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The Odisha Public Service Commission has scheduled to conduct the Assistant Section Officer Exam in July, aspirants preparing for the exam should be aware for the detailed syllabus and exam pattern. The OPSC ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern provides the subjects involved and important topics for the exam. Aspirants should go through the detailed syllabus and prioritize the topics mentioned in it and build strong basic foundation to clear the exam. Here, we have shared the detailed Odisha ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 details in this article.
OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025
The OPSC has released the Assistant Section Officer Notification to recruit 29 eligible candidates. These posts are Group B posts, and the selection process includes written test and skill test only. Candidates interested in applying can now check the official exam pattern and syllabus and prepare for the exam. Understand the detailed syllabus and plan your preparation schedule according to the strong and weak topics. The candidates can get the detailed OPSC ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern Details from this article.
Odisha ASO Syllabus 2025
The Odisha Public Service Commission ASO exam is highly competitive and aspirants should know about the exam details. The exam includes three papers. Aspirants can check the key information about the OPSC ASO Exam from table below:
| OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 | |
| Recruiting Organisation | Odisha Public Service Commission |
| Post Name | Assistant Section Officer |
| Selection Procedure | Written exam, Skill Test |
| Exam Duration | 1.5hours for Paper 1 & 2, 2hours for Paper 2 |
| Exam Date | 27 July 2025 |
OPSC ASO Detailed Syllabus 2025
The Odisha Public Service Commission(OPSC) Assistant Section Officer (ASO) exam consists of 3 papers, i.e Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. The duration of Paper 1 and 2 is 1.5hours and for Paper 3 is 2 hours. Candidates preparing for the exam should be aware of the detailed syllabus and topics mentioned in it for an effective preparation. Go through the OPSC ASO Syllabus shared below and plan the subjects that needs more attention and manage time schedule along with improving your basics.
OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025: General Awareness
The OPSC ASO Paper 1 consists of General Awareness, Paper 2 is Test of Reasoning and Mental Ability and Paper 3 is General English or Odia. The detailed syllabus has been shared below:
| Subjects | Important Topics |
| General Awareness | – Current National Events – Current International Events – History of British Rule in India and Freedom Struggle – Indian Constitution – Salient Features of World Physical Geography – Physical Geography of India & Odisha – Governance: Transparency, Accountability, E-Governance, Role of Civil Services – Indian Economy: Planning, Growth, Development, Employment, Poverty Alleviation, Resource Mobilization, Inflation – Defense & Indian Armed Forces – Scientific Inventions and Use of Science – Environment, Ecology, Biodiversity & Climate Change – National and International Institutions, Organizations & their Structures, Mandates etc |
| Reasoning & Mental Ability | – Number Series – Alphabet Series – Mirror Images – Analogy – Grouping Identical Figures – Cubes & Dice – Embedded Figures – Number Series – Alphabet Series – Test of Direction Sense – Coding-Decoding – Number Ranking – Arithmetic Reasoning – Age Calculation Problems etc |
| Mathematics | – Arithmetic: Percentage, Profit & Loss, Simple & Compound Interest, Average, Ratio & Proportion, Time & Work, Time & Distance – Algebra – Statistics & Probability – Mensuration (2D & 3D) |
| English | – Verb – Comprehension – Preposition – Adverb – Error Correction/Recognition – Tenses – Synonyms & Antonyms – Sentence Rearrangement – Unseen Passages – Subject-Verb Agreement – Vocabulary – Fill in the Blanks with Articles |
| Odia | -ବ୍ୟାକରଣ: କ୍ରିୟା, ଭ୍ରମ ସଂଶୋଧନ/ଚିହ୍ନଟ, କାଳ(ଅତୀତ/ବର୍ତ୍ତମାନ/ଭବିଷ୍ୟତ), ଭାଷାଜ୍ଞାନ ପରୀକ୍ଷା : ପ୍ରତିଶବ୍ଦ, ବିପରୀତ ଅର୍ଥବୋଧକ ଶବ୍ଦ, କ୍ରିୟା ବିଶେଷଣ, କର୍ଭା-କ୍ରିୟା ସମ୍ୱନ୍ଧ, -ଅନୁଛେଦ -ବାକ୍ୟ ପୁନର୍ବିନ୍ୟାସ |
| Computer Skill Test (Practical) | – Windows (MS Windows) – Computer Fundamentals – MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) – MS Access – Usage of Internet Services |
The candidates who clear the written exam will be shortlisted for the computer skill test.
OPSC ASO Exam Pattern 2025
All papers (except Computer Skill Test) will be Multiple-Choice Type and each question carries 1 mark. 0.25 marks will be deducted for each wrong answer. All papers will be answered in English, except the Odia Language Paper. Only shortlisted candidates after the written test will appear for the Skill Test in Computer Applications, which will be of qualifying nature only. Aspirants preparing for the Odisha ASO Exam can check the detailed exam pattern shared below:
| Papers | Subjects | Marks | No. of Questions | Duration |
| I | General Awareness | 100 | 100 | 1½ hrs |
| II | (A) Test of Reasoning & Mental Ability | 50 | 50 | |
| (B) Mathematics (10th Standard Level) | 50 | 50 | 1½ hrs | |
| III | Language | |||
| (a) English | 100 | 100 | ||
| (b) Odia | 100 | 100 | 2 hrs | |
| IV | Skill Test in Computer Application (Practical) | 50 | 5 | 1 hr |
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