Bhubaneswar: Odisha Public Service Commission (OPSC) has released the preliminary examination dates for the Odisha Civil Services examination 2019.
According to a notification, the preliminary exam f Odisha Civil Services (OCS) will be conducted on March 15th, 2020 in two sessions.
The details of the same will be released on the official website, opsc.gov.in.
The OCS prelim exam will be conducted in two sessions at five zones- Balasore, Berhampore, Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, and Sambalpur.
While the first session on General Studies (Paper-I) will be held from 10.30 am to 12.30 pm and the second session on General Studies (Paper-II) will be held from 2.00 pm to 4.00 pm.
The OPSC has advised the candidates to visit the website from time to time to download the admission certificate and instruction to candidates for the Odisha Civil Services prelim exam.
The Commission also released the list of rejected candidates for the exam on the website.
The OSC exam 2019 is being conducted to fill 153 Group A and Group B vacancies. The Group A vacancies are for Odisha Administrative Service, Odisha Police Service, and Odisha Financial Service.
The Group B vacancies are for Odisha Co-operative Service, Odisha Revenue Service, and Odisha Taxation & Accounts Service.
The candidates must go through three rounds of the selection process before the final appointment. The candidates must appear prelim exam, main exam, and interview/personality test round.