OPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus 2023 PDF | Exam Pattern

OPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus 2023 PDF | Exam Pattern – Odisha Public Service Commission has given the official notification for Civil Service Examination 2020. The Notification reveals the vacancies for Group A and Group B Posts. Candidates who are waiting for the Civil Service Examination is Odisha can apply. Interested aspirants can find the application details and a direct link to apply online in our OPSC CSE Notification 2023.

OPSC Civil Services Exam Syllabus 2023 PDF | Check Exam Pattern

Civil Services Mains Exam Pattern 

• OPSC Selection Process for Civil Services includes Preliminary, Mains, and Interview
• Prelims and Mains are Objective Type Tests
• Civil Services Selection is done totally for 3,350 Marks
• In the Prelims Exam, General Studies questions will be asked
• Mains Exam consists of questions from different subjects like Odia, English, etc

Odisha PSC Civil Services Prelims Test Pattern

OPSC Civil Services Mains Exam Pattern

OPSC Civil Services Syllabus 2023 PDF

Odisha PSC Civil Service Prelims Exam Syllabus 2023

OPSC Civil Service Paper I

• Current event of National and International Importance.
• History of India and Indian National Movement.
• Indian Polity and Governance-Constitution, Political System, Panchayati Raj, Public Policy, Rights Issues, etc.
• General Science.
• Economic and Social Development Sustainable Development, Poverty, Inclusion, Demographics, Social Sector Initiative, etc.
• General Issues on Environmental Ecology, Bio-diversity, and Climate Change that do not require subject specialization.
• Indian and World Geography-Physical, Social, Economic Geography of India and the World.

Paper-II

• Interpersonal Skills including communication skills.
• Logical Reasoning and Analytic ability.
• Comprehension.
• Basic numeracy (numbers and their relations, orders of magnitude) (Class-X level).
• Data interpretation (Charts, Graphs, Tables, Data Sufficiency etc. — Class-X level).
• Decision Making and Problem Solving.
• English Language Comprehension Skills (Class-X level).
• General Mental Ability.

OPSC Mains Exam Syllabus – Civil Services Examination 2023

Odia Language

• Grammar.
• Precis Writing.
• Comprehension.
• Vocabulary.
• Translation from English to Odia.
• Essay Writing.
• Expansion of an idea.

English

• Translation from Odia to English.
• Comprehension.
• Grammar.
• Essay Writing.
• Precis Writing.
• Vocabulary.
• Expansion of an idea.

General Studies I

• Geography of India.
• Constitution of India.
• Ecological Issues.
• Human Resource Development.
• Role of National Institutions.
• Social Issues and Social Welfare Problems.
• Indian Polity.
• History of Modern India and Indian Culture.
• Current National Issues.
• Legal and Environmental Issues.

General Studies II

• Foreign Affairs
• India and the Worlds
• Indian Economy
• Science & Technology.
• Statistical Analysis
• International Institutions
• External Security
• Space technology
• International Affairs
• Communications.

Optional Subjects

• Anthropology
• Agricultural Engineering
• Agriculture
• Animal Husbandry & Veterinary Science
• Botany
• Chemistry.
• Civil Engineering
• Commerce & Accountancy
• Education
• Economics
• Electrical Engineering
• Fisheries Engineering.
• Forestry
• Geography
• Geology
• History
• Home Science.
• Indian Language & Literature (anyone) – Urdu, English, Persian, Oriya, Sanskrit, Hindi
• Law
• Mechanical Engineering
• Management.
• Mathematics
• Public Administration
• Political Science & International Relations
• Philosophy.
• Physics
• Psychology
• Statistics
• Sociology
• Zoology.

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