OPSC · Advt. No. 15 of 2026-27

OPSC ASO 2026 Preparation

Assistant Section Officer (Group-B), Odisha Secretariat Service Cadre under the Home Department. Notification, syllabus, exam pattern and every previous year question paper OPSC has published for the post.

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340

Posts (114 for women)

9–30 Nov 2026

Online application (till 5 PM)

17 Jan 2027

Written examination (Sunday)

₹35,400

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70-Day Study Plan Daily targets from 9 November, weekly tests, sectionals and 14 full mocks till the exam. Free Daily Tests & Mocks Daily targets, weekly tests, sectionals and full-length mocks with 0.25 negative marking. ASO Notification 2026 Vacancies by category, age limit, qualification, fee, Odia requirement and documents. ASO Syllabus Paper I to Paper IV, with what past papers actually ask from each topic. ASO Exam Pattern Marks, timing, negative marking, qualifying marks, skill test and merit list. Previous Year Question Papers 24 papers from OPSC's archive, 2012-13 to 2025-26. Odia Question Bank: Topic-wise Odia Grammar Practice for OPSC ASO, OSSC and OSSSC Topic-wise Odia grammar and vocabulary practice: spelling, synonyms, antonyms, କ୍ରିୟା, କାରକ, ସନ୍ଧି-ସମାସ, ବାକ୍ୟ ରୂପାନ୍ତର and passages. Quant Question Bank: Topic-wise Maths Practice for OPSC ASO, OSSC and OSSSC Topic-wise maths practice: number system, arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, mensuration, data interpretation, statistics and probability. GS Question Bank: Topic-wise Polity, History, Geography, Economy and Science MCQs for OPSC ASO, OAS, OSSC and OSSSC Free OPSC ASO and OAS prelims GS practice: 11,016 MCQs in 123 topic sets, with notes, answers and explanations. Reasoning Question Bank: Topic-wise Reasoning Practice for OPSC ASO, OSSC and OSSSC Topic-wise reasoning practice: series, coding, blood relations, direction, puzzles, syllogism, and non-verbal reasoning. English Question Bank: Topic-wise English Grammar Practice for OPSC ASO, OSSC and OSSSC Topic-wise English practice: grammar, error spotting, voice and narration, vocabulary, idioms, rearrangement, cloze and comprehension. Best Books for OPSC ASO 2027: Subject-wise Book List + 60-Day Reading Plan Subject-wise best books for OPSC ASO (GS, Odia, English, Maths, Reasoning) and a clear 60-day plan telling you which book to read on which days, with free practice links.

Exam pattern at a glance

Paper	Subject	Marks	Time
I	General Awareness	100	1½ hrs
II	Reasoning & Mental Ability (50) + Mathematics, Class 10 level (50)	100	1½ hrs
III	English (100) + Odia (100)	200	2 hrs
IV	Computer Skill Test (practical, qualifying)	50	1 hr

All written papers are multiple choice, one mark each, with 0.25 deducted for every wrong answer. You must clear each of Papers I, II and III separately (35% for UR/SEBC, 30% for SC/ST, 28% for PwD). The final merit list is on the 400 written marks.

Latest question papers

Advt. No. 02 of 2025-26 - Office of the Advocate General

Advocate General office

Paper I: General Awareness (Office of the Advocate General) 1011 KB

Paper II: Reasoning & Mathematics (Office of the Advocate General) 1.1 MB

Paper III: English & Odia (Office of the Advocate General) 1.4 MB

Computer Skill Test (Office of the Advocate General) 1.1 MB

Advt. No. 26 of 2021-22

Current pattern

Paper I: General Awareness 4.4 MB

Paper II: Reasoning & Mathematics 4.7 MB

Paper III: English & Odia 5.5 MB

Computer Skill Test 982 KB

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