Pushpanjali Panda Tops OAS Exam 2011

BHUBANESWAR: Pushpanjali Panda has topped the Odisha Administrative Services (OAS) 2011 examinations, according to the notification published in Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) website on Tuesday. Around 418 candidates have qualified in Odisha Civil Service (OCS) exam for the year 2011, said the notification.

The results have been out after interview from January 12 to January 28 and later from February 8 to 20. On the other hand, since the issue is at the High Court, the results of six students have not been published.

It may be mentioned that the OPSC had advertised for recruitment of several cadres to OCS posts including Odisha Administrative Service (OAS) in two phases in November and December 2011.

Out of 494 advertised posts, 318 posts were reserved for various categories leaving only 176 posts for general candidates. Challenging this anomaly in the reservation, Mukesh Chandra Ghosh, an aspirant, had moved the SAT stating that reserving more than 50 percent of posts was in gross violation of the rulings of the Supreme Court and the Odisha High Court.

Read more about OAS Topper Pushpanjali Panda here.