The Odisha Public Service Commission has announced 29 vacancies for Assistant Section Officer posts on its official website. The ASO posts are to be filled through conducting the written examination and other stages as part of the selection process. To crack the Assistant Section Officer Exam, the first step for the candidates should be to understand the OPSC ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025. Based on the Syllabus and Exam Pattern, the Assistant Section Officer exam will be conducted on 27 July 2025 at multiple exam centres across the state. To get the syllabus-related details, candidates can go through the given article.
OPSC ASO Syllabus And Exam Pattern 2025
Through the syllabus, candidates can start their preparation and create effective strategies so that they can crack the Assistant Section Officer exam. Under the deep analysis of the OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025, candidates can know all the major subjects that are covered in the exam.The exam pattern helps candidates know the weightage of the subjects that are high scoring, so that they can focus more on those subjects. The OPSC ASO Syllabus includes various subjects such as General Awareness, Languages (English & Odia), Mathematics and more.
OPSC Assistant Section Officer 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 the table below:
| OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 | |
| Recruiting Organisation | Odisha Public Service Commission |
| Post Name | Assistant Section Officer |
| Vacancies | 29 |
| Categories | Syllabus |
| Status | Released |
| OPSC ASO Exam Date 2025 | 27 July 2025 |
| Selection Procedure | Written exam, Skill Test |
| Exam Duration | 1.5 hours for Paper 1 & 2, 2 hours for Paper 2 |
| Official Website | @opsc.gov.in |
OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Subject Wise
The OPSC Assistant Section Officer (ASO) exam consists of 3 papers, i.e Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. The duration of Papers 1 and 2 is 1.5 hours, 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 effective preparation. Go through the OPSC ASO Syllabus shared below and plan the subjects that need 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:
| OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Category-wise | |
| Subjects | Important Topics |
| General Awareness |
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| Reasoning & Mental Ability |
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| Mathematics (10th Standard Level) |
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| English |
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| Odia |
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| Computer Skill Test |
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The candidates who clear the written exam will be shortlisted for the computer skills test.
OPSC ASO Syllabus 2025 Official PDF
The direct link to download the OPSC ASO Syllabus and Exam Pattern 2025 has been made available on the official OPSC website. For convenience’ of candidates, we have also provided direct download link of Syllabus and Exam Pattern PDF in the article below.
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 qualifying 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 |
| Also check |
| OPSC ASO Previous Year Question Papers |
| OPSC ASO Salary |
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