CPET-2025: Publication of merit list and commencement of choice filling

Bhubaneswar: The Common PG Entrance Test (CPET-2025) for admission into Postgraduate (P.G.) courses across Odisha has been successfully conducted by the State Selection Board, Odisha.

Key statistics of CPET-2025 are as follows:

1. Total P.G. Higher Education Institutions: 116
2. Total Sanctioned Seat Strength: 30,802
3. Total Number of Applicants Applied: 62,321
4. Total Applicants Appeared the Entrance Exam: 56,976
5. Total Absent: 6,345
6. Total Applicants Eligible for Selection: 56,976

As per the approved admission timeline, the State-Wide Merit List for CPET-2025 has been published today (02.06.2025) at 4:00 PM on the SAMS PG portal.

Applicants can check the SAMS portal to view their subject-wise and social category-wise ranks.

The next stage of the admission process begins tomorrow.From 03.06.2025 to 08.06.2025, eligible applicants will be able to exercise their choice filling options. During this period, candidates can select their preferred universities, colleges and subjects based on the total marks secured in the entrance test.

Applicants are advised to visit the official SAMS PG portal regularly and complete the choice filling within the stipulated period.

Further, the provisional allotment of seats for 1st round selection process shall be published on 13.06.2025 04.00 PM.