SSB Odisha Junior Assistant and Junior Clerk Syllabus 2026
The State Selection Board (SSB), Odisha conducts the recruitment examination for the posts of Junior Assistant and Junior Clerk in various government higher education institutions. Candidates preparing for this recruitment should clearly understand the syllabus and exam pattern to prepare effectively.
The written examination mainly evaluates candidates’ language skills, reasoning ability, mathematical aptitude, and general awareness. The exam is conducted in objective (MCQ) format followed by a computer skill test for shortlisted candidates.
✅ SSB Odisha Junior Assistant and Junior Clerk Exam Pattern 2026
Understanding the SSB Odisha Junior Assistant and Junior Clerk exam pattern 2026 is crucial for effective preparation. The exam pattern provides insights into the structure, marking scheme, duration, and types of questions asked in the examination.
Key Highlights of Exam Pattern:
| Serial No. | Description of the subjects | Marks |
| 1. | General English up to Graduation Level | 60 |
| 2. | General Knowledge and Current affairs | 40 |
| 3. | General Mathematics up to HSC standard | 40 |
| 4. | Reasoning & Mental ability | 60 |
| Total | 100 Questions | 200 |
Important Points:
- The written examination consists of 100 questions for a total of 200 marks.
- Each correct answer carries 2 marks, and 0.5 marks are deducted for every wrong answer.
- The total duration of the examination is 2 hours 30 minutes.
✅ SSB Odisha Junior Assistant and Junior Clerk Syllabus 2026 – Subject Wise Topics
Syllabus for the Written Test
Detailed syllabus in General English
- Verbs: Tenses, Modal, Active and Passive voice, Subject-verb Agreement, non-finite verb forms(infinitives and participles).
- Sentence structure: Connectors, Types of Sentences, Types of phrases and clause, Direct and Indirect speech, Degree: Comparative and Superlative.
- Other areas: Articles, Nouns, Adverbs, Adjectives, Prepositions.
- Unseen passage (400-450 words in length) with a variety of comprehension questions including vocabulary.
Detailed syllabus in General Knowledge and Current Affairs
- Matching Historical events with dates, personalities and places.
- Geographical facts with places.
- States, Countries and Institutions with Headquarters.
- Books and authors.
- Scientific facts and discoveries with dates, persons and uses.
- Current events with places and personalities.
- Matching questions ofmiscellaneous type.
Detailed syllabus in General Mathematics
- Fractions and decimals
- Number System
- HCF, LCM and Remainder
- Squares and Square Roots
- Cubes and Cube Roots
- Percentage and Averages
- Simple Interest and Compound Interest
- Profit, Loss and Discount
- Mixtures
- Partnership
- Ratio and Proportion
- Rates and Taxes, Insurance
- Problems on time and work
- Statistics
- Problems on Time and Distance
Reasoning and Mental Ability
- Numerical Ability
- Reasoning
- Aptitude Test
- Problem Solving and Decision Making
The computer skill test will be held in the following fields.
WINDOWS operating system – To test some of the following basic system operations on file / folder(s):
- Create, Rename, Copy / Cut / Paste, Delete using clip board
MS Word – A Paragraph in MS Word incorporating some of the tools given below:
- Editing and formatting text and paragraph.
- Page and Paragraph Set-up inserting pictures and word art
MS Power Point – A Power Point presentation with 2/3 slides using some of the tools given below:
- Editing and formatting slides.
MS Excel – A problem in spreadsheet related to some of the tools given below:
- Formatting cells and data.
- Functions and formula (relative, absolute and mixed reference)
MS Access- A problem in MS Access related to some of the tools given below.
- Creating and entering data into a database
- Setting the primary key
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