank i.e. no answer is given by the candidate, there will be no penalty for that question.
- Minimum Qualifying Marks – In the Main Examination, the minimum qualifying marks for ST, SC, PwD, Ex-Servicemen and Sportsperson category of candidates shall be 30% and the minimum qualifying marks for candidates other than ST, SC, PwD, Ex-Servicemen and Sportsperson category, shall be 35%.
Provisional Master Merit List:
The Provisional Master Merit List of the candidates shall be prepared category / special category wise in order of merit on the basis of sum total of marks secured by the candidates in the Preliminary Examination.
In case of failure to appear in the Preliminary Examination, the candidate shall not be considered further in the recruitment process.
1stScreening list for Main Examination:
Candidates will be shortlisted / screened @ 5 times, the number of vacancies advertised category / special category wise as per merit on the basis of the performance in Preliminary Examination and shall be called for the Main Examination.
In case of failure to appear/qualify in the Main Examination, the candidate shall not be considered further in the recruitment process.
2ndScreening list for Practical Skill Test:
Candidates will be shortlisted / screened @ 3 times, the number of vacancies advertised category / special category wise as per merit on the basis of the performance in Main Examination and shall be called for the Practical Skill Test.
In case of failure to appear/ qualify in the Practical Skill Test, the candidate shall not be considered further in the recruitment process.
3rd Screening List for Document Verification:
The candidates who qualify in the Practical Skill test will be shortlisted / screened @ 125%, the number of vacancies advertised category / special category wise as per merit on the basis of performance in the Main Examination /Practical Skill Test and shall be called for the Document Verification.
The Commission is not verifying any original document for admission of the candidates to the examinations. The candidates shall be admitted to the examination provisionally based on the information submitted by them in online application along with declaration. The original documents of the shortlisted candidates shall be verified/validated with reference to the bio-data and application of the candidate by the Collectors concerned for validation of candidature before issue of appointment order. As such, the candidature of the applicant shall remain provisional till validation by appointing authority.
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