OPSC OCS Recruitment 2026 – Apply Online for 465 Group A, Group B Posts

The Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) Recruitment 2026 for posts of 465 Group A, Group B. Candidates with Any Bachelors Degree Can Apply Online. The online application opens on 20-01-2026, and closes on 20-02-2026. The candidate shall apply online through OPSC website, opsc.gov.in. 

Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC)  has released an official notification for the recruitment of 465 Group A, Group B Posts. Interested and eligible candidates can apply Online through the official OPSC website. The last date to submit the application form is 20-02-2026. In this article, you’ll find the OPSC Group A, Group B Posts recruitment details, including eligibility criteria, age limit, salary structure, selection process, application steps, and direct links to the official notification and Online application form.

📋 Job Overview

📅 Important Dates

✅ Vacancy Details & Salary

Category-wise vacancy:

✅ Eligibility Criteria

• Educational Qualification: A candidate must hold a Bachelor’s Degree from any University incorporated by an Act of the Central or a State Legislature in India or an Educational Institution established by an Act of Parliament or deemed to be a University under Section-3 of the UGC Act, 1956 or a Foreign University approved by the Central Government from time to time.
• Odia Language Requirement: The candidate must be able to read, write and speak Odia and must have passed Middle School Examination with Odia as a language subject OR passed High School Certificate or equivalent examination with Odia as medium of examination in non-language subjects OR passed Odia as a language subject in final examination of Class-VII from a recognised school OR passed a test in Odia in Middle English School standard conducted by the Government of Odisha.
• Marital Status Condition: A candidate who has more than one spouse living or, in case of a woman candidate, is married to a person having one spouse living, shall not be eligible unless exempted by the State Government.
• Government Servants: Government servants (temporary or permanent) are eligible, provided they possess requisite qualifications and are within the prescribed age limit and obtain No Objection Certificate from the competent authority.
• Character & Health: A candidate must have good moral character and be of sound mental and physical health and free from any physical defect likely to interfere with the discharge of duties.
• Age Limit: A candidate must have attained the age of 21 years and must not be above the age of 42 years as on 1st January 2025; he/she must not have been born earlier than 2nd January 1983 and not later than 1st January 2004. Upper age limit is relaxable by 5 years for SC/ST/SEBC/Women/Ex-Servicemen and by 10 years for PwD with permanent disability of 40% or more, with cumulative benefit for PwD of SC/ST/SEBC categories.

💳 Selection Process

• The Combined Competitive Recruitment Examination shall comprise:
• Preliminary Examination (Objective type) for selection of candidates for Main Examination.
• Main Examination (Written) and Interview for Personality Test for selection to various services and posts.
• Preliminary Examination: Two compulsory papers of Objective Type (Multiple Choice Questions), General Studies Paper-I (200 marks) and General Studies Paper-II (200 marks), each of 2 hours duration.
• General Studies Paper-II is a qualifying paper with minimum qualifying marks of 33; selection to Main Examination is based on marks in General Studies Paper-I and qualifying the Paper-II as per rules.
• There shall be negative marking: for each wrong answer, one-third (0.33) of the marks assigned to a question shall be deducted; multiple answers to a question are treated as wrong.
• Main Examination: Written examination consists of nine papers – two qualifying language papers (Odia and English) in Part-I and seven papers in Part-II (Essay, General Studies-I, II, III, IV and two Optional subject papers).
• Marks obtained in Part-II papers and Interview (Personality Test) are counted for ranking; language papers in Part-I are qualifying in nature.
• Interview (Personality Test) carries 250 marks; final ranking is based on total marks of Main Written and Interview.
• Candidates are allotted to various Services based on ranks and service preference.

💳 Application Fee

• Candidates other than SC, ST and PwD category shall have to pay examination fee of Rs. 700/- (Rupees Seven hundred only).
• Payment Mode: Online mode while filling the Online Application Form (Credit Card, Debit Card, UPI, Net Banking, Wallet, etc.).
• The examination fees paid shall be refunded only to those candidates who actually appear in both the papers of the Preliminary Examination.
• Applications without payment of examination fee (except SC/ST/PwD candidates) will be treated as incomplete and summarily rejected.
• Candidates must furnish bank account details in the Online Application Form for refund where required.

📝 How to Apply 

• Candidates must go through the detailed advertisement available on the website of OPSC before filling the Online Application Form.
• Candidates must apply online through the OPSC website (https://opsc.gov.in).
• The link for registration and payment of examination fee will be available from 20/01/2026 to 20/02/2026 (5.00 P.M.).
• The last date for submission of registered online application is 27/02/2026 (5.00 P.M.).
• Applications received through any mode other than online shall not be accepted and will be summarily rejected.
• After declaration of result of the Main Written Examination, candidates called for Interview/Personality Test will be required to submit print-out/hard copy of online application along with photocopies of documents as stated in the advertisement on the day of document verification.

🔗 Important Links

• 🔔 Download Notification
• ✅ Apply Online
• 📝 Official Website
• ✔️ Telegram

💬 FAQs

Q1. What is the last date to apply?

         20/02/2026

Q2. What is the age limit?

         21 to 42  Years

Q3. Where to apply?

         https://opsc.gov.in   

Q4. Is there a fee for this job application?

         yes